'Dogs host Air Force & CSUB on Sunday

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'Dogs host Air Force & CSUB on Sunday

1/29/2020 1:30:00 PM | Wrestling

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By: Travis Blanshan / Assistant Director of Communications

FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State wrestling team closes out its home schedule on Sunday hosting Air Force and CSU Bakersfield for Senior Day at the Save Mart Center.

Fresno State (7-6, 2-1 B12) vs. Air Force (3-3, 1-2 B12)
Feb. 2, 2020 • 12 P.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Video: FloWrestling
Live Scoring: Trackwrestling
Twitter: @FresnoStateWRES
Series History: Air Force leads 2-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2018 – L, 19-15 at Air Force in USAFA, Colo.

Fresno State (7-6) vs. CSU Bakersfield (3-4)
Feb. 2, 2020 • 2 P.M. PT • Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif.
Video: FloWrestling
Live Scoring: Trackwrestling
Twitter: @FresnoStateWRES
Series History: CSU Bakersfield leads 17-11
Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2019 – L, 18-12 at CSU Bakersfield in Bakersfield, Calif.

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Bulldog Headlines

Fresno State closes out its home schedule this weekend hosting No. 18 Iowa State on Friday and Air Force & CSU Bakersfield for Senior Day on Sunday at the Save Mart Center.
The 'Dogs are 7-5 in duals this season winning seven of their last eight duals, including their last four at home.
Redshirt junior DJ Lloren is on an eight-match winning streak and is 19-3 overall while being ranked as high as No. 13 by Trackwrestling.

By The Numbers
5 - Number of ranked Bulldog wrestlers as DJ Lloren, Greg Gaxiola, Jacob Wright, Jackson Hemauer & Josh Hokit are all nationally-ranked
4 - The 'Dogs will honor seniors Khristian Olivas, Ricky Padilla, Dominic Kincaid & Josh Hokit on Sunday for Senior Day
8 - Lloren is on a eight-match winning streak and has won 19 of his last 20 matches

Fresno State Probable Lineup
125: Jeremy Trinh, RSo. (4-6 overall, 1-2 dual)
133: Gary Joint, RSo. (8-8, 4-7)
141: No. 22/23/16/13 DJ Lloren, RJr. (19-3, 9-2)
149: No. -/-/-/31 Greg Gaxiola, RJr. (12-6, 8-3)
157: No. 18/25/12/14 Jacob Wright, RSo. (16-3, 6-1)
165: Ricky Padilla, RSr. (11-8, 3-2) OR Adam Kemp, RFr. (10-7, 5-4)
174: No. 25/21/-/32 Jackson Hemauer, RSo. (9-4, 4-2) OR Brandon Martino, RSo. (8-3, 4-0)
184: Hunter Cruz, RFr. (17-8, 6-4) OR Dominic Kincaid, RSr. (11-5, 1-1)
197: Isaiah Perez, RFr. (9-6, 2-3)
HWT: No. 11/11/12/9 Josh Hokit, Sr. (14-3, 6-1)
- Rankings by NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking/FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

Air Force Probable Lineup
125: No. 23/-/17/29 Sidney Flores, So. (14-5, 3-0) OR Graham Shore, Fr. (13-9, 1-1)
133: Jared Van Vleet, So. (14-11, 2-3)
141: Lenny Petersen, Jr. (18-5, 1-0)
149: Dylan Martinez, Fr. (12-12, 1-4) OR Garrett O'Shea, Sr. (2-5, 1-0)
157: Trey Brisker, So. (15-10, 3-2)
165: No. 28/-/-/- Randi Meneweather, Sr. (20-5, 4-1)
174: Cody Surratt, Jr. (18-9, 0-2) OR Tyler Wiederholt, Sr. (14-6, 2-0)
184: Jake Thompson, So. (14-8, 3-2)
197: Casey Jumps, Jr. (9-10, 3-2)
HWT: Kayne Hutchison, So. (14-9, 3-2)
- Rankings by NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking/FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

CSU Bakersfield Probable Lineup
125: Alex Hernandez-Figueroa, RJr. (7-11, 2-5)
133: No. 29/-/-/26 Chance Rich, RFr. (7-8, 3-4)
141: No. 32/-/-/- Angelo Martinoni, RFr. (8-6, 4-3)
149: No. 28/-/-/26 Russell Rohlfing, RSr. (15-7, 5-2)
157: Wyatt Gerl, Sr. (8-9, 2-4) OR Kalani Tonge, RJr. (13-1, 1-0)
165: Jacob Thalin, RSr. (11-9, 3-4)
174: Albert Urias, RFr. (8-10, 0-4) OR Josh Annis, RSr. (6-5, 2-2)
184: Josh Loomer, RSo. (5-11, 1-5)
197: Dominic Ducharme, RJr. (9-8, 4-3)
HWT: Jarrod Snyder, RJr. (13-8, 4-3)
- Rankings by NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking/FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

Scouting Air Force

Air Force leads the all-time series over the Bulldogs, 2-1.
The Falcons are 2-3 on the year and 0-2 in Big 12 duals falling to Wyoming (21-12) and Northern Iowa (28-12). AF travels to Utah Valley on Thursday before coming to Fresno.
Air Force is coming off a second-place finish at the All Academy Championships last weekend falling one point shy of Navy who claimed the top spot.
Two Air Force wrestlers appeared in the first NCAA Coaches' panel rankings with Sidney Flores checking in No. 23 at 125 pounds and Randi Meneweather ranking No. 28 at 165 lbs.
The will be the Falcons' first trip to Fresno as two of the previous meetings have come in Colorado Springs and one came in San Diego at the inaugural Battle on the Midway in 2017.

Scouting CSU Bakersfield

CSU Bakersfield leads the all-time series, 17-11.
The Roadrunners are 3-4 in duals with a 1-3 mark on the road.
CSUB is 1-2 against Big 12 opponents falling to North Dakota State (24-9) and Wyoming (34-3), but is coming off a 20-16 win at Northern Colorado last Sunday.
Three Roadrunners appear in the NCAA coaches' panel rankings with Chance Rich (133 lbs.), Angelo Martinoni (141 lbs.) and Russell Rohlfing (149 lbs.) all in the top 33 in their respective weight classes.

'Dogs in the national rankings
141 lbs. DJ Lloren - No. 23 by FloWrestling, No. 16 InterMat & No. 13 by Trackwrestling
149 lbs. Greg Gaxiola - No. 31 by Trackwrestling
157 lbs. Jacob Wright - No. 25 by FloWrestling, No. 12 by InterMat & No. 14 by Trackwrestling
174 lbs. Jackson Hemauer - No. 21 by FloWrestling & No. 32 by Trackwrestling
Hwt. Josh Hokit - No. 11 by FloWrestling, No. 12 by InterMat & No. 9 by Trackwrestling

'Dogs in Big 12 action
The 'Dogs are 7-9 in dual meet action in three seasons in the Big 12 after recording a pair of wins to start the season defeating Utah Valley, 24-19 on Jan. 2 and topping Northern Colorado, 25-15 on Nov. 30 in their Big 12 opener. Fresno State went 4-4 in 2018-19 and 1-5 in 2017-18 and is 4-4 overall in home Big 12 duals.

Bulldogs against Pac-12 foes
Fresno State will face its second of two Pac-12 opponents on Sunday in CSU Bakersfield. The 'Dogs are 4-5 against Pac-12 foes over the last three seasons defeating Cal Poly, 24-16 on Jan. 2 with a 2-2 mark in 2018-19 with wins over Cal Poly and Oregon State and went 1-3 in 2017-18 earning a win over Cal Poly.

Senior Day - The 'Dogs will honor their five seniors prior to Sunday's dual. Here is a quick look at each of the 'Dogs career at Fresno State.

Greg Gaxiola: 25-25 overall record, 7-5 at home, 2018 Big 12 Championship competitor, spent 2016-17 season at Cal Baptist
Josh Hokit: 50-19 overall record, 8-4 at home, 2019 NCAA All-American at 197 lbs., 4th place at 2019 Big 12 Championship, 5th place at 2018 Big 12 Championship, four-year Bulldog on the gridiron
Dominic Kincaid: 34-38 overall record, 4-10 at home, competed at two Big 12 Championships, spent first two seasons at Cal Baptist
Khristian Olivas: 48-22 overall record, 10-3 at home, two-time NCAA Championships qualifier, 6th place at 2019 Big 12 Championship, spent 2015-16 season at Utah Valley
Ricky Padilla: 14-15 overall record, 2-1 at home, 11-8 in 2019-20, spent first three years at Air Force

Fresno State places third at 2020 Virginia Duals
The Bulldogs overcame an opening round loss to Maryland to defeat Duke, 50-0 before topping Old Dominion, 20-15 and Kent State, 16-15 to place third in the field on Jan. 11. Lloren, Cruz and Hokit all went 4-0 in the tournament as Hokit used a 13-3 major decision over Kent State's Spencer Berthold to complete the comeback win over the Golden Flashes.

Wright earns Big 12 Co-Wrestler of the Week
For the second time in program history, Fresno State Wrestling had a Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after Wright was named the Big 12 Co-Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 5 after going 3-0 at the AFC Duals/Battle on the Midway on Nov. 1 in San Diego.

Up next
Fresno State heads out on the road for a pair of Big 12 duals next week traveling to Wyoming (6-7, 3-1 B12) on Feb. 6 and North Dakota State (4-3, 1-1 B12) on Feb, 8.

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