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Pac-12 Weekly Recap (1/16/2024)
Cal Poly goes 3-0 at home
Cal Poly won three straight home duals over the weekend. The Mustangs defeated American 39-3, Northern Colorado 23-15, and Air Force 23-17. 
Three Mustangs went undefeated during the weekend, Chance and Daschle Lamer, and Zeth Romney. Chance earned bonus-point victories, winning 22-4, 22-7, and 17-9. Daschle picked up a first-period pin and two decisions. Romney dominated with a 24-second pin, a 17-1 tech fall and 4-1 in sudden victory. In addition, Legend Lamer capped off a 2-1 weekend with a tech fall, making it the first time the three Lamer brothers wrestled together and marked an 8-1 record. Lastly, Jarad Priest captured the clinching win against Air Force with a 6-3 decision at 197 pounds against Calvin Sund. 

CSU Bakersfield remains winless
The Roadrunners had three duals over the weekend. However, Bakersfield lost to American 36-8, Campbell 39-3, and Central Michigan 40-3. Guillermo Escobedo won the only match against Campbell, defeating Brant Cracraft 4-2 at 165 pounds.
Augustine Garcia had a ranked win against Central Michigan, defeating Alex Cramer 8-2 at 174 pounds. Escobedo defeated Ryan Zimmerman 10-1 and Devyn Flores-Che defeated Kaden Milheim, 10-2 in the American dual.

Little Rock dominates in 4 duals
Before the season began, Little Rock had nine total dual wins. After capping four dominating wins, the Trojans have nine wins this season. Little Rock defeated Davidson 45-3, Cleveland State 41-3, Lock Haven 40-11 and Presbyterian 50-6.  … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Pac-12/pac-12-weekly-recap

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Gratitude Key for Erisman in Little Rock’s Growth
Little Rock has become anything but a little program during the 2023-24 season. Although Little Rock’s program is still taking baby steps, the program has been setting records each week. “There is a big gratitude for all the guys for believing in what we are doing and they have bought in so many different ways,” coach Neil Erisman said. “We always believed we could be this type of team and it’s fun to see it come together.” Little Rock’s achievements have come in various ways, including nine dual wins and counting, being ranked top 25 for the first time, finishing top 10 at multiple tournaments, and more. The Trojans have been able to create these records while competing in its fifth season. “It starts with the quality and character of the kids we are recruiting,” Erisman said. “We get the right guys who love what we talk about, what we believe in, and jump wholeheartedly into it.”
Even though Little Rock continues to rise, it was not always smooth sailing for the Trojans. First, Erisman and the squad had to celebrate the small victories.  “It started with celebrating that we didn’t get tech falled in a match,” Erisman said. “Through that, it gave the guys a real sense of gratefulness.” In addition, Erisman and his staff had to make sure to keep confidence flowing high despite tough times. Lastly, Erisman stated the toughest thing about building Little Rock is having no mentors for the wrestlers. “In the end, the culture of your team is who they are when the coaches are not around,” Erisman said. “When you have a group of young kids coming in and buying into a dream, they don’t know it and haven’t been through it. Everything they were doing,  they were learning for the first time.” … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Gratitude-key-for-erisman-in-little-rocks-growth

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Ming Delivers for Cardinal
PHILADELPHIA – With the dual on the line, Peter Ming secured a fall to propel No. 20 Stanford to a 20-16 win over Penn, Sunday, at The Palestra. Stanford improves to 6-2 on the season, while Penn drops to 1-4. The Cardinal and Quakers each won five bouts, three coming by bonus points for Stanford. Trailing 16-14 in the team score, the dual came down to Ming and Penn heavyweight John Stout. The senior registered his team-leading fourth fall of the season, putting Stout on his back in the second for the walk-off win.
Senior 197-pounder Nick Stemmet, ranked 17th nationally, recorded a 12-4 major decision over Martin Cosgrove to put the Cardinal in position to win the dual. Stemmet moves to 20-5 overall and 6-2 in duals. Penn jumped out to a 10-0 lead, picking up wins in the first three matches. Redshirt senior 149-pounder Jaden Abas scored the first team points for the Cardinal with a 5-1 decision over Andy Troczynski. Abas improves to 3-1 in duals this season. … story at … GOstanford.com/Ming-delivers-for-cardinal

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Arizona State Sun Devils Pick Up Big Road Win in Nailbiter Against Panthers
PITTSBURGH – The Sun Devils picked up a big, much-needed road win against No. 29 Pittsburgh on Sunday at the Fitzgerald Field House, 21-20, courtesy of a bonus-point win from Jacori Teemer.
Trailing 20-14 heading into the heavyweight bout, No. 5 Cohlton Schultz was nearing a win against No. 12 Dayton Pitzer. In the third, however, Pitzer went down with a shoulder injury and defaulted, tying the match at 20 apiece. The Sun Devils then notched the deciding point on criteria. It was a fast and emphatic start for the Sun Devils, who grabbed four of the first six bouts of the afternoon. Jacori Teemer’s tech fall victory against Jared Keslar, 6:33 into his match, was a massive boost for the Sun Devils.
The Sun Devils now lead the all-time series between Pittsburgh, 4-2, with the Sun Devils going 3-1 on the road. … story at … Sundevils.com/Sun-devils-pick-up-big-road-win-in-nailbiter-against-panthers

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Stanford Dominates Drexel
PHILADELPHIA – In its final nonconference dual, No. 20 Stanford won nine of 10 bouts to defeat Drexel, 34-6, on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Cardinal improves to 7-2 on the season, while the Dragons drop to 2-7 overall. Five of Stanford’s nine wins came by bonus points. 
Stanford jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the dual as No. 12 Nico Provo and Dom LaJoie registered decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. After the Dragons tied it up with a fall at 141 pounds, the Cardinal reeled off seven straight wins.  Sophomore Daniel Cardenas, ranked No. 11 at 157 pounds, and senior Nick Stemmet, ranked No. 17 at 197 pounds, both won by technical fall to lead the way for the Cardinal.  Redshirt senior Jaden Abas, No. 21 at 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Hunter Garvin, No. 28 at 165 pounds, and true freshman Lorenzo Norman, No. 21 at 174 pounds, all notched major decisions. … story at … GOstanford.com/Wrestling-stanford-dominates-drexel

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Little Rock Wrestling Knocks Off #24 Arizona State, Program’s First Win Over a Ranked Team
Historic win marks a turning point in Little Rock’s young journey as a team
LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock wrestling team has just knocked off its first ranked opponent in program history, and what better way to do it than in front of over 1,000 fans at home for their conference opener against Arizona State. After notching historic moment after historic moment over the last year – over the last five years since the Trojans first stepped onto the mat for the first time, really – Little Rock has now proved itself one of the top teams in the country.
“What was not to celebrate?” asked head coach Neil Erisman following the match. “It was our first big-time win for our program. How about Arkansas wrestling – doing things that weren’t imaginable even 10 years ago, and now we’ve got wrestling at every level. What a night.”
The night certainly ended on a high note, yet Arizona State started off with the upper hand, taking four of the first five bouts. Although Nasir Bailey claimed his match by decision over a ranked Sun Devil, the visitors had 13 team points to Little Rock’s 3. The tide turned after the teams returned from intermission and Joseph Bianchi stepped up for his bout at 165 pounds. Despite trailing 6-1 going into the final two minutes, the older of the two Bianchis on the roster went into work mode, pushing the match to sudden victory overtime and collecting the final takedown to win 11-8.
The Trojans took the next two: Tyler Brennan by decision and Triston Wills by major decision to tie the dual 13-13. That string of victories was even more notable since the three – Bianchi, Brennan, and Wills – are all redshirt seniors set to be honored on Senior Day in two weeks. ”It was the guys that have been here from the beginning that got the ball rolling,” said Coach Erisman. “It was a great moment, looking at Joey and Tyler and Triston and going, I remember when that went the other way. I’m so thankful for those guys and that they stayed the course.”
But what sealed the deal for Little Rock was Stephen Little’s dominant 25-10 technical fall to give the Trojans … story at … LRtrojans.com/Little-rock-wrestling-knocks-off-24-arizona-state-programs-first-win-over-a-ranked-team

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ASU Wrestling Upping Commitment Level After ‘Frustrating’ Loss To ISU
Arizona State wrestling coach Zeke Jones said the Sun Devils have had “a great two-week cycle” after a 28-10 loss to Iowa State
It was after a 28-10 loss to #5 Iowa State on Jan. 5 that Arizona State coach Zeke Jones let his Sun Devil squad know that he wasn’t satisfied with their fight or their toughness.
ASU lost eight of 10 bouts, two by technical fall and six others by six, four, four, five, seven and one point. The Sun Devils bounced back two days later with a 43-0 shutout at Cal Bakersfield to improve their midseason record to 2-3, but Jones made sure the tone was set and the message was heard. “Yeah, it was frustrating … just not finishing out the matches for a variety of reasons,” he said. “But it’s been a great two-week cycle. That’s part of the learning processes. When you get 10 to 15 matches under your belt in the season, you know exactly what you need to work on. And then those that go back and work on it improve the fastest — that’s part of this phase right now is correcting those mistakes and the team really has responded.” One of the losses was fifth-ranked All-America Jacori Teemer falling 9-5 to #11 Cody Chittum. Jones said Teemer has answered the wake-up call. … story at … Flowrestling.org/ASU-wrestling-upping-commitment-level-after-frustrating-loss-to-isu

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