Vasquez, ranked fifth in the country in the NWCA/Intermat and W.I.N. poll, finished second the Pac-10 championship in 2004, and followed that up with a fourth-place finish in the national championships. He led the team with a 30-7 record, as well as a 9-1 record in dual matches.
Reiter, who is ranked No. 3 in both the NWCA/Intermat poll and the W.I.N. poll is coming off a 2005 season standout freshman season that saw him capture the Big Ten title in convincing fashion by pinning top-seeded Mark Jayne of Illinois in the finals. Reiter was also an All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Big Ten Championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler, and his 40 wins on the season was the fifth-highest total in school history.
The 6-3 victory will likely move Vasquez up in national polls, and he will now seriously be considered a national champion contender.
Including Reiter, twenty All-Americans appeared in the classic , including five defending national champions.
Vasquez was also successful in Cal Poly's annual Green vs. Gold scrimmage last Thursday, pinning sophomore Eric Melgares at 5:51.
The Mustangs as a team are currently ranked No. 21 in the country by NWCA/Intermat wrestling.
Vasquez has only continued the hot start for the 2005-06 season as sophomore Chad Mendes and junior Matt Monteiro both took first place last weekend in the Fullerton Open. Mendes is No. 12 in the country at 125 pounds, while Monteiro is No.15 at 197.
Cal Poly will continue its season Wednesday Nov. 30, taking on Pac-10 member, Cal State Fullerton in the first dual match of the season, with a start time of 7 p.m.
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