Oregon State grabs 2012 Pac 12 wrestling title with four individual champs

Oregon State won the 2012 Pac 12 conference wrestling championships with four individual titlewinners at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho Sunday night.

The Beavers tallied 138 team points to take first place, crowning three consecutive champs in Mike Mangrum at 141 pounds, Scott Sakaguchi at 149, and Roger Pena at 157... then, in the last match of the finals, Clayton Jack at heavyweight, the only 2011 Pac champ to repeat this year.

In second place was host Boise State with 129 points, and three individual champs: Brian Owen at 133, Jacob Swartz at 184, and Brent Chriswell at 197.

Stanford came in third in the team standings, with 125 points; Ryan Mango and Nick Amuchastegui won titles for the Cardinals at 125 and 174 pounds, respectively.

Winning the tenth individual championship was Cal Poly's Dominic Kastl at 165.

A minimum of 19 Pac 12 wrestlers will compete at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis March 15-17.

Finals Results:

• 125: No. 1 seed Ryan Mango (Stanford) maj. dec. No. 2 Pat Rollins (Oregon State), 14-3
• 133: No. 1 Brian Owen (Boise State) dec. No. 2 Frank Lomas (Cal State Bakersfield), 4-2
• 141: No. 2 Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) dec. No. 1 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly), 5-4
• 149: No. 1 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) maj. dec. unseeded Timmy Boone (Stanford), 12-6
• 157: No. 2 Roger Pena (Oregon State) dec. No. 1 Georgi Ivanov (Boise State), 5-2
• 165: No. 1 Dominic Kastl (Cal Poly) dec. unseeded Bret Baumbach (Stanford), 8-1
• 174: No. 1 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) dec. No. 2 Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly), 5-4
• 184: No. 1 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) dec. No. 3 Spence Patrick (Stanford), 5-1
• 197: No. 3 Brent Chriswell (Boise State) dec. No. 1 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 5-2
• Hwt: No. 1 Clayton Jack (Oregon State) dec. No. 2 Levi Cooper (Arizona State), 3-0

Final Team Standings:

1. Oregon State (138 points)
2. Boise State (129)
3. Stanford (125)
4. Arizona State (102.5)
5. Cal Poly (98)
6. Cal State Bakersfield (78.5)

Want to know more? Visit the 2012 Pac 12 Wrestling Championships website for complete brackets and team standings.

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