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No. 15 Wrestling Dominates Cal Poly, Duke in Season Opener

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – No. 15 Rutgers wrestling (2-0, 0-0) delivered convincing victories in its first two matches of the season, defeating RV Cal Poly, 31-10, and Duke, 47-0, on Friday night in San Luis Obispo, California. The Scarlet Knights won 17 out of 20 bouts during their two-match sweep, which included 13 victories by bonus.
No. 6 Dean Peterson (125), No. 10 Brian Soldano (184), No. 16 Dylan Shawver (133) and No. 17 Mitch Moore (141) recorded falls on Friday night. Moore, No. 6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) and No. 25 Jacob Butler (149) all delivered wins in their highly anticipated RU debuts after arriving over the summer as graduate transfers. Joe Fongaro (141) and Shane Cartagena-Walsh (174) also recorded wins in their varsity debuts.
No. 12 John Poznanski (197) and No. 24 Anthony White (165) collected two tech falls apiece.
“Really fired up about our guys wrestling hard and taking care of business against these two teams on the west coast,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We scored a lot of bonus points tonight which is encouraging. Now we’re looking forward to getting home and filling up Jersey Mike’s Arena against Virginia Tech in two weeks.”
Rutgers opened the night against the Blue Devils and wasted no time thanks to back-to-back pins from Peterson and Shawver. Peterson worked a first-period fall, while Shawver’s pin gave the Scarlet Knights a quick 12-0 lead.
Fongaro followed in his varsity dual debut with an 8-4 decision. … rest of story at … Scarletknights.com/No-15-wrestling-dominates-cal-poly-duke-in-season-opener

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Stanford Dominates Duke
STANFORD, Calif. – In its season opener, Stanford shut out Duke, 41-0, in an outdoor dual at Taube Family Tennis Center. The Cardinal began the Chris Ayres‘ era in dominating fashion, winning all 10 bouts including six by bonus points. Sophomore Nico Provo, ranked No. 23 at 125 pounds, started things off for the Cardinal with an 8-1 decision over Logan Agin. He scored a pair of takedowns and tallied an escape and 1:54 of riding time. Half of Stanford’s wins came by technical fall. True freshman Tyler Knox earned the first one for the Cardinal at 133 pounds, winning 21-5 in 4:37 over Raymond Adams in his collegiate debut. Senior 141-pounder Jason Miranda followed up with a tech fall of his own, shutting out Duke’s Peter Chacon, 15-0, in 3:55. Ranked 10th nationally, Jaden Abas pushed the team score to 16-0 with a 12-7 decision over Jarred Papcsy at 149 pounds. Also ranked 10th in the country, sophomore Daniel Cardenas made it 21-0 Stanford with a 19-4 technical fall over Logan Ferrero in 5:00.  True freshman Zach Hanson picked up a 10-3 decision over Gaetano Console at 165 pounds, while classmate Lorenzo Norman earned a 20-3 technical fall in 3:41 over Jack Wimmer at 174 pounds in his Cardinal debut. Sophomore Jack Darrah, who won gold at 92 kg at the U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile over the summer, kept the momentum going for Stanford with a 4-2 decision over Connor Becker at 184 pounds.  Senior Nick Stemmet, ranked No. 13 at 197 pounds, was dominant in an 18-3 (2:05) … rest of story at … https://gostanford.com/news/2023/11/4/wrestling-stanford-dominates-duke.aspx

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Cal Poly Bullies Duke, Falls Short to No. 14 Rutgers in Season-Opening Duals
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Cal Poly wrestling opened the 2023-24 season and its 75th year as a program with a pair of duals Friday at the Mott Athletics Center.
In front of 1,287 fans, the Mustangs, who received eight votes in the preseason NWCA Coaches Poll, throttled Duke 38-6 to open the night before falling in a hard-fought battle with No. 14 Rutgers, 31-10.
In the matchup with the Blue Devils, Cal Poly secured five wins via technical fall, one by fall and another by majority decision to roll to its first dual victory of the season.
The Mustangs surged out to a 25-0 advantage over Duke in the first five bouts thanks to a 20-3 technical fall by redshirt freshman Dom Mendez at 125 pounds, a 19-3 technical fall by redshirt freshman Zeth Romney at 133, a 19-6 majority decision by redshirt sophomore Abe Hinrichsen at 141, a 21-6 technical fall by redshirt sophomore Chance Lamer at 149 and a fall by redshirt junior Legend Lamer 2:11 into his match at 157.
Chance and Legend were two of three wrestlers for the Mustangs to post a perfect 2-0 record across the duals. Legend, who secured Cal Poly’s only pin on the night, capped off his night by earning a 4-2 decision over Rutgers’ Al Desantis. In his Mustang debut, Chance, a transfer from Michigan, impressed securing a whooping 11 takedowns across his two bouts, including seven in his technical fall victory against the Blue Devils. In the dual with the Scarlet Knights, Chance — currently ranked seventh in the nation at 149 pounds — cruised to a 14-5 majority decision.
The other Mustang that went undefeated across the two duals was graduate student Adam Kemp. At 174 pounds, Kemp showcased why he will be a force to be reckoned with this season, grabbing five takedowns in a 18-3 technical fall drubbing of Duke’s Jake Wimmer. … rest of story at … GOpoly.com/news/2023/11/3/wrestling-cal-poly-bullies-duke-falls-short-to-no-14-rutgers-in-season-opening-duals

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Cal Poly Wrestling All-Americans honored during 75th season-opening dual match against Duke and Rutgers
Legends that graced the mats as Mustang All-Americans joined together again in front of 1,287 fans as Cal Poly wrestling opened up its 2023-2024 season and its 75th year as a program with duals against Duke and Rutgers on Friday.
Cal Poly stomped on Duke 38-6 to open the night before falling to No. 14 Rutgers, 31-10. The Mustangs came out with a 25-0 advantage over Duke in the first five bouts. It was a different story against the Scarlet Knights, who entered Friday’s dual as one of only seven schools in the country with a ranked wrestler in all 10 weight classes. Chance Lamer, Legend Lamer, and Adam Kemp led the way for the Mustangs and went undefeated across their two duals. Legend secured Cal Poly’s only pin on the night and finished his night off with a 4-2 decision over Rutgers’ Al Desantis. Michigan transfer, Chance, had 11 takedowns across his two bouts.  … rest of story at … KSBY.com/sports/cal-poly-wrestling-all-americans-honored-during-75th-season-opening-dual-match-against-duke-and-rutgers

November 8, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized