Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
Cal Poly
Wrestling Wins Eighth Dual in a Row
2/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 14, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State took to the road on Friday night and defeated Cal Poly 25-12. The victory was the Bulldogs' ninth dual win in a row, the longest for a Fresno State wrestling team since the 1994-95 season.
The dual started at the 141 weight class. Junior Casey Olson won the first match by decision over Andy Kim 7-3. Junior Jim Medeiros won at the 157 division by a decision of 6-3 over Nick Hopping.
Senior Ben Baca weighed in at the 174 division and took his match over Joe Brady by a major decision win of 16-8.
The night's only pin came from Greg Gifford. He took down Ryan Halsey with 1:45 left in the second period.
Marcio Botelho, Clint Walbeck and Ben Martinez all scored decision wins over their opponents.
The Bulldogs next dual and final home match of the season is Sunday at noon against No. 12 Arizona State.
Individual Results
Fresno State 25, Cal Poly 12
125- Joe Mittleman (CP) pinned Sal Gonzalez (FS), 4:14
133- Ben Martinez (FS) dec. Nate Ybarra (CP), 6-5
141- Casey Olson (FS) dec. Andy Kim (CP), 7-3
149- Matt Cox (CP) dec. Zhon Kuraspediani (FS), 8-2
157- Jim Medeiros (FS) dec. Nick Hopping (CP), 6-3
165- Keith Kroeger (CP) dec. Sean Sheets (FS), 7-6
174- Ben Baca (FS) maj. dec. Joe Brady (CP), 16-8
184- Greg Gifford (FS) pinned Ryan Halsey (CP), 3:15
197- Marcio Botelho (FS) dec. David Schenk (CP), 5-2
285- Clint Walbeck (FS) dec. Dan Howe (CP), 8-2
