GOLDEN, Colo. — The San Francisco State men's wrestling team began its RMAC schedule with a pair of losses, a 23-20 loss to No. 13 Chadron State and a 32-6 loss to host Colorado Mines, on Friday at Volk Gymnasium.

The Gators held their own with the nationally-ranked Eagles. At 125 pounds, Brandon Vu, who made his debut in the NWCA National Rankings at No. 9 this week, wasted no time recording a fall in 1:26 over Clayton Eagle. At 133 pounds, No. 10 Jordan Gurrola followed suit with a 6-0 victory. The Eagles took the 141 and 149 bouts, though 149-pounder Isiah Alva held his own in a 6-4 decision to No. 5 Chase Clasen that went down to the final seconds. At 165 pounds, Maxamillian Schneider grabbed an 8-0 lead by the end of the first period. That gave the Gators a 14-12 lead.  At 174 pounds, Kurtis Clem extended the Gators lead. Clem tied his bout 3-3 towards the end of the second period, then took a 4-3 advantage to begin the third period thanks to an escape. Mat Hebel scored a two-point takedown with a half minute left but Hebel was whistled for a costly two-point violation which gave Clem the lead for good with 14 seconds remaining. Justin Pichedwatana extended the Gators' lead to 20-12 with a decision at 184 pounds but the Gators faced an uphill battle versus two nationally-ranked opponents in the final two weight classes.
 

Weight	San Francisco State (RV)	#13 Chadron State	Bout Score	Team Score
125	#9 Brandon Vu	Clayton Eagle	SF by Fall (1:26)	6-0
133	#10 Jordan Gurrola	Brandon Kile	SF, 6-0	9-0
141	Christan Ramos	Chance Karst	CSC by Fall (4:12)	9-6
149	Isiah Alva	#5 Chase Clasen	CSC, 6-4	9-9
157	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Jake Otuafi	CSC, 13-6	9-12
165	Maxamillian Schneider	John Porter	SF by TF 16-1 (5:36)	14-12
174	Kurtis Clem	Mat Hebel	SF, 7-5	17-12
184	Justin Pichedwatana	Heber Shepherd	SF, 6-4	20-12
197	Andrew Herrera	#10 Wade French	CSC by Fall (4:43)	20-18
HWT	Antonio Gomez	#10 Rulon Taylor	CSC  by TF 15-0 (5:56)	20-23

 
In the nightcap, the Gators fell behind early and never recovered as the Orediggers swept the first seven weight classes. Vu suffered a 9-7 loss and Gurrola dropped a heartbreaker in triple overtime, 5-4, to No. 7 ranked Noah Au-Yeung. The Gators also forfeited the 165 pound matchup. Pichedwatana made it a 2-0 day for himself with a 9-7 decision over Connor Ventura, then Andrew Herrera picked up his second win of the season with a 10-8 decision. Heavyweight Brandon Saunders recorded a fall for CSM to make it a 32-6 final.
 

Weight	San Francisco State (RV)	Colorado Mines (RV)	Bout Score	Match Score
125	#9 Brandon Vu	Matthew Lavengood	CSM, 9-7	0-3
133	#10 Jordan Gurrola	#7 Noah Au-Yeung	CSM, TB-1 5-4	0-6
141	Christan Ramos	Lukas Erickson	CSM by MD 12-4	0-10
149	Isiah Alva	Noah Ottum	CSM, 5-2	0-13
157	Romeo Medina-Ontiveros	Skyler Sykins	CSM, 11-7	0-16
165	-	Keenan Willits	Forfeit	0-22
174	Kurtis Clem	Robert Gambrell	CSM by MD 12-1	0-26
184	Justin Pichedwatana	Connor Ventura	SF, 9-7	3-26
197	Andrew Herrera	Jacob Feldman	SF, 10-8	6-26
HWT	Antonio Gomez	Brandon Saunders	CSM by Fall (1:57)	6-32

 

Quotables

Head Coach Jason Welch: "The guys wrestled tough. We know what we need to work on, and are ready to execute. I'm confident we will be ready for our next RMAC competition."

Up Next

The Golden Gators will wrestle their only match of the month on December 15 at Southern Oregon (NAIA).