Cal Poly Falls to Fresno State, 24-16, in Dual Wrestling Meet

Thursday, January 2

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Cal Poly Falls to Fresno State, 24-16, in Dual Wrestling Meet

1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

FRESNO, Calif. -- Tom Lane won my major decision while Bernie Truax and Joshy Cortez earned decisions, but the Cal Poly wrestling team fell 24-16 to host Fresno State on Thursday inside the Save Mart Center.

Lane improved his record for the season to 10-3 with an 11-0 major decision over Isaiah Perez at 197 pounds. The two-time national qualifier scored a takedown and four-point near fall in the first period, an escape and takedown in the second period and a penalty point plus riding time in the final period for the win.

Truax opened the dual meet with a 7-2 decision over Adam Kemp at 165 pounds. Truax notched a first-period takedown, an escape int he second period and a penalty point, takedown and riding time in the last period to lift his record to 9-8.

Cortez (pictured at right) was a 4-0 winner over Greg Gaxiola at 149. Now 6-7 for the season, Cortez broke a scoreless tie with a reversal, penalty point and riding time in the final period for the win.

Mustang 125-pounder Benny Martinez won by forfeit, tying the dual meet at 13-13, but Fresno State claimed three of the final four bouts to win going away.

Scoring the only fall of the match was Brandon Martino at 174 pounds in 3 minutes, 48 seconds, for Fresno State (2-4).

Now 2-2 in dual meets, Cal Poly returns home to host Northern Illinois on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. in Mott Athletics Center.

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At the Menlo Tournament on Saturday, Wyatt Cornelison placed second at 141 pounds while Jack Lenox (125 pounds) and Daniel Vizcarra both placed third.

Cornelison was 3-1 in the one-day topurnament, dropping a 16-4 major decision to Dalton Brady of Arizona Christian in the final round.

Lenox posted a 4-1 mark, bouncing back from an opening-round 7-6 defeat with four consecutive wins, including a 6-2 decision over Elias Gonzales of Arizona Christian in the consolation finals.

Vizcarra was 5-1, earning an 11-4 decision over Devin Everk of Menlo College in the consolation finals.

Max Anderson compiled a 3-2 record at 157 pounds, finishing one win shy of placing.

Cal Poly (16) at Fresno State (24):

165 -- Bernie Truax (CP) dec. Adam Kemp (FS) 7-2

174 -- Brandon Martino (FS) pinned Nathan Tausch (CP) 3:48

184 -- Hunter Cruz (FS) dec. Trent Tracy (CP) 9-5

197 -- Tom Lane (CP) maj. dec. Isaiah Perez (FS) 11-0

285 -- Josh Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Samuel Aguilar (CP) 11-2

125 -- Benny Martinez (CP) won by forfeit

133 -- Gary Joint (FS) maj. dec. Trae Vasquez (CP) 11-2

141 -- DJ Lloren (FS) maj. dec. Jake Ryan (CP) 16-2

149 -- Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Greg Gaxiola (FS) 4-0