Navy Classic
11/1/2026 9:00:00 PM | Wrestling
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Junior Anthony Berg went unbeaten to claim the Pool B title in his weight class while sophomore Levi Bussey defeated a pair of nationally ranked opponents to highlight Cal Poly wrestling’s showing in its season opener at the Navy Classic on Sunday.
A total of 10 Mustangs took the mat inside the Wesley Brown Fieldhouse in Annapolis, Maryland, battling wrestlers from American, Bellarmine, Lock Haven, Morgan State, Navy, Pittsburgh and Virginia. No team scores were kept for the tournament.
Ranked No. 17 in the country at 157 pounds according to WrestleStat, Berg dismantled his opponents in the Pool B bracket, earning major decisions over opponents from Navy and Virginia and posting a 25-10 technical fall over Nick Kunstek from Lock Haven. He capped off his perfect 4-0 performance with a 16-13 decision over Nick Sanko from Virginia.
Competing in Pool A at 197 pounds, Bussey impressed, posting a 2-1 record while battling a nationally ranked opponent in all three of his matchups. Bussey opened the tournament by grabbing a 5-1 decision over Navy’s Zyan Hall, ranked No. 22 in the country in the WrestleStat preseason rankings. He backed up that performance with a 10-2 major decision over No. 30 Tucker Hogan from Lock Haven.
Bussey wrapped up his showing at the Navy Classic with a showdown against No. 8-ranked Mac Stout from Pitt. Bussey gave the 2025 All-American all he could handle in a fight for the Pool A title, but Stout secured the 2-1 decision thanks to a penalty point in the third period.
Fifth-year Wesley Wilson (285 pounds), junior Jagger French (157 pounds) and freshman Arno Vardanyan (133 pounds) all went 2-1 in their respective Pool B brackets. Wilson and French, ranked No. 31 in the country at 157, both earned a pair of victories via major decision while Vardanyan recorded a technical fall and a win by medical forfeit.
Fifth-year Koda Holeman, the reigning Pac-12 champion at 125 pounds, posted a 2-2 record at the event. Ranked No. 14 in the country entering the season, Holeman claimed wins by major decision and decision and came up just short to No. 13-ranked Tyler Chappell from Pitt 2-1 in the second overtime period.
The defending Pac-12 184-pound champion, fifth-year Ceasar Garza went 1-2 in Pool A, nearly defeating No. 20-ranked Chase Kranitz from Pitt and taking down No. 30 Daniel Williams from Navy by a 5-3 decision. Ranked 21st in the country entering the season, Garza posted an impressive 18-4 record a year ago in his first season as a Mustang en route to qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career.
Fifth-year Cash Stewart went 1-2 in the 174-pound Pool A bracket. He fell just short to No. 29-ranked Dylan Evans from Pitt by a 3-2 decision in his opening match and secured a 4-2 decision over Bode Marlow from Pitt.
Sophomore Aiden Simmons (141 pounds) and freshman Joshua Requena (133 pounds) both went 1-2 in their respective weight classes.
Cal Poly hosts Michigan State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, inside Mott Athletics Center for its 2026-27 home opener. You can purchase tickets HERE.
Cal Poly Results
125 pounds (Pool A) – 3, Koda Holeman (2-2)
Round Robin Rd. 1: No. 14 Koda Holeman (CP) dec. Nick Treaster (Navy), 8-2.
Round Robin Rd. 2: No. 14 Koda Holeman (CP) maj. Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven), 11-3.
Round Robin Rd. 3: No. 13 Tyler Chappell (Pitt) dec. No. 14 Koda Holeman (CP), 2-1 (TB-2).
Round Robin Rd. 4: Santino Sloboda (Pitt) maj. No. 14 Koda Holeman (CP), 19-7.
133 pounds (Pool B) – Arno Vardanyan (2-1)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Arno Vardanyan (CP) mf. Hunter Heflin (Navy).
Round Robin Rd. 2: Arno Vardanyan (CP) tech fall Ellis Kirsch (American), 24-9 (6:53).
Round Robin Rd. 3: Patrick O’Keefe (Lock Haven) dec. Arno Vardanyan (CP), 5-3.
141 pounds (Pool C) – Josh Requena (1-2)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Carson Walsh (Pitt) dec. Josh Requena (CP), 4-1.
Round Robin Rd. 2: Jair Jackson-Bey (Morgan State) dec. Josh Requena (CP), 4-2.
Round Robin Rd. 3: Josh Requena (CP) dec. Isaiah Jackson (Morgan State), 4-2.
149 pounds (Pool C) – Aiden Simmons (1-2)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Connor Swaim (Pitt) dec. No. 30 Aiden Simmons (CP), 4-2.
Round Robin Rd. 2: No. 30 Aiden Simmons (CP) maj. Cole Householder (Navy), 15-6.
Round Robin Rd. 3: Kelly Kakos (Lock Haven) dec. No. 30 Aiden Simmons (CP), 2-1.
157 pounds (Pool B) – Anthony Berg (4-0)
Round Robin Rd. 1: No. 17 Anthony Berg (CP) maj. Nate Rickards (Virginia), 9-1.
Round Robin Rd. 2: No. 17 Anthony Berg (CP) maj. Peyton Park (Navy), 11-3.
Round Robin Rd. 3: No. 17 Anthony Berg (CP) tech fall Nick Kunstek (Lock Haven), 25-10 (7:00).
Round Robin Rd. 4: No. 17 Anthony Berg (CP) dec. Nick Sanko (Virginia), 16-13.
165 pounds (Pool B) – Jagger French (2-1)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Noah Hall (Bellarmine) dec. No. 31 Jagger French (CP), 7-5.
Round Robin Rd. 2: No. 31 Jagger French (CP) maj. Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven), 12-4.
Round Robin Rd. 3: No. 31 Jagger French (CP) maj. Aaron Turner (Morgan State), 16-6.
174 pounds (Pool A) – Cash Stewart (1-2)
Round Robin Rd. 1: No. 29 Dylan Evans (Pitt) dec. Cash Stewart (CP), 3-2.
Round Robin Rd. 2: Cash Stewart (CP) dec. Bode Marlow (Pitt), 4-2.
Round Robin Rd. 3: Danny Wask (Navy) maj. Cash Stewart (CP), 12-3.
184 pounds (Pool A) – Ceasar Garza (1-2)
Round Robin Rd. 1: No. 20 Chase Kranitz (Pitt) dec. No. 21 Ceasar Garza (CP), 5-3.
Round Robin Rd. 2: Cole Bartram (Lock Haven) dec. No. 21 Ceasar Garza (CP), 4-3.
Round Robin Rd. 3: No. 21 Ceasar Garza (CP) dec. No. 30 Daniel Williams (Navy), 5-3.
197 pounds (Pool A) – Levi Bussey (2-1)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Levi Bussey (CP) dec. No. 22 Zyan Hall (Navy), 5-1.
Round Robin Rd. 2: Levi Bussey (CP) maj. No. 30 Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven), 10-2.
Round Robin Rd. 3: No. 8 Mac Stout (Pitt) dec. Levi Bussey (CP), 2-1.
285 pounds (Pool B) – Wesley Wilson (2-1)
Round Robin Rd. 1: Wesley Wilson (CP) maj. Ben Farabaugh (Navy), 9-1.
Round Robin Rd. 3: Justin Hoffer (Bellarmine) dec. Wesley Wilson (CP), 4-1.
Round Robin Rd. 1: Wesley Wilson (CP) maj. Dom Iaquinto (Navy), 15-1.
