Pac-12 Weekly Recap (1/24/2024)

Stanford picks up two wins

Stanford defeated Drexel 34-6 and Pennsylvania 20-16. Stanford won nine out of the 10 matches against Drexel. Daniel Cardenas and Nick Stemmet stood out with tech falls against their opponents. 

In the Penn dual, Jaden Abas defeated Andrew Troczynski 5-1, Cardenas majored Lucas Revano, in a battle of ranked wrestlers,14-3, Hunter Garvin defeated Kaya Sement 11-4, Stemmet majored Martin Crosgrove 12-4 and Peter Ming pinned John Stout.

Little Rock extends win streak to 5

Little Rock has won five straight duals, including its best win in program history against Arizona State. Nasir Bailey defeated Julian Chlebove 7-2, Joseph Bianchi came back from an early deficit to beat Chance McLane 11-8, Tyler Brennan shutout Cael Valencia 6-0 and Stephen Little tech falled Jacob Meissner 25-10.

It only took five years for the Trojans to break into the national rankings which is the quickest jump of its sort. 

Cal Poly splits Pac-12 duals

The Mustangs lost a close battle to Oregon State, dropping 21-17. Cal Poly won four of the ten matches against the Beavers. Zeth Romney defeated Gabe Whisenhunt 7-2, Chance Lamer defeated Nash Singleton 13-3, Legend Lamer defeated Isaiah Crosby 10-1 and Trevor Tinker pinned Boone McDermott.

Cal Poly destroyed CSU Bakersfield 43-3. Romney and the Lamer brothers won by first-period pins, and Blake Hinrichsen and Jarad Priest won by tech fall.

Oregon State splits two duals

Oregon State squeaked past Cal Poly 21-17. Brandon Kaylor defeated Dominic Mendez 11-4, Cleveland Belton majored Abraham Hinrichsen 16-7, Kekana Fouret blanked Michael Goldfeder 12-0, Matthew Olguin dropped Daschle Lamer 7-2, Trey Munoz majored Kendall LaRosa 12-4 and Justin Rademacher edged Jarad Priest 4-1.

Afterward, the Beavers fell to Oklahoma State 27-9. Kaylor got a huge victory via pin over Troy Spratley and Belton pulled a 4-3 upset over top-ten ranked Tagen Jamison.

Arizona State splits two duals

Arizona State was stunned by Little Rock 18-16. Richard Figueroa and Cohlton Schultz returned to the lineup and dominated. Figueroa won 18-5 against Jeremiah Reno while Schultz defeated Josiah Hill 5-2.

Cody Foote prevailed over Brennan Van Hoecke 5-4, Kyle Parco defeated Kyle Dutton 4-0 and Jacori Teemer beat Matt Bianchi 10-4.

The Sun Devils returned to beat Pittsburgh 21-20. Figueroa, Parco, and Chance McLane won by decision against their foes. Teemer tech falled Jared Keslar and Schultz won by injury default against Dayton Pitzer.

CSU Bakersfield drops to Cal Poly

The Roadrunners struggled against Cal Poly, losing 43-3 in the Pac-12 matchup. Guillermo Escobedo was the only wrestler to capture a win, defeating Michael Goldfeder 2-1 at 165 lbs