A new Olympic regional training center in San Luis Obispo will offer freestyle, greco-Roman and collegiate style wrestling training to beginner, intermediate and advanced wrestlers, according to a recent press release. Cal Poly Head Wrestling Coach Jon Sioredas is on a leadership team of five who are spearheading this project under their foundation — Central […]
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Truax, Lamer qualify for Nationals as Wrestling places fourth overall in Pac-12 Championships
Cal Poly Wrestling redshirt sophomore Bernie Truax defeated Trey Munoz of Arizona State in a 11-2 major decision for the 174-pound title at the 2021 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships inside Gill Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 28. With the win, Truax qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championship tournament for the second straight year. Truax qualified […]
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Cal Poly falls to Arizona State 34-6 in away meet
Cal Poly fell short to Arizona State 34-6 in a dual wrestling meet on Thursday, Feb. 11 at Desert Financial Arena. No. 18 ranked Legend Lamer and No. 22 ranked Bernie Truax were the only two Mustangs to earn victories during the meet, with Arizona State winning the remaining eight matches. Lamer’s victory against Cory […]
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Big victories not enough to seal the deal for Cal Poly Wrestling against Stanford
Cal Poly Wrestling earned some impressive victories but ultimately fell short to Stanford in a dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 28 at Mott Athletics Center. Wins by Stanford (3-0, 2-0 in Pac-12) in the final two decisions sealed a 21-15 victory over the Mustangs. Cal Poly (2-2, 1-2 Pac-12) suffers the loss after they picked […]
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Wrestling takes down Little Rock and California Baptist in dual meet blowouts
Cal Poly Wrestling swept a pair of dual meets against Arkansas-Little Rock and California Baptist on Sunday, Jan. 24 inside Mott Athletics Center. A 33-8 win over Little Rock followed by a 30-12 win over Cal Baptist gave the Mustangs (2-1. 1-1 Pac-12) their first two victories of the season. Five Mustangs won both of […]
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Wrestling falls to Oregon State, match canceled against Cal Baptist
Cal Poly Wrestling fell to the Oregon State Beavers 23-17 on Tuesday, Jan. 14 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs were originally scheduled to face both Oregon State and California Baptist in back-to-back meets, but the Lancers were forced to withdraw from the three-way dual meet due to COVID-19 issues. In the match, redshirt sophomore […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling opens season with three-way meet against Fresno State and Utah Valley
Cal Poly Wrestling began their season hosting a three-way meet featuring Fresno State and Utah Valley on Sunday, Jan. 3. Instead of holding a dual meet where teams compete head-to-head for points, the coaches from each program opted to let their wrestlers compete individually within the 10 weight classes. The Mustangs’ effort was highlighted by […]
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Wrestling drops non-conference dual meet against Air Force, 29-14
Cal Poly Wrestling dropped its second consecutive dual meet in a 29-14 loss against the Air Force Falcons Sunday, Feb. 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Air Force (4-5) won the first three matches, jumping out to an 11-0 lead. However, Cal Poly (3-6) won the next three matches to pull to within two points at […]
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Wrestling secures tight road victory at California Baptist
Cal Poly Wrestling snapped a losing streak of three straight dual meets with a 19-16 victory over California Baptist on Thursday, Jan. 23 inside Van Dyne Gym. The Mustangs (3-4, 0-1 Pac-12) redeemed themselves after a 28-10 loss to the Lancers last year, who now fall to 3-7 on the season. The Mustangs were propelled […]
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Wrestling loses opening Pac-12 dual against No. 17 Stanford
Cal Poly Wrestling lost its opening Pac-12 dual of the season against No. 17 Stanford on Friday, Jan. 17 inside Mott Athletics Center. The final score of the dual was 22-13. Despite the loss, the Mustangs (2-4, 0-1 Pac-12) were within two points of the Cardinal (5-1, 1-0 Pac-12) with just two bouts left in […]
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Wrestling takes down San Francisco State 29-15 in season opener
Cal Poly Wrestling took down San Francisco State 29-15 in their first dual of the season Saturday, Nov. 16. Held at the Richard O’Neill Green on Cal Poly’s campus, the Mustangs took advantage of the home-team support. Sophomore Benny Martinez clenched a victory at 125 pounds against his opponent in the second period to secure […]