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No. 24 Wrestling Pulls Two Wins Against Menlo and Oregon
2/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 7, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - After a dominating match against Menlo, 41-3, Fresno State battled Oregon to come out on top, 19-12. In front of a season high attendance of 475 people watched the Bulldogs extend their dual record to 10-4.
Fresno State would pin Menlo three times and win six other matches before the Oaks managed to score.
Sophomore Sal Gonzales would start the Menlo match at 125 and score the first pin at 5:08 against Ricky Aguirre.
Junior Casey Olson won by technical fall, 17-1, against Menlo's Matt Frank in the 141 division.
Junior Jim Medeiros would score the next pin, at 157, stopping the clock a 1:37 left in the first period, against Sean Van Der Wende of Menlo. The scoreboard read Bulldogs, 23, Menlo, 0.
The second technical fall was in favor of senior Eddie Gifford, 19-2, over Howard Favlet of Menlo in the 174 division.
The last pin of the night came from Marcio Botleho, at 197, with 1:02 left in the first period, against Menlo's Terrance Carter.
The final score read victory for Fresno State 41-3.
The next match would be back and forth.
Oregon would took the 125 division. But, junior Ben Martinez would not lay down, at 133, winning by the biggest score of the night, 17-8, against Jacob Boyles of Oregon. The scoreboard now read Fresno State 4 Oregon 3.
It wasn't until the 184 division that the Bulldogs took control of the score. Freshman Greg Gifford won by decision,11-9, against Oregon's Tony Rolen.
Sophomore Clint Walbeck won his match in the heavywieght division by decision, 7-5, over Neil Phillips. The Bulldogs finished 19-12.
The Bulldogs next match is Friday, Feb. 14 at Cal Poly at 7 p.m. The next and last match is Sunday, Feb. 16 at noon.
Individual Results
Fresno State 41, Portland State 3
125 - Sal Gonzales (FS) pin Ricky Aguirre (M), 5:08
133 - Ben Martinez (FS) dec. Jose Sanchez (M), 7-2
141 - Casey Olson (FS) tech. fall Matt Frank (M), 17-1
149 - Zhon Kuraspediani (FS) dec. Nickolas Salvidar (M), 6-1
157 - Jim Medeiros (FS) pin Sean Van Der Wende (M), 6-0
165 - Sean Sheets (FS) dec. Eddie Lucatero (M), 7-5
174 - Eddie Gifford (FS) tech. fall Howard Falvey (M), 19-2
184 - Jatinder Singh (FS) maj. dec. Jeff Dahl (M), 12-4
197 - Marcio Botleho (FS) pin Terrance Carter (M), 6-0
Hwt - Ben Flores (M) dec. Clint Walbeck (FS), 6-0
Individual Results
Fresno State 19, Oregon 12
125 - Martin Mitchell (B) dec. Sal Gonzales (FS), 6-3
133 - Ben Martinez (FS) maj. dec. Jacob Boyles (OU), 4-3
141 - Casey Olson (FS) dec. Casey Hunt (OU), 7-3
149 - Tony Overstake (OU) dec. Zhon Kuraspediani (FS) , 6-3
157 - Jim Medeiros (FS) dec. Branson Phillips (OU), 6-4
165 - Luke Larwin (OU) dec. Ben Baca (FS), 11-7
174 - Shane Webster (OU) dec. Eddie Gifford (FS), 4-6
184 - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. Tony Rolen (OU), 11-9
197 - Marcio Botleho (FS) dec. Jake Leair (OU), 3-1
Hwt - Clint Walbeck (FS) dec. Neil Phillips (OU), 7-5
