GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The San Francisco State wrestling team dropped a pair of RMAC duals on Friday inside Brownson Arena. The Gators fell 23-21 to No. 22 Western Colorado and fell 30-10 to host Colorado Mesa.

Versus No. 22 Western Colorado, the Gators went up 12-0 early after the Mountaineers forfeited at 125 and 133 lb. The Gators didn't score again until the last three bouts but all were decisions and the Gators were unable to score any extra points. Kweli Hernandez-Maitre had a pair of takedowns and a four-point near fall in a 12-9 victory at 184 lb. At 197 lb., Laith Gilmore won 11-8 thanks to three takedowns and a pair of escapes. In the heavyweight bout, Emilio Franco Sandoval tied things 1-1 with a third-period escape, then scored a takedwon for the overtime victory.

Weight	San Francisco State (0-3)	#22 Western Colorado (2-1)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	[Forfeit]	SF by Forfeit	6-0
133	Tony Margiotta	[Forfeit]	SF by Forfeit	12-0
141	Sean Yamasaki	Noah Kasprowicz	Western by TF 15-0 (2:51)	12-5
149	Lawrence Saenz	Dean Noble	Western by MD, 14-5	12-9
157	Basil Othman	Ryan Wilson	Western by MD, 14-3	12-13
165	Kyle Botelho	Ryan Dirksen	Western by Fall (4:24)	12-19
174	Gage Mettler	#3 Cole Hernandez	Western by MD, 11-2	12-23
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Cole Gray	SF State, 12-9	15-23
197	Laith Gilmore	Sage Harrison	SF State, 11-8	18-23
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Zach Schraeder	SF State, SV-1 4-1	21-23

The Mavericks jumped out to a 12-0 lead through the first three weight classes. Lawrence Saenz, who is ranked No. 7 at 149 lb. by theopenmat.com, moved to 2-1 on the season with a narrow 5-4 decision thanks to a third-period takedown. Kyle Botelho was victorious at 165 lb. with the team's only major decision of the day, a 19-6 victory. At 174 lb., Gage Mettler earned a third-period takedown to win another close bout, 3-2.

Jairo Rivera Vazquez wrestled an extra countable match at 197 lb. and used a pair of takedowns for a 6-3 victory.

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— SF State Wrestling (@SFStateWrestle) December 2, 2023

 

Weight	San Francisco State (0-4)	Colorado Mesa (2-0)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	Dayson Torgerson	CMU by TF 22-5 (4:45)	0-5
133	Tony Margiotta	Oran Huff	CMU, 6-0	0-8
141	Sean Yamasaki	Denim Torgerson	CMU by MD, 11-3	0-12
149	Lawrence Saenz	Juan Garcia	SF, 5-4	3-12
157	[Forfeit]	Owen Cline	CMU by Forfeit	3-18
165	Kyle Botelho	Kaden Hine	SF State by MD 19-6	7-18
174	Gage Mettler	Augustus Dalton	SF State, 3-2	10-18
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Jason Bynarowicz	CMU by TF 15-0 (6:47)	10-23
197	Laith Gilmore	Gabriel Carranza	CMU by MD 11-2	10-27
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Tyler Doyle	CMU, 4-2	10-30
EXT: 197	Jairo Rivera Vazquez	Braden Baumgartner	SF, 6-3	-

  

Up Next

The Gators welcome Menlo to San Francisco for a dual on Wednesday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. Stats will be available at trackwrestling.com and the dual will be broadcast for free on the RMAC Network. Tickets are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.