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Thursday, December 20
Reno, NV
9 A.M. PT
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Reno Tournament of Champions
Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State
Trio of Bulldogs place at Reno Tournament of Champions
12/20/2018 5:30:00 PM | Wrestling
Three Fresno State wrestlers finished in the top six at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Thursday.
RENO, Nev. - Eight members of the Fresno State Wrestling team competed at the 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions on Thursday at the Reno Events Center as a trio earned top six finishes at the meet.
With three of the eight 'Dogs competing for Fresno State and the other five competing unattached, 174-pound redshirt junior Dominic Kincaid took fifth while 197-pound junior Josh Hokit placed sixth. 157-pound redshirt freshman Jacob Wright was the 'Dogs highest place finisher taking third while competing unattached. Â
Other Bulldogs to compete were a pair of 125-pounders in Jeremy Trinh and Justin Mejia, who made his Bulldog debut competing unattached, but went 0-2 on the day. Rounding out the field competing unattached were freshman Lawrence Saenz who went 2-2 on the afternoon at 141 pounds, sophomore Angel Solis at 184 pounds picked up three wins while freshman Isaiah Perez went 1-2 at 197 pounds.
Wright went an impressive 5-1 in the meet with three wins by decision, a technical fall and a medical forfeit as his lone loss came in the semifinals to Jonce Blaylock of Oklahoma State by a narrow 3-2 margin.
Kincaid was also the victor in five matches bouncing back from a fall by 2018 All-American and No. 7-ranked Jacobe Smith of Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals to defeat Evan Bookman, 7-4 in the consolation bracket and finished fifth after a pair of forfeits.
Finally, only five days after helping the 'Dogs defeat Arizona State in the 2018 Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl, Hokit made his season debut on the mat posting an impressive five straight wins after losing his opening round match to Sawyer Root of The Citadel, 4-0.
Hokit posted a major decision and technical fall before a pair of narrow one-point wins put him one match from placing. The Clovis native rallied from a 7-3 deficit against Mark Penyacsek of CSU Bakersfield to notch a takedown with 0:36 remaining in the third period to send the match to sudden victory where he secured a takedown with five seconds remaining for a dramatic 11-9 win. Reaching his maximum daily limit of six matches, Hokit was unable to wrestle his fifth place match.
Up next
The Bulldogs 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.
2018 Reno Tournament of Champions Results
Jeremy Trinh, 125 pounds, RFr. (2-2)
Round of 32:Â Trinh (FS) tech. fall over Aaron Runion (Unattached-SW Oregon CC), 17-0 (5:00)
Round of 16: Cole Verner (Wyoming) won by fall over Trinh (FS), 4:19
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Trinh (FS) won by fall over Anthony New (The Citadel), 4:16
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Jonathan Andreatta (Adams State) tech. fall Trinh (FS), 18-2 (7:00)
Dominic Kincaid, 174 pounds, RJr. (5-1) - FIFTH PLACE
Round of 32: Kincaid (FS) tech. fall Adrian Rodriguez (SW Oregon CC), 16-0 (2:24)
Round of 16: Kincaid (FS) dec. Trajan Hurd (Clackamas CC), 10-3
Quarterfinals: No. 7/7/7 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Kincaid (FS), 1:29
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Kincaid (FS) dec. Evan Bookman (Unattached-Cal Baptist), 7-4
Consolation Round of 4: Kincaid won by forfeit over Abner Romero (Unattached-Old Dominion)
Fifth Place: Kincaid won by forfeit over Casey Randals (Wyoming)
Josh Hokit, 197 pounds, Jr. (5-1) - SIXTH PLACE
Round of 32: Sawyer Root (The Citadel) dec. Hokit (FS), 4-0
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Austin Harris (Oklahoma State), 12-3
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Hokit (FS) tech. fall Isaiah Perez (Unattached), 20-2 (5:58)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Hokit dec. Timothy Young (Old Dominion), 3-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Hokit dec. Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State), 4-3
Consolation Round of 4: Hokit dec. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 11-9 SV1
Fifth Place: Hokit vs. Brad Wilton (Michigan State)
*reached maximum of six matches
'Dogs competing unattached
Justin Mejia, 125 pounds, Fr. (0-2)
Round of 32: Nick Kunz (Mont. St-Northern) won by fall over Justin Mejia (Unattached), 4:46
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Eddie Daniel Jr. (Clackamas CC) won by medical forfeit.
Lawrence Saenz, 141 pounds, Fr. (2-2)
Round of 32: Saenz (Unattached) dec. Jack Ramalia (Unattached-Stanford), 8-3
Round of 16:Â Saenz (Unattached) tech. fall James Giaccia (American), 17-1 (6:16)
Quarterfinals: Austin Eicher (Michigan State) dec. Saenz (Unattached), 8-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Durbin Lloren (Unattached-Utah Valley) dec. Saenz, 9-3
Jacob Wright, 157 pounds, RFr. (5-1) - THIRD PLACE
Round of 64: Wright (Unattached) tech. fall Samuel Cortez (Pacific University), 17-1 (3:58)
Round of 32: Wright (Unattached) dec. Dillon Ulrey (Unattached-Arizona State), 5-0
Round of 16: Wright (Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Larry Early (Old Dominion)
Quarterfinals: Wright dec. Jake Tucker (Michigan State), 6-5
Semifinals: Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) dec. Wright (Unattached), 3-2
Third Place: Wright (Unattached) dec. Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 3-0
Angel Solis, 184 pounds, So. (3-2)
Round of 32: Solis (Unattached) maj. dec. Dominic Passalacqua (Embry-Riddle-Aero.), 14-1
Round of 16: Gary Janzter (Unattached- Utah Valley) won by fall over Solis (Unattached), 6:09
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Solis (Unattached) won by fall over Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 1:15
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Solis (Unattached) dec. Carless Looney (Wyoming), 8-1
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Tanner Harvey (American U.) won by fall over Solis (Unattached), 3:05
Isaiah Perez, 197 pounds, Fr. (1-2)
Round of 32: Perez (Unattached) dec. Prince Hyeamang (American U.), 5-2
Round of 16: Tom Lane (Cal Poly) maj. dec. Perez (Unattached), 9-1
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Josh Hokit (FS) tech. fall Perez (Unattached), 20-2 (5:58)
- Rankings by FloWrestling, Intermat & Trackwrestling
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With three of the eight 'Dogs competing for Fresno State and the other five competing unattached, 174-pound redshirt junior Dominic Kincaid took fifth while 197-pound junior Josh Hokit placed sixth. 157-pound redshirt freshman Jacob Wright was the 'Dogs highest place finisher taking third while competing unattached. Â
Other Bulldogs to compete were a pair of 125-pounders in Jeremy Trinh and Justin Mejia, who made his Bulldog debut competing unattached, but went 0-2 on the day. Rounding out the field competing unattached were freshman Lawrence Saenz who went 2-2 on the afternoon at 141 pounds, sophomore Angel Solis at 184 pounds picked up three wins while freshman Isaiah Perez went 1-2 at 197 pounds.
Wright went an impressive 5-1 in the meet with three wins by decision, a technical fall and a medical forfeit as his lone loss came in the semifinals to Jonce Blaylock of Oklahoma State by a narrow 3-2 margin.
Kincaid was also the victor in five matches bouncing back from a fall by 2018 All-American and No. 7-ranked Jacobe Smith of Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals to defeat Evan Bookman, 7-4 in the consolation bracket and finished fifth after a pair of forfeits.
Finally, only five days after helping the 'Dogs defeat Arizona State in the 2018 Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl, Hokit made his season debut on the mat posting an impressive five straight wins after losing his opening round match to Sawyer Root of The Citadel, 4-0.
Hokit posted a major decision and technical fall before a pair of narrow one-point wins put him one match from placing. The Clovis native rallied from a 7-3 deficit against Mark Penyacsek of CSU Bakersfield to notch a takedown with 0:36 remaining in the third period to send the match to sudden victory where he secured a takedown with five seconds remaining for a dramatic 11-9 win. Reaching his maximum daily limit of six matches, Hokit was unable to wrestle his fifth place match.
Up next
The Bulldogs 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.
2018 Reno Tournament of Champions Results
Jeremy Trinh, 125 pounds, RFr. (2-2)
Round of 32:Â Trinh (FS) tech. fall over Aaron Runion (Unattached-SW Oregon CC), 17-0 (5:00)
Round of 16: Cole Verner (Wyoming) won by fall over Trinh (FS), 4:19
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Trinh (FS) won by fall over Anthony New (The Citadel), 4:16
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Jonathan Andreatta (Adams State) tech. fall Trinh (FS), 18-2 (7:00)
Dominic Kincaid, 174 pounds, RJr. (5-1) - FIFTH PLACE
Round of 32: Kincaid (FS) tech. fall Adrian Rodriguez (SW Oregon CC), 16-0 (2:24)
Round of 16: Kincaid (FS) dec. Trajan Hurd (Clackamas CC), 10-3
Quarterfinals: No. 7/7/7 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Kincaid (FS), 1:29
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Kincaid (FS) dec. Evan Bookman (Unattached-Cal Baptist), 7-4
Consolation Round of 4: Kincaid won by forfeit over Abner Romero (Unattached-Old Dominion)
Fifth Place: Kincaid won by forfeit over Casey Randals (Wyoming)
Josh Hokit, 197 pounds, Jr. (5-1) - SIXTH PLACE
Round of 32: Sawyer Root (The Citadel) dec. Hokit (FS), 4-0
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Hokit (FS) maj. dec. Austin Harris (Oklahoma State), 12-3
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Hokit (FS) tech. fall Isaiah Perez (Unattached), 20-2 (5:58)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Hokit dec. Timothy Young (Old Dominion), 3-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Hokit dec. Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State), 4-3
Consolation Round of 4: Hokit dec. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 11-9 SV1
Fifth Place: Hokit vs. Brad Wilton (Michigan State)
*reached maximum of six matches
'Dogs competing unattached
Justin Mejia, 125 pounds, Fr. (0-2)
Round of 32: Nick Kunz (Mont. St-Northern) won by fall over Justin Mejia (Unattached), 4:46
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Eddie Daniel Jr. (Clackamas CC) won by medical forfeit.
Lawrence Saenz, 141 pounds, Fr. (2-2)
Round of 32: Saenz (Unattached) dec. Jack Ramalia (Unattached-Stanford), 8-3
Round of 16:Â Saenz (Unattached) tech. fall James Giaccia (American), 17-1 (6:16)
Quarterfinals: Austin Eicher (Michigan State) dec. Saenz (Unattached), 8-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Durbin Lloren (Unattached-Utah Valley) dec. Saenz, 9-3
Jacob Wright, 157 pounds, RFr. (5-1) - THIRD PLACE
Round of 64: Wright (Unattached) tech. fall Samuel Cortez (Pacific University), 17-1 (3:58)
Round of 32: Wright (Unattached) dec. Dillon Ulrey (Unattached-Arizona State), 5-0
Round of 16: Wright (Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Larry Early (Old Dominion)
Quarterfinals: Wright dec. Jake Tucker (Michigan State), 6-5
Semifinals: Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) dec. Wright (Unattached), 3-2
Third Place: Wright (Unattached) dec. Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 3-0
Angel Solis, 184 pounds, So. (3-2)
Round of 32: Solis (Unattached) maj. dec. Dominic Passalacqua (Embry-Riddle-Aero.), 14-1
Round of 16: Gary Janzter (Unattached- Utah Valley) won by fall over Solis (Unattached), 6:09
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Solis (Unattached) won by fall over Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 1:15
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Solis (Unattached) dec. Carless Looney (Wyoming), 8-1
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Tanner Harvey (American U.) won by fall over Solis (Unattached), 3:05
Isaiah Perez, 197 pounds, Fr. (1-2)
Round of 32: Perez (Unattached) dec. Prince Hyeamang (American U.), 5-2
Round of 16: Tom Lane (Cal Poly) maj. dec. Perez (Unattached), 9-1
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Josh Hokit (FS) tech. fall Perez (Unattached), 20-2 (5:58)
- Rankings by FloWrestling, Intermat & Trackwrestling
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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