ATHERTON, Calif. – The San Francisco State wrestling team closed out the dual-meet portion of its 2011-12 schedule on Wednesday with an uplifting 23-9 victory over host Menlo College in a non-conference showdown at Haynes-Prim Pavilion.
 
The Gators captured seven of 10 bouts on the evening to finish the year at 5-9, while the Oaks, ranked 20^th in the latest NAIA poll, saw their record slip to 8-8 overall.
 
SF State grabbed a quick 6-0 lead as Arman Ostadsharif notched his eighth victory of the year with a tight 2-0 decision over Carlos Soto in the 174-pound weight class, while Zach Jimenez (11-10) won for the sixth time in his last seven outings after dispatching Greg Alvarez by a 5-2 count at 184.
 
Menlo trimmed the deficit in half, courtesy of Ben Yura's 12-6 triumph over Thomas Martin at 197, before Anthony Gonzalez posted the first of three straight Gator victories, which ultimately provided the visitors a commanding 15-3 advantage.  Gonzalez came away with a 5-2 decision over Lenny Romero in the heavyweight division, recording a first-period takedown and an escape to help raise his record to 16-11 on the season.
 
Andy Yu soon followed with a close 6-4 decision over Drake Medeiros at 125, earning a reversal in the final 20 seconds for his 11^th win of the year, while Julian Perez emerged with 6-3 victory over Angel Garcia at 133, clinching the bout with a third-period takedown to improve to 18-13 on the season.
 
The Gator momentum was briefly stalled when the Oaks' Christian Franks doubled up on Daniel Flores by a 6-3 tally at 141; however, Dylan Phillipy (18-13) responded with 17-0 win by technical fall over Richie Nole at 149, to put SF State firmly in control at 20-6.
 
After Menlo's David Rios posted a 5-2 decision over Conrad Snell at 157, the Gators tacked on the final points of the night when Isaiah Jimenez collected a 7-2 decision over Adrian Gonzales at 165 to improve to 20-8 on the season.
 
SF State will now have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Division II Super Regional 4/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, scheduled for Feb. 25-26 in Hays, Kan.
 
SF State 23, Menlo College 9
At Atherton, Calif.
174 – Arman Ostadsharif (SF State) dec. Carlos Soto (MC), 2-0
184 – Zach Jimenez (SF State) dec. Greg Alvarez (MC), 5-2
197 – Ben Yura (MC) dec. Thomas Martin (SF State), 12-6
285 – Anthony Gonzalez (SF State) dec. Lenny Romero (MC), 5-2
125 – Andy Yu (SF State) dec. Drake Medeiros (MC), 6-4
133 – Julian Perez (SF State) dec. Angel Garcia (MC), 6-3
141 – Christian Franks (MC) dec. Daniel Flores (SF State), 6-3
149 – Dylan Phillipy (SF State) tech. fall Richie Nole (MC), 17-0
157 – David Rios (MC) dec. Conrad Snell (SF State), 5-2
165 – Isaiah Jimenez (SF State) dec. Adrian Gonzales (MC), 7-2