Nov. 5, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Mark Castle recorded a pin at 149 pounds to leadOregon to a 22-16 win over Stanford Friday night at Stanford's BurnhamPavilion. The Cardinal falls to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the Pac-10 despitewinning five of the 10 matches, while Oregon, which beat Pac-10 wrestlingmember UC Davis 24-11 earlier in the day, improves to 2-0, 2-0.
The Ducks started with wins from Mike Sills (197) and Eric Webb(heavyweight), but Stanford's senior lightweights battled back. Two-timeNCAA qualifier Rudy Ruiz (S. Milwuakee, WI/Thomas More) and three-time NCAAqualifier Zach Zimmerer (Billings, MT/Billings Central) won their matchesat 125 and 133, respectively, to cut the Duck lead to 7-6. Zimmerer won atight match against Brian Watson, maintaining the top position throughoutthe second period, then getting an escape point in the third to add to hisriding time advantage for a 2-0 win.
David Watson scored for Oregon with a decision, and then Castlerecorded his pin on a reversal to put Oregon ahead 17-6. Two more Stanfordseniors, Warren McPherson (Hillsboro, OR/Hillsboro) and Clay Hackerman(Houston, TX/Kinkaid), scored victories at 157 and 165 to bring theCardinal back to within four at 17-13. Redshirt freshman Harold Penson(Richmond Heights, OH/Richmond), in his first competition for Stanford,posted a 6-5 win over Jesse Culp to move Stanford to within one at 17-16,but Oregon junior Doug Lee, the defending Pac-10 champion at 184 pounds,posted a technical fall to clinch the match.
The Cardinal returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 13 againstdefending Pac-10 champion Cal State Bakersfield in Burnham Pavilion at 7:00p.m. The Ducks are back in action at Southern Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Oregon 22, Stanford 16
197 - Mike Sills (O) dec. Andy Hunter (S), 10-4, HWT - Eric Webb(O) major dec. over Fred Luminoso (S), 15-5, 125 - Rudy Ruiz (S) dec. JasonHarless (O), 9-4, 133 - Zach Zimmerer (S) dec. Brian Watson (O), 2-0, 141 -David Watson (O) major dec. over Levi Weikel-Magden (S), 17-7, 149 - MarkCastle (O) pinned Stu White (S), fall in 4:51, 157 - Warren McPherson (S)dec. Eugene Harris (O), 9-6, 165 - Clay Hackerman (S) major dec. over LeifWilliams (O), 15-6, 174 - Harold Penson (S) dec. Jesse Culp (O), 6-5, 184 -Doug Lee (O) tech. fall over Chuck Fairbanks (S), in 6:01 (23-8).
Records - Stanford 0-1 (0-1 Pac-10), Oregon 2-0 (2-0).