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Reno Tournament of Champions
Nine 'Dogs to compete at Reno Tournament of Champions on Thursday
12/18/2018 2:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Nine Fresno State wrestlers are set to compete on Thursday at the Reno Tournament of Champions hosted at the Reno Events Center.
2018 Reno Tournament of Champions
Dec. 20, 2018 • 9:00 A.M. • Reno Events Center • Reno, Nev.
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Event Schedule
9:00 AM: College "Pig Tails"- 12 mats
9:30 AM: College Championship Round I- 12 mats
11:00 AM: College Consolation Round "Pigtails"- 12 matsÂ
11:15 AM: College Consolation Round I- 12 matsÂ
12:15 PM: College Championship Round II- 12 mats
1:15 PM: College Consolation Round II- 12 matsÂ
1:45 PM: College Championship Round III- 12 matsÂ
2:15 PM: College Consolation Round III- 12 mats
2:45 PM: College Championship Semifinals- 4 matsÂ
2:45 PM: College Consolation Round IV- 4 mats
3:45 PM: College Consolation Semifinals- 4 matsÂ
6:00 PM: College Finals 1st, 3rd & 5th- 3 matsÂ
* Time schedule is subject to changeÂ
* Individual medals to be presented after each match is completedÂ
* Team trophies and Outstanding Wrestler awards will be presented following the end of the tournament
Bulldogs competing at the Reno Tournament of Champions
125 - Jeremy Trinh, RFr., (5-6)
125 - Justin Mejia, Fr., *competing unattached – first career appearance as a Bulldog
141 - Lawrence Saenz, Fr., (9-1) * competing unattached
157 - Jacob Wright, RFr., (10-5) *competing unattached
174 - Dominic Kincaid, RJr. (2-2)
184 - Angel Solis, So., (6-2) *competing unattached
197 - Isaiah Perez, Fr., (7-2) *competing unattached
197 - Josh Hokit, Jr., – 2018-19 season debut
Teams competing at the Reno Tournament of Champions - Rankings by the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
Division I: American, No. 15 Arizona State, Cal Baptist, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Fresno State, Michigan State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Stanford, The Citadel & No. 18 Wyoming
Non-Division I: Clackamas CC, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, Grandview, Menlo, Minot State, Montana State – Northern, Pacific, Simpson, Southern Oregon, Southwestern Oregon & Umpqua
Season & career debuts for a trio of Bulldogs
Three Bulldogs will see the mat for the first time on Thursday in Reno as freshman Justin Mejia will make his first career appearance as a Bulldog competing unattached at 125 pounds. Junior Greg Gaxiola will make his first appearance of the 2018-19 season at 157 pounds after finishing last season with a 13-18 overall record. Finally, junior Josh Hokit will make his season debut after recently finishing the Fresno State football season last Saturday helping the Bulldogs defeat Arizona State, 31-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Hokit returns to the mat after finishing football season
For a second straight season, Hokit will make the quick transition from the gridiron to the mat as last year he needed only 11 days from helping the Bulldog football team win the 2017 Hawai'i Bowl on Christmas Eve to pinning his Cal Poly opponent in a dual at the Save Mart Center on Jan. 4.
This time around, the time in between will be cut in half as it will be only five days as Hokit was in Las Vegas on Saturday for the 'Dogs bowl game and quickly has turned his focus to the mat.
Hokit, who went 9-8 last season at 197 pounds and finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships, will look to return to form quickly with his sights set on qualifying for the 2019 NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh in March.
Four 'Dogs back competing at the Reno Tournament of Champions
Four Bulldogs expected to wrestle on Thursday are returning after appearing in the tournament last season. Gaxiola & Solis each went 1-2 at 157 and 184 pounds, respectively while Trinh competed at 125 pounds unattached going 3-2 with a fall and two decisions. Wright went 2-2 competing unattached at 157 pounds notching a pair of major decisions.
Up next
The full team wil be back in action on Dec. 29-30 at the 2018 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill.Â
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