EUGENE, Ore. ? In just his third official match for the CSUB wrestling team, Mitch Monteiro knocked off No. 1 seeded Nick Smith of Boise State, advancing to the championship heavyweight match at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships, hosted by University of Oregon.

After one day of competition, the Roadrunners sit in fifth place (out of 10 teams) with 77.5 points. Boise State leads the team standings with 128.0 points, followed by Arizona State in second (94.0), Oregon State in third (83.5) and Cal Poly in fourth (79.0).

Monteiro will be the lone ?Runner competing for an individual championship Monday, while six wrestlers are still in the hunt for a possible third place finish.

Monteiro, who officially became eligible to compete for the ?Runners in mid-February, earned the No. 5 seed in the 285 division. He opened action Sunday with a 10-1 win over No. 4 seeded Kurk Klimek of Cal State Fullerton. Facing off against Smith in the second round, Monteiro earned an escape point to start the second period, and take a 1-0 lead. Smith tied the score with an escape in the third period, forcing the sudden death overtime period. With 26 seconds remaining in OT, Monteiro scored a takedown to claim the 3-1 upset and advance to the championship match against No. 2 Travis Gardner of Oregon State.

At 125, No. 3 Brandon Zoetewey earned a 14-0 major decision over No. 6 Joey Lucas (Oregon), then fell 10-2 to No. 2 Anthony Robles (Arizona State). Zoetewey will now take on No. 5 Micah Ferguson (Cal Poly) with the winner advancing to the third place match.

Five others sit in a similar situation after splitting their Saturday matches. At 133, No. 6 Thomas Kimbrell upset No. 3 Todd Schavrien (Arizona State), 6-5 in triple overtime, then dropped a tightly contested 3-0 decision to No. 2 Cory Fish (Boise State). Kimbrell will open action Monday against No. 5 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly).

In the 149 bracket, No. 4 seeded Jeremy Doyle trailed 3-0 early to No. 5 Eric Maldonado (Cal Poly), and despite a valiant attempt at a comeback, fell 3-2. The CSUB senior bounced back, however, with a 3-0 decision over Arizona State's Orlando Jimenez and will now face No. 6 Lucas Espericueta (Stanford).

At 157, freshman Trevor Hall drew the No. 8 seed and a face off against No. 1 Chase Pami (Cal Poly). Pami earned a fall at the 4:35 mark, but Hall bounced back, pinning No. 5 Devan Velasquez (Cal State Fullerton) just 43 seconds into the bout. Hall opens Sunday's action against No. 2 Josh Zupancic (Stanford).

Daniel Atondo, Bakersfield's lone returning national qualifier, earned the No. 4 seed and went 3-1 Sunday. The 165-pound senior picked up a 10-1 major decision over Kyle Barrett (Stanford), an 18-3 technical fall over Brady Garner (Portland State) and an injury default win over No. 8 Dustin Noack (UC Davis). One win away from the third place match, Atondo faces No. 6 Keegan Davis (Oregon State) Monday.

The final ?Runner still in the hunt for an automatic berth to the NCAA National Championships is Riley Orozco at 197. The No. 5 seeded redshirt freshman was shut out, 6-0, in his opening match against No. 4 Matt Casperson (Boise State), but came back to pin Cal Poly's Collin Brooks at the 5:32 mark. Orozco opens action Monday against No. 2 John Drake (Cal State Fullerton).

Elijah Nacita and Jason Points, wrestling at 141 and 184, respectively, will both compete in the seventh place match Monday while Daniel Alejandro, wrestling up two weight classes, went 0-2, closing out his senior season with a 12-8 record.

Consolation semi-finals begin at 3 p.m. Monday at McArthur Court followed by placement matches from 4:30-6 p.m. Championship finals and third and fourth place matches begin at 7 p.m.