TOURNAMENT BRACKET

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Southern Oregon finished third at the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Tournament after the No. 3 Raiders closed out the weekend with a 32-9 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma City Sunday at Capital Prairie Convention Center.

Southern Oregon picked up the win in the third-place bout after the Raiders narrowly dropped a 19-18 semi-final bout to second-seeded and eventual-champion Grand View Sunday morning. The third-place finish marks SOU's highest finish since the Raiders won the 2009 championship.

The Raiders return to action Jan. 14, when they host Pacific in a dual at 7 p.m. at Bob Riehm Arena.

Consolation Final: No. 3 Southern Oregon 32, No. 4 Oklahoma City 9

Southern Oregon bounced back from a close defeat in the semi-final to win eight of 10 matches in the consolation final to clinch third place. Top-ranked Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) pinned No. 4 Kidd Gomez in 2:58 to win the 125-pound weight class. Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver) dec. Matt Kennedy 11-5 to take the 133 and No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial) pinned Gage Harrison in 6:58 to win the 141.

The Raiders took an 18-0 lead following No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak)'s 9-4 decision over Hunter Muskratt before Oklahoma City won the next two matches to make it 18-9. Ninth-ranked Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) picked up a 3-1 upset win over No. 3 Derek Peperas in the 174 and No. 2 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) defeated No. 5 Andrew Pontikes by 16-1 technical fall to make it 26-9 SOU going into the final two matches.

Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) and No. 12 Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./) finished out the bout for SOU with a pair of victories by decision in the 197 and 285.

125 – (SOU) No. 1 Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) fall No. 4 Kidd Gomez, 2:58
133 – (SOU) Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver) dec. Matt Kennedy, 11-5
141 – (SOU) No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial) fall Gage Harrison, 6:58
149 – (SOU) No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) dec. Hunter Muskratt, 9-4
157 – (OCU) No. 2 Nikolas Turner dec. No. 8 Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns), 9-4
165 – (OCU) No. 1 Kevin Hardy fall No. 4 Brian Lemmon (Heppner, Ore./), 4:32
174 – (SOU) No. 9 Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) dec. No. 3 Derek Peperas, 3-1
184 – (SOU) No. 2 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) tech. fall No. 5 Andrew Pontikes, 16-1
197 – (SOU) Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) dec. No. 9 Mitchell Eichenauer, 11-7
285 – (SOU) No. 12 Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./) dec. No. 5 Mike Brown, 5-3

Semi-Final: No. 2 Grand View 19, No. 3 Southern Oregon 18

Southern Oregon's hopes for the 2012 duals championship came to an end with a narrow defeat to eventual national champion Grand View. Lofstedt opened the bout with a strong showing for the Raiders, pinning Grand View's Alex Peitz in 4:44 to win the 125-pound weight class.

Grand View took the next three matches to take a 10-6 lead before Hooper pinned No. 11 Chad Lowman in 1:04 to win the 157 and put SOU back on top 12-10. Grand View's second-ranked Brad Lower decisioned Mestrovich in the 165 to push the score to 13-12, but SOU picked up a pair of decisions as Gutches upset No. 2 Ty Knowler in the 174 and Rottenberg picked up a win in the 184.

The Raiders held an 18-13 lead going into the final two matches, but No. 4 Derek Nightser decisioned Vanderford 9-7 to take the 197, and No. 2 Eric Thompson clinched the bout victory for Grand View with a 6-1 decision over Owns in the 285.

125 – (SOU) No. 1 Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) fall Alex Peitz, 4:44
133 – (GV) Omi Acosta maj. dec. Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver), 11-1
141 – (GV) No. 4 Nick Coffman dec. No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial), 8-3
149 – (GV) No. 10 T.J. Moen dec. No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak), 5-4 OT
157 – (SOU) No. 8 Tommie Hooper (Burns, Ore./Burns) fall No. 11 Chad Lowman, 1:04
165 – (GV) No. 2 Brad Lower dec. No. 8 Derek Mestrovich (Boise, Idaho/Skyview), 2-1
174 – (SOU) No. 9 Brock Gutches (Central Point, Ore./Crater) dec. No. 2 Ty Knowler, 3-1
184 – (SOU) No. 10 Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) dec. Cody Swim, 5-3
197 – (GV) No. 4 Derek Nightser dec. Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik), 9-7
285 – (GV) No. 2 Eric Thompson dec. No. 12 Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./), 6-1