With eight All-American awards, three Pacific-10 Conference individual championships and two Big Eight Conference individual championships between them, Oregon’s coaches have a strong history of wrestling talent and knowledge.
Head coach Chuck Kearney competed at Oklahoma State in his first two seasons, finishing third at the Big Eight Championships, and was named a first-team freshman All-American. Kearney then returned to his home state, competing for Oregon for two seasons.
In his senior year at Oregon, Kearney placed fifth in the NCAA Championships at 177, leading his squad with a 34-8-1 record. The mark of 34 wins puts Kearney at seventh, with three other Ducks, for most victories in an Oregon season.
Sitting at fourth on that same list, assistant coach Jeremy Ensrud earned a 35-3 record in his senior season as a Duck. During his four seasons, Ensrud compiled a 106-29 record. The 106 victories have Ensrud at No. 4 on the career victories list for Oregon.
Ensrud, a two-time All-American, still trains and competes in freestyle wrestling with Olympic aspirations.
Assistant coach Rick Stewart is the only coach who is not an Oregon alumnus. Stewart is a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion from Oklahoma State.
Stewart served as a volunteer assistant coach for his high school alma mater before coming to Oregon. At Duncan High School, Stewart was named Assistant Coach of the Year in 1996 by the Oklahoma Wrestling Coaches Association.
Each coach brings a different flavor and experience to the mat, helping to round out the Oregon program.

It’s been awhile
Before its Feb. 19 shutout of Portland State, 42-0, Oregon had not held an opponent scoreless for an entire dual meet since the 1981-82 season, when the Ducks blanked Humboldt State, 47-0.
Oregon has not been held scoreless in a dual since the 1983-1984 season, when Utah State beat the Ducks, 49-0.
Since the 1953-54 season, Oregon has been shut out nine times, while holding opponents scoreless in 25 dual meets.

Ducking the rankings
Oregon’s Shane Webster remains the only wrestler ranked by Intermat, sitting No. 11 in the 174 weight class. The sophomore finished the season with a team-leading 26-4 record, including an 8-1 record in the Pac-10.
Webster is also ranked No. 11 by The Wrestling Mall and Amateur Wrestling News, while W.I.N. Magazine has Webster at No. 12.
Redshirt junior Jason Harless is ranked No. 17 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 20 by The Wrestling Mall at 133. Harless went 6-1 against Pac-10 opponents this season, and beat Arizona State’s No. 12 Mike Simpson twice.
Senior Tony Overstake is ranked No. 20 by Amateur Wrestling News at the 149 weight class. Overstake led the teams with eight wins by major decision.
Harless and Overstake lead four wrestlers who are listed as “other wrestlers” in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Martin Mitchell at 125 and senior Casey Hunt at 141 are also listed.

Pac-10 Powers
Boise State and Arizona State look to be the front runners for the Pac-10 Championship. Boise State, the defending conference champion, is ranked No. 11 by Intermat. Arizona State, which finished third behind the Broncos and Oregon last year, is ranked No. 13 by Intermat.