Oregon State
Midlands Championships
OSU Wrestlers Tied for Fifth in Chicago as Meeks and Hanke Advance to Semifinals
December 29, 2012 | Wrestling
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Dec. 29, 2012
Beavers put up 48.5 points while Meeks and Hanke each go 3-0 during the first day of competition
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Oregon State wrestling team is currently tied for fifth place following the first day of competition at the 50th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. The Beavers tallied a total of 48.5 points and are tied with Lehigh as Taylor Meeks (197 lbs.) and Chad Hanke (HWT) each went 3-0 on the day to advance to their weight classes' semifinal bracket.
Meeks, ranked No. 6 in the nation bested two straight top-15 opponents en route to his semifinal berth, while No. 4 Hanke closed out No. 5 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) via a 9-4 decision to punch his ticket to tomorrow's semis.
Jim Zalesky's squad sits 13.0 points behind first place Illinois (61.5 pts), and just one point off of Central Michigan for third.
Day No. 2 of the tournament will feature second ranked Matt Wilps of Pittsburgh squaring off against Meeks, while Hanke will take to the mats against top ranked Jarod Trice of Central Michigan.
Also wrestling on Sunday will be Mike Mangrum (141 lbs.), RJ Pena (157 lbs.) and Ty Vinson (184 lbs.), who are all still alive in the consolation brackets.
Competition of the consolation rounds, semifinals and seventh-place matches begin at 10 a.m. pacific, while the first, third and fifth-place bouts are set for 5 p.m.
Updates of the results can be found by going to the tournament's official site at http://www.nusports.com/sports/midlands/ Live action can also be seen on the Big Ten Network.
125 lbs.
Jade Rauser (Utah Valley) def. Pat Rollins - Fall (1:02)
No. 7 Nathan Kraisser def Pat Rollins – Fall (2:37)
No. 11 Mark Rappo (Penn St.) def Joey Palmer – Dec. (6-3)
Joey Palmer def. Jeffrey Ott (Harvard) – Dec. (11-5)
Taylor Fraley (Clarion) def. Joey Palmer – Dec. (4-3)
133 lbs.
Drew Van Anrooy def. John Coukos (Northwestern) – Fall (3:53)
Jamie Franco def. Drew Van Anrooy (Hofstra) – Dec. (6-2)
Drew Van Anrooy def. Scott Chene (Oklahoma) – Dec. (4-0)
Randy Cruz (Lehigh) def. Drew Van Anrooy – Dec. (7-2)
141 lbs.
No. 6 Mike Mangrum def. Robert Fillingame (Adams St.) – Dec. (8-2)
No. 6 Mike Mangrum def. Tyler Argue (Northern Illinois) – Maj. (10-1)
No. 6 Mike Mangrum def. No. 11 Anthony Salupo (Leigh) – Dec. (6-2)
No. 3 BJ Futrell (Illinois) def. No. 6 Mike Mangrum – Dec. (11-6)
157 lbs.
No. 5 RJ Pena def. Zac Brunson (Illinois) – Dec. (9-3)
Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) def. No. 5 RJ Pena – Dec. (8-4)
No. 5 RJ Pena def. Luke Smith (Central Michigan) – Maj (12-1)
No. 5 RJ Pena def. Aaron Sulzer (Eastern Michigan) – Maj. (12-1)
165 lbs.
Alex Elder def John Staudenmeyer (North Carolina) - Fall (5:32)
Alex Elder def Doug Welch (Purdue) – Maj (10-2)
No. 2 Pete Yates (Virginia Tech) def. Alex Elder – Tech Fall (15-1)
No. 6 Pierce Harger (Northwestern) def. Alex Elder – Dec. (7-5)
Josh Houldsworth (Columbia) def Joe Latham – Dec. (4-2)
Jarett Jensen (Northern Iowa) def. Joe Latham – Maj. (10-1)
Michael Moreno (Louisiana State) def Seth Thomas – Maj. (9-1)
Seth Thomas def. Dan Burk (Northern Illinois) – Maj. (14-1)
Mike Lewandowski (Buffalo) def. Seth Thomas – Maj. (15-7)
174 lbs.
Zach Cardwell def John Paris (Bing) Dec. (5-2)
No. 12 Austin Gabriel (Virginia Tech) def Zach Cardwell Dec. (6-1)
Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg) def. Zach Cardwell – Fall (1:09)
No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) def. Austin Morehead Maj. (13-1)
Austin Morehead def. Tommy Kimbrell (Stanford) – Fall (1:58)
No. 12 Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) def. Austin Morehead – Maj. 16-8
184 lbs.
No. 12 Ty Vinson def Pat Kissel (Purdue) Dec. (7-4)
No. 12 Ty Vinson def Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra) Fall (1:21)
No. 5 Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) def. No. 12 Ty Vinson – Maj. (12-0)
Chris Heald (Michigan) def Brian Engdahl Dec. (11-6)
Brian Engdahl def. Ryan Davies (Stanford) – Dec. (7-2)
Phillip Joseph (Eastern Michigan) def. Brian Engdahl – Dec. (10-5)
197 lbs.
No. 6 Taylor Meeks def. Justin Ortega (Clarion) Maj (9-1)
No. 6 Taylor Meeks def. No. 11 Jackson Hein (Wisconsin) – Dec. (2-0)
No. 6 Taylor Meeks def. No. 3 Hudson Taylor (Lions WC) – Fall (0:50)
HWT
No. 4 Chad Hanke def. Dallas Brown (Maryland) – Dec. (5-3)
No. 4 Chad Hanke def. Kyle Cowan (Penn) – Dec. (8-4)
No. 4 Chad Hanke def. No. 5 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) – Dec. (9-4)
