SAN FRANCISCO — After a 2-2 showing at the UNK Midwest Duals last week, San Francisco State reentered the national conversation. The Gators received votes in the latest NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Top 25 and Individual Rankings, presented by the United States Marine Corps. The Gators' heavyweight wrestler Sam Alnassiri is ranked as the No. 11 wrestler in his weight class.

Just named RMAC Wrestler of the Week, Alnassiri has amassed an 11-7 overall record. He went 3-1 at the UNK Midwest Duals and powered the Gators to a pair of wins over nationally-ranked opponents, No. 7 Colorado State University-Pueblo and No. 23 Lindenwood. He won his first bout of the day by major decision, 18-4, over Cody Johnson (No. 7 CSU-Pueblo) and followed that up with a 9-6 win over Jacob Feldman of Colorado Mines. Alnassiri lost a close 2-1 to No. 6 Caleb Cotter of Central Oklahoma and rebounded with his biggest win of the weekend. The Gators trailed No. 23 Lindenwood 20-16 and it came down to the heavyweight bout. Alnassiri battled then-No. 11 Jacob Borgmeyer and applied the pin at 6:19 for the win in the bout and the dual. Borgmeyer slipped to No. 12 in the latest rankings.

Next up, SF State (4-4) will head to No. 9 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.