BURNABY, B.C. — The San Francisco State wrestling team traveled to Canada for a pair of RMAC duals, hosted by Simon Fraser. SF State opened the day with a 24-23 victory over RV Adams State, winning on a tiebreaker. The Gators picked up a victory over Adams State for the first time since January 16, 2016. SF State closed out the day with a dominate victory over Simon Fraser, 39-10. The Gators move to 6-5 and over .500 for the first time this season.

A takedown from Tony Margiotta at 133 lbs. proved to be all the points he need to pick up the Gators' first win of the day to get them on the scoreboard down 3-5. A loss at 141lbs put them down 3-9 but Lawrence Saenz recorded a technical fall and Basil Othman won by forfeit to take the lead at 14-9. Adams State came back within one with a win at 165 lbs. Gage Mettler won at 174 to give the Gators a four-point lead at 17-13. Adams State tied the match up with a major decision at 184lbs and took the lead with a forfeit. Needing a fall in the heavyweight bout to tie, Emilio Franco Sandoval delivered and recorded his second straight pin in 2:55. The pin also gave the tiebreaker to the Gators.

Weight	San Francisco State (5-5)	Adams State (3-1)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	Isaiah Gamez	ASU by TF 23-6	0-5
133	Tony Margiotta	Dale VanMatre	SF State, 3-2	3-5
141	Michael McGruder	Angel Flores	ASU by MD 15-5	3-9
149	Lawrence Saenz	Travis Vialpando	SF State by TF 19-3	8-9
157	Basil Othman	[Forfeit]	SF State by Forfeit	14-9
165	Kyle Botelho	Aaden Valdez	ASU by MD 11-0	14-13
174	Gage Mettler	Samuel Loera	SF State 10-3	17-13
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Hunter Tobiasson	ASU by MD 11-4	17-17
197	[Forfeit]	Ben Tonnessen	ASU by Forfeit	17-23
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Abraham Garcia	SF by Fall (2:55)	23-23 (24-23)
EXTRAS: 125	Zach Wright	Adam Concepcion	ASU by Decision 7-1	-

The Gators were dominant against Simon Fraser, winning the first eight matches before dropping their first match. Hayden Ancheta and Tony Margiotta recorded back-to-back technical falls to start the dual. Johnny Lopez made his Gator debut at 141 lbs and recorded a fall in 2:04.

Johnny Lopez with the fall in his Gator debut! pic.twitter.com/nQ66P3PbFJ

— SF State Wrestling (@SFStateWrestle) January 20, 2024

 Lawrence Saenz had his second technical fall of the day to bring the Gator to lead to 21-0. Basil Othman made quick work of his opponent and recorded a pin in 27 seconds. Kydyn Lima, Gage Mettler and Kweli Hernandez-Maitre all won by major decisions to give the Gators a 39-0 lead with two wrestlers to go. Emilio Franco Sandoval forced his match into overtime, but was pinned and dropped the match.

Weight	San Francisco State (6-5)	Simon Fraser (2-7)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	Marques Calapiz	SF by TF, 17-2	5-0
133	Tony Margiotta	Jagvir Grewal	SF by TF, 15-0	10-0
141	Johnny Lopez	Samuel Patton	SF by Fall (2:04)	16-0
149	Lawrence Saenz	Ryan Hicks	SF by TF, 15-0	21-0
157	Basil Othman	Magnus McCrackin	SF by Fall (0:27)	27-0
165	Kydyn Lima	Patrik Leder	SF State by MD 16-7	31-0
174	Gage Mettler	Peter Mccrackin	SF State by MD 10-0	35-0
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Rick Feroce	SF State by MD 13-3	39-0
197	Laith Gilmore	Isaiah Hernandez	SFU by MD 14-2	39-4
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Roman Torres	SFU by Fall (7:04)	39-10

 

Quotables

"We finally got our big over Adams - that's a first for me since my tenure at SFSU," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "They're a top team and well-coached. Been chasing them for awhile so feels good to get that one. Proud of the boys. Feel like we're catching fire at the right time. Shout out and welcome to Johnny Lopez for getting his first victory as a Gator!"

Up Next

The Gators head to the Menlo Open on Saturday, February 3, then host the Oaks for the Gators' Senior Night on Thursday, February 8. The first 100 fans will also receive a T-shirt commemorating the 50th Anniversary of NCAA Division II, of which the Gators are a founding member. Tickets for the Gators' final home dual of the 2023-24 season are available at sfstategators.com/tickets.