Lucas Mondragon placed seventh in the Cade Greco-Roman category at the wrestling national championships this week, earning him All-American status, one of only three Oregonians to do so.

Wrestling in the 189-pound weight class, Mondragon stormed through his first four matches, beating Mark Cross of Maryland 4-1, 6-0, Patrick Blankebeker of Georgia, 2-1, 1-4, 2-1, Tim Hartwig of Idaho 6-0, 2-1 and Joe Patricelli of Illinois 2-1, 1-1, 2-1.

In the fifth round Mondragon received a bye, and then lost to eventual second-place finisher Jonathon Becker of New Jersey on a first-round fall at :58. In his seventh match; Mondragon lost on a technical fall (6-0, 6-0) to Max Huntley of Armed Forces.

In his eighth and final match, Mondragon recovered to beat Hayden Bock of Missouri 4-1, 2-1.

Mondragon’s teammate, Sean Baker, finished in 10th place in the 140-pound category, just outside the top eight for All-American status.

Baker also ran through his first four matches without a loss, topping Hayden Brock of Missouri 4-1, 2-1, Jake Potyraj of Michigan 5-8, 6-4, 801, Brode Hills of Iowa by a technical fall 7-0, 9-3, and Dayne Swisher by technical fall 6-0, 7-1.

After a fifth-round bye, he fell to Justin Gonzales of Colorado 6-0, 3-0, and Kalvin York or Wisconsin by technical fall 7-0, 6-0.

The freestyle portion of the competition got underway yesterday morning.