Cal State Fullerton junior heavyweight Wade Sauer has been scratched from this weekend's Pac-10 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Eugene, Oregon, due to a neck injury suffered Feb. 17 in a match at Northern Colorado.

Sauer is ranked No. 1 in the Pac-10 and No. 5 in the nation. He placed sixth at the 2007 NCAA Championships. He had a 27-3 record including a 17-0 mark in dual matches until he had to default at the end of the first period to Reece Hopkin of Northern Colorado in the final match of the regular season.

Kurt Klimek, a sophomore from Oceanside and Carlsbad High School Wrestling, will replace Sauer in Oregon. Klimek has a 12-4 record but is only 1-0 in dual matches.