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PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-10 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd. Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 // PAC-10.ORG // 925.932.

org) OREGON STATE HOSTS 2011 PAC-10 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS The 49th Pac-10 Conference Wrestling s hosted by Oregon State will be held in the Gill Coliseum on Sun., Feb. 27.

1 PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-10 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd. Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA // PAC-10.ORG // For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 24, 2011 Contact: Rachel Caton OREGON STATE HOSTS 2011 PAC-10 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS The 49th Pac-10 Conference Wrestling s hosted by Oregon State will be held in the Gill Coliseum on Sun., Feb. 27. Individual Conference titles in 10 weight classes, as well as, the overall team title will be up for grabs during the one-day tournament. The s are divided into two sessions, culminating with the championship finals matches Sunday evening at 8 p.m. PT. Session I begins at 11 a.m. PT on Sunday. OREGON STATE is the defending Pac-10 champion PAC-10 WRESTLING STANDINGS Overall Pac-10 W L T PCT. W L T PCT. Boise State Oregon State Cal Poly Stanford Arizona State Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Session I of Pac-10 Wrestling s 11:00 a.m. Session I Begins 3:00 p.m. Break - Coliseum cleared Session II of Pac-10 Wrestling s 6:00 p.m. Session II Begins 7:30 p.m. Intermission Pac-10 Wrestling Finals 8:00 p.m. Finals Begin 9:00 p.m. Awards start (individual awards given after each event) 10:00 p.m. Estimated start of team awards presentation TOURNAMENT FIELD There will be seven institutions competing for the Conference : Arizona State Boise State Cal Poly Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton Oregon State Stanford TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for the 2010 Pac-10 Wrestling s are available through the Oregon State Athletic Office. Orders may be placed online at Type Price General Admission All-Session Pass $30 Child/Student/Senior All-Session Pass $20 Session I General Admission Tickets $20 Session I Child/Student/Senior Tickets $15 Session II General Admission Tickets $20 Session II Child/Student/Senior Tickets $15

2 ALL-TIME PAC-10 CHAMPIONS YEAR TEAM 1963 Washington State 1964 UCLA 1965 Oregon State 1966 Oregon State 1967 Oregon State 1968 Oregon State 1969 Oregon State 1970 Oregon State 1971 Washington 1972 Oregon State 1973 Oregon State 1974 Washington 1975 Oregon 1976 Oregon State 1977 Oregon State 1978 Oregon State 1979 Oregon State 1980 Arizona State 1981 Oregon 1982 Oregon 1983 Oregon State 1984 Oregon State 1985 Arizona State 1986 Arizona State 1987 Arizona State 1988 Arizona State 1989 Arizona State 1990 Arizona State 1991 Arizona State 1992 Oregon State 1993 Arizona State 1994 Oregon State 1995 Arizona State 1996 CS Bakersfield 1997 Arizona State 1998 Arizona State 1999 CS Bakersfield 2000 Boise State 2001 Arizona State 2002 Boise State 2003 Arizona State 2004 Boise State 2005 Arizona State 2006 Arizona State 2007 Oregon State 2008 Boise State 2009 Boise State 2010 Oregon State AT STAKE The individual championship at each of the 10 weight classes is at stake this weekend, as well as, positioning for the national wild card selection to earn a trip to the 2011 NCAA Division I s held in Philadelphia, Pa., from March The NCAA has announced how many wrestlers the Pac-10 will have automatically qualify for the NCAA s in Philadelphia: 125-4, 133-3, 141-2, 149-2, 157-3, 165-1, 174-3, 184-1, and HWT-3. The league has a total of 26 automatic qualifiers available based on Sunday s results. Wrestlers can still qualify for the NCAA s, but those placements will be announced after all the postseason tournaments have been completed. TOURNAMENT HISTORY Oregon State leads the Conference all-time with 18 titles. Arizona State trails with 16. Since 2000, Boise State and ASU have dominated the mat, winning eight of the last ten Pac-10 crowns. AT THE GILL COLISEUM AT OREGON STATE The Oregon State wrestling team hosts the Pacific-10 Conference s Sunday at legendary Gill Coliseum. The start of the day is scheduled for 11 a.m. PT. ROUND RESULTS Updated results and brackets will be posted on pac-10.org where a tournament web site has been set up. Check approximately every 30 minutes for updated brackets and standings. WEBCAST Live stats and live video of the dual will be available by visiting Pac-10.org. TOURNAMENT MEDIA CONTACT Kirk Reynonds, Vice President, Public Affairs Pac-10 s Media Coordinator kreynolds@pac-10.org PAC-10 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP // Feburary 24,

3 2011 PAC-10 INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING RANKINGS Top-Five Listed 125 POUNDS 1.Anthony Robles, Arizona State 2.Ryan Mango, Stanford 3.Jason Lara. Oregon State 4.Jason Bartelli, Boise State 5.Tyler Iwamura, Cal State Bakersfield 133 POUNDS 1.Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise State 2. Justin Paulsen, Stanford 3. Garrett Drucker, Oregon State 4.Jose Mendoza, Cal State Bakersfield 5. Brandon Rocha, Cal Poly 141 POUNDS 1. Boris Novachkov, Cal Poly 2. Levi Jones, Boise State 3.Michael Mangrum, Oregon State 4. Elijah Nacita, Cal State Bakersfield 5. Jordan Gray, Stanford 149 POUNDS 1. Jason Chamberlain, Boise State 2.Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State 3. Felipe Novachkov, Cal Poly 4.Timmy Boone, Stanford 5. John Cardenas, CSUB 157 POUNDS 1. Adam Hall, Boise State 2. Bubba Jenkins, Arizona State 3. Barrett Abel, Cal Poly 4. Kyle Meyer, Stanford 5. Alex Elder, Oregon State 165 POUNDS 1. Ryan DesRoches, Cal Poly 2. Kurt Swartz, Boise State 3. Jon Brascetta, Oregon State 4. Tee Edwards, Arizona State 5. Trevor Hall, Cal State Bakersfield 174 POUNDS 1. Colby Covington, Oregon State 2 Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford 3. Joey Granata, Cal State Bakersfield 4. Jake Swartz, Boise State 5. Eric Starks, Arizona Stat NATIONAL RANKINGS The following is the Feb. 23 edition of the USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Division I Top-25 national team rankings. Also listed are the Coaches Pannel Rankings in each weight class, along with where Pac-10 wrestlers place in the Top Matt McDonough, Iowa 2. Anthony Robles, Arizona State 6. Ryan Mango, Stanford 16. Alan Bartelli, Boise State 1. Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State 2. Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise State 14. Garrett Drucker, Oregon State 20. Justin Paulsen, Stanford USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Division I Top-25 Rankings Feb. 23, 2011 Rank School W-L Points Prev. 1 Cornell (8) Iowa (3) Oklahoma State Penn State Minnesota Virginia Tech Oklahoma Lehigh t-9 Rutgers t-9 Boise State Michigan Missouri Nebraska Northwestern Wisconsin Iowa State Kent State American 87 t Illinois 84 t Oregon State Cal Poly Pittsburgh Purdue Central Michigan Wyoming PAC-10 IN THE INTERMAT TOP-20 RANKINGS 165 POUNDS 1. Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska 16. Ryan DesRoches, Cal Poly 174 POUNDS 1. Jon Reader, Iowa State 5. Colby Covington, Oregon State 6. Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford 184 POUNDS 1. Kirk Smith, Boise State 2. Jake Meredith, Arizona State 3. Todd Noel, Cal State Fullerton 4.Bryce Arand, Oregon State 5. Dan Sherer, Stanford 197 POUNDS 1.Matt Casperson, Boise State 2.Zack Giesen, Stanford 3. Riley Orozco, Cal State Bakersfield 4. Ryan Smith, Cal Poly 5. Chad Hanke, Oregon State HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Levi Cooper, Arizona State 2. Clayton Jack, Oregon State 3. David Morgan, Cal State Bakersfield 4. JT Felix, Boise State 5. Atticus Disney, Cal Poly 1. Kellen Russell, Michigan 13. Mike Mangrum, Oregon State 18. Levi Jones, Boise State 1. Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State 6. Jason Chamberlain, Boise State 1. Steve Fittery, American 2. Adam Hall, Boise State 4. Bubba Jenkins, Arizona State 1. Andrew Howe, Wisconsin 1. Mack Lewnes, Cornell 9. Colby Covington, Oregon State 18. Nathan Lee, Boise State 1. Kirk Smith, Boise State 12. Zack Giesen, Stanford 1. Jake Varner, Iowa State 1. Jared Rosholt, Oklahoma State 184 POUNDS 1. Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro 2. Kirk Smith, Boise State 197 POUNDS 1. Cam Simaz, Cornell 12. Zack Giesen, Stanford 20. Matt Casperson, Boise State Heavyweight 1. Zach Rey, Lehigh 19. Levi Cooper, Arizona State 20. Clayton Jack, Oregon State PAC-10 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP // February 24,

4 2010 PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP OREGON STATE won its first Pac-10 title since 2007 and 18th overall with points, holding off a late charge from BOISE STATE, who finished the meet with points. CAL STATE FULLERTON s Adin Duenas was named Most Outsanding Wrestler at the Pac-10 after defeating No. 1 seed Levi Jones of BSU, 9-3. En route to the title, Duenas beat six wrestlers in the top-25 for the 141-weight class. The Pac-10 sent 28 wrestlers to the 2010 NCAA Divsion I Wrestling s in Omaha, Neb. BSU junior Kirk Smith earned All-America honors for the second time in three years, finishing runner-up at 184-pounds. In the title match, Smith s bid for perfection came up short as he finished the campaign with a Pac-10 best 28-1 overall record. The Pac-10 placed six All-Americans at the NCAA s, the fourth most by any conference, led by BSU and CAL POLY, which each had two All-Americans. Smith was named Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year, and OREGON STATE head coach Jim Zelasky earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. Pac-10 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year was awarded to OSU s Mike Mangrum PAC-10 CONFERENCE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (48th Annual) February Davis, Calif. (UC Davis) TEAM RESULTS 1. Oregon State Boise State Cal Poly Arizona State Cal State Bakersfield Stanford UC Davis Cal State Fullerton INDIVIDUAL SCORES 125 Pounds No. 1 Anthony Robles (ASU) D No. 2 Jason Lara (OSU), 9-3 No. 5 Ryan Mango (STAN) D No. 4 Andre Gonzalez (CSUF), Pounds No. 3 Borislav Novachkov (BSU) D No. 1 Brandon Low (UCD), 4-3 No. 2 Kelly Kubec (OSU) D No. 4 Ben Ashmore (ASU), Pounds No.4 Adin Duenas (CSUF) D Filip Novachkov (CP), 9-3 No. 3 Mike Mangrum (OSU) D No. 5 Elijah Nacita (CSUB), Pounds No. 2 Barrett Abel (UCD) D Nick Fisher (CP), 12-9 No. 1 Jason Chamberlian (BSU) M Nicholas Jordan (CSUF), Pounds No. 1 Adam Hall (BSU) D Chase Pami (CP), 5-1 No. 5 Tejovan Edwards (ASU) D No. 3 Keegan Davis (OSU), Pounds No. 1 Nick Amuchastegui (STAN) D No. 2 Daniel Brascetta (OSU), 2-1 No. 4 Kyle Deberry (ASU) D No. 6 Michael Cuthbertson BSU), Pounds No. 1 Colby Covington (OSU) D No. 2 Nathan Lee (BSU), 3-2 No. 3 Ryan DesRiches (CP) D No. 6 Eric Starks (ASU), Pounds No. 1 Kirk Smith (BSU) F No. 3 Michael Larson (CSUB), 4:46 No. 2 Zack Giesen (STAN) D No. 5 Jake Meredith (ASU), Pounds No. 1 Riley Orozco (CSUB) D No. 3 Ryan Smith (CP), 11-5 No. 4 Matt Casperson (BSU) D No. 2 Chad Hanke (OSU), Pounds No. 1 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) D No. 3 Clayton Jack (OSU), 9-5 No. 4 Ricardo Alcala (UCD) D No. 5 Kurt Klimek (CSUF), 6-1 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Kirk Smith, BSU FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Mike Mangrum, OSU COACH OF THE YEAR: Jim Zalesky, OSU PAC-10 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP // Feburary 24,

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