KEARNEY, Neb. — The San Francisco State wrestling team went 2-2 on Saturday at the UNK Midwest Duals hosted by University of Nebraska-Kearney, highlighted by upset victories over No. 7 Colorado State University-Pueblo and No. 23 Lindenwood.

The Gators (4-4) got off to the right foot with a dominant victory over No. 7 Colorado State University-Pueblo (2-4). The Gators won seven of the bouts and did not suffer anything more than a decision. SF State earned a pair of falls thanks to Justin Pichedwatana and Kevin Henry at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. SF State earned also earned major decisions from Nathan Cervantez at 133 pounds and from heavyweight Sam Alnassiri. Three decisions helped shore up the victory and the Gators.

In the Gators' second dual of the day, Colorado Mines remained unblemished at 6-0. The Orediggers pulled away in the bout with victories in the 165 through 197 weight classes. Mason Boutain earned a major decision in the 157 pound bout while Cervantez and Alnassiri both moved to 2-0 on the day with their decisions.

Against Central Oklahoma (10-2), Cervantez picked up another victory with a narrow 3-2 decision over Blake Dauphin and Austin Solari shut out Rio Zamora 5-0. Both teams were docked a team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct.

The Gators wrapped up their day versus No. 23 Lindenwood (4-2), which took the first four bouts before Boutain recorded a 5-0 decision over Tim Bogar. Cervantez had his eight-bout win streak snapped after No. 11-ranked Hunter Haralson took the matchup in the sudden-victory period. Still, Cervantez finished his day 3-1 and improves to 14-3 overall. Justin Pichedwatana's major decision, followed by Kevin Henry's pin of Patrick Kristen in just 39 seconds pulled the Gators to within 20-13. Elias Rosales followed with a close 4-3 decision that made it possible for a tie or win headed into the final bout. It appeared to be an uphill climb in the decisive heavyweight matchup, where Sam Alnsassiri faced No. 11 Jacob Borgmeyer, but Alnassiri persevered with a pin at 6:19, which lifted the Gators to a 22-20 upset of the Lions. Alnassiri is now 11-7 on the season.

Up Next
SF State will head to No. 4 California Baptist (5-4) on Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. CBU has announced a move to NCAA Division I, which will soon leave the Gators as the only NCAA Division II wresting program in California.
 

Weight	San Francisco State	#7 Colorado State University-Pueblo	Match Score	Team Score
125	Brandon Vu	Josiah Seaton	CSU-Pueblo, 6-1	0-3
133	Nathan Cervantez	Levi Maes	SF State by MD 11-2	4-3
141	Austin Solari	Jared Mestas	SF State, 9-6	7-3
149	Kurtis Clem	Jair Flores	SF State, 7-1	10-3
157	Mason Boutain	#9 Kyle Fantin	CSU-Pueblo, 3-2	10-6
165	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	#2 JaCobi Jones	CSU-Pueblo, 6-3	10-9
174	Justin Pichedwatana	Aaron Benton	SF State by fall (1:40)	16-9
184	Kevin Henry	Bradley Schmidt	SF State by fall (2:26)	22-9
197	Elias Rosales	Donavon Rincon	SF State, 6-4	25-9
285	Sam Alnassiri	Cody Johnson	SF State by MD, 18-4	29-9

 

Weight	San Francisco State	Colorado School of Mines (RV)	Match Score	Team Score
125	Brandon Vu	Zachary Gracia	SF State, 4-1	3-0
133	Nathan Cervantez	Noah Ah-Yeung	SF State, 8-2	6-0
141	Joshua Villaflor	Taylor Gambill	Mines by fall (5:38)	6-6
149	Nick Valadez	Noah Ottum	Mines by MD 13-2	6-10
157	Mason Boutain	Ethan Ruby	SF State by MD 15-2	10-10
165	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	#10 Keenan Willits	Mines, 11-6	10-13
174	Justin Pichedwatana	TJ Shelton	Mines by fall (2:22)	10-19
184	Kevin Henry	Connor Ventura	Mines, 6-3	10-22
197	Elias Rosales	Anthony Spallino	Mines, 4-2	10-25
285	Sam Alnassiri	Jacob Feldman	SF State, 9-6	13-25

 

Weight	San Francisco State	Central Oklahoma	Match Score	Team Score
125	Brandon Vu	Elijah Hale	UCO by MD 16-4	0-4
133	Nathan Cervantez	Blake Dauphin	SF State, 3-2	3-4
141	Austin Solari	Rio Zamora	SF State, 5-0	6-4
149	Kurtis Clem	#7 Will Stelzlen	UCO by MD 11-3	6-8
157	Mason Boutain	#7 Bryan Dutton	UCO by MD 12-2	6-12
165	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Mason Thompson	UCO, 8-4	6-15
174	Justin Pichedwatana	#11 Miguel Barreras	UCO by TF 16-1	6-20
184	Kevin Henry	Joel Dixon	UCO, 3-0	6-23
197	Elias Rosales	Colton Looper	UCO by Fall (4:18)	6-29
285	Sam Alnassiri	#6 Caleb Cotter	UCO, 2-1	6-32
			Conduct: SF State 285	5-32
			Conduct: UCO 157	5-31

 

Weight	San Francisco State	#23 Lindenwood	Match Score	Team Score
125	Brandon Vu	#3 Carlos Jacquez	Lindenwood, 12-6	0-3
133	Nathan Cervantez	#11 Hunter Haralson	Lindenwood, SV-1 5-1	0-6
141	Austin Solari	Danny Swan	Lindenwood by TF 15-0	0-11
149	Kurtis Clem	Nate Trepanier	Lindenwood by Fall (3:58)	0-17
157	Mason Boutain	Tim Bogar	SF State, 5-0	3-17
165	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Austin Stofer	Lindenwood, 7-3	3-20
174	Justin Pichedwatana	Sam Pennington	SF State by MD 11-3	7-20
184	Kevin Henry	Patrick Kristen	SF State won by Fall (0:39)	13-20
197	Elias Rosales	John Kramer	SF State, 4-3	16-20
285	Sam Alnassiri	#11 Jacob Borgmeyer	SF State by Fall (6:19)	22-20