Jan. 25, 2010

ATHERTON, Calif. - Southern Oregon sophomore Mitchell Lofstedt tied his late father Brent's school record for pins a season as he led the fifth-ranked Raiders to a 2-1 record at Sunday's Menlo Duals.

Southern Oregon defeated Menlo 41-6 and then split with a pair of NCAA Division I programs - defeating UC Davis 24-16 and falling to CSU Bakersfield 29-12.

Southern Oregon sits at 14-7 on the year.

Lofstedt came away with pins in the 125-pound matchups against UC Davis and CSU Bakersfield to tie his dad's record of 20 pins in a season. Brent Lofstedt accomplished the record during the 1982-83 season.

Lofstedt also defeated Menlo's Kiyoshi Kawano by technical fall, 18-3, to go a perfect 3-0 on the day. With 34 victories on the season, Lofstedt now needs nine more to break the school's single-season record of 42 victories, held by Wes Balensifer (2003-04) and Nick Cline (1996-97).

Southern Oregon's Kyle Wirkuty (141) and Ron Lee (197) both also went 3-0 during the duals.

Southern Oregon will host Clackamas Community College on Saturday at 3 p.m. in an exhibition dual.

Southern Oregon 24, UC Davis 16
125 - Mitchell Lofstedt (SO) pinned Chris Armendariz
133 - Justin Arredondo (UCD) dec. Brian Jacob, 7-5
141 - Kyle Wirkuty (SO) maj. dec. Morgan Flaharty, 17-6
149 - Jimmy Eggemeyer (SO) dec. Randall Watts, 5-4
157 - Trevor Machado-Ching (UCD) maj. dec. Brad Tamashiro, 14-4
165 - David Watts (UCD) won by forfeit
174 - Austin Vanderford (SO) maj. dec. Josh Esparza, 10-2
184 - Rory McBryde (UCD) dec. John Harrison, 5-2
197 - Ron Lee (SO) dec. Shawn Hoehne, 6-4
285 - John Bates (SO) maj. dec. John Thurston, 15-2

CSU Bakersfield 29, Southern Oregon 12
125 - Mitchell Lofstedt (SO) pinned Tyler Iwamura
133 - Justin Durham (CSUB) pinned Brian Jacobs
141 - Kyle Wirkuty (SO) dec. Erik Martinez, 7-2
149 - Sam Barnhart (CSUB) dec. Jimmy Eggemeyer, 10-9
157 - John Cardenas (CSUB) maj. dec. Brad Tamashiro, 8-0
165 - Daniel Montanez (CSUB) won by forfeit
174 - Troy Goodban (CSUB) maj. dec. Austin Vanderford, 16-2
184 - Mike Larson (CSUB) dec. John Harrison, 6-4
197 - Ron Lee (SO) dec. Andrew Stramler, 8-6
285 - David Morgan (CSUB) dec. John Bates, 5-2

Southern Oregon 41, Menlo 6
125 - Mitchell Lofstedt (SO) tech. fall Kiyoshi Kawano, 18-3
133 - Brian Jacob (SO) pinned Drake Medeiros, 2:32
141 - Kyle Wirkuty (SO) dec. Christian Martinez, 6-3
149 - Jimmy Eggemeyer (SO) dec. Cody Gibson, 4-2
157 - Brad Tamashiro (SO) won by forfeit
165 - Adrian Gonzales (M) won by forfeit
174 - Austin Vanderford (SO) maj. dec. Nick Jurney, 9-0
184 - John Harrison (SO) dec. Seam Weeks, 6-2
197 - Ron Lee (SO) pinned Mike Cavanaugh, 2:15
285 - John Bates (SO) tech. fall Hanna Malak, 18-3