Wrestling | 1/16/2016 4:58:00 PM

KEARNEY, Neb.–   The SF State Gator wrestling team went 3-1 at the UNK Midwest Duals this afternoon at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney, Neb.  The Gators defeated Adams State (27-19, Central Oklahoma (16-15) and Southwest Minnesota State (35-9) as they improved to 4-5 on the season in duals and 1-0 in RMAC matches.  Tavis Ino went a perfect 4-0 for the Gators at 157 to improve to 12-12 on the year.

The Gators were down 9-0 to Adams State, but the Gators took the three matches starting with Joshua Weinberg winning by a 11-6 decision at 141 over Zach Mahaney.  Dylan Furtado won by a 13-7 decision over the Grizzlies' Devin Vasquez and Tavis Ino won by forfeit at 157 to give the Gators a 12-9 lead.

Tyson Kuahine increased the Gator lead to 15-9 with an 8-4 decision at 165 over Koery Windham at 165.  Mike Marshall won by forfeit at 174 to increase the Gator lead to 21-9.  The Grizzlies cut the deficit to 21-15 with a win by fall by Richard Bencomo over the Gators' Johnny Costa at 184.  Jon Bencomo won by an 11-3 major decision at 197 to cut the Gator lead to 21-19 over Calvin Nicholls.  A win by fall at 2:17 by SF State's Sam Alnassiri gave the Gators the 27-19 decision.

For the first time ever, the Gators defeated the Central Oklahoma Bronchos by a 15-15 decision as they won by criteria.  The Bronchos won the first two matches to take a 6-0 lead, but Weinberg won by a 12-5 decision at 141 over Tyler Tustin to cut the deficit to 6-3.  Central Oklahoma increased its lead to 9-3 with a 4-2 decision at 149. 

Tavis Ino won by a 3-0 decision over Cody Ryan at 157, but the Bronchos' Daniel Carillo won by a 4-1 decision at 165 to increase their lead to 12-6, Mike Marshall cut the deficit to 12-9 with a 3-1 decision at 174, but the Bronchos took a 15-9 lead with an 8-5 win by Brock Warren at 184. 

SF State won the final matches of the dual as Calvin Nicholls won by a 4-2 decision at 197 and Alnassiri won by 10-8 decision at 285 to tie the match at 15-15.  The Gators won the dual in thanks to the criteria.

In their next dual, the Gators won by a 35-7 decision over Southwest Minnesota State.  SF State won the first six matches including three by fall by Fern Giron (3:29), Dylan Furtado (3:57) and Tyson Kuahine (6:47) and one by a 10-1 decision by Tavis Ino.  The Mustangs and the Gators split the last four matches as SF State took the dual 35-7.

In their final dual of the day, SF State and Fort Hays State tied 21-21 but the Tigers won by criteria 22-21.
The two teams split the first six matches of the dual with the Gators taking wins at 133 (Giron by 5-3 decision), 157 (Ino by fall at 2:47) and 165 (Kuahine by fall at 4:18). 

SF State lost the next three bouts including at 174 as Mike Marshall lost by a 6-4 SV-1 decision as the Tigers took a 21-15 lead.  Alnassiri's win by fall (2:07) at 285, made the final 21-21 but the Tigers tookt he dual based on criteria.
SF State will return to the mat in Riverside, Calif., as the Gators will face No. 12 Cal Baptist at 5pm a week from this evening.

San Francisco State Vs. Adams St. -
Match #1 1st Place Match: San Francisco defeated Adams State 27-19
125 - Ian Wingstrom (Adams State) over Christian Ramos (San Francisco) Fall 1:50
133 - Martin Ramirez (Adams State) over Fern Giron (San Francisco) Dec 8-1
141 - Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco) over Zach Mahaney (Adams State) Dec 11-6
149 - Dylan Furtado (San Francisco) over Devin Vasquez (Adams State) Dec 13-7
157 - Tavis Ino (San Francisco) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
165 - Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco) over Koery Windham (Adams State) Dec 8-4
174 - Mike Marshall (San Francisco) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
184 - Richard Bencomo (Adams State) over Johnnny Costa (San Francisco) Fall 3:58
197 - Joe Bencomo (Adams State) over Calvin Nicholls (San Francisco) Maj 11-3
285 - Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco) over Tuli Laulu (Adams State) Fall 2:17

San Francisco State vs. Central Oklahoma
Match #1 1st Place Match: San Francisco defeated Central Oklahoma 15-15
125 - Zach D`Amico (Central Oklahoma) over Christian Ramos (San Francisco) Dec 4-1
133 - Aaron Hane (Central Oklahoma) over Fernando Giron (San Francisco) Dec 6-3
141 - Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco) over Tyler Tustin (Central Oklahoma) Dec 12-5
149 - Spencer Rutherford (Central Oklahoma) over Dylan Furtado (San Francisco) Dec 4-2
157 - Tavis Ino (San Francisco) over Cody Ryan (Central Oklahoma) Dec 3-0
165 - Daniel Carillo (Central Oklahoma) over Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco) Dec 4-1
174 - Mike Marshall (San Francisco) over Mason Thompson (Central Oklahoma) Dec 3-1
184 - Brock Warren (Central Oklahoma) over Johnny Costa (San Francisco) Dec 8-5
197 - Calvin Nicholls (San Francisco) over Brody Largent (Central Oklahoma) Dec 4-2
285 - Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco) over Kyle Factor (Central Oklahoma) Dec 10-8

San Francisco State vs. Southwest Minnesota State
Match #1 1st Place Match: San Francisco defeated Southwest Minnesota 35-7
125 - Christian Ramos (San Francisco) over Taylor Curtis (Southwest Minnesota ) Dec 5-0
133 - Fern Giron (San Francisco) over Antonio Meikel (Southwest Minnesota ) Fall 5:39
141 - Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco) over Cortez Arredondo (Southwest Minnesota ) SV-1 12-10
149 - Dylan Furtado (San Francisco) over Paul Norgren (Southwest Minnesota ) Fall 3:57
157 - Tavis Ino (San Francisco) over Kyle Begin (Southwest Minnesota ) Maj 10-1
165 - Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco) over Kegen Fingalsen (Southwest Minnesota ) Fall 6:47
174 - Kyle Begin (Southwest Minnesota ) over Mike Marshall (San Francisco) Maj 13-0
184 - Johnny Costa (San Francisco) over Broderick Goens (Southwest Minnesota ) Maj 8-0
197 - Calvin Nicholls (San Francisco) over Ashton Bartlett (Southwest Minnesota ) Dec 4-3
285 - Cole Wilson (Southwest Minnesota ) over Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco) Dec 6-0

San Francisco State vs. Fort Hays State
Match #1 1st Place Match: Fort Hays defeated San Francisco 22-21
125 - Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays) over Christian Ramos (San Francisco) Dec 7-4
133 - Fern Giron (San Francisco) over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays) Dec 5-3
141 - Noah Killip (Fort Hays) over Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco) Dec 4-2
149 - Bradley Little (Fort Hays) over Dylan Furtado (San Francisco) Dec 5-0
157 - Tavis Ino (San Francisco) over Joey Dozier (Fort Hays) Fall 2:47
165 - Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco) over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays) Fall 4:18
174 - Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays) over Mike Marshall (San Francisco) SV-1 6-4
184 - Jon Inman (Fort Hays) over Johnny Costa (San Francisco) Dec 8-4
197 - Cash Drylie (Fort Hays) over Calvin Nicholls (San Francisco) Fall 1:44
285 - Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco) over Dakota Gulley (Fort Hays) Fall 2:07
Fort Hays's team score was adjusted by 1.000 for tiebreaker
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