Harder, Heredia Lead Six Pacific Placers At Clackamas Open
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OREGON CITY, Ore. –
Eric Harder (Fr., Bethesda, Md.) and Wes Heredia (Fr., Keizer, Ore.) led an impressive day for the Pacific men's wrestling team Saturday as the Boxers brought home six placers at the Clackamas Community College Open, held at Randall Hall.
Harder and Heredia each posted 3-1 records to place third in the 133-pound and 197-pound weight classes, recpectively.
Jared Bridgewater (So., Hillsboro, Ore.) took fourth place in the heavyweight bracket.
Ryan Baxter (Fr., Craig, Alaska) and
Caleb Malychewski (So., Camas, Wash.) earned fifth place finishes while
Nik Streng (Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii) finished sixth at 197 pounds.
Heredia captured his third place finish thanks in part to a pair of victories over Division I wrestlers from Oregon State. He opened the day with a first round pin over the Beavers' Peter Gidlund and won the consolation bracket with 3-2 decision over Hayden Kloss. Sandwiched in between was a first round over his teammate Streng to advance to the third place match.
Harder opened his day in the 133-pound bracket with a first round pin of Southern Oregon's Joe Hutchinson before taking a first round pin himself to Eric Stevenson. He closed the day with two shutouts, blanking Yakima Valley's Konner Hopkins 2-0 before scoring a 7-0 decision over Clackamas' Fortino Sanchez in the third place match.
Bridgewater rebounded from a first round loss to Sunny Dhinsa to win his next three matches and land in the consolation final. He scored two pins along the way, knocking out Jory Hamilton in the first round of the consolation second round match before going over six minutes before pinning teammate Will Ulrich (Fr., Lake Elsinore, Calif.). Bridgewater dropped a 5-2 decision in the third place match to Clackamas' Jacob Laden.
Malychewski amassed four wins in his march through the 184-pound bracket. He opened the day with a 7-2 win over Oregon State's Tyler Sherman before dropping a 5-2 decision to Southern Oregon's Derek Rottenberg in the quarterfinals. Malychewksi went on to pin the Raiders' Jacob Abrams and take an 8-2 decision over Clackamas' Joshua Nelson before falling 9-3 in the semifinals to Oregon State's John Tuck. He was awarded fifth place thanks to an injury default by Clackamas' Austin Morehead.
Baxter sandwiched two wins around two losses to finish fifth at 141 pounds. He opened with a third round pin over James Bowers and closed out the fifth place match with a 7-6 decision over Clackamas' Wade Humphrey. Streng scored one win in the 197-pound class to finish sixth, taking a 9-1 major decision win over Southern Oregon's Gage Farris in the consolation first round.
Pacific returns to action next weekend with their final tournament prior to February's NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional. The Boxers will host the Boxer Open on Saturday at the Stoller Center. A scheduled Jan. 27 with Highline CC has been canceled.
CLACKAMAS OPEN
RESULTS FOR PACIFIC WRESTLERS
IAN HOCKETT (125, 0-3)
1st Round: lost by tech. fall to Skylor Davis (Simon Fraser), 15-0
2nd Round: lost by maj. dec. to Chris Ornelas (Clackamas CC), 9-1
3rd Round: lost by fall to Jesse Ocamb (Yakima Valley CC), 1:05
ERIC HARDER (133, 3-1, 3rd Place)
Quarterfinals: won by fall over Joe Hutchinson (Southern Oregon), 1:48
Semifinals: lost by fall to Eric Stevenson (unattached), 1:00
Consolation Semifinals: won by dec. over Konner Hopkins (Yakima Valley CC), 2-0
3rd Place Match: won by dec. over Fortino Sanchez (Clackamas CC), 7-0
RICKY RIDELA (133, 0-2)
1st Round: lost by fall to Fortino Sanchez (Clackamas CC), 1:32
Consolations 2nd: lost by fall to Konner Hopkins (Yakima Valley CC), 2:11
RYAN BAXTER (141, 2-2, 5th Place)
Quarterfinals: win by fall over James Bowers (unattached), 6:32
Semifinals: lost by dec. to Anthony Harris (Oregon State), 10-8
Consolation Semifinals: lost by dec. to Jordan Lowe (Southern Oregon), 10-4
5th Place Match: won by dec. over Wade Humphrey (Clackamas CC), 7-6
MICHAEL TYNER (157, 2-2)
1st Round: won by tech. fall over Jimmy Martin (unattached), 17-1
Quarterfinals: lost by tech. fall to Andrew Orr (Utah Valley), 16-0
Consolation 2nd: won by inj. default over Devin Silva (Pacific)
Consolation 3rd: lost by maj. dec. to Toney Chay (Oregon State), 13-0
DEVIN SILVA (157, 1-2)
1st Round: lost by maj. dec. to Eric Luna (Clackamas CC), 13-3
Consolation 1st: won by dec. over Wade Hall (unattached), 7-0
Consolation 2
nd: lost by inj. default to
Michael Tyner (Pacific)
BRUCE BALCITA (165, 0-2)
Quarterfinal: lost by maj. dec. to Max Arcand (Simon Fraser), 12-3
Consolation 2nd: lost by maj. dec. to Alex Cornelius (Oregon State), 17-4
CALEB MALYCHEWSKI (184, 4-2, 5th Place)
2nd Round: won by dec. over Tyler Sherman (Oregon State), 7-2
Quarterfinals: lost by dec. to Derek Rottenberg (Southern Oregon), 5-2
Consolation 4th: won by pin over Jacob Abrams (Southern Oregon), 2:23
Consolation 5th: won by dec. over Joshua Nelson (Clackamas CC), 8-2
Consolation Semifinals: lost by dec. to John Tuck (Oregon State), 9-3
5th Place Match: won by inj. default over Austin Morehead (Clackamas CC)
WES HEREDIA (197, 3-1, 3rd Place)
Quarterfinals: won by fall over Peter Gidlund (Oregon State), 1:15
Semifinals: lost by dec. to Rock Schneider (Rick Sanders WC), 10-4
Consolation Semifinals: won by fall over
Nik Streng (Pacific), 0:55
3rd Place Match: won by dec. over Hayden Kloss (Oregon State), 3-2
NIK STRENG (197, 1-3, 6th Place)
Quarterfinal: lost by fall to Hayden Kloss (Oregon State), 0:45
Consolation 1st: won by maj. dec. over Gage Farris (Southern Oregon), 9-1
Consolation Semifinals: lost by fall to Wes Heredia (Pacific), 0:55
5th Place Match: lost by fall to Lucas Mondragon (Oregon State), 0:39
WILL ULRICH (285, 1-2)
1st Round: lost by fall to Jordan Swartzlender (Oregon State), 1:20
Consolation 2nd: won by pin over Shawn Mellesemoen (Douglas), 2:11
Consolation 3rd: lost by fall to
Jared Bridgewater (Pacific), 6:25
JARED BRIDGEWATER (285, 3-2, 4th Place)
Quarterfinals: lost by dec. to Sunny Dhinsa (unattached), 8-1
Consolation 2nd: win by fall over Jory Hamilton (unattached), 2:04
Consolation 3rd: won by fall over Will Ulrich (Pacific), 6:25
Consolation Semifinals: won by inj. default over Jordan Swartzlender (Oregon State)
3rd Place Match: lost by dec. to Jacob Laden (Clackamas CC), 5-2
