The Ducks battled Road Runners and Mustangs on Wednesday, splitting two matches against Pacific-10 Conference opponents.
Oregon (6-9 overall, 5-3 Pac-10) began the day by ending its four-match dual meet losing streak with a 26-16 win over Cal State-Bakersfield.
Starting at the 133 weight class, the Road Runners took their only lead of the day when Matt Sanchez earned a four-point major decision over sophomore Jacob Boyles, 13-0.
Senior Casey Hunt put Oregon ahead 6-4 after the 141 match. Hunt pinned Road Runner Anthony Baza at the 1:30 mark of the match — exactly halfway through the first period. The pin is Hunt’s third at 141, and fifth overall this season.
Tony Overstake followed his senior classmate with a four-point major decision over Roberto Vargas at 149. After an early takedown by Vargas, Overstake controlled the match, winning 16-7.
Junior Branson Phillips earned his second-straight victory at 157, with a 4-3 win over his opponent. Sophomore Luke Larwin lost a close 7-6 match to his 165 opponent.
With the Ducks up 13-7, No. 11 Shane Webster gave Oregon its first 10-point lead with a four-point major decision. The sophomore took out Matt Montiero, 19-7. Following at 184, freshman Tony Rolen suffered a 5-1 defeat to Road Runner Bryan Travers.
Oregon took the meet from Cal State-Bakersfield when sophomore Elias Soto had his second pin of the season, and his first at 197. Soto pinned Scott O’Rear at the 5:30 mark of the match after racking up an 11-0 lead.
Freshman Neil Phillips scored the Ducks’ last three points with a 2-1 win over Chad Trokler. The two wrestlers finished 1-1, but Phillips earned the winning point with superior riding time. The decision marks Phillips’ fourth dual meet win.
The Ducks forfeited the 125 weight class to end the match, while earning the team victory 26-16.
Oregon hit the road after its win against the Road Runners and headed west to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo to battle the Mustangs.
Cal Poly (9-6, 5-1) started the meet with a win at the 133 weight class, but Oregon came back to win four of the next five matches. The Ducks could not hold on, however, giving Cal Poly its fifth conference victory.
Boyles lost the 133 match 12-5, but Hunt put the Ducks ahead with a four-point major decision over Andy Kim. Hunt’s 17-6 win was his first major decision in a dual meet this season.
Overstake followed with a 6-4 decision over Matt Cox. Overstake won both of his matches on Wednesday, giving him a 16-7 record at 149 this season. At 157, Branson Phillips lost the decision 5-0.
Larwin came back from his earlier defeat to win the 165 match, 4-1.
Webster ran over Mustang Brett Schumann with a 24-6 win. Webster earned five points for the Ducks with the technical fall with near fall victory, scoring the near fall at the 5:50 mark of the match.
The Ducks ran out of steam starting with the 184 weight class. Rolen lost a 12-6 decision, while redshirt junior Jake Leair lost a major decision at 197. Leair’s 16-4 loss was his first dual-meet matchup since early January.
Neil Phillips lost 3-1 in the heavyweight matchup. Oregon forfeited the 125 weight class for the second time on the day, giving the Mustangs a 22-15 conference win.
The Ducks will stay in California to battle non-conference opponents Menlo College and Fresno State on Friday.