Oklahoma State's Alan Gelogaev throws North Carolina's Dennis Drury during the finals Reno Tournament of Champions at 197 pounds. Gelogaev won by major decision. (Photo by Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)

RENO, Nevada - Oklahoma State - minus two starters - dominated the field at the 15th Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.

The fourth-ranked Cowboys crowned five champions and placed nine in the top six in amassing 154 points. 

Edinboro, with a pair of champions, was second with 85.5. Penn State (83), Arizona State (77) and Ohio (77) rounded out the top five in the 25-team field.

Oklahoma State crowned Jordan Oliver (133), Jamal Parks (141), Mike Benefiel (174), Alan Gelogaev (197) and Jared Rosholt (285) as champions. Benefiel was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler.

"I thought we wrestled well," said Oklahoma State head coach John Smith. "A couple of the guys tailed off at the end, but some of that is because of a long trip; a couple of times making weight for the first time in awhile.

"I think we have some guys getting adjusted. I liked the fact that we had guys place above their seeds and that is how you build confidence."

Oliver, a redshirt-freshman, beat top-seeded Boris Novachkov, 4-2, in the 141-pound finals to start OSU's run.

"I got my pop back," said Oliver, one of a handful of Cowboys working in the weight management department. "I haven't been the best about it … let it get a little too high. But I felt good this morning. (Beating Novachkov) is a good win for me. I was a little conservative but me and (Novachkov) had wrestled a ton of times."

Benefiel, who made his OSU debut on Friday against UC-Davis, rolled to the 174-pound title. The Northwestern transfer rode his old-school fireman's carry to a pair of pins and two major decisions, pinning Cal Poly's Ryan DesRoches in the title bout.

"I really didn't know what to expect," admitted Benefiel. "I've just been working hard to get ready for this. I felt fresh. But I know this is just the start because we've got the meat of our schedule coming up in January and February.

The top seed at 174, Chance Litton of West Virginia, went 0-2.

Rosholt beat UC-Davis' Ricky Alcala in the finals after Alcala, the seventh seed, beat Bakersfield's Mitch Monteiro in the semifinals. Rosholt had a major decision over Alcala on Friday. This time it went to the 30-second tiebreakers with the Cowboy senior riding out the second tiebreaker after escaping in the first.

Parks avenged an early-season loss to Arizona State's Chris Drouin in the semifinals then received an injury default in the finals Ohio's Germane Lindsey upset top-seeded Fil Novachkov in the quarterfinals but defaulted after his semifinal victory.

Lindsey wasn't the only Bobcat with a solid tournament. Unseeded Nick Purdue beat top-seeded Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming in the semifinals at 184. However, Lindsey's run ended with a loss to Stanford's Zack Giesen in the finals. Giesen beat Penn State's Dave Erwin, 10-8, in the semifinals.

Edinboro had two champions and five in the top six.

Defending NCAA champion Jarrod King beat Penn State's Dan Vallimont for the second time this season, picking up a tough 2-1 decision in the 165-pound finals.

"I'd like to score more," admitted King. "But sometimes you just have to get the win. (Vallimont) is tough, tough to put points on the board against."

King had two pins, a major decision and two decisions on his way to the title.

Vallimont earned a tough 8-4 overtime decision in the semifinals, escaping with one second remaining in regulation to force overtime against Oklahoma State's Alex Meade. The Cowboy redshirt-freshman was hit with five cautions in the match - three in overtime for false starts - and gave up four penalty points.

At 125 pounds, Fighting Scot Eric Morrill upset top-seeded Anthony Robles of Arizona State in the finals, 4-3. Robles dodged a bullet in the semifinals, scoring a late takedown to beat Oklahoma State's Chris Notte, 2-1.

The third place Nittany Lions saw Frank Molinaro and Cyler Sanderson earn titles.

Molinaro remained unbeaten, beating Boise State's Jason Chamberlain, 3-1, in the title bout.
Molinaro got off to a rocky start, edging Cal-Fullerton's Matt Lopez, 14-12, in the opening round.

Sanderson beat Navy's Bryce Saddoris, 6-5, in the semifinals, then edged Boise State's Adam Hall, 3-2, in the finals at 157 pounds. The weight class was perhaps the toughest with five individuals ranked among the nation's top 10 in the bracket. 

Team Scores
1  - 154.0 - Oklahoma State
2  -  85.5 - Edinboro
3  -  83.0 - Penn State
4  -  77.0 - Arizona State
4  -  77.0 - Ohio
6  -  70.5 - Cal Poly
7  -  69.5 - Wyoming
8  -  57.0 - Boise State
9  -  54.0 - North Carolina
10  - 50.5 - Cal State Fullerton
11  - 43.5 - Stanford
12  - 42.5 - West Virginia
13  - 42.0 - UC Davis
14  - 38.0 - Cal State Bakersfield
15  - 32.0 - Navy
16  - 30.5 - Clackamas
17  - 28.5 - Eastern Michigan
18  - 18.5 - Upper Iowa
19  - 13.5 - Great Falls
19  - 13.5 - MSU Mankato
21  - 10.5 - South Dakota State
22  - 10.0 - Adams State
22  - 10.0 - Montana State Northern
24  -  8.5 - SW Oregon
25  -  8.0 - Southern Oregon