The Barometer Online

Issue date: 11/12/02 Section: Sports

Oregon State took several steps toward setting its lineup for the start of the wrestling season when the Beavers held their annual Intrasquad Meet on Saturday at Gill Coliseum.

Sweeping the best-of-three series at their weights were 125-pounder Eric Stevenson, 133-pounder Tim Norman, 141-pounder Mike Unger Jr., 149-pounder Tony Hook, 157-pounder Jeremy Larson, 165-pounder Matt Ellis, 174-pounder Jake Huffman, 197-pounder Jason Lovell and heavyweight Ty Watterson. At 184 pounds, Dan Pitsch defeated a pair of opponents.

"We saw some pins and we saw some aggressive wrestling," OSU head coach Joe Wells said. "We saw some very close matches that could have gone either way."

Some of those winners will emerge as the Beavers starters, but challenge matches remain to be held to determine some weights. The Beavers had a number of wrestlers held out due to injuries on Saturday, including 125-pounder Michael Delaney, 149/157-pounder Jordan Barich, 157-pounders David Lorring and Brian Duhrkoop, and heavyweight Andy Bowlby.

"This pretty much sets our lineup, with a couple of exceptions, through the Las Vegas Classic," Wells said. "We'll still have some challenges with those guys. There's also a chance for some of our guys to face each other in open tournaments, and results from those matches could influence the lineup."

The Beavers will wrestle at the Southern Oregon Open in Ashland on Nov. 23, then travel to the Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 6 to 7. OSU opens its dual meet season at Oregon on Dec. 13, then wrestles its home-opener against Nebraska on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. in Gill Coliseum.

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