GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Three San Francisco State wrestling team posted a perfect 3-0 day on Friday at the Battle of the Rockies Duals hosted by Providence. The Gators topped MSU-Northern 23-20, host Providence 34-18, and Simon Fraser 31-21.

Maxamillian Schneider, No. 5 Justin Pichedwatana, and Justin Ramos led the charge, all posting 3-0 days. The match versus MSU-Northern was close early on. The Lights' Rob Pair picked up the fall at 125 pounds but SF State's Nathan Cervantez answered with a fall at 133 pounds. Schneider gave the Gators the match lead, 15-9. The 157-pounder needed just 31 seconds to pin his opponent. The Lights picked up wins at 174 pounds and 197 pounds to tie the match at 20-20 but heavyweight Justin Ramos gave the Gators the edge with a 6-4 decision.
 

Weight	RV San Francisco State	MSU-Northern	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Tony Margiotta	Rob Pair	MSUN by Fall (4:18)	0-6
133	Nathan Cervantez	Landon Bailey	SF State by Fall (1:25)	6-6
141	Alex Felix	Calyton Currier	MSUN, 4-2	6-9
149	Jeremy Huang	Lane Paulson	SF State, 10-4	9-9
157	Maxamillian Schneider	Caden Hilliard	SF State by Fall (0:31)	15-9
165	-	-	Double Forfeit	15-9
174	Tyee Ducharme	Chase Short	MSUN by TF 18-2	15-14
184	#5 Justin Pichedwatana	Ethan Roetman	SF State by TF 16-1	20-14
197	John Chetwynd	Isaac Bartel	MSUN by Fall (1:26)	20-20
HWT	Justin Ramos	Jase Stokes	SF State, 6-4	23-20

 
The Gators jumped out to a quick 15-0 lead versus the host Argonauts thanks to a forfeit, a Cervantez decision, and an Alex Felix pin at 141 pounds in 1:23. The Argonauts picked up a pin at 149 pounds but the Gators picked up wins at 157 pounds thanks to Schneider, who earned a major decision, and at 174 pounds, where Tyee Ducharme earned a tech fall. At 184 pounds, Pichedwatana sealed the victory with a major decision. Ramos recorded a fall in 1:14 to add six more points.
 

Weight	RV San Francisco State	Providence	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Tony Margiotta	-	SF State by Forfeit	6-0
133	Nathan Cervantez	Clayton Gilliam	SF State, 10-7	9-0
141	Alex Felix	Christian Balagso	SF State by Fall (1:23)	15-0
149	Jeremy Huang	Shonn Roberts	Providence by Fall (1:12)	15-6
157	Maxamillian Schneider	Casey Dobson	SF State by MD 12-4	19-6
165	-	Gage Bentley	Providence by Forfeit	19-12
174	Tyee Ducharme	Alex Quick	SF State by TF 16-1	24-12
184	#5 Justin Pichedwatana	Hayden Schrull	SF State by MD 13-3	28-12
197	John Chetwynd	John Hensley	Providence by Fall (0:32)	28-18
HWT	Justin Ramos	KC Buday	SF State by Fall (1:14)	34-18

 
The Gators jumped out to another lead in their final bout of the day with wins in the first two weight classes. Schneider recorded another fall and did so in just 38 seconds, improving to 3-0 on the day and 6-0 on the season. Pichedwatana sealed another victory with a tech fall over Doug Peyser to put the Gators up 28-15. Ramos finished things off with a narrow 5-4 decision for the 10-point team victory.
 

Weight	RV San Francisco State	Simon Fraser	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Tony Margiotta	Flixzl Reyes	SF State by TF 16-0	5-0
133	Aria Mazroy	-	SF State by Forfeit	11-0
141	Alex Felix	Randy McDonald	Simon Fraser, 8-3	11-3
149	Jeremy Huang	-	SF State by Forfeit	17-3
157	Maxamillian Schneider	Taber Spray	SF State by Fall (0:38)	23-3
165	-	Zachary Stratton	Simon Fraser by Forfeit	23-9
174	Tyee Ducharme	Logan Nelson	Simon Fraser by Fall (4:41)	23-15
184	#5 Justin Pichedwatana	Doug Peyser	SF State by TF 19-2	28-15
197	John Chetwynd	Graham Fader	Simon Fraser by Fall (3:29)	28-21
HWT	Justin Ramos	Taniela Feliciano-Takafua	SF State, 5-4	31-21

 

Quotables

Head Coach Jason Welch: "It feels good to come out to Montana and get three solid wins. Today, I felt a big shift with our guys. We're really starting to think and act as a cohesive team. The guys competed out there for each other."

Up Next

 The Golden Gators are right back on the mat on Saturday, December 7 in the Battle of the Rockies Open hosted by Providence.