Richards Scores Heavyweight Win In Loss To Southern Oregon

Richards Scores Heavyweight Win In Loss To Southern Oregon

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ASHLAND, Ore. – Jacob Richards (Fr., Fort Bragg, Calif.) prevented a shutout in picking up his second dual meet victory of the season Saturday night, capturing the heavyweight match as Pacific fell to No. 7 (NAIA) ranked Southern Oregon, 37-3, in men's wrestling action at Bob Riehm Arena.
 
Richards earned his second win in three matches representing the Boxers in the heavyweight class, scoring a close 8-7 victory over Michael Calderon.  Richards improved to 5-9 overall this season as the Raiders used a lineup of nationally ranked wrestlers and seniors participating in their final home matches to knock off the Boxers.
 
Ian Rogers started the evening with a 9-4 decision over Lucas Beltz (Fr., Wilmot, N.H.) at 125 pounds and Trevor Hancock followed with the Raiders' first bonus points of the night in a first round pin of Eric Harder (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) at 133.  Woong Kim made it a 12-0 SOU lead with his 9-7 decision over Jeremiah Baker (Fr., Portland, Ore.) and No. 9 ranked Tyler Cowger added another bonus point with his 9-0 major decision shutout of Ryan Baxter (Jr., Craig, Alaska) at 149 pounds.
 
After a pin by Craig Trask at 157 pounds, Garrett Urrutia used a third round takedown and escape to score a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Bruce Balcita (Sr., Myrtle Creek, Ore.) in the 165-pound bout.  No. 1 ranked Brock Gutches scored a first round pin over Michael Tyner (Jr., Aloha, Ore.) at 174 pounds.  Tucker Van Matre scored a 12-6 decision over Caleb Malychewski (Sr., Camas, Wash.) and No. 2 ranked Taylor Johnson was a 7-0 winner over Chris Harlin (Sr., Issaquah, Wash.) at 197 pounds.
 
With the win, Southern Oregon finished their dual meet season with an 8-3 record.  Pacific concludes its dual meet season with a 5-7 record.
 
Pacific will spend the next two weeks preparing for the championship portion of the season.  The Boxers compete next at the NCAA Division III West Regional Championships, which will be held at Augsburg College's Si Melby Hall.
 
NO. 7 (NAIA) SOUTHERN OREGON 37, PACIFIC 3
125: Ian Rogers (SOU) dec. Lucas Beltz (PAC), 9-4 (3-0 SOU)
133: Trevor Hancock (SOU) win by fall over Eric Harder (PAC), 2:24 (9-0 SOU)
141: Woong Kim (SOU) dec. Jeremiah Baker (PAC), 9-7 (12-0 SOU)
149: Tyler Cowger (SOU) win by maj. dec. over Ryan Baxter (PAC), 9-0 (16-0 SOU)
157: Craig Trask (SOU) win by fall over Carson French (PAC), 0:51 (22-0 SOU)
165: Garrett Urrutia (SOU) dec. Bruce Balcita (PAC), 3-2 (25-0 SOU)
174: Brock Gutches (SOU) win by fall over Michael Tyner (PAC), 2:26 (31-6 SOU)
184: Tucker Van Matre (SOU) dec. Caleb Malychewski (SOU), 12-6 (34-0 SOU)
197: Taylor Johnson (SOU) dec. Chris Harlin (PAC), 7-0 (37-0 SOU)
285: Jacob Richards (PAC) dec. Michael Calderon (SOU), 8-7 (37-3 SOU)
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