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 earns Top 25 ranking after strong tournament finish
Fueled by a dominant team performance in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Cal Poly Wrestling moved up to the number 22 ranked wrestling program in the country in the latest InterMat Tournament rankings. It marks the fifth straight year the team has been ranked in the top 25. The Mustangs have stood out from […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling competes in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, Romney takes 133-pound title
Under the bright lights of Las Vegas, No. 12 ranked 133-pound redshirt sophomore Zeth Romney cashed in for Cal Poly wrestling. He captured the 133-pound title at the Cliff Keen Invitational, becoming the first Mustang in 15 years to win the weight class at the tournament. Romney led the team to a 13th-place finish in […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling falls to No. 14 Stanford in outdoor dual on O’Neill Green
Just outside the Orfalea College of Business building, the smell of barbecue and the sound of hundreds of Cal Poly wrestling fans and alumni filled the air for their dual against No. 14 Stanford. The Mustangs (0-2) hosted the Cardinal (4-1) in the outdoor dual as part of their Alumni and Supporters Weekend, which has […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling’s season comes to a close on Day 2 of the NCAA Championships
Kansas City, MO — As the roars of a packed crowd at the T-Mobile Center echoed throughout the arena, top-seeded wrestlers were dropping like flies against lower-ranked opponents in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. Graduate Adam Kemp was in the midst of his consolation match to stay alive on day two of the tournament. […]
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Staying in SLO: Cal Poly Wrestling’s Evan Wick
Staying in SLO is a series by Mustang News sports reporter Miles Berman highlighting current Cal Poly coaches that previously played for the Mustangs. In the summer of 2021, Evan Wick was coming off a year spent away from school at the University of Wisconsin as an Olympic redshirt. Wick decided to head out west […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax wins Pac-12 title, Lorenzo and Rotondo qualify for NCAA championships
Cal Poly Wrestling earned a third-place finish as a team at the Pac-12 Championships on Sunday, March 5 inside Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto. Redshirt sophomore Antonio Lorenzo, graduate Ethan Rotondo and redshirt junior Bernie Truax all earned automatic qualifications for the NCAA National Championships. Truax brought home his second individual Pac-12 title at 197 […]
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Wrestling captures Pac-12 dual meet title with wins over Stanford, Oregon State
Cal Poly Wrestling clinched the Pac-12 dual meet title with a pair of wins over Stanford and Oregon State on Friday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 19 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustang (8-6, 5-0 Pac-12) wins over the Cardinal (6-6, 2-2 Pac-12) and the Beavers (7-7, 2-2 Pac-12) gave them their first undefeated conference […]
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Wrestling takes down CSU Bakersfield and Little Rock to remain atop Pac-12 standings
Cal Poly Wrestling racked up two more Pac-12 wins against CSU Bakersfield, 22-12, and Little Rock, 25-10, on Friday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Icardo Center and Mott Athletics Center, respectively. The weekend wins kept the Mustangs (6-6, 3-0 Pac-12) atop the conference standings with two Pac-12 duals left in the season. […]
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Wrestling pulls off comeback in upset win over No. 8 Arizona State, 19-18
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 […]