Atherton, Calif.--- SF State's wrestling team improved to 4-7 overall in dual meets as the Gators defeated Bay Area Rival Menlo College 20-16 this evening in Atherton, California.
Curtis Schurkamp (Jr, Escalon, Calif/Cal State Fullerton) improved to 19-12 with a 10-6 decision over Jose Hernandez at 125. SF State lost the next two matches by 4-1 and 2-0 decisions. Then at 149, freshman
Josh Nolan (Quincy, Calif) recorded a 9-3 victory over Sabas Cruz. The Gators then lost by a decision at 157 and a major decision at 165, but came back and won by a 13-5 major decision by
Marques Gales (Jr, Fairfield, Calif/Santa Rosa Junior College) over the Oaks' Mike Jeffery.
SF State also won at 184 as
Alecxis Lara (Sr, Gilroy, Calif/Skyline College) won by a 12-4 major decision over the Oak's Sean Weeks. SF State lost by a 5-4 double overtime decision at 197, but sophomore transfer
Steve Franklin (Middletown, Calif/Santa Rosa Junior College) won by fall at 4:45 over Jesse Ruiz to give the Gators the 20-16 win. This was
Franklin's 10
th win by fall and he improved to 23-12 on the season.
The Gators will return home for the final time of the 2007-08 season as the Gators host the Titans of Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, February 10 at 5pm. This will also be Senior Night as the Gators will recognize both team's seniors before the start of the match.
San FranciscoStateUniversity 20 vs. MenloCollege 16 SFSU MC
125 lbs - Curtis Schurkamp (SFSU) won by decision over Jose Hernandez (M), 10-6 3 0
133 lbs – Rudy Justo (M) won by decision over Ben Lockett (SFSU), 4-1 3 3
141 lbs – Cody Gibson (M) won by decision over Jeff Johnson (SFSU), 2-0 3 6
149 lbs – Joshua Nolan (SFSU) won by decision over Sabas Cruz (M), 9-3 6 6
157 lbs – Lee Morrison (M) won by decision over Randy Aguirre (SFSU), 8-1 6 9
165 lbs – Robert Davis (M) won by major decision over Zach Sesar (SFSU), 15-6 6 13
174 lbs – Marques Gales (SFSU) won by major decision over Mike Jeffery (M), 13-5 10 13
184 lbs – Alecxis Lara (SFSU) won by major decision over Sean Weeks (M), 12-4 14 13
197 lbs – Gary Nelson (M) won by decision over Arman Ostardsharif (SFSU), 5-4 2OT 14 16
285 lbs – Steve Franklin (SFSU) won by fall over Jesse Ruiz (M), 4:45 20 16