Wrestling | 1/14/2017 4:06:00 PM

KEARNEY, Neb..---  The San Francisco State Gators' went at the 2017 UNK Midwest Duals this afternoon in Kearney, Neb.  The duo of Matt Gamble and Nathan Cervantez led the way for the Gators as each of the grapplers went a perfect 4-0 in the duals for SFSU.

GATORS AGAINST NO. 7 WOLVES
The Gators started off their morning with a hard fought 24-21 loss to No. 7 Northern State.  SFSU took a 12-0 lead after the first two matches as Matt Gamble and Nathan Cervantez each won by forfeit at 125 and 133. 

The Wolves took a 15-12 lead after the next three matches.  CJ Voegeli won by fall at 6:05 over the Gators' Joshua Villaflor at 141.  Then at 149, Joshua Weinberg lost by a 17-2 technical fall decisioln to the No. 2 Tyler Stenberg.  No. 6 Blake Perryman won by a 12-1 major decision at 157 over the Gators' Trevor Perez.

SFSU took an 18-15 lead as the Gators won at 165 and 174.  Tyson Kuahine won by an 8-4 decision over Ben Fichter and Morris Wilner won by a 9-4 decision over Tanner Olson.  Northern State retook the lead, 24-18, as they captured the matches at 184 and 197.  David Murphy defeated the Gators' Mitchell Owens by fall (1:36) and No. 11 Joe Gomez won by a slim 3-1 decision over SFSU's Johnathan Costa.  The Gators cut the deficit to 24-21 in the final bout of the match as Ricardo Jaramillo won by a 3-2 decision over Harrison Townsend at 285.

GATORS AGAINST OREDIGGERS
In their 22-15 win over the Orediggers of Colorado School of Mines, the Gators took a 9-0 lead after the first two matches.  Gamble gave the Gators aa 6-0 lead with a win by fall at 5:48 over Matthew Lavengood.  Then at 133, Nathan Cervantez (11-5) won by a 7-1 decision over Noah Au-Yeung. 

Colorado School Mines tied the dual at 9-9 as the Orediggers won by a 7-1 decision by Justin Ray over Villaflor.  Then at 149, Dylan Furtado lost by fall (2:57) to No. 9 Jacob Gerkin. 
SFSU retook the lead for good when Trevor Perez won by a 12-6 decision over the Orediggers' Ethan Ruby at 157.  Tyson Kuahine captured a 21-11 major decision over Keenan Willits at 165. 

Robert Gambrell cut the Gators' lead to 16-12 with a 10-3 decision over SFSU's Morris WIlner at 174.  Benjamin Krantz made it 16-15 when he defeated SFSU's Mitchell Owens by a 7-4 decision.  The Gators won the final two bouts by decision to take the dual 22-15.  Johnathon Costa won by a 10-5 decision at 197 and Ricardo Jaramillo won by a 6-3 decision over CSM's Jacob Feldman to make the final 22-15 Gators.

GATORS AGAINST MULES
SFSU started its match against Central Missouri taking a 9-0 lead.  Matt Gamble won by forfeit at 125 and Nathan Cervantez won by an 8-6 sudden victory over the Mules' John Feeney.  The Mules got on the board with a win by fall by Brad Irwin at 3:46 over the Gators' Joshua Villaflor at 141. 

The Gators took a 15-6 lead after Dylan Furtado won by fall at 6:17 over Central Missouri's Zack Schridde at 149.  Central Missouri cut the Gator lead to 15-12 as Stefon Fasset won by 7-3 decision and Jesse Risser won by an 8-4 decision over the Gators' Trevor Perez and Tyson Kuahine at 157 and 165. SFSU won the final four bouts either by fall or forfeit to take the 39-12 victory.  Jesse Lyga won by fall at 0:45 at 174, Mitchell Owens won by forfeit at 184, Johnathon Costa won by fall at 2:40 at 197 and Ricardo Jaramillo won by fall at 0:26 at 285.

GATORS AGAINST VIKINGS
 For their fourth straight match, the duo of Matt Gamble (11-7) and Nathan Cervantez gave the Gators an early lead.  This time Gamble open up with a 21-1 technical fall decision at 125 and Cervantez won by a 3-1 sudden victory to give SFSU an 8-0 lead. 

The No. 18 Vikings came right back and won the next matches at 141 and 149.  Joshua Villaflor lost by a 19-8 major decision to Augustana's Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez at 141.  Then at 149, the Vikings' Bailey Neises won by a 7-5 decision over the Gators' Dylan Furtado.  They took a 10-8 lead as Colin Ayers defeated the Gators' Trevor Perez at 157.
Tyson Kuahine lost a close match 3-1 in sudden victory at 165 to Bruce Lemon as the Vikings increased their lead to 13-8.  The Gators took a 14-13 lead as Jesse Lyga won by fall at 5:56 at 174 over Brent Havlik. 

Then at 184, No 10 Aero Amo won by fall over the Gators' Mitchell Owens to give Augustana a 19-14 lead.  The Gators cut the deficit to 19-18 as Johnathon Costa defeated Clayton Wahlstrom by a 12-3 major decision.  Augustana won the match when No. 8 Michael Lowman defeated the Gators' Ricardo Jaramillo by fall at 2:54 to give the Vikings the 25-18 victory.
SFSU (4-8, 1-0 RMAC) will return to the mat when they host No. 9 Cal Baptist and No. 19 Simon Fraser on Friday, January 27.  The Gators will face the Lancers at 1pm and the Clan at 2:30pm.
 
No. 7 NORTHERN STATE 24, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 21                                                                              SFSU-NSU
125         Matt Gamble (SFSU) won by forfeit                                                                                                       6-0
133         Nathan Cervantez (SFSU) won by forfeit                                                                                             12-0
141         CJ Voegeli (NS) won by fall (6:05) over Joshua VIllaflor (SFSU)                                              12-6
149         No. 2 Tyler Stenberg (NS) won by 17-2 TF over Joshua Weinberg (SFSU)                         12-11
157         No. 6 Blake Perryman (NS) won by 12-1 MD over Trevor Perez (SFSU)                              12-15
165         Tyson Kuahine (SFSU) won by 8-4 dec. over Ben Fichter (NS)                                                 15-15
174         Morris Wilner (SFSU) won by 9-4 dec. over Tanner Olson (NS)                                              18-15
184         David Murphy (NS) won by fall (1:36) over Mitchell Owens (NSU)                    18-21
197         No 11 Joe Gomez (NS) won by 3-1 dec. over Johnathon Costa (SFSU)                              18-24
285         Ricardo Jaramillo (SFSU) won by 3-2 dec. over Harrison Townsend (NS)                        21-24
 
SAN FRANCISCO STATE 22, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 15                                                              SFSU-CSM
125         Matt Gamble (SFSU) won by fall (5:48) over Matthew Lavengood (CSM)                        6-0
133         Nathan Cervantez (SFSU won by 7-1 dec. over Noah Au-Yeung (CSM)                               9-0
141         Justin Ray (CSM) won by 7-1 dec. over Joshua Villaflor (SFSU)                                              9-3
149         No. 9 Jacob Gerkin (CSM) won by fall (2:47) over Dylan Furtado (SFSU)                         9-9          
157         Trevor Perez (SFSU) won by 12-6 dec. over Ethan Ruby (CSM)                                               12-9
165         Tyson Kuahine (SFSU) won by 21-11 MD over Keenan Willits (CSM)                                 16-9
174         Robert Gambrell (CSM) won by 10-3 dec. over Morris Wilner (SFSU)                               16-12
184         Benjamin Krantz (CSM) won by 7-4 dec. over Mitchell Owens (SFSU)                               16-15
197         Johnathon Costa (SFSU) won by 10-5 dec. over Brandon Saunders (CSM)                     19-15
285         Ricardo Jaramillo (SFSU) won by 6-3 dec. over Jacob Feldman (CSM)                              22-15    
 
SAN FRANCISCO STATE 39, CENTRAL MISSOURI 12                                                                                      SFSU-CMU
125         Matt Gamble (SFSU) won by forfeit                                                                                                       6-0
133         Nathan Cervantez (SFSU) won by 8-6 SV over John Feeney (CMU)                     9-0
141         Brad Irwin (CMU) won by fall (3:46) over Joshua Villaflor (SFSU)                                        9-6
149         Dylan Furtado (SFSU) won by fall (6:17) over Zack Schridde (CMU)                                   15-6
157         Steffon Fassett (CMU) won by 7-3 dec. over Trevor Perez (SFSU)                                          15-9
165         Jesse Riser (CMU) won by 8-4 dec. over Tyson Kuahine (SFSU)                                              15-12
174         Jesse Lyga (SFSU)  won by fall (0:45) over Dylan Lewis (CMU)                                                 21-12
184         Mitchell Owens (SFSU) won by forfeit                                                                                                  27-12
197         Johnathon Costa (SFSU) won by fall (2:40) over Grant Sparks (CMU)                                33-12
285         Ricardo Jaramillo (SFSU) won by fall (0:26) over Chase Myers (CMU)                               39-12
 
SAN FRANCISCO STATE, NO. 18 AUGUSTANA (SD)                                                                                         SFSU-AU
125         Matt Gamble (SFSU) won by 21-1 TF over Javier Vieyra (AU)                                                  5-0
133         Nathan Cervantez (SFSU) won by 3-1 SV-1 dec. over Brandon Charbonneau (AU)     8-0
141         Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez Jr. (AU) won by 19-8 MD over Joshua Villaflor (AU)           8-4
149         Bailey Neises (AU) won by 7-5 dec. over Dylan Furtado (SFSU)                                              8-7
157         Colin Ayers (AU) won by 6-2 dec. over Trevor Perez (SFSU)                                                      8-10
165         Bryce Lemon (AU) won by 3-1 SV-! Over Tyson Kuahine (SFSU)                                             8-13
174         Jesse Lyga (SFSU) won by fall (5:56) over Brent Havlik (AU)                                                     14-13
184         No. 10 Alero Amo (AU) won by fall (1:30) over Mitchell Owens (SFSU)                            14-19
197         Johnathon Costa (SFSU) won by 12-3 MD over Clayton Wahlstrom (AU)                       18-19
285         No. 8 MIchaesl Lowman (AU) won by fall (2:54) over Ricardo Jaramillo (SFSU)          24-19                                                                            
                                   
 
#=Nationally ranked
 
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