Lehigh University
No. 1 Oklahoma St.
Top-ranked Cowboys prove too much for No. 4 Lehigh
2/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Lehigh benefited from the match starting at 157 pounds as Derek Zinck and Troy Letters picked up consecutive decisions to take an early 6-0 lead. At 174 Oklahoma State got on the board as defending national champ Chris Pendleton scored an 8-2 win over Travis Frick. The Cowboys evened things at six as Clay Kehrer topped Jon Bruno.
Jon Trenge gave the Mountain Hawks the lead at the halfway point as he scored a late takedown to edge No. 1 Jake Rosholt 3-2. At heavyweight top-ranked Steve Mocco dominated Lehigh’s Paul Weibel, earning a 21-6 tech. fall, but because Mocco scored no near fall points,
From there
The Cowboys were able to take the final two bouts as Ronnie Delk beat Jeff Santo, who moved up to fill-in for Cory Cooperman, and Zack Esposito closed the evening with a tech. fall over Dave Nakasone.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat next Sunday when Lehigh welcomes No. 25 Penn to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match gets underway at 2:00. For tickets, call (610) 7LU-GAME, log on to lehighsports.com or visit the Lehigh ticket office, located in Grace Hall
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
157 | Derek Zinck (LU) | Dec. | Kevin Ward (OSU) | 6-4 |
165 | Troy Letters (LU) | Dec. | Johny Hendricks (OSU) | 5-2 |
174 | Chris Pendleton (OSU) | Dec. | Travis Frick (LU) | 8-2 |
184 | Clay Kehrer (OSU) | Dec. | John Bruno (LU) | 8-3 |
197 | Jon Trenge (LU) | Dec. | Jake Rosholt (OSU) | 3-2 |
285 | Steve Mocco (OSU) | TF-4 | Paul Weibel (LU) | 21-6 (6:08) |
125 | Derek Stevens (OSU) | Dec. | John Stout (LU) | 6-2 |
133 | Nathan Morgan (OSU) | Dec. | Matt Ciasulli (LU) | 6-4 (2OT) |
141 | Ronnie Delk (OSU) | Dec. | Jeff Santo (LU) | 14-12 |
149 | Zack Esposito (OSU) | TF | Dave Nakasone | 20- 5 (5:35) |
Attendance: 5,828
Referee: Gary Kessel
Photo Copyright 2005, Lehigh Athletics/Jeff Nolan
