INDIANAPOLIS — The San Francisco State wrestling team saw its most wide-ranging competition yet on Saturday and Sunday at the 42nd Midwest Classic hosted by UIndy. The event is NCAA Division II's largest tournament with over forty Division II programs from 22 states gathering in Indianapolis.

The Gators finished in 25th place out of 41 teams. Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo led the Gators with a perfect 3-0 day on Saturday and finished in fourth place at 141 pounds. He began the tournament with a fall in just 29 seconds over Seton Hill's Joel Cawoski. He then defeated Alexis Soriano, who is ranked No. 8 in the Intermat Rankings, and Christian Small, ranked No. 2 by both the NWCA and Intermat. Fuentes Norikiyo began Sunday by facing Central Oklahoma's Nate Keim, who is ranked No. 10 in the nation. He bounced back from a fall with a major decision over American International's Sean Johnson but was pinned in the third-place match by No. 6 Colby Smith of Lindenwood.

No. 8 ranked Mason Boutain suffered his first two losses of the season. He opened the day with a major decision, then fell 12-6 in overtime. He bounced back with a fall but ended his day with a 7-1 loss to No. 9 Josiah Rider of Adams State.

125 - Tony Margiotta
Champ. Round 1 - No. 6 Paxton Rosen (Central Oklahoma) 3-0 won by fall over Tony Margiotta (SF State) 2-2 (Fall 2:41)
Cons. Round 1 - Tony Margiotta (SF State) 2-2 won by decision over Jacob Ruggeri (Mercyhurst) 0-2 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Tony Margiotta (SF State) 2-2 won by decision over Christian Lopez (Colorado School of Mines) 6-5 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Isaac Jacquez (Lindenwood) 5-2 won by decision over Tony Margiotta (SF State) 2-2 (Dec 9-5)

133 - Stefano McKinney
Champ. Round 1 - William Burgess (Seton Hill) 1-3 won by decision over Stefano McKinney (SF State) 1-2 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Stefano McKinney (SF State) 1-2 won by major decision over Chadwick Stahl (Newman) 3-7 (MD 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Ashton Anderson (Findlay) 3-1 won by decision over Stefano McKinney (SF State) 1-2 (Dec 8-6)

141 - Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo
Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 3-0 won by fall over Joel Cawoski (Seton Hill) 7-3 (Fall 0:29)
Champ. Round 2 - Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 3-0 won by decision over Alexis Soriano (Mercyhurst) 1-2 (Dec 9-3)
Quarterfinal - Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 3-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 2 Christian Small (King) 15-2 (SV-1 7-5)
Semifinal - No. 10 Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) 4-1 won by fall over Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 4-2 (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Semi - Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 4-2 won by major decision over Sean Johnson (American International) 18-7 (MD 8-0)
3rd Place Match - No. 6 Colby Smith (Lindenwood) 10-4 won by fall over Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo (SF State) 4-2 (Fall 1:59)

149 - Basil Othman
Champ. Round 1 - Basil Othman (SF State) 2-2 won by decision over Collin Adkins (Tiffin) 2-2 (Dec 8-3)
Champ. Round 2 - No. 8 Logan Bailey (Indianapolis) 2-1 won by fall over Basil Othman (SF State) 2-2 (Fall 3:42)
Cons. Round 2 - Basil Othman (SF State) 2-2 won by decision over Nathan Hensley (UW-Parkside) 1-2 (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 3 - No. 9 Carson Speelman (Ashland) 15-3 won by decision over Basil Othman (SF State) 2-2 (Dec 6-2)

157 - No. 8 Mason Boutain
Champ. Round 1 - No. 8 Mason Boutain (SF State) 2-2 won by major decision over Max Stedeford (Mercyhurst) 2-2 (MD 10-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Nick Young (Gannon) 3-0 won by decision over No. 8 Mason Boutain (SF State) 2-2 (Dec 12-6)
Cons. Round 2 - No. 8 Mason Boutain (SF State) 2-2 won by fall over Will Evans (Newberry) 1-2 (Fall 4:11)
Cons. Round 3 - No. 9 Josiah Rider (Adams State) 3-1 won by decision over No. 8 Mason Boutain (SF State) 2-2 (Dec 7-1)

165 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre
Champ. Round 1 - No. 9 Drew Wiechers (Ashland) 12-3 won by fall over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (SF State) 0-2 (Fall 4:53)
Cons. Round 1 - Anthony Des vigne (Central Oklahoma) 1-2 won by tech fall over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (SF State) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:51 (16-0))

174 - Gage Mettler
Champ. Round 1 - No. 12 Ryan Fidel (Colorado School of Mines) 6-4 won by tech fall over Gage Mettler (SF State) 1-2 (TF-1.5 3:30 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Gage Mettler (SF State) 1-2 won by decision over Alfred Macneill (American International) 4-4 (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Joseph Petrella (Gannon) 3-1 won by decision over Gage Mettler (SF State) 1-2 (Dec 8-2)

184 - Hamzah Alsaudi
Prelim - Hamzah Alsaudi (SF State) 3-2 won by decision over Ben Tonnessen (Adams State) 2-2 (Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 1 - No. 10 Noah Curreri (Queens) 10-1 won by decision over Hamzah Alsaudi (SF State) 3-2 (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Hamzah Alsaudi (SF State) 3-2 won by decision over Kian Thompson (Tiffin) 0-2 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Hamzah Alsaudi (SF State) 3-2 won by medical forfeit over Rozell Baker (McKendree) 1-2 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 3 - Cole Gray (Western Colorado) 3-1 won by decision over Hamzah Alsaudi (SF State) 3-2 (Dec 9-4)

285 - Tyler Watson
Champ. Round 1 - David Henson (Tiffin) 1-2 won by decision over Tyler Watson (SF State) 1-2 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Watson (SF State) 1-2 won by decision over Cameron Coffman (Lander) 0-2 (Dec 7-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Michael Kramer (Lindenwood) 3-1 won by fall over Tyler Watson (SF State) 1-2 (Fall 0:39)
 

Quotables

"We thought the guys competed really hard this weekend, especially Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo taking out the top seed and advancing to the third-place match," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "Josh is really stepping up and I'm very happy for him, it's about time he appeared on the National scene!"
 

Up Next

The Gators return to the mat in 2022 beginning with the Menlo Invitational on Sunday, January 2.