Cal Poly Wrestling sent seven wrestlers to compete at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships tournament from Sunday, Dec. 29 through Monday, Dec. 30 at NOW Arena. Intermat’s 20th-ranked tournament team placed 23rd at the Midlands with 12.5 total team points. Cal Poly is looking to build on the momentum from last year’s Ken Kraft competition, […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling falls to Cal Baptist, Northwestern at home
Cal Poly Wrestling was handled by California Baptist, 22-16, before also falling against Northwestern, 29-14, Thursday at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (0-4) started hot against the Lancers (5-2, 2-0 Big 12) and Wildcats (2-1) thanks to 125-pound redshirt sophomore Koda Holeman. Still, they couldn’t get much going outside of that and redshirt junior heavyweight […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling captures team title, 3 individual titles at Roadrunner Open
After falling to No. 14 Stanford last weekend, Cal Poly wrestling used that loss as fuel to capture the team title at the Roadrunner Open on Sunday behind three individual champions. Although only a few of their starters wrestled, the Mustangs had an impressive day on the mats in Bakersfield. With 26 wrestlers competing, the […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling falls in second straight matchup to ranked opponent in loss to Stanford
Cal Poly Wrestling wanted to end their regular season Pac-12 dual meet season with a high note, but their plans were thwarted as No. 16 Stanford downed the Mustangs in a 30-9 loss. The Mustangs (5-5, 1-4 Pac-12) were without two top-ranked starters, while the Cardinal (10-2, 3-0 Pac-12) put their foot on the gas […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling earns first Pac-12 win over CSU Bakersfield
After back-to-back Cal Poly pins, graduate 165-pounder Michael Goldfeder stepped onto the mat looking to get his season back on track and increase the Mustang lead. The North Carolina transfer had a 2-10 record on the season entering this dual and ultimately fell via a 2-1 decision. While it might not have looked pretty, the […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling unable to overcome Oregon State in Pac-12 opener
Cal Poly’s trip to Corvallis, Oregon, and the Lamer homecoming was spoiled when Oregon State topped the Mustangs in their Pac-12 opener 21-17 on Friday, Jan. 19. The Mustangs (4-2, 0-1 Pac-12) held an 11-7 lead five matches into the meet but the Beavers (5-2, 2-0 Pac-12) took four of the last five matches to […]
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Romney finishes third-place at Midlands as Mustangs finish 13 out of 42 teams
In the final seconds of the quarterfinals, No. 32 ranked 133-pound redshirt freshman Zeth Romney was up 3-2 over Virginia Tech’s No. 5 ranked Sam Latona. Romney evaded multiple takedown attempts from the higher seed Latona to secure the upset. The Cal Poly coaching staff rose to their feet as Romney advanced to the semifinals […]