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Fresno State
Wyoming
Wrestlers Sneak Past No. 25 Wyoming 18-17
2/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 20, 2004
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State used strong efforts at the heavy weight positions to upset 25th-ranked Wyoming 18-17 on Friday night at the North Gym.
The victory came in the regular season finale for the Bulldogs (7-11), which snapped a two-match winning streak and won for just the second time in the last seven dual meets.
Wyoming (6-5) started strong, winning the first two matches at 157 and 165 to take an 8-0 lead. Fresno State didn't get on the board until Anthony Rubalcava bested Trevor Murray at 174 by a 3-1 decision.
Greg Gifford followed with a 6-5 decision over Sam Wendland, making the dual score 8-6 and running his own record to an impressive 22-9 on the year.
The Cowboys picked up a 4-1 decision at 197, but at heavyweight, No. 7 Clint Walbeck took out 16th-ranked Dusty Hoffschnieder 3-1. Then at 125, Christian Bowerman won a decision over Barrett Duell 7-3, giving the Bulldogs a 12-11 advantage.
Wyoming picked up victories by decision at 133 and 141, but Fresno State received six points for a forfeit at 149, giving the Bulldogs their final margin of victory.
Next up for Fresno State is the West Regionals on March 6 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Fresno State def. No. 25 Wyoming, 18-17
157 - #16 Andrew Shuler (Wyo) maj. dec. Shane Seibert (FS), 12-4 (Wyo 4-0)
165 - #13 Levi Prevost (Wyo) maj. dec. Sean Sheets (FS), 13-5 (Wyo 8-0)
174 - Anthony Rubalcava (FS) dec. Trevor Murray (Wyo), 3-1 (Wyo 8-3)
184 - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. Sam Wendland (Wyo), 6-5 (Wyo 8-6)
197 - #11 Kevin Kessner (Wyo) dec. #10 Marcio Botelho (FS), 4-1 (Wyo 11-6)
HWT - #7 Clint Walbeck (FS) dec. #16 Dusty Hoffschneider (Wyo), 3-1 (Wyo 11-9)
125 - Christian Bowerman (FS) dec. Barrett Duell (Wyo), 7-3 (FS 12-11)
133 - Tyson Shatto (Wyo) dec. Joe Stewart (FS), 10-5 (Wyo 14-12)
141 - Blake Gunter (Wyo) dec. Ben Martinez (FS), 4-0 (Wyo 17-12)
149 -- #15 Casey Olson (FS) won by forfeit (FS 18-17)
