Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Advance Two to Semifinals
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 19, 1999
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Oklahoma State's defending national champions Eric Guerrero and Teague Moore each advanced to the national semifinals with wins in the quarterfinals Friday morning at the NCAA Championships at Penn State University.
The Cowboys only other quarterfinalists Reggie Wright was upset, 6-4, by Adam Tirapelle of Illinois.
The Cowboys has three wins in the third consolation round. Mark Smith, Mark Munoz and Dave Anderton remained alive with wins. Anderton and Smith helped the team cause both beating Iowa wrestlers. Anderton had his second fall of the tournament.
In the second consolation round, the Cowboys had four wrestlers remain alive. Ty Wilcox, Mark Smith, Mark Munoz and Dave Anderton were all winners. The only Cowboy to drop out of the competition was Jimmy Arias, who dropped a 3-1 decision to Larry Quiesel of Boise State.
The team race is bunched to say the least. Minnesota, Iowa and Oklahoma State the favorites going into the tournament are seperated by only three points.
The semifinals will begin at 5:30 CST.
Team Scores
1. Minnesota 50; 2. Iowa 49.5; 3. Oklahoma State 47; 4. Oklahoma and Penn
State 43; 6. Central Michigan 42; 7. Iowa State 36.5; 8. West Virginia 34; 9.
Cal-Bakersfield 33; 10. Illinois 32
Quarterfinals
125-Teague Moore (OSU) m. dec. Jason Silverstein (Purdue), 12-4
133-Eric Guerrero (OSU) m. dec. Eric Keller (Northern Iowa), 10-2
149-Adam Tirapelle (Illinois) dec. Reggie Wright, 6-4
Consolation Second Round
157-Kirk White (Boise State) dec. Jimmy Arias (OSU), 3-1
165-Ty Wilcox (OSU) m. dec. Peter Butville (Marquette), 16-4
174-Mark Smith (OSU) dec. Jacob Schaus (Buffalo), 6-4
184-Mark Munoz (OSU) dec. Scott Coleman (Brigham Young), 12-7
285-Dave Anderton (OSU) dec. A.J. Johnson (Edinboro), 12-5
Consolation Third Round
165-Rick Springman (Penn) m. dec. Ty Wilcox (OSU), 9-1
174-Mark Smith (OSU) m. dec. Gabe McMahan (Iowa), 11-2
184-Mark Munoz (OSU) dec. Ken Bigley (Northern Iowa), 8-1
285-Dave Anderton (OSU) pinned Wes Hand,:59
