Sunday, March 6
Tempe, AZ
10 a.m.
at
Pac-12 Championships
Evan Wick, shown in dual meet versus Air Force in February, will take a 16-0 record and No. 1 national ranking into the Pac-12 Championships on Sunday at Arizona State.
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Cal Poly to Compete in Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Sunday
3/2/2022 11:18:00 AM | Wrestling
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will send its strongest lineup in 12 years to the Pac-12 Conference Wrestling Championships, scheduled for Sunday at Desert Financial Arena on the Arizona State campus in Tempe, Ariz.
A year ago, Coach Jon Sioredas' Mustangs placed fourth in the conference finals at Oregon State, Cal Poly's highest finish since placing third in the 2010 Pac-12 Championships. Sioredas is hoping for even better things in 2022.
"We are excited and eager for the Pac-12 Championships this weekend in Tempe," said Sioredas. "This is yet another opportunity for our guys to measure their improvements. With four of the six Pac-12 programs being ranked in the Top 25, this is surely going to be an exciting event."
Cal Poly will send six nationally ranked wrestlers to the six-team event, led by the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the land at 165 pounds in Evan Wick. The Wisconsin transfer is 16-0 on the year with a pair of wins over defending national champion Shane Griffith, ranked No. 3 this week, along with victories over the Nos. 6, 10 and 19 wrestlers as well.
Wick, 126-21 in his collegiate career, is a three-time NCAA All-American, placing third in the nationals as a freshman at 165 pounds in 2018 and fourth as a sophomore in 2019. He also qualified for the nationals in 2020 as a junior and was named an All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association after the NCAA finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Another returning Mustang All-American is Bernie Truax, who placed fourth at 174 pounds in the NCAA finals a year ago, Cal Poly's first wrestling All-American on the mat since 2012. He also was the first Mustang to claim a Pac-12 crown in three seasons.
Ranked No. 5 at 184 pounds, Truax is 13-1 for the year and 58-22 in his Cal Poly career.
Other nationally ranked wrestlers to compete for Cal Poly this weekend are No. 13 Adam Kemp (12-3) at 174 pounds, No. 16 Legend Lamer (13-4) at 149, No. 28 Antonio Lorenzo (17-7) at 125 and No. 32 Lawrence Saenz (12-5) at 141.
Lamer qualified for the 2021 nationals, posting a 3-2 mark as the No. 9 seed, while Saenz was a national qualifier in 2020 while competing at Fresno State.
The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Pac-12 Championships features Abe Hinrichsen (14-15) at 133 pounds, Brawley Lamer (8-13) at 157, Trent Tracy (11-10) at 197 and Samuel Aguilar (8-8) at 285.
Arizona State claimed its fourth Pac-12 team title in the last five years last season in Corvallis. Oregon State was second and Stanford third.
Of the 10 Pac-12 individual champions a year ago, nine return.
In addition to Truax at 174, the list of defending champions also includes Brandon Courtney (125) of Arizona State, Devan Turner (133) of Oregon State, Grant Willis (141) of Oregon State, Jaden Abas (149) of Stanford, Jacori Teemer (157) of Arizona State, Anthony Valencia (165) of Arizona State, Kordell Norfleet (197) of Arizona State and Cohlton Schultz (285) of Arizona State.
Five wrestlers in Sunday's meet have earned multiple Pac-12 titles.
Valencia has a chance to win a fifth Pac-12 title, claiming the 174-pound crown in 2020 and 165-pound titles in 2021, 2018 and 2017. Turner also won a Pac-12 title at 133 in 2020 while Willits claimed the 141 crown in 2019. Courtney placed first at 125 in 2020 while Teemer was the 157-pound champion in 2020.
Two wrestlers could be Pac-12 place winners for two different Pac-12 schools.
Cory Crooks was third at 149 for Arizona State last year and Trey Munoz finished second at 174, also for the Sun Devils a year ago. Both are now wrestling at Oregon State.
Last week, the NCAA released the weight class allocations for the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championships, scheduled for March 17-19 in Detroit.
The Pac-12 Conference has been allocated three spots at 125, 133, 149 and 165 pounds, one position at 197 and two spots in each of the remaining five weight classes for a total of 23 automatic qualifying positions.
Arizona State is ranked No. 4 in InterMat's tournament rankings, with Cal Poly No. 10 and Stanford 20th. Oregon State is No. 20 in the dual meet rankings.
Seedings were announced Wednesday and brackets are available by clicking the link at the top of the page..
Wick is seeded No. 1 at 165, Kemp is No. 1 at 174 and Truax is the top seed at 184. No Cal Poly wrestlers are seeded No. 2. Mustangs seeded third include Lorenzo at 125 and Legend Lamer at 149.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. Pacific with the championship finals at 6 o'clock. The final round will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
Tickets are on sale at Pac-12.com/tickets. They begin at $20 for a single session pass and $30 for an all-sessions pass. All-session passes include admission to both sessions and the championship rounds.
VIDEO STREAMS: SESSION 1 | SESSION 2 | FINAL ROUND
LIVE STATS
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will send its strongest lineup in 12 years to the Pac-12 Conference Wrestling Championships, scheduled for Sunday at Desert Financial Arena on the Arizona State campus in Tempe, Ariz.
A year ago, Coach Jon Sioredas' Mustangs placed fourth in the conference finals at Oregon State, Cal Poly's highest finish since placing third in the 2010 Pac-12 Championships. Sioredas is hoping for even better things in 2022.
"We are excited and eager for the Pac-12 Championships this weekend in Tempe," said Sioredas. "This is yet another opportunity for our guys to measure their improvements. With four of the six Pac-12 programs being ranked in the Top 25, this is surely going to be an exciting event."
Cal Poly will send six nationally ranked wrestlers to the six-team event, led by the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the land at 165 pounds in Evan Wick. The Wisconsin transfer is 16-0 on the year with a pair of wins over defending national champion Shane Griffith, ranked No. 3 this week, along with victories over the Nos. 6, 10 and 19 wrestlers as well.
Wick, 126-21 in his collegiate career, is a three-time NCAA All-American, placing third in the nationals as a freshman at 165 pounds in 2018 and fourth as a sophomore in 2019. He also qualified for the nationals in 2020 as a junior and was named an All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association after the NCAA finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Another returning Mustang All-American is Bernie Truax, who placed fourth at 174 pounds in the NCAA finals a year ago, Cal Poly's first wrestling All-American on the mat since 2012. He also was the first Mustang to claim a Pac-12 crown in three seasons.
Ranked No. 5 at 184 pounds, Truax is 13-1 for the year and 58-22 in his Cal Poly career.
Other nationally ranked wrestlers to compete for Cal Poly this weekend are No. 13 Adam Kemp (12-3) at 174 pounds, No. 16 Legend Lamer (13-4) at 149, No. 28 Antonio Lorenzo (17-7) at 125 and No. 32 Lawrence Saenz (12-5) at 141.
Lamer qualified for the 2021 nationals, posting a 3-2 mark as the No. 9 seed, while Saenz was a national qualifier in 2020 while competing at Fresno State.
The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Pac-12 Championships features Abe Hinrichsen (14-15) at 133 pounds, Brawley Lamer (8-13) at 157, Trent Tracy (11-10) at 197 and Samuel Aguilar (8-8) at 285.
Arizona State claimed its fourth Pac-12 team title in the last five years last season in Corvallis. Oregon State was second and Stanford third.
Of the 10 Pac-12 individual champions a year ago, nine return.
In addition to Truax at 174, the list of defending champions also includes Brandon Courtney (125) of Arizona State, Devan Turner (133) of Oregon State, Grant Willis (141) of Oregon State, Jaden Abas (149) of Stanford, Jacori Teemer (157) of Arizona State, Anthony Valencia (165) of Arizona State, Kordell Norfleet (197) of Arizona State and Cohlton Schultz (285) of Arizona State.
Five wrestlers in Sunday's meet have earned multiple Pac-12 titles.
Valencia has a chance to win a fifth Pac-12 title, claiming the 174-pound crown in 2020 and 165-pound titles in 2021, 2018 and 2017. Turner also won a Pac-12 title at 133 in 2020 while Willits claimed the 141 crown in 2019. Courtney placed first at 125 in 2020 while Teemer was the 157-pound champion in 2020.
Two wrestlers could be Pac-12 place winners for two different Pac-12 schools.
Cory Crooks was third at 149 for Arizona State last year and Trey Munoz finished second at 174, also for the Sun Devils a year ago. Both are now wrestling at Oregon State.
Last week, the NCAA released the weight class allocations for the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championships, scheduled for March 17-19 in Detroit.
The Pac-12 Conference has been allocated three spots at 125, 133, 149 and 165 pounds, one position at 197 and two spots in each of the remaining five weight classes for a total of 23 automatic qualifying positions.
Arizona State is ranked No. 4 in InterMat's tournament rankings, with Cal Poly No. 10 and Stanford 20th. Oregon State is No. 20 in the dual meet rankings.
Seedings were announced Wednesday and brackets are available by clicking the link at the top of the page..
Wick is seeded No. 1 at 165, Kemp is No. 1 at 174 and Truax is the top seed at 184. No Cal Poly wrestlers are seeded No. 2. Mustangs seeded third include Lorenzo at 125 and Legend Lamer at 149.
Competition begins at 10 a.m. Pacific with the championship finals at 6 o'clock. The final round will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
Tickets are on sale at Pac-12.com/tickets. They begin at $20 for a single session pass and $30 for an all-sessions pass. All-session passes include admission to both sessions and the championship rounds.
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