University of Minnesota Athletics
WRESTLERS SHUTOUT PORTLAND STATE 48-0
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota started the match with a 21-5 technical fall decision by sophomore All-American Leroy Vega in 2:41. Vega, ranked second in the nation at 125 pounds, improved his overall record to 13-0. Junior Brett Lawrence defeated John Fasana with a pin in 4:27 at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, sophomore Chad Erikson defeated J.T. Horner with a 22-7 technical fall decision to improve the Golden Gopher lead to 22-0. Following Erikson at 149 pounds was redshirt freshman Jared Lawrence, ranked 10th in the nation, who pinnned Matt Keinonen in just 2:45. Rounding out the first half was redshirt freshman Luke Becker, who defeated Eric Arbogast with a 13-7 decision.
At 165 pounds redshirt freshman Mitch Marr made his first start as a Golden Gopher and decisioned Quinn Collett 5-4. Sophomore junior college transfer John Hardy won his 11th match of the year with a 8-6 decision over Mike Pierce at 174 pounds to improve the Golden Gophers lead to 31-0.
Senior Delaney Berger, ranked 20th in the nation, came out at 184 pounds and pinned R.J. Gillespie in just 1:49. At 197 pounds senior All-American Brandon Eggum defeated Jeremy Wilson with a 21-5 technical fall decision to improve his overall record to 13-1. Eggum is ranked second in that nation. Rounding out the Golden Gopher shutout was senior All-American Brock Lesnar, ranked No. 1 in the nation, who pinned Joe Slaughter in just 1:24.
Minnesota 48, Portland State 0 Sports Pavilion
125 -- No. 2 Leroy Vega (MINN) tech. fall Zac Enoch (PSU) 21-5; 2:41 133 -- No. 10 Brett Lawrence (MINN) pinned John Fasana (PSU) 4:27 141 -- No. 15 Chad Erikson (MINN) tech. fall J.T. Horner (PSU) 22-7 149 -- No. 10 Jared Lawrence (MINN) pinned Matt Keinonen (PSU) 2:45 157 -- No. 18 Luke Becker (MINN) dec. Eric Arbogast (PSU) 13-7 165 -- Mitch Marr (MINN) dec. Quinn Collett (PSU) 5-4 174 -- No. 17 John Hardy (MINN) dec. Mike Pierce (PSU) 8-6 184 -- No. 20 Delaney Berger (MINN) pinned R.J. Gillespie (PSU) 1:49 197 -- No. 2 Brandon Eggum (MINN) tech. fall Jeremy Wilson (PSU) 21-5; 6:09 HWT -- No. 1 Brock Lesnar (MINN) pinned Joe Slaughter (PSU) 1:24
