ATHERTON, Calif. - The San Francisco State wrestling team kicked off the 2024-25 season on Saturday at the Menlo Invite. Six Gators placed fourth or better on Saturday, with Kydyn Lima leading the way at 174 lb. with a first-place finish.

Felipe De Matos placed second in 285 lbs. while Zane Stoddard (157 lb.) took third. Kyle Botelho (165 lb.), Laith Gilmore (285 lb.) and Zach Wright (125 lb.) each finished fourth in their respective weight classes. Andre Dargani (141 lb.) and Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (184 lb.) both took sixth.

SF State tallied 287 match points during the meet, the second-most of any team in the field of 12 institutions, and had the third highest winning percentage (.608) after going 31-20. Utah Valley went 70-21 (.769) and Stanford went 19-7 (.731) to pace the field.

125: Zach Wright, fourth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) won by tech fall over Zach Wright (San Francisco State) (TF 15-0)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Ethan Guillermo (Menlo College) (TF 26-9)
• Cons. Round 3 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Ezequiel Vela (Cal Poly SLO) (Maj 12-3)
• Cons. Semi - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Caleb Tatad (Cal Poly Humbolt) (Maj 15-2)
• 3rd Place Match - Will VomBaur (Utah Valley) won by decision over Zach Wright (San Francisco State) (Dec 7-1)

125: Tanner Bartonico

• Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Bartonico (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Talen Eck (Utah Valley) won by fall over Tanner Bartonico (San Francisco State) (Fall 1:49)
• Cons. Round 2 - Elijah Valencia (Menlo College) won by fall over Tanner Bartonico (San Francisco State) (Fall 2:07)

141: Andre Dargani, sixth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Andre Dargani (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Andre Dargani (San Francisco State) won by decision over Alek Vanbebber (Cal Poly SLO) (Dec 5-4)
• Semifinal - Ivan Acosta (Menlo College) won by decision over Andre Dargani (San Francisco State) (Dec 17-10)
• Cons. Semi - Jaxtyn Frost (Cal State Bakersfield) won by tech fall over Andre Dargani (San Francisco State) (TF 15-0)

149: Ruben Le

• Champ. Round 1 - Ruben Le (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Joshua Hernandez (Victor Valley College) (TF 17-2)
• Quarterfinal - Jack DeSena (Stanford University) won by decision over Ruben Le (San Francisco State) (Dec 7-5)
• Cons. Round 2 - Q`veli Quintanilla (Utah Valley) won by tech fall over Ruben Le (San Francisco State) (TF 23-4)

157: Zane Stoddard, third place

• Champ. Round 1 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) won by decision over Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) (Dec 8-3)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Gil Mossberg (Cal Poly Humbolt) (Maj 8-0)
• Cons. Round 3 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Luciano Esoldo (Victor Valley College) (TF 15-0)
• Cons. Semi - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by decision over Jose Farias (Cal State Bakersfield) (Dec 12-8)
• 3rd Place Match - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by decision over John Quinonez (Menlo College) (Dec 8-6)

165: Kyle Botelho, fourth place

• Quarterfinal - Zach Hanson (Stanford University) won by decision over Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) (Dec 8-3)
• Cons. Round 1 - Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) won by fall over Bradyn Rawlins (Fontbonne University) (Fall 2:01)
• Cons. Semi - Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Cole Zoeller (Cal Poly Humbolt) (Maj 11-3)
• 3rd Place Match - Zach Hanson (Stanford University) won by decision over Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) (Dec 8-3)

174: Kydyn Lima, first place

• Quarterfinal - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by decision over Joe Buck (Cal Poly SLO) (Dec 7-3)
• Semifinal - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by decision over Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley) (Dec 11-7)
• 1st Place Match - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by fall over Mark Takara (Utah Valley) (Fall 5:00)

184: Kweli Hernandez-Maitre, sixth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Tye Monteiro (Stanford University) won by major decision over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) (Maj 14-2)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by decision over Gavin Funk (San Francisco State) (Dec 10-3)
• Cons. Round 3 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Kevin Clements (San Francisco State) (TF 16-1)
• Cons. Semi - Lars Michaelson (Stanford University) won by decision over Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) (Dec 7-3)

184: Gavin Funk

• Champ. Round 1 - Lars Michaelson (Stanford University) won by fall over Gavin Funk (San Francisco State) (Fall 4:09)
• Cons. Round 1 - Gavin Funk (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by decision over Gavin Funk (San Francisco State) (Dec 10-3)

184: Kevin Clements Jr.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Clements (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) won by fall over Kevin Clements (San Francisco State) (Fall 2:31)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kevin Clements (San Francisco State) won by fall over Riko Camacho (Fontbonne University) (Fall 1:12)
• Cons. Round 3 - Kweli Hernandez-Maitre (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Kevin Clements (San Francisco State) (TF 16-1)

285: Laith Gilmore, fourth place

• Champ. Round 1 - Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) won by decision over Temo Cuauhtemoc (Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
• Quarterfinal - Cole Jackson (Cal Poly SLO) won by decision over Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) (Dec 5-4)
• Cons. Round 2 - Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 - Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) won by decision over Eric Mittlestead (Cal State Bakersfield) (Dec 7-1)
• Cons. Semi - Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) won by decision over Liam Clark (Cal Poly Humbolt) (Dec 10-3)
• 3rd Place Match - Cole Jackson (Cal Poly SLO) won by major decision over Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) (Maj 11-1)

285: Felipe De Matos, second place

• Champ. Round 1 - Felipe De Matos (San Francisco State) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Felipe De Matos (San Francisco State) won by decision over Elijah Stafford (Utah Valley) (Dec 14-8)
• Semifinal - Felipe De Matos (San Francisco State) won by fall over Liam Clark (Cal Poly Humbolt) (Fall 1:04)
• 1st Place Match - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) won by major decision over Felipe De Matos (San Francisco State) (Maj 14-3)

Quotables

"What a great way to start the season off – the whole team competed with a lot of grit today," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "It was really fun to compete after putting in such a good preseason. Big shout out to Kydyn Lima for getting his first college tournament championship. A big first step!"
 

Up Next

The Gators host Colorado Mesa on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.. Stats will be available at trackwrestling.com.