"This was a good second day, as we expected," Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky said. "Some guys had some good days and I am impressed with the way this team competed. We had to travel the farthest of any team in the tournament and our guys battled tough."
The Beavers finished with 132.50 total points, edging out No. 4 Michigan, which tallied 132 points. Cornell and Penn State tied for the team championship with 151.50 points apiece. Minnesota rounded out the top five with 126.50 points.
Those five teams were easily ahead of the pack as the No. 6 team, Kent State, finished with 76 team points.
Drucker went 4-1 on Thursday, winning his last four bouts to take third at 133 pounds. He won his last four bouts, including an 8-2 decision over teammate Kelly Kubec. He defeated Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion, 3-2, to take third.
Kubec, meanwhile, finished in sixth after going 1-3 on Thursday. His lone victory came over Minnesota's David Thorn, 7-5.
Jason Lara went 2-2 at the 125-pound class to take fourth on Thursday. He defeated Virginia's Matthew Snyder and Cornell's Frank Perelli but lost to Utah Valley's Ben Kjar in the battle for third.
Scott Sakaguchi also took fourth, tallying four consecutive victories at the 149-pound class to start the day. He posted two falls to open, then a major decision and decision before losing to Edinboro's Thorsten Gillespie, 6-4, in the battle for third.
Brice Arand (184 pounds) and Clayton Jack (heavyweight) each took fifth in their respective weight classes. Arand, like Drucker and Sakaguchi, also went 4-1 Thursday, taking down his first three opponents before losing his fourth bout of the day. He took fifth after defeating Virginia's Jonathan Fausey via medical forefeit.
Jack had just four bouts on Thursday, going 2-2. He racked up a fall over Kent State's Joe Tymosuzuk in just 29 seconds to claim fifth place.
Rounding out the day for the Beavers were Mike Mangrum (141) and Chad Hanke (197) who each took sixth place. Mangrum went 1-3 on the day, while Hanke tallied a 2-3 mark.
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