COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans’ Molnar Finishes Second in NCAA Finals

The surprising run of Cal State Fullerton’s Laszlo Molnar in the NCAA wrestling championships ended a match short of a title Saturday.

Oklahoma State’s Mark Branch beat Molnar, 4-2, in the 167-pound final in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Molnar and Branch were unseeded. Molnar had advanced to the championship match with a 5-4 upset of No. 1 Shaon Fry of Missouri on Friday.

Branch’s victory helped Oklahoma State dethrone three-time defending champion Iowa for the team title. The Cowboys finished with 94.75 points to 76.50 for the Hawkeyes.

Molnar finished the season 24-7.

In nonconference baseball:

Concordia 10, Biola 2--Christopher Ambdreich had two hits, scored three runs and stole four bases for Concordia (9-13). Alex Vicario, Chris Wiggins and Dustin Benedict each had two hits for the Eagles.

In nonconference baseball late Friday:

CS Fullerton 13, UCLA 3--Cal State Fullerton scored 11 runs in the last three innings to break open a tie game at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Jeremy Giambi’s three-run triple in the seventh gave the Titans (19-5) the lead for good. Dante Powell had three hits, drove in two runs and stole two bases for Fullerton.

Saturday’s game at Titan Field was rained out and rescheduled for May 11 at 7 p.m.

In nonconference men’s tennis:

Kansas 5, UC Irvine 4--Chris Tontz won his singles sets, 6-3, 6-4, for Irvine (5-7).

In the Long Beach Collegiate Classic track and field meet:

Fullerton men, women fourth--Cal State Fullerton’s men finished fourth of seven teams, with 74 points, and the women were fourth of six teams, with 32 points. Fullerton’s Steve Frisone won the 800 meters in 1 minute 52.77 seconds; Zaylore Stout was second in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 6 3/4 inches.

Utah State won the men’s meet with 116 points and Cal State Northridge won the women’s title with 97 points.