Cal Poly Wrestling rallied back from down 15-0 to defeat No. 8 Arizona State, 19-18, in Desert Financial Arena on Friday, Jan. 20. After trailing, the Mustangs (4-6, 1-0 Pac-12) won four consecutive bouts against the Sun Devils (2-4, 0-1 Pac-12) and clinched the victory with a dominant third period from heavyweight Trevor Tinker. Three […]
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No. 30 Wrestling suffers weekend losses to Air Force and Northern Colorado
No. 30 Cal Poly Wrestling was hit with a pair of road losses over the weekend against Air Force and Northern Colorado on Friday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 15. The Mustangs (3-6) have now lost three straight dual meets following their matchups with the Falcons (3-1) and the Bears (9-1). Friday vs. Air Force […]
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No. 29 Wrestling drops dual meet with No. 4 Michigan, 30-11
No. 29 Cal Poly Wrestling fell in its dual meet against fourth-ranked Michigan 30-11 in a non-conference dual meet on Friday, Jan. 6 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Wolverines (4-0) captured seven of the 10 bouts, but two unranked Mustangs (3-4) pulled off upsets against their ranked opponents. At 125 pounds, 25th-ranked redshirt sophomore Antonio […]
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No. 28 Wrestling earns fifth-place finish at Collegiate Wrestling Duals
Cal Poly wrestling finished in fifth place at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals at the New Orleans Convention Center on Monday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 20. The 28th-ranked Mustangs fell to No. 21 Lehigh and No. 12 North Carolina State on Monday before defeating Lock Haven on Tuesday. Monday vs. No. 21 Lehigh To open […]
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Wrestling dominates Lindenwood, defeated by No. 10 Minnesota
Cal Poly Wrestling hosted Lindenwood University and the University of Minnesota for a pair of dual meets on Sunday, Dec. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-1) began with a 50-0 win over Lions (1-4) and ultimately fell to the No. 10 Golden Gophers (7-0) by a score of 22-12. Cal Poly vs. Lindenwood […]
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Wrestling finishes second at Tiger Style Invitational, Lorenzo and Truax earn titles
Cal Poly wrestling earned a second-place finish at the Tiger Style Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 13 in Kansas City. The 25th-ranked Mustangs scored 129.5 points as a team, trailing only No. 4 Missouri, who earned 187.5 points. Leading the way was redshirt junior Bernie Truax, who entered the tournament as the top seed at 197 […]
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Wrestling defeats Cal Baptist, 38-9, five individuals place at Menlo Open to start season
Cal Poly wrestling opened up its 2022-23 season with a dual win against Cal Baptist, 38-9, on Saturday, Nov. 5 inside Van Dyne Gym. To cap off the weekend, five individuals brought home medals at the Menlo Open on Sunday, Nov. 6. Cal Baptist The Mustangs (1-0) dominated the Lancers (0-1), winning eight of the […]
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Wrestling looks to carry recent success into 2022-23 season
As Cal Poly wrestling wraps up its final off-season preparations, the 2022-23 squad will look to build off last year in what could be one of the best teams the program has ever had. “If we can keep them [the team] healthy and keep them happy, I think we’re going to take another step in […]
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Wick earns a third-place finish, Truax takes fourth at NCAA Wrestling Championships
Redshirt senior Evan Wick ended his collegiate career with a third-place finish, claiming his fourth All-American honor, at the wrestling NCAA Championships that took place Thursday, Mar. 17 through Saturday, Mar. 19 inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Cal Poly sent five wrestlers to the tournament, placing 22nd as a team with 10 total wins. […]
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Wrestling falls 23-14 in Pac-12 matchup with Stanford
Cal Poly wrestling (4-3, 2-3 Pac-12) dropped a 23-14 decision against Stanford (5-3, 3-1 Pac-12) in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 19. Even with the loss, the Mustangs celebrated completing their dual meet portion of their 2021-2022 schedule with a winning record for the first time since the 2010-2011 season. In celebrating […]
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Wrestling earns two wins against Air Force and CSU Bakersfield in final home matches
No. 12 Cal Poly picked up two wins in a tri-team dual against Air Force (27-18) and CSU Bakersfield (21-18) on Sunday, Feb. 13 inside the Mott Athletics Center. The two wins guarantee that Cal Poly (4-2) will have a winning dual meet record for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Air Force The […]