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NCAA Championships (Session VI)
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Parco finishes sixth at NCAA Championships
3/20/2021 8:00:00 PM | Wrestling
ST. LOUIS - Fresno State 149-pound redshirt freshman Kyle Parco finished sixth at the 2021 NCAA Championships on Saturday at the Enterprise Center.
"It was pretty emotional after my high school coach passed away a month ago so that gave me a lot of motivation to do well and succeed in wrestling and I knew I was doing it for him. It was an emotional few days and I am still in a little bit of disbelief," Parco said on his tournament run and becoming an All-American.
After winning four matches in the consolation bracket on Friday and assuring himself of a top-six finish in the tournament, the Concord, Calif. native was back in action on Saturday morning with a pair of matches.
He got the morning started with a tough 8-0 major decision loss to No. 4 seed Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State as the Cowboy sixth-year senior broke a scoreless tie after the first period to score four in the second period and added three more points and a riding time point in the third for the win.
The loss bumped Parco down to the fifth-place match where squared off with No. 3 seed Brock Mauller of Missouri. The Bulldog notched a pair of takedowns early to take a 4-1 lead, but an escape and a takedown by the Tiger tied the match at 4-4 after the first period. Mauller got away quickly to start the second and later added another takedown and riding time point for a 8-5 win.
Parco is the 23rd All-American in program history and first at the 149/150 lb. weight class since Terry Watts in 1994. He finishes his redshirt freshman season with a 19-4 overall record and Fresno State tied with North Dakota State for 35th place with 10.5 points.
149 lbs. - No. 17 seed Kyle Parco, RFr. (19-4 overall record)
First Round: Parco dec. No. 16 seed PJ Ogunsanya (Army), 7-5 SV1
Second Round: No. 1 seed Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec. Parco, 11-10
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 31 seed Cory Crooks (Arizona State), 3-2
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 9 seed Legend Lamer (Cal Poly), 5-2
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 6 seed Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech), 7-4
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 7 seed Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State), 9-5
Consolation Semifinal: No. 4 seed Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Parco, 8-0
Fifth Place: No. 3 seed Brock Mauller (Missouri) dec. Parco, 8-5
Fresno State Wrestling All-American Wrestlers
2021: Kyle Parco, 149 lbs., 6th Place
2020: Josh Hokit, Hwt., NWCA Second Team All-American
2019: Josh Hokit, 197 lbs., 5th Place
2003: Marcio Botelho, 197 lbs., 8th Place
2002: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
2001: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
2001: Billy Blunt, 285 lbs., 5th Place
1999: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
1999: Stan Greene, 133 lbs., 5th Place
1998: Stephen Abas, 118 lbs., 4th Place
1998: Stan Greene, 126 lbs., 4th Place
1997: Yero Washington, 134 lbs., 3rd Place
1997: Brendon Buckley, 142 lbs., 7th Place
1996: Yero Washington, 134 lbs., 6th Place
1996: Alfonzo Tucker, 158 lbs., 4th Place
1995: DeWayne Zinkin, 134 lbs., 5th Place
1995: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1994: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1994: Terry Watts, 150 lbs., 5th Place
1993: Harold Zinkin, 134 lbs., 5th Place
1993: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1993: Serge Mezheritsky, 150 lbs., 6th Place
1992: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 6th Place
1992: Lorenzo Neal, 285 lbs., 7th Place
1989: Dan Niebuhr, 167 lbs., 7th Place
1989: Wade Zimmerman, 158 lbs., 6th Place
1987: Fred Little, 177 lbs., 5th Place
1986: Fred Little, 167 lbs., 8th Place
1984: Sylvester Carver, 167 lbs., 3rd Place
1983: Sylvester Carver, 167 lbs., 5th Place
1968: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 1st Place
1967: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 2nd Place
1966: Steve Johansen, 115 lbs., 2nd Place
1966: Dick Birbeck, 285 lbs., 3rd Place
1966: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 6th Place
1965: Steve Johansen, 115 lbs., 1st Place
1964: Roy Stuckey, 134 lbs., 3rd Place
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"It was pretty emotional after my high school coach passed away a month ago so that gave me a lot of motivation to do well and succeed in wrestling and I knew I was doing it for him. It was an emotional few days and I am still in a little bit of disbelief," Parco said on his tournament run and becoming an All-American.
After winning four matches in the consolation bracket on Friday and assuring himself of a top-six finish in the tournament, the Concord, Calif. native was back in action on Saturday morning with a pair of matches.
He got the morning started with a tough 8-0 major decision loss to No. 4 seed Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State as the Cowboy sixth-year senior broke a scoreless tie after the first period to score four in the second period and added three more points and a riding time point in the third for the win.
The loss bumped Parco down to the fifth-place match where squared off with No. 3 seed Brock Mauller of Missouri. The Bulldog notched a pair of takedowns early to take a 4-1 lead, but an escape and a takedown by the Tiger tied the match at 4-4 after the first period. Mauller got away quickly to start the second and later added another takedown and riding time point for a 8-5 win.
Parco is the 23rd All-American in program history and first at the 149/150 lb. weight class since Terry Watts in 1994. He finishes his redshirt freshman season with a 19-4 overall record and Fresno State tied with North Dakota State for 35th place with 10.5 points.
149 lbs. - No. 17 seed Kyle Parco, RFr. (19-4 overall record)
First Round: Parco dec. No. 16 seed PJ Ogunsanya (Army), 7-5 SV1
Second Round: No. 1 seed Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec. Parco, 11-10
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 31 seed Cory Crooks (Arizona State), 3-2
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 9 seed Legend Lamer (Cal Poly), 5-2
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 6 seed Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech), 7-4
Consolation: Parco dec. No. 7 seed Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State), 9-5
Consolation Semifinal: No. 4 seed Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Parco, 8-0
Fifth Place: No. 3 seed Brock Mauller (Missouri) dec. Parco, 8-5
Fresno State Wrestling All-American Wrestlers
2021: Kyle Parco, 149 lbs., 6th Place
2020: Josh Hokit, Hwt., NWCA Second Team All-American
2019: Josh Hokit, 197 lbs., 5th Place
2003: Marcio Botelho, 197 lbs., 8th Place
2002: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
2001: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
2001: Billy Blunt, 285 lbs., 5th Place
1999: Stephen Abas, 125 lbs., 1st Place
1999: Stan Greene, 133 lbs., 5th Place
1998: Stephen Abas, 118 lbs., 4th Place
1998: Stan Greene, 126 lbs., 4th Place
1997: Yero Washington, 134 lbs., 3rd Place
1997: Brendon Buckley, 142 lbs., 7th Place
1996: Yero Washington, 134 lbs., 6th Place
1996: Alfonzo Tucker, 158 lbs., 4th Place
1995: DeWayne Zinkin, 134 lbs., 5th Place
1995: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1994: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1994: Terry Watts, 150 lbs., 5th Place
1993: Harold Zinkin, 134 lbs., 5th Place
1993: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 2nd Place
1993: Serge Mezheritsky, 150 lbs., 6th Place
1992: Gerry Abas, 142 lbs., 6th Place
1992: Lorenzo Neal, 285 lbs., 7th Place
1989: Dan Niebuhr, 167 lbs., 7th Place
1989: Wade Zimmerman, 158 lbs., 6th Place
1987: Fred Little, 177 lbs., 5th Place
1986: Fred Little, 167 lbs., 8th Place
1984: Sylvester Carver, 167 lbs., 3rd Place
1983: Sylvester Carver, 167 lbs., 5th Place
1968: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 1st Place
1967: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 2nd Place
1966: Steve Johansen, 115 lbs., 2nd Place
1966: Dick Birbeck, 285 lbs., 3rd Place
1966: Mike Gallego, 167 lbs., 6th Place
1965: Steve Johansen, 115 lbs., 1st Place
1964: Roy Stuckey, 134 lbs., 3rd Place
"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
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