GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The No. 12 San Francisco State wrestling team suffered a pair of losses on Thursday, falling 31-21 to Western Colorado and 45-0 to No. 25 Colorado Mesa.
After going undefeated in the month of December and starting January with a first-place finish at the Menlo Open, the Gators have gone just 1-5 in duals this month, dropping five straight contests. SF State stands at 7-7 and remain shorthanded since losing starters
Nathan Cervantez (133 lb.) and
Alex Felix (141 lb.) to injury in a January 10 home dual versus No. 11 Adams State.
Mason Boutain, who debuted at No. 6 in the NCAA Division II rankings at 149 pounds, was also sidelined for Thursday's contests.
Six of the ten bouts were decided by pin. The Gators fell behind early after.
Aaron Perez suffered a major decision to No. 10 Patrick Ellis and the next two Gators were pinned. A forfeit at 149 pounds found the Gators in a 22-0 hole that they couldn't climb out of. No. 4
Maxamillian Schneider pinned Cole Mortensen in 1:16, his fifth consecutive pin and 12th overall of the season. The Gators also got points from No. 3
Justin Pichedwatana at 184 pounds, as well as pins from
Andrew Herrera at 197 lb. and heavyweight
Justin Ramos.
| Weight |
#12 San Francisco State |
RV Western Colorado |
Bout Score |
Team Score |
| 125 |
Aaron Perez |
#10 Patrick Allis |
Western Colorado by MD, 17-7 |
0-4 |
| 133 |
Tony Margiotta |
Cody Fatzinger |
Western Colorado by Fall (4:16) |
0-10 |
| 141 |
Angelo Reyes |
Nicholas Braswell |
Western Colorado by Fall (4:09) |
0-16 |
| 149 |
- |
Giovanni Cassioppi |
Western Colorado by Forfeit |
0-22 |
| 157 |
#4 Maxamillian Schneider |
Cole Mortensen |
SF State by Fall (1:16) |
6-22 |
| 165 |
Jeremy Huang |
Michael Thelen |
Western Colorado by Fall (1:44) |
6-28 |
| 174 |
Maleselino Salt |
#12 James Laconte |
Western Colorado, 7-3 |
6-31 |
| 184 |
#3 Justin Pichedwatana |
Ruger Wyneken |
SF State, 10-3 |
9-31 |
| 197 |
Andrew Herrera |
Espen Weber |
SF State by Fall (1:46) |
15-31 |
| HWT |
Justin Ramos |
Sammy deSeriere |
SF State by Fall (3:40) |
21-31 |
| 133 EXHIBITION |
Aria Mazroy |
Colby Duncan |
Western Colorado by Fall (4:05) |
- |
In the nightcap, the Gators were stunned by No. 25 Colorado Mesa. Schneider did not wrestle and the Gators instead forfeited the 157 lb. bout, leading to a 27-0 deficit halfway through the match. CMU sent Dyan Ranieri to the mat rather than No. 8 Payton Tawater, who Schneider may still see in regional or national competition. Pichedwatana saw his 18-bout win streak snapped with an 8-2 loss to Nolan Krone. Ramos nearly fended off the sweep. The Gators heavyweight led 6-4 late but suffered a takedown and a two-point near fall with one second left. Head Coach
Jason Welch argued the near fall call, which would send the bout into overtime but the call was confirmed by replay. That led to the first-ever sweep for Colorado Mesa.
| Weight |
#12 San Francisco State |
#25 Colorado Mesa |
Bout Score |
Team Score |
| 125 |
Aaron Perez |
Collin Metzgar |
CMU, 13-8 |
0-3 |
| 133 |
Tony Margiotta |
Dylan Keeney |
CMU by Fall (2:40) |
0-9 |
| 141 |
Angelo Reyes |
Daniel Van Hoose |
CMU by Fall (0:58) |
0-15 |
| 149 |
- |
Erik Contreras |
CMU by Forfeit |
0-21 |
| 157 |
- |
Dylan Ranieri |
CMU by Forfeit |
0-27 |
| 165 |
Elias Rosales |
Hayden Harris |
CMU, 5-0 |
0-30 |
| 174 |
Maleselino Salt |
Seth Latham |
CMU by Fall (1:44) |
0-36 |
| 184 |
No. 3 Justin Pichedwatana |
Nolan Krone |
CMU, 7-2 |
0-39 |
| 197 |
Andrew Herrera |
#11 Donald Negus |
CMU, 8-2 |
0-42 |
| HWT |
Justin Ramos |
Hunter Mooring |
CMU, 8-6 |
0-45 |
The Golden Gators head to CSU-Pueblo on Saturday, February 1. That match will be broadcast on the
RMAC Network with live stats available on
trackwrestling.com.
