Leon and Goodwin both built 5-0 leads in the opening period with a takedown and three-point near fall.
Wyoming 149-pounder Jake Elliott rallied for an 8-6 triumph over Leon and 197-pounder Shane Woods, ranked No. 11 this week, battled back for a 10-8 decision over Goodwin.
Trailing 20-15, Cal Poly needed a fall in the final bout, but Pfeifer scored a takedown in each of the final two periods for the three-point decision and Wyoming’s fifth dual meet win in seven tries.
Cal Poly fell to 0-8.
Mustang 174-pounder Dominic Kastl, wrestling for just the 10th time this season, led Cal Poly’s four winners as he built a 7-1 lead before pinning Luke Paine in 4 minutes, 19 seconds. Kastl is now 7-3 for the season.
Mustang 141-pounder Colton Schilling earned a solid 12-6 decision over Cole Mendenhall. Trailing 4-1, Schilling earned an escape, takedown and two-point near fall late in the first period for a 6-4 advantage and surrendered just a reversal in the final two periods en route to his 14th win in 20 matches this year.
Also winning by decision for Cal Poly were Colt Shorts at 157 pounds and Nick Fiegener at 184.
Shorts snapped a 7-7 tie with an escape early in the final period and clinched his 10-7 win over Archie Colgan with a takedown with 21 seconds to go. Shorts is now 13-9 for the season.
Fiegener also was tied with his opponent in the final period, but notched a takedown with 1:20 to go and held on for a 5-3 win over Jace Jensen, raising his season mark to 15-10.
The wins by Kastl and Fiegener pulled Cal Poly to within two points, 17-15, with two bouts to go. Decisions by Woods and Pfeifer sealed the verdict for Wyoming.
The Cowboys received a fall from 125-pounder Tyler Cox and major decisions by 133-pounder Drew Templeman and Dakota Friesth.
Cal Poly returns to the mat Saturday for a 1 p.m. non-conference dual meet against Brown in the Mott Athletics Center. The Bears will be wrestling its first dual meet of the season.
Results:
125 — Tyler Cox (W) pinned Isaac Blackburn (CP) 3:55
134 — Drew Templeman (W) maj. dec. Victor Trujillo (CP) 20-7
141 — Colton Schilling (CP) dec. Cole Mendenhall (W) 12-6
149 — Jake elliott (W) dec. Jacob Leon (CP) 8-6
157 — Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Archie Colgan (W) 10-7
165 — Dakota Friesth (W) maj. dec. Xavier Johnson (CP) 14-4
174 — Dominic Kastl (CP) pinned Luke Paine (W) 4:19
184 — Nick Fiegener (CP) dec. Jace Jensen (W) 5-3
197 — Shane Woods (W) dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP) 10-8
285 — Leland Pfeifer (W) dec. Nicolas Johnson (CP) 5-2
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