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'Dogs compete at Senior Nationals
10/11/2020 11:00:00 AM | Wrestling
CORALVILLE, Iowa - Four Bulldogs and one Valley Regional Training Center athlete wrapped up competition at the 2020 Senior Nationals this weekend hosted at the Xtream Arena & GreenState Family Fieldhouse.
Lawrence Saenz and Jacob Wright, competing at 65 kg. & 74 kg., respectively, each won three matches apiece on Saturday before each falling two matches shy of a top-eight finish.
Valley RTC athlete Joey Lavallee, a 2017 All-American at Missouri, won four of his five matches with three technical falls on Saturday to assure himself of a top-eight finish at 74 kg. He closed out his tournament on Sunday with two matches and an eighth-place finish.
Other Bulldogs competing on Saturday were AJ Nevills at 125 kg. and Brandon Betancourt at 57 kg.
Men's Freestyle
57 kg/125.7 lbs.: Brandon Bentancourt, Sr. (0-2)
Round of 32: No. 2 seed Darian Cruz (NY Athletic Club) tech. fall Betancourt, 12-2
Con. Round 16 #1: Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska WTC) tech. fall Bentancourt, 13-3
65 kg/143.3 lbs:Â Â Lawrence Saenz, RSo. (3-2)
Round of 64: No. 9 seed Andrew Alirez (Unattached) tech. fall Saenz, 10-0
Con. Round 32 #2: Saenz tech. fall Jonathan Lizama (Unattached), 10-0
Con. Round 16 #1: Saenz tech. fall Adrian Collier (Unattached), 10-0
Con. Round 16 #2: Saenz def. No. 4 John Simmons (Cliff Keen WC), 8-5
Con. Round 8 #1: No. 5 seed Kanen Storr (Cliff Keen WC) tech. fall Saenz, 11-0
74 kg/163.1 lbs.: No. 7 seed Joey Lavallee, Valley RTC athlete - 8th Place
Round of 64: Lavallee tech. fall Andrew Torres (Firestorm WC), 10-0
Round of 32: Lavallee tech. fall Delonn Eatmon (Unattached), 10-0
Round of 16: Lavalle def. No. 10 seed Austin Headlee (Sunkist Kids WC), 3-2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 seed Evan Wick (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Lavallee, 10-0
Con. Round 8 #2: Lavalle tech. fall Quentin Perez (Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club), 11-0
Con. Round 4: No. 6 seed Hayden Hidlay (Titan Mercury WC/Wolpack RTC) def. Lavallee, 7-1
Seventh Place: No. 9 seed Danny Braunagel (Illinois RTC/Illini WC) tech. fall Lavallee, 10-0
74 kg/163.1 lbs.:Â Jacob Wright, RJr. (3-2)
Round of 32: No. 5 seed David Carr (Cyclone Regional TC) tech. fall Wright, 10-0
Con. Round 32 #2: Wright def. Tony Raupp (Minot MatWrats WC), 7-2
Con. Round 16 #1: Wright tech. fall Anthony Rivera (Unattached), 12-1
Con. Round 16 #2: Wright def. Cam Amine (Cliff Keen WC), 4-0
Con. Round 8 #1: Matthew Malcom (Nebraska Golden Eagles WC) def. Wright, 6-6Â
125 kg/275.6 lbs.: No. 12 seed AJ Nevills, RJr. (1-2)
Round of 32: Nevills def. Keaton Kluever (Gopher WC), 7-2
Round of 16: No. 5 seed Tanner Hall (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Nevills, 13-1
Con. Round 8 #1: No. 4 seed Tate Orndorff (Titan Mercury WC) def. Nevills, 8-0
Greco-Roman
130 kg/286.6 lbs.:Â AJ Nevills, RJr. (0-2)
Round of 16: No. 5 seed Tanner Farmer (NY Athletic Club) def. Nevills, 8-0
Consolation: Tom Foote (South Side WC) def. Nevills, 6-2
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Lawrence Saenz and Jacob Wright, competing at 65 kg. & 74 kg., respectively, each won three matches apiece on Saturday before each falling two matches shy of a top-eight finish.
Valley RTC athlete Joey Lavallee, a 2017 All-American at Missouri, won four of his five matches with three technical falls on Saturday to assure himself of a top-eight finish at 74 kg. He closed out his tournament on Sunday with two matches and an eighth-place finish.
Other Bulldogs competing on Saturday were AJ Nevills at 125 kg. and Brandon Betancourt at 57 kg.
Men's Freestyle
57 kg/125.7 lbs.: Brandon Bentancourt, Sr. (0-2)
Round of 32: No. 2 seed Darian Cruz (NY Athletic Club) tech. fall Betancourt, 12-2
Con. Round 16 #1: Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska WTC) tech. fall Bentancourt, 13-3
65 kg/143.3 lbs:Â Â Lawrence Saenz, RSo. (3-2)
Round of 64: No. 9 seed Andrew Alirez (Unattached) tech. fall Saenz, 10-0
Con. Round 32 #2: Saenz tech. fall Jonathan Lizama (Unattached), 10-0
Con. Round 16 #1: Saenz tech. fall Adrian Collier (Unattached), 10-0
Con. Round 16 #2: Saenz def. No. 4 John Simmons (Cliff Keen WC), 8-5
Con. Round 8 #1: No. 5 seed Kanen Storr (Cliff Keen WC) tech. fall Saenz, 11-0
74 kg/163.1 lbs.: No. 7 seed Joey Lavallee, Valley RTC athlete - 8th Place
Round of 64: Lavallee tech. fall Andrew Torres (Firestorm WC), 10-0
Round of 32: Lavallee tech. fall Delonn Eatmon (Unattached), 10-0
Round of 16: Lavalle def. No. 10 seed Austin Headlee (Sunkist Kids WC), 3-2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 seed Evan Wick (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Lavallee, 10-0
Con. Round 8 #2: Lavalle tech. fall Quentin Perez (Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club), 11-0
Con. Round 4: No. 6 seed Hayden Hidlay (Titan Mercury WC/Wolpack RTC) def. Lavallee, 7-1
Seventh Place: No. 9 seed Danny Braunagel (Illinois RTC/Illini WC) tech. fall Lavallee, 10-0
74 kg/163.1 lbs.:Â Jacob Wright, RJr. (3-2)
Round of 32: No. 5 seed David Carr (Cyclone Regional TC) tech. fall Wright, 10-0
Con. Round 32 #2: Wright def. Tony Raupp (Minot MatWrats WC), 7-2
Con. Round 16 #1: Wright tech. fall Anthony Rivera (Unattached), 12-1
Con. Round 16 #2: Wright def. Cam Amine (Cliff Keen WC), 4-0
Con. Round 8 #1: Matthew Malcom (Nebraska Golden Eagles WC) def. Wright, 6-6Â
125 kg/275.6 lbs.: No. 12 seed AJ Nevills, RJr. (1-2)
Round of 32: Nevills def. Keaton Kluever (Gopher WC), 7-2
Round of 16: No. 5 seed Tanner Hall (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Nevills, 13-1
Con. Round 8 #1: No. 4 seed Tate Orndorff (Titan Mercury WC) def. Nevills, 8-0
Greco-Roman
130 kg/286.6 lbs.:Â AJ Nevills, RJr. (0-2)
Round of 16: No. 5 seed Tanner Farmer (NY Athletic Club) def. Nevills, 8-0
Consolation: Tom Foote (South Side WC) def. Nevills, 6-2
"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 visit bulldogfoundation.org.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
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