Central Michigan edges Oklahoma State to capture team title at 12th Annual Brute Reno Tournament of Champions

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Ryan Teubner (RTOC)
12/21/2006


RENO, Nev. - Central Michigan edged out Oklahoma State 132.5 to 131 to capture the team title at the 12th Annual Brute Reno Tournament of Champions, handing the Cowboys only its third runner-up finish in the tournament's history.

The Chippawas sent five wrestlers to the finals with a commanding lead in the team race, but came away with zero champions, which allowed the Cowboys to chip away at the lead. OSU crowned a pair of champions in Coleman Scott and Johny Hendricks to cut into CMU's lead, but could not overcome the deficit as CMU captured its first team title.

Oregon State chipped in 96.5 points to finish third while Cal Poly and Purdue rounded out the top five with 95.5 and 88 points, respectively. 

The Cowboys' top-ranked Johny Hendricks was named Outstanding Wrestler after scoring four major decisions and a fall en route to an individual title.

In the finals, Hendricks recorded five takedowns coupled with a three-point nearfall en route to a 15-5 whipping over Trevor Stewart of Central Michigan.

At 125, Tanner Gardner (Stanford) recorded a pair of takedowns in the third period before defeating Cal Poly's Chad Mendez, 7-4. The Mustangs lost its second consecutive finals bout when (Coleman) Scott recorded a takedown late in the third period to defeat Darrell Vasquez, 4-3. The win gave Scott his second consecutive victory over Vasquez this week.

Purdue's Jake Patacsil captured an individual title after cruising to an 11-0 major decision over Morgan Atkinson of Cal State Fullerton.

At 174, Ken Cook (UC Davis) was down 4-3 early in the second period to Brandon Sinnott (Central Michigan), but quickly erased the lead after hooking up a body lock for a five-point move. Sinnott couldn't recover as Cook went on to defeat the Chippawa, 9-4.

Northwestern's Mike Tamillow scored a pair of takedowns en route to a 6-2 victory over Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan.

Championship matches

125 Tanner Gardner (Stanford) dec. Chad Mendez (Cal Poly), 7-4
133     Coleman Scott (Oklahoma St.) dec. Darrell Vasquez (Cal Poly), 4-3
141     Kyle Larson (Oregon St.) dec. Matthew Schumm (Cal St. Bakersfield), 7-1
149    Jake Patacsil (Purdue) m.d. Morgan Atkinson (Cal St. Fullerton), 11-0
157    Tyler Sherfey (Boise State) dec. Josh Zupancic (Stanford), 1-0
165   Johny Hendricks (Oklahoma St.) m.d. Trevor Stewart (Central Michigan), 15-5
174   Ken Cook (UC Davis) dec. Brandon Sinnott (Central Michigan), 9-4
184   Ian Murphy (Cal St. Fullerton) dec. Christian Sinnott (Central Michigan), 5-1
197    Mike Tamillow (Northwestern) dec. Wynn Michalak (Central Michigan), 6-2
285   Cody Parker (Cal Poly) dec. Bubba Gritter (Central Michigan), 10-3

Third-place matches

125     Brandon Precin (Northwestern) dec. Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 8-3
133    Bobby Pfennings (Oregon St.) dec. Sean Schmaltz (Purdue), 5-2
141    Jason Cook (Purdue) fall Joey Deaguero (Adams St. College), 5:36
149   Carter Downing (Wyoming) dec. Levi Duyn (The Citadel), 14-7
157  Wayne French (Great Falls) dec. Newly McSpadden (Oklahoma State), 9-2
165     Scott Loescher (Stanford) fall Greg Hagel (Northwestern), 5:29
174    Brandon Mason (Oklahoma St.) dec. Nate Lee (Boise State), 2-0
184    Jack Jenson (Oklahoma St.) inj dflt Greg Gifford (Arizona State)
197    Matt Monteiro (Cal Poly)dec. Nate Moore (Purdue), 7-4
285    Jared Rosholt (Oklahoma St.) dec. Ty Watterson (Oregon St.), 6-5

Fifth-place matches
125    Richard Byrd (Embry-Riddle) dec. Tyler Schinn (Oklahoma St.), 3-1
133   Omar Gaitan (UC Davis) dec. Jeff Pfaffinger (Minnesota St. Mankato), 10-6
141    Tim Harner (Liberty) inj dflt Efrain Ayala (Minnesota St. Mankato)
149    Brandon Doyle (Cal St. Bakersfield) dec. Brandon Carter (Central Michigan), 3-1
157    Brandon Girtz (Minnesota St. Mankato) dec. Eric Neil (Central Michigan), 5-3
165    Kevin Wainscott (Oklahoma St.) dec. Brandon Kelly (Newberry), 5-2
174   Jeremy Larson (Oregon St.) inj dflt Nick Hayes (Northwestern)
184    Ben Kelto (Central Michigan) forfeit (Yuri Kalika (Cal Poly)
197   Brandon Halsey (Cal St. Bakersfield) med forfeit Jason Trulson (Arizona State)
285  Brady Wilson (Minnesota St. Mankato) fall Wade Sauer (Cal St. Fullerton), 2:16