Cal Poly Falls to Stanford 22-13 in Pac-12 Dual Wrestling Meet

Friday, January 17

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Cal Poly Falls to Stanford 22-13 in Pac-12 Dual Wrestling Meet

1/17/2020 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Stanford won six of the 10 bouts and earned four bonus points -- a technical fall and two major decisions -- for a 22-13 Pac-12 dual meet victory over Cal Poly on Friday night inside Mott Athletics Center.

Coach Jon Sioredas' Mustangs were within two points at 15-13 with two bouts remaining, but Stanford won both to clinch the dual meet.

Stanford improved to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in Pac-12 duals with the win while Cal Poly fell to 2-4 and 0-1.

The dual meet started with the 174-pound bout.

Mustang 184-pounder Trent Tracy (pictured below at left) scored an 8-0 major decision at 184 to give Cal Poly a 4-3 lead. Tracy scored all of his points in the first period on a takedown, a four-point near-fall and a two-point near-fall. Tracy is 5-7 on the year.

At 197, Tom Lane improved to 12-3 with a 4-2 decision over Seamus O'Malley, who replaced No. 7 Nathan Traxler due to injury. Ranked No. 8, Lane overcame an early takedown with an escape, took a 3-2 lead with a second-period takedown and added riding time for the win.

Lane's win gave Cal Poly a 7-3 lead, but Stanford won the next three bouts to establish control.

Cal Poly's other winners were Wyatt Cornelison at 141 and Joshy Cortez at 149.

Wrestling in his first dual meet of the year, Cornelison (pictured above) earned a 5-3 sudden victory decision, improving his record to 14-7. Cornelison scored a reversal and escape while Luciano Arroyo garnered a takedown and riding time to tie the match at 3-3. Cornelison's takedown halfway through the one-minute first overtime period ended the bout.

Cortez was a 3-1 winner at 149, scoring an escape and takedown in the second period and giving up just an escape in the final period. Cortez is 7-8 for the season.

Friday's match was part of Alumni Weekend, which also featured a pre-match social on Mott Lawn. At intermission of the dual, the 1979-80 Cal Poly wrestling team which upset No. 1 Iowa 27-12 40 years ago was honored.

Those in attendance (pictured below) included Jeff Barksdale, Wayne Christian, Lee Goldsmith, Scott Heaton, David Jack, Russ Miyoshi, Paul Spieler, Curt Wiedenhoefer, Eric Stuhr and Michael Fitzgibbons.

On Saturday, the Fourth Annual Crab Feed Benefit and Silent Auction will take place, also on campus in the Multi Activity Center. Parking is available free of charge in the Grand Avenue Parking Structure adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner and silent auction slated for 7:30 p.m.

Proceeds of all ticket sales over the weekend will go directly to the Cal Poly Wrestling Program.

Cal Poly's next three dual meets will be on the road, beginning with a non-conference matchup at California Baptist in Riverside on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Cal Poly's last two home dual meets of the year are Feb. 14 versus CSU Bakersfield and Feb. 15 against Arizona State, both matches starting at 7 p.m.

Stanford (22) at Cal Poly (13):

174 -- Jared Hill (S) dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 8-5

184 -- Trent Tracy (CP) maj. dec. Nick Addison (S) 8-0

197 -- Tom Lane (CP) dec. Seamus O'Malley (S) 4-2

285 -- Haydn Maley (S) maj. dec. Samuel Aguilar (CP) 10-2

125 -- Jackson DiSario (S) tech. fall Benny Martinez (CP) 15-0, 7:00

133 -- Brandon Kier (S) dec. Trae Vasquez (CP) 5-1

141 -- Wyatt Cornelison (CP) dec. Luciano Arroyo (S) 5-3 SV

149 -- Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Dawson Sihavong (S) 3-1

157 -- Tyler Eischens (S) dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 7-1

165 -- Shane Griffith (S) maj. dec. Bernie Truax (CP) 16-2