PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The San Francisco State wrestling team made its trip to the desert a memorable one, as it posted a 3-0 record on Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Mile High Duals in Prescott, Ariz. The Gators notched convincing victories against a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foes, defeating Grand Canyon University, 34-6, before knocking off New Mexico Highlands, 39-8. SF State then capped off the day with a 23-12 triumph over Simon Fraser. With their performance, the Gators improve to 5-4 overall in dual-meet competition and 2-0 in the RMAC.

 

SF State grabbed the early lead in each of its three duals, winning a combined 22 of 30 bouts over the course of the day.

 

Juniors Steve Franklin (Middletown, California, Middletown, Santa Rosa), Markham Bertron (San Jose, California, Oak Grove, West Valley Junior College) and Ben Lockett (San Francisco, California, George Washington) were three-time victors, along with sophomores Pierre Bondoc (Modesto, California, Beyer) and Joshua Nolan (Quincy, California, Quincy) Franklin's triumphs included two pins as he raised his record to a team-best 16-8 overall. Bondoc, Nolan, Lockett each came away with a major decision, while senior Marques Gales (Fairfield, California, Armijo, Santa Rosa), junior Vincent Bordi (Manteca, California, Manteca) and freshman Naveed Bagheri (Los Gatos, California, Los Gatos, West Valley Junior College) earned technical falls.

 

The Gators return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 24, when they play host to UC Davis in a non-conference clash at the Main Gymnasium. SF State's home opener is scheduled to get underway at 6 p.m.

San Francisco State 34, Grand Canyon 6
141 – Ben Lockett (SF State) dec. Austen Moore (GC), 6-5
149 –Josh Nolan (SF State) dec. Bryan Scambler (GC), 13-9
157 –Markham Bertron (SF State) dec. Daniel Rubio (GC), 9-3
165 – Matt Mungo (SF State) dec. Jack Porter (GC), 3-2
174 – Daniel Garay (GC) dec. Arman Ostadsharif (SF State), 5-3
184 – Ryan Becerra (GC) dec. Marques Gales (SF State), 9-3  
197 – Vincent Bordi (SF State) tech. fall Adam Barnett (GC), 19-2
285 – Steve Franklin (SF State) pinned Brian Cooper (GC), 4:35

125 – Pierre Bondoc (SF State) received forfeit
133 – Naveed Bagheri (SF State) tech. fall Alex Contreras (GC), 17-2

 

San Francisco State 39, New Mexico Highlands 8
141 – Ben Lockett (SF State) maj. dec. Tyler Davey (NMH), 19-10
149 – Josh Nolan (SF State) received forfeit
157 – Markham Bertron (SF State) dec. Nick Sanchez (NMH), 6-3
165 – Matt Mungo (SF State) received forfeit
174 – Jesse Feinsod (NMH) tech. fall Lucas Duckwall (SF State), 15-0
184 – Marques Gales (SF State) tech. fall Andrew Roden (NMH), 16-1
197 – Luke McPeek (NMH) dec. Vincent Bordi (SF State), 7-5
285 – Steve Franklin (SF State) pinned Jesse Boggs (NMH), 4:26

125 – Pierre Bondoc (SF State) dec. Edwin Soriano (NMH), 5-0

133 – Naveed Bagheri (SF State) received forfeit

 

San Francisco State 23, Simon Fraser 12
141 – Ben Lockett (SF State) received forfeit
149 – Josh Nolan (SF State) maj. dec. Alex Stemmer, 11-3
157 – Markham Bertron (SF State) dec. Max Arcand, 10-4
165 – Arminder Virk (Simon Fraser) dec. Matt Mungo, 6-4
174 – Patrick MacDonald (Simon Fraser) dec. Armen Ostadsharif, 8-3
184 – Marques Gales (SF State) dec. Clete Hansen, 9-5
197 – Ali Al-Rekabi (Simon Fraser) dec. Vincent Bordi, 3-1
285 – Steve Franklin (SF State) dec. Arjan Bhullar, 6-3

125 – Pierre Bondoc (SF State) maj. dec. J.J. Lum, 13-3

133 – Raj Virdi (Simon Fraser) dec. Naveed Bagheri, 8-5