For the first time in 21 years, Mott Athletics Center has been called on to host the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships, according to an announcement from Cal Poly Athletics.
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Romney places third, makes history on final day of NCAA Championships
Zeth Romney is officially in Cal Poly Wrestling’s record books, placing third at the NCAA Championships. The redshirt junior is now the highest-placing 133-pounder in program history, improving on Darrell Vasquez (fourth in 2004, fifth in 2007) and Boris Novachkov’s (seventh, 2010) past performances. Romney also earned an All-American nod along the way, becoming Cal […]
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All-American Romney eyes third-place in the NCAA Wrestling Championships
Out of four wrestlers competing in the first two days of the NCAA Championships, Zeth Romney is the last man standing. He led the way for Cal Poly, becoming its first All-American at 133-pounds in 15 years. The last time the Mustangs had an All-American at the weight class was Boris Novachkov back in 2010. […]
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Preview: What to know about Cal Poly Wrestling in the NCAA Championships
Although Cal Poly’s hopes for a national title rest on four wrestlers, one less than last year, the team is confident heading into the NCAA Championships. “We’re feeling good, probably the best we felt all year,” Head Coach Jon Sioredas said. “We started getting some traction before conference and now we’re really just using that […]
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Four Cal Poly wrestlers are going to NCAAs after Holeman receives at-large bid
In his second full season wrestling as a Mustang, Cal Poly’s 125-pound Koda Holeman received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Championships. The redshirt sophomore will be the fourth Mustang to qualify for the NCAA tournament taking place March 20-22 in Philadelphia. He’ll be joining heavyweight champion Trevor Tinker and automatic qualifiers Chance Lamer […]
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Tinker wins Pac-12 heavyweight title, one of three wrestlers set for NCAA championships
Three Mustang wrestlers clinched NCAA championship berths led by No. 20 Trevor Tinker, who won his first career heavyweight title at the Pac-12 Championships. The Mustangs travelled to Corvallis, Oregon, where Tinker, No. 9 133-pound junior Zeth Romney and No. 9 149-pound redshirt junior Chance Lamer punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships starting on […]
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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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Chance Lamer advances to quarterfinals, Legend Lamer and Kemp still alive at NCAA Championships
Kansas City, MO — As the roars of a packed stadium of over 15,000 wrestling fans echoed throughout the T-Mobile Center, redshirt sophomore Chance Lamer started to feel blood begin flowing out of his nose and drip onto his arm. The match was temporarily stopped so medical personnel could stop the bleeding with wads of […]
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BREAKING: Bernie Truax to transfer to Penn State
Cal Poly three-time All-American Bernie Truax has announced that he is transferring to Penn State for his final year of college eligibility. The announcement comes after Truax capped off his third straight fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the Nittany Lions won their second straight team title. Truax leaves the Mustangs as one of […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax ends NCAA Championship run with fourth-place finish
As Cal Poly Wrestling’s lone competitor remaining, redshirt junior Bernie Truax took the mat on the final day of the NCAA Championships on Saturday in Tulsa. The Mustang won his consolation semifinal before falling in the third-place bout to wrap up the 2023 tournament for Cal Poly. Consolation Semifinal Bout After fighting through Friday night’s […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax earns All-American award and advances, Demas ends season at NCAA Championships
After having five competitors on day one, Cal Poly Wrestling’s two survivors took the mat for the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships on Friday in Tulsa. Redshirt junior Bernie Truax earned his third All-American honor and remains in the field with a shot at third place heading into the final day. Meanwhile, […]