Pac-12 Weekly Recap (2/20/2024)

Arizona State sneaks past Stanford

Stanford had Arizona State on the ropes until the heavyweights took the mat. The Sun Devils trailed 17-12 when Cohlton Schultz faced Peter Ming. Schultz dominated the match and gave the Sun Devils an 18-17 victory with a pin. 

Jesse Vasquez continued his comeback with a solid 8-3 win over Jason Miranda, Kyle Parco went over Jaden Abas 5-1 in a top-15 matchup, Jacori Teemer got by #8 Daniel Cardenas 7-5 and Tony Negron defeated Jack Darrah 6-3.

Cal Poly nearly sweeps Cal Baptist

The Mustangs defeated Cal Baptist 32-3, winning nine out of the ten matches. Chance Lamer and Trevor Tinker earned tech fall wins while Abraham Hinrichsen got away with a 4-1 sudden victory.

Michael Goldfeder’s 7-2 loss to Mateo de la Pena was the only setback on the day for Cal Poly. 

CSU Bakersfield finishes dual season winless

Besides the Covid season, Cal State Bakersfield has won at least one dual in the last ten seasons. However, the Roadrunners lost 29-9 to Hofstra and finished 0-12 in the dual season.

In their final dual, the Roadrunners won three matches. Richard Castro-Sandoval defeated Dyland Acevedo-Switzer 6-1, Guillermo Escobedo upended Jake Slotnick 10-4 and Braden Smelser downed Joe McGinty 4-1.

Little Rock wins eight matches against SIUE; Trojans Claim Pac-12 Dual Title

Over the weekend, Little Rock captured a 33-6 victory against Southern Illinois Edwardsville. The Trojans won eight of the matches. Jeremiah Reno and Tyler Brennan earned pins while Stephen Little defeated Nick Nosler 21-5.

Though Little Rock did not wrestle a Pac-12 foe, they claimed the Pac-12 dual title based on results from other teams in the conference. In just their fifth year, Little Rock had their first winning record (14-5) and finished the year 4-1 in the Pac-12. Neil Erisman’s program started the year with only nine total wins in program history. 

Oregon State dominates Stanford

The Beavers defeated Stanford 29-11, capturing seven of the ten matches. Gabe Whisenhunt shined with a pin against Dominic LaJoie. In addition, Boone McDermott pinned Peter Ming within the first minute.

Brandon Kaylor won a top-25 matchup against Nico Provo 7-3 too. He’ll likely receive the top seed in a strong Pac-12 weight class. 

Stanford falls to ASU, OSU

Stanford was one match away from defeating Arizona State. Nico Provo won by sudden victory 13-8 against Richard Figueroa, Dominic LaJoie defeated Carter Dibert 9-8, Hunter Garvin beat Chance McLane 4-1, true freshman Tye Monteiro knocked off Cael Valencia 9-4 at 174 lbs and Nick Stemmet teched Damion Schunke 20-5 to push the Cardinal ahead of ASU. 

However, the heavyweight contest decided the outcome. Schultz’s pin of Peter Ming flipped the tide and gave ASU the 18-17 victory.

Afterward, Stanford lost to Oregon State 29-11. Jaden Abas majored Nash Singleton 14-3, Daniel Cardenas did the same to CJ Hamblin 14-5 and Garvin edged Kekana Fouret 6-5.