On paper, it looked as though Boise State would run away with the Pac-10 title Sunday in Corvallis, Oregon. However, the host Oregon State Beavers made things a lot tighter than expected down the stretch for the sixth-ranked Broncos, but with four individual champions, Boise State nudged aside the 2010 champs, 147.0-137.5.
The win is Boise State's sixth Pac-10 championship in program history. Being led by strong performances from some of its leaders, the Broncos major concern was actually the health of 2010 NCAA finalist Kirk Smith (184).
Smith injured his leg a few weeks ago, and his status on how healthy he would be was uncertain throughout he days leading up to th tournament. Smtih, seeded No. 1 at 184, fell in his semifinal match before medically forfeiting the rest of the tournament.
Boise State did notch titles four weights from No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser (133), No. 6 Jason Chamberlain (149), No. 2 Adam Hall (157) and Kurt Swartz (165).
Oregon State stayed in the championship mix with individual crowns from No. 5 Colby Covington (174) and No. 20 Clayton Jack (HWT). The Beavers also had four runner up finishers that could have swung the tournament in the team's favor with a win.
Rounding out the other individual winners were No. 2 Anthony Robles of Arizona State (125), No. 5 Boris Novachkov from Cal Poly (141), Jake Meredith of Arizona State (184) and No. 12 Zack Giesen from Stanford (197).
NCAA qualifiers will now break for a few weeks before heading to Philadelphia, Penn. for the national championships March 17-19.
Team Standings:
1. Boise State - 147.0
2. Oregon State - 137.5
3. Arizona State - 117.0
4. Stanford - 114.0
5. Cal State Bakersfield - 97.0
6. Cal Poly - 96.5
7. Cal State Fullerton - 61.5
Championship Match Results:
125: No. 2 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) major dec. Jason Lara (Oregon State), 15-4
133: No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) major dec. No. 14 Garrett Drucker (Oregon State), 11-0
141: No. 5 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) dec. No. 18 Levi Jones (Boise State), 3-1
149: No. 6 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) dec.Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 5-2
157: No. 2 Adam Hall (Boise State) dec. No. 4 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State), 2-2 RT;TB2
165: Kurt Swartz (Boise State) dec. Trevor Hall (CSU Bakersfield), 4-0
174: No. 5 Colby Covington (Oregon State) dec. No. 6 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford), 10-4
184: Jake Meredith (Arizona State) dec. Brice Arand (Oregon State), 5-2
197: No. 12 Zack Giesen (Stanford) dec. Luke Macchiaroli (Arizona State), 10-4
HWT: No. 20 Clayton Jack (Oregon State) dec. J.T. Felix (Boise State), 6-4
Automatic NCAA Qualifiers (All champions plus other allocated spots):
125:
Jason Lara (Oregon State), Allen Bartelli (Boise State) and Ryan Mango (Stanford)
133:
Garrett Drucker (Oregon State) and Justin Paulsen (Stanford)
141:
Levi Jones (Boise State)
149:
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State)
157:
Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) and Barrett Abel (Cal Poly)
165:
Champion Only
174:
Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) and Eric Starks (Arizona State)
184:
Champion Only
197:
Luke Macchiaroli (Arizona State), Riley Orozco (CSU Bakersfield) and Chad Hanke (Oregon State)
HWT:
J.T. Felix (Boise State) and Levi Cooper (Arizona State)