Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, December 29
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
7:30 A.M. PT
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Ken Kraft Midlands Championships
Photo by: Ricky Bassman
Five Bulldogs remain alive after opening day of 2018 Midlands Championships
12/29/2018 8:30:00 PM | Wrestling
Five Bulldog wrestlers advanced to day two of the 2018 Midlands Championships on Sunday which will begin at 10:00 a.m. PT.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The Fresno State wrestling team completed day one of the 2018 Midlands Championships on Saturday evening at the Sears Centre Arena with five Bulldogs advancing to day two on Sunday.
Gary Joint (133 lbs,), Khristian Olivas (149 lbs.) Jackson Hemauer (184 lbs.), Josh Hokit (197 lbs.) and AJ Nevills (Hwt.) will all compete on Sunday looking to place in the top eight in their respective weight classes.
The tournament got started with the morning session seeing two 'Dogs, Olivas and Hemauer, advance to the the evening quarterfinals session.
The duo each won a pair of matches in the morning with Olivas recording his third technical fall of the season with a 20-2 victory over Tristan Sellmer of Indiana and the redshirt junior followed it up with a 6-5 upset win over No. 6 seed Joshua Maruca of Arizona State using a third period escape to break a 5-5 tie.
Hemauer topped fellow Big 12 foe Zach Carlson of South Dakota State, 4-2 in his first match before defeating No. 5 seed Christian LaFragola of Brown, 10-7 in the round of 16 as it was the second time this season Hemauer has beat LaFragola as he also upset him at the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invite.
The redshirt freshman from DeForest, Wis., then punched his ticket to the semifinals with a 4-2 win over Bob Coleman of Oregon State in the evening session using a takedown and an escape in the second period and a point for riding time to hold off the Beavers' comeback charge. Olivas fell in his quarterfinal match to No. 3 seed Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa, 13-2 as it was a rematch of the pair's meeting at the NCAA Championships last March in Cleveland.
Joint rallied from a narrow 4-2 opening round loss to No. 10 seed Jens Lantz of Wisconsin to win four straight matches with a major decision and three decisions, including a pair in the evening session to stay alive on Sunday where he will face fifth-seeded Zachary Sherman, an unattached wrestler from North Carolina.
Much like Joint, Hokit also lost his first match of the day, but the football player-turned wrestler ripped off four straight wins in the consolation bracket to keep hopes alive of placing as he came into the tournament as the 10th seeded grappler at 197 pounds. The Clovis native won all four of his matches on Saturday by decision and will wrestle Alex Hopkins of Army first on Sunday.
Finally, Nevills posted a pair of wins in the evening session gutting out a hard-fought 2-1 win over Gary Traub of Ohio State and made quick work of Alex Espositio of Rutgers pinning him in 0:40.
In addition to the five Bulldogs moving on to Sunday, Jacob Wright knocked off a pair of seeded wrestlers at 157 pounds on his way to winning four matches, Chris Deloza and Isaiah Hokit also picked up a pair of wins at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively as a total of 13 Bulldogs wrestled in the tournament.
Session III on Sunday begins at 10:00 a.m. PT with the semifinals, consolation and 7th place matches followed by the 1st, 3rd and 5th place matches in Session IV at 5:00 p.m. PT. Follow action on FloWrestling & BTN Plus/BTN2Go along with results on Trackwrestling and on Twitter at @FresnoStateWRES.
2018 Midlands Championships Day One Results
125 lbs. Robert Garcia IV, RFr. (0-2)
First Round: No. 10 seed Carmen Ferrante (Penn) maj. dec. Garcia (FS), 10-0
Consolation: Joseph Melendez (Unattached-North Carolina) dec. Garcia IV (FS), 8-1
125 lbs. Jeremy Trinh, RFr. (0-2)
Second Round: No. 4 seed Pat Glory (Princeton) wins by fall over Trinh, 2:31
Consolation: Trey Keeley (Brown) dec. Trinh (FS), 4-0
133 lbs. Gary Joint, RFr. (4-1)
First Round: No. 10 seed Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) dec. Joint (FS), 4-2
Consolation: Joint (FS) maj. dec. Drew West (Northern Illinois), 13-5
Consolation: Joint (FS) dec. Michael Cullen (Wisconsin), 8-3
Consolation: Joint dec. Bobby Jordan (Johnson & Wales), 8-1
Consolation: Joint dec. No. 11 seed Alijah Jeffery (Northern Illinois), 4-0
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 5 seed Zachary Sherman (Unattached-North Carolina) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PT.
141 lbs. No. 10 seed Chris Deloza, RFr. (2-2)
Second Round: Alexander McKenna (Northwestern) dec. Deloza (FS), 9-3
Consolation: Deloza (FS) maj.dec. Josh Breeding (Princeton), 13-5
Consolation: Deloza (FS) dec. Alec White (Purdue), 9-6
Consolation: PJ Ogunsanya (Army) wins by a fall over Deloza, 0:20
149 lbs. No. 11 seed Khristian Olivas, RJr. (2-1)
Second Round: Olivas (FS) tech. fall Tristan Sellmer (Indiana), 20-2 (6:04)
Round of 16: Olivas dec. No. 6 seed Joshua Maruca (Arizona State), 6-5
Quarterfinals: No. 3 seed Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. Olivas (FS), 13-2
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 13 seed Tres Leon (University of the Cumberlands) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PT.
157 lbs. Jacob Wright, RFr. (4-2)
First Round: Wright (FS) dec. No. 12 seed Jeren Glosser (Iowa), 4-3 TB1
Second Round: Adam Whitesell (Maryland) dec. Wright (FS), 9-8
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. No. 11 seed Devin Bahr (Wisconsin), 4-2
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. Joe Oliva (Penn), 8-6
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 2-0
Consolation: No. 13 seed Logan Parks (Central Michigan) dec. Wright (FS), 6-2
157 lbs. Isaiah Hokit, RJr. (2-2)
First Round: Hokit (FS) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois), 4-1
Second Round: Hokit (FS) dec. Emmitt LiCastri (Franklin & Marshall), 9-4
Round of 16: No. 2 seed Kaleb Young (Iowa) wins by fall over Hokit, 4:13
Consolation: Jacob Wright (FS) dec. Hokit (FS), 2-0
165 lbs. Brandon Martino, RFr. (1-2)
First Round: No. 12 seed Tyler Dow (Unattached-Wisconsin) dec. Martino (FS), 10-4
Consolation: Martino dec. No. 11 seed Dale Tiongson (Princeton), 6-1
Consolation: Troy Keller (Buffalo) dec. Martino, 7-6
165 lbs. Adam Kemp, Fr. (Unattached) (0-2)
First Round: Dan Braunagel (Unattached-Illinois) dec. Kemp (FS), 10-4
Consolation: Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) dec. Kemp, 9-7 SV1
174 lbs. Dominic Kincaid, RJr. (0-2)
Second Round: No. 3 seed Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) dec. Kincaid (FS), 7-2
Consolation: No. 14 seed Andrew Morgan (Campbell) wins by fall over Kincaid, 4:31
184 lbs. Jackson Hemauer, RFr. (3-0)
Second Round: Hemauer (FS) dec. Zach Carlson (South Dakota State), 4-2
Round of 16: Hemauer dec. No. 5 seed Christian LaFragola (Brown), 10-7
Quarterfinals: Hemauer (FS) dec. Bob Coleman (Oregon State), 4-2
Semifinals: Will face No. 1 seed Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) on Sunday in Session III at 10:00 AM PT.
197 lbs. No. 10 seed Josh Hokit, Jr. (4-1)
Second Round: Tanner Sloan (Unattached-South Dakota State) dec. Hokit (FS), 5-4
Consolation: Hokit (FS) dec. Austin McNeil (Campbell), 7-5
Consolation: Hokit dec. Bobby Steveson (Minnesota), 8-5
Consolation: Hokit dec. No. 13 seed Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa), 7-3
Consolation: Hokit dec. Philip Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall), 7-4
Consolation: Will wrestle Alex Hopkins (Army) on Sunday in Session III at 10:00 AM PT.
Heavyweight No. 7 seed AJ Nevills, So. (3-1)
Second Round: Nevills (FS) maj. dec. Bowen McConville (Unattached-South Dakota State), 14-4
Round of 16: No. 10 seed Tony Cassioppi (Unattached-Iowa) dec. Nevills (FS), 12-8
Consolation: Nevills (FS) dec. Gary Traub (Ohio State), 2-1
Consolation: Nevills wins by fall over Alex Esposito (Rutgers), 0:40
Consolation: Will face the winner of No. 4 seed Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)/Robert Heald (Army) in his first match on Sunday after No. 1 seed Sam Stoll (Iowa) medically forfeited out of the tournament.
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Gary Joint (133 lbs,), Khristian Olivas (149 lbs.) Jackson Hemauer (184 lbs.), Josh Hokit (197 lbs.) and AJ Nevills (Hwt.) will all compete on Sunday looking to place in the top eight in their respective weight classes.
The tournament got started with the morning session seeing two 'Dogs, Olivas and Hemauer, advance to the the evening quarterfinals session.
The duo each won a pair of matches in the morning with Olivas recording his third technical fall of the season with a 20-2 victory over Tristan Sellmer of Indiana and the redshirt junior followed it up with a 6-5 upset win over No. 6 seed Joshua Maruca of Arizona State using a third period escape to break a 5-5 tie.
Hemauer topped fellow Big 12 foe Zach Carlson of South Dakota State, 4-2 in his first match before defeating No. 5 seed Christian LaFragola of Brown, 10-7 in the round of 16 as it was the second time this season Hemauer has beat LaFragola as he also upset him at the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invite.
The redshirt freshman from DeForest, Wis., then punched his ticket to the semifinals with a 4-2 win over Bob Coleman of Oregon State in the evening session using a takedown and an escape in the second period and a point for riding time to hold off the Beavers' comeback charge. Olivas fell in his quarterfinal match to No. 3 seed Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa, 13-2 as it was a rematch of the pair's meeting at the NCAA Championships last March in Cleveland.
Joint rallied from a narrow 4-2 opening round loss to No. 10 seed Jens Lantz of Wisconsin to win four straight matches with a major decision and three decisions, including a pair in the evening session to stay alive on Sunday where he will face fifth-seeded Zachary Sherman, an unattached wrestler from North Carolina.
Much like Joint, Hokit also lost his first match of the day, but the football player-turned wrestler ripped off four straight wins in the consolation bracket to keep hopes alive of placing as he came into the tournament as the 10th seeded grappler at 197 pounds. The Clovis native won all four of his matches on Saturday by decision and will wrestle Alex Hopkins of Army first on Sunday.
Finally, Nevills posted a pair of wins in the evening session gutting out a hard-fought 2-1 win over Gary Traub of Ohio State and made quick work of Alex Espositio of Rutgers pinning him in 0:40.
In addition to the five Bulldogs moving on to Sunday, Jacob Wright knocked off a pair of seeded wrestlers at 157 pounds on his way to winning four matches, Chris Deloza and Isaiah Hokit also picked up a pair of wins at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively as a total of 13 Bulldogs wrestled in the tournament.
Session III on Sunday begins at 10:00 a.m. PT with the semifinals, consolation and 7th place matches followed by the 1st, 3rd and 5th place matches in Session IV at 5:00 p.m. PT. Follow action on FloWrestling & BTN Plus/BTN2Go along with results on Trackwrestling and on Twitter at @FresnoStateWRES.
2018 Midlands Championships Day One Results
125 lbs. Robert Garcia IV, RFr. (0-2)
First Round: No. 10 seed Carmen Ferrante (Penn) maj. dec. Garcia (FS), 10-0
Consolation: Joseph Melendez (Unattached-North Carolina) dec. Garcia IV (FS), 8-1
125 lbs. Jeremy Trinh, RFr. (0-2)
Second Round: No. 4 seed Pat Glory (Princeton) wins by fall over Trinh, 2:31
Consolation: Trey Keeley (Brown) dec. Trinh (FS), 4-0
133 lbs. Gary Joint, RFr. (4-1)
First Round: No. 10 seed Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) dec. Joint (FS), 4-2
Consolation: Joint (FS) maj. dec. Drew West (Northern Illinois), 13-5
Consolation: Joint (FS) dec. Michael Cullen (Wisconsin), 8-3
Consolation: Joint dec. Bobby Jordan (Johnson & Wales), 8-1
Consolation: Joint dec. No. 11 seed Alijah Jeffery (Northern Illinois), 4-0
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 5 seed Zachary Sherman (Unattached-North Carolina) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PT.
141 lbs. No. 10 seed Chris Deloza, RFr. (2-2)
Second Round: Alexander McKenna (Northwestern) dec. Deloza (FS), 9-3
Consolation: Deloza (FS) maj.dec. Josh Breeding (Princeton), 13-5
Consolation: Deloza (FS) dec. Alec White (Purdue), 9-6
Consolation: PJ Ogunsanya (Army) wins by a fall over Deloza, 0:20
149 lbs. No. 11 seed Khristian Olivas, RJr. (2-1)
Second Round: Olivas (FS) tech. fall Tristan Sellmer (Indiana), 20-2 (6:04)
Round of 16: Olivas dec. No. 6 seed Joshua Maruca (Arizona State), 6-5
Quarterfinals: No. 3 seed Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. Olivas (FS), 13-2
Consolation: Will wrestle No. 13 seed Tres Leon (University of the Cumberlands) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. PT.
157 lbs. Jacob Wright, RFr. (4-2)
First Round: Wright (FS) dec. No. 12 seed Jeren Glosser (Iowa), 4-3 TB1
Second Round: Adam Whitesell (Maryland) dec. Wright (FS), 9-8
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. No. 11 seed Devin Bahr (Wisconsin), 4-2
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. Joe Oliva (Penn), 8-6
Consolation: Wright (FS) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 2-0
Consolation: No. 13 seed Logan Parks (Central Michigan) dec. Wright (FS), 6-2
157 lbs. Isaiah Hokit, RJr. (2-2)
First Round: Hokit (FS) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois), 4-1
Second Round: Hokit (FS) dec. Emmitt LiCastri (Franklin & Marshall), 9-4
Round of 16: No. 2 seed Kaleb Young (Iowa) wins by fall over Hokit, 4:13
Consolation: Jacob Wright (FS) dec. Hokit (FS), 2-0
165 lbs. Brandon Martino, RFr. (1-2)
First Round: No. 12 seed Tyler Dow (Unattached-Wisconsin) dec. Martino (FS), 10-4
Consolation: Martino dec. No. 11 seed Dale Tiongson (Princeton), 6-1
Consolation: Troy Keller (Buffalo) dec. Martino, 7-6
165 lbs. Adam Kemp, Fr. (Unattached) (0-2)
First Round: Dan Braunagel (Unattached-Illinois) dec. Kemp (FS), 10-4
Consolation: Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) dec. Kemp, 9-7 SV1
174 lbs. Dominic Kincaid, RJr. (0-2)
Second Round: No. 3 seed Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) dec. Kincaid (FS), 7-2
Consolation: No. 14 seed Andrew Morgan (Campbell) wins by fall over Kincaid, 4:31
184 lbs. Jackson Hemauer, RFr. (3-0)
Second Round: Hemauer (FS) dec. Zach Carlson (South Dakota State), 4-2
Round of 16: Hemauer dec. No. 5 seed Christian LaFragola (Brown), 10-7
Quarterfinals: Hemauer (FS) dec. Bob Coleman (Oregon State), 4-2
Semifinals: Will face No. 1 seed Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) on Sunday in Session III at 10:00 AM PT.
197 lbs. No. 10 seed Josh Hokit, Jr. (4-1)
Second Round: Tanner Sloan (Unattached-South Dakota State) dec. Hokit (FS), 5-4
Consolation: Hokit (FS) dec. Austin McNeil (Campbell), 7-5
Consolation: Hokit dec. Bobby Steveson (Minnesota), 8-5
Consolation: Hokit dec. No. 13 seed Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa), 7-3
Consolation: Hokit dec. Philip Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall), 7-4
Consolation: Will wrestle Alex Hopkins (Army) on Sunday in Session III at 10:00 AM PT.
Heavyweight No. 7 seed AJ Nevills, So. (3-1)
Second Round: Nevills (FS) maj. dec. Bowen McConville (Unattached-South Dakota State), 14-4
Round of 16: No. 10 seed Tony Cassioppi (Unattached-Iowa) dec. Nevills (FS), 12-8
Consolation: Nevills (FS) dec. Gary Traub (Ohio State), 2-1
Consolation: Nevills wins by fall over Alex Esposito (Rutgers), 0:40
Consolation: Will face the winner of No. 4 seed Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)/Robert Heald (Army) in his first match on Sunday after No. 1 seed Sam Stoll (Iowa) medically forfeited out of the tournament.
"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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