Bracamonte Stunned in First Session at Pac-10 Tournament
STANFORD, Calif. ? Joey Bracamonte, the defending champion at 165 pounds was stunned in his quarterfinal match against Robb Maxwell of Cal Poly in first session action at the Pac-10 Championships.
Maxwell 15-12 on the year, rolled in the match winning 18-7, Bracamonte suffered just his second loss as his record falls to 19-2.
Wrestling in the opening pigtails Cyle Hartzell fought a tough match against Cal-State Bakersfield’s Daniel Atondo, with Atondo scoring the pin victory. Also in the pigtails senior Joey Bracamonte opened defense of his Pac-10 title with a 15-3 major decision victory over Johnny Nunez of Boise State.
Shaun Dee was unable to get past his first round opponent losing to Casey Phelps of Boise State, 11-6.
In the quarterfinals Justin Pearch, the number one seed at 133 rolled off an 11-5 decision over T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton.
Beau Malia wrestling for the Ducks at 125 fell in a major decision loss to Tanner Gardner of Stanford.
Round 1
!57: Cyle Hartzell (UO) vs. Daniel Atondo (CSUB); Atondo wins by fall
165: Joey Bracamonte (UO) vs. Johnny Nunez (BSU); Bracamonte wins by major decision 15-3
197: Shaun Dee vs. Casey Phelps (BSU); Phelps wins by decision 11-6
Second Round:
133: Justin Pearch vs. T.J. Dillashaw (CSUF); Pearch wins by decision 11-5
125: Beau Malia vs. Tanner Gardner (Stanford); Gardner wins major decision 13-0
149: Stewat Bogart vs. Anthony Baza (CSUB) Baza wins by major decision 9-0
165: Bracamonte vs. Rob Maxwell (CP); Maxwell wins major decision 18-7
174: Chet McBee vs. Jeremy Larson; Larson wins major decision 12-3
184: Shane Webster vs. Kyle Bressler (OSU); Webster wins by TF 26-10
285: Chris Dearmon vs. Eric Parker; Parker wins major decision 15-1
