Pac-12 Weekly Recap (1/9/2024)

Arizona State splits duals

Arizona State fell to Iowa State 28-10 with a handful of wrestlers watching from the sidelines. Richard Figueroa and Kyle Parco rested while Cohlton Schultz made his season debut. The Sun Devils only winners included Julian Chlebove winning 13-3 against Ethan Perryman and Kaleb Lakin defeating Zach Redding by pin.

Jacori Teemer lost 9-5 to Cody Chittum and Schultz fell 4-3 to Yonger Bastida.

The Sun Devils responded with a 43-0 victory against CSU Bakersfield. Chlebove, Teemer and Tony Negron won by pin while Schultz won by tech fall. 

CSU Bakersfield shut out by ASU

The Roadrunners lost six of the ten matches by bonus-point deficits. Even though the Roadrunners failed to win a match, Richard Castro-Sandoval battled ASU’s Triston Mascarenas to a 5-4 loss. In addition, the Roadrunners’ Guillermo Escobedo nearly defeated ASU’s Maxwell Wilner 3-2.

Oregon State falls to Nittany Lions

The Beavers hosted Penn State in one of the top duals over the weekend. However, the Beavers fell short of an upset, losing 36-3 to the Nittany Lions. 

The Beavers lone win came in a familiar matchup. Trey Munoz won at 184 pounds against former Cal Poly All-American Bernie Truax 5-2. Besides the Munoz win, the Beavers had three tight matches.

Cleveland Belton was taken down in sudden victory and lost 8-5 to Beau Bartlett, Nash Singleton lost 4-1 to Tyler Kasak and Isaiah Crosby lost 10-8 to top-ranked Levi Haines.

A positive note is that Oregon State had a record-setting 8,540 fans in attendance during the PSU dual.