Cal Poly was too much for the Vikings, defeating Dana by a score of 41-3, with the lone victory coming from senior Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.), winning a decision at 157 over Ryan Williams, 8-6. Cal Poly followed the defeat over Dana, by pulling an upset over the No. 11 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21-19.
Dana Head Coach Steve Costanzo regrouped the Vikings in order to put up a good showing against the Beavers of Oregon State. Oregon State was 2-0 coming into Saturday with dual wins over Hofstra (ranked No. 22) and in-state rival, Oregon. Dana College has never defeated a Division I opponent in dual competition. The Vikings won five of ten matches and managed a 20-20 tie with the Beavers.
Junior George Roath (Kansas City, KS) started out the dual at 149. Roath dropped a major decision to Orlando Perez, 13-2. Senior Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) would get the Vikings back on track by receiving a forfeit from the Beavers at 157.
Senior Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) kept the streak alive with an 8-4 decision over Anthony Weber. Senior Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa), who was undefeated in dual competition this year, lost his second match of the day to Jeremy Larson by major decision.
Senior Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) bounced back from a loss against Cal Poly to rack up a 13-5 major decision over Neal Beaudry. Senior Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) faced two tough opponents on the day, facing the No. 9 ranked Montero from Cal Poly and then No. 20 ranked Dan Pitsch from Oregon State. Pitsch claimed an 8-3 decision over Alderman.
At heavyweight, No. 18 ranked Ty Watterson won by fall over Armando Montoya (Las Vegas, N.M.).
At 125, junior Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) scored in the final seconds of the match against Eric Stevenson to avoid the major decision and only giving up three team points, losing 11-4.
Freshman Sonny Silva (Kimberly, Idaho) would make his varsity debut at 133 and made a lasting impression. Silva was winning his bout 5-0, but needed to score a major decision to give the Vikings another bonus point to help win the dual. In the final seconds of the match, the freshman managed to turn his opponent and receive three near fall points and the 8-0 major decision.
The win by Silva put the Vikings within three, 20-17, with one match to go. The dual depended on senior and two-time All-American, Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb). In an exciting match, Lozier was losing 2-1 with about two seconds remaining and managed a reversal with no time on the clock to pull out a 3-2 victory over Kyle Larson and the 20-20 tie!
The Vikings will be in action on Jan. 6 at home against Dakota Wesleyan and then will host the Dana Open on Saturday. Jan. 7.
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