Pitsch, Chriswell win Pac-10 titles, team ends fourth

March 03, 2008

The 2008 Pac-10 Wrestling Championships came to a close Monday night at McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore., where the Arizona State University wrestling team placed fourth overall on the strength of two individual champions and five Top 2 placements. Boise State won the team title with 152.5 points while Stanford was second at 106.5 and was followed by Oregon State (106), ASU (103) and CS Fullerton (101.5) in the Top 5.<separator></separator>Individual championships were secured by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pitsch_patrick00.html"… Pitsch</a> at 165 pounds, his third in a row, and at 184 pounds by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/chriswell_brent00.html… Chriswell</a>. The title for Pitsch makes him the first wrestler in Pac-10 history to win the 165-pound title three times and just the third wrestler since weight classes were reorganized in 1998-98 to win the same weight three times in a career joining former Sun Devil <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/bader_ryan00.html">Ryan Bader</a> (197) and BSU's Scott Jorgenson (133).<separator></separator>The finals opened with second-seeded and 17th-ranked <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/robles_anthony00.html"… Robles</a> putting on a stellar performance at 125 pounds before falling just shy of an upset bid of sixth-ranked Tanner Gardner by dropping a 7-6 decision. Two bouts later, sixth-seeded <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/drouin_chris00.html">C… Drouin</a> also came close to a huge upset, falling to undefeated and No. 1 Chad Mendes, 6-4, in the 141 bout.<separator></separator>Pitsch, the top-seed in his weight class, was the first victorious Sun Devil in the finals, despite surrendering an early takedown. Trailing 2-0, Pitsch fought back to take a 6-4 upset victory over second-seeded and 17th-ranked Kurt Swartz (BSU) for his third crown. Two weight classes later, third-seeded and 15th-ranked <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/chriswell_brent00.html… Chriswell</a> pulled off a big upset of his own as he scored a 10-7 defeat of top-seeded and eighth-ranked Kirk Smith, a fellow freshmen. The final Sun Devil in the finals was one bout later where top-seeded <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/trulson_jason00.html">… Trulson</a> dropped a 3-1 overtime decision to Kyle Bressler (Oregon State) at 197 pounds.<separator></separator>Three others ASU wrestlers competed in the medal rounds on the day as well, including <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pruett_quinton00.html"… Pruett</a>, who placed fifth at heavyweight. Pruett, unseeded in the tournament, opened the day with a close 3-2 loss to third-seeded Charlie Alexander of Oregon. In the fifth-place bout, Pruett faced sixth-seeded Ricardo Alcala (UC Davis) and exacted revenge for an opening round loss with a 6-1 victory. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/jimenez_orlando00.html… Jimenez</a><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/schavrien_todd00.html"… Schavrien</a> accepted eighth-place at 133 pounds after medically forfeiting his bout. was pinned in 4:24 of the seventh-place bout at 149 pounds to earn eighth place while<separator></separator>Next up for those Sun Devils that have qualified will be the NCAA Wrestling Championships, set for March 20-22 in St. Louis.<separator></separator>2008 Pac-10 Wrestling Championships Eugene, Ore. - Day 2 Results 125 - #2 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/robles_anthony00.html"… Robles</a> (2-1, Second Place) Final - #1 Tanner Gardner (Stanford) dec. Robles, 7-6<separator></separator>133 - #3 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/schavrien_todd00.html"… Schavrien</a> (0-2, Eighth Place) Seventh Place - #8 Porfirio Madrigal (Stanford) won by medical forfeit over Schavrien<separator></separator>141 - #6 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/drouin_chris00.html">C… Drouin</a> (2-1, Second Place) Final - #1 Chad Mendes (Cal Poly) dec. Drouin, 6-4<separator></separator>149 - <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/jimenez_orlando00.html… Jimenez</a> (1-3, Eighth Place) Seventh Place - #7 Barrett Abel (UC Davis) pinned Jimenez, 4:24<separator></separator>165 - #1 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pitsch_patrick00.html"… Pitsch</a> (3-0, Pac-10 Champion) Final - Pitsch dec. #2 Kurt Swartz (Boise State), 6-4<separator></separator>184 - #3 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/chriswell_brent00.html… Chriswell</a> (3-0, Pac-10 Champion) Final - Chriswell dec. #1 Kirk Smith (Boise State), 10-7<separator></separator>197 - #1 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/trulson_jason00.html">… Trulson</a> (3-1, Second Place) Final - #3 Kyle Bressler (Oregon State) dec. Trulson, 3-1 sv1<separator></separator>285 - <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pruett_quinton00.html"… Pruett</a> (3-2, Fifth Place) Conso Semifinal - #3 Charlie Alexander (Oregon) dec. Pruett, 3-2 Fifth Place - Pruett dec. #6 Ricardo Alcala (UC Davis), 6-1<separator></separator> <separator></separator><hr /> COMPLETE RESULTS 125 - #2 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/robles_anthony00.html"… Robles</a> (2-1, Second Place) Quarterfinal - Robles tech fall #7 Jake Gonzalez (Oregon State), 17-0 Semifinal - Robles major #3 Brandon Zoeteway (CS Bakersfield), 10-2 Final - #1 Tanner Gardner (Stanford) dec. Robles, 7-5  <separator></separator>133 - #3 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/schavrien_todd00.html"… Schavrien</a> (0-2, Eighth Place) Quarterfinal - #6 Thomas Kimbrell (CS Bakersfield) dec. Schavrien, 6-5 TB1 Conso Quarter - #7 Francisco Manriquez (UC Davis) dec. Schavrien, 6-2 Seventh Place - #8 Porfirio Madrigal (Stanford) won by medical forfeit over Schavrien<separator></separator>141 - #6 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/drouin_chris00.html">C… Drouin</a> (2-1, Second Place) First Round - Drouin dec. Max Rosefigura (Stanford), 8-4 Quarterfinal - Drouin dec. #7 Nexi Delgado (UC Davis), 9-7 Final - #1 Chad Mendes (Cal Poly) dec. Drouin, 6-4<separator></separator>149 - <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/jimenez_orlando00.html… Jimenez</a> (1-3, Eighth Place) First Round - Jimenez dec. #8 Elliot Tracey (Oregon), 8-7 Quarterfinal - #1 Morgan Atkinson (CS Fullerton) tech fall Jimenez, 17-2 Conso Quarter - #4 Jeremy Doyle (CS Bakesfield) dec. Jimenez, 3-0 Seventh Place - #7 Barrett Abel (UC Davis) pinned Jimenez, 4:24<separator></separator>157 - #6 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pavlenko_alex00.html">… Pavlenko</a> (0-2, Did Not Place) Quarterfinal - #3 Tyler Sherfey (Boise State) major Pavlenko, 9-0 Conso Second - Tim Patrick (Oregon State) pinned Pavlenko, 4:35<separator></separator>165 - #1 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pitsch_patrick00.html"… Pitsch</a> (3-0, Pac-10 Champion) Quarterfinal - Pitsch dec. #8 Dustin Noack (UC Davis), 4-2 Semifinal - Pitsch dec. #5 Zack Frazier (Oregon), 8-3 Final - Pitsch dec. #2 Kurt Swartz (Boise State), 6-4<separator></separator>174 - <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/renzi_rick00.html">Rick Renzi</a> (0-2, Did Not Place) First Round - #6 Ronnie Lee (Oregon) dec. Renzi, 4-2 Conso Second - #4 Christopher Platt (Oregon State), 7-3<separator></separator>184 - #3 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/chriswell_brent00.html… Chriswell</a> (3-0, Pac-10 Champion) Quarterfinal - Chriswell dec. #6 Ernie Varela (Cal Poly), 5-2 Semifinal - Chriswell dec. #2 Ian Murphy (CS Fullerton), 5-1 Final - Chriswell dec. #1 Kirk Smith (Boise State), 10-7<separator></separator>197 - #1 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/trulson_jason00.html">… Trulson</a> (3-1, Second Place) First Round - Trulson dec. Rockland Schneider (Portland State), 5-2 Quarterfinal - Trulson dec. #8 Shaun Dee (Oregon), 3-1 sv1 Semifinal - Trulson won by DQ over #4 Matt Casperson (Boise State), headbutting Final - #3 Kyle Bressler (Oregon State) dec. Trulson, 3-1 sv1<separator></separator>285 - <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/pruett_quinton00.html"… Pruett</a> (3-2, Fifth Place) First Round - #6 Ricardo Alcala (UC Davis) dec. Pruett, 2-1 Conso Second - Pruett dec. #4 Kurt Klimek (CS Fullerton), 7-5 Conso Quarter - Pruett dec. #8 Phil Doerner (Stanford), 6-3 Conso Semifinal - #3 Charlie Alexander (Oregon) dec. Pruett, 3-2 Fifth Place - Pruett dec. #6 Ricardo Alcala (UC Davis), 6-1<separator></separator>Final Team Standings 1. Boise State - 152.5 2. Stanford - 106.5 3. Oregon State - 106 4. Arizona State - 103 5. CS Fullerton - 101.5 6. Cal Poly - 99.5 7. CS Bakersfield - 94.5 8. UC Davis - 79.5 9. Oregon - 59 10. Portland State - 16