ATHERTON, Calif. —
Kurtis Clem and
Andrew Herrera led San Francisco State on Saturday at the Menlo Open with first-place finishes in their respective weight classes.
Justin Pichedwatana placed second at 184 pounds. The Gators sent just six wrestlers to the event but still placed seventh out of 13 teams.
Clem moved to 7-4 on the season. Herrera improved to 7-6 with his championship bout victory, which was his second win over CMU's Anthony Lodermeier. Pichedwatana ran his win streak to eight before falling in the 184-lb. final. He is now 10-5 on the season and leads the Gators in victories.
Justin Hansz - 149 lb. - 3.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Won by major decision over Jared Brant (Eastern Oregon), MD 13-1
Quarterfinal - Lost by major decision to Lawrence Saenz (Unattached), MD 12-1
Cons. Round 4 - Lost by major decision to Adrian Marrufo (Simpson), MD 12-3
Romeo Medina-Ontiveros - 157 lb. - 4.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Won by decision over Luke Au-Yeung (#23 Colorado Mesa), 8-6
Quarterfinal - Won by decision over Chas Peterson (Warner Pacific), 7-3
Semifinal - Lost by injury default to Bernie Truax (Unattached)
Cons. Semi - Lost by injury default to Kevin James (Menlo)
Elias Rosales - 174 lb. - 1.0 team point
Champ. Round 1 - Lost by decision to Logan Nelson (RV Simon Fraser), 6-1
Cons. Round 1 - Won by decision over Iokepa Aken (Pacific), 2-1
Cons. Round 2 - Lost by decision to
Jacob Mendoza (Unattached), 11-5
Kurtis Clem - 174 lb. - First Place - 21.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Won by decision over Marco Retano (Eastern Oregon), 6-1
Quarterfinal - Won by decision over
Jacob Mendoza (Unattached), 7-6
Semifinal - Won by major decision over Rodney Kincaid (Simpson), MD 9-1
1st Place Match - Won by decision over Logan Nelson (RV Simon Fraser), 5-4
Justin Pichedwatana - 184 lb. - Second Place - 16.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Won by fall over Ben Humada (Schreiner), Fall (2:07)
Quarterfinal - Won by tech fall over Ryan Redford (Unattached), TF 16-0
Semifinal - Won by tech fall over Evan Foster (RV MSU Moorehead), TF 17-0
1st Place Match - Lost in overtime to Anthony Orozco (Menlo), OT 5-3
Andrew Herrera - 197 lb. - First place - 23.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Received a bye
Quarterfinal - Won by fall over Nolan Badovinac (RV Simon Fraser), Fall (2:37)
Semifinal - Won by decision over Bruce Valdez (Menlo), 6-3
1st Place Match - Won by major decision over Anthony Lodermeier (#23 Colorado Mesa), MD18-6
The Gators will head to the 29th Annual Tracy Borah Duals on Saturday, January 12 at Western State in Colorado. The Gators will face No. 11 CSU Pueblo, No. 17 Western State, and (RV) Adams State.
