March 1, 1998

FULLERTON, Calif. - FULLERTON, CA --- Senior Jeff Grant (Albany, OR/South Albany HS) and sophomore Zach Zimmerer (Billings, MT/Billings Central HS) finished second at 126 and 167 pounds, respectively, at the 1998 Pac-10 Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Cal State Fullerton.

Both Grant and Zimmerer qualified for the 1998 NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio on March 19-21 by virtue of their top three finish. In addition, junior Beau Weiner (Placerville, CA/Ponderosa HS), who finished fifth, was selected to be the first alternate in the 142-pound class at the NCAA Championships.

The Cardinal finished sixth out of nine schools in the team competition with 62.0 points. The finish is Stanford's highest since it placed fifth in 1995.

February 28-March 1, 1998
Titan Gym
Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, California

Team Scores
1. Arizona State           134.5
2. Oregon State            113.5
3. Oregon                  100.5
4. Cal State Bakersfield    91.0
5. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 77.0
6. Stanford                 62.0
7. Cal State Fullerton      51.0
8. Boise State              50.5
9. UC Davis                 29.5

Stanford results (top three qualify for NCAAs):

Rudy Ruiz (118 pounds) - 
first round bye;
dec. Ben Richards (Oregon State), 7-5;
lost to Mike Kawamura (Arizona State), 12-5;
dec. Syd Carr (Boise State), 9-7;
lost to Ben Richards (Oregon State), 14-3.
FOURTH PLACE with 2-2 record.

Zach Zimmerer (126) - 
dec. Dave Molinari (Boise State), 8-0;
dec. David Yi (UC Davis), 7-1;
dec. Shawn Ford (Arizona State), 13-4;
lost to Jason Buce (Oregon State), 12-7.
SECOND PLACE with 3-1 record (NCAA Qualifier).

Jason Talbott (134) - 
first round bye;
lost to Quinn Foster (Arizona State), 10-4;
second round consolation bye;
lost to Cory Caywood (Boise State), 7-6.
ELIMINATED with 0-2 record.

Beau Weiner (142) - 
dec. Jesse Reta (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), 8-6 (OT);
lost to Dusty Roberts (Oregon State), 3-2;
second round consolation bye;
pinned Joshya Rydbeck (Cal State Fullerton), 2:54;
lost to Jonathan Archuleta (Cal State Bakersfield), 9-3;
dec. Dusty Roberts (Oregon State), 9-3.
FIFTH PLACE with 3-2 record (NCAA First Alternate).

Warren McPherson (150) - 
first round bye;
lost to Craig Welk (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), 5-3;
dec. Nathan Vasquez (Cal State Bakersfield), 4-3;
lost to Eric Jorgensen (Oregon State), 5-3.
ELIMINATED with 1-2 record.

Doug Bardsley (158) - 
dec. Adrian Garcia (UC Davis), 6-4;
lost to Matt Suter (Arizona State), 6-2;
second round consolation bye;
dec. Ian Nelms (Cal State Bakersfield), 5-3;
lost to Kirk White (Boise State), 8-2;
lost to Matt Suter (Arizona State), 7-3.
SIXTH PLACE with 2-3 record.

Jeff Grant (167) - 
dec. Moises Perez (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), 5-3;
dec. Lionel Halsey (Cal State Bakersfield), 8-4;
dec. Jason Webster (Cal State Fullerton), 4-3;
pinned by Casey Strand (Arizona State), 3:46.
SECOND PLACE with 3-1 record (NCAA Qualifier).

Scott Chapman (177) -
first round bye;
dec. Ryan Hutfless (UC Davis), 8-0;
lost to Aaron Simpson (Arizona State), 12-3;
lost to Sanders Freed (Oregon State), 8-4;
dec. Ryan Hutfless (UC Davis), 7-3.
FIFTH PLACE with 2-2 record.

Tim Kendall (190) -
first round bye;
lost to Chael Sonnen (Oregon State), 12-6;
second round consolation bye;
lost to Mike Roper (UC Davis), 13-8.
ELIMINATED with 0-2 record.

Shane Cross (Heavyweight) - 
first round bye;
pinned by Matt Orndorff (Oregon State), 2:11;
second round consolation bye;
lost to Gan McGee (Cal Poly San Luis Obsipo), 11-1.
ELIMINATED with 0-2 record.