Wrestling Falls to No. 22 Harvard, Oregon
Cardinal now stands at 2-3 on the season.
January 7, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University fell to both Oregon and No. 22 Harvard in collegiate wrestling action on Wednesday night at Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal (2-3 overall, 1-2 in the Pac-10) lost to the Ducks (3-0, 2-0) 28-9, and the 22nd-ranked Crimson (3-2) 22-12. Oregon won eight of the 10 matches in the opener, including two by major decision and one by technical fall. The Ducks won each of the first four matches to take a commanding 15-0 lead, including a technical fall victory by Chael Sonnen (West Linn, OR/BYU) at 197 pounds and a major decision by Kevin Keeney (Canby, OR/Canby Union HS) at 285 pounds.
Stanford's Tim Kendall (Colorado Springs, CO/Palmer HS) won at 184 pounds to give the hosts the early lead over the Crimson, but Harvard won five of the next six matches to take a 19-6 lead. The Crimson's Dustin DeNunzio (Palm Harbor, FL/Clearwater Central Cath.), who is ranked eighth in the nation at 141 pounds, led the charge with a pin in just 1:08.
For Stanford, both 133-pounder Zach Zimmerer (Billings, MT/Billings Central HS) and 174-pounder Shane Cross (Douglas, WY/Douglas HS) went 2-0 on the night. Zimmerer is currently ranked 13th in the country at 133 pounds.
Stanford returns to action this Saturday night when UC-Davis visits Burnham Pavilion at 7:00 p.m. The Cardinal will host Division II powerhouse Kutztown next Tuesday (1/12), also at 7:00 p.m.
Oregon 28, Stanford 9
184 - Doug Lee (O) dec. Tim Kendall, 16-9; 197 - Chael Sonnen (O) tech. fall over Chuck Fairbanks, 7:00 (25-6); 285 - Kevin Keeney (O) major dec. Andy Hunter, 15-2; 125 - Kenny Cox (O) dec. Rudy Ruiz, 8-2; 133 - Zach Zimmerer (S) by forfeit; 141 - Jay McGuffin (O) major dec. Kenji Arai, 9-1; 149 - Jesse Meyer (O) dec. Frank Ruiz, 2-1; 157 - Darryl Christian (O) dec. Beau Weiner, 3-1; 165 - Sean Morgan (O) dec. Warren McPherson, 2-1 (2OT); 174 - Shane Cross (S) dec. Jesse Culp, 2-0.
Records - Stanford 2-2 (1-2 Pac-10), Oregon 3-0 (2-0).
#22 Harvard 22, Stanford 12
184 - Tim Kendall (S) dec. Andy Kalman, 7-0; 197 - Brad Soltis (H) major dec. Chuck Fairbanks, 18-9; 285 - James Lewis (H) dec. Andy Hunter, 3-1; 125 - Kevin El-Hayek (H) dec. Rudy Ruiz, 6-5; 133 - Zach Zimmerer (S) dec. Matt Picarsic, 6-1; 141 - Dustin DeNunzio (H) pinned Kenji Arai, 1:08; 149 - Joel Friedman (H) dec. Frank Ruiz, 7-5; 157 - Beau Weiner (S) dec. Tom Kiler, 6-3; 165 - Joey Killar (H) dec. Warren McPherson, 3-2; 174 - Shane Cross (S) dec. Luke Goble, 3-2. Records - Stanford 2-3, Harvard 3-2.