BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The San Francisco State men's wrestling team opened the season with a tri-dual versus Division I Cal State Bakersfield and NAIA Life Pacific. The Gators cruised to a 37-6 win over Life Pacific, an NAIA program is in its first year, then struggled in a 34-3 loss to Division I Cal State Bakersfield team which boasts a pair of two-time NCAA qualifiers in Sean Nickell (133) and Russell Rohlfing (149).

Angelo Reyes (125) and Maxamillian Schneider (165) earned six points apiece with falls of their Warriors opponents. Isiah Alva (149), Romeo Medina-Ontiveros (157), Kurtis Clem (174), and Justin Pichedwatana (184) all won by major decision. Schneider recorded the only victory versus Cal State Bakersfield with a 13-9 decision over Jacob Thalin.
 

Weight	San Francisco State (RV NCAA D2)	Life Pacific (NAIA)	Match Score
125	Angelo Reyes	Nate Yanez	SF by Fall (3:18)
133	Brandon Vu	Anthony Vargas	SF, 10-9
141	#11 Jordan Gurrola	Elijah Palacios	LP, 14-9
149	Isiah Alva	Aaron Mora	SF by MD 12-2
157	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Kevin Pastor	SF by MD 13-1
165	Maxamillian Schneider	Connor Hayes	SF by Fall (3:31)
174	Kurtis Clem	Jeremiah Smith	SF by MD 15-5
184	Justin Pichedwatana	Gerardo Hernandez	SF by MD 16-3
197	Andrew Herrera	-	SF by default
HWT	Ricardo Jaramillo	Antonio DaCosta	LP, 3-2

 

Weight	San Francisco State (RV NCAA D2)	Cal State Bakersfield (NCAA D1)	Match Score
125	Angelo Reyes	Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa	CSUB by MD 15-6
133	Brandon Vu	Sean Nickell	CSUB by MD 9-0
141	#11 Jordan Gurrola	Noah Blakley-Beanes	CSUB, 5-4
149	Isiah Alva	Russell Rohlfing	CSUB, 13-6
157	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Josh Annis	CSUB, 3-1
165	Maxamillian Schneider	Jacob Thalin	SF, 13-9
174	Kurtis Clem	Bryan Battisto	CSUB by MD 13-3
184	Justin Pichedwatana	Dom Ducharme	CSUB by MD 14-6
197	Andrew Herrera	Mark Penyacsek	CSUB by MD 9-0
HWT	Ricardo Jaramillo	Jacob Sieder	CSUB by TF 21-6 (6:23)

Quotables

Head Coach Jason Welch: "Today was a good start for us. It's great to get out of our room and scrap against other people. We know what we need to work on now, and it's going to be a great year."

Up Next

Next Saturday, November 10, San Francisco State will head to Stanford for a 3:30 p.m. match. The match will be held outdoors as part of Football Fan Fest.