Ohio
Mustangs Wrap Up NWCA National Duals With Pair of Decisive Victories
1/11/2025 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The Cal Poly wrestling team capped off its showing at the NWCA National Duals on Saturday by securing a pair of decisive consolation victories inside University of Northern Iowa’s UNI-Dome.
The Mustangs, seeded ninth out of the 14 mid-major teams that wrestled in the Division I bracket, picked up wins over No. 8 seed Ohio and No. 14 seed Sacred Heart to finish with a 3-2 overall record at the two-day dual tournament. Over 100 teams across six different divisions competed in the NWCA Nationals Duals.
Cal Poly (3-6) started the final day of action by rolling to a 30-16 victory over Ohio in the first meeting all-time between the two programs. Koda Holeman, ranked 30th in the country at 125 pounds, set the tone and helped the Mustangs get off to a blistering with a pin just 36 seconds into his match.
Cal Poly fed off the momentum of that win and quickly built a 25-6 lead thanks to some impressive performances. True freshman Alek VanBebber earned a thrilling 8-5 sudden victory at 141 pounds, earning a late takedown in the third period to force overtime where he grabbed another takedown just seconds in to wrap up the comeback victory. Brothers Chance Lamer — the seventh-ranked 149-pounder in the country — and Legend Lamer secured back-to-back technical falls with Chance winning 20-3 and Legend shutting out his opponent 15-0. Less than a day after capturing two upset victories over nationally ranked opponents, the 28th-ranked 165-pounder in the nation, Luka Wick, pinned Ohio’s Jack Lledo at 5:35 to complete the string of victories for the Mustangs.
Trevor Tinker, the 29th-ranked heavyweight in the country, secured the final victory for the Mustangs in the dual with the Bobcats, winning by technical fall 16-0. Cal Poly finished with three technical falls and two pins in the dual with Ohio.
The Mustangs kept things rolling in the dual with Sacred Heart, cruising to a 31-12 win with three bonus-point victories. In the first meeting between the two programs all-time, Cal Poly and the Pioneers traded forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds before VanBebber stepped on the mat at 141 pounds and earned a narrow 2-1 decision over Andrew Fallon. Then Chance took the mat and wrapped up a dominant day of wrestling, grabbing another technical fall, 21-5. Legend snagged a 5-0 decision at 157 pounds and then Wick bullied his opponent at 165 pounds en route to a 17-0 technical fall.
A day after picking up his first career dual victory in his debut in the Mustang lineup, Wesley Wilson picked up another win, earning a 12-5 decision over Sacred Heart’s Kevin Taylor at 197 pounds. Tinker capped off Cal Poly’s 2-0 day on the mat in commanding fashion, pinning his opponent at heavyweight 1:22 into their match.
Holeman, VanBebber, Chance, Legend, Wick and Tinker all went 2-0 in their matches Saturday. Thanks to their performances on the final day, Chance, Wick and Tinker all finished 5-0 across Cal Poly’s five duals at the tournament. Chance is now a perfect 10-0 on the season, Wick is 8-4 and Tinker is 17-5. Holeman posted a 4-1 record across the duals, improving to 15-8 on the year.
Cal Poly returns to action in three weeks to host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Mott Athletics Center.
Cal Poly (30) vs. Ohio (16)
125: Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) fall Logan Dean (Ohio), 0:36
133: TJ England (Ohio) accepted forfeit
141: Alek VanBebber (Cal Poly) d. Kaden Jett (Ohio), SV-1 8-5
149: Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) tf. Jake Necessary (Ohio), 20-3
157: Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) tf. Logan Cravatas (Ohio), 15-0
165: Luka Wick (Cal Poly) fall Jack Lledo (Ohio), 5:35
174: Garrett Thompson (Ohio) md. Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly), 17-3
184: Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) d. Jake Honey (Cal Poly), 9-4
197: Max Ray (Ohio) d. Tyler Hodges (Cal Poly), 6-4
285: Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) tf. Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio), 16-0
Cal Poly (31) vs. Sacred Heart (12)
125: Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) accepted forfeit
133: Braxton Fries-Appello (Sacred Heart) accepted forfeit
141: Alek VanBebber (Cal Poly) d. Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart), 2-1
149: Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) tf. Daniel Delusant (Sacred Heart), 21-5
157: Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) d. Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart), 5-0
165: Luka Wick (Cal Poly) tf. Nolan Hook (Sacred Heart), 17-0
174: Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) d. Cash Stewart (Cal Poly), 4-1
184: Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) d. Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly), 10-6
197: Wesley Wilson (Cal Poly) d. Kevin Taylor (Sacred Heart), 12-5
285: Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) fall Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart), 1:22
