GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The San Francisco State wrestling team and No. 15 Colorado Mesa both wrestled shorthanded but forfeits at the last three weight classes proved costly for the Gators, who fell 28-17.

The host Mavericks began the dual by forfeiting at 125 pounds. Stefano McKinney battled at 133 pounds but eventually fell 6-2 to Collin Metzger, ranked No. 2 in the nation. The Gators' nationally-ranked wrestler, Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo, worked a scoreless first period, then scored a pair of takedowns in the second period to earn a 5-4 victory at 141 pounds. Basil Othman suffered a pair of takedowns in the first period and fell 7-3 at 149 pounds. Mason Boutain continued to wrestle well and scored a major decision thanks to four takedowns. Aaron Galef, wrestling at 165 pounds, also scored a major decision. He scored four takedowns, a reversal, and earned a point on riding time. Kweli Hernandez-Maitre, wrestling at 174 pounds, dropped his bout by major decision, though the Gators still led 17-10. However, SF State forfeited at 184, 197, and 285, giving the edge to the Mavericks.

The Gators also wrestled a pair of extra countable matches. Aria Mazroy, wrestling at 133 pounds, was pinned. Marco Ruffinelli, wrestling at 149 pounds, scored a takedown and three four-point nearfalls, and earned a tech fall just 19 seconds into the second period with another takedown.
 

Weight	RV San Francisco State (0-5/0-4 RMAC)	#15 Colorado Mesa (6-2/1-0 RMAC)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Tony Margiotta	-	SF by forfeit	6-0
133	Stefano McKinney	#2 Collin Metzger	CMU, 6-2	6-3
141	#5 Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo	Erik Contreras	SF State, 5-4	9-3
149	Basil Othman	Nick Gallegos	CMU, 7-3	9-6
157	Mason Boutain	Daniel Magana	SF State by MD, 11-1	13-6
165	Aaron Galef	Tanner Tsinigine	SF State by MD, 11-2	17-6
174	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Seth Latham	CMU by MD, 11-0	17-10
184	-	Nolan Krone	CMU by forfeit	17-16
197	-	#10 Donnie Negus	CMU by forfeit	17-22
HWT	-	Gabe Caranza	CMU by forfeit	17-28
Extra: 133	Aria Mazroy	Troy Ramirez	CMU by Fall (1:01)	-
Extra: 149	Marco Ruffinelli	John Masopust	SF by TF 16-0 (3:19)	-

 

Up Next

"Little short on our line up today. However the six that did compete wrestled really hard and did their best," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "I'm excited to have another opportunity on Friday when we compete in Golden."
 

Up Next

On Friday, January 20, the Gators head to Golden, Colorado for a 3 p.m. MT dual versus RV Fort Hays State, followed by a dual versus host No. 21 Colorado School of Mines at 5 p.m. MT. Both duals will be broadcast live on the RMAC Network with live stats on TrackWrestling.