TOURNAMENT BRACKET

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The third-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling posted a strong opening day performance at the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Saturday, dominating Univ. of Cumberlands 39-12 in the opening round and knocking off sixth-seeded Montana State-Northern 35-8 in the quarterfinals at Prairie Capital Convention Center.

The Raiders advance to a semi-final bout with No. 2-seed Grand View Sunday morning at 11 a.m. (C.S.T.). The winner will advance to the 3 p.m. championship bout to face either top-seeded Great Falls or No. 4 Oklahoma City for the national title.

Quarterfinals: No. 3 Southern Oregon 35, No. 6 Montana State-Northern 8

Top-ranked Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) defeated Riley Miller by 16-1 technical fall to win the 125-pound weight class. Northern's fourth-ranked Cameron Neiss defeated Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver) by 6-4 decision in the 133 to make it 5-3 in favor of SOU, but the Raiders won the next five bouts to take a commanding 30-3 lead before MSU-Northern scored again.

Southern Oregon's Brad Tamashiro (Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo) earned a win by forfeit in the 141, and No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) decisioned James Peterson 9-5 to claim the 149. Eighth-ranked Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) pinned Edward Cheff in 35 seconds in the 157, and No. 8 Derek Mestrovich (Boise, Idaho/Skyview) upset No. 3 Ethan Hinebauch with a pin in 3:21 in the 165.

Ninth-ranked Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) won the 174 by 12-3 major decision over No. 12 Max Payne before Northern's top-ranked Evan Hinebauch earned an overtime 3-1 decision over No. 2 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) in the 184. Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) downed Kody Reed in a 15-0 technical fall to give SOU its final five points, and Northern's Nick King finished out the dual with an 8-4 victory over Ethan Hinton (Sequim, Wash./Sequim) in the 285. A misconduct penalty took one point away from Montana State-Northern to set the final tally at 35-8 in favor of the Raiders.

125 – (SOU) No. 1 Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) tech. fall Riley Miller, 16-1
133 – (MSUN) No. 4 Cameron Neiss dec. Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver), 6-4
141 – (SOU) Brad Tamashiro (Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo) forfeit
149 – (SOU) No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) dec. James Peterson, 9-5
157 – (SOU) No. 8 Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) fall Edward Cheff, 0:35
165 – (SOU) No. 8 Derek Mestrovich (Boise, Idaho/Skyview) fall No. 3 Ethan Hinebauch, 3:21
174 – (SOU) No. 9 Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) major dec. No. 12 Max Payne, 12-3
184 – (MSUN) No. 1 Evan Hinebauch dec. No. 2 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik), 3-1 OT
197 – (SOU) Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) tech. fall Kody Reed, 15-0
285 – (MSUN) Nick King dec. Ethan Hinton (Sequim, Wash./Sequim), 8-4

First Round: No. 3 Southern Oregon 39, Univ. of Cumberlands 12

Lofstedt opened the dual with a 7-2 victory over third-ranked Larone Madison in the 125-pound weight class as the Raiders scored the first 39 points. Baltazar followed with a pin of Grant Burkhalter in 2:21 to earn six points in the 133, with No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial) earning a 7-5 decision over No. 7 Jered Medina in the 141.

Eggemeyer decisioned No. 6 Anthonie Linares 9-6 to win the 149, with Hooper pinning James Holland in 25 seconds to take the 157 and start a streak of four consecutive pins for SOU. Fourth-ranked Brian Lemmon (Heppner, Ore./) pinned No. 10 Zachary Barkett in 3:38 to take the 165, and Gutches pinned Justin Dillinger in 36 seconds to win the 174.

Vanderford pinned Jeremy Gardner in 3:54 to take the 184 and give SOU a 39-0 lead with only two bouts to go. Courtney Freeman ended the SOU run with a pin of Hinton in 3:45 to win the 197, and Michael Pezzuto earned a win by forfeit in the 285 to reach the final score of 39-12.

125 – (SOU) No. 1 Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) dec. No. 3 Larone Madison, 7-2
133 – (SOU) Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver) fall Grant Burkhalter, 2:21
141 – (SOU) No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial) dec. No. 7 Jered Medina, 7-5
149 – (SOU) No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) dec. No. 6 Anthonie Linares, 9-6
157 – (SOU) No. 8 Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) fall James Holland, 0:25
165 – (SOU) No. 4 Brian Lemmon (Heppner, Ore./) fall No. 10 Zachary Barkett, 3:38
174 – (SOU) No. 9 Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) fall Justin Dillinger, 0:36
184 – (SOU) No. 2 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) fall Jeremy Gardner, 3:54
197 – (UC) Courtney Freeman fall Ethan Hinton (Sequim, Wash./Sequim), 3:45
285 – (UC) Michael Pezzuto forfeit