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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How Cal Poly Wrestling sent five wrestlers to compete at the NCAA Championships
In a season filled with highs and lows, Cal Poly wrestling has managed to send five wrestlers to compete in the NCAA National Championships in Kansas City, MO. Starting on the morning of Thursday, March 21 redshirt freshman Zeth Romney, redshirt sophomore Chance Lamer, redshirt junior Legend Lamer, graduate Adam Kemp and redshirt sophomore Trevor […]
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Kemp wins Pac-12 title, Lamer brothers and Romney also qualify for NCAA Championships
Graduate and No. 9 ranked 174-pounder Adam Kemp clinched his first Pac-12 Championship in his weight class and secured a spot in the NCAA National Championship tournament this past Sunday, March 10. Kemp led the way along with three other Cal Poly wrestlers earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in Kansas City, MO. […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling runs away with final dual meet of season against Cal Baptist
With 15 seconds left in his match, true freshman Tyler Hodges was tied 1-1 in his first career dual bout against his opponent at California Baptist University. Trying to avoid overtime, Hodges attempted a single-leg takedown, circling to his left and completing the takedown to finish out a 4-1 victory, flexing and letting out a […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling unable to overcome Little Rock
Cal Poly Wrestling looked to hit the ground running coming out of their bye week but was handled by the No. 20 ranked dual meet team in the country and Pac-12 foe, Little Rock, on Saturday, Feb. 3. The Mustangs (5-3, 1-2 Pac-12) welcomed back the No. 10 ranked 174-pounder in graduate Adam Kemp against […]
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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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Cal Poly Wrestling dominates in dual meet versus American University and Northern Colorado
Almost a full year ago to the day, Cal Poly Wrestling was routed by the University of Northern Colorado 25-9, but the Mustangs turned the tables on Friday, Jan. 12 as they got back at the Bears in a 23-15 dual meet victory right after dominating against American University 39-3 at Mott Athletics Center. The […]
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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 […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling dominates Duke, falls to No. 14 Rutgers in opening matchup of season
Cal Poly Wrestling opened up the season with a win over Duke but couldn’t overcome No. 14 Rutgers on the program’s opening matches of the season.