Sunday, March 5
Stanford, CA
10 a.m.
at
Pac-12 Championship
Bernie Truax, fourth-place finisher in the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Championships, seeks his second Pac-12 title on Sunday at Stanford.
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Cal Poly Seeks First Pac-12 Team Title on Sunday at Stanford
3/1/2023 11:27:00 AM | Wrestling
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly joined what was then the Pac-10 Conference as an affiliate member for wrestling starting with the 1986-87 season.
The Mustangs have finished second twice and third two times as well. They have never claimed a Pac-10 or Pac-12 championship in 37 tries.
Buoyed by its 5-0 mark in Pac-12 dual meets this season, Cal Poly's wrestlers believe this might be their year.
"We are looking forward to the event, as it will be a great opportunity for our guys to showcase all of their hard work," said seventh-year Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas.
Standing in the way are Arizona State, which has claimed the last three Pac-12 championships and five of the previous six, along with Oregon State, which won five straight Pac-12 titles from 2012-16.
Cal Poly edged Arizona State 19-18 on Trevor Tinker's major decision in the final bout and was a 19-15 winner over Oregon State with wins by Bernie Truax and Tinker to overcome a 15-12 deficit.
Arizona State defeated Oregon State 23-16 to finish 4-1 in Pac-12 duals. The Beavers posted a 3-2 conference mark, followed by Stanford (2-3), Little Rock (1-4) and CSU Bakersfield (0-5).
The 2023 Pac-12 Championships will be held Sunday in Stanford's Maples Pavilion.
Session 1 will begin at 10 a.m. and will include the preliminary rounds. Session 2 will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the fifth-place matches, followed by the championship matches at 6 p.m. Both sessions will be video streamed on Stanford's live stream (see links at top of page).
The finals also will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks. Additional coverage of the event will be provided across Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
"We are wrestling well and are looking forward to seeing our guys put forth their best effort," said Sioredas. "Regardless of the outcome, we are extremely proud of this group and how they have continued to grow at a rapid pace throughout the season, both technically and from a mindset standpoint.
"Should be a lot of fun this Sunday," Sioredas added.
Eight of the 10 weight classes feature returning champions, including Cal Poly's Bernie Truax, who claimed the Pac-12 title at 174 in 2021 and was second at 184 last year. The two-time NCAA All-American is seeded first at 197 with an 11-1 record.
Legend Lamer (9-10) finished second at 165 a year ago and is seeded third this time.
Three Mustangs have earned No. 2 seeds. They are Lawrence Saenz (9-7) at 141, Luka Wick (13-11) at 157 and Trevor Tinker (14-7) at 285.
Dom Demas (8-6) is seeded third at 149 while Jarad Priest (12-10) drew the third seed at 184.
Seeded fourth are Antonio Lorenzo (5-7) at 125 and Ethan Rotondo (9-11) at 133 while Brawley Lamer (7-8) is seeded fifth at 174.
In addition to Truax, the top seeds include three-time Pac-12 champion Brandon Courtney of Arizona State at 125, defending 133-pound champion Michael McGee of Arizona State, defending 149-pound champion Kyle Parco of Arizona State, defending 184-pound titleist Trey Munoz of Oregon State and two-time 285-pound title winner Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State.
Other No. 1 seeds are Cleveland Belton of Oregon State at 141, Daniel Cardenas of Stanford at 157, Matthew Olguin of Oregon State at 165 and Mateo Olmos of Oregon State at 174.
Two former Pac-12 champions are seeded second this year. Shane Griffith of Stanford, the 2021 NCAA champion and 2020 Pac-12 title winner at 165, is seeded second at 165 while Tyler Eischens of Stanford, the 174-pound Pac-12 champion in 2022, is the No. 2 seed at 174 this year.
Four Mustangs are ranked nationally.
Truax climbed to No. 2 in The Open Mat rankings at 197 pounds while Dom Demas sports a No. 16 ranking at 149 pounds by College Wrestling Report. With three wins against top-33 wrestlers in his last four matches, Rotondo has earned a No. 33 ranking at 133 pounds from InterMat and Tinker, who has won the final match of a dual meet four times to clinch victory for the Mustangs this season, is listed as an honorable mention by Flo Wrestling.
Weight class allocations were announced by the NCAA last week.
In the Pac-12, 19 spots are guaranteed for the nationals. The top three finishers at 125, 133 and 197 pounds automatically qualify, along with the top two at 149, 165 and 174. Only the Pac-12 champion at 141, 157, 184 and 285 will qualify automatically.
The remaining 46 at-large qualifiers will be announced March 7, with the national brackets to be released March 8. Each of the 10 weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
The NCAA Division I National Championships will be held March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
BRACKETS | LIVE STATS
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly joined what was then the Pac-10 Conference as an affiliate member for wrestling starting with the 1986-87 season.
The Mustangs have finished second twice and third two times as well. They have never claimed a Pac-10 or Pac-12 championship in 37 tries.
Buoyed by its 5-0 mark in Pac-12 dual meets this season, Cal Poly's wrestlers believe this might be their year.
"We are looking forward to the event, as it will be a great opportunity for our guys to showcase all of their hard work," said seventh-year Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas.
Standing in the way are Arizona State, which has claimed the last three Pac-12 championships and five of the previous six, along with Oregon State, which won five straight Pac-12 titles from 2012-16.
Cal Poly edged Arizona State 19-18 on Trevor Tinker's major decision in the final bout and was a 19-15 winner over Oregon State with wins by Bernie Truax and Tinker to overcome a 15-12 deficit.
Arizona State defeated Oregon State 23-16 to finish 4-1 in Pac-12 duals. The Beavers posted a 3-2 conference mark, followed by Stanford (2-3), Little Rock (1-4) and CSU Bakersfield (0-5).
The 2023 Pac-12 Championships will be held Sunday in Stanford's Maples Pavilion.
Session 1 will begin at 10 a.m. and will include the preliminary rounds. Session 2 will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the fifth-place matches, followed by the championship matches at 6 p.m. Both sessions will be video streamed on Stanford's live stream (see links at top of page).
The finals also will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks. Additional coverage of the event will be provided across Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.
"We are wrestling well and are looking forward to seeing our guys put forth their best effort," said Sioredas. "Regardless of the outcome, we are extremely proud of this group and how they have continued to grow at a rapid pace throughout the season, both technically and from a mindset standpoint.
"Should be a lot of fun this Sunday," Sioredas added.
Eight of the 10 weight classes feature returning champions, including Cal Poly's Bernie Truax, who claimed the Pac-12 title at 174 in 2021 and was second at 184 last year. The two-time NCAA All-American is seeded first at 197 with an 11-1 record.
Legend Lamer (9-10) finished second at 165 a year ago and is seeded third this time.
Three Mustangs have earned No. 2 seeds. They are Lawrence Saenz (9-7) at 141, Luka Wick (13-11) at 157 and Trevor Tinker (14-7) at 285.
Dom Demas (8-6) is seeded third at 149 while Jarad Priest (12-10) drew the third seed at 184.
Seeded fourth are Antonio Lorenzo (5-7) at 125 and Ethan Rotondo (9-11) at 133 while Brawley Lamer (7-8) is seeded fifth at 174.
In addition to Truax, the top seeds include three-time Pac-12 champion Brandon Courtney of Arizona State at 125, defending 133-pound champion Michael McGee of Arizona State, defending 149-pound champion Kyle Parco of Arizona State, defending 184-pound titleist Trey Munoz of Oregon State and two-time 285-pound title winner Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State.
Other No. 1 seeds are Cleveland Belton of Oregon State at 141, Daniel Cardenas of Stanford at 157, Matthew Olguin of Oregon State at 165 and Mateo Olmos of Oregon State at 174.
Two former Pac-12 champions are seeded second this year. Shane Griffith of Stanford, the 2021 NCAA champion and 2020 Pac-12 title winner at 165, is seeded second at 165 while Tyler Eischens of Stanford, the 174-pound Pac-12 champion in 2022, is the No. 2 seed at 174 this year.
Four Mustangs are ranked nationally.
Truax climbed to No. 2 in The Open Mat rankings at 197 pounds while Dom Demas sports a No. 16 ranking at 149 pounds by College Wrestling Report. With three wins against top-33 wrestlers in his last four matches, Rotondo has earned a No. 33 ranking at 133 pounds from InterMat and Tinker, who has won the final match of a dual meet four times to clinch victory for the Mustangs this season, is listed as an honorable mention by Flo Wrestling.
Weight class allocations were announced by the NCAA last week.
In the Pac-12, 19 spots are guaranteed for the nationals. The top three finishers at 125, 133 and 197 pounds automatically qualify, along with the top two at 149, 165 and 174. Only the Pac-12 champion at 141, 157, 184 and 285 will qualify automatically.
The remaining 46 at-large qualifiers will be announced March 7, with the national brackets to be released March 8. Each of the 10 weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
The NCAA Division I National Championships will be held March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
No. 25 Cal Poly (8-6, 5-0 Pac-12)
125 -- Antonio Lorenzo (5-7), Sophomore, Antelope, Calif.
133 -- Ethan Rotondo (9-11), Graduate, Vancouver, Wash.
141 -- Lawrence Saenz (9-7), Junior, Vacaville, Calif.
149 -- No. 20 Dom Demas (8-6), Sixth Year, Columbus, Ohio
157 -- Luka Wick (13-11), Freshman, San Marino, Calif.
165 -- No. 31 Legend Lamer (9-10), Sophomore, Corvallis, Oregon
174 -- Brawley Lamer (7-8), Sixth Year, Corvallis, Oregon
184 -- Jarad Priest (12-10), Freshman, Bakersfield, Calif.
197 -- No. 5 Bernie Truax (11-1), Junior, Oceanside, Calif.
285 -- Trevor Tinker (14-7), Freshman, St. Louis, Missouri
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