SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State wrestling team hosted a pair of teams receiving votes in the latest NCAA Division II NWCA Coaches Poll. The Gators fell 26-15 to Colorado Mines but left the Main Gym at Don Nasser Family Plaza on a winning note with a 19-18 tiebreaker victory over Fort Hays State.

The Gators have won three of their last four duals and move to 3-5 on the season. During the second dual, the Gators also took a moment to honor their five new alumni in attendance – Callum Bisping, Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo, Stefano McKinney, Marco Ruffinelli, and Josh Tolentino. Additionally, Aaron Galef was unable to attend.

SF State trailed 9-0 early versus the Tigers before earning three straight decisions to tie things 9-9 through five bouts. Kyle Botelho gave the Gators a 12-9 lead with another decision, and Kweli Hernandez-Maitre scored a takedown in overtime to keep the Gators ahead, 15-13, with two bouts remaining but SF State fell behind 18-15 after Laith Gilmore suffered a tech fall to No. 6 Tereus Henry at 197 lb. With the dual on the line, heavyweight Emilio Franco Sandoval secured the victory with a crucial takedown that secured a 5-0 bout victory. That tied the dual at 18-18 but, more importantly, gave the Gators their sixth win of the dual, breaking the tie for an extra point and the win.

Versus Colorado Mines, the Gators fell behind 20-0 in their first four bouts before Basil Othman got the Gators on the board with a tech fall at 157 lb. Botelho followed with a decision and Gilmore and Franco Sandoval finished the dual on a strong note with a major decision and a decision, respectively.

Weight	San Francisco State (2-5)	RV Colorado Mines	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	Christian Lopez	Mines, 14-11	0-3
133	Brayden Concepcion	Trebor Moreno	Mines by Fall (1:26)	0-9
141	Michael McGruder	#8 Grayston DiBlasi	Mines by TF 19-1 (6:49)	0-14
149	Zane Stoddard	#12 Cody Thompson	Mines by Fall (5:11)	0-20
157	Basil Othman	Jarson Mahler	SF State by TF 19-3 (4:51)	5-20
165	Kyle Botelho	Jakob Smith	SF State, 8-1	8-20
174	Gage Mettler	#11 Wyatt Reisz	Mines, 4-2	8-23
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Mason Diel	Mines, 11-6	8-26
197	Laith Gilmore	Nico Gagliardi	SF State by MD 14-3	12-26
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Laith Ibrahim	SF State, 7-3	15-26
EXTRA: 165	Conrado Trevino-Oceguera	Tristan David	Mines by MD 12-2	-

 

Weight	San Francisco State (3-5)	RV Fort Hays State	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	D'Andre Brown	FHSU by MD 11-3	0-4
133	Brayden Concepcion	Kevin Honas	FHSU by TF 15-0 (5:10)	0-9
141	Sean Yamasaki	Drew Bell	SF State, 13-6	3-9
149	Zane Stoddard	Marcell Dely	SF State, 10-3	6-9
157	Basil Othman	Cade Lindsey	SF State, 7-6	9-9
165	Kyle Botelho	Cody Hicks	SF State, 8-4	12-9
174	Gage Mettler	Juan Urbina	FHSU by MD 12-3	12-13
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Matthew Rodriguez	SF State by SV-1 (4-1)	15-13
197	Laith Gilmore	#6 Tereus Henry	FHSU by TF 16-1(6:26)	15-18
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Anthony Caldwell	SF State, 5-0	18-18 (19-18)

 

Quotables

"I'm really proud of the guys today for gutting out that win against Fort Hays! It was a team effort, and everyone did their part. What a great way to start the new year," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "It was also great to get it done with our newest alumni in the building."

Up Next

The Gators next head to Southern California, where they'll take on Vanguard on Thursday, January 11 at 7 p.m.  SF State Athletics alumni in the area are invited to an SF State Student-Athlete Alumni Reception prior to the match. Connect with fellow Gators and hear about the current accomplishments and future successes of SF State from Associate Director of Alumni Relations Marciana Flores and Wrestling Coach Jason Welch. Admission is free but registration is required by Tuesday, January 9. For questions, please contact David Fierberg at dfierberg@sfsu.edu.