Wrestling duo puts coaches in an enviable position
By Erick Studemcka
Emerald Sports Reporter
l.ven (hough Ony.on s top impound
wrestler ( iiris |ensen. was ill Hu* filial of
lh<* ()n.*gon ( l.issii wrestling tournament
hist month, the Oregon coaching stall
was indifferent to the outcome* of the
match
I he staff didn't e are ahout the final re
stilt Iwc nose Jensen's opponent was Dm k
teammate Kevin Roberts who hull also
won his brae ket ol the tournament and
had advaiu e<l to the filial
What happened was that the omi lies
just sal fink, watched and then told us
what we did wrong alter the mutch.
Roberts said Neither of us had a c oat h.
we 111 s t c oac hell ourselves
( oath Ron I inlev said that the situa
tiou w here two teammates both make the
final is rare in large tournaments
“I’ve seen it happen before, but I
couldn't tell you where or when the- last
time that situation occurred. said fin
lev. now in Ins .Mid vear as the Oregon
head c oac h
Although Jensen won the title at the
Oregon ( lassie and upper! Ins season re
c cerd to I t > Roberts t* nearly as mipres
sive with Ins h i record Having two e a
pahle wrestler* 111 one weight division is
a dilemma I in lev doesn't mind
I wish I had the same situation ill ev
c‘l V weight c las I .nlev * ml V\ c* il do
everything pnssihli* In give both as mam
mate lie*, as possible
I nilev saicl the starting dual meet
Oregon wrestlers Chris Jensen (tight shirt) and Kevin Roberts have been jostling all
season tor the top position In the 118 pound class
V\ Testier al 11H pOUlltis. VVOIlId tn< (il'IlT
mim'd Itirminii i linlletn'.e mail lies and
tournament results A team ma\ unti l
onh nlii1 wrestler m a dual iiiitI ur the
I’atifie-M) ( nnfiTvrw i* but it in.n enter
more than one in an open tournaineni
I he two ha\e split their r huilenge
nwti lies •-(» loosen. tor the time tk> 11j
remains the starter on the strength of tns
touritiirnent vi« tnr\
Moth wrt?stl**rs agree that the lormat for
lietermtning the dual meet starter is fair
"Fven if I hitv lilt' starter fur every
dual meet but Ion! out on n spot in the
I’ac 10 tournament, i! would bo fair lie
i ause it would moan that Kovin peaked
at the right time." Jensen said
For Rntierls. the format keeps him in
volved even when he isn't a starter
I i mild sit oil the liendl all season,
then beat Chris I wire and be in the I’m -
10 tournament and then hav e a chant e at
the N(.AA tournament." Roberts said
Until then. I ll !»*• in some open tourna
ments involving other smaller schools
Kolierls. a redshirt freshman from Spo
kane. said some of Ins sui t ess could be
attributed to what lie learned from for
mer 118-pound Oregon teammate Dan
Vidlnk. a three-time All-American
Vidlak is now an assistant < oat h at I’ai il
ic I Iniversitv
'Vidlak helped me make the transition
from high school to college " Roberts
said. "He was pretty helpful at teaching
me some moves and techniques
Jensen is a junior who transferred to
Oregon after his former school, Notre
[lame, dropped wrestling from its inter
M.holastii athletic program Jensen, who
is from Hoquiiim. Wash . was a heavily
rei roiled high school senior alter i apttir
ing three state titles and finishing Ins
high school career with a l-t> 1 record
Roberts admits a bit ol a rivalry exists
between the two w restlers
"It can be pretty intense at times
KoIhtIs said, "but for the most part we
get along
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