Army
Cal Poly Falls to Army 23-10 in Non-Conference Dual Wrestling Meet
11/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Army won seven of the 10 bouts, two by major decision, en route to a 23-10 victory over Cal Poly in a non-conference dual wrestling meet on a sunny Friday afternoon in the University Union plaza.
The Black Knights (1-2) jumped to an 11-0 lead in the opening three bouts and never looked back as Cal Poly fell to 3-4 on the year.
Mustang winners were Yoshito Funakoshi and Joshy Cortez by decision and Travis Berridge by a major decision.
Funakoshi tallied five takedowns, an escape and riding time for a 12-6 victory over Austin Harry at 133 pounds.
Cortez's victory was a bit more dramatic as he wiped out a 3-0 deficit and had a riding time point against him with 10 seconds remaining. Cortez (pictured anove) scored a takedown with eight seconds to go and was awarded a four-point near fall at the buzzer for a 6-4 triumph over Mathew Kelly at 149 pounds.
Travis Berridge notched a pair of takedowns, two reversals, a four-point near fall and riding time for a 13-5 major decision over Ben Harvey at 174 pounds. Berridge extended a 2-1 lead with a reversal and four-point near fall early in the second period to take control of the match.
Five of Army's wins by decision were by four points or less. Rocco Caywood at 197 pounds and Trevor Smith at 285 won by major decision in the opening two bouts of the dual meet.
Cal Poly will compete in three tournaments over the next five weeks, beginning with the Roadrunner Open on Sunday at Clovis North High School.
Army (23) at Cal Poly (10):
197 — Rocco Caywood (A) maj. dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP) 17-8
285 — Travis Smith (A) maj. dec. Spencer Empey (CP) 9-1
125 — Trey Chalifoux (A) dec. Isaac Blackburn (CP) 3-1
133 — Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) dec. Austin Harry (A) 12-6
141 — Logan Everett (A) dec. Colton Schilling (CP) 6-2
149 — Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Matthew Kelly (A) 6-4
157 — Russell Parsons (A) dec. Colt Shorts (CP) 5-2
165 — Andrew Mendel (A) dec. Blake Kastl (CP) 3-1
174 — Travis Berridge (CP) maj. dec. Ben Harvey (A) 13-5
184 — Samson Imonode (A) dec. Thomas Lane (CP) 7-4
Photos above of Joshy Cortez courtesy of Matt Aguirre
