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Reno Tournament of Champions
Oklahoma State Wins Reno Tournament of Champions
December 19, 2008 | Cowboy Wrestling
RENO, Nev. – The 13th-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team won the Reno Tournament of Champions team title Thursday with 146.5 points, edging out No. 17 Edinboro, who placed second with 132.5 points. One of five Cowboy wrestlers to advance to the championship match in his respective weight class, heavyweight Jared Rosholt was OSU's lone individual champion at the event.
Rosholt, the nation's top-ranked heavyweight since the season started, manhandled the competition in what was considered to be the deepest and most talented weight class at the Reno Tournament, as he beat No. 7 Mitch Monteiro of Cal State Bakersfield by a 13-5 major decision in the semifinals to set up a 5-4 decision over No. 15 Konrad Dudziak of Duke in the title bout. With his four wins Thursday, Rosholt ran his season record to 17-0, including three wins over ranked opponents.
Similar to Rosholt, 197-pounder Clayton Foster entered the Reno Tournament undefeated, but suffered a shoulder injury in his second-round loss at the hands of Cal State Bakersfield's Brandon Halsey and was forced to medical forfeit his next bout. OSU 174-pounder Kevin Wainscott also injured his shoulder in competition and was forced to medical forfeit out of the tournament. The extent of the injuries to both wrestlers is unclear at this time and won't be known until the team returns to Stillwater.
All tolled, OSU placed five wrestlers in the championship bouts of their respective weight classes, with Rosholt winning, 125-pounder Obenson Blanc losing in the finals to No. 8 Anthony Robles of Arizona State, 141-pounder Jamal Parks losing in the title bout to No. 5 Chris Drouin of Arizona State, 157-pounder Neil Erisman losing the championship to No. 1 Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro and 165-pounder Brandon Mason stumbling in the finals to No. 6 Jarrod King of Edinboro.
Cowboy 133-pounder Chris Notte took third place in his weight class by beating North Carolina's Mark Rappo by a 9-5 decision in the consolation finals. OSU 149-pounder Luke Silver placed fifth in his bracket, with 184-pounders Jared Shelton (third) and Chris McNeil (fifth) both placing in their respective weight class.
Oklahoma State breaks from competition for the holidays, then returns to action on New Years Day, when it faces No. 7 Minnesota in Minneapolis.
2008 Reno Tournament of Champions Final Team Standings
1. Oklahoma State, 146.5 points
2. Edinboro, 132.5 points
3. North Carolina, 94.0 points
4. Cal State Bakersfield, 87.0 points
5. Navy, 79.0 points
6. Arizona State, 63.0 points
7. Wyoming, 62.5 points
8. Oregon State, 59.5 points
9. UC Davis, 58.5 points
10. Cal State Fullerton, 57.0 points
11. Stanford, 54.0 points
12. Minnesota State-Mankato, 41.5 points
13. Duke, 39.0 points
14. Nebraska-Kearney, 38.0 points
T15. Buffalo, 28.0 points
T15. Missouri Valley, 28.0 points
17. Ohio, 26.5 points
18. New Mexico Highlands, 25.0 points
19. Great Falls, 23.5 points
20. The Citadel, 22.0 points
21. Appalachian State, 21.5 points
22. Clackamas CC, 15.0 points
23. Western Wyoming, 13.5 points
24. Southern Oregon, 12.5 points
25. Cal Poly, 12.0 points
26. Adams State, 9.5 points
27. Southwestern Oregon CC, 8.0 points
28. Liberty, 7.5 points
29. Portland State, 4.5 points
30. Boise State, 2.0 points
Cowboy Individuals At The 2008 Reno Tournament of Champions
125: Obenson Blanc, second place
133: Chris Notte, third place
141: Jamal Parks, second place
149: Luke Silver, fifth place, Quinten Fuentes, did not place
157: Neil Erisman, second place
165: Brandon Mason, second place
174: Cody Hill, did not place; Kevin Wainscott, injured during competition-did not place
184: Jared Shelton, third place; Chris McNeil, fifth place
197: Clayton Foster, injured during competition-did not place
285: Jared Rosholt, first place
