CORVALLIS, Ore. – A takedown by heavyweight Cody Crawford with 13 seconds remaining in sudden victory gave him a 3-1 victory over Nathan Butler of Stanford on Monday, powering the Oregon State wrestling team to a 18-15 triumph over the 21st-ranked Cardinal in their Pacific-12 Conference opener.
Crawford and Butler, ranked 9th nationally, each had an escape in regulation and entered the one-minute sudden-victory period tied 1-1. Inspired by a cheering Gill Coliseum crowd of 917, Crawford fought off a shot and turned the tables on Butler with a takedown of his own as the Beavers (3-6, 1-0 Pac-12) snapped a three-match losing streak in their first home appearance since Nov.