Fresno State Athletics
Friday, November 1
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Fresno State
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University of Wisconsin
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Fresno State Wrestling opens season at Battle on the Midway
10/30/2019 12:45:00 PM | Wrestling
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State Wrestling team will get the 2019-20 season underway on Friday at the third-annual Battle on the Midway in San Diego.
Presented by Left Coast Wrestling, the 'Dogs will take on No. 4 Wisconsin and Navy in the morning at 9 a.m & 11 a.m., respectively on the Broadway Pier before battling No. 23 Army in the evening on the flight deck of the famed aircraft carrier USS Midway at 6:30 p.m.
"This is such a boost for the entire sport of wrestling to be able to have such a unique event like this on one of the most famous aircraft carriers ever commissioned," said Bulldog head coach Troy Steiner. "We're honored to have been invited to compete in the first two Battles on the Midway and we're looking forward facing Army at this year's event."
Fresno State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
Nov. 1, 2019 • 9:00 A.M. • Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â FloWrestling
Series History: First meeting
Last Meeting:Â N/A
Fresno State vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2019 • 11:00 A.M. • Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â FloWrestling
Series History: Fresno State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2001 - W, 28-13 in Fresno, Calif.
Fresno State vs. No. 23 Army
Nov. 1, 2019 • 6:30 P.M. • USS Midway • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â CBS Sports Network (tape delayed broadcasts on Nov. 3 at 9 AM PT & Nov. 11 at 4 PM PT)
Series History: First meeting
Last Meeting:Â N/A
AFC Duals/Battle on The Midway Schedule
9:00 AM: Fresno State vs. Wisconsin -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
11:00 AM: Fresno State vs. Navy -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
11:00 AM: Wisconsin vs. Army -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
6:00 PM: Gates open
6:30 PM: Fresno State vs. Army - USS Midway
8:30 PM: Wisconsin vs. Navy - USS Midway
Probable Fresno State Lineup (2018-19 overall record)
125: Robert Garcia IV, RSo. (6-14 overall) OR Jeremy Trinh, RSo. (7-11)
133: No. 23/15 Gary Joint, RSo. (18-15)
141: DJ Lloren, RJr. (0-0) OR Lawrence Saenz, RFr. (15-5 *Redshirt)
149: Greg Gaxiola, RJr. (3-1 *Redshirt)
157: Jacob Wright, RSo. (23-11) OR Beau Colombini, RSo. (0-0)
165: Adam Kemp, RFr. (4-4 *Redshirt)
174: No. 18/27 Jackson Hemauer, RSo. (23-13) OR Dominic Kincaid, RSr. (12-11)
184: Hunter Cruz, RFr. (0-0)
197: Ryan Reyes, Fr. OR Isaiah Perez, RFr. (12-5 *Redshirt)
285: Randy Gonzalez, So.
- Rankings by FloWrestling/Trackwrestling
- Reyes and Gonzalez are in their first seasons at Fresno State
Probable Wisconsin Lineup
125: Mike Cullen, RSr. OR No. -/22 Eric Barnett, Fr.
133: No. 1/1 Seth Gross, RSr. ORÂ Dominic Dentino, RFr.
141: No. 9/10 Tristan Moran, RSr.
149: No. 14/14 Cole Martin, RSr.
157: Garrett Model, RSo.
165: No. 3/2 Evan Wick, RJr.
174: Tyler Dow, RFr. OR Jared Krattinger, RFr. ORÂ Anders Lantz, RSo.
184: No. -/32 Johnny Sebastian, RSr.
197: Peter Christensen, Fr. OR Taylor Watkins, RSr.
285: No. 6/6 Trent Hillger, RSo.
- Rankings by Intermat/Trackwrestling
Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin enters the season ranked No. 4 in the FloWrestling rankings and returns four NCAA Tournament qualifiers from a season ago along with two 2019 All-Americans in 165-pound redshirt junior Evan Wick and redshirt sophomore heavyweight Trent Hilger.
In addition, the Badgers have also added two-time All-American and 2018 NCAA champion Seth Gross at 133 pounds to a team that finished 21st at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Wisconsin has seven wrestlers in the preseason rankings with Gross checking in first, Wick at No. 2, Hilger at No. 6 along with redshirt seniors Tristan Moran and Cole Martin each in the top 15 at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively.
Probable Navy Lineup
125: Logan Treaster, Jr.
133: Casey Cobb, Jr. OR Jacob Allen, So.
141: Cody Trybus, Jr. OR Wyatt Long, Jr.
149: Morgan Fuenffinger, So.
157: Jack Stanton-Taddeo, Jr.
165: No. 12/15 Tanner Skidgel, Jr. OR Dillon Taylor, Jr.
174: No. 11/18 Spencer Carey, Sr.
184: Andrew Buckley, Jr.
197: Jacob Koser, Fr.
285: John Birchmeier, Fr.
- Rankings by Intermat/Trackwrestling
Scouting the Midshipmen
Navy returns two NCAA Tournament qualifiers in junior Tanner Skidgel at 165 pounds and senior Spencer Carey at 174 pounds this season after finishing fifth at the 2019 EIWAÂ Championships. The lone team the 'Dogs have faced of the three, Fresno State will face Navy for the first time since the 2001-02 season. Under sixth-year head coach Joel Sharratt, Navy tied for 37th at the NCAA Championships last season.
Probable Army Lineup
125- Trey Chalifoux, Sr.
133- Cole Wyman, So.
141- No. 21 Corey Shie, So.
149- P.J. Ogunsanya, So.
157- No. 23 Lucas Weiland, Sr.
165- No. 12/14 Cael McCormick, Sr.
174- No. 9/7 Ben Harvey, Sr.
184- No. 21 Noah Stewart, Sr.
197- J.T. Brown, So.
285- Bobby Heald, Jr.
 - Rankings by FloWrestling/Intermat
Scouting the Black Knights
Army brings back six NCAA Tournament qualifiers from a season ago in seniors Trey Chalifoux (125 lbs.), Lucas Weiland (157 lbs.), Cael McCormick, Ben Harvey (174 lbs.) & Noah Stewart (184 lbs.) along with sophomore Corey Shie in 141 pounds. Shie, Weiland, McCormick, Harvey and Stewart are all in the preseason rankings with Harvey ranked as high as seventh by Intermat at 174 pounds.
The Black Knights placed fourth at the 2019 EIWA Championships and 36th at the NCAA Championships.
Bulldog Headlines
In the previous two Battle on the Midway's hosted on the USS Midway, the Bulldogs fell 24-12 to Air Force on Nov. 21, 2017 and fell last year to Stanford, 22-15 on Nov. 20, 2018.
The 'Dogs collected wins in four of the first seven matches in 2018 taking a 15-12 lead, but dropped the final three matches of the dual. Jackson Hemauer, AJ Nevills, Gary Joint and Chris Deloza all recorded wins for the Bulldogs with Joint registering a technical fall, Nevills with a major decision and decisions by Deloza and Hemauer.
Fresno State vs. Big Ten/EIWA foes
The 'Dogs will wrestle their fifth dual against a Big Ten opponent since returning to the mat in 2017-18 after facing Illinois and Minnesota two seasons ago and Rutgers and the Golden Gophers last season.
This will be the Bulldogs' first-ever dual against Wisconsin and will be the first of three against a Big Ten opponent in 2019-20 joining Rutgers (Nov. 15) and Illinois (Feb. 21).
The 'Dogs have also faced five EIWA foes squaring off with Bucknell (2-0), Columbia (2-0), Hofstra (0-1), Lehigh (0-1) and Penn (0-1)Â
'Dogs in the national rankings
A pair of Bulldogs who will wrestle on Friday are ranked in three polls with redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Gary Joint ranked No. 15 by Trackwrestling, No. 18 by WIN Magazine and No. 23 by FloWrestling. Fellow redshirt sophomore Jackson Hemauer checks in No. 18 by WIN Magazine & FloWrestling and No. 27 by Trackwrestling at 184 pounds, but he will wrestle at 174 pounds on Friday.
Red defeats Blue in Intrasquad
The Red team defeated the Blue team, 24-13 in an Intrasquad dual on Saturday winning six matches picking up falls by redshirt freshman Hunter Cruz at 184 pounds and junior AJ Nevills at heavyweight and getting decisions by Robert Garcia IV (125 lbs.), DJ Lloren (141 lbs.), Greg Gaxiola (149 lbs.) and Hemauer (174 lbs.).
The Blue team earned three wins by decision from Gary Joint (133 lbs.), Adam Kemp (165 lbs.) and Ryan Reyes (197 lbs.) with a major decision by Jacob Wright at 157 lbs.
Pledge for Pins
Pledges for pins is designed to help support the Fresno State Wrestling Program. Proceeds will benefit the Fresno State Wrestling Fund for Excellence along with a portion contributing to the Valley Regional Training Center -- a nonprofit organization that supports Fresno State Wrestling.
It works like this, for example, if you pledge $5 per pin and the team accumulates 40 pins during the season, your pledge will be $200. Throughout the season, pins and pledges will be recorded and a letter will be mailed with your pledge amount and payment information.
Levels of Pledges
Cooper - $1-10
Bronze - $11-20
Silver - $21-49
Gold - $50 & Up
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Presented by Left Coast Wrestling, the 'Dogs will take on No. 4 Wisconsin and Navy in the morning at 9 a.m & 11 a.m., respectively on the Broadway Pier before battling No. 23 Army in the evening on the flight deck of the famed aircraft carrier USS Midway at 6:30 p.m.
"This is such a boost for the entire sport of wrestling to be able to have such a unique event like this on one of the most famous aircraft carriers ever commissioned," said Bulldog head coach Troy Steiner. "We're honored to have been invited to compete in the first two Battles on the Midway and we're looking forward facing Army at this year's event."
Fresno State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
Nov. 1, 2019 • 9:00 A.M. • Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â FloWrestling
Series History: First meeting
Last Meeting:Â N/A
Fresno State vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2019 • 11:00 A.M. • Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â FloWrestling
Series History: Fresno State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2001 - W, 28-13 in Fresno, Calif.
Fresno State vs. No. 23 Army
Nov. 1, 2019 • 6:30 P.M. • USS Midway • San Diego, Calif.
Live Scoring:Â Trackwrestling
Twitter:Â @FresnoStateWRES
Video:Â CBS Sports Network (tape delayed broadcasts on Nov. 3 at 9 AM PT & Nov. 11 at 4 PM PT)
Series History: First meeting
Last Meeting:Â N/A
AFC Duals/Battle on The Midway Schedule
9:00 AM: Fresno State vs. Wisconsin -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
11:00 AM: Fresno State vs. Navy -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
11:00 AM: Wisconsin vs. Army -Â Port Pavillion on Broadway Pier
6:00 PM: Gates open
6:30 PM: Fresno State vs. Army - USS Midway
8:30 PM: Wisconsin vs. Navy - USS Midway
Probable Fresno State Lineup (2018-19 overall record)
125: Robert Garcia IV, RSo. (6-14 overall) OR Jeremy Trinh, RSo. (7-11)
133: No. 23/15 Gary Joint, RSo. (18-15)
141: DJ Lloren, RJr. (0-0) OR Lawrence Saenz, RFr. (15-5 *Redshirt)
149: Greg Gaxiola, RJr. (3-1 *Redshirt)
157: Jacob Wright, RSo. (23-11) OR Beau Colombini, RSo. (0-0)
165: Adam Kemp, RFr. (4-4 *Redshirt)
174: No. 18/27 Jackson Hemauer, RSo. (23-13) OR Dominic Kincaid, RSr. (12-11)
184: Hunter Cruz, RFr. (0-0)
197: Ryan Reyes, Fr. OR Isaiah Perez, RFr. (12-5 *Redshirt)
285: Randy Gonzalez, So.
- Rankings by FloWrestling/Trackwrestling
- Reyes and Gonzalez are in their first seasons at Fresno State
Probable Wisconsin Lineup
125: Mike Cullen, RSr. OR No. -/22 Eric Barnett, Fr.
133: No. 1/1 Seth Gross, RSr. ORÂ Dominic Dentino, RFr.
141: No. 9/10 Tristan Moran, RSr.
149: No. 14/14 Cole Martin, RSr.
157: Garrett Model, RSo.
165: No. 3/2 Evan Wick, RJr.
174: Tyler Dow, RFr. OR Jared Krattinger, RFr. ORÂ Anders Lantz, RSo.
184: No. -/32 Johnny Sebastian, RSr.
197: Peter Christensen, Fr. OR Taylor Watkins, RSr.
285: No. 6/6 Trent Hillger, RSo.
- Rankings by Intermat/Trackwrestling
Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin enters the season ranked No. 4 in the FloWrestling rankings and returns four NCAA Tournament qualifiers from a season ago along with two 2019 All-Americans in 165-pound redshirt junior Evan Wick and redshirt sophomore heavyweight Trent Hilger.
In addition, the Badgers have also added two-time All-American and 2018 NCAA champion Seth Gross at 133 pounds to a team that finished 21st at the 2019 NCAA Championships. Wisconsin has seven wrestlers in the preseason rankings with Gross checking in first, Wick at No. 2, Hilger at No. 6 along with redshirt seniors Tristan Moran and Cole Martin each in the top 15 at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively.
Probable Navy Lineup
125: Logan Treaster, Jr.
133: Casey Cobb, Jr. OR Jacob Allen, So.
141: Cody Trybus, Jr. OR Wyatt Long, Jr.
149: Morgan Fuenffinger, So.
157: Jack Stanton-Taddeo, Jr.
165: No. 12/15 Tanner Skidgel, Jr. OR Dillon Taylor, Jr.
174: No. 11/18 Spencer Carey, Sr.
184: Andrew Buckley, Jr.
197: Jacob Koser, Fr.
285: John Birchmeier, Fr.
- Rankings by Intermat/Trackwrestling
Scouting the Midshipmen
Navy returns two NCAA Tournament qualifiers in junior Tanner Skidgel at 165 pounds and senior Spencer Carey at 174 pounds this season after finishing fifth at the 2019 EIWAÂ Championships. The lone team the 'Dogs have faced of the three, Fresno State will face Navy for the first time since the 2001-02 season. Under sixth-year head coach Joel Sharratt, Navy tied for 37th at the NCAA Championships last season.
Probable Army Lineup
125- Trey Chalifoux, Sr.
133- Cole Wyman, So.
141- No. 21 Corey Shie, So.
149- P.J. Ogunsanya, So.
157- No. 23 Lucas Weiland, Sr.
165- No. 12/14 Cael McCormick, Sr.
174- No. 9/7 Ben Harvey, Sr.
184- No. 21 Noah Stewart, Sr.
197- J.T. Brown, So.
285- Bobby Heald, Jr.
 - Rankings by FloWrestling/Intermat
Scouting the Black Knights
Army brings back six NCAA Tournament qualifiers from a season ago in seniors Trey Chalifoux (125 lbs.), Lucas Weiland (157 lbs.), Cael McCormick, Ben Harvey (174 lbs.) & Noah Stewart (184 lbs.) along with sophomore Corey Shie in 141 pounds. Shie, Weiland, McCormick, Harvey and Stewart are all in the preseason rankings with Harvey ranked as high as seventh by Intermat at 174 pounds.
The Black Knights placed fourth at the 2019 EIWA Championships and 36th at the NCAA Championships.
Bulldog Headlines
- Fresno State Wrestling enters its 48th season on the mat on Friday at the Battle on the Midway.
- The 'Dogs return 21 wrestlers from a season ago while welcoming 10 newcomers in '19-20.
- The Bulldogs will wrestle in their third Battle on the Midway after appearances in 2017 against Air Force and Stanford in 2018.
- Head coach Troy Steiner enters his third season with a 13-24 overall dual meet record.
- 48 -Â Fresno State Wrestling enters its third season back on the mat and 48th season overall
- 8 -Â Potential number of new 'Dogs who could make their Bulldog debut on Friday
- 2 -Â The 'Dogs will see two first-time opponents on Friday in Wisconsin & Army
In the previous two Battle on the Midway's hosted on the USS Midway, the Bulldogs fell 24-12 to Air Force on Nov. 21, 2017 and fell last year to Stanford, 22-15 on Nov. 20, 2018.
The 'Dogs collected wins in four of the first seven matches in 2018 taking a 15-12 lead, but dropped the final three matches of the dual. Jackson Hemauer, AJ Nevills, Gary Joint and Chris Deloza all recorded wins for the Bulldogs with Joint registering a technical fall, Nevills with a major decision and decisions by Deloza and Hemauer.
Fresno State vs. Big Ten/EIWA foes
The 'Dogs will wrestle their fifth dual against a Big Ten opponent since returning to the mat in 2017-18 after facing Illinois and Minnesota two seasons ago and Rutgers and the Golden Gophers last season.
This will be the Bulldogs' first-ever dual against Wisconsin and will be the first of three against a Big Ten opponent in 2019-20 joining Rutgers (Nov. 15) and Illinois (Feb. 21).
The 'Dogs have also faced five EIWA foes squaring off with Bucknell (2-0), Columbia (2-0), Hofstra (0-1), Lehigh (0-1) and Penn (0-1)Â
'Dogs in the national rankings
A pair of Bulldogs who will wrestle on Friday are ranked in three polls with redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Gary Joint ranked No. 15 by Trackwrestling, No. 18 by WIN Magazine and No. 23 by FloWrestling. Fellow redshirt sophomore Jackson Hemauer checks in No. 18 by WIN Magazine & FloWrestling and No. 27 by Trackwrestling at 184 pounds, but he will wrestle at 174 pounds on Friday.
Red defeats Blue in Intrasquad
The Red team defeated the Blue team, 24-13 in an Intrasquad dual on Saturday winning six matches picking up falls by redshirt freshman Hunter Cruz at 184 pounds and junior AJ Nevills at heavyweight and getting decisions by Robert Garcia IV (125 lbs.), DJ Lloren (141 lbs.), Greg Gaxiola (149 lbs.) and Hemauer (174 lbs.).
The Blue team earned three wins by decision from Gary Joint (133 lbs.), Adam Kemp (165 lbs.) and Ryan Reyes (197 lbs.) with a major decision by Jacob Wright at 157 lbs.
Pledge for Pins
Pledges for pins is designed to help support the Fresno State Wrestling Program. Proceeds will benefit the Fresno State Wrestling Fund for Excellence along with a portion contributing to the Valley Regional Training Center -- a nonprofit organization that supports Fresno State Wrestling.
It works like this, for example, if you pledge $5 per pin and the team accumulates 40 pins during the season, your pledge will be $200. Throughout the season, pins and pledges will be recorded and a letter will be mailed with your pledge amount and payment information.
Levels of Pledges
Cooper - $1-10
Bronze - $11-20
Silver - $21-49
Gold - $50 & Up
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Players Mentioned
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174/184
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141/149
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157/165
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285
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174/184
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133
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165
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174
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133/141
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285
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133
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184/197
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141
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125/133
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