A perfect night by brothers Mitch and
Trevor Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) led the fourth-ranked Southern Oregon University wrestling team to a pair of dual meet victories today at McNeal Pavilion.
The Raiders downed NCAA Division II San Francisco State 31-6 and then defeated NAIA Oklahoma City 30-9.
SOU improved 4-1 on the season and hosts NCAA Division I Portland State Monday night at 7 p.m.
In the dual against San Francisco State, freshman Mitch Lofstedt got the Raiders started off on the right foot with a decisive 7-0 victory over Curtis Schurkamp at 125 pounds. Schurkamp entered this week ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II.
Senior
Trevor Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg), ranked fourth in the NAIA at 133, followed that with a pin of Naveed Bagheri in 4:18.
Barry Johnson (Dayton, Ore./Dayton) (141),
Seth Roy (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) (149),
Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) (157),
Shaun Ceremello (Clovis, Calif./Clovis) (184),
Chase Locke (Tualatin, Ore./West Linn) (197) and
John Bates (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City) (Hwt.) all scored victories for the Raiders over the Gators.
Against Oklahoma City, Mitch Lofstedt opened with a forfeit victory and
Trevor Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) gave SOU a 9-0 lead with a 3-1 victory over Justin Blumer.
SOU went on to win the first five matches to cruise to victory.
“Mitchell and Trevor really helped set the momentum that we wanted against San Francisco,” SOU Head Coach
Mike Ritchey said. “For Mitch to beat their best wrestler put them on notice. Trevor is starting to get his passion where it needs to be. He looks like he's ready to focus on wrestling after a big term academically.”
Southern Oregon 31, San Francisco State 6
125 – Mitch Lofstedt (SOU) dec. Curtis Schurkamp 7-0
133 –
Trevor Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) (SOU) fall Naveed Bagheri 4:18
141 –
Barry Johnson (Dayton, Ore./Dayton) (SOU) dec. Ben Lockett 6-1
149 –
Seth Roy (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) (SOU) major dec. Josh Nolan 13-4
157 –
Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) (SOU) fall Markham Bertron 2:11
165 – Zach Sesar (SFSU) dec.
Mike Lauer (Kihei, Hawaii/Baldwin) 8-5
174 – Arman Ostadsharif (SFSU) dec.
Tyler Thomas (Salem, Ore./McKay) 5-2
184 –
Shaun Ceremello (Clovis, Calif./Clovis) (SOU) dec. Marques Gates 6-4
197 –
Chase Locke (Tualatin, Ore./West Linn) (SOU) dec. Vincent Bordi 4-3
Hwt –
John Bates (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City) (SOU) dec. Steve Franklin 6-3
Southern Oregon 30, Oklahoma City 9
125 – Mitch Lofstedt (SOU) forfeit
133 –
Trevor Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) (SOU) dec. Justin Blumer 3-1
141 –
Barry Johnson (Dayton, Ore./Dayton) (SOU) dec. Jeremy Garner 10-3
149 –
Seth Roy (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) (SOU) major dec. Will Shelton 15-4
157 –
Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) (SOU) dec. Nik Turner 6-1
165 – Mark Meyer (OCU) fall
Mike Lauer (Kihei, Hawaii/Baldwin) 1:02
174 – Dillon Blackmon (OCU) dec.
Tyler Thomas (Salem, Ore./McKay) 7-4
184 –
Shaun Ceremello (Clovis, Calif./Clovis) (SOU) major dec. Andrew Pontikes 10-1
197 –
Chase Locke (Tualatin, Ore./West Linn) (SOU) major dec. Jake Mabry 13-3
Hwt. –
John Bates (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City) (SOU) dec. Corey Johnson 3-2