'Dogs head to Colorado for three Big 12 duals

Saturday, February 6

USAF Academy, CO

9 A.M. PT

Fresno State

Air Force

Photo by: California Baptist Athletics

'Dogs head to Colorado for three Big 12 duals

2/4/2021 10:45:00 AM | Wrestling

Fresno State Notes

By: Travis Blanshan / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

FRESNO, Calif. - The Bulldogs travel to Colorado for three Big 12 duals on Saturday.

Fresno State at Air Force
Feb. 6, 2021 • 9 A.M. PT • East Gym • USAFA, Colo.
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Live Scoring: Trackwrestling
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Fresno State vs. (RV) West Virginia
Feb. 6, 2021 • 5 P.M. PT • Bank of Colorado Arena • Greeley, Colo.
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Live Scoring: Trackwrestling
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Fresno State at (RV) Northern Colorado
Feb. 6, 2021 • 6:30 P.M. PT • Bank of Colorado Arena • Greeley, Colo.
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Live Scoring: Trackwrestling
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Bulldogs Headlines

Fresno State stays on the road on Saturday taking on three Big 12 foes in Colorado.
Two 'Dogs remain undefeated at 141 pounds in DJ Lloren (7-0) and Kyle Parco (6-0).
The Bulldogs are 2-2 all-time against Air Force, this is the first meeting with West Virginia and lead the series with Northern Colorado, 4-3.
The 'Dogs are 0-3 in duals and 0-1 in the Big 12.

Fresno State Probable Lineup
125: Anthony Molton, RFr. (1-3)
133: Haiden Drury, Fr. (6-2) OR Brandon Betancourt, RSr. (0-0)
141: No. 13/13/15 DJ Lloren, RSr. (7-0) OR Kyle Parco, RFr. (6-0)
149: Anthony Federico, Fr. (2-2) OR Aaron Gandara, Fr. (2-2)
157: Chris Gaxiola, Jr. (0-3)
165: Open
174: Zack Gonzalez, RJr. (0-2)
184: Open
197: Nick Villarreal, Fr. (0-3)
HWT: Randy Gonzalez, Jr. (0-5)
- Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

Air Force Probable Lineup
125: No. -/-/27 Cody Phippen, So. (3-1)
133: No. 17/-/16 Jared Van Vleet, Jr. (3-1)
141: Bradley Bitting, Jr. (0-4)
149: Dylan Martinez, So. (2-2)
157: Parker Simington, Sr. (1-3)
165: Vincent Dolce, Jr. (0-2)
174: No. -/-/33 Cody Surratt, Sr. (1-2)
184: Sam Wolf, Fr. (1-3) or Calvin Sund, Fr. (3-1)
197: Kayne Hutchison, Jr. (1-3)
Hwt.: No. -/-/27 Wyatt Hendrickson, Fr. (3-2)
- Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

West Virginia Probable Lineup
125: Killian Cardinale, RJr. (4-3)
133: Ryan Sullivan, RFr. (2-1)
141: Jeffrey Boyd, RFr. (5-2)
149: Brayden Roberts, Fr. (3-4)
157: Alex Hornfeck, RSo. (3-2)
165: No. 23/-/22 Peyton Hall, Fr. (6-1)
174: Scott Joll, So. (4-3)
184: Jackson Moomau, Jr. (2-1)
197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams, RJr. (7-0)
HWT: Michael Wolfgram, RFr. (5-2)
- Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

Northern Colorado Probable Lineup
125: Jace Koelzer, RSo. OR Theorius Robison, RFr.
133: No. 8/7/7 Mosha Schwartz, So.
141: Chris Sandoval, RJr.
149: Nathan Moore, So.
157: Nick Knutson, RSr. OR Brody Lamb, RSo.
165: Johnny Blankenship, RSr. OR Billy Higgins, So.
174: No. 23/-/23 Jackson Hemauer, RJr.
184: No. 25/-/22 Alan Clothier, RSr. OR Xavier Vasquez, RSo.
197: No. 15/-/20 Jacob Seely, RSr.
HWT: No. 15/-/18 Dalton Robertson, RSr. OR Robert Winters, RSr.
- Rankings by FloWrestling/InterMat/Trackwrestling

Last time out
The 'Dogs collected six wins over two duals last Saturday winning four matches against North Dakota State and two more versus California Baptist as Hunter Drury earned two wins and also got a victory from Anthony Molton, DJ Lloren, Kyle Parco and Hunter Cruz.

'Dogs in the national rankings
Two Bulldogs are in the national rankings as Lloren checks in No. 13 by FloWrestling, InterMat and The Open Mat and is No. 15 by Trackwrestling. Cruz checks in at No. 30 at 184 pounds by The Open Mat.

Fresno State in Big 12 action
Fresno State, who is 22-38 overall in dual action over the last three-plus seasons, is 9-14 in Big 12 action over that span and wrestles three Big 12 duals this weekend before closing out conference action next weekend against Oklahoma.

'Dogs series vs. opponents
The Bulldogs are 2-2 against Air Force and are coming off an exciting 19-18 win over the Falcons on Senior Day last season. This will be the 'Dogs first meeting ever against the Mountaineers and lead the series, 4-3 over the Bears with three straight wins coming over the last three seasons.

The 'Dogs won its first-ever Big 12 dual in Greeley on Jan. 26, 2018 and also won on the road in 2018-19 before winning 25-15 at the Save Mart Center last season.

A look at the Falcons
Air Force enters Saturday's dual with a 0-3 mark in duals with all three duals being Big 12 contests falling to South Dakota State, Oklahoma State and Wyoming.

The Falcons, who placed 12th at the Big 12 Championship a year ago, have four wrestlers in the national rankings with junior 133-pounder Jared Van Vleet being the highest at No. 16 by Trackwrestling.

A look at the Mountaineers
West Virginia, who will wrestle at Wyoming on Saturday morning before heading to Greeley, are 5-2 in dual action and are coming off a 25-11 upset win over previously-ranked No. 17 Northern Colorado at home last Sunday.

The Mountaineers are led redshirt junior Noah Adams who is ranked No. 1 at 197 pounds and currently on a 39-match winning streak. Freshman Peyton Hall is the only other ranked Mountaineer at 165 pounds and 6-1 on the season.

A look at the Bears
Northern Colorado is 3-1 in dual action picking up wins over Wyoming, California Baptist and Utah Valley before its loss at West Virginia.

The Bears' lineup features five ranked wrestlers, including its final four weight classes with its highest-ranked grappler being sophomore 133-pounder Mosha Schwartz at No. 7 by InterMat and Trackwrestling.

Former Bulldog Jackson Hemauer, a 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifier at 184 pounds while at Fresno State, has relocated to Northern Colorado and comes in ranked No. 23 at 174 pounds by FloWrestling and Trackwrestling.

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