ATHERTON, Calif. — The San Francisco State wrestling team opened the 2023-24 at the Menlo Open. The fifteen Gators placed fifth of 11 teams and were led by Gage Mettler's first-place finish at 174 lb., while four others placed fourth place or better.

Kyle Botelho had a second-place finish at 165 lb. Hayden Ancheta (125 lb.), Basil Othman (157 lb.), Emilio Franco Sandoval (285 lb.) all finished in fourth place. Three more Gators – Sean Yamasaki (141 lb.), Zane Stoddard (149 lb.), and Jairo Rivera Vazquez (197 lb.) – finished in sixth place.

125: Hayden Ancheta, fourth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Danny Arellano (Sierra College) won by decision over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (Dec 23-18)
• Cons. Round 1 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) received a bye
• Cons. Round 2 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by fall over Eathon Rider (Unattached) (Fall 5:57)
• Cons. Round 3 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Omar Green (College of the Redwoods) (TF 17-2)
• Cons. Semi - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by medical forfeit over Jacob Mendoza (Unattached)
• 3rd Place Match - Allen Calderon (Indiana Tech) won by major decision over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (Maj 14-6)

133: Zach Wright

• Champ. Round 1 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by fall over William Smith (College of the Redwoods) (Fall 0:55)
• Quarterfinal - Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State) won by major decision over Zach Wright (San Francisco State) (Maj 18-9)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by decision over Jesse Gaytan (Menlo) (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 3 - Hayden Zinkin (Cal State Bakersfield) won by medical forfeit over Zach Wright (San Francisco State)

141: Sean Yamasaki, sixth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) received a bye
• Champ. Round 2 - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Sam Sutton (Unattached) (Maj 16-5)
• Quarterfinal - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) won by fall over Nathan Aguilar (Oregon State) (Fall 7:00)
• Semifinal - Krayle Stormer (Oregon State) won by medical forfeit over Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State)
• Cons. Semi - Luis Ramos (Cal State Bakersfield) won by medical forfeit over Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State)
• 5th Place Match - Evan Roy (Victor Valley College) won by medical forfeit over Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State)

149: Zane Stoddard, sixth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by fall over Luciano Esoldo (Victor Valley College) (Fall 0:36)
• Champ. Round 2 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Devin Shimabukuro (Menlo) (Maj 9-0)
• Quarterfinal - Johnathon Viveros (Cal State Bakersfield) won by major decision over Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) (Maj 9-1)
• Cons. Round 4 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by decision over Andrew Dargani (Unattached) (Dec 9-4)
• Cons. Round 5 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by fall over Devin Shimabukuro (Menlo) (Fall 4:15)
• Cons. Semi - Brandon Bollinger (Victor Valley College) won by decision over Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) (Dec 9-2)
• 5th Place Match - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) and Chase Pluhar (Indiana Tech) (DFF)

157: Kydyn Lima

• Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Peralta (Cal State Bakersfield) won by medical forfeit over Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State)
• Cons. Round 1 - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) received a bye.
• Cons. Round 2 - Nurlanbek Ulu Nurzhigit (Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State)

157: Basil Othman, fourth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Devin Alexander (Cal Poly) won by decision over Basil Othman (San Francisco State) (Dec 8-3)
• Cons. Round 1 - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) received a bye.
• Cons. Round 2 - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Ryan Badgett (Cal Poly) (TF 18-0)
• Cons. Round 3 - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) won by decision over Islam Abdullaev (Unattached) (Dec 6-0)
• Cons. Round 4 - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) won by decision over Ethan Boyd (Sacramento City College) (Dec 16-10)
• Cons. Round 5 - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Jacob Peralta (Cal State Bakersfield) (Maj 11-3)
• Cons. Semi - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Mathias Collins (Menlo) (TF 17-0)
• 3rd Place Match - Gavin Fernandez (Cal Poly) won by forfeit over Basil Othman (San Francisco State) (FF)

165: Boltyn Taam

• Champ. Round 1 - Boltyn Taam (San Francisco State) won by fall over Maks Sherstnev (Unattached) (Fall 2:48)
• Quarterfinal - Guillermo Escobedo (Cal State Bakersfield) won by decision over Boltyn Taam (San Francisco State) (Dec 9-8)
• Cons. Round 2 - Boltyn Taam (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Connor Cormier (Menlo) (Maj 13-2)
• Cons. Round 3 - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Boltyn Taam (San Francisco State) (Dec 11-5)

165: Kyle Botelho, second place

• Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Connor Cormier (Menlo) (Maj 8-0)
• Quarterfinal - Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) won by decision over Bekbol Izabekov (Unattached) (Dec 11-6)
• Semifinal - Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) won in tie breaker - 1 over Rysan Leong (Menlo) (TB-1 3-2)
• 1st Place Match - Guillermo Escobedo (Cal State Bakersfield) won by decision over Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) (Dec 5-4)

165: Julian Victoria

• Champ. Round 1 - Seth Borba (Menlo) won by major decision over Julian Victoria (San Francisco State) (Maj 15-4)
• Cons. Round 1 - Julian Victoria (San Francisco State) won by fall over Samuel Luna (Sacramento City College) (Fall 0:50)
• Cons. Round 2 - Julian Victoria (San Francisco State) won by decision over Joshua Thomas (Sierra College) (Dec 13-11)
• Cons. Round 3 - Bekbol Izabekov (Unattached) won by decision over Julian Victoria (San Francisco State) (Dec 7-5)

174: Conrado Trevino-Oceguera

• Champ. Round 1 - Conrado Trevino-Oceguera (San Francisco State) won by decision over Chris Neal (Cal State Bakersfield) (Dec 12-6)
• Quarterfinal - Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) won by major decision over Conrado Trevino-Oceguera (San Francisco State) (Maj 17-7)
• Cons. Round 2 - Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) won by tech fall over Conrado Trevino-Oceguera (San Francisco State) (TF 17-2)

174: Gage Mettler, first place

• Champ. Round 1 - Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) won by fall over Will Smith (Skyline College) (Fall 0:16)
• Quarterfinal - Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Max Zamora (Menlo) (Maj 12-3)
• Semifinal - Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) won by decision over Justin Phillips (Unattached) (Dec 10-4)
• 1st Place Match - Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) (Maj 11-0)

184: Kweli Hernandez-Maitre

• Champ. Round 1 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Michael Negrete (Sierra College) (TF 17-2)
• Champ. Round 2 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by decision over Antonio Velasquez (Sacramento City College) (Dec 4-2)
• Quarterfinal - Isaiah Morales (Menlo) won by decision over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) (Dec 6-1)
• Cons. Round 4 - Francisco Espinoza (Unattached) won by medical forfeit over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State)

197: Jairo Rivera Vazquez, sixth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Jairo Rivera Vazquez (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Zackery Leon (Victor Valley College) (TF 17-2)
• Quarterfinal - Jairo Rivera Vazquez (San Francisco State) won by decision over Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) (Dec 5-3)
• Semifinal - Brett Mower (Oregon State) won by major decision over Jairo Rivera Vazquez (San Francisco State) (Maj 15-7)
• Cons. Semi - Tyler Hodges (Cal Poly) won by medical forfeit over Jairo Rivera Vazquez (San Francisco State)
• 5th Place Match - Hunter James (Menlo) won by medical forfeit over Jairo Rivera Vazquez (San Francisco State)

285: Emilio Franco Sandoval, fourth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State) won by fall over Gerard Marshall (College of the Redwoods) (Fall 4:33)
• Quarterfinal - Michael Rhea (Menlo) won by fall over Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State) (Fall 3:46)
• Cons. Round 2 - Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State) won by decision over Angelo Franco (Victor Valley College) (Dec 2-0)
• Cons. Round 3 - Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State) won by fall over Joseph Rodondi (Menlo) (Fall 3:00)
• Cons. Semi - Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State) won by decision over Eric Mittlestead (Cal State Bakersfield) (Dec 3-2)
• 3rd Place Match - Cole Jackson (Cal Poly) won by medical forfeit over Emilio Franco Sandoval (San Francisco State)

285: Jack Clarke

• Champ. Round 1 - Cole Steketee (Menlo) won by decision over Jack Clarke (San Francisco State) (Dec 11-9)
• Cons. Round 1 - Angelo Franco (Victor Valley College) won by medical forfeit over Jack Clarke (San Francisco State)

 

Quotables

"I'm really proud with how we kicked off the season this year. We had a lot of medalists but, in particular, Gage Mettler and Kyle Botelho made a statement by making the finals," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "We are ready to carry this momentum and success into the rest of the season."
 

Up Next

On Saturday, November 11, the Gators will host No. 11 Nebraska Kearney at noon inside that Mashouf Wellness Center. Admission to the dual that day is free. The following day, on Sunday, November 12 at noon, the Gators host No. 13 Chadron State.

Following the dual versus Chadron State, SF State will host the 2023 Dr. Allen Abraham Luncheon, a fundraiser to honor the legendary Dr. Allen Abraham and promote his endowed scholarship fund. Tickets for that event are $95 each.

Stats will be available at trackwrestling.com and the matches will be broadcast on the RMAC Network. Tickets for Sunday's dual, as well as for the 2023 Dr. Allen Abraham Luncheon, are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.