Oregon State
Iowa
Wrestling Splits, Takes Second In Ames
February 12, 2012 | Wrestling
Feb. 12, 2012
AMES, Iowa - The 16th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team opened Mat Mayhem Sunday with a 27-12 win over host Iowa State, but then dropped a 22-14 decision to No. 5 Iowa at Hilton Coliseum.
Iowa's victory over the Beavers sent the Hawkeyes to the National Duals Final Four next Sunday. The Beavers, meanwhile, finished second the regional hosted by the Cyclones. Each of the team's finished as they were seeded: No. 1 Iowa defeated both No. 4 Virginia Tech and No. 2 OSU. Virginia Tech defeated No. 5 Northern Iowa and No. 3 Iowa State downed No. 6 Wisconsin before falling to the Beavers.
Individually, Oregon State's effort was highlighted by RJ Pena, Scott Sakaguchi and Clayton Jack. Pena won by pin in his first bout, coming in 1:58 against Iowa State's Michael Moreno. It was the 19th fall of Pena's season, tying him with Marty Ryan (1978) for the most in a single season by a sophomore at Oregon State.
Pena, at 157, defeated Iowa's Derek St. John via major decision in his second bout to improve to 26-9 this season.
Sakaguchi reached the 30 win plateau for the first time in his OSU career. He was an 8-1 winner over Iowa State's Joe Cozart and an 8-3 winner over Iowa's Mike Kelly to pick up his 30th and 31st wins of the season. He has won a career-high 10 consecutive bouts and 57 career wins.
Jack, meanwhile, moved into sole possession of 12th place in Oregon State career history by winning his 113th and 114th bouts. He defeated Iowa State's Matt Gibson, 9-1, in his first competition Sunday. Jack ended his day by defeating Iowa's Bobby Telford, 5-3.
Jack became the winningest OSU wrestler this century, surpassing Eric Jorgensen, who ended his career in 2001.
Mike Mangrum joined Jack (32) and Sakaguchi (31) as OSU wrestlers with 31 or more wins this season. He defeated ISU's R.J. Hallman, 20-3, but lost to Iowa's Montell Marion in overtime, 6-4.
Mangrum's loss snapped his win streak at 13 and put him at 31-3 this season.
Oregon State found itself down, 3-0, after one weight versus Iowa State, but took control from that point on, holding a 23-6 lead at one point. John Tuck made it a 17-point advantage for the Beavers with a pin of Mikey England at 174 pounds. It was Tuck's first bout at 174 this season and his fourth pin of the campaign.
The Beavers fell behind early to the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes, 11-0, but saw consecutive wins by Sakaguchi and Pena give them seven points to move within four. Tuck, Joe Latham and Ty Vinson were downed from that point on, however, and Iowa clinched the dual victory with a 22-7 lead.
Taylor Meeks downed Tomas Lira, 14-3, at 197 pounds, and Jack downed Telford, 5-3, for the 22-14 final.
Sunday ended Oregon State's dual season and the Beavers finished 10-3 overall. It's the 14th consecutive season with at least 10 dual victories for the Beavers.
OSU will next be in action Feb. 26 when participating in the Pac-12 Championships at Boise State.
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Results
No. 16 Oregon State 27, Iowa State 12
125 - Ryak Finch (ISU) decision Pat Rollins, 8-1. ISU 3, OSU 0
133 - Garrett Drucker decision Shayden Terukina (ISU), 12-10. OSU 3, ISU 3
141 - Mike Mangrum technical fall R.J. Hallman (ISU), 20-3. OSU 8, ISU 3
149 - Scott Sakaguchi decision Joe Cozart (ISU), 8-1. OSU 11, ISU 3
157 - RJ Pena pin Michael Moreno (ISU), 1:58. OSU 17, ISU 3
165 - Andrew Sorenson (ISU) decision Joe Latham, 8-3. OSU 17, ISU 6
174 - John Tuck pin Mikey England (ISU), 2:47. OSU 23, ISU 6
184 - Boaz Beard (ISU) decision Brian Engdahl, 11-5. OSU 23, ISU 9
197 - Jerome Ward (ISU) decision Taylor Meeks, 11-7. OSU 23, ISU 12
HWT - Clayton Jack major decision Matt Gibson (ISU), 9-1. OSU 27, ISU 12
No. 5 Iowa 22, No. 16 Oregon State 14
125 - Matt McDonough (UI) decision Pat Rollins, 7-2. UI 3, OSU 0
133 - Tony Ramos (UI) technical fall Garrett Drucker, 24-8. UI 8, OSU 0
141 - Montell Marion (UI) decision Mike Mangrum, 6-4 (OT). UI 11, OSU 0
149 - Scott Sakaguchi decision Mike Kelly (UI), 8-3. UI 11, OSU 3
157 - RJ Pena major decision Derek St. John (UI), 9-1. UI 11, OSU 7
165 - Mike Evans (UI) decision Joe Latham, 4-0. UI 14, OSU 7
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (UI) technical fall John Tuck, 21-6. UI 19, OSU 7
184 - Vinnie Wagner (UI) decision Ty Vinson, 7-6. UI 22, OSU 7
197 - Taylor Meeks major decision Tomas Lira (UI), 14-3. UI 22, OSU 11
HWT - Clayton Jack decision Bobby Telford (UI), 5-3. UI 22, OSU 14
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