Lawrence Saenz finished in first place at 149 lb. in Saturday's Oaks Open.
ATHERTON, Calif. — The San Francisco State wrestling team finished in second place out of eight teams on Saturday at the Oaks Open.
Johnny Lopez and
Lawrence Saenz finished in first place at 141 lb. and 149 lb., respectively, as nine of the Gators' eleven wrestlers placed fourth place or better.
At 125 lb.,
Zach Wright finished in third place by pinning teammate
Hayden Ancheta, who finished in fourth place.
Tony Margiotta bounced back from suffering a fall to earn two decisions and a 17-1 tech fall en route to a third-place finish at 133 lb. Lopez secured the 141 lb. weight class by earning a 5-3 decision over
Sean Yamasaki, who finished second. Saenz, who is currently ranked No. 9 by The Open Mat at 149 lb., won by tech fall and added a pair of falls to his résumé to secure the top spot in his weight class. Teammate
Zane Stoddard forfeited to Saenz and finished third. At 157 lb.,
Kydyn Lima finished fourth, and
Conrado Trevino-Oceguera rounded out the Gators' placers with a third-place finish at 165 lb.
125:
Hayden Ancheta, fourth place
- Champ. Round 1 - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) won by major decision over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (Maj 15-4)
- Cons. Round 1 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) received a bye
- Cons. Round 2 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by fall over Peyton Macdonald (Simpson) (Fall 2:57)
- Cons. Round 3 - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Eczequiel Jaurrieta (Unattached) (Maj 12-2)
- Cons. Semi - Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) won by decision over Ethan Guillermo (Menlo Oak Squad) (Dec 5-2)
- 3rd Place Match - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (TF 23-7)
125:
Zach Wright, third place
- Champ. Round 1 - Nicolas Aguilar (Menlo) won by tech fall over Zach Wright (San Francisco State) (TF 17-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) received a bye
- Cons. Round 2 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Juan Diaz (Unattached) (TF 19-4)
- Cons. Round 3 - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Marques Calapiz (Unattached) (TF 26-4)
- Cons. Semi - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by fall over Erik Ramirez (Menlo Oaks Squad) (Fall 2:27)
- 3rd Place Match - Zach Wright (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (TF 23-7)
133:
Tony Margiotta, third place
- Quarterfinal - Yoshiya Funakoshi (California Baptist) won by fall over Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) (Fall 7:32)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) won by decision over Roberto Lopez (Menlo Oaks Squad) (Dec 7-2)
- Cons. Semi - Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) won by decision over Spencer Von Savoye (California Baptist) (Dec 9-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Tallon Chambers (Unattached) (TF 17-1)
133:
Brayden Concepcion
- Quarterfinal - Spencer Von Savoye (California Baptist) won by tech fall over Brayden Concepcion (San Francisco State) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Geovanni Bertolino (Simpson) won by major decision over Brayden Concepcion (San Francisco State) (Maj 14-2)
141:
Johnny Lopez, first place
- Champ. Round 1 - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) received a bye
- Quarterfinal - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) won by fall over Krayle Stormer (Unattached) (Fall 0:30)
- Semifinal - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) won by fall over Brady Hoshino (California Baptist) (Fall 2:34)
- 1st Place Match - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) won by decision over Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) (Dec 5-3)
141:
Sean Yamasaki, second place
- Champ. Round 1 - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) won by decision over Jesse Gaytan (Menlo) (Dec 5-1)
- Quarterfinal - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) won by decision over Emilio Trujillo-Deen (California Baptist) (Dec 8-2)
- Semifinal - Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Hayden Zinken (Unattached) (SV-1 5-2)
- 1st Place Match - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) won by decision over Sean Yamasaki (San Francisco State) (Dec 5-3)
149:
Lawrence Saenz, first place
- Champ. Round 1 - Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Jonathan-Thomas Nishikawa (Menlo Oaks Squad) (TF 20-3)
- Quarterfinal - Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) won by fall over Matthew Buck (California Baptist) (Fall 5:31)
- Semifinal - Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) won by forfeit over Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State)
- 1st Place Match - Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) won by fall over Koa Ruiz (California Baptist) (Fall 5:57)
149:
Zane Stoddard, third place
- Champ. Round 1 - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by fall over Eric Smith-Williams (Menlo Oaks Squad) (Fall 1:50)
- Quarterfinal - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by major decision over Josue Aguilar (Menlo) (Maj 14-1)
- Semifinal - Lawrence Saenz (San Francisco State) won by forfeit over Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) (FF)
- Cons. Semi - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Andre Dargani (Unattached) (TF 15-0)
- 3rd Place Match - Zane Stoddard (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Tomas Jacobo (Simpson) (TF 16-0)
157:
Kydyn Lima, fourth place
- Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Fernandez (Cal Poly) won by decision over Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) (Dec 10-8)
- Cons. Round 1 - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) received a bye
- Cons. Round 2 - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Jose Farias (Cal State Bakersfield) (TF 16-1)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Joseph Andrade (Simpson) (TF 20-4)
- Cons. Semi - Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) won by tech fall over Tyler Diaz (Simpson) (TF 21-6)
- 3rd Place Match - Magnus Mccrackin (Unattached) won by major decision over Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) (Maj 26-16)
165:
Conrado Trevino-Oceguera, third place
285:
Emilio Franco Sandoval
The Gators host Menlo on Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m. SF State will also honor the program's four seniors – Margiotta,
Gage Mettler, Saenz, and Trevino-Oceguera. There will also be an alumni reception preceding the dua at 5:30 p.m. To RSVP, or for more information, please e-mail David Fierberg at
dfierberg@sfsu.edu. Stats will be available at
trackwrestling.com and the match will be broadcast on the
RMAC Network. Tickets are available at
sfstategators.com/tickets.
