Pena is the Orange and Black’s hottest wrestler, as he has now won two-straight 157 lb. championships dating back to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Nov. 30 –Dec. 1), and three all together during the 2012 season. The junior captain has also won 12 straight decisions since his streak started in Vegas last month.
For Oregon State, this is its second top five finish at a tournament this year as OSU placed fourth with 98.5 points during the Las Vegas Invite.
Also earning top five finishes within their individual weight class included Mike Mangrum (141 lbs.), Ty Vinson (184 lbs.) and Taylor Meeks (197 lbs.) who finished second, as well as Austin Morehead (174 lbs.) and Seth Thomas (165 lbs.) in third. Those wrestlers were followed by Alex Elder (165 lbs.) and Chad Hanke (HWT) who each placed fifth.
A total of three OSU wrestlers had to bow out of the tournament due to medical forfeits, including Drew Van Anrooy (133 lbs.), Scott Sakaguchi (149 lbs.) and Hanke. Despite his early exit from the event, Hanke was still able to secure a top five finish in his weight class.
The first place finish for Head Coach Jim Zalesky is his school’s highest in the Reno TOC since it switched to individual competition instead of a dual format in 2003.
Oregon State now rests for two weeks before traveling to the Windy City for the Midlands Championships, which will be hosted by Northwestern University, Dec. 29-30.
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