SAN FRANCISCO - A pair of Gators from the San Francisco State wrestling team are set to compete at the U23 World Championships held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Thomas and Mack Center. Hayden Ancheta will represent the Philippines at 61kg in the freestyle and Kydyn Lima will represent Brazil at 79kg in the freestyle.

Lima is coming off a season where he earned All-American Honors with a sixth-place finish at Nationals at 174lbs. He was named the MPSF Wrestler of the Year and became the first SF State wrestler to earn back-to-back MPSF titles.

Ancheta posted a 18-8 record and took home the MPSF title at 125lbs last season. He wrestled at U20 World Championships last year and made it to the quarterfinals.

Ancheta will wrestle in the qualification round on October 16 while Lima will kick things off in the qualification rounds on October 17. Fans can watch the action on FloWrestling.com. 

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