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The Home of the Mustangs ‘Mott Mania’ and ‘The Asylum!’

uilt in 1960, Mott Athletics Center is home to the Cal Poly men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and volleyball programs. In the fall of 1998, the MAC was upgraded with chairback seats replacing the original wooden bleachers. New seats were installed behind both backboards in 1998, giving the MAC an arena feel to it. A new floor was

installed in 2011 and repainted in the summer of 2014. Twin videoboards were installed prior to the 2014-15 basketball season.

Named after Robert A.

Mott, a physical educa-tion faculty member and department head from 1946-78, Mott Athletics

Center houses the athletic department offices, athletic training and strength and conditioning rooms. While working at Cal Poly, Mott also was the coach of the Mustangs baseball and men’s basketball teams before he was named Physical Education Department head after World War II.

Cal Poly hosted the 1969 NCAA Division II National Wrestling

Championships, capturing the second of seven straight team titles. The 1968-69 team was led by national champions Terry Hall, John Woods, Ken Bos and Tom Kline. In 2005, Mott Athletics Center hosted the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships. Teams, officials and fans from Arizona State, Boise State, Oregon, UC Davis, Cal Poly, Oregon State, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, Stanford and Portland State flocked to the MAC with the total attendance for the two-day event reaching 7,738. The Mustangs finished the meet in fourth place and crowned one individual champion, Vic Moreno at 125 pounds.

In 1995, the Golden State Warriors held their preseason camp

in Mott Athletics Center. Chris Mullin, Latrell Sprewell, B.J. Armstrong and No. 1 pick Joe Smith put on a show during an open practice to the public, drawing a standing-room-only crowd of over 4,000. Two years later, the Sacramento Kings conducted their camp at Cal Poly, opening the doors to the public for an intrasquad scrimmage to climax the one-week camp.

Mott Athletics Center has been home to numerous NCAA

playoffs — most recently the first and second rounds of the 2006 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship with sellout crowds each night -- and championships over the years, as well as hosting various concerts, exhibitions and sporting events.

Names like Eddie Money, The Pretenders, The Doors, Ike and

Tina Turner, the Los Angeles Lakers and Bill Cosby are just a few of the names that have per-formed inside the Mott Athletics Center.

In 1980, the men’s basketball

team hosted New Hampshire College in a Division II NCAA Championship quarterfinal. The 1998-99 season marked the first nationally televised game inside Mott Athletics Center as ESPN2 carried the Cal Poly vs. Idaho game. Other men’s basketball games have been televised by Fox Sports and KSBY-TV before capacity crowds CBS Sports Network televised a neutral-court men’s basketball game between Saint Mary’s and San Diego State in December 2020.

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Quick Facts Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1901 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,022 (Fall 2021) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeffrey D. Armstrong (Murray State ‘81) Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . .Don Oberhelman (Kansas State ‘93) Deupty Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Nick Pettit Senior Woman Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keri Mendoza Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Mase Athletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-2924 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mustangs Colors . . . . . . .Forest Green (Pantone 3435), Gold (Pantone 1205) Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pacific 12 Ticket Office . . . .(805) 756-5806 / (805) 756-4TIX / (866) GoStangs Cal Poly Radio Affiliate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN (1280 AM)

Mott Athletics Center Year Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1960 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,032 Press Row Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-6751

Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . . .Jon Sioredas / Tennessee-Chattanooga ‘05 Record at Cal Poly / Sixth Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-30 (.211) Career (NCAA) Record / Sixth Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-62 (.184) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-1348 Sioredas’ E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Assistant Coaches: .Chris Chionuma (Fourth Year) / Oklahoma State ‘12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Fausz (Third Year) / North Carolina State ‘19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tristan Moran (First Year) / Wisconsin ‘20 Office Phone for Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-5131

Team Information 2020-21 Dual Meet Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 (.400) 2020-21 Pac-12 Dual Meet Record / Finish . . . . .1-3 (.250) / Fourth 2020-21 Pac-12 Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fourth 2020-21 NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tie-25th Letterwinners Returning / Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 / 2 Starters Returning / Lost (Six or More Duals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 / 1 Newcomers / Returning Redshirts and Non-Participants . . . . .7 / 12

Key Returnees Wrestler, Year Weight Duals Pac-12 NCAA Overall Pins Antonio Lorenzo, Fr. 125 2-3 2-2 (4th) 0-0 4-5 2 Benny Martinez, Jr. 133 1-3 0-3 (6th) 0-0 1-8 0 Lawrence Saenz, So. 141 3-2 1-2 (4th) 0-0 4-4 1 *Legend Lamer, Fr. 149 5-0 2-1 (2nd) 2-2 13-3 2 Brawley Lamer, Jr. 157 1-3 2-2 (4th) 0-0 3-5 0 Adam Kemp, So. 165 2-3 2-2 (4th) 0-0 4-5 0 Bernie Truax, So. 174 5-0 2-0 (1st) 4-2 (4th) 13-3 4 Dylan Miracle, So. 184 1-2 1-2 (4th) 0-0 2-4 0 Trevor Tinker, Fr. 197 1-3 1-2 (4th) 0-0 2-6 1 Samuel Aguilar, Jr. 285 2-1 3-1 (3rd) 0-0 7-2 2 *NCAA qualifier

Athletics Media Relations Information Director, Media Relations (Wrestling Contact) . . . . . . . .Eric Burdick Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-6550 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 550-3427 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(805) 756-2650 Mailing Address: Mott Gym 201, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 Burdick's E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Cal Poly Athletics Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.GoPoly.com Twitter / Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cpmustangs / calpolyathletics

What’s in a Name? When referring to the university, please use “Cal Poly” only. We are NOT Cal Poly SLO or Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or Cal State Poly or any other derivative -- just Cal Poly. No hyphen. The NCAA agreed to delete “SLO” and “San Luis Obispo” in 1994 and has used just Cal Poly in all statistics, releases and record books since then.

2021-22 Schedule Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 at Michigan State Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Day Nov. 20 ^San Francisco State (ECMs only) . . . . . . .3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Roadrunner Open (Non-Starters) . . . . . . . .All Day Dec. 3-4 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational . . . . . . . .All Day Dec. 19 at Reno Tournament of Champions (NS) . . . . .9 a.m. Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships (Evanston, IL) . . . . .7 a.m. Jan. 2 at Menlo Invitational (Non-Starters) . . . . . . . .All Day Jan. 7 %Northern Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Jan. 21 *Arizona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Jan. 30 *at Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 a.m. Jan. 30 vs. Northern Illinois (@Little Rock, AR) . . . . .12 noon Feb. 4 *at Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m. Feb. 13 Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m. Feb. 13 *CSU Bakersfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 p.m. Feb. 19 *at Stanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 p.m. March 5 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Arizona State) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 a.m. Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (at Detroit, Michigan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 a.m.

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NCAA Division I All-AmericansNational Champions

1969 Tom Kline . . . . . . . . . .191lbs 1976 Mark Digirolamo . . . . .118 lbs

Second Place 1968 Tom Kline . . . . . . . . . .191 lbs 1969 John Woods . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1975 Cliff Hatch . . . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1983 Louie Montano . . . . . .158 lbs 2008 Chad Mendes . . . . . . .141 lbs 2010 Chase Pami . . . . . . . . .157 lbs 2011 Boris Novachkov . . . . .141 lbs

Third Place 1968 Kent Wyatt . . . . . . . . . .145 lbs 1969 Terry Hall . . . . . . . . . . .115 lbs 1971 Lee Torres . . . . . . . . . .142 lbs 1975 Rodger Warner . . . . . .142 lbs 1978 Scott Heaton . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1994 Jake Gaeir . . . . . . . . . .150 lbs 2002 Cedric Haymon . . . . . .141 lbs 2012 Boris Novachkov . . . . .141 lbs

Fourth Place 1966 Mike Remer . . . . . . . . .115 lbs 1969 Ken Bos . . . . . . . . . . . .177 lbs 1971 John Finch . . . . . . . . . .158 lbs 1973 Allyn Cooke . . . . . . . . .158 lbs 1976 Sythell Thmpson . . . . .177 lbs 1980 Gary Fischer . . . . . . . .118 lbs 1984 Chris Delong . . . . . . . .134 lbs

Fourth Place 1985 Roger Sayles . . . . . . . .177 lbs 1988 Eric Osborne . . . . . . . .167 lbs 2004 Darrell Vasquez . . . . . .133 lbs 2021 Bernie Truax . . . . . . . .174 lbs

Fifth Place 1972 Larry Morgan . . . . . . . .134 lbs 1976 Kim Wasick . . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1978 Gary Fischer . . . . . . . .118 lbs 2007 Darrell Vasquez . . . . . .133 lbs

Sixth Place 1974 Rodger Warner . . . . . .150 lbs 2003 Vic Moreno . . . . . . . . .125 lbs 2004 Vic Moreno . . . . . . . . .125 lbs 2006 Chad Mendes . . . . . . .125 lbs

Seventh Place 1983 Pat O’ Donnell . . . . . . .150 lbs 1985 Mark Tracey . . . . . . . .190 lbs 1986 Mark Tracey . . . . . . . .177 lbs 1998 David Wells . . . . . . . . .158 lbs 2009 Chase Pami . . . . . . . . .157 lbs 2010 Boris Novachkov . . . . .133 lbs

Eighth Place 1980 Jeff Barksale . . . . . . . .142 lbs 1982 Mike Barfuss . . . . . . . .134 lbs 1982 Louie Montano . . . . . .158 lbs 1983 Al Gutierrez . . . . . . . . .118 lbs 2012 Ryan DesRoches . . . .174 lbs

Pacific-12 Champions1987 Eric Osborne . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1988 Eric Osborne . . . . . . . .167 lbs 1989 Joey Pangelinan . . . . .126 lbs 1992 Eric Schwartz . . . . . . .177 lbs 1993 Seth Woodhill . . . . . . . . .Hwt. 1993 Jake Gaeir . . . . . . . . . .150 lbs 1994 Jake Gaeir . . . . . . . . . .150 lbs 1997 Tyson Rondeau . . . . . .118 lbs 1998 Craig Welk . . . . . . . . . .150 lbs 1998 Mike French . . . . . . . .190 lbs 1999 David Wells . . . . . . . . .174 lbs 2001 Cedric Haymon . . . . . .149 lbs 2002 David Schenk . . . . . . .197 lbs 2003 Ryan Halsey . . . . . . . .184 lbs

2004 Matt Cox . . . . . . . . . . .149 lbs 2005 Vic Moreno . . . . . . . . .125 lbs 2006 Chad Mendes . . . . . . .125 lbs 2007 Darrell Vasquez . . . . . .133 lbs 2008 Chad Mendes . . . . . . .141 lbs 2008 Chase Pami . . . . . . . . .157 lbs 2009 Chase Pami . . . . . . . . .157 lbs 2010 Boris Novachkov . . . . .133 lbs 2011 Boris Novachkov . . . . .141 lbs 2012 Dominic Kastl . . . . . . .165 lbs 2013 Devon Lotito . . . . . . . .133 lbs 2018 Colton Schilling . . . . . .141 lbs 2021 Bernie Truax . . . . . . . .174 lbs

2021-22 Cal Poly Wrestling

ON THE COVER: From left to right, Evan Wick, Bernie Truax, Adam Kemp and Legend Lamer. Cover design by Brandon Nowak.

2021-22 Coaching Staff

2021-22 Cal Poly Wrestling Media Guide -- Page 2

Jon Sioredas, Head Coach, Sixth Season

The 2021-22 season marks Coach Sioredas’ sixth year at the helm of the Cal Poly wrestling program.

"Our expectations at Cal Poly are simple: to graduate with a meaningful degree, have a reputa-tion of excellence on campus and in the community, and to produce NCAA All-Americans and national champions," Sioredas said.

Notable achievements in Coach Sioredas’ tenure:

Athletic Accomplishments Top 25 NCAA Division I Program, 2021 NCAA Division I All-Americans, 2020, 2021 Top 20 Mid-Major Dual Meet Ranking, 2021

Academic Achievements Highest Team GPA ever recorded, Spring 2020 100% Graduation Rate of Senior Class, 2020 NCAA Academic Progress Rate Top 10 in the

country, 2017-2019

Recruiting Successes Two Nationally Ranked Transfers, 2020 Top 25 Ranked Recruiting Class, 2019 Four Top 100 Recruits, 2019

Fundraising Progress Highest amount of money raised in the history of

Cal Poly Wrestling, 2020 Greatest number of donors in program history,

2020 Double-digit growth in percentage year-over-

year, 2016-2020 The 2020-21 season was capped with a top-25

finish at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, the highest team finish since 2012, led by sophomore Bernie Truax with a run to the semifinals and end-ing with a fourth-place finish to become Coach Sioredas’ second All-American in as many years. Truax also claimed the Pac-12 title at 174 pounds. Freshman Legend Lamer also finished in the top 16 at the NCAA Championships.

In Coach Sioredas’ fourth season at the helm at Cal Poly, Tom Lane became the program's first NCAA Division I All-American in eight years. The program also earned the highest team GPA on record in the Spring of 2020. Fundraising records were also set with the highest amount of money every raised in the history of Cal Poly Wrestling, including the greatest number of donors in program history.

In his third season, 2018-19, Lane advanced to the quarterfinals in the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. As a junior, Lane upset the Nos. 5 and 12 seeds in the first two rounds to

become the first Mustang to advance to the quarter-finals in seven years. Cal Poly also signed a Top 25 recruiting class, including four Top 100 recruits. The wrestling program’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) was again in the Top 10 in the country for the third straight year.

In his second season, 2017-18, the Mustangs cap-tured their first Pac-12 individual title in five years -- Colton Schilling at 141 pounds -- while advanc-ing three to the conference finals. They secured two berths at the NCAA national championships in Cleveland, Ohio. The program carried the highest team GPA of all male sports on campus in the Winter Quarter and two grapplers made the Pac-12 All-Academic Team.

In his first season, 2016-17, Cal Poly won more dual meets than in the previous five years, including wins over Big 10 Indiana and Big 12 West Virginia. The program also received its first team trophy at the Reno Tournament of Champions in 10 years. The Mustangs qualified a pair of grapplers to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, where Colt Shorts knocked off the No. 6-ranked wrestler in the country.

Before Cal Poly, Sioredas spent two seasons as the head wrestling coach at Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Ariz. He was brought to GCU to guide the program through the transition from Division II to Division I. During this process, Sioredas helped build depth across all weights to the standards of a Division I championship program by signing a nationally ranked recruiting class and three top-100 recruits. He was also able to pick up dual meet vic-tories over Division I programs and place three All-

sioredas File • Head coach at Grand Canyon for two seasons • Assistant coach at Chattanooga for two seasons • Assistant coach at Old Dominion for six seasons • Has coached six Top-25 teams, six NCAA All-Americans, 46 national qualifiers, 12 Academic All-Americans • NCAA All-American in 2005 at Chattanooga • Two-time Southern Conference champion • 181-13 record at Great Bridge (Va.) High School

2021-22 Coaching Staff


Sean Fausz, Assistant Coach, Third Season

Chris Chionuma, Head Assistant Coach, Fourth SeasonChris Chionuma, former Oklahoma State wrestler and Big XII Conference

champion, was hired as Cal Poly's Head Assistant Wrestling Coach in July 2018. Chionuma spent the previous three years at Army West Point, helping guide the

Black Knights, who qualified 12 student-athletes to the NCAA Championships in that time. He also served as head coach at Ouachita Baptist University, an NCAA Division II school, which finished fifth at the NCAA Division II National Championships under his leadership.

Chionuma was instrumental in the recent rise of Army West Point wrestling. Having assisted in signing back-to-back top-25 recruiting classes to the military institution, Chionuma is a meticulous recruiter with a keen eye on targeting stu-dent-athletes who can also handle the academic rigors. His recruiting experience will transition nicely to Cal Poly, where the average incoming GPA exceeds 4.0.

From a student-athlete development standpoint, Chionuma's primary focus is on the mid to upper weights. His experience in developing the big guys is appar-ent as nine of the 12 NCAA Division I national qualifiers at Army West Point over the last three years were at weights 157 and above.

"Stylistically, he brings a different flavor to the table," said Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas. "He competed at Oklahoma State, one of the most storied programs in the history of our sport, under one of the most legendary coaches, John Smith. This excites me, my staff, and our team to have the opportunity to learn from Coach Chionuma.

"However, the most important draw to him is his character. He has an infec-tious personality and lights up the room when he walks in. He is passionate about

coaching and aspires to become a head coach. These were all the things that we were looking for when we began to target candidates," Sioredas added.

"I cannot be more excited. We have our guy!"

Chionuma enjoyed a successful collegiate wrestling career that included three separate NAIA All-America honors while wrestling at Lindenwood University from 2008-11. He also earned an individual national title at 174 pounds at Lindenwood in 2011.

Chionuma transferred to Oklahoma State following the 2010-11 season, eventually earn-ing a Big XII championship at 184 pounds dur-ing the 2012-13 season. He compiled a 28-10 record with four falls and was a national qual-ifier on the Oklahoma State team that placed second at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

A graduate of Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri, where he was a state champion during his senior season and placed third at state as a junior, Chionuma earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Oklahoma State in 2012. He married Makenzie Zinger in July 2021.

Sean Fausz, a four-time NCAA national qualifier at North Carolina State, joined the Cal Poly wrestling team as an assistant coach in September 2019.

A third-place finisher at the 2019 Senior Freestyle World Team Trials, Fausz came to Cal Poly after a successful wrestling career with the Wolfpack, where he compiled a 54-22 career record with eight falls.

“This move is insurmountable for our program,” said Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas. “Sean will not only bring a wealth of wrestling experience to our lightweights, but the fact that he was a four-time Academic All-American while pursuing an engineering degree is a testament to his work ethic and will carry a lot weight at Cal Poly.

“Sean’s mentorship will provide our guys with first-hand experience on how to accomplish extraordinary goals, both on the mat and in the classroom,” Sioredas added.

Fausz captured a world silver medal in the 2018 U23 World Championships, held at Bucharest, Romania. He was also a

four-time Atlantic Coast Conference finalist and captured an ACC championship in 2018 while competing for the Wolfpack. He also qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships four times.

At Campbell County High School in Alexandria, Kty., Fausz was a two-time Kentucky state champion, NHSCA Senior National runner-up, and posted a high school record of 234-24 with 115 pins. He was 62-0 en route to the state title as a junior and placed third in the state finals as a sophomore and second as a freshman.

Fausz also was a Fargo Junior Freestyle All-American, FILA Cadet national champion and FILA Cadet World Team member.

Fausz earned his bachelor of science degree in electrical engi-neering in May 2019 from North Carolina State with a minor in science, technology and society. He was a four-time NWCA Academic All-American, a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and a three-time team captain with the Wolfpack.

Americans at the National Collegiate Open with his predominantly freshmen team.

Sioredas was an assistant coach at Chattanooga for two seasons. UTC fin-ished the 2013-14 dual season ranked in the national top 25, at one point reach-ing as high as No. 19. The Mocs also captured the regular-season conference title, the conference tournament title, and qualified five for the NCAA tourna-ment in Oklahoma City, with two seeded in the top 10.

Prior to his two seasons in Chattanooga, Sioredas spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Old Dominion. He helped guide the Monarchs to the top 25 in dual meet rankings four of his six years, with four All-Americans and an NCAA finalist. ODU also had 10 NWCA All-Academic honors, as well as being named top 10 in the nation in grade-point average during his tenure.

During his 15 years of coaching -- seven as a head coach and eight as an assistant -- Sioredas has coached six top-25 teams, one NCAA Division I national finalist, six NCAA All-Americans, 47 national qualifiers, 12 Academic

All-Americans and helped with seven top-25 recruiting classes. An All-American while competing at Chattanooga, Sioredas finished fifth in

the 165-pound weight class in the 2005 NCAA Division I Championships. He was a two-time Southern Conference champion and 2005 SoCon Wrestler of the Year and Tournament MVP.

Sioredas, who has been inducted into the Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Hall of Fame, graduated from UTC in 2005 with a degree in sociology and anthropology. He earned his master's degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2009.

A native of Chesapeake, Virginia and a 2000 Great Bridge High School grad-uate, Sioredas was a Virginia state champion, All-American and national cham-pion. He amassed a 181-13 career prep record, becoming the fourth winningest wrestler in Virginia high school history.

Sioredas and his wife, Michele, reside in San Luis Obispo with their son, Braden.

Tristan Moran, Volunteer Coach, First SeasonTristan Moran, a two-time NCAA qualifier from Oklahoma State

and Wisconsin, was hired as a volunteer assistant coach in July 2021. While at Wisconsin, Moran placed fourth in the 2020 Big Ten

Championships at 141 pounds and qualified for the nationals, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was seeded ninth. Moran also qualified for the 2019 nationals after a sixth-place Big Ten performance and finished one win shy of All-American honors.

Moran was 43-16 in two seasons at Wisconsin after transferring

from Oklahoma State, where he posted a 61-16 record in three sea-sons on the mat, primarily as a reserve 141-pounder. He placed sixth and seventh in the Midlands during his two seasons at Wisconsin.

Of his 104 collegiate victories, 32 were by fall. A graduate of Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Okla., Moran

graduated from Wisconsin in May 2020 with a degree in life science communications. Most recently, he was working as manager of the Askren Wrestling Academy in Madison, Wisc.

2021-22 Season Outlook


inishing 25th in the NCAA National Championships last March, its highest in nine years, and armed with preseason tournament rankings of No. 17 by WIN Magazine and No. 18 by InterMat with a pair of returning All-Americans, the Cal Poly wrestling team began preparations for the 2021-

22 campaign in September. Coach Jon Sioredas' Mustangs, with redshirt sophomore Bernie Truax and Wisconsin redshirt senior transfer Evan Wick headlining the ros-ter, begins its first full season in two years at the Michigan State Open in early November. "We are eager to head out to Michigan State this weekend, as we have

the opportunity to face up to six nationally ranked individuals per weight class," said Sioredas. "Therefore, we will see where we stand pretty quickly. "This event will provide us much needed feedback to take home, so we can continue to develop and improve," Sioredas added. Truax is a two-time national qualifier who placed fourth at 174 pounds in the nationals after earning Cal Poly's first Pac-12 title in three years, while Wick is a two-time NCAA All-American (third in 2018 and fourth in 2019, both at 165) and three-time national qualifier. The pair accentuate a Cal Poly roster that also features 13 returning letter-men, including 10 wrestlers who competed in at least three of the five dual meets a year ago, along with six newcomers from the high school ranks. "We have a great deal of depth on our roster this year," said Sioredas. Below are the projected starters as noted by Sioredas with a few addi-tional key impact players: 125 -- Antonio Lorenzo, third-year freshman, top-100 recruit, four-time California state placer and Super 32 champion continues to develop and grow into the weight class. He has had a strong off-sea-son, finishing tin the top 16 at the 2021 U23 National tournament this past May. 133 -- Two true freshmen will contest for the spot. Joey Cape is a three-time Fargo All-American and Abe Hinrichsen is a state champi-on and Fargo All-American, both hailing from the state of Illinois.

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Mustangs Continue Climb With Transfer AdditionsBernie Truax, who in 2020 was Cal Poly’s first freshman NCAA qualifier in seven years, earned All-American honors in 2021 with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships in St. Louis. Truax, 18-11 in his freshman campaign, was 13-3 last year. The Rancho Buena Vista High School graduate opens his fourth season as a Mustang with a 45-21 career mark.

2021-22 Returning Starters Antonio Lorenzo . . .125 Benny Martinez . . . .133 Lawrence Saenz . . .141 Legend Lamer . . . . .149 Brawley Lamer . . . .157 Adam Kemp . . . . . .165 Bernie Truax . . . . . .174 Dylan Miracle . . . . .184 Trevor Tinker . . . . . .197 Samuel Aguilar . . . .285

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Four-time Oregon state champion Legend Lamer qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships and posted a 13-3 overall mark as a redshirt freshman a year ago.

2021-22 Season Outlook141 -- NCAA qualifier Lawrence Saenz, coming off a silver medal (world team alter-nate) performance and at U23s, with wins over the current Nos. 4 and 5 guys in the country at 141 pounds, is the leader at this weight. He enters the season nationally ranked. 149 -- Legend Lamer, the No. 9 seed at last year's NCAAs as a freshman, will be a fresh-man again this season. Legend was a four-time Oregon state champion, Fargo All-American and Top-100 recruit. 157 -- Fifth-year team captain Brawley Lamer will continue at this weight class. He has shown continuous improvement through-out his career and finds a way to win close matches. Luka Wick, our Top-50 recruit, will remain in redshirt and compete at multiple tournaments. 165 -- Senior Evan Wick, transfer from Wisconsin, placed third at the U.S. Olympic trials, heads this weight class. His leadership and experience have helped propel our pro-gram to new heights. 174 -- Adam Kemp, a sophomore again this season and now up a weight, has made great strides and will look to improve on his fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships. 184 -- 2021 All-American Bernie Truax is moving on up to 184 pounds. He still has three years of eligibility remaining. The three-time California state meet qualifier and two-time state placer posted a 4-2 record at

the NCAA finals last winter, winning his first three bouts to become the first Mustang to reach the semifinals in 10 years. 197 -- Trent Tracy, is healthy and also up a weight. The California state champion and Top-100 recruit is back after missing the entire 2020-21 season and posting six wins as a true freshman the year before. 285 -- Team captain and most improved wrestler, Samuel Aguilar, will continue to be our mainstay at heavyweight after going 7-2 last year and finishing third at the Pac-12 finals. Freshman Trevor Tinker is growing into the weight class and will redshirt this season.

Cal Poly will host five dual meets this year -- San Francisco State for extra countable matches on Nov. 20, Northern Colorado on Jan. 7, Arizona State on Jan. 21 and both Air Force and CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 13. The Mustangs also will compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and Midlands Championships and will visit Little Rock, Northern Illinois, Oregon State and Stanford for dual meets. Arizona State will host the Pac-12 Championships on March 5 with the NCAA Division I National Championships slated for March 17-19 in Detroit.

The Mustangs’ wrestling fortunes received a boost last summer when Evan Wick, a three-time national qualifier and two-time All-American, announced he was transferring to Cal Poly for his final competitive collegiate wrestling season.


Victor Glover: Astronaut and Former Cal Poly WrestlerLast fall, Victor Glover traveled in space for the first time,

seven years after he and seven others were named to NASA's 21st astronaut class.

In mid-November, the 1999 Cal Poly graduate in general engineering and former Mustang wrestler joined three other astronauts -- NASA's Mike Hopkins and Shannon Walker and the Japanese Space Agency's Soichi Noguchi -- in a six-month journey on the International Space Station, con-ducting research and performing other tasks.

Launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral took place on Nov. 15, 2020, and he returned to earth in May 2021.

A Cal Poly-trained engineer and active-duty Navy aviator, Glover is the fourth Cal Poly graduate to serve as a NASA astronaut, joining Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1969), Greg Chamitoff (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1984) and Frederick "Rick" Sturckow (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1984).

Glover is serving as the pilot of the SpaceX Crew Dragon. A Mustang wrestler in the mid-1990s, Glover spoke at the

university's Spanos Theatre in July 2015. Glover discussed the benefits of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education as part of Cal Poly's Engineering Possibilities in College summer camp.

The Navy lieutenant commander was among eight candi-dates named to NASA's 21st astronaut class in 2013 while serving as a legislative fellow in the United States Senate.

Glover was selected from the second largest number of applications NASA had ever received — more than 6,100. His class received a wide array of technical training at space centers around the globe in preparation for missions to low-Earth orbit, an asteroid and Mars.

The California native holds a Master of Science in flight test engineering, a Master of Science in systems engineer-ing and a Master of Military Operational Art and Science. Glover is a Naval Aviator and was a test pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA‐18G Growler.

Though an engineering graduate, Glover also credits his role as a member of the Cal Poly wrestling team during the 1994-95 season with helping prepare him for work as an astronaut.

"Wrestling was one of the most indelible influences in my life," he said. "Someone asks me about being in the pool at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and doing the EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) training. I compare it to wrestling and how you have to be able to think in 3-D and think moves ahead if you want to go from good to great.

"Wrestling had just as much of an impact on me as the things I was learning in the lab or in engineering."

Glover currently serves on the Cal Poly College of Engineering Advancement and Advisory Board and the Cal Poly Athletic Directors Council.

In November 2018, Glover was presented the Sandra Gardebring Ogren Leadership Award.

Former Mustang wrestler Victor Glover, a member of NASA’s 21st astronaut class, completed a six-month mission to the International Space Station in May 2021.

cal poly wrestling olympians


The Cal Poly wrestling program has produced two Olympians. Pat Lovell qualified for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo in the light

heavyweight division of Greco-Roman wrestling. A Mustang wrestler in the late 1950s, Lovell has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the California Wrestling Hall of Fame and, in 1989, the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame.

Lovell, who split his two matches in Tokyo, passed away in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2018, at age 81 after a long coaching and administrative career.

Second Mustang wrestling Olympian is Boris Novachkov, who completed in freestyle wrestling at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Competing for his native Bulgaria, Novachkov split his two matches in his first Olympic appear-ance.

At Carioca Arena 2, Novachkov opened his bid for the 65-kilogram (143-pound) freestyle title with a 10-7 triumph over Meysam Nasiri of Iran. Novachkov jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first period and scored a pair of misdirection takedowns in the second period en route to the win.

In the Round of 16. Novachkov fell 7-4 to Franklin Gomez of Puerto Rico. Novachkov trailed 1-0 after the first period but scored two takedowns in the second period for a 4-1 lead. Gomez, howev-er, rallied late with six unanswered points — a takedown, turn and double — for the victory.

Gomez, who like Novachkov has dual citizenship and was an NCAA national champion at Michigan State, lost in the quarterfinal round, eliminating Novachkov from competition. He finished eighth in the field of 21 wrestlers.

To earn his spot in the Olympics, Novachkov earned a gold medal at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier at the Bagcilar Sports Complex in

Istanbul, Turkey, in May. On the way to the gold medal, Novachkov defeated 2012 NCAA

national champion and four-time NCAA All-American Frank Molinaro of Penn State 5-2 in the quarterfinals.

Novachkov, who holds dual citizenship in Bulgaria and the United States, trained at the University of Illinois under former Cal Poly assistant coach Mark Perry.

Novachkov was Cal Poly's first three-time NCAA Division I All-American with his third-place finish in the 2012 NCAA National Championships at 141 pounds. He was runner-up in 2011 and placed seventh at 133 pounds as a sophomore in 2010.

During his four years as a Mustang, Novachkov posted a 121-33 record and was a two-time Pac-12 champion in 2010 and 2011. He was also named Cal Poly's Male Athlete of the Year for the 2011-12 school year and shared the Mustang's Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.

A 2007 graduate of Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, Calif., Novachkov was a two-time state champion, once at 103 pounds (2006) and once at 125 (2007). He compiled a career record of 145-21 as a prep, including a 90-3 record spanning 2006 to 2007. Novachkov also was a two-time National Freestyle champion and two-time Greco-Roman National champion.

In April 2016, two-time NCAA All-American Chase Pami, another former Mustang wrestler, fin-ished third at 65 kg in the U.S. Last Chance Olympic Qualifier held in Des Moines, Iowa.

Former Cal Poly wrestling coach John Azevedo, a graduate of CSU Bakersfield, qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The United States boycotted those Games and Azevedo did not get a chance to compete.Pat Lovell in the early 60s.


Mustang Runners–up at NCAA Championships

Chad Mendes completed one of the most storied sea-sons by a Cal Poly wrestler in the program’s history in 2008, tallying a 30-0 record before dropping a 5-2 deci-sion to Ohio State’s J Jaggers in the NCAA Championship bout at 141 pounds.

Mendes will be remembered as one of the all-time greats to walk the halls of Mott Athletics Center. The Hanford, Calif., native recorded seven falls, eight major decisions and one technical fall in 2008. He pinned Paul Moseman of CSU Bakersfield in just 13 seconds at the Fullerton Open and wooed a large crowd at Cal Poly by pinning the No. 2-ranked 141-pounder in the nation, Minnesota’s Manuel Rivera, in 1 minute, 34 seconds. At the NCAA Championships, Mendes won his first match by fall in just 34 seconds.

Among his many accomplishments, Mendes won a Pac-12 title in 2008 and was also named the confer-ence’s Wrestler of the Year. He also won tournament titles at the Michigan State Open and Fullerton Open and became the eighth wrestler in program history to navi-gate an undefeated dual slate.

Mendes finished his career with an impressive 64-14 record. He was an All-American at 125 pounds with a sixth-place finish in 2006 before bulking up to 141 for his

senior year in the 2007-08 season. On Jan. 15, 2008, Mendes became the first Cal Poly

wrestler to earn a No. 1 ranking by pollsters since Scott Heaton and Rick Worel did so together in 1980.

After graduating from Cal Poly in the spring of 2008, Mendes embarked upon a professional fighting career with the Palace Fighting Championship circuit. After win-ning all five fights, he signed with the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) in October 2009, posting a 4-0 mark before the WEC merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2010.

Following a loss to Alexander Volkanovski on Dec. 29, 2018 at UFC 232, Mendes retired from the sport with a 9-5 record in the UFC, 18-5 overall. His only other losses were to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in January 2012 and October 2014, to Conor McGregor of Ireland in 2015 and to Frankie Edgar, also in 2015.

“It was a great opportunity and a great honor to be competing in the UFC,” said Mendes. “This is where I’ve always wanted to fight and it was awesome to be a part of such a huge organization.”

Mendes signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in August 2021, but announced his retire-ment from competition three months later.

Chad Mendes, 2008

Cal Poly’s Chase Pami became the sixth NCAA Division I runner-up in Mustang wrestling history in March 2010. Trying to become the third Division I national champion, Pami led 2-1 early in the first period, but eventually fell 6-4 to top-seeded and four-time NCAA All-American J.P. O'Connor of Harvard in the 157-pound final at the Qwest Center Omaha.

Pami closed out his Cal Poly career with a 29-7 record as a senior and a 100-35 career mark.

Pami, the lowest seeded wrestler in the championship finals, tried to become the first Cal Poly wrestler to cap-ture a Division I national title since Mark DiGirolamo accomplished the feat in 1976. Tom Kline won in 1969. Pami earned his 100th career win in the semifinals with a 13-5 major decision against Justin Lister of Binghamton.

Pami placed seventh in the 2009 NCAA meet. Pami also joins Kline (1968), John Woods (1969),

Cliff Hatch (1975), Montano (1983) and Chad Mendes (2008) as the only Mustangs to earn second-place finish-es at the Division I nationals.

Pami captured back-to-back Pac-12 titles at 157 pounds in 2008 and 2009. He was an NCAA qualifier all four seasons at Cal Poly, finishing 27-9 as a junior, 24-6 as a sophomore and 20-13 as a freshman.

He was a two-time Nevada state champion and four-time high school All-American while wrestling at Cimarron Memorial High School in Las Vegas. He was 185-14 in his prep career. In December 2011, Pami qual-ified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which were held in April 2012 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Pami placed fourth at the Trials.

Pami, who has trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently finished third at the U.S. Open Freestyle Championships at 70kg and won gold at the Paris International in January 2017 before retiring from competition in early 2019. He was a volunteer assistant coach at Air Force for the 2015-16 season and served three seasons in the same capacity at Penn while also serving as a coach for Pennsylvania RTC. He currently owns Gold Rush Wrestling in Las Vegas.

Chase Pami, 2010

In 2011, for the third time in four years, a Cal Poly wrestler captured second place in the NCAA Division I National Championships. At Philadelphia, junior Boris Novachkov, seeded third, won four matches to reach the 141-pound final, but for the second time in the 2010-11 season, he dropped a 3-2 decision to Kellen Russell of Michigan. Those were Novachkov’s only losses against 31 victories that season.

Novachkov, who placed seventh at 133 pounds and earned NCAA All-American honors a year earlier, earned a 6-1 decision over Buffalo sophomore Andrew Schutt, followed by a 4-2 decision over Matthew Bonson of Lock Haven on the first day of competition at the nationals. The next day, he shut out No. 6 Andrew Alton of Penn State 2-0 in the quarterfinals and earned a 9-3 victory over second-seeded Michael Thorn of Minnesota in the semifinals.

In 2012, Novachkov became the first four-time Division I national qualifier at Cal Poly and first three-time All-American, placing third at 141 pounds in St. Louis. The two-time Pac-12 champion finished his Mustang career with a 121-23 record.

A graduate of Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, Novachkov went 4-2 in the 2010 nationals, with both losses decided in overtime. Prior to the 2011 nationals, he won the Fullerton Open as well as the Mid-lands and placed second at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Four of his wins in the 2010-11 season were by fall and Novachkov also won four matches by technical fall and five by major decision. He posted a spotless 11-0 record in dual meets and was 10-2 against nationally ranked wrestlers.

Novachkov was 13-0 in duals and 34-4 overall as a senior with four falls. He placed first in the Cowboy Open and Reno Tournament of Champions.

He has trained with the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club and at Stanford at the California Regional Training Center. Novachkov wrestles for his native Bulgaria, com-peted in the 2015 World Champ-ionships in Las Vegas and qualified for the 2016 Olympics in May 2016 (see previous page). He lost his only match as a member of Bellator MMA in 2019 and, together with his brother Filip, runs Bulgarian Muscle, which provides wrestling training and medical services.

Boris Novachkov, 2011


2021-22 Cal Poly RosterName Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown / Schools Attended Samuel Aguilar . . . . . . . . . . .R-Jr. 6-0 285 3V Apple Valley, CA / Sultana HS Max Aguirre . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-9 174 SQ Bakersfield, CA / Frontier HS Max Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-9 157 1V Clovis, CA / Clovis HS Tyler Avila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-10 165 SQ Porterville, CA / Porterville HS Elijah Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 149 SQ Rescue, CA / Del Oro HS Jed Campos . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 165 HS Loomis, CA / Del Oro HS Joey Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-3 133 HS Washington, IL / Washington Community HS Josh Harkey . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-11 184 1V Laguna Niguel, CA / Dana Hills HS Abe Hinrichsen . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 133 HS Washington, IL / Washington HS Cole Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 6-3 197 HS Redmond, OR / Ridgeview HS Adam Jacob . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 133 1V Camp Hill, PA / East Pennsboro HS Adam Kemp . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 5-10 174 1V Palatine, Ill. / William Fremd HS / Fresno State William Kloster . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-9 184 SQ Hanford, CA / Lemoore HS Kendall La Rosa . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-10 165 SQ Hughson, CA / Pitman HS Brawley Lamer . . . . . . . . . . .R-Jr. 6-0 157 3V Corvallis, OR / Crescent Valley HS Legend Lamer . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 6-0 149 1V Corvallis, OR / Crescent Valley HS Jack Lenox . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-5 133 SQ Chesterfield, MO / Marquette HS Antonio Lorenzo . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-5 125 1V Antelope, CA / St. John Bosco HS Benny Martinez . . . . . . . . . . .Jr. 5-7 133 3V Eastlake, CA / Eastlake HS Dylan Miracle . . . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 5-7 174 3V Madera, CA / Madera South HS Tiger Ortiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 125 HS Yorba Linda, CA / Calvary Chapel HS Jarad Priest . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-9 184 1V Bakersfield, CA / Bakersfield HS Jake Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 5-7 157 SQ Oakdale, CA / Oakdale HS Lawrence Saenz . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 5-8 141 1V Vacaville, CA / Vacaville HS / Fresno State Nathan Tausch . . . . . . . . . . .Jr. 5-10 165 SQ Poway, CA / Poway HS Trevor Tinker . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 6-7 285 1V St. Louis, MO / Northview HS Ricky Torres . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-8 141 SQ Oakdale, CA / Oakdale HS Trent Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .So. 6-1 197 SQ Buttonwillow, CA / Frontier HS Bernie Truax . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 6-1 184 2V Oceanside, CA / Rancho Buena Vista HS Trae Vasquez . . . . . . . . . . . .R-So. 5-8 149 SQ Kalispell, MT / Flathead HS Daniel Vizcarra . . . . . . . . . . .R-Fr. 5-9 157 SQ Gilroy, CA / Gilroy HS Evan Wick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R-Sr. 6-3 165 TR San Marino, CA / San Marino HS / Wisconsin Luka Wick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. 5-8 149 HS San Marino, CA / San Marino HS Head Coach: Jon Sioredas (Sixth Season, Tennessee-Chattanooga ‘05) Assistant Coaches: Chris Chionuma (Fourth Season, Oklahoma State ‘12) Sean Fausz (Third Season, North Carolina State ‘19) Tristan Moran (First Season, Wisconsin ‘20) Director of Operations: Lisa Downey (Second Season, Cal Poly ‘22)

CAL POLY WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDThe Cal Poly wrestling program officially launched

its scholarship fund campaign in 2017. The Wrestling Scholarship Fund provides Cal Poly

wrestling with additional scholarship support to reach the goal of becoming a fully-funded program per NCAA regulations. Scholarship gifts require a five-year commitment to the specified amount, and can be used by the coaching staff immediately for recruit-ment and retention needs.

"Over the first few months with a soft launch of this campaign, we received $150,000 in total commit-ments toward our scholarship fund," head coach Jon Sioredas said. "This shows the excitement level from our alumni and supporters."

For more on the Cal Poly Wrestling Scholarship Fund and other ways to get involved, go to the Mustang Wrestling Foundation website at:

gopoly.com/MWF. "We would like to thank the Mustang Wrestling

Foundation for its continued commitment to advanc-ing our program," Sioredas said. "They have been a driving force in the quest to bring the Cal Poly wrestling program back to the national spotlight.

"And, a special thanks to president Bob Whitaker ('73) and our board members Ken Bos ('69), Jon Talbott ('73), Scott Heaton ('81), Jeff Barksdale ('83), Anthony Romero ('90), Joe Dansby ('94), Dan Lashley ('95), Kelan Bragg ('12), and Kyle Chené ('14) for their efforts in securing commitments to the fund," Sioredas added.

All gifts toward the Wrestling Scholarship Fund are fully tax deductible through the Cal Poly Foundation. Those interested in making a gift should contact Sioredas at [email protected] or 805-756-1348.


2021-22 Mustangs

Max Aguirre Freshman

Samuel Aguilar Junior

Tyler Avila Freshman

Max Anderson Freshman

Max Aguirre

5-9 • Freshman (Redshirt) Bakersfield, CA / Frontier High School

1745-1 Overall, 0-0 Duals

2020-21 -- Did not compete in any matches as a redshirt fresh-man.

2019-20 -- Competed in a pair of open tournaments during red-shirt year ... claimed California Collegiate Open title at 174 pounds with a 4-0 mark ... also competed in Menlo Open ... won five of six matches on the year, including one technical fall and one major decision.

High School -- One of three wrestlers from Frontier High School in Bakersfield coming to Cal Poly in the fall of 2019 ... Aguirre placed fourth at 160 pounds in the California state high school championships in 2019 and in 2018 at 152 pounds ... placed second in CIF-Central Section Masters Meet and second

Samuel Aguilar

6-0 • Junior Apple Valley, CA / Sultana High School


2020-21 -- 2020-21 -- Posted 7-2 record in season shortened by COVID-19 ... earned falls over Hayden Still of Oregon State in 2:27 and against Jacob Sieder of CSU Bakersfield in 1:42 in match that decided third and fourth place in Pac-12 Championships ... also won a match by major decision ... two of his wins were by shutout ... placed first in Cal Poly Tri-Meet with 2-0 mark.

2019-20 -- Won eight of 21 matches, including two by fall in his first two matches of the season in the Michigan State Open ... placed sixth in that event and fourth in the Pac-12 Championships ... earned two major decisions, both by shutout.

2018-19 -- Earned 10 victories, including three falls, as a red-shirt freshman ... shared the team lead with two other wrestlers in falls ... quickest fall was in 2:52 over Sina Ansari in Reno Tournament of Champions ... placed third in season-opening Menlo Open and fourth in Pac-12 Championship at 285 pounds ... his 10 wins also included five decisions and two major deci-sions ... lone dual meet win was a 10-0 major decision against Brady Gilliland of Arizona State ... also defeated Gilliland 6-4 in the opening round of the Pac-12 Championship.

2017-18 -- Redshirt ... competed in four open tournaments and compiled 7-6 record with four falls and three decisions ... quick-est fall was 57 seconds against Ian Poling (unattached) ... placed firrst in season-opening Menlo Open with two falls and a deci-sion ... also competed in Roadrunner Open (two falls), Reno Tournament of Champions and Menlo Invitational.

High School -- A third-place finisher at 220 pounds in California state high school finals at Bakersfield's Rabobank Arena ... 2017 graduate of Sultana High School in Hesperia, Calif. ... a three-time Mojave River League champion, two-time CIF-Southern Section divisional champion and twice placed in CIF-Southern Section Masters meet with a third and a sixth ... helped Sultans to perfect 12-0 dual meet record and league cham-pionship in 2017 ... wrestled for Granite Hills High School as a freshman and sophomore before transferring to Sultana ... posted combined 150-23 career mark ... won three individual titles as a senior, including the Battle for the Belt tournament at Temecula Valley High ... chose to attend Cal Poly because "when I took my official visit, I knew I wanted to come here."

Personal -- Son of Frank and Linda Aguilar ... one brother, Frank ... wants to be a coach ... enjoys fishing ... born in Santa Maria, Calif. ... recreation, parks and tourism administration major with a concentration in sports management.

Tyler Avila

5-10 • Freshman Porterville, CA / Porterville High School


2020-21 -- Did not compete in any matches during his redshirt season at Cal Poly.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Porterville High School, Avila placed seventh in California state finals at 182 pounds as a senior ... named 2019-20 Porterville Recorder Boys Wrestler of the Year after claiming East Yosemite League title, CIF-Central Section Division II championship and first-place finish in CIF-Central Section Masters Meet ... first wrestler from Porterville High in six years to place in the state finals, Avila was 33-5 with 20 pins as a senior and 97-25 with 56 pins in his prep career ... missed his junior-year postseason due to costochondritis, an inflammation that feels like a heart attack to most people, from a car accident ... qualified for state meet as a sophomore ... also played water polo and earned a 4.33 grade-point average ... class valedictorian, Boys State representative and California Scholas-tic Federation Seal Bearer ... member of California Scholastic Federation and Future Farmers of America ... chose Cal Poly because "It's the school I've wanted to go to since I was little."

Personal -- Son of Ryan and Amanda Avila ... two sisters, Trinity and Madison ... aspires to be a chief financial officer of a large agriculture-based business ... hobbies include hunting, fish-ing, working on his car, welding and farming ... has a deaf Australian Shepherd Border Collie mix named Stella ... majoring in agricultural business..

Max Anderson

5-9 • Freshman (Redshirt) Clovis, CA / Clovis High School


2019-20 -- Split six matches as a redshirt freshman ... earned one win by major decision and two via decision ... in lone dual meet match earned 6-2 decision against Maxwell Hammond of California Baptist ... also wrestled in three dual meet exhibitions and posted 1-1 mark in Cal Poly Tri-Meet.

2019-20 -- Posted a break-even 10-10 record in five open tour-naments during his redshirt year ... placed fourth in season-open-ing Menlo Open with a 4-2 record at 157 pounds ... His 10 wins included two falls, both in Menlo Open, and three technical falls ... also competed in Roadrunner Open, Reno Tournament of Champions, Menlo Tournament and California Collegiate Open.

High School -- Wrestling for Clovis High School, Anderson placed eighth at 152 pounds in California state high school cham-pionships as a junior ... as a senior went 3-2 in state finals at 152 pounds ... placed first in Pitman Rumble and Newbury Park Invitational and was second in CIF-Central Section Masters Meet ... Honor Roll member ... after visiting Nebraska-Kearney and Ashland, elected to continue his wrestling and academic careers at Cal Poly becaise of its "wrestling culture and education."

Personal -- Son of Erik and Stacey Anderson ... one brother, Luke, and one sister, Bella ... born in Irvine, Calif. ... majoring in agriculture business.

in CIF-Central Section Division I Championship as a senior ... helped Frontier capture Southwest Yosemite League title, ending Bakersfield High School's 31-year reign ... three-time state meet qualifier ... participated in ASB activities ... chose to attend Cal Poly "for its academics and proximity to home.

Personal -- Son of Sam and Margee Aguirre ... one brother, Polly, and one sister, Samantha ... aspires to be an NCAA All-American ... born in Bakersfield ... biological sciences major.

2021-22 Mustangs

Jed Campos Freshman

Joey Cape Freshman


Jed Campos

5-8 • Freshman Loomis, CA / Del Oro High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis, Calif. ... placed fifth at 152 pounds in the 2020 state finals after claiming first place in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet ... earned a spot on the Sacramento Bee's All-Metro First Team as a junior and is a two-time CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section division champion ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... compiled 95-29 record in his prep career ... also qualified for the state meet in 2019 following a fifth-place Masters Meet finish ... projected to wrestle at 165 pounds at Cal Poly ... chose to be a Mustang "because I saw great potential in having a pow-erhouse wrestling team; Cal Poly also has great academic stan-dards which I know will help me get a job after college."

Personal -- Son of Mike and Arin Campos ... two brothers, Jovi and Jarren, and one sister, Ava ... aspires to be a physical therapist ... hobbies include skateboarding, surfing and playing the guitar ... while surfing with wrestling teammates, saw dol-phins about 10 feet in front of them ... drove one hour and 15 minutes to his high school every day for four years ... born in Gridley, Calif. ... majoring in kinesiology.

Joey Cape

5-3 • Freshman Washington, IL / Washington Community High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of Washington Community High School in Washington, Illinois, Cape was a three-time Illinois state wrestling place winner, including a championship as

Josh Harkey

5-10 • Freshman Laguna Niguel, CA / Dana Hills High School


2020-21 -- Wrestled in five matches, including a pair of dual meets as well as two exhibition matches, in first season at Cal Poly ... lost a narrow 3-1 overtime match against Jarrod Snyder of CSU Bakersfield.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Dana Hills High School ... earned a fifth-place finish at 195 pounds in the state finals as a senior, the first Dana Hills wrestler in 13 years to place in the state meet ... earned second straight CIF-Southern Section Coastal Division championship and another Coast View Conference title ... also finished fifth at CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet to qualify for state ... was a state meet qualifier and Freakshow Elite Champion as a junior ... was named to the All-Orange County First Team by The Register as a junior after fin-ishing third in the CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet and win-ning the CIF-Southern Section Coastal Division title at 182 pounds ... placed second in the Coast View Athletic Association finals as well as in the Cossarek Classic with three falls under two minutes during his sophomore campaign ... chose to be a Mustang because "I have had my eyes set on Cal Poly since I was a sophomore in high school when I came to a camp here for wrestling."

Personal -- Son of Tony and Mina Harkey ... two brothers, Jacob and Zachary ... wants to be an entrepreneur or programmer ... hobby includes building computers ... majoring in business administration.

Josh Harkey Freshman

Elijah Blake

5-8 • Freshman Rescue, CA / Del Oro High School


High School -- 2020-21 -- Did not wrestle in any matches dur-ing redshirt season at Cal Poly.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis, Blake is a three-time place winner in the California state finals, only the fourth wrestler in Del Oro history to do so ... placed fifth as a senior at 145 pounds, seventh as a junior at 138 and seventh as well as a sophomore at 132 pounds ... 19-14 with 12 pins as a senior ... helped Golden Eagles win CIF-Sac-Joaquin Division 1 team championship in 2019 ... named to the Sacramento Bee's 2019 All-Metro Wrestling first team at 138 pounds ... Elijah's older brother, Noah Blake, is a four-time state place winner now wrestling at Air Force Prep ... 89th in his senior class of 402 and graduated magna cum laude (3.8 GPA or higher) ... helped coach the youth wrestling program ... also recruited by Air Force, chose Cal Poly "because I believe it sets me up for success in my sport and in life. Not to mention, it is an amazing place to live for the next four or so years of my life."

Personal -- Son of Patrick and Keri Blake ... one brother, Noah, a wrestler at Air Force Academy who was a four-time state place winner at Del Oro ... aspires to work and become successful in the field of construction management or firefighting ... hobbies include playing the guitar, skateboarding, water sports, weightlifting, football and eating ... majoring in construction management.

Elijah Blake Freshman

a sophomore ... compiled 102-12 record in three varsity seasons with the Panthers ... after placing second at 113 pounds in Illinois High School Association 2-A Class state finals as a freshman with a 39-6 record, Cape captured top honors at 120 pounds as a sophomore, capping 46-3 campaign ... slowed by an early-season concussion, Cape posted 17-3 record and second-place state fin-ish at 126 pounds as a junior ... was leading his opponent 2-1 in the final round of the state meet before defaulting the match due to injury ... 2020-21 prep season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... also was a Greco Roman All-American in 2019 ... 2018 Fargo runner-up and placed third in 2019 ... sixth at UWW Cadets ... projected to wrestle in the 133-pound weight class at Cal Poly ... chose to be a Mustang because "Cal Poly gave me the opportuni-ty to achieve what I want academically and athletically."

Personal -- Son of Chris and Kristi Cape ... one brother, Noah ... enjoys skating, surfing and playing the guitar as hobbies ... born in Washington, Illinois ... business administration major.

Abe Hinrichsen Freshman

Abe Hinrichhsen

5-8 • Freshman Washington, IL / Washington Community High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of Washington Community High School in Washington, Ill. ... compiled a 124-20 record and three state meet finishes in three varsity seasons ... was 40-4 en route to a second-place state placing at 106 pounds as a freshman, 46-6 on his way to a fourth-place state finish at 113 as a sopho-more and 38-10 for another fourth-state state meet finish at 120 as a junior ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 ... led the Panthers to four consecutive state 2A Division dual meet championships and Washington also has claimed 11 straight Mid-Illini Conference titles ... a three-time league champion, Hinrichsen also is a Fargo Cadet freestyle and two-time Greco Roman All-American, claimed eighth place in the 2019 Marines

2021-22 Mustangs

Cole Jackson Freshman


Adam Jacob

5-8 • Freshman Camp Hill, PA / East Pennsboro High School


2020-21 -- Competed in five matches in first season at Cal Poly ... two of his losses were by less than three points.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of East Pennsboro Area High School in Enola, Penn., Adam compiled a 119-28 overall mark with 38 falls in four varsity seasons ... placed fourth in the state AA finals as a senior and sixth as a junior ... three-time state qual-ifier ... placed first in the region finals each of his last three prep seasons ... 36-6 as a senior with 13 falls ... 39-6 with 15 falls as a junior and 31-10 with seven falls as a sophomore ... also was 13-6 with three falls as a freshman ... chose to continue his education and wrestling career at Cal Poly "because it was my dream school to get into and there was nothing better in my mind than to wres-tle at a Division I level and get a degree from a prestigious aca-

Cole Jackson

6-3 • Freshman Redmond, OR / Ridgeview High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of Ridgeview High School in Redmond, Oregon ... team captain and the Ravens' most valuable wrestler ... placed second in Division 5A at the Oregon state finals at 182 pounds in 2019 and placed third as a junior at 220 pounds in 2020 ... a Carey Larson Memorial Tournament cham-pion, Jackson also won the 195-pound freestyle cadet title and was second in Greco at the 2019 Oregon Wrestling Association meet ... second and third in State Folkstyle and two-time freestyle state champion ... 2020 Freakshow champion and 2020 Western States champion ... Oregon National Team member in 2018 and 2019 ... named an Academic All-Star from 2017-21 at Ridgeview High School ... chose to further his academic and athletic careers at Cal Poly "because it is my dream school and it checks all the boxes for me. It has a great academic and athletic environment for me to grow in, the student population is big enough that I can always meet new people and small enough that it isn't a burden. It also helps that the area is unbelievably beautiful and only 10 minutes away from the beach. Cal Poly was the first school I vis-ited and I was sold right when I stepped foot on campus."

Personal -- Son of Casey and Nazaree Jackson ... one sister, Lauren ... aunt Janet Ailstock played soccer for Oregon State and uncle Jesse Ailstock played football for Oregon State ... wants to work in variable-based financial fields ... hobbies include old-school powerlifting, climbing, hiking, traveling, watching movies, cooking, baking, meeting people, philosophy, learning about environmentally friendly technology, reading, mythology, ancient cultures, any kind of storytelling and "learning anything new" ... competed in hockey before stepping onto the wrestling mat ... born in Bend, Oregon ... business administration major.

Adam Jacob Freshman

USA Wrestling Greco Roman nationals in the 16-and-under divi-sion ... will wrestle at 133 pounds at Cal Poly ... chose to be a Mustang because if "its amazing academics and athletics, great engineering school, amazing people."

Personal -- Son of Jerry and Erica Hinrichsen ... two brothers, Blake and Zeke ... cousin Elijah Skutt runs track and field at Eastern Illinois ... compiled 4.6 grade-point average in high school ... wants to pursue a career in civil engineering ... hobbies include fishing, doing flips and hanging out with friends ... have had ducks as pets ... went boating on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, during the summer of 2021 ... born in Peoria, Illinois ... majoring in civil engineering.

CALIFORNIA DOMINATION From 1962 through 1980, Cal Poly compiled a streak of 159

consecutive matches without a loss in dual meets against wrestling teams from California.

The lone blemish during the run under head coach Vaughan Hitchcock was a draw against San Diego State in the 1963-64 season.

The streak came to an end on Jan. 22, 1981, when San Jose State earned a 20-16 victory in the Mott Athletics Center.

Hitchcock was 175-14-1 against California schools in 23 seasons as head coach at Cal Poly.

demic institution such as this one." Personal -- Son of Arturo and Maria Jacob ... one brother and

one sister ... aspires to be a registered dietician and help out with a pro or college athletic program ... hobbies include fishing, lis-tening to music, hunting, hiking, spike ball, playing the guitar, swimming and hanging out with his teammates ... member of Cal Poly's Food Science and Nutrition Journal Club ... born on 02/02/02, or Feb. 2, 2002 ... majoring in nutrition and dietetics.

Adam Kemp

5-10 • Sophomore Palatine, IL / William Fremd HS/Fresno State

174Cal Poly: 4-5 Overall, 2-3 Duals

Collegiate Career: 25-23 Overall, 10-11 Duals 2020-21 (Sophomore) — Won four of nine matches after

transferring to Cal Poly ... his wins included pair of majors and two decisions in season shortened by COVID-19 ... two of his losses were in overtime ... placed fourth at 165 pounds in Pac-12 Championships with 2-2 mark.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman) — Kemp went 17-14 overall as a redshirt freshman ... tallied a 17-13 mark at 165 pounds and went 0-1 at 174 ... posted an 8-8 dual meet mark with a 8-7 record at 165 pounds and 0-1 at 174 pounds ... ranked sixth on the team with 17 wins ... recorded 14 wins by decision, one major decision and two forfeits ... finished fifth at the Big 12 Championship at 165 pounds, going 4-3 ... defeated No. 5 seed Cole Moody (Wyoming), 9-7 in the fifth-place match ... fell 10-8 in sudden victory to No. 6 seed Chase Straw (Iowa State) in the true fourth-place match ... went 3-1 at the Roadrunner Open, finishing sec-ond, earning two wins by decision and two major decisions ... went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships ... was ranked as high as No. 26 in the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel rankings ... transferred to Cal Poly prior to 2021 Winter Quarter after Fresno State dropped wrestling program in October 2020 ... chose to continue his education at Cal Poly because "I love what the school has to offer and I love California wrestling."

2018-19 (Freshman) — Redshirt ... competed unattached in three tournaments ... compiled a 4-4 overall record ... picked up two wins by decision and two major decisions ... won the California Collegiate Open ... defeated Carter Bozovich (Menlo), 14-3 at the Roadrunner Open along with a 14-4 major decision over Michael Euliss (West Virginia) at the California Collegiate Open ... defeated Bryce Buckley (Cal Baptist), 10-4 in the finals ... also competed at the Midlands Championships.

High School — Kemp was a Illinois State Medalist at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, taking fifth at 160 pounds at the 2018 Illinois High School Association State Championships ... also qualified for the IHSA State Championships as a junior in 2017.

Personal — Son of Lee and Linda Kemp ... two brothers, Jordan and Brandon, and one sister, Mercedes ... Kemp's father Lee won three NCAA championships at 158 pounds for Wisconsin from 1976-78 while winning World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1982 ... Lee Kemp had 110-match unbeaten streak and is member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame ... born in Minnesota ... wants to get into film/documentary making ... enjoys writing, reading and art ... communication studies major.

Adam Kemp Sophomore

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William Kloster Freshman

Kendall La Rosa Freshman

William Kloster

5-9 • Freshman Hanford, CA / Lemoore High School


2020-21 -- Competed in five matches during first season at Cal Poly ... season was shortened by COVID-19 ... competed in Cal Poly Tri-Meet and pair of dual meet exhibitions.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Lemoore High School, Kloster earned a pair of eighth-place finishes in the state champi-onships as a junior and senior, both at 160 pounds ... as a senior also placed second in the CIF-Central Section Masters Meet and second in the Five Counties Invitational ... second-place finisher in the Five Counties and sixth in the Doc Buchanan Invitational as a junior ... Kloster also played football as a middle linebacker and fullback, rushing for 614 yards and four touchdowns, catch-ing 10 passes for 183 yards and making 105 tackles, including three sacks, as a senior en route to first-team all-league honors ... also had 133 tackles, six sacks and five quarterback hurries as a junior ... member of school's Honor Roll ... chose to attend Cal Poly because "it is a great school to pursue an education in engi-neering. I also love the location and the opportunity to wrestle at the Division I level."

Personal -- Son of Joshua and Katy Kloster ... father played football at Fresno State ... two brothers, Jackson and Brady ... high school activities include Future Farmers of America ... aspires to be an electrical engineer ... hobbies include fishing, hunting and playing and watching football ... majoring in biore-source and agricultural engineering but plans to switch to electri-cal engineering.

Kendall La Rosa

5-10 • Freshman Hughson, CA / Pitman High School


2020-21 -- Competed in season-opening Cal Poly Tri-Meet ... will compete as a true freshman again in 2021-22 season.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Pitman High School in Turlock, Calif. ... three-time state qualifier, placing fourth at 160 pounds as a senior after overcoming a shoulder dislocation and torn labrum suffered at a 2019 summer wrestling camp ... named Modesto Bee Wrestler of the Year ... three-time league champion and CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters champion as a senior and three-time Masters placer ... also placed fifth at the Doc Buchanan and led Pitman to a team section title under head coach Adam Vasconcellos ... Pitman's first four-time scholar-athlete award winner ... 2020 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Athlete of the Year for the Central Valley ... chose to continue his academic and wrestling careers at Cal Poly "because I can achieve my goals in wrestling here and receive the education I need for my occupation."

Personal -- Son of Joe and Mary La Rosa ... father is a Cal

Brawley Lamer

6-0 • Junior Corvallis, OR / Crescent Valley High School


2020-21 -- Earned victories in three of his eight matches dur-ing pandemic-shortened season ... all three victories were by major decision ... split four matches in Pac-12 Championships en route to fourth-place finish at 157 pounds ... named to Pac-12 Conference's Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 -- Compiled 12-13 record as a redshirt sophomore, placing fourth in Pac-12 Championships at 157 pounds ... record-ed two falls and a pair of major decisions ... 7-5 in dual meets, including 7-6 loss to No. 16 Jacob Wright of Fresno State ... won six of last 10 matches ... led team with 20 escapes in dual meets.

2018-19 -- Compiled 13-15 record as a redshirt freshman with three falls, pair of technical falls and three majors ... quickest fall was in just 37 seconds against Gavin Hale of Bloomsburg in Black Knight Invitational ... placed fourth at 157 pounds at Black Knight Invitational and Pac-12 finals ... 4-5 in dual meets.

2017-18 -- Redshirt ... compiled 11-5 record in four open tour-naments with a first-place finish in Menlo Open and third in the Menlo Invitational ... four falls, pair of technical falls and three major decisions ... three of his falls were in less than two minutes ... also competed in Roadrunner Open and Reno Tournament of Champions.

High School -- A three-time Oregon state 5A Division placewinner out of Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis ... captured 132-pound state title as a senior in 2017 and also placed second at 126 as a junior in 2016 and third at 106 as a sophomore in 2015 ... compiled 110-8 career mark, including perfect 40-0 record as a senior en route to state title ... three-time Willamette District champion and four-time cross country varsity letterman ... twice was team captain in wrestling and also was team captain for cross country squad ... finished eighth in a state youth tourna-ment at the age of 4 and won a state title at age 6 ... member of National Honors Society.

Personal -- Son of Chad and Ann Lamer ... father Chad wres-tled at South Dakota State from 1991-96, claiming three NCAA Division II national titles, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials and twice earned a spot on the U.S. Freestyle National Team ... mother Ann ran cross country and track, also at South Dakota State, from 1989-94 ... four brothers, Justice, Legend, Chance and Daschle ... Justice is running cross country and track at Montana State ... Legend is a four-time Oregon State 5A cham-pion and a redshirt freshman at Cal Poly ... Chance is a senior and three-time state champion while Daschle won a state title as a ninth-grader in 2020 ... Brawley wants to be a chiropractor ... once scored a hole-in-one in disc golf ... born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ... majoring in kinesiology.

Brawley Lamer Junior

Poly graduate ... two brothers, Joseph and Conner ... named after 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kendall Cross ... wants to be a farm manager ... hobbies include fishing and spike ball ... member of Cal Poly Bass Club ... born in Modesto, Calif. ... majoring in agri-cultural business.

Five Cal Poly wrestlers were honored by the Pac-12 Conference with spots on the 2020-21 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Thet were: agricultural systems management major Wyatt Cornelison, kinesiology majors Brawley Lamer and Trae Vasquez, biomedical engineering major Jack Lenox and business adminis-tration major Antonio Lorenzo.

Any student-athlete on their respective team roster with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or above, and who has served at least one year in residence at the institution, is eligible

for the distinction. In 2018, junior heavyweight Spencer Empey landed on the first

team for the third time. Ryan Farina also earned a spot on the third team while Ryan Anderson was an honorable mention.

National qualifier Colt Shorts earned honorable mention praise in 2017. Five Mustangs were honored in 2016. Jacob Leon earned a spot on the third team for the third consecutive year. Empey joined Leon on the first team with a 3.46 GPA in mechanical engi-neering. Blake Kastl landed on the second team while Colt Shorts and Xavier Johnson earned honorable mention praise.

PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS

2021-22 Mustangs


Legend Lamer Freshman

Legend Lamer

6-0 • Freshman (Redshirt) Corvallis, OR / Crescent Valley High School


2020-21 – Compiled 13-3 mark, second-place Pac-12 finish at 149 pounds and qualified for NCAA Division I National Championships as a redshirt freshman ... ranked No. 10 in final coaches rankings just prior to the nationals ... of his 13 wins, two were by fall, both in the first period, one by technical fall and three by major decision ... won his true-second match against Cory Crooks of Arizona State, a 4-2 decision, to secure a pre-allo-cated spot to the nationals. ... posted 3-2 mark in NCAA finals as the No. 9 seed ... a perfect 5-0 mark in dual meets with a technical fall, a major decision and three decisions ... edged Jaden Abas of Stanford 4-3 in dual meet before dropping 10-5 decision in Pac-12 finals ... led team with five four-point near falls.

2019-20 -- Redshirt ... compiled 12-5 record in four open tour-naments, placing first in Michigan State Open, third in California Collegiate Open and sixth in Roadrunner Open ... also competed in the Midlands ... four of his 12 wins were via fall, all in the first period ... also won two matches by technical fall and a pair via major decision.

High School -- A 2019 graduate of Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon, Lamer captured four Oregon state high school championships in Division 5A ... also claimed four district titles ... compiled 186-5 career prep record and led Crescent Valley to a state team title in 2019 ... another Mustang recruit ranked in the Top 100, via FloWrestling, Lamer is a Folkstyle national champion ... member of National Honors Society ... chose to attend Cal Poly because of "its great wrestling team and great school."

Personal -- Son of Chad and Ann Lamer ... father Chad wres-tled at South Dakota State from 1991-96, competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials, twice earned a spot on the U.S. Freestyle National Team and is Crescent Valley's wrestling coach ... mother Ann ran cross country and track, also at South Dakota State, from 1989-94 ... four brothers, Justice, Brawley, Chance and Daschle ... Justice is running cross country and track at Montana State ... Brawley is a junior wrestler at Cal Poly ... Chance is a senior and a three-time state champion while Daschle is in 10th grade after capturing state title as a freshman in 2020 ... born in Iowa City, Iowa ... majoring in business administration.

Jack Lenox Freshman

Jack Lenox

5-5 • Freshman (Redshirt) Chesterfield, MO / Marquette High School


2020-21 – Did not compete in any matches as a redshirt fresh-man ... named to Pac-12 Conference's Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 -- Recorded nine wins in 16 matches at 125 pounds, all in four open tournaments during redshirt season ... placed third in Menlo Tournament with a 3-1 record ... three of his nine victories were by fall ... also won one match via technical fall and one by decision ... won five of his last seven matches.

High School -- A 2019 graduate of Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri, Lenox compiled a career record of 183 wins and 29 losses with 94 career pins ... a four-time state meet qualifier, Lenox placed sixth at 106 pounds as a freshman in 2016 and fourth at 113 as a sophomore in 2017 ... named Most Outstanding Wrestler at Westminster Tournament and earned first-team all-conference honors ... placed first in Thrasher Invitational ... member of National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... chose to be a Mustang again

(Marquette's mascot also is Mustang) because of Cal Poly's "excellent engineering program and the wrestling team."

Personal -- Son of Bruce and Ann Lenox ... two brothers, Kyle and Corey, and one sister, Kelsey, who plays softball at South Dakota State ... compiled 4.2 grade-point average in high school and scored 32 on ACT test ... aspires to "help people in need with biological technologies" ... over the summer, helped coach at some wrestling camps in Los Gatos, Calif., went to Disneyworld in Orlando, Fla., for the first time ever and road-tripped from Tampa, Fla., to Fayetteville, NC, to see his nephew for his first birthday ... born in St. Louis, Missouri ... majoring in biomedical engineering.

Benny Martinez Junior

Antonio Lorenzo Freshman

Antonio Lorenzo

5-5 • Freshman (Redshirt) Antelope, CA / St. John Bosco High School


2020-21 – Posted 4-5 mark in redshirt freshman season at Cal Poly ... 2-3 in dual meets and 2-2 in Pac-12 Championships for a fourth-place finish ... two of his four wins were by fall, both in the first period ... two of his wins were against Khyler Brewer of Little Rock, a 5-3 sudden-victory decision in a dual meet and a fall in 2:05 in the opening round of the Pac-12 finals ... named to Pac-12 Conference's Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 -- Compiled 17-5 record as a redshirt at 125 pounds ... competed in five open tournaments, placing first in both the Menlo Open and California Collegiate Open, both with 4-0 marks, and fifth in the Reno Tournament of Champions ... of his 17 wins, six were via fall and three by major decision ... five of his falls were in less than two minutes, including pins in 48 and 57 seconds, both in the Menlo Open ... won nine of his last 11 matches ... split four matches in the Midlands.

High School -- A 2019 graduate of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, Calif., Lorenzo placed in the California state high school championships all four years -- seventh at 106 pounds as a freshman in 2016, third at 106 as a sophomore in 2017, both at Del Oro High School, third at 113 pounds as a jun-ior in 2018 and fourth at 120 pounds as a senior in 2019 at St. John Bosco ... helped Braves place fifth in 2019 team standings ... was ranked in the Top 100 by both Intermat and FloWrestling ... a Super 32 champion, a three-time Super 32 placer and also claimed first place at the 2018 Doc Buchanan Invitational.

Personal -- Son of David and Dora Lorenzo ... one brother, Gabriel ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.

Benny Martinez

5-7 • Junior Eastlake, CA / Eastlake High School


2020-21 -- Wrestled in nine matches ... earned a 4-0 shutout against Brandon Paulson of California Baptist ... moving up to 133 pounds this season.

2019-20 -- Won seven of 24 matches at 125 pounds, including three in dual meets ... one fall and two majors among his victories ... placed sixth in both the Michigan State Open and Pac-12 Championships ... won seven of his first 13 matches.

2018-19 -- Earned nine victories as a true freshman walk-on with one fall, one technical fall and a pair of major decisions ... fall was in 4:16 against Robert Garcia IV of Fresno State ... two of his victories were dual meets, versus Garcia and Edward Flores of CSU Bakersfield, a 7-4 decision ... placed first in sea-son-opening Menlo Open with a 4-0 mark, all decisions ... com-peted in Pac-12 Championship at 125 pounds.

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Dylan Miracle

5-7 • Sophomore Madera, CA / Madera South High School


2020-21 -- Wrestled in six matches during pandemic-shortened season ... earned two wins, both via decision, including a 9-4 win over Nick Addison of Stanford in a dual meet ... also decisioned Jared Hill of Stanford 10-5 en route to fourth-place finish in Pac-12 Championships.

2019-20 -- Earned nine victories at 165 or 174 pounds as a sophomore ... two falls and a pair of major decisions ... placed fourth in Pac-12 Championships at 174 and sixth in Michigan State Open at 165.

2018-19 -- Earned five victories as a true freshman with four decisions and one major decision ... placed second in season-opening Menlo Open with 2-1 record.

High School -- Miracle placed fifth in the 2018 California state finals at 170 pounds as a senior at Madera South High School ... also was seventh in the High School Nationals, placed in the top 12 at Flonationals, was a four-time state meet qualifier and was selected to compete in the ORCA all-star wrestling tour-nament in Ashland, Oregon ... won four County/Metro Athletic Conference individual championships in three different weight classes and also won the Chukchansi Invitational championship twice at 170 pounds ... selected to participate in ORCA all-star wrestling matches at Ashland, Oregon, featuring top wrestlers from the states of California, Oregon, and Washington ... com-piled a 4.2 GPA and was class valedictorian ... also participated in Drama and twice was ASB president ... chose Cal Poly because "it is a great school, a great location, and they offered me a chance to help rebuild the program and I couldn't pass that up."

Personal -- Son of Beau Miracle ... no siblings ... as far as his career plans, "I want financial freedom and to make money work for me" ... a big fan of long walks on the beach ... enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities ... born in Madera, Calif. ... majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance ... was licensed as a Realtor in May 2021 and spent the summer selling houses ... "my goal is to turn my part-time Realtor and investor job into a fulltime job and grow the busi-ness!"

Dylan Miracle Sophomore


Tiger Ortiz

5-8 • Freshman Yorba Linda, CA / Calvary Chapel High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of Calvary Chapel High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... placed eighth in 2020 state finals at 113 pounds after a second-place CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet finish ... CIF-Southern Section divisional runner-up, sixth-place finish at CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet and top-12 finish in 2019 state meet as a sophomore ... runner-up in league finals as a freshman ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic but was a Preseason Folkstyle national champion ... chose to continue his wrestling career at Cal Poly "because it has amazing academics, it's in a great area and the wrestling team is a great fit for me."

Personal -- Son of Louie and Sara Ortiz ... one brother, Massino, and two sisters, Julianna and Trista ... hobbies include surfing, fishing and riding mountain bikes ... aspires to help run his family's business ... raced go-karts as a youngster ... born in Placentia, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.

Tiger Ortiz Freshman

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Eastlake High School in San Diego County ... two-time state qualifier, including a top-16 finish in the 2018 state finals ... under head coach Joe Pangilinan, compiled 132-31 career prep record with at least 30 wins each of his four years ... helped Titans to CIF-San Diego Section team title in 2015 and runner-up finish in 2016 ... placed fourth in 2018 Five Counties Invitational and first in CIF-San Diego Section Division IV finals ... named to All-San Diego Section Second Team by San Diego Union-Tribune ... two-time Fargo qualifier, including top-six finish in the 2018 Fargo junior freestyle tourna-ment at 126 pounds ... chose to be a Mustang because of "its great coaching staff, great education and community."

Personal -- Son of Ricardo and Yolanda Martinez, both San Diego State graduates ... two brothers, Ricardo Gamez-Martinez and Alejandro Martinez ... career ambition is to be an NCAA All-American ... has served a chiropractic internship and has worked at wrestling camps during the summer ... traveled Highway 1 from San Diego to Oregon in the summer of 2021 ... born in Chula Vista, Calif. ... majoring in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration with a concentration in Sports Management.

Jarad Priest Freshman

Jake Ryan Sophomore

Jarad Priest

5-9 • Freshman Bakersfield, CA / Bakersfield High School


2020-21-- Earned three wins in seven matches in first season at Cal Poly ... opened his Mustang career with a 15-1 major deci-sion over Christian Rodriguez of Fresno State in Cal Poly Tri-Meet en route to second-place finish ... other two wins were by decision.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Bakersfield High School ... claimed sixth place in the California state high school champi-onships as a senior, one spot higher than in the 2019 state finals ... earned third-place finishes at the CIF-Central Section Division 1 Championship and at the CIF-Central Section Masters Meet en route to a 40-11 mark ... compiled a 36-13 record as a junior ... finished fourth at the CIF-Central Section Masters Meet and won an individual title at the Marina Mann Classic ... chose to be a Mustang because "I loved the vibe and the direction in which the wrestling coaches were taking the team."

Personal -- Son of Rick and Heidi Priest ... father played foot-ball at Taft College and Sacramento State ... three brothers, Beau, Braden and James, and two sisters, McKenzie and Madison ... aspires to be a firefighter ... hobbies include surfing, fishing and hanging out with friends and family ... majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Administration.

Jake Ryan

5-7 • Sophomore Oakdale, CA / Oakdale High School


2020-21 -- Did not compete due to injury. 2019-20 -- Won six of 14 matches at 141 pounds, all by deci-

sion ... won his first three matches as a redshirt freshman, includ-ing two in the first two duals of the season against San Francisco State and Buffalo ... represented Cal Poly in Pac-12 Championships at 141 pounds and won his first match before an injury sidelined him.

2018-19 -- Redshirt ... did not compete in any open tourna-ments.

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Nathan Tausch Junior

Lawrence Saenz Sophomore

Lawrence Saenz

5-8 • Sophomore Vacaville, CA / Vacaville High School


Collegiate Career: 36-23 Overall, 6-7 Duals 2020-21 (Sophomore) — Split eight matches in first season at

Cal Poly after transferring from Fresno State ... his wins included one by fall and three major decisions ... pinned Chaz Hallmark of California Baptist in 3:11 during dual meet ... posted 1-2 mark for fourth place at 141 pounds in Pac-12 Championships ... 3-2 in dual meets as a redshirt sophomore.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman) — Earned a berth at the NCAA Championships at 133 pounds ... tabbed the No. 33 seed at the NCAA Championships ... went 17-14 overall ... went 3-5 in duals ... tallied a 3-6 mark at 133 pounds, 13-8 at 141 and 1-0 at 149 pounds ... earned nine wins by decision, three major deci-sions, one technical fall and four falls ... finished sixth at the Big 12 Championship at 133 pounds with a 2-3 mark ... defeated Zach Price (South Dakota State), 6-4 in sudden victory and No. 6 seed Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State), 16-7 at the Big 12 Championship ... finished second at the Bill Musick Open at 141 pounds, going 3-1 with three falls ... placed fourth at 141 pounds at the Roadruner Open with a 3-2 mark with a fall and two deci-sions ... went 2-2 at 141 pounds at the Midlands Championships ... placed third at the Menlo Open at 141 pounds with a 4-1 record, recording two decisions, a major decision and a technical fall ... Outstanding Wrestler Award winner ... transferred to Cal Poly prior to 2021 Winter Quarter after Fresno State dropped wrestling program in October 2020 ... chose to be a Mustang "to pursue a great education and be a part of a rising program."

2018-19 (Freshman) — Redshirt ... Saenz went 15-5 while competing unattached ... compiled a 11-3 record at 141 pounds and a 4-2 mark at 149 pounds ... wins included six falls, six deci-sions two technical falls and one major decision ... finished first at the Bill Musick Memorial Open hosted by Fresno City College, defeating Luis Ramos (Fresno City) by a major deci-sion, 12-3 ... went 5-1 at the Roadrunner Open ... tallied a 2-2 mark at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... finished fifth at the California Collegiate Open, defeating Jonathan Trujilo (New Mexico Highlands), 4-3.

High School — Saenz finished second as a senior in 2018 California state championships at 138 pounds after placing fourth at 138 pounds as a junior in 2017... was a four-time CIF state qualifier ... two-time Freak Show Champion ... California USA Freestyle State Champion ... USAW Folkstyle All-American.

Personal — Son of Lawrence Sr. and Lisa Saenz ... has an older sister, Breeana ... enjoys video games and hiking in his free time ... most admires his father since he wants him to strive to be the best version of himself ... born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.

Nathan Tausch

5-10 • Junior Poway, CA / Poway High School


2020-21 -- Won three of four matches during redshirt season ... his trio of victories included a 16-5 major decision against Zeke Beach of Little Rock in a dual meet exhibition ... also decisioned Koy Wilkinson of Utah Valley 3-2 ... posted 2-1 mark in Cal Poly Tri-Meet for second place.

2019-20 -- Earned his lone win in first match of sophomore season, pinning Tyee DuCharme of San Francisco State in a dual meet on the Richard O'Neill Green.

2018-19 -- Recorded six victories as a true freshman at 174 pounds ... earned one fall in 6:17 against Braxton Cody of Northwestern ... also garnered a pair of technical falls .. two of his wins were in dual meets.

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Poway High School in San Diego County ... as a senior claimed second place at 182 pounds in California State High School Wrestling Championship ... CIF-San Diego Section Masters Meet champion ... Tausch earned a fifth-place state meet finish at 182 pounds as a junior following titles in the CIF-San Diego Section Masters Meet and CIF-San Diego Section Division III Championship ... earlier in the season, placed first in the John Bright Memorial, Las Vegas Holiday Classic and Cerritos TOC and was third at the 2017 Battle for the Belt ... Tausch earned a trip to the CIF State Championships as a sophomore in 2016 after being the CIF San Diego Section run-ner-up at the Masters Meet ... also placed third at the 2016 California World Challenge.

Personal -- Son of Jeff and Indira Tausch ... two brothers, Andrew Tausch and Randy Kaiser, and one sister, Addie Tausch ... claims to be the best skateboarder on the team ... born in Biloxi, Miss. ... majoring in kinesiology.

High School -- A 2018 graduate of Oakdale High School ... wrestled under former Cal Poly wrestling standout Steve Strange ... after a series of injuries, finally earned first Sac-Joaquin Section Masters championship during senior season, earning berth in state finals ... suffered injuries to both knees as a fresh-man and sophomore and tore his rotator cuff during the summer prior to his junior campaign ... on his way to a 24-4 season as a junior, Ryan placed first in CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Championship and was third at CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet, earning spot in California State High School Champion-ship at 145 pounds, where he was 2-1 ... graduated with honors ... chose Cal Poly because of its "great architecture program."

Personal -- Son of Jason and Kimberly Ryan ... no siblings ... career ambition is to "create useful innovations within buildings to increase the livability of a space" ... enjoys hunting and fishing ... when not training for the upcoming season, spent every day at the lake in the summer ... born in Gilroy, Calif. ... majoring in interdisciplinary studies to pursue a career in firefighting.

Trevor Tinker Freshman

Trevor Tinker

6-7 • Freshman Marina, CA / Northview High School


2020-21 -- Earned a pair of victories in his first season at Cal Poly ... pinned James Johnson of Little Rock in dual meet and earned a 9-4 decision over Josh Loomer of CSU Bakersfield en route to fourth-place finish in Pac-12 Championships.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Northview High School in Covina ... placed sixth in the California state finals at 195 pounds as a senior ... named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area first team by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Tinker placed third at the Five Counties Tournament, sixth in the Doc Buchanan Invitational and first in the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division finals ... as a junior at Bonita High School in La Verne, Calif., Tinker won one of three matches in the 2019 state finals ... three-time state meet qualifier ... graduated with honors Magna Cum Laude ... recipient of President's Education Award, Senior Achievement Award and The Golden State Seal Merit Diploma ... chose to be a Mustang because "I felt that Cal Poly would really give me the tools to succeed in life after college because of the great academic repu-tation. Another important factor in my decision to come here was having a great fit with the wrestling program and knowing that I would be in an environment that would help me grow as a man and as an athlete."

Personal -- Son of Matt Tinker and Maranda Fritchey ... two sisters, Alina Fritchey and Jordan Tinker ... wants to be a strength and conditioning coach ... born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, before moving to California in 2018 ... majoring in kinesiology.


2021-22 Mustangs

Ricky Torres

5-8 • Freshman (Redshirt) Oakdale, CA / Oakdale High School


2020-21 -- Did not compete in any matches as a redshirt fresh-man.

2019-20 -- Competed in pair of open tournaments at 141 pounds during redshirt season ... compiled 3-4 record, including 2-2 mark in Menlo Open ... also was 1-2 in Roadrunner Open.

High School -- Torres is a two-time California state high school place winner with an eighth-place finish at 126 pounds as a freshman in 2016 and a sixth-place finish at 132 pounds in 2017 as a sophomore ... one win shy of placing in 2019 finals, posting a 3-2 mark and also qualified for the state championships as a junior ... a two-time Doc Buchanan Invitational place winner ... placed first in CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Individual Championship as well as the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Meet (his second Masters title) ... led Oakdale, coached by for-mer Mustang wrestler Steve Strange, to CIF-Sac-Joaquin Division II team championship.

Personal -- Son of Rick and Silvia Torres ... one brother, Michael, who wrestles at Oakdale, and one sister, Andrea ... borh in Oakdale, Calif. ... majoring in agricultural communications.

Trent Tracy

6-1 • Sophomore Bakersfield, CA / Frontier High School


2020-21 -- Did not compete in any matches as a sophomore. 2019-20 -- Won six of 18 matches as a true freshman at 184

pounds, including three victories in dual meets ... earned one win by technical fall and three via major decision ... represented Cal Poly in Pac-12 Championships at 184 pounds

High School -- A two-time California state high school place winner with a first-place finish at 170 pounds as a junior in 2018 and third place at 182 pounds as a senior in 2019 ... helped Titans to first-place Southwest Yosemite League championship, ending Bakersfield High School's 31-year reign ... named All-Area Wrestler of the Year by Bakersfield Californian in 2018 and land-ed on the All-Area team as a senior ... 30-1 record as a senior, los-ing only in the quarterfinals of the state championships, and 48-6 as a junior en route to state title ... wrestled at 126 pounds as a freshman and 145 pounds as a sophomore, qualifying for the state meet for the first time in 2017... Tracy is ranked in the Top 50 by FloWrestling and in the Top 100 by The Open Mat.

Personal -- Son of Rob and Kathy Tracy ... two older sisters, Kathyrn and Haylee ... wants to be a farmer ... picked up curling as a hobby and plans on going to the Olympics for it ... born in Buttonwillow, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.

Trent Tracy Sophomore

Bernie Truax

6-1 • Sophomore Oceanside, CA / Rancho Buena Vista High School


2020-21 -- Compiled 13-3 record in shortened but outstanding sophomore season which included a perfect 5-0 mark in dual meets, a Pac-12 title at 174 pounds and a fourth-place All-American finish in the NCAA Division I National Championships at St. Louis ... named Cal Poly's Male Athlete of

Bernie Truax Sophomore

Ricky Torres Freshman

the Year along with baseball's Brooks Lee ... of his 13 wins, four were via fall, another four were by technical fall and one was by major decision ... three of his falls were in less than 70 seconds ... 2-0 in Pac-12 finals with a fall in 59 seconds against Triston Wills of Little Rock and an 11-2 major decision over Trey Munoz of Arizona State, becoming Cal Poly's first Pac-12 champion in three years ... 4-2 record at NCAA finals, winning his first three bouts to become the first Mustang to reach the semifinals in 10 years and clinch All-American status, Cal Poly's first since 2012 ... seeded 12th, Truax posted wins over fifth-seeded Logan Massa of Michigan and another against fourth-seeded Mikey Labriola of Nebraska ... opened his bid for a national title with a technical fall versus unseeded Jacob Oliver of Edinboro ... led the Mustangs in takedowns during dual meets with 17.

2019-20 -- As a redshirt freshman, posted stellar 18-11 record, finishing third in Pac-12 Championships at 165 pounds and earn-ing an at-large berth in NCAA Division I National Championships, the first Mustang freshman to qualify for the nationals in seven years ... posted 3-1 mark in Pac-12 finals ... also was 3-2 in Michigan State Open, 2-2 in Las Vegas Invitational and 2-2 in Midlands ... earned a pair of falls, five technical falls and three majors ... one of his technical falls was an 18-0 rout which he completed in the first period ... 8-4 in dual meets ... second in overall wins to three-time national qualifier Tom Lane on team ... ranked No. 31 at 165 pounds in final NCAA Coaches Poll.

2018-19 -- Redshirt ... competed in five open tournaments, winning 14 of 21 matches with one fall (3:26 over Kalani Tonge in Menlo Open), four technical falls and two majors ... placed second in Menlo Open, Menlo Invitational and California Collegiate Open ... also competed in Roadrunner Open and Reno Tournament of Champions ... started season at 149 pounds and moved up to 157 in January.

High School -- Truax finished third at 145 pounds in the 2018 California state high school wrestling championship after claim-ing first place in the CIF-San Diego Section Masters Meet as a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif. ... post-ed 43-5 record in final prep season, placing first in CIF-San Diego Section Division II finals ... placed second in the state finals at 138 pounds as a junior ... was the first Rancho Buena Vista wrestler in 12 years to be a state finalist ... en route to a 46-6 record, Truax finished first in the CIF-San Diego Section Division I Championship and was second at the Masters Meet and fifth in the Battle for the Belt ... as a sophomore, Truax fin-ished first in the CIF-San Diego Section Division I Championship and third in the Masters Meet, qualifyinhg for the state finals ... placed fifth in Iowa Nationals and fourth in Fargo Greco-Roman ... also was recruited by Pittsburgh.

Personal -- Son of Bernie and Kelly Truax ... one sister, Jaiden ... wants to be a wrestling coach ... has solved Rubik's Cube in 45 seconds ... born in Orange County ... majoring in sociology.

Trae Vasquez Sophomore

Trae Vasquez

5-8 • Sophomore Kalispell, MT / Flathead High School


2020-21 -- Did not compete in any matches as a sophomore ... named to Pac-12 Conference's Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 -- Competed in the Reno Tournament of Champions and four dual meets as a redshirt freshman, compiling 4-5 record ... was 4-2 in Reno Tournament of Champions, including a pair of wins via major decision, at 133 pounds.

2018-19 -- Redshirt ... did not compete in any open tourna-ments.

High School -- Vasquez is a two-time Montana state champion from Flathead High School in Kalispell, Mont. ... claimed the 113-pound state title as a freshman, capping a 22-1 season, and the 120-pound championship to complete a 41-0 sophomore


2021-22 Mustangs

Daniel Vizcarra

5-9 • Freshman (Redshirt) Gilroy, CA / Gilroy High School


2020-21 -- Wrestled in just two matches during season-open-ing Cal Poly Tri-Meet.

2019-20 -- Competed in four open tournaments at 149 pounds in redshirt season ... placed third in Menlo Tournament with a 5-1 mark and fourth in the Reno Tournament of Champions at 4-2 ... compiled 16-7 overall mark with seven falls and one technical fall ... quickest fall was in 42 seconds and Vizcarra also posted a fall in 46 seconds and two others in the first period ... also com-peted in the Menlo Open (4-2) and Roadrunner Open (3-2).

High School -- Vizcarra placed sixth in the 2019 California state high school championships as a senior at Gilroy High School, helping the Mustangs to a second-place state team finish ... a top-12 finisher in state finals as a junior, one win shy of medalling ... placed first in 2019 CIF-Central Coast Section Championships at 152 pounds, overcoming a 9-1 deficit for a 10-9 victory in the final round, scoring a takedown at the buzzer ... two-time CIF-Central Coast Section Masters Meet champion ... placed sixth in 2019 Doc Buchanan Invitational ... a four-time Pacific Coast League Gabilan Division champion ... earned a first-place finish at the 2018 Freakshow elite division in Las Vegas ... National High School Coaches Association Junior All-American ... also played junior varsity football as a running back.

Personal -- Son of Elias and Veronica Vizcarra ... one brother, Isaiah ... looking forward to being a firefighter and potentially fighting MMA in the future ... born in Gilroy, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.

Daniel Vizcarra Freshman

Evan Wick Senior

Luka Wick Freshman

Evan Wick

6-3 • Senior San Marino, CA / San Marino High School

165Cal Poly: 0-0 Overall, 0-0 Duals

Collegiate Career: 110-21 Overall, 32-5 Duals Wisconsin -- Wick is a two-time NCAA All-American and

three-time national qualifier ... placed third in the nationals as a freshman at 165 pounds in 2018 and fourth as a sophomore in 2019 ... also qualified for the nationals in 2020 as a junior despite battling through some injuries ... a redshirt during the 2016-17 season and took advantage of the NCAA's rule which granted all student-athletes another year of eligibility by utilizing the Olympic redshirt year during the 2020-21 season ... brings an 85-

Luka Wick

5-8 • Freshman San Marino, CA / San Marino High School


High School -- A 2021 graduate of San Marino High School ... earned a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 2018 (138 pounds) and 2019 (145 pounds) California State High School Championships, missing the 2020 state finals due to a knee injury suffered in the 2020 CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet ... 2021 state finals were not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... earned three consecutive Rio Hondo League titles ... as a junior won Doc Buchanan (Clovis) and Battle for the Belt (Temecula) tourna-ments ... also won the Carter Classic and finished second in the Reno Tournament of Champions ... placed fourth at the Fargo Nationals in the summer of 2021 ... can bench press 405 pounds ... chose to attend Cal Poly because it is "a top-10 university with amazing coaches and warm weather."

Personal -- Son of Bill and Milena Wick ... three brothers, Evan and Zander Wick and Martin Dushaj ... Zander wrestled at Wisconsin while Evan has transferred to Cal Poly after wrestling at Wisconsin ... Luka signed a National Letter of Intent in April 2021 ... hobbies include lifting, collecting and cars ... also enjoys anime ... born in Fontana, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.

campaign ... was second in the state finals at 132 as a junior and missed his senior season due to a knee injury in football suffered while making a tackle on a kickoff return ... Vasquez made 46 tackles in seven games as a cornerback and free safety, also notching nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries ... in wrestling, Vasquez is a two-time Fargo All-American and United World Wrestling cadet runner-up at the World Team Trials ... 4-by-400 relay state runner-up and 4-by-100 relay fifth-place finisher ... state runner-up in long jump with a personal best of 22 feet ... class valedictorian and student body president with a 4.00 grade-point average, the three-time all-state free safety and five-time track and field state placer also was recruited by Stanford, choosing to be a Mustang because of "its academics, community and wrestling community."

Personal -- Son of Rich Vasquez and Kelly Gairrett ... one brother, Teegan, and one sister, Tilynne ... wants to become an orthopedic surgeon ... enjoys surfing, playing video games, and enjoy long walks on the beach ... born in Havre, Montana ... majoring in kinesiology.

17 overall record into his final season of competition at Cal Poly, which includes a 30-7 mark as a freshman, 32-6 as a sophomore and 23-4 as a junior ... also was 25-4 during his freshman redshirt season for a 110-21 collegiate mark, including 18 falls ... twice placed fourth in Big Ten Championships and also has earned a pair of Big Ten Conference All-Academic honors ... has placed top-four at the Midlands on three occasions and, as a freshman, reached the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finals ... on the freestyle circuit, Wick placed fourth at the 74 kg Olympic Trials last spring ... did not enroll in any classes during his Olympic red-shirt year in order to preserve his remaining year of eligibility ... majored in rehabilitation psychology at Wisconsin.

High School -- A 2016 graduate of San Marino High School ... a two-time California state place winner ... state meet qualifier as a freshman, fifth at 120 pounds as a sophomore, third at 138 as a junior (2015) and state champion at 152 as a senior (2016) ... a 2015 Western Regionals champion and 2015 junior Freestyle runner-up ... was ranked third in the nation at 152 pounds by FloWrestling in his senior prep season ... as a sophomore placed third in Doc Buchanan Invitational and first in Battle for the Belt (named outstanding wrestler in lower weights) ... was named most outstanding wrestler in state finals as a senior and was Doc Buchanan and Battle for the Belt champion (named most out-standing wrestler in both meets) ... second at Walsh Ironman and champion at Iowa nationals.

Personal -- Son of Bill and Milena Wick ... three brothers, Zander and Luka Wick and Martin Dushaj ... Zander, a twin of Evan, wrestled at Wisconsin while Luka is wrestling at Cal Poly ... Zander and Evan were the first twins to win state titles in California together (Zander at 145 pounds, Evan at 152 in 2016) ... the Thomas twins from Calvary Chapel of Santa Ana (Justin at 160 and Jeremy at 170) earned state titles in the next two weight classes after the Wicks ... hobbies include hunting, fishing, cook-ing and playing games ... wants to own a wrestling club in south-ern California ... born in Fontana, Calif. ... majoring in interdisci-plinary studies.

Cal Poly head coach Jon Sioredas: "Evan will bring a wealth of experience from a competitive standpoint and will make an immediate and significant impact on our program. However, what we are most impressed with is his character and work ethic. He encompasses everything we look for in a student-athlete and will be an outstanding representative of our program. We cannot wait to get to work."


IN MEMORIAM: VAUGHAN HITCHCOCKVaughan Hitchcock, who coached the Cal Poly

wrestling program to eight NCAA Division II national championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s during a 23-year coaching career with the Mustangs, died Sept. 30, 2018, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Hitchcock was 84. Hitchcock compiled a 355-112-4 record from

1962 through 1985 at Cal Poly, including a streak of over 150 consecutive victories against California opponents.

"Hitch was obviously an outstanding coach and was like a father to most of us during our wrestling days," said Lennis Cowell, who suc-ceeded Hitchcock as head coach at Cal Poly. "He definitely had a tremendous influence on our lives. He will long be remembered."

"Great memories with Coach and Cal Poly," added Larry Morgan, an NCAA Division II national champion in 1973 and three-time Division I qualifier, finishing fifth in 1972 for All-American honors. "He was a very positive influence on many young athletes."

"I am sad, he was a giant of a man," said Ken Bos, who placed first and third in the NCAA Division II National Championships and was a two-time Division I qualifier, placing fourth in 1969. "He represented California and West Coast wrestling at a time when we were emerging as a national power.

"I was pretty tight with the guy. I wrestled for him three years and worked at his camp for almost 20 years," Bos added. "He had an impact on a lot of guys. About 66 of his former wrestlers have coached in California, Nevada and Arizona. Quite profound."

"Very sad. He was like a father to me when I really needed it," added John Woods, first- and second-place finisher in the Division II nationals and a two-time Division I qualifier and second-place finisher in 1969.

"I most remember Coach Hitchcock as a tough

and intense competitor, but what impressed me about him were the times when kindness, com-passion, and thoughtfulness showed through his hard exterior," said Scott Heaton, a four-time Division I national qualifier and third-place fin-isher in 1978. "I will miss him as a mentor and a friend."

After Cal Poly won eight NCAA Division II titles, including seven straight from 1968 through 1974, Hitchcock guided Cal Poly in its elevation of the wrestling program to Division I in time for the 1974-75 season.

Seven of his teams finished among the top ten teams nationally in the NCAA I Nationals.

Hitchcock's wrestlers won 18 NCAA Division II national championships and earned All-American honors 67 times. At the Division I level, two Mustangs claimed national titles and 22 earned All-American honors. Twice Hitchcock was named NCAA Division II Wrestling Coach of the Year.

Born Jan. 1, 1934, Hitchcock (middle of front row, surrounded by 11 of his former wrestlers in photo at left taken during Scott Heaton's induc-tion into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015) was an outstanding football player and three-time Northern California wrestling champi-on at Hayward High School, where he posted a 101-2-0 career mark.

He went on to excel in both sports at Washington State in the mid-1950s. In wrestling, he was 97-4 overall with two Pacific Coast Intercollegiate titles while, in football, the full-back, guard and linebacker was selected to play in the 1956 East-West Shrine Classic. He was named Washington State's Athlete of the Year in 1956 and the football team's Player of the Year in 1955, also earning All-Pacific Coast honors.

Hitchcock coached high school wrestling at Castro Valley and Hayward high schools, posting a combined record of 72-1, winning five league championships, four CIF Section

Championships, two Northern California Invitational team titles and the 1959 state cham-pionship while at Castro Valley. He also coached football to a 16-7-1 record while at Hayward.

Hitchcock served the NCAA Division II and the sport of wrestling in many leadership capaci-ties and coached Team USA in numerous interna-tional competitions. He was team leader of the 1976 USA Olympic Greco-Roman team and team leader and coach of the 1979 USA Freestyle Team.

Hitchcock was inducted into the Helms Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1998 and the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000. He received the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's "Lifetime to Service Award" in 2002.

He launched the Vaughan Hitchcock Wrestling Camp in 1967 and managed the annual camp until 2001.

Hitchcock is survived by his wife Patricia and four children, sons Terry and Steve and daugh-ters Pamela and Tracy. Steve Hitchcock was a two-time NCAA Division I national qualifier in 1975 and 1976 while wrestling at Cal Poly.

Cal Poly hosted and won the 1969 NCAA Division II National Championships. Head coach Vaughan Hitchcock is in the back row on the left. Front row, from left -- Terry Hall, Jesse Torres, Ronnie Shearer, Steve Johnson and John Finch; Back row -- Vaughan Hitchcock, Rick Arnold, John Woods, Ken Bos, Tom Kline and Dennis Petracek.


2021-22 Early NLI signings

In November, the Cal Poly wrestling program received signed National Letters of Intent from seven matmen, all from California high schools, including two from the local area.

Wesley Wilson from Morro Bay High School and Dom

Mendez from Righetti High School in Santa Maria are among the seven who will begin competing on the Mustang mats next fall.

"We are incredibly excited about this class," said sixth-year

Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas. "It was great to get back on a general recruiting cycle, with official visits. With two Top-100 recruits and several others that continue to improve, we landed a fantastic group."

A brief look at the seven signees, listed alphabetically: Ty Chandler (125, Clovis North High School) -- Placed

sixth at 122 pounds in the California state invitational finals last June in Fresno; wrestled for Cali Red, a wrestling club in Clovis.

Cade Creighton (184/197, Palo Alto High School) --

Placed fourth in the CIF-Central Coast Section finals as a freshman in 2019 and second as a sophomore, qualifying for the state finals; won four matches, one by pin and two others by major decision, to reach the championship match of the 160-pound division of the 2019 MidCals.

Koda Holeman (125, Clovis High School) -- Placed third in

the 2021 California state invitational finals at 108 pounds; posted a 12-4 record with four pins during 2020-21 season;

placed second in the 2021 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals at 106 pounds.

Dom Mendez (125, Righetti High School -- Placed fourth

at 108 pounds in the 2020 California State High School Championships, Mountain League champion and placed first in the CIT at Morro Bay.

Zeth Romney (133/141, Chaminade College Prep) -- A

two-time California state placewinner, earning fifth as a fresh-man at 106 pounds and third the following year at 113; because of the COVID-19 pandemic, California did not con-duct a state tournament during the 2020-21 season; his best credentials on the national scene have come in Greco-Roman as he is a two-time Fargo 16U placewinner in Greco, taking fifth in 2018 and third in 2019; during the 2019-20 sea-son, placed seventh at the Doc Buchanan Invitational.

Luke Villaluz (133, Corona del Mar High School) --

Compiled a 37-8 record as a sophomore during the 2019-20 season, helping Corona del Mar to the CIF-Southern Section Division 6 dual meet championship; was 12-0 as a junior dur-ing the shortened 2020-21 season, leading the Sea Kings to a second-place finish in the CIF-Southern Section Division 6 dual meet tournament.

Wesley Wilson (184/197, Morro Bay High School) --

Placed fourth in the 2021 California State Invitational finals at 184 pounds, wrapping up a 25-10 season with 13 falls; was a California State High School Championships qualifier in 2020 at 152 pounds and earned All-Mountain League first-team honors in 2020 as a sophomore.


2020-21 Season in Review

Cal Poly redshirt sophomore 174-pounder Bernie Truax placed fourth in the 2021 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

After defeating Logan Massa of

Michigan for a second time in the wrestleback semifinals, Truax dropped an 8-3 decision to Mikey Labriola of Nebraska in the match which decided third and fourth place in their weight class.

Truax, Cal Poly's first national

semifinalist in 10 years, also is the first Mustang wrestling All-American since 2012.

"Bernie has been laser focused

on continuous growth for quite some time, in both his wrestling and his character development," Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas said after Truax's win in the quar-terfinal round. "He is an unbeliev-able competitor, but more impor-tantly an incredible young man.

"We could not be more proud of his attitude

and effort," Sioredas added. To get to the semifinals, Truax notched an

18-3 technical fall (3:19) over Jacob Oliver of Edinboro in the first round, a 3-1 overtime win over Massa, scoring a takedown 18 seconds into the first period, and a4-2 decision over Labriola without benefit of a takedown.

Top-seeded Michael Kemerer of Iowa

earned an 8-1 decision against the 12th-seeded Truax in the semifinals.

Truax is the first Mustang to reach the semi-finals since Boris Novachkov accomplished the feat en route to a second-place national finish in 2011. He also is the first Cal Poly wrestler to earn All-America honors in compe-tition since Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches were All-Americans in 2012. Tom Lane was named an All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association after the 2020 nationals were canceled.

Truax also qualified for the 2020 nationals

in Minneapolis, but that event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mustang 149-pounder Legend Lamer

was eliminated from competition on the second day after splitting two more matches, finishing his first trip to the nationals with a 2-2 record.

Iowa claimed the national team title

with 129 points, followed by Penn State (113.5) and Oklahoma State (99.5). Cal Poly finished 25th, its highest finish in nine years, with 16.5 points. The Mustangs finished tied for 25th place in the 2012 nationals, also held in St. Louis.

Cal Poly earned a pair of dual meet

victories in the abbreviated 2020-21 sea-son, the start moved back to January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mustangs defeated Little Rock 33-

8 and California Baptist 30-12 while falling to Oregon State, Stanford and Arizona State.

Against Little Rock, the newest member

of the Pac-12, Trevor Tinker won his match by fall at 197 while Truax earned a technical fall. In the win over California Baptist, Truax and Lawrence Saenz won by fall and the Mustangs also won five matches by decision.

Tournament competition was limited to the

Cal Poly Tri-Meet in early January and the Pac-12 and NCAA championships.

Legend Lamer and Samuel Aguilar earned

first-place finishes in the Cal Poly Tri-Meet. Truax claimed a Pac-12 title at 174 pounds and Legend Lamer was second at 149 as both qualified for the nationals in St. Louis.

In dual meets, Truax led the Mustangs in

takedowns with 17 while Adam Kemp notched nine. Saenz’s two reversals led the squad while Bradley Lamer and Benny Martinez each notched 11 escapes. Legend Lamer recorded a team-leading five four-point near falls.

Overall leader in falls, including dual meets

and tournaments, was Truax with four. Both national qualifiers, Truax and Legend

Lamer, posted 13-3 records to lead the team in wins.

Youthful Mustangs Continue to Improve

Legend Lamer split his four matches in his first trip to the NCAA finals.

Bernie Truax’s second trip to the nationals resulted in an All-American fourth-place finish.


2020-21 Statistics2020-21 Results

Date Opponent Time

Jan. 3 Cal Poly Tri-Meet NTS

(Utah Valley, Fresno State)

Jan. 11 Northern Colorado Canceled

Jan. 14 *&Oregon State 17-23 L

Jan. 24 *Little Rock 33-8 W

Jan. 24 California Baptist 30-12 W

Jan. 24 North Dakota State Canceled

Jan. 28 *Stanford 15-21 L

Feb. 11 *vs. CSU Bakersfield (at Tempe) Canceled

Feb. 11 *at Arizona State 6-34 L

Feb. 24 vs. CSU Bakersfield (ECMs only) NTS

Feb. 28 Pac-12 Conference Championship

(at Oregon State) Fourth

Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships

(at Saint Louis, Missouri) T-25th

ât O’Neill Green (Football Tailgate)

* Pacific-12 Conference match

& Alumni Weekend

Season W L D Conf. NCAA Coach 1974-75 . . . . . .17 6 0 First Eighth Hitchcock 1975-76 . . . . . .14 2 2 First Sixth Hitchcock 1976-77 . . . . . .23 4 0 First 22nd Hitchcock 1977-78 . . . . . .17 7 0 First Ninth Hitchcock 1978-79 . . . . . .22 7 0 First 15th Hitchcock 1979-80 . . . . . .19 2 0 First 12th Hitchcock 1980-81 . . . . . . .6 8 0 First 44th Hitchcock 1981-82 . . . . . .19 5 0 Second 24th Hitchcock 1982-83 . . . . . .13 7 0 Third Ninth Hitchcock 1983-84 . . . . . . .8 10 0 Third 22nd Hitchcock 1984-85 . . . . . . .8 13 0 Third 11th Hitchcock 1985-86 . . . . . . .9 14 1 Fourth 45th Cowell 1986-87 . . . . . .13 9 0 Sixth 65th Cowell 1987-88 . . . . . .14 6 1 Fourth 25th Cowell 1988-89 . . . . . . .8 8 1 Fourth 44th Cowell 1989-90 . . . . . . .8 12 0 Seventh 49th Cowell 1990-91 . . . . . . .9 7 1 Eighth 58th Cowell 1991-92 . . . . . . .6 8 1 Sixth 54th Cowell 1992-93 . . . . . . .7 6 0 Fourth 36th Cowell 1993-94 . . . . . .10 8 0 Fifth 27th Cowell 1994-95 . . . . . . .7 7 0 Sixth 36th Cowell 1995-96 . . . . . .10 6 0 Fifth 41st Cowell 1996-97 . . . . . . .8 5 2 Third 33rd Cowell 1997-98 . . . . . .11 8 0 Fifth 28th Cowell 1998-99 . . . . . . .9 8 1 Fifth 44th Cowell

Season W L D Conf. NCAA Coach 1999-2000 . . . . .7 12 0 Ninth 55th Cowell 2000-01 . . . . . .10 6 0 Fifth 60th Cowell 2001-02 . . . . . .11 8 0 Fifth 29th Cowell 2002-03 . . . . . .10 9 0 Fourth 31st Cowell 2003-04 . . . . . . .8 8 0 Second 16th Azevedo 2004-05 . . . . . . .4 13 0 Fifth 25th Azevedo 2005-06 . . . . . .10 7 0 Second 23rd Azevedo 2006-07 . . . . . . .7 9 0 Fourth 27th Azevedo 2007-08 . . . . . . .5 8 0 Sixth 26th Azevedo 2008-09 . . . . . . .3 12 0 Sixth 43rd Azevedo 2009-10 . . . . . . .8 4 0 Third 18th Azevedo 2010-11 . . . . . . .9 2 0 Sixth 32nd Azevedo/Perry 2011-12 . . . . . . .6 7 0 Fifth 25th Buckley 2012-13 . . . . . . .2 11 0 Sixth 66th Buckley 2013-14 . . . . . . .3 9 0 Sixth 63rd Buckley 2014-15 . . . . . . .3 15 0 Sixth 58th Buckley 2015-16 . . . . . . .3 9 0 Sixth DNQ Buckley 2016-17 . . . . . . .6 10 0 Sixth 62nd Sioredas 2017-18 . . . . . . .0 8 0 Fifth 62nd Sioredas 2018-19 . . . . . . .0 9 0 Fifth 48th Sioredas 2019-20 . . . . . . .3 9 0 Fifth Canceled Sioredas 2020-21 . . . . . . .2 3 0 Fourth 25th Sioredas

Cal Poly competed in the NCAA Division I West Regional from 1974-85, the Pacific Coast Athletic

Association in the 1985-86 season and the Pacific-12 Conference from 1986 to the present.

Cal Poly Season–by–season Results (Division I)

2-3 Overall, 1-3 Pac-12 Overall Duals Tnmts.

Name Wt. Class W-L Pct. W-L W-L Dec. Maj. T.F. Fall FF/DF

Samuel Aguilar 285 7-2 .778 2-1 5-1 4 1 0 2 0/0

Max Anderson 157 3-3 .500 +2-+2 1-1 2 1 0 0 0/0

Wyatt Cornelison 141 2-4 .333 +1-+1 1-3 2 0 0 0 0/0

Tyler Gianakopulos 184 1-2 .333 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0/0

Logan Gioffre 149 7-3 .700 +5-+1 2-2 6 1 0 0 0/0

Josh Harkey 197 0-5 .000 0-+4 0-1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Adam Jacob 133 0-5 .000 0-+2 0-3 0 0 0 0 0/0

Adam Kemp 165 4-5 .444 2-3 2-2 2 2 0 0 0/0

William Kloster 184 0-5 .000 0-+2 0-3 0 0 0 0 0/0

Kendall La Rosa 165 0-3 .000 0-0 0-3 0 0 0 0 0/0

Brawley Lamer 157 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 0 3 0 0 0/0

Legend Lamer 149 13-3 .813 5-0 8-3 8 2 1 2 0/0

Antonio Lorenzo 125 4-5 .444 2-3 2-2 2 0 0 2 0/0

Benny Martinez 125 1-8 .111 1-3 0-5 1 0 0 0 0/0

Joshua Medina 133 1-0 1.000 +1-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0/0

Dylan Miracle 165 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 2 0 0 0 0/0

Jarad Priest 174 3-4 .429 1-+3 2-1 2 1 0 0 0/0

Lawrence Saenz 141 4-4 .500 3-2 1-2 0 3 0 1 0/0

Nathan Tausch 174 3-1 .750 +1-0 2-1 1 1 0 0 0/1

Trevor Tinker 197 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 1 0 0 1 0/0

Bernie Truax 165 13-3 .813 5-0 8-3 4 1 4 4 0/0

Daniel Vizcarra 149 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Totals: +73-*^+83 .468 +34-*+36 39-^47 39 16 5 12 0/1

*Includes one forfeit Încludes zero medical forfeits +Includes 15 exhibitions (extra countable matches)

Iceman: My Fighting Life


huck Liddell ranks as one of, if not the, most famous Cal Poly graduates in the school’s history. For two years Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell reigned as the UFC

light heavyweight champion, but before that, Liddell starred in Mott Athletics Center as a 190-pound wrestler. Liddell released a book that chronicles his life as a fighter. Iceman: My Fighting Life debuted on February 17, 2008, and spent multiple weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Liddell started training for his career at the age of 12 in Santa Barbara. He was a four-year starter on the football team at San Marcos High School, and became a Division I wrestler at Cal Poly in 1988. After spending five years on the wrestling squad, Liddell would complete his degree while pursuing a career as a professional fighter, graduating in 1995 with a B.A.in business. As a graduation gift to himself, he had his iconic tattoo inked on his scalp which reads “Koei-Kan” (“prosper with happiness.”) He would then transition to mixed martial artist when he earned a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Lewis, ultimately aiming for a career that would take his fame and fortune to a new level. Liddell made his UFC debut in 1998 with a decision victory over Noe Hernandez. He soon established his reputation as a devastating striker with victories over Tito Ortiz, Renato Sobral and Wanderlei Silva over the next few years. On May 26, 2004, he knocked out Randy Couture in two minutes to win the Light Heavyweight Title. He defended his titles successfully five

times, all ending with either a knockout or a TKO. He surrendered his belt after losing in a matchup with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, three years to the day of being crowned champion. Liddell came out of retirement in 2018 to fight Ortiz once more and, on Nov. 24 in Inglewood, was defeated in a first-round knockout (4:24). Despite his busy schedule as a fighter and a world-renowned celebrity, Liddell still takes time to remember his roots as a Cal Poly Mustang. Liddell can often be seen matside at Cal Poly matches and is an avid fan of the team. He was inducted into the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

Chuck ‘The Iceman’

Liddell Cal Poly 1988–93

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Chuck Liddell “faces off” with Cal Poly 197-pound wrestler Ryan Smith during a practice session in 2008.

Cal Poly Wrestling Records


Most Wins (25) — Glenn Anderson, 1973 Best Win Percentage (1.000) — Glenn Anderson, 1973

Rick Worel, 1980 Scott Heaton, 1980 Seth Woodhill, 1993 Jake Gaeir, 1994 Ken Wyatt, 1968 Neal Mason, 1994 Chad Mendes, 2008 Boris Novachkov, 2011 Boris Novachkov, 2012

Best Win Streak (25) — Glenn Anderson 1973 Most Pins (12) — Scott Heaton 1979 Most Takedowns (90) — Robert Kiddy 1978 Most Escapes (58) — Steve Strange 1999 Most Penalty Points (17) — Seth Woodhill 1993

Most Team Points (116) — Glenn Anderson 1973 Most Wins (82) — Scott Heaton, 1976-80 Best Win Percentage (.878) — Scott Heaton, 1976-80 Best Two-Year Win % (1,000) — Boris Novachkov, 2011-12

Most Wins (41) — Cedric Haymon, 2002 Luis Montano, 1983

Best Win Percentage (.981) — Tom Kline, 1969 (.939) --- Boris Novachkov, 2011

Most Pins (17) — Tom Kline, 1969 Ryan DesRoches, 2010

Most Takedowns (203) — Eric Osborne, 1988

Most Wins (136) — Scott Heaton, 1976-80 Best Win Percentage (.939) — Terry Hall, 1968-70 Most Pins (55) — Scott Heaton, 1976-80

Year Place 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5th 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21st 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8th 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22nd 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9th 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12th 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T44th 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T24th 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9th 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22nd 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T45th 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T65th 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25th 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T44th 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T49th 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T58th 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T54th 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36th 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27th 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T36th 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41st 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33rd

Year Place 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28th 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T44th 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T55th 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T60th 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T29th 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31st 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16th 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25th 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23rd 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27th 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T26th 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43rd 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T18th 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32nd 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25th 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66th 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63rd 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T58th 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DNC 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T-62nd 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T-62nd 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48th 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Canceled 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T25th

Year Place 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd 1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7th 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st

Year Place 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st

Cal Poly’s only NCAA Division I national champions are Mark DiGirolamo (left), who won in 1976, and Tom Kline, the 1969 champ.

Cal Poly Team Finishes at NCAA Tournament Dual Meets (Season)Division I

Division II

Bruce Lynn :08 vs Oregon State (Mark Evenhus) 1975 Frank Oates :12 vs UCLA (Jeff Johnson) 1971 Ryan O’ Leary :15 vs Bucknell (Jason Prokopcha) 1992 Keith Leland :17 vs Stanford (Mark Feinstein) 1972 David Jack :18 vs So Illinois (Steve Byrne) 1979 Scott Heaton :18 vs Utah (Noel Prudent) 1980 Steve Gardner :19 vs Cal (Larry Cohn) 1973 Lennis Cowell :22 vs Northridge (Al Nett) 1965 Scott Heaton :22 vs Northridge (Jeff Watson) 1977 Howard Lawson :23 vs Oregon State (Terry Johnson) 1983 Dan Hayes :24 vs Fresno State (Darrel Goodin) 1977 Dale Amber :26 vs Long Beach St (Larry Budgen) 1981 Chris Delong :31 vs San Jose St (Anthony Palomino) 1984 Ryan DesRoches :32 vs Menlo (Jose Chacon) 2011 David Wells :33 vs Portland State (Adam Thomas) 1999 Chad Mendes :33 vs Stanford (Max Rosefigura) 2008 Ryan DesRoches :33 vs Menlo (Adam Obad) 2011

Note: Evan McKirdy recorded a fall in seven seconds in 2012 Keystone Classic

Dual Meets (Career)

Overall (Season)

Overall (Career)

Quickest Dual Meet Falls

CreditsThe 2021-22 Cal Poly Wrestling Media Guide is produced by the Cal Poly

Athletics Media Relations office, directed by Eric Burdick. Written, edited and designed by Eric Burdick. Cal Poly pages and inside back cover designed by Chris Giovannetti. Cover design by Sheneé Sanchez. Photos courtesy of Eric Burdick, Frank Stranzl, Ray Ambler, Tony Rotundo, Matt Aguirre, Randy Martin, Alexander Bohlen, Mark Nessia, Ricky Bassman, Randy Martin, Tim Tushla, Owen Main, Nathan Nybakke, Cal Poly Public Affairs and WIN Magazine.



1958 123 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harold Simonek 137 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Hall 147 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry Canfield 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fred Ford 191 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Delmec Scales Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Lovell

1959 137 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Hall

1960 Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Lovell

1961 130 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Root 137 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Pew 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Herbert Halley 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Norm Hoffman

1964 130 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Teem

1966 115 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Remer (Fourth Place) 130 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lennis Cowell 152 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Miller

1967 191 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Kline

1968 123 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam King 145 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kent Wyatt (Third Place) 152 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Finch 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Woods 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Bos 191 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Kline (Second Place)

1969 115 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Hall (Third Place) 145 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Johnson 152 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Finch 160 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Arnold 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .John Woods (Second Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Bos (Fourth Place) 191 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Kline (First Place)

1970 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Hall 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Anderson 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Torres 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rich Simmons

1971 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary McBride 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Anderson 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Morgan 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lee Torres (Third Place) 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allyn Cooke 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . .John Finch (Fourth Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Farner 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Maolfi Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Kopitar

1972 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary McBride 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Wassum 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Morgan (Fifth Place) 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Anderson 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allyn Cooke 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Leland

1973 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Morgan 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Glenn Anderson 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Allyn Cooke (Fourth Place) 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Leland Heavyweightt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank Barnhart

1974 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grant Arnold 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Rodger Warner (Sixth Place) 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cliff Hatch 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lynn 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sythell Thompson 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Leland

1975 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark DiGirolamo 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Torres 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Rodger Warner (Third Place) 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Hitchcock

158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lynn 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Cliff Hatch (Second Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sythell Thompson

1976 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Mark DiGirolamo (First Place) 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grant Arnold 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron McKinney 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Hitchcock 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Bardsley 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kim Wasick (Fifth Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . .Sythell Thompson (Fourth Place) 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Anaya

1977 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Flook 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Mount 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benje Williams 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron McKinney 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Heaton 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Kiddy 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kim Wassick 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sythell Thompson 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Anaya Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Hayes

1978 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Fischer (Fifth Place) 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tad Overmire 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Kiddy 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Heaton (Third Place) 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eugene Wais Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Jack

1979 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Fischer 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Cuestas 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Billy Fitzgibbons 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron McKinney 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Fleury 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Heaton 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Kiddy 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Worel 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Davis Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Jack

1980 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Gary Fischer (Fourth Place) 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Don Lamelle 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Mount 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Jeff Barksdale (Eighth Place) 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Fleury 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Kiddy 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Heaton 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Worel 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Davis Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Jack

1981 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris DeLong 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Cain 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lou Montano 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Troxler 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wayne Christian Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Speiler

1982 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al Gutierrez 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Mike Barfuss (Eighth Place) 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Cain 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat O'Donell 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Lou Montano (Eighth Place) 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Elinsky

1983 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Al Gutierrez (Eighth Place) 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Barksdale 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Pat O'Donell (Seventh Place) 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Lou Montano (Second Place)

1984 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Chris DeLong (Fourth Place) 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Romero 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Sayles

1985 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernie Geronimo 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cesar Escudero

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Cal Poly’s NCAA Division I National Championship Qualifiers

Scott Heaton 1976-80

Jake Gaier 1991-95

Darrell Vasquez 2003-07


Cal Poly’s NCAA Division I National Championship Qualifiers1985

142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Wood 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Romero 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Roger Sayles (Fourth Place) 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Mark Tracey (Seventh Place)

1986 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ernie Geronimo 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Mark Tracey (Seventh Place)

1987 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Galkowski 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Osborne 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Romero

1988 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Galkowski 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Eric Osborne (Fourth Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony Romero

1989 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Galkowski 126 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Pangelinan 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Martin

1990 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Tabarez 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Watts

1991 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Tabarez Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seth Woodill

1992 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Dansby 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jake Gaier 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Schwartz Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seth Woodill

1993 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Dansby 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jake Gaier Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seth Woodill

1994 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Morrissey 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jake Gaier (Third Place) 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neal Mason

1995 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Cano 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clark Conover 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neal Mason 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Lashley

1996 142 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bobby Bellamy 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Pratt 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike French

1997 118 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyson Rondeau 134 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Perryman 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Welk 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Wells 167 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeremiah Miller 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike French 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Adams

1998 150 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Welk 158 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .David Wells (Seventh Place) 177 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Bowles 190 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike French Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gan McGee

1999 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Gross 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cedric Haymon 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Wells 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike French Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gan McGee

2000 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alberto Garza 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Strange

2001 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Gharst 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cedric Haymon 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Strange 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Schenk

2002 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Cedric Haymon (Third Place) 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Strange

197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Schenk 2003

125 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vic Moreno 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nate Ybarra 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Cox 184 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Halsey 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Schenk Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Howe

2004 125 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vic Moreno (Sixth Place) 133 Pounds . . . . . . . .Darrell Vasquez (Fourth Place) 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Esparza 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Cox 184 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Halsey

2005 125 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vic Moreno (Sixth Place) 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Mendes 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Esparza 165 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brody Barrios 184 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Halsey

2006 125 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Mendes (Sixth Place) 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darrell Vasquez 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Roberts 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Owens 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Hernandez 184 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Halsey 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Monteiro

2007 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Darrell Vasquez (Fifth Place) 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Roberts 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chase Pami 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matt Monteiro Heavyweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cody Parker

2008 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boris Novachkov 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . .Chad Mendes (Second Place) 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chase Pami

2009 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Filip Novachkov 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Chase Pami (Seventh Place)

2010 133 Pounds . . . . .Boris Novachkov (Seventh Place) 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Filip Novachkov 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Fisher 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Chase Pami (Second Place) 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan DesRoches

2011 141 Pounds . . . . . .Boris Novachkov (Second Place) 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barrett Abel 165 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan DesRoches

2012 141 Pounds . . . . . . . .Boris Novachkov (Third Place) 165 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dominic Kastl 174 Pounds . . . . . . .Ryan DesRoches (Eighth Place) 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ryan Smith

2013 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Devon Lotito

2014 133 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Devon Lotito

2015 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dominic Kastl 184 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Fiegener

2017 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colton Schilling 157 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colt Shorts

2018 141 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colton Schilling 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Lane

2019 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Lane

2020 165 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bernie Truax 197 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Lane (All-American)

(Selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association)

2021 149 Pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Legend Lamer 174 Pounds . . . . . . . . . .Bernie Truax (Fourth Place)


Cedric Haymon 1998-2002

Mark DiGirolamo 1974-76

Thomas Lane 2016-20

Ryan DesRoches 2008-12

Cal Poly All–Time Series Records

Name Sports Years at Cal Poly Year Inducted Tom Kline Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966-69 1987 Pat Lovell Wrestling, Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1957-60 1989 Tom Hall Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1952-54, 1957-60 1990 Donald Adams Wrestling, Boxing, Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1956-63 1991 Sheldon Harden Coaching — Wrestling and Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1948-87 1991 Norm Gomes Wrestling, Athletic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-58 1993 Glenn Anderson Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-73 2000 Eduardo Labastida-Ochoa Wrestling, Soccer, Boxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-57 2000 Larry Morgan Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970-73 2003 Scott Heaton Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-80 2008 John Woods Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-69 2009 Chuck Liddell Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-93 2009 Ken Bos Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966-69 2011 Lennis Cowell Wrestling (Athlete and Coach) . . . . . . . . .1963-66, 1985-2003 2015 Mark DiGirolamo Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 2019

Wrestlers in the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame


School Last Meeting Record Adams State 1962 1-1 Air Force 2020 0-7 Alabama 1978 1-0 Alameda Naval 1954 0-1-1 American 2012 1-1 Arizona 1981 9-0 Arizona State 2021 14-38 Army West Point 2017 2-1 Ashland 1990 1-0 Auburn 1980 1-0 Augsburg College 2004 0-1 Augustana 1982 1-0 Ball State 1980 1-0 Biola 1971 2-0 Bloomsburg State 1978 2-0 Boise State 2017 12-17 Brigham Young 2000 11-6 Brown 2015 2-0 Bucknell 1993 1-1 Buffalo 2019 1-0 Cal Lutheran 1970 1-0 Cal Poly Pomona 1974 8-0 Cal State Fullerton 2011 31-6 Cal State Los Angeles 1968 12-0 Cal State Northridge 1977 14-0 California 1978 20-3-1 California Baptist 2021 5-3 Central Michigan 2013 1-2 Central Oklahoma 1999 4-1 Central Washington 2000 1-0 Chico State 1990 9-0 Cincinnati 1982 1-0 Clarion State 1980 4-1 Clemson 1986 1-1 Cleveland State 1978 0-2 Colorado 1979 1-0 Colorado State 1969 1-1 Columbia 2013 1-1 Cornell 1998 1-2 CSU Bakersfield 2020 20-31-2 Dana College 2005 1-0 Drake 1987 3-0 Drexel 2019 0-3 Duke 2016 0-1 East Carolina 1974 0-1 Eastern Illinois 1978 0-1 Eastern Michigan 2015 0-1

School Last Meeting Record Edinboro 1998 0-1 El Toro Marines 1948 0-1 Embry Riddle 2002 3-0 Fort Lewis (Colo.) 1986 1-0 Franklin & Marshall 1978 2-0 Fresno State 2020 27-20 Gardner Webb 2007 0-1 Grand Canyon 2016 2-0 Harvard 2009 2-0 Hofstra 2004 1-1 Indiana 2017 1-0 Iowa State 2005 0-2 Lehigh 2004 4-3 Little Rock 2021 1-0 Lock Haven 1994 0-1 Long Beach State 1977 15-1 LSU 1985 3-2 Mankato State 2001 3-0 Menlo 2014 4-0 Michigan 1971 0-0-1 Michigan State 1979 3-1 Minnesota 2008 1-3 Missouri 2012 2-4 Montclair State 1976 3-0 Navy 2004 4-4 Morgan 1994 1-0 Nebraska 2005 1-3 Nebraska-Omaha 1980 4-0 New Mexico 1995 4-2 New York Maritime 1970 1-0 Northwestern 2019 0-4 North Carolina 2009 2-2 North Dakota State 2017 1-3 Northern Arizona 1986 4-0 Northern Colorado 2020 2-6 Northern Illinois 2020 0-1 Northern Iowa 1990 5-4 Notre Dame 1990 2-0 Ohio State 1990 2-2 Oklahoma 2010 3-41-1 Oklahoma State 2010 0-28 Old Dominon 2016 1-1 Oregon 2008 25-18-1 Oregon State 2021 10-42 Oregon (Grants Pass) 1960 0-1 Pacific (Oregon) 2004 7-1 Penn 2018 0-1

School Last Meeting Record Penn State 1980 2-1 Pittsburg 1978 1-0 Portland 1978 1-0 Portland State 2007 1-0 Princeton 2015 0-1 Purdue 2015 1-4 Rutgers 2017 1-1 San Diego State 1991 14-5-1 San Francisco State 2019 442 San Jose State 1988 23-13-2 Santa Clara 1958 3-0-1 Slippery Rock 1979 1-0 Simon Fraser (Canada) 1986 1-0 Southern Colorado 1992 1-0 Southern Oregon 2011 3-0 South Dakota State 2015 1-2 Southern Illinois 1986 6-1 Springfield 1970 1-0 Stanford 2021 39-23-1 SUNY-Binghamton 1976 1-0 Syracuse 1986 2-0 Temple 1985 4-0 Tennessee 1985 2-1 Tenn. Chattanooga 2007 1-1 Toledo 1990 1-0 UC Davis 2010 20-2 UC Riverside 1973 1-0 UC Santa Barbara 1977 20-0 UCLA 1979 25-6 U.S. International 1971 1-0 UNLV 1984 8-0 USC 1949 1-0 Utah 1979 2-0 Utah State 1989 2-1 Utah Valley 2012 0-1 Virginia Tech 2009 0-1 Washington 1980 7-4 Washington State 1952 0-1 Weber State 1976 1-0 West Chester 1974 1-0 West Virginia 2017 1-1 Western St (CO) 1989 2-0 W. Washington 1970 2-0 Wisconsin 1986 0-1 Wyoming 2017 4-6 Total: 612-419-11 (.593)

First Place 177 -- Phil Sullivan, 1965 115 -- Mike Remer, 1966 145 -- Dennis Downing, 1966 145 -- Kent Wyatt, 1968 152 -- John Finch, 1968 191 -- Tom Kline, 1968 115 -- Terry Hall, 1969 167 -- John Woods, 1969 177 -- Ken Bos, 1969 191 -- Tom Kline, 1969 118 -- Terry Hall, 1970 118 -- Gary McBride, 1971 Hwt. -- Tim Kopitar, 1971 142 -- Glenn Anderson, 1971 134 -- Larry Morgan, 1973 150 -- Glenn Anderson, 1973 158 -- Cliff Hatch, 1974 190 -- Keith Leland, 1974

Second Place 191 -- Bill Fife, 1964 147 -- Jim Teem, 1965 167 -- Sam Cerceres, 1965 152 -- John Miller, 1966 115 -- John Garcia, 1967 167 -- John Woods, 1968 152 -- John Finch, 1969 160 -- Rick Arnold, 1969 150 -- Lee Torres, 1970 158 -- John Finch, 1970 177 -- Rich Simmons, 1970 134 -- Larry Morgan, 1971 177 -- Pat Farner, 1971 190 -- Gary Maiolfi, 1971 134 -- Larry Morgan, 1972 158 -- Allyn Cooke, 1973 190 -- Keith Leland, 1973 134 -- Grant Arnold, 1974 150 -- Rodger Warner, 1974 167 -- Bruce Lynn, 1974

Third Place 123 -- John Garcia, 1965 130 -- Lennis Cowell, 1965 191 -- Tom Kline, 1967 123 -- Sammy King, 1968 177 -- Ken Bos, 1968 145 -- Steve Johnson, 1969 Hwt. -- Dennis Petracek, 1969 126 -- Glenn Anderson, 1970 126 -- Glenn Anderson, 1971 142 -- Lee Torres, 1971 158 -- John Finch, 1971 158 -- Allyn Cooke, 1972 Hwt. -- Frank Barnhart, 1973 177 -- Sythell Thompson, 1974

Fourth Place 130 -- Jim Teem, 1964 115 -- Mike Remer, 1965 130 -- Lennis Cowell, 1966 118 -- Gary McBride, 1972 126 -- Mike Wassum, 1972 190 -- Keith Leland, 1972 177 -- Gary West, 1973 126 -- Leon Iannarelli, 1974

Fifth Place 152 -- John Miller, 1967 130 -- Jesse Flores, 1969 150 -- Allyn Cooke, 1971 118 -- Gary McBride, 1973 118 -- Guy Greene, 1974 142 -- Steve Gardner, 1974

Sixth Place 145 -- Kent Wyatt, 1967

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Cal Poly All–Time Results (Division I)1974-75

Date Opponent Time Nov. 12 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 26 at Cal State Fullerton 25-6 W Dec. 6-7 at Sun Devil Tournament (Tempe, AZ) Second Dec. 13 at Lehigh 21-20 W Dec. 14 at West Chester 28-15 W Dec. 14 at East Carolina 16-22 L Dec. 16 at Montclair State 31-15 W Dec. 17 at Clarion State 28-14 W Dec. 18 at Navy 18-19 L Jan. 3 OKLAHOMA STATE 15-20 L Jan. 8 OKLAHOMA 6-27 L Jan. 10 OREGON STATE 28-12 W Jan. 17 OREGON 14-22 L Jan. 20 at Iowa State 10-34 L Jan. 21 at Northern Iowa 22-11 W Jan. 22 at Drake 19-18 W Jan. 23 at Nebraska-Omaha 29-8 W Jan. 28 UCLA 28-6 W Jan. 31 CALIFORNIA 36-4 W Feb. 1 at Fresno State 40-6 W Feb. 4 at Stanford 25-9 W Feb. 5 at Arizona 32-9 W Feb. 7-8 at New Mexico Tournament NTS Feb. 13 PORTLAND STATE 26-11 W Feb. 14 WASHINGTON 25-14 W Feb. 18 UC SANTA BARBARA 41-2 W F.28-M.1 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Logan, UT) First Mar. 13-15 NCAA Championships (@ College Park, MD) Eighth 1975-76 Date Opponent Time Nov. 11 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 22 at UC Santa Barbara Tournament First Dec. 1 ARIZONA 27-12 W Dec. 5-6 at Arizona Tournament Second Dec. 12-13 at Beehive Tournament (Ogden, UT) First Jan. 7 DRAKE 26-9 W Jan. 8 CAL STATE FULLERTON 39-14 W Jan. 13 at California 29-9 W Jan. 15 FRESNO STATE 46-6 W Jan. 16 BOISE STATE 41-0 W Jan. 21 at Oklahoma State 8-27 L Jan. 22 at Oklahoma 15-15 T Jan. 23 at Central Oklahoma 33-6 W Jan. 24 at Louisiana State 32-9 W Jan. 28 STANFORD 41-9 W Jan. 30 at UC Santa Barbara 36-6 W Feb. 5 IOWA STATE 10-29 L Feb. 7 at UCLA 34-8 W Feb. 11 at Washington 27-10 W Feb. 12 at Portland State 20-18 W Feb. 13 at Oregon 26-14 W Feb. 14 at Oregon State 20-20 T Feb. 27-28 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Greeley, CO) First Mar. 11-13 NCAA Championships (@ Tucson, AZ) Sixth

1976-77 Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 20 at UC Santa Barbara Tournament First Dec. 3-4 at Arizona Tournament Second

——— Lehigh Quadrangular

Dec. 10 vs. Tennessee 30-8 W Dec. 11 vs. Southern Illinois 39-3 W Dec. 11 at Lehigh 16-17 L

——— Dec. 12 at SUNY-Binghamton 47-6 W Dec. 13 at Franklin & Marshall 45-0 W Dec. 14 at Navy 25-11 W Dec. 15 at Montclair State 33-3 W Dec. 16 at Syracuse 24-11 W Dec. 17 at Clarion State 25-9 W Jan. 7 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 51-3 W Jan. 11 LONG BEACH STATE 38-0 W Jan. 14 at Iowa 3-27 L Jan. 15 Leatherneck Classic (Macomb, IL) First Jan. 17 at Arizona State 11-23 L Jan. 18 at Arizona 24-15 W Jan. 20 OREGON 12-20 L Jan. 22 PORTLAND STATE 32-11 W Jan. 23 LOUISIANA STATE 36-0 W Jan. 28 at Minnesota 23-17 W Jan. 29 at Iowa State 18-16 W Jan. 30 at Nebraska-Omaha 42-6 W Jan. 31 at Northern Iowa 21-15 W Feb. 4 STANFORD 42-5 W Feb. 5 CALIFORNIA 39-0 W Feb. 9 at Cal State Fullerton Canceled Feb. 15 UC SANTA BARBARA 48-0 W Feb. 18 OREGON STATE 24-17 W Feb. 19 at Fresno State 39-4 W Feb. 24 UCLA 27-12 W March 4-5 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ San Luis Obispo, CA) First Mar. 19-20 NCAA Championships (@ Norman, OK) 22nd 1977-78 Date Opponent Time Nov. 10 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Dec. 2-3 at Arizona Invitational Third Dec. 10 at Michigan Canceled Dec. 11 at Hofstra 26-18 W Dec. 12 at Bloomsburg State 29-8 W Dec. 13 at Clarion State 16-20 L Dec. 14 at Penn State 11-24 L Dec. 15 at Cleveland State 8-28 L Jan. 3 NAVY (Cuesta College) 40-2 W Jan. 7 ARIZONA 34-3 W Jan. 11 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 36-6 W Jan. 12 CLARION STATE 29-15 W Jan. 19 WASHINGTON 34-11 W Jan. 22 at California 36-8 W Jan. 25 at UCLA (Cypress College) 24-14 W Jan. 26 CAL STATE FULLERTON 42-8 W Feb. 2 at Portland State 45-6 W Feb. 3 at Oregon 41-0 W Feb. 4 at Oregon State 7-31 L Feb. 9 FRESNO STATE 51-0 W Feb. 11 at San Jose State 32-8 W Feb. 14 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Canceled Feb. 16 at Missouri 18-20 L Feb. 17 at Eastern Illinois 18-21 L Feb. 18 at Southern Illinois 46-6 W Feb. 19 at Alabama 25-15 W Feb. 20 at Louisiana State 25-10 W Feb. 25 IOWA STATE 15-26 L March 3-4 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Fullerton, CA) First Mar. 16-18 NCAA Championships (@ College Park, MD) Ninth

1978-79 Date Opponent Time Nov. 8 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 16 ARIZONA STATE 13-21 L Dec. 1-2 at Arizona Tournament First

——— Lehigh Quadrangular

Dec. 8 vs. Southern Illinois 47-4 W Dec. 9 vs. Slippery Rock 39-9 W Dec. 9 at Lehigh 20-31 L

——— Dec. 11 at Bloomsburg State 24-14 W Dec. 12 at Penn State 25-21 W Dec. 13 at Pittsburgh 33-11 W Dec. 14 at Cleveland State 14-26 L Dec. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 27-12 W Dec. 17 OHIO STATE 29-11 W Jan. 5 OREGON 32-6 W Jan. 8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 43-10 W Jan. 11 CSU BAKERSFIELD 26-13 W Jan. 12 UCLA 29-13 W Jan. 16 COLORADO 43-3 W Jan. 18 PORTLAND STATE 38-8 W Jan. 19 at Cal State Fullerton 48-0 W Jan. 25 UNLV 35-8 W Jan. 26 at Nebraska-Omaha 32-8 W Jan. 27 at Northern Iowa 17-16 W Jan. 28 at Iowa 3-36 L Jan. 29 at Iowa State 8-33 L Feb. 2 at Fresno State 31-9 W Feb. 8 SAN JOSE STATE 27-13 W Feb. 9 LOUISIANA STATE 13-25 L Feb. 14 at Utah 37-6 W Feb. 15 at Brigham Young 31-6 W Feb. 16 at Arizona State 13-20 L Feb. 17 at Arizona 25-12 W Feb. 23-24 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ South Bend, IN) First Mar. 19-20 NCAA Championships (@ Ames, IA) 15th 1979-80 Date Opponent Time Nov. 8 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 15 ARIZONA STATE 19-23 L Nov. 16-17 at Boise State Invitational NTS Nov. 18 CAL STATE FULLERTON Canceled Nov. 21 at UCLA 22-15 W N.30-D.1 at Arizona Invitational Fourth Dec. 8 IOWA 27-12 W Dec. 14 MICHIGAN STATE 26-12 W Dec. 16 at Washington Invitational Second Dec. 17 UTAH 48-0 W Jan. 8 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 36-9 W Jan. 10 TEMPLE 36-12 W Jan. 11 BRIGHAM YOUNG 30-15 W Jan. 13 AUBURN 18-14 W Jan. 15 COLORADO Canceled Jan. 17 BALL STATE 37-6 W Jan. 18 at San Jose State 28-17 W Jan. 23 at CSU Bakersfield 22-20 W Jan. 24 ARIZONA 32-15 W Jan. 31 at Oregon 19-18 W Feb. 1 at Portland State 46-3 W Feb. 2 at Washington 35-7 W Feb. 14 at Northern Arizona 52-0 W Feb. 14 at Arizona 49-0 W Feb. 15 at Arizona State 21-17 W Feb. 16 at UNLV 39-6 W Feb. 23 IOWA STATE 9-24 L F.29-M.1 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Las Vegas, NV) First Mar. 19-20 NCAA Championships (@ Corvallis, OR) 12th



Date Opponent Time Nov. 12 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Dec. 1 PORTLAND STATE 43-0 W Dec. 3 at Clarion State 25-15 W Dec. 4 at Penn State 33-3 W Dec. 5 at Lehigh Invitational First Jan. 5 OKLAHOMA 16-24 L Jan. 6 OREGON 18-20 L Jan. 8 HOFSTRA 36-8 W Jan. 22 SAN JOSE STATE 16-20 L Jan. 25 at Northern Iowa 17-19 L Jan. 26 at Iowa State 9-31 L Jan. 27 at Iowa 0-48 L Jan. 29 ARIZONA STATE 14-27 L Feb. 14 at Biola Tournament First Feb. 19 at Arizona 31-7 W Feb. 20 at Arizona State 11-31 L Feb. 21 at UNLV 34-12 W Feb. 27-28 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ San Luis Obispo, CA) First Mar. 12-14 NCAA Championships (@ East Rutherford, NJ) 44th 1981-82 Date Opponent Time Nov. 12 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 20 at Oklahoma 7-38 L Nov. 27-28 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 4-5 at Sun Devil Tnmt. (Tempe, AZ) Second Dec. 12 IOWA 12-27 L Dec. 14 OHIO STATE 24-6 W Jan. 7 AUGUSTANA 37-0 W Jan. 8 ARIZONA STATE 16-15 W Jan. 12 CSU BAKERSFIELD 18-20 L

——— Virginia Duals

Jan. 15 vs. Clemson 30-8 W Jan. 15 Old Dominion 22-15 W Jan. 16 Navy 20-14 W

——— Jan. 17 at Cincinnati 46-0 W Jan. 17 vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga (Cincinnati) 26-17 W Jan. 17 vs. Tennessee (Cincinnati) 22-17 W Jan. 18 at Kentucky 25-12 W Jan. 22 at San Jose State 14-25 L Jan. 23 UNLV 39-3 W Jan. 27 at CSU Bakersfield 28-13 W Jan. 30 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 4 at Oregon 23-9 W Feb. 5 at Oregon State 27-9 W Feb. 6 at Portland State 38-7 W Feb. 11 SAN JOSE STATE 34-9 W Feb. 13 at Biola Invitational NTS Feb. 16 FRESNO STATE 33-8 W Feb. 19 at Arizona State 34-12 W Feb. 20 at UNLV 29-12 W Feb. 26-27 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Laramie, WY) Second Mar. 11-13 NCAA Championships (@ Ames, IA) 24th

1982-83 Date Opponent Time Nov. 12 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 19-20 at Humboldt State Tournament First Nov. 29 OKLAHOMA STATE 6-34 L Dec. 1 PORTLAND STATE 43-12 W Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational Fourth Dec. 10 at Arizona State 23-13 W Dec. 11 at UNLV 24-18 W Dec. 11 at Northern Arizona 49-0 W Dec. 29 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 28-15 W Jan. 4 OREGON STATE 28-9 W Jan. 5 OKLAHOMA 18-20 L Jan. 6 OREGON 28-9 W Jan. 8 TEMPLE 31-6 W Jan. 11 ARIZONA STATE 31-12 W Jan. 19 SAN JOSE STATE 20-19 W Jan. 22 STANFORD 39-5 W Jan. 27 CSU BAKERSFIELD 24-13 W Feb. 1 at CSU Bakersfield 24-13 W Feb. 5 at Biola Invitational First Feb. 9 at Fresno State 24-9 W Feb. 11 at Northern Iowa 12-34 L Feb. 12 at Iowa 0-47 L Feb. 13 at Minnesota 16-22 L Feb. 16 at San Jose State 16-20 L Feb. 25-26 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Cedar Falls, IA) Third Mar. 10-12 NCAA Championships (@ Oklahoma City, OK) Ninth 1983-84 Date Opponent Time Nov. 15 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 23 at Fresno State 17-23 L Dec. 2-3 at Las Vegas Invitational Sixth Dec. 10 at Beehive Tournament (Boise, ID) Second Jan. 4 at Cal State Bakersfield 15-19 L Jan. 12 at Central Oklahoma 23-19 W Jan. 13 at Oklahoma State 3-41 L Jan. 14 at Oklahoma 0-45 L Jan. 18 CAL STATE FULLERTON 40-3 W Jan. 19 SAN JOSE STATE 9-28 L Jan. 21 at San Francisco State 31-11 W Jan. 24 UNLV 31-11 W Jan. 26 at Oregon Canceled Jan. 27 at Portland State Tournament Second Jan. 28 at Portland State 28-14 W Jan. 29 at Oregon State 17-28 L Feb. 2 ARIZONA STATE 14-28 L Feb. 4 at Biola Tournament NTS Feb. 7 CSU BAKERSFIELD 13-26 L Feb. 10 at Arizona State 13-33 L Feb. 11 at UNLV 33-16 W Feb. 15 FRESNO STATE 22-14 W Feb. 17 at Stanford 33-8 W Feb. 18 at San Jose State 17-20 L Feb. 24 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Terre Haute, IN) Third Mar. 8-10 NCAA Championships (@ East Rutherford, NJ) 22nd

1984-85 Date Opponent Time Nov. 8 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 15 ARIZONA STATE 12-35 L Nov. 17 CAL POLY COLLEGIATE OPEN NTS Dec. 4 at San Jose State 20-25 L Dec. 7-8 at Las Vegas Invitational 11th Jan. 1 OREGON STATE 19-24 L Jan. 3 OREGON 24-13 W Jan. 5 NEW MEXICO 15-23 L Jan. 8 OKLAHOMA 14-31 L Jan. 9 NORTHERN IOWA 14-23 L


Jan. 11 vs. North Carolina 32-17 W Jan. 11 vs. Louisiana State 14-31 L Jan. 12 vs. Temple 31-18 W Jan. 12 vs. Iowa State 6-41 L Jan. 12 vs. Tennessee 21-27 L

——— Jan. 17 at CSU Bakersfield 18-27 L Jan. 18 PORTLAND STATE 40-13 W Jan. 19 STANFORD 28-15 W Jan. 23 FRESNO STATE 15-24 L Jan. 25-26 at Oregon Classic Second Feb. 1 at Cal State Fullerton 30-18 W Feb. 2 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 30-11 W Feb. 5 CSU BAKERSFIELD 22-20 W Feb. 8-9 at Biola Tournament Third Feb. 13 at Fresno State 15-34 L Feb. 15 at Arizona State 13-31 L Feb. 23 SAN JOSE STATE 28-9 W March 2-3 NCAA Division I West Regional (@ Des Moines, IA) Third Mar. 19-20 NCAA Championships (@ Oklahoma City, OK) 11th 1985-86 Date Opponent Time Nov. 7 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 15 UC DAVIS 47-6 W Dec. 4 *SAN JOSE STATE 39-14 W Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 14 at CSU Bakersfield 15-30 L Jan. 8 TEMPLE 25-16 W


Jan. 10 vs. Wisconsin 16-23 L Jan. 10 vs. North Carolina 10-32 L Jan. 11 vs. Syracuse Won FF Jan. 11 vs. Clemson 18-25 L

——— Jan. 13 at Oklahoma State 5-39 L Jan. 13 at Oklahoma 9-37 L

——— Cal State Fullerton Duals

Jan. 19 vs. New Mexico 15-33 L Jan. 19 vs. Arizona State 34-15 W Jan. 19 at Cal State Fullerton 27-21 W Jan. 19 vs. Southern Illinois 24-25 L

——— Jan. 22 at Oregon 19-24 L Jan. 23 vs. Oregon State (Portland, OR) 8-34 L Jan. 23 at Portland State 24-32 L Jan. 24 vs. Pacific (Oregon) (Portland, OR) 24-22 W Jan. 24 vs. Simon Fraser (Portland, OR) 18-31 L Jan. 25 at Portland Invitational NTS Jan. 28 CSU BAKERSFIELD 7-37 L Jan. 31 *at San Jose State 26-19 W Feb. 1 at Stanford 26-26 T Feb. 8 at Biola Tournament NTS Feb. 12 *at Fresno State 5-30 L Feb. 19 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 18-17 W Feb. 27 Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. Championships (@ Logan, UT) Fourth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ Iowa City, IA) T-45th * Pacific Coast Athletic Association match



Date Opponent Time Nov. 13 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 22 vs. Northern Arizona (Tempe, AZ) 28-12 W Nov. 22 vs. Fort Lewis (Tempe, AZ) 42-12 W Nov. 22 at Arizona State 6-28 L Nov. 22 vs. Phoenix College (Tempe, AZ) 35-13 W Nov. 26 *at Cal State Bakersfield 23-24 L Nov. 29 vs. Oklahoma State (Fresno, CA) 7-35 L Nov. 29 at Fresno State 18-17 W Dec. 2 OKLAHOMA 8-29 L Dec. 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 30-31 at Hawaii Tournament NTS Jan. 4 *OREGON 20-14 W Jan. 5 PORTLAND STATE 30-13 W Jan. 5 CHICO STATE 21-16 W Jan. 7 NOTRE DAME 21-19 W Jan. 10 at Doc Peterson Tournament (Chico) NTS Jan. 15 at Brigham Young 12-29 L Jan. 16 at Utah State 13-36 L Jan. 16 at Weber State 24-15 W Jan. 21 *STANFORD 30-15 W Jan. 22 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 34-6 W Jan. 25 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 17-20 L Jan. 25 SAN JOSE STATE 37-10 W Jan. 31 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 8 *ARIZONA STATE 6-42 L Feb. 11 *at Cal State Fullerton 15-18 L Feb. 18 FRESNO STATE 29-13 W March 7-8 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Corvallis, OR) Sixth Mar. 19-20 NCAA Championships (@ College Park, MD) DNQ * Pacific-10 Conference match 1987-88 Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 13 FRESNO STATE 31-10 W Nov. 25 *at CSU Bakersfield 17-17 T Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 10 vs. Central Oklahoma (Norman, OK) 12-24 L Dec. 10 at Oklahoma 6-31 L Dec. 12 vs. Drake (Norman, OK) 35-6 W Dec. 12 vs. Oklahoma State (Norman, OK) 4-37 L Jan. 3 at Fullerton Open NTS Jan. 5 UTAH STATE 22-18 W Jan. 8 *BOISE STATE 29-12 W Jan. 15 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 19-18 W Jan. 19 *at Stanford 22-15 W Jan. 20 at San Francisco State 32-8 W Jan. 20 at San Jose State 23-8 W Jan. 27 *at Oregon 13-21 L Jan. 28 at Pacific (Oregon) 36-7 W Jan. 28 vs. Portland St. (Forest Grove, OR) 18-20 L Jan. 29 *at Oregon State 20-16 W Feb. 3 BRIGHAM YOUNG 17-15 W Feb. 13 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 26-15 W Feb. 13 SAN JOSE STATE 46-0 W Feb. 19 at Fresno State 25-5 W Feb. 21 *ARIZONA STATE 19-26 L Feb. 28-29 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Fullerton, CA) Fourth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ Ames, IA) 25th * Pacific-10 Conference match

1988-89 Date Opponent Time Nov. 10 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 19 at Arizona State Tournament NTS Nov. 22 PORTLAND STATE 17-21 L Nov. 23 *at CSU Bakersfield 18-22 L Nov. 26 *ARIZONA STATE 9-37 L Nov. 28 *at Boise State 26-12 W Dec. 2-3 at Las Vegas Invitational 12th Dec. 14 MINNESOTA 11-28 L Dec. 16 OHIO STATE 16-23 L Dec. 30 *OREGON STATE 23-8 W Jan. 3 WESTERN COLORADO 36-3 W Jan. 5 OKLAHOMA 10-31 L Jan. 5 *OREGON 23-15 W Jan. 13-14 at Oregon Classic Third Jan. 21 at Brigham Young 9-28 L Jan. 21 at Utah State 22-18 W Jan. 27-28 at MIWA Tournament (Provo, UT) Seventh Feb. 3 *STANFORD 23-13 W Feb. 3 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 29-15 W Feb. 8 *at Cal State Fullerton 12-29 L Feb. 10 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 19-19 T Feb. 17 FRESNO STATE 18-17 W Feb. 26-27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Tempe, AZ) Fourth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ Tulsa, OK) T-44th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1989-90 Date Opponent Time Nov. 9 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 15 at San Francisco State 23-15 W Nov. 22 *at CSU Bakersfield 6-30 L Dec. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational 14th Dec. 18 *at Oregon 11-27 L Dec. 19 *at Oregon State 13-25 L Dec. 19 at Portland State 23-18 W Dec. 31 at Fullerton Open NTS Jan. 3 NOTRE DAME 21-15 W Jan. 4 *BOISE STATE 12-21 L Jan. 4 NORTHERN IOWA 6-31 L Jan. 6 at Oregon Classic Seventh Jan. 10 CSU BAKERSFIELD 9-30 L Jan. 19 at Ashland 24-10 W Jan. 19 at Toledo 25-10 W Jan. 20 at Indiana 5-37 L Jan. 20 at Ohio State 8-32 L Jan. 25 at Oklahoma State 5-38 L Jan. 25 at Oklahoma 6-29 L Feb. 2 *at UC Davis 36-3 W Feb. 14 BRIGHAM YOUNG 17-16 W Feb. 17 *at Stanford 16-20 L Feb. 23 *CAL STATE FULLERTON Won FF Feb. 28 at Fresno State 3-36 L March 10-11 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Bakersfield, CA) Seventh Mar. 22-24 NCAA Championships (@ College Park, MD) T-49th * Pacific-10 Conference match

1990-91 Date Opponent Time Nov. 9 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 14 *at Stanford 21-18 W Nov. 17 *at Arizona State 9-24 L Nov. 17 vs. New Mexico (@ Tempe, AZ) 33-6 W Nov. 21 at CSU Bakersfield 11-20 L Nov. 27 CHICO STATE 27-5 W N.30-D.1 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 22 OKLAHOMA 27-7 W Dec. 30 at Fullerton Open Fourth Jan. 3 *OREGON 15-19 L Jan. 6 at San Diego State 39-0 W Jan. 11 *OREGON STATE 18-18 T Jan. 16 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 12-23 L Jan. 17 BUCKNELL 28-12 W Jan. 25 at San Francisco State 36-3 W Jan. 26 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) First Jan. 30 *at Boise State 18-20 L Jan. 31 at Brigham Young 14-20 L Feb. 2 *UC DAVIS Canceled Feb. 3 *at Cal State Fullerton 12-19 L Feb. 6 Portland State 35-12 W Feb. 15 FRESNO STATE 26-14 W Feb. 23-24 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Palo Alto, CA) Eighth Mar. 14-16 NCAA Championships (@ Iowa City, IA) T-58th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1991-92 Date Opponent Time Nov. 15 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 24 SAN DIEGO STATE 40-0 W Nov. 27 *at CSU Bakersfield 7-28 L Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 29 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Jan. 3 at Oklahoma 9-25 L Jan. 4 at Sooner Open NTS Jan. 10 *BOISE STATE 15-22 L Jan. 12 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 41-9 W Jan. 12 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 21-25 L Jan. 25 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Jan. 31 at Fresno State 5-35 L Feb. 1 *STANFORD 23-23 T Feb. 5 *at Oregon 17-22 L Feb. 6 at Pacific (Oregon) 34-13 W Feb. 6 at Portland State 21-23 L Feb. 7 *at Oregon State 7-35 L Feb. 13 BRIGHAM YOUNG 14-23 L Feb. 15 WYOMING 25-15 W Feb. 28-29 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Eugene, OR) Sixth Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships (@ Oklahoma City, OK) T-54th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1992-93 Date Opponent Time Nov. 13 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 21 *at UC Davis 36-6 W Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 18 PORTLAND STATE 28-14 W Dec. 20 at Fullerton Open NTS Jan. 3 at Sooner Open DNC (Weather) Jan. 7 *OREGON STATE 9-33 L Jan. 12 FRESNO STATE 12-21 L Jan. 15 at San Francisco State 25-12 W Jan. 15 *at Stanford 31-9 W Jan. 17 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 18-15 W Jan. 22 *at Boise State 12-27 L Jan. 23 at Brigham Young 18-15 W Jan. 27 BUCKNELL 18-20 L Jan. 30 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (Bakersfield) NTS Feb. 6 *OREGON 21-13 W Feb. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE Canceled Feb. 13 OKLAHOMA 13-27 L Feb. 21 *at Cal State Fullerton 15-17 L F.28-M.1 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Boise, ID) Fourth Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships (@ Ames, IA) 36th * Pacific-10 Conference match



Date Opponent Time Nov. 12 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 21 at CS Fullerton Open Eighth Nov. 24 *at CSU Bakersfield 9-30 L Dec. 3-4 at Las Vegas Invitational 14th Jan. 5 *BOISE STATE 22-16 W Jan. 7 at Oklahoma 15-24 L Jan. 8 at Sooner Open Eighth


Jan. 14 vs. Cornell 21-23 L Jan. 14 vs. Morgan State 25-9 W Jan. 14 vs. Missouri 23-16 W Jan. 15 vs. Navy 15-28 L Jan. 15 vs. Lock Haven 15-21 L

——— Jan. 21 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 32-9 W Jan. 21 *UC DAVIS 31-10 W Jan. 28 BRIGHAM YOUNG 18-16 W Jan. 29 *STANFORD 26-13 W Feb. 2 at Fresno State 6-30 L Feb. 5 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) Third Feb. 9 at Portland State 34-6 W Feb. 9 *at Oregon State 15-26 L Feb. 10 at Pacific (Oregon) 31-13 W Feb. 10 *at Oregon 16-20 L Feb. 19 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 30-10 W Feb. 26-27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ San Luis Obispo, CA) Fifth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ Chapel Hill, NC) 27th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1994-95 Date Opponent Time Nov. 4 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 13 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Nov. 25-26 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 2 *at UC Davis 35-9 W Dec. 3 at San Francisco State 35-7 W Dec. 3 *at Stanford 34-7 W Dec. 17 PORTLAND STATE 40-5 W Dec. 17 NEBRASKA 15-24 L Jan. 6 OKLAHOMA 14-21 L Jan. 7 *OREGON 17-20 L Jan. 10 NEW MEXICO 42-0 W Jan. 14 at Aggie Open (Davis) NTS Jan. 20 *at Boise State 18-20 L Jan. 21 at Brigham Young 24-11 W Jan. 27 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 15-17 L Jan. 30 *at Arizona State 15-21 L Feb. 1 FRESNO STATE 15-25 L Feb. 4 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) Second Feb. 11 *at Cal State Fullerton 43-0 W Feb. 24-25 Pacific-10 Conference Championship (@ Corvallis, OR) Sixth Mar. 16-18 NCAA Championships (@ Iowa City, IA) T-36th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1995-96 Date Opponent Time Nov. 3 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 11 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Jan. 4 at Oklahoma 9-30 L Jan. 4 at Central Oklahoma 29-17 W Jan. 6 at Oklahoma State 0-47 L Jan. 10 *BOISE STATE 22-16 W Jan. 13 BRIGHAM YOUNG 19-16 W Jan. 16 *ARIZONA STATE 15-23 L Jan. 19 at Pacific (Oregon) 30-7 W Jan. 19 at Portland State 31-15 W Jan. 20 *at Oregon 22-15 W Jan. 26 *STANFORD 34-7 W Feb. 3 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 7 at Fresno State 7-28 L Feb. 9 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 24-9 W Feb. 11 *UC DAVIS 25-15 W Feb. 11 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 33-6 W Feb. 17 *OREGON STATE 6-36 L Feb. 18 *at CSU Bakersfield 3-33 L March 1-2 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Bakersfield, CA) Fifth Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships (@ Minneapolis, MN) 41st * Pacific-10 Conference match

1996-97 Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational 14th Dec. 15 *at Oregon State 10-27 L Jan. 4 PURDUE 15-25 L Jan. 7 OKLAHOMA STATE 10-30 L Jan. 10 OKLAHOMA 17-17 T Jan. 17 at Brigham Young 16-16 T Jan. 18 `*at Boise State 22-16 W Jan. 24 *OREGON 15-14 W Jan. 26 *at UC Davis 29-12 W Jan. 31 at San Francisco State 25-13 W Jan. 31 *at Stanford 25-6 W Feb. 1 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) First Feb. 6 *at Arizona State 13-23 L Feb. 12 *at Cal State Fullerton 29-13 W Feb. 15 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 24-19 W Feb. 17 PORTLAND STATE 43-3 W Feb. 22 FRESNO STATE 16-24 L March 2-3 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Tempe, AZ) Third Mar. 20-22 NCAA Championships (@ Cedar Falls, IA) 33rd * Pacific-10 Conference match 1997-98 Date Opponent Time Nov. 7 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 22-6 Nov. 16 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational 20th Dec. 14 *at Oregon 18-19 L Dec. 14 at Portland State 45-0 W Jan. 4 LEHIGH 18-17 W Jan. 6 *BOISE STATE 25-9 W


Jan. 9 vs. Brown 23-18 W Jan. 9 vs. Edinboro 13-22 L Jan. 10 vs. North Carolina 29-7 W Jan. 10 vs. Cornell 15-22 L

——— Jan. 10 at Aggie Open (Davis) NTS Jan. 17 BRIGHAM YOUNG 28-9 W Jan. 18 *OREGON STATE 11-29 L Jan. 23 *ARIZONA STATE 8-30 L Jan. 31 at Oklahoma 14-27 L Jan. 31 at Oklahoma State 3-32 L Feb. 7 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. Seventh Feb. 12 *STANFORD 27-9 W Feb. 14 *UC DAVIS 20-15 W Feb. 14 *CAL STATE FULLERTON Won by FF Feb. 15 *at CSU Bakersfield 14-23 L Feb. 18 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 27-9 W Feb. 20 at Fresno State 19-18 W F.28-M.1 Pacific-10 Conference Championship (@ Fullerton, CA) Fifth Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships (@ Cleveland, OH) 28th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1998-99 Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 14 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational Seventh Dec. 14 *at Oregon State 9-42 L Dec. 18 OKLAHOMA STATE 6-36 L

——— Reno Duals

Dec. 20 vs. Central Michigan 21-17 W Dec. 20 vs. Purdue 7-28 L Dec. 20 vs. Nebraska 10-35 L

——— Jan. 8 *OREGON 19-18 W Jan. 13 PORTLAND STATE 28-9 W Jan. 16 at Brigham Young 20-16 W Jan. 17 *at Boise State 22-10 W Jan. 23 *at UC Davis 26-18 W Jan. 23 *at Stanford 26-12 W Jan. 26 at San Francisco State 30-9 W Jan. 29 FRESNO STATE 17-17 T Jan. 31 at Embry-Riddle 29-14 W Jan. 31 *at Arizona State 14-27 L Feb. 6 at California Collegiate Inv. (SFS) Second

Feb. 12 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 19-25 L Feb. 14 OKLAHOMA 8-31 L Feb. 17 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 31-10 W Feb. 27-28 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Palo Alto, CA) Fifth Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships (@ University Park, PA) T-44th * Pacific-10 Conference match 1999-2000 Date Opponent Time Nov. 18 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 20 *at Cal State Fullerton 38-9 W Dec. 1 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 3-4 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 11 at Central Oklahoma 26-13 W Dec. 11 at Oklahoma 3-42 L Dec. 19 at Reno Tournament 10th Jan. 7-8 at Aggie Open NTS Jan. 8 PURDUE 15-22 L Jan. 13 *BOISE STATE 18-22 L Jan. 15 BRIGHAM YOUNG 10-23 L

——— Oregon Duals (Portland, Oregon)

Jan. 22 *vs. Oregon 15-29 L Jan. 22 vs. Pacific (Oregon) 28-13 W Jan. 22 vs. Central Washington 32-14 W Jan. 22 *at Portland State 28-12 W Jan. 22 vs. Air Force 15-19 L

——— Jan. 29 *OREGON STATE 7-35 L Jan. 30 *ARIZONA STATE 15-22 L Feb. 2 *UC DAVIS 25-14 W Feb. 5 at Calif. Collegiate Invitational (SFS) Fifth Feb. 8 at Fresno State 9-28 L Feb. 11 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 29-18 W Feb. 11 *STANFORD 15-21 L Feb. 12 NEBRASKA 18-30 L Feb. 13 *at CSU Bakersfield 9-28 L Feb. 26-27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Davis, CA) Ninth Mar. 13-15 NCAA Championships (@ St. Louis, MO) T-55th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2000-01 Date Opponent Time Nov. 10 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 12 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational 21st Dec. 17 OKLAHOMA STTE 3-36 L Dec. 20 at Reno Tournament NTS Jan. 5 at Embry-Riddle 31-9 W Jan. 5 *at Arizona State 14-27 L Jan. 7 at Aggie Open (Davis) NTS Jan. 12 FRESNO STATE 17-20 L Jan. 14 OKLAHOMA 6-28 L Jan. 18 *BOISE STATE 17-22 L Jan. 20 *at Oregon State 12-28 L Jan. 20 at Pacific (Oregon) 33-6 W Jan. 28 *OREGON 23-20 W Jan. 29 *PORTLAND STATE 28-16 W Feb. 2 at San Francisco State 32-3 W Feb. 2 *at UC Davis 28-7 W Feb. 3 at Calif. Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 7 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 20-18 W Feb. 9 vs. Minn.-Mankato (@ Stanford) 23-21 W Feb. 10 *at Stanford 26-9 W Feb. 15 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 38-5 W Feb. 24-25 Pacific-10 Conference Championship (@ Eugene OR) Fifth Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships (@ Iowa City, IA) 60th * Pacific-10 Conference match



Date Opponent Time Nov. 15 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 23-17 Nov. 17 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Nov. 28 *at Cal State Fullerton 34-9 W N.30-D.1 at Las Vegas Invitational T-11th Dec. 16 *PORTLAND STATE 34-4 W Dec. 16 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 26-11 W Dec. 20 at Reno Tournament Sixth Dec. 29-30 at Midlands (Evanston, IL) T-34th

——— Lone Star Duals (Arlington, TX)

Jan. 5 vs. Cornell 15-21 L Jan. 5 vs. Brown 30-9 W Jan. 5 vs. Princeton 26-12 W Jan. 5 vs. Central Oklahoma 17-21 L

——— Jan. 9 EMBRY-RIDDLE 37-4 W Jan. 9 *BOISE STATE 15-20 L Jan. 12 at Aggie Open NTS Jan. 13 at Oklahoma State 0-48 L Jan. 13 at Oklahoma 3-40 L Jan. 20 *STANFORD 25-18 W Jan. 20 MENLO COLLEGE 31-15 W Jan. 26 *ARIZONA STATE 28-15 W Jan. 27 *OREGON STATE 14-20 L Feb. 2 at California Collegiate Inv. (SFS) Second Feb. 5 *at CSU Bakersfield 25-16 W Feb. 9 *at Oregon 19-15 W Feb. 13 at Fresno State 16-19 L FEB. 16 *UC DAVIS 27-9 W March 2-3 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Corvallis, OR) Fifth Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships (@ Albany, NY) T-29th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2002-03 Date Opponent Time Nov. 21 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold W Nov. 23 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational 13th Dec. 15 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 24-12 W Dec. 15 MENLO COLLEGE 34-4 W Dec. 19 at Reno Tournament 11th

——— Lone Star Duals (Arlington, TX)

Jan. 4 vs. Northwestern 21-16 W Jan. 4 vs. Missouri 18-26 L Jan. 4 vs. Central Oklahoma 17-21 L Jan. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan 19-20 L

——— Jan. 11 OKLAHOMA 16-28 L Jan. 18 NEBRASKA 21-22 L Jan. 19 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 23-13 W Jan. 24 vs. Embry Riddle (@Tempe, AZ) Won FF Jan. 24 *at Arizona State 9-32 L Jan. 30 *at UC Davis 22-15 W

Jan. 31 at San Francisco State 32-4 W Jan. 31 *at Stanford 35-12 W Feb. 1 at Calif. Collegiate Invitational (SFS) Sixth Feb. 5 *OREGON 22-15 W Feb. 7 *at Portland State 31-7 W Feb. 8 *at Oregon State 12-23 L Feb. 9 *at Boise State 2-31 L Feb. 14 FRESNO STATE 12-25 L March 2-3 Pacific-10 Conference Championship (@ Boise, ID) Fourth Mar. 20-22 NCAA Championships (@ Kansas City, MO) 31st * Pacific-10 Conference match 2003-04 Date Opponent Time Nov. 20 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 23-17 Nov. 22 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 3 *at Cal State Fullerton 30-12 W Dec. 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational Eighth Dec. 18 at Reno Tournament Fifth

——— Arizona State Duals

Jan. 4 vs. Iowa State 16-18 L Jan. 4 vs. Missouri 6-37 L Jan. 4 vs. American 46-0 W

——— Jan. 7 COLUMBIA 25-12 W Jan. 7 *BOISE STATE 22-17 W Jan. 9 at Oklahoma State 6-35 L Jan. 10 at Oklahoma 9-34 L Jan. 17 at Aggie Open (UC Davis) NTS Jan. 18 *at CSU Bakersfield 16-26 L Jan. 23 *STANFORD 12-20 L Jan. 29 at Fresno State 22-16 W Jan. 31 at California Collegiate Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 6 *OREGON STATE 12-22 L Feb. 8 *ARIZONA STATE 12-19 L Feb. 15 *PORTLAND STATE 47-0 W Feb. 15 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 28-9 W Feb. 20 *UC DAVIS 18-17 W F.29-M.1 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Tempe, AZ) Second Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships (@ St. Louis, MO) T-16th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2004-05 Date Opponent Time Nov. 11 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 16-7 Nov. 13 vs. Navy (@CSU Bakersfield) 16-26 L Nov. 14 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 14-25 L Nov. 20 at Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 3-4 at Las Vegas Invitational NTS Dec. 19 at Reno Tournament Sixth Dec. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE 9-32 L

———

Oregon Classic Jan. 7 vs. Augsburg College 15-25 L Jan. 7 at Portland State 36-9 W Jan. 7 vs. Pacific (Oregon) 39-4 W

——— Jan. 9 *at Oregon State 12-30 L Jan. 15 OKLAHOMA 6-26 L

——— National Duals (@ Cleveland)

Jan. 22 vs. Lehigh 8-37 L Jan. 22 vs. Hofstra 16-23 L

——— Jan. 28 at San Francisco State 31-15 W Jan. 28 *at UC Davis 17-19 L Feb. 4 *at Boise State 15-26 L Feb. 5 at All-California Invitational (@SFS) NTS Feb. 9 *at Stanford 14-23 L Feb. 12 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 20-19 W Feb. 13 FRESNO STATE 12-32 L Feb. 18 *at Arizona State 9-33 L Feb. 27-28 Pacific-10 Conference Championship (@ Cal Poly) Sixth March 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ St. Louis, MO) 25th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2005-06 Date Opponent Time Nov. 17 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 19-12 Nov. 19 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Nov. 30 at Cal State Fullerton 27-14 W Dec. 2-3 at Las Vegas Invitational Seventh Dec. 14 *PORTLAND STATE 39-6 W

——— Nebraska Duals

Dec. 17 Dana College 41-6 W Dec. 17 at Nebraska 21-19 W

——— Dec. 18 at Iowa State 18-26 L Jan. 4 *OREGON 26-15 W Jan. 4 *OREGON STATE 9-27 L Jan. 14 PURDUE 29-10 W Jan. 14 *BOISE STATE 24-14 W Jan. 20 at Oklahoma State 8-36 L Jan. 21 at Oklahoma 8-36 L Jan. 27 *ARIZONA STATE 22-25 L Feb. 1 *at CSU Bakersfield 19-26 L Feb. 4 at All-California Invitational (@SFS) Fourth Feb. 7 at Fresno State 19-28 L Feb. 10 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 48-3 W Feb. 10 *STANFORD 29-13 W Feb. 17 *UC DAVIS 28-7 W Feb. 26-27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships @ Stanford) Second Mar. 16-18 NCAA Championship (@ Oklahoma City, OK) 23rd * Pacific-10 Conference match


In 2020, former Cal Poly assistant wrestling coach Matt Azevedo was selected for induction into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame. The induction cer-emony was postponed until May 14, 2022, in Laguna Hills, Calif., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, former Mustang wrestlers Sam Cerceres and Steve Gardner were selected for Lifetime Service Awards.

Azevedo was an assistant coach at Cal Poly from 2004-06. Cerceres was an NCAA Division II All-American in 1965 while Gardner earned similar hon-ors in 1974.

Former Cal Poly wrestling standouts Joe Dansby and Joe Faria were inducted in 2017, none with Cal Poly connections in 2018 and Clark Conover and Chris Anaya were inducted in 2019.

Former Mustang assistant coach Jamill Kelly was inducted in 2016. Former Cal Poly wrestling standout Scott Heaton was inducted in 2015 while Dennis

Downing earned a Lifetime Achievement Award. The total number with Mustang connections hon-

ored by the California Wrestling Hall of Fame is now 28. California Wrestling Hall of Fame inductees or Lifetime Service Award winners with a Cal Poly connection:

2000 -- John Azevedo, Mark DiGirolamo, Vaughan Hitchcock, Pat Lovell, John Woods.

2001 -- Ken Bos, Larry Morgan. 2002 -- Glenn Anderson, Sheldon Harden, Tom Kline,

Kent Wyatt. 2003 -- Tom Hall. 2006 -- Lennis Cowell. 2011 -- Neil Pew. 2012 -- Lou Montano. 2014 -- Dennis Bardsley, Jeff Barksdale, Dan Pry, Gary

Meissner, Doug Perrin 2015 -- Scott Heaton, Dennis Downing 2016 -- Jamill Kelly 2017 -- Joe Dansby, Joe Faria 2019 — Clark Conover, Chris Anaya 2020 — Matt Azevedo, Sam Cerceres, Steve Gardner

california wrestling hall of fame

Former Cal Poly assistant wrestling coach Matt Azevedo, now head coach at Drexel, enters Hall in 2022. Last year’s ceremony was postponed.

Cal Poly All–Time Results (Division I)


2006-07 Date Opponent Time Nov. 16 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 23-17 Nov. 18 at CS Fullerton Open 1st Dec. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational 15th Dec. 9 OKLAHOMA. 7-31 L Dec. 18 OKLAHOMA STATE 12-25 L Dec. 18 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 17-16 W Dec. 20 at Reno Tournament 4th Jan. 4 *at Boise State 20-15 W Jan. 5 *at Portland State 32-15 W Jan. 5 *at Oregon 19-21 L

——— Chippewa Challenge (Central Michigan U.)

Jan. 21 #vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga 6-34 L Jan. 21 #at Central Michigan 0-38 L Jan. 21 #vs. Gardner-Webb 22-25 L

——— Jan. 26 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 25-15 W Feb. 2 at San Francisco State 31-14 W Feb. 2 *at Stanford 13-25 L Feb. 3 at All-Calif. Tnmt. (SF State) N/A Feb. 4 *OREGON STATE 12-33 L Feb. 9 NORTHERN COLORADO 22-16 W Feb. 11 *at Arizona State 18-26 L Feb. 15 *at UC Davis 21-18 W Feb. 24-25 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@Bakersfield) 4th Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships (@Detroit, MI) 27th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2007-08 Date Opponent Time Nov. 7 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 21-13 Nov. 11 at Michigan State Open NTS Nov. 18 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Nov. 28 *at Cal State Fullerton 18-17 W Dec. 8 MINNESOTA 12-23 L Dec. 14 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 27-9 W Dec. 14 *OREGON STATE 16-23 L Dec. 18 at Reno Tournament Sixth Jan. 3 WEST VIRGINIA 12-24 L Jan. 4 *OREGON 22-15 W Jan. 11 *ARIZONA STATE 24-17 W Jan. 13 *BOISE STATE 5-26 L Jan. 25 *UC DAVIS 28-15 W Jan. 26 at All-California Open (SF State) NTS Feb. 8 *STANFORD 16-27 L Feb. 10 *at CSU Bakersfield 12-27 L Feb. 15 at Oklahoma 9-32 L Feb. 16 at Oklahoma State 6-36 L March 2-3 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (Eugene, OR) Sixth Mar. 20-22 NCAA Championships (@St. Louis, MO) T-26th

* Pacific-10 Conference match 2008-09 Date Opponent Time Nov. 5 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 22-10 Nov. 15 MENLO COLLEGE 30-10 W Nov. 15 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 26-13 W Nov. 23 at CS Fullerton Open NTS Nov. 23 at Missouri Open NTS Dec. 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational 28th

——— Central Coast Duals

(Madonna Inn Expo Center, San Luis Obispo) Dec. 13 Cal Poly vs. Oklahoma L 7-35 Missouri vs. CSU Bakersfield M 25-14 Dec. 13 Missouri vs. CS Fullerton M 34-5 Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield O 26-12 Dec. 13 Cal Poly vs. Missouri L 6-36 Oklahoma vs. CS Fullerton O 29-7

——— Dec. 16 OKLAHOMA STATE 6-37 L Dec. 18 at Reno Tournament of Champions 25th

——— Lone Star Duals (Dallas)

Jan. 3 vs. Harvard 19-16 W Jan. 3 vs. North Carolina 3-31 L Jan. 3 vs. Virginia Tech 9-34 L

——— Jan. 9 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 10-24 L

Jan. 14 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 9-28 L Jan. 23 *at Oregon State 4-36 L Jan. 24 *at Boise State 0-41 L Jan. 31 *at Arizona State 10-36 L Jan. 31 at All-California Open (SF State) NTS Feb. 15 *at Stanford 18-21 L Feb. 15 *at UC Davis 15-32 L March 1-2 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (CS Fullerton) Sixth Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships (@St. Louis, MO) 43rd * Pacific-10 Conference match 2009-10 Date Opponent Time Nov. 7 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 14 *at Cal State Fullerton 26-13 W Nov. 20 at Missouri 22-15 W Nov. 22 at Missouri Open NTS Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational (@ Primm) 7th Dec. 16 *at CSU Bakersfield 22-18 W Dec. 20 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions 6th Jan. 2 at Oklahoma State 13-21 L Jan. 3 at Oklahoma 13-27 L Jan. 9 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 29-9 W Jan. 14 at San Francisco State 32-9 W Jan. 22 *STANFORD 28-11 W Jan. 24 *BOISE STATE 13-23 L Jan. 30 at All-California Open (@ SFS) NTS Feb. 5 *ARIZONA STATE 20-18 W Feb. 6 *OREGON STATE 18-21 L Feb. 12 *UC DAVIS 34-7 W Feb. 26-27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ UC Davis) Third Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships (@ Omaha, NE) T-18th * Pacific-10 Conference match 2010-11 Date Opponent Time Oct. 30 at Meathead Open (@ Cuesta) NTS Nov. 6 GREEN vs. GOLD NTS Nov. 13 *CAL STATE FULLERTON 36-14 W Nov. 20 at Fullerton Open NTS Dec. 3-4 at Las Vegas Invitational 14th Dec. 17 SOUTHERN OREGON 36-9 W CAL BAPTIST 31-15 W MENLO COLLEGE 30-15 W Dec. 19 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions Ninth Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Open (@ Evanston, IL) 11th Jan. 14 WYOMING 18-16 W Jan. 21 *at Oregon State 18-15 W Jan. 23 *at Boise State 6-29 L Jan. 28 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 23-12 W Jan. 30 *at Arizona State 40-11 W Feb. 5 at California Coll. Inv. (SFS) NTS Feb. 11 *at Stanford 15-21 L Feb. 13 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 43-3 W Feb. 27 Pacific-10 Conference Championships (@ Oregon State) Sixth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (@ Philadelphia, PA) 32nd * Pacific-10 Conference match

2011-12 Date Opponent Time Nov. 5 at Roadrunner Open NTS Nov. 12 at Cowboy Open NTS Nov. 13 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 14-9 Nov. 18 *at CSU Bakersfield 28-10 W Nov. 23 at Menlo College 40-6 W Dec. 2-3 at Las Vegas Invitational 11th Dec. 11 *OREGON STATE (@Cuesta) 6-36 L Dec. 18 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions Sixth Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Open (Evanston) 33rd Jan. 6 AMERICAN 13-25 L Jan. 8 *BOISE STATE 22-20 W Jan. 13 at San Francisco State 25-13 W Jan. 15 *STANFORD 17-23 L Jan. 20 at Wyoming 9-26 L Jan. 21 at Air Force 15-30 L Jan. 27 *ARIZONA STATE 26-11 W Feb. 3 vs. Utah Valley (Stanford) 17-19 L Feb. 4 at Calif. Collegiate Open NTS

--- NWCA National Duals (Piscataway, N.J.)

Feb. 11 vs. Missouri 6-34 L Feb. 11 at Rutgers 24-22 W

--- Feb. 26 Pacific-12 Conference Championships (Boise State) Fifth Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships (@ St. Louis, MO) 25th * Pacific-12 Conference match

2012-13 Date Opponent Time Nov. 2 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 22-7 Nov. 8 vs. Drexel (@Bakersfield) 11-28 L Nov. 8 at CSU Bakersfield 13-27 L Nov. 10 at Roadrunner Open (Fresno) NTS Nov. 18 at Keystone Inv. (Philadelphia) T-9th N.30-D.1 at Las Vegas Invitational 21st Dec. 7 CAL BAPTIST 27-19 W Dec. 16 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions 20th

--- Mustang Duals

Jan. 6 COLUMBIA 13-28 L Jan. 6 WYOMING 6-34 L Jan. 6 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 27-15 W

--- Jan. 12 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 10-22 L Jan. 20 AIR FORCE (Homecoming) 3-39 L Jan. 27 *at Stanford 9-27 L Feb. 2 at Calif. Collegiate Open (SF) NTS Feb. 8 *at Oregon State 0-50 L Feb. 10 *at Boise State 3-43 L Feb. 15 *at Arizona State 3-38 L Feb. 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6-41 L March 2 Pacific-12 Conference Championships (Arizona State) Sixth Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships (@ Des Moines, IA) 66th * Pacific-12 Conference match 2013-14 Date Opponent Time Nov. 1 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 21-15 Nov. 7 *at CSU Bakersfield 25-6 W Nov. 17 at Roadrunner Open (Fresno) Fourth Nov. 24 at San Francisco St. 16-16 (61-56) W Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational 24th Dec. 16 at Cal Baptist 18-19 L Dec. 22 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions NTS Dec. 29-30 at Midlands 26th Jan. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6-35 L Jan. 12 *BOISE STATE 6-35 L Jan. 18 MENLO 29-9 W Jan. 24 at Wyoming 12-29 L Jan. 26 at Northern Colorado 17-19 L Jan. 30 *OREGON STATE (Outdoors) 12-22 L Feb. 1 at California Collegiate Open (San Francisco State) NTS Feb. 9 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 10-31 L Feb. 9 *STANFORD 9-24 L Feb. 14 *ARIZONA STATE (HC) 15-24 L March 2 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Stanford) Sixth Mar. 20-22 NCAA Championships (at Oklahoma City, OK) 63rd * Pacific-12 Conference match 2014-15 Date Opponent Time Oct. 24 GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 17-15 Nov. 2 at Clarion Open NTS Nov. 2 at San Francisco State Under-21 Open NTS Nov. 8 CAL BAPTIST 15-18 L Nov. 8 SAN FRANCISCO STATE 9-24 L Nov. 14 PURDUE 9-30 L Nov. 16 at Roadrunner Open (Fresno) NTS Nov. 21 NO. COLORADO (outdoors) 22-23 L

--- Windy City Duals (at Evanston, Ill.)

Dec. 6 at Northwestern 12-38 L Dec. 6 vs. Eastern Michigan 7-30 L Dec. 6 vs. Princeton 6-35 L

--- Dec. 21 at Reno Tournament of Champions 13th

Cal Poly All–Time Results (Division I)


Jan. 9 WYOMING 15-23 L Jan. 10 BROWN 28-11 W Jan. 16 AIR FORCE 19-20 L Jan. 18 *at Stanford 13-22 L Jan. 23 at North Dakota State 9-27 L Jan. 25 at South Dakota State 10-23 L Jan. 29 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 13-29 L Feb. 5 *at Boise State 22-15 W Feb. 7 *at Oregon State 10-26 L Feb. 15 at Grand Canyon 33-3 W Feb. 16 *at Arizona State 9-30 L Mar. 1 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Oregon State, Corvallis, OR) Sixth Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships (at St. Louis, MO) Tie-58th * Pacific-12 Conference match 2015-16 Date Opponent Time Oct. 25 GREEN vs. GOLD Green 15-12 Nov. 2 *STANFORD 6-35 L Nov. 7 at San Francisco State 29-8 W Nov. 13 DREXEL 12-28 L Nov. 15 at Roadrunner Open (Fresno) NTS Nov. 21 vs. Old Dominion (Gilroy, CA) 9-28 L Dec. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invitational 34th Dec. 20 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions NTS Jan. 1-2 at Southern Scuffle 27th Jan. 8 *at CSU Bakersfield 9-26 L Jan. 17 DUKE 18-28 L Jan. 22 at Northern Colorado 19-22 L Jan. 23 at Wyoming 2-35 L Jan. 30 GRAND CANYON 25-12 W Feb. 5 *OREGON STATE 12-31 L Feb. 13 *ARIZONA STATE 12-24 L Feb. 14 *^BOISE STATE (UU Plaza) 23-15 W Feb. 27 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Tempe, AZ) Sixth Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (at New York, N.Y.) DNQ * Pacific-12 Conference match ^ Homecoming 2016-17 Date Opponent Time Oct. 21 %GREEN vs. GOLD Gold 14-6 Nov. 3 %SAN FRANCISCO STATE 36-7 W Nov. 3 No. 27 INDIANA 19-18 W Nov. 5 *at No. 15 Stanford 9-21 L Nov. 12 CAL BAPTIST 30-13 W Nov. 12 NORTHWESTERN 8-30 L Nov. 13 No. 23 RUTGERS 4-38 L Nov. 18 %ARMY 10-23 L Nov. 20 at Roadrunner Open (Clovis North HS) NTS Dec. 2-3 at Las Vegas Invitational 24th Dec. 18 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions 4th

Jan. 3 No. 22 WEST VIRGINIA 19-18 W Jan. 8 *at Arizona State 15-30 L Jan. 20 &No. 22 WYOMING 3-32 L Jan. 22 ÂIR FORCE 10-21 L Jan. 28 #No. 24 NORTH DAKOTA ST. 6-30 L Jan. 28 #*CSU BAKERSFIELD 21-18 W Feb. 5 NORTHERN COLORADO 21-18 W Feb. 10 *at Oregon State 10-25 L Feb. 12 *at Boise State 16-23 L Feb. 26 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Stanford) Sixth Mar. 16-18 NCAA Championships (at St. Louis, MO) T-62nd

* Pacific-12 Conference match % UU Plaza & Homecoming ^ Performing Arts Center # Matches held at Righetti High School

2017-18 Date Opponent Time Nov. 19 at Roadrunner Open (Bakersfield) NTS Dec. 1-2 at Las Vegas Invitational T-31st Dec. 15 NORTHWESTERN 8-30 L Dec. 17 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions T-9th Dec. 29-30 at Midlands (Chicago) 24th Jan. 4 at Fresno State 13-29 L Jan. 7 vs. Penn (at Stanford) 13-32 L Jan. 19 at Northern Colorado 20-21 L Jan. 21 at Air Force Canceled Jan. 26 *^STANFORD 14-23 L Jan. 31 *at CSU Bakersfield 15-28 L Feb. 3 *at Oregon State 11-34 L Feb. 11 *ARIZONA STATE 9-38 L Feb. 25 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Oregon State) Fifth Mar. 15-17 NCAA Championships (at Cleveland, OH) T-62nd

* Pacific-12 Conference match ^ Homecoming 2018-19 Date Opponent Time Nov. 3 at Menlo Open Second Nov. 10 CAL BAPTIST 10-28 L Nov. 18 Black Knight Inv. (West Point, NY) Sixth Nov. 18 at Roadrunner Open (Bakersfield) NTS N.30-D.1 at Las Vegas Invitational T-39th Dec. 17 NORTHWESTERN 16-32 L Dec. 20 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions 17th Dec. 28-29 at Midlands (Chicago) 29th Jan. 5 at Menlo Collegiate Invitational Ninth Jan. 11 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 11-24 L Jan. 18 ^NORTHERN COLORADO 13-28 L Feb. 2 *OREGON STATE 10-37 L Feb. 9 FRESNO STATE (Rec Center) 6-41 L Feb. 10 AIR FORCE 6-39 L

Feb. 17 *at Stanford 5-32 L Feb. 22 *at Arizona State 7-32 L Mar. 9 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Arizona State) Fifth Mar. 21-23 NCAA Championships (at Pittsburgh, PA) 48th

* Pacific-12 Conference match ^ Alumni Weekend 2019-20 Date Opponent Time Nov. 2 at Michigan State Open NTS Nov. 16 ^SAN FRANCISCO STATE 29-15 W Nov. 23 BUFFALO 23-10 W Nov. 24 at Roadrunner Open (Bakersfield) NTS Dec. 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational 19th Dec. 15 at Reno Tnmt. of Champions NTS Dec. 19 DREXEL 21-25 L Dec. 29-30 at Midlands (Hoffman Estates, IL) 25th Jan. 2 at Fresno State 16-24 L Jan. 4 at Menlo Tournament NTS Jan. 10 &NORTHERN ILLINOIS 9-23 L Jan. 17 *&STANFORD 13-22 L Jan. 23 at California Baptist 19-16 W Feb. 7 at Northern Colorado 18-25 L Feb. 9 at Air Force 14-29 L Feb. 14 *CSU BAKERSFIELD 9-26 L Feb. 15 *ARIZONA STATE 0-43 L Feb. 22 *at Oregon State 15-24 L Mar. 7 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Stanford) Fifth Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships (at Minneapolis, MN) Canceled

^ at O’Neill Green (Football Tailgate) * Pacific-12 Conference match & Alumni Weekend

2020-21 Date Opponent Time Jan. 3 Cal Poly Tri-Meet 11 a.m.

(Utah Valley, Frtesno State) Jan. 11 Northern Colorado Canceled Jan. 14 *&Oregon State 17-23 L Jan. 24 *Little Rock 33-8 W Jan. 24 California Baptist 30-12 W Jan. 24 North Dakota State Canceled Jan. 28 *Stanford 15-21 L Feb. 11 *vs. CSU Bakersfield (at Tempe) Canceled Feb. 11 *at Arizona State 6-34 L Feb. 24 vs. CSU Bakersfield (ECMs only) N/A Feb. 28 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Oregon State) Fourth Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships (at Saint Louis, Missouri) T-25th

^ at O’Neill Green (Football Tailgate) * Pacific-12 Conference match & Alumni Weekend

alumni weekend / crab feedThe Cal Poly wrestling program will cel-

ebrate over 60 years of Mustang tradition on the mat with its Sixth Annual Alumni and Booster Weekend on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, 2022.

All proceeds will go directly to the Cal Poly wrestling program thanks to our corpo-rate sponsors.

The Alumni and Booster Weekend is expected to draw over 200 attendees to San Luis Obispo to take part in the weekend’s festivities.

“Anytime you have a couple hundred passionate wrestling alumni, family, and friends get together, you are setting yourself up for a very entertaining and fulfilling weekend,” Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas said.

On Friday, Jan. 7, social will begin at 6 p.m. at Mott Athletics Center and will include beverages and tri-tip tasting. The Homecoming dual against Northern Colorado will begin at 7 p.m.

Two years ago, Cal Poly’s 1979-80 team which upset No. 1-ranked Iowa 27-12 in a dual meet,

was honored at intermission of the Stanford dual meet and an all-alumni photoshoot followed.

“It is with much pride and privilege that we honored our 1979-80 team. They were some of the toughest guys to ever put on a Cal Poly singlet,” said Sioredas. “I was thoroughly impressed with what they were able to accomplish both at our great institution and in their professional careers.”

The Alumni and Booster Weekend last year was canceled due to the pandemic.

On Saturday, Jan. 8, the Sixth Annual Crab Feed Benefit and Silent Auction will take place, also on campus in the Multi Activity Center. Parking is available free of charge in the Grand Avenue Parking Structure adjacent to the Performing Arts Center. Cocktail hour begins at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner and silent auction slated for 6 p.m.

RSVP by purchasing tickets for the event at tickets.calpoly.edu. Individual tickets are available at $100, which includes the Crab Feed, Pre-Match Social and dual meet.

Tables are priced at $650, which includes eight tickets to the Crab Feed, Pre-Match Social and dual meet.

Proceeds of all ticket sales as well as from the event will go directly to the Cal Poly Wrestling Program.

For more information, contact Cal Poly wrestling by email at [email protected].

This is Cal Poly

More than 22,000 students, nationally-renown courses of study and the top-ranked public master’s university in the western United States

... all 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Located in the central California coastal town of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly comprises one of 23 campuses in the California State University, the nation’s largest four-year undergrad-uate university system. Each CSU campus is given considerable freedom to develop its programs and each institution boasts its own qualities and strengths. Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing principle of instruction prepares undergraduates for careers in applied technical and professional fields. From computers to crops, Cal Poly holds that the best preparation for any endeavor is derived through practical application. This ideal has set Cal Poly apart from other schools and been the school’s driving phi-losophy since its 1901 founding. Courses at Cal Poly emphasize a high proportion of lab work, fieldwork and special assignments, culminating with a senior project. Unique on-campus opportunities – such as an organic farm and a student-run daily newspaper and majors of study ranging from aerospace engineering to wine and viticulture – make hands-on learning a daily reality at Cal Poly. In total, Cal Poly confers bach-elor's degrees in 66 separate areas of study (37 master’s programs). Nine of those degrees are exclusive to the San Luis Obispo campus (see next page). For 28 consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Cal Poly as the top public master’s university in the western U.S. The publication also ranked Cal Poly’s com-puter and civil engineering programs No. 2 nationwide, College of Engineering as No. 7 and aerospace, electrical and mechanical engineering each No. 3. On-campus activities are headquartered at the renown University Union and Cal Poly’s student-run activities have earned enviable reputations across the nation. Week of Welcome offers first-quarter students a successful introduction to the collegiate experience through a team of trained student leaders and university officials, all of whom provide aca-demic and social resources, encourage awareness and promote relationships with the campus and Central Coast community. Athletically, Cal Poly boasts one of the most successful Division I programs for an insti-tution of its size. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during the 2020-21 academic year, the athletics department – which sponsors 21 varsity programs – saw the women’s

track and field, women’s golf and beach volleyball teams advance to the NCAA regionals and capture Big West titles as well. The women's track and field squad earned its first-ever Big West team championship, 32 points ahead of runner-up Cal State Fullerton. Individual conference titles were earned by Julianna Ruotolo in the heptathlon, Anisa Rind (400), Brooke Tjerrild (pole vault) and Emily Hallett (hammer). The 4-by-400 relay team of Molly Ross, Cassidy Hubert, Ruotolo and Rind also won a Big West title. The Mustang women's

golf team captured its second Big West title in program history with a two-stroke victory over UC Davis and qualified for the NCAA Stanford Regional. The beach volleyball squad won its second straight Big West title and finished fourth in the NCAA National Championship at Gulf Shores, Alabama, defeating Stanford and falling to USC and UCLA. Emily Sonny and Macy Gordon were named AVCA first-team All-Americans. The Cal Poly men's tennis team claimed the Big West regular season title for the first time in eight years and finished second in the con-ference tournament, losing the final match in a third-set tiebreaker. In baseball, shortstop Brooks Lee earned four All-American awards, pitchers Bryan Woo and

Andrew Alvarez were drafted and signed and catcher Myles Emmerson signed a free agent contract as well. In wrestling, Bernie Truax earned Cal Poly's first Pac-12 title in three years and went on to finish fourth in the NCAA National Championships at 174 pounds. Cal Poly swimmer Kieran McNulty captured Mountain Pacific Sports Federation titles in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle events. With the exception of football, which played three games in the spring of 2021, no fall sports were held at Cal Poly due to the pandemic. Internationally, Cal Poly was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics by former Mustangs Sharon Day (United States, high jump), Jimmy Van Ostrand (Canada, baseball) and Stephanie Brown Trafton, whose gold medal for the United States in the discus com-petition was the first such feat by a Mustang athlete. Day (heptathlon) and Brown Trafton (discus) also qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Wrestler Boris Novachkov qualified for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in 65-kilogram (143-pound) freestyle competition while softball pitcher Sierra Hyland (Team Mexico) and baseball pitch-er Joey Wagman (Team Israel) represented Cal Poly in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

For the 28th straight year, Cal Poly was named the best public, master’s-level university in the West by U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges guidebook. The 2021 guide provides data on more than 1,800 colleges and universities and rankings for more than 1,400 institutions. It lists Cal Poly in third overall in the West — up one from last year and an improvement of nine spots from 2019’s rankings. In addition, several College of Engineering programs were ranked as the best in the nation among public educational institu-tions, and Cal Poly was ranked as the top western school for vet-erans among public and private institutions that participate in fed-eral initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members pay for their degrees. “For more than a generation, we have taken pride in being rec-ognized as one of the best universities in the nation,” said univer-sity President Jeffrey D. Armstrong. “Our goal is to produce the next generation of industry innovators and future leaders who, through Learn by Doing, graduate ready to contribute in their careers from Day One. These rankings also positively reflect on our talented and dedicated faculty and staff who devote them-selves to helping students thrive and succeed in life.”

The College of Engineering plaza, located on the northwest corner of the Cal Poly campus.

Athletics and Academic Excellence • www.gopoly.com

CAL POLY AN ACADEMIC DYNASTY 28 YEARS IN THE MAKINGBEST IN THE WEST

• Affiliation: Member of the 23-campus California State University, the largest four-year public university system within the United States • Location: San Luis Obispo, approximately 220 miles south of San Francisco and 200 miles north of Los Angeles • Terms: Four 11-week quarters per year • Student Body (Fall 2020 Quarter): 22,287 • Faculty: 1,244, with a 19-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio • Accredited and Recognized Programs: 24 • Estimated 2017-18 Annual Fee Average for Students (California Residents): Undergraduates – $9,432; Graduate – $9,432 • Out-of-State Tuition and Fees (2017-18): $21,312 • Room and Board (2017-18): $13,115 per year • Other Fees (Books, Supplies, Transportation. etc.): $4,566 per year

THE CAL POLY BREAKDOWN

Within individual areas of study, U.S. News and World Report ranked Cal Poly’s College of Engin-eering No. 8 among public engineering programs for schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s (Cal Poly was bested only by the United States Military Academy and Air Force Academy). A number of College of Engineering programs ranked high in the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs in their individual specialty categories. The university’s industrial/manufacturing program was ranked No. 1; aerospace/aeronautical/astro-nautical engineering, computer engineering, civil engineering and electrical/electronic/communica-tions all ranked No. 2; mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering ranked at No. 3.


• During the last survey conducted among those students who graduated during the 2016-17 aca-demic year, 89 percent of Cal Poly students report-ed working full time or attending graduate school within one year of receiving an undergraduate degree. Breaking down the figures, 70 percent of Cal Poly graduates were working full time within one year of graduation, 17 percent were attending grad-uate school and 6 percent were at least employed part time. Additionally, 96 percent of those employed were in fields related to their college degree. • The median starting salary for those Cal Poly stu-dents graduating during the 2016-17 academic year was $60,900. • Cal Poly’s admissions process is highly competi-tive. A total of 54,062 freshman and 11,112 transfer and graduate applications were received for the Fall 2019 term. About 4,500 freshmen and 860 transfer students are expected to enroll. • Cal Poly has more than 132,000 alumni living and working across the globe. San Luis Obispo County features the largest concentration of Cal Poly alum-ni (14,479), followed by Santa Clara County (8,480) and Los Angeles County (8,454). • Of the 21,812 students enrolled at Cal Poly during the 2018-19 academic year, 29 percent were from the San Francisco Bay Area, 6.8 percent from the Central Coast (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey counties), 22 percent from the Los Angeles area, 6 percent from the San Joaquin Valley, 8 percent from the San Diego area, 7 per-cent from the Sacramento area, 4 percent from other California counties, 16 percent from other U.S. states and 1 percent international students. • Cal Poly’s main campus features more than 1,300 acres. Off-site acreage includes the adjacent San Luis Creek Ranches (1,614 acres), non-adjacent Western Ranches (3,043), Swanton Pacific Ranch in Santa Cruz County (3,200) and the Valencia Property (500), also located in Santa Cruz County. Cal Poly is the second-largest land-holding institu-tion in the state, ranking behind the University of California. Cal Poly, however, uses all of its holdings in active support of education. • Cal Poly annually remains among the top-10 schools in the United States in granting degrees to Hispanic, Asian and other minority students in the fields of agriculture, architecture and engineering. According to Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, Cal Poly ranked No. 4 nationally in granting agriculture degrees to Hispanic students; No. 5 in architecture degrees to students of all minority groups and architecture degrees to both Asian and Hispanic students; No. 6 in agriculture degrees to Asian students; No. 7 in agriculture

degrees to students of all minority groups and No. 8 in engineering degrees to Hispanic students. Overall, Cal Poly ranked No. 12 in granting degrees to all minorities. • The average high school grade-point average for freshmen enrolling at Cal Poly for the 2018-19 school year was 4.10. Average SAT score was 1,402 for reading and mathematics combined while the average ACT score was 30. • Hundreds of firms recruit and employ Cal Poly grads each year. Cal Poly annually hosts between 300 and 600 employers through an on-campus recruiting program and career fairs. • Measuring 203,605 square feet, Robert E. Kennedy Library contains approximately 2,576,300 items. This collection features more than 620,000 books, 107,000 bound periodicals and an exten-sive collection of government documents and exclusive collections. • The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 94 percent. • 39 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid at Cal Poly. Total money awarded for 2017-18 was over $172 million and the average need-based scholarship or grant award was $3,524. • Recognized as a leading source of accounting graduates, Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business is one of only two public universities in California (along with the University of California) to be recog-nized by Business Week magazine as one of the top 100 undergraduate business programs in the nation. • As part of developing a comprehensive curriculum for a degree in wine and viticulture, Cal Poly and E&J Gallo Winery have established a state-of-the-art vineyard on campus. • The National Science Foundation has recognized Cal Poly’s science programs as among the most innovative undergraduate curriculums in the United States. A new 190,000-square-foot Center for Science and Mathematics was completed by Fall 2013. • The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences is the nation’s fourth-largest undergraduate agricultural program. • Cal Poly recently announced a $110 million gift from Bill and Linda Frost for its College of Science and Mathematics, the largest financial donation ever given to the university and the California State University system.

FACTS, FIGURES AND ACHIEVEMENTS


THE CAL POLY EXPERIENCE

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

• Agriculture and Environmental Plant Sciences* (BS) • Agricultural Business (BS, Minor) • Agricultural Communication (BS, Minor) • Agricultural Science (BS) • Agricultural Systems Management* (BS) • Animal Science (BS) • BioResource and Agricultural Engineering* (BS) • Dairy Science* (BS) • Environmental Earth and Soil Science (BS) • Environmental Management and Protection (BS) • Food Science (BS, Minor) • Forestry and Natural Resources (BS) • Nutrition (BS, Minor) • Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration (BS) • Wine and Viticulture (BS) COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN • Architectural Engineering* (BS, Minor) • Architecture (BArch) • City and Regional Planning (BS, MCRP, Minor) • Construction Management (BS, Minor) • Landscape Architecture (BLA, Minor)

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING • Aerospace Engineering (BS) • Biomedical Engineering* (BS) • Civil Engineering (BS) • Computer Engineering (BS) • Computer Science (BS, Minor) • Electrical Engineering (BS) • Environmental Engineering (BS) • General Engineering (BS) • Industrial Engineering (BS) • Manufacturing Engineering (BS) • Materials Engineering (BS) • Mechanical Engineering (BS) • Software Engineering (BS)

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS • Anthropology and Geography (BA) • Art and Design (BA) • Child Development (BS, Minor) • Communication Studies (BA, Minor) • Comparative Ethnic Studies (BA) • English (BA, Minor) • Graphic Communication (BS, Minor) • History (BA, Minor) • Journalism (BS) • Modern Languages and Literatures (BA) • Music (BA, Minor) • Philosophy (BA, Minor) • Political Science (BA) • Psychology (BS, Minor) • Sociology (BA, minor) • Theatre Arts (BA, Minor)

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

• Biochemistry (BS) • Biological Sciences (BS) • Chemistry (BS) • Kinesiology (BS) • Liberal Studies (BS/BA) • Marine Sciences (BS) • Mathematics (BS, Minor) • Microbiology (BS, Minor) • Physics (BS, BA, Minor) • Statistics (BS, Minor) ORFALEA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

• Business Administration (BS) • Economics (BS, Minor) • Industrial Technology and Packaging (BS, Minor)

SEPARATE MINOR PROGRAMS • Accounting • Actuarial Preparation • Agricultural Education • Anthropology/Geography • Art History • Asian Studies • Astronomy • Biology • Biotechnology • Computing for Interaactive Arts • Crop Science • Dairy Industries • Dance • Data Science, Cross Disciplinary Studies • Entrepreneurship • Environmental Soil Science • Environmental Studies • Equine Science • Ethnic Studies • Ethics, Public Policy, Science and Technology • Event Planning and Experience Management • French • Fruit Science

• Gender, Race, Culture, Science and Technology • Geographic Information Systems • Geology • German • Gerontology • Global Politics • Indigenous Studies in Natural Resources and the Environment • Integrated Marketing Communications • Italian Studies • Land Rehabilitation and Restoration Ecology • Landscape Horticulture • Latin American Studies • Law and Society • Linguistics • Meat Science and Processing • Media Arts, Society and Technology • Military Science • Multidisciplinary Design • Photography • Plant Protection • Poultry Management • Queer Studies • Rangeland Resources • Real Property Development • Religious Studies • Science and Risk Communication • Spanish • Studio Art • Sustainable Agriculture • Sustainable Environments • Water Science • Western Intellectual Tradition • Women's and Gender Studies

MASTER’S PROGRAMS • Accounting (MS) • Aerospace Engineering (MS) • Agricultural Education (MAE) • Agriculture (MS), with specializations in BioResource and Agricultural Systems, Animal Science, Crop Science, Dairy Products Technology, Environmental Horticultural Science, Food Science, Irrigation, Plant Protection Science and Soil Science. • Architecture (MS) • Architectural Engineering (MS) • Biological Sciences (MS) • Biomedical Engineering (MS) • Business (MBA) • Business Analytics (MS) • City and Regional Planning (MCRP) • Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS) • Computer Science (MS) • Dairy Products Technology (MPS) • Economics (MS) • Education (MA) with specializations in Counseling and Guidance, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education (SPED), and Educational Leaderships and Administration (ELAP) • Electrical Engineering (MS) • Engineering (MS), with specializations in Integrated Technology Management and Water Engineering • Engineering Management Program (MBA/MS) • Engineering, Specialization in Transport Planning (MCRP/MS) • English (MA) • Fire Protection Engineering (MS) • Forestry Sciences (MS) • General Management (MBA) • History (MA) • Industrial Engineering (MS) • Mathematics (MS) • Mechanical Engineering (MS) • Nutrition (MS) • Packaging Value Chain (MS) • Polymers and Coatings (MS) • Psychology (MS) • Public Policy (MPP) • Taxation (MS)

DOCTORATE • Education (through College of Education and in conjunction with UC Santa Barbara)

CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS • Administrative Services • Education Specialist (Mild/Moderate Disabilities) • Single Subject, including Agriculture Instruction; Biological Science Instruction; Chemistry Instruction; English Instruction; Geosciences Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Physics Instruction; Social Science Instruction; World Languages Instruction • Multiple Subject • Bilingual Authorization * Among California State University system’s 23 campuses, major course of study exclusive to Cal Poly.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

• Male: 11,255 (51.6% of population); Female: 10,567 (48.4%) • Average Age: 20.2 • Approximate Geographic Freshman Origin: San Francisco Bay Area 29%, Los Angeles/Orange/Ventura Counties 22%, San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara/Monterey/San Benito Counties 7%, San Diego County 8%, San Joaquin Valley 6%, Sacramento area 7%, remaining California Counties 7%, remaining United States 16%, International 1% • Applications for 2019 Fall Term: First-time freshmen 54,062 (est.: 4,500 enrolled); Transfers 11,112 (est.: 860 enrolled); Post-Baccalaureate 1,317 (est.: 420 enrolled) • First-Time Freshman Student Average High School GPA: 4.10 • First-Time Freshman Student Average High School SAT Reading Score: 670 • First-Time Freshman Student Average High School SAT Math Score: 732 • First-Time Freshman Student Average High School ACT Score: 30.0 • Average Transfer Student GPA: 3.43 * All figures taken from Fall Quarter 2018

CAL POLY STUDENT BREAKDOWN*


In the 1890s, when a proposal for a teacher training school in San Luis Obispo seemed unlikely to succeed, California State Senator Sylvester C. Smith instead suggested a polytechnic institute. Myron Angel, chron-

icler of San Luis Obispo County history, became an ardent supporter of the idea and articulated a vision to establish a school that would “teach the hand as well as the head.” The plan succeeded and on March 8, 1901, legislation was signed founding the California Polytechnic School, then a vocational high school. During the ensuing three decades, Cal Poly evolved into the modern equivalent of a junior college, but its future became uncertain. In 1933, however, Julian A. McPhee, chief of the California Bureau of Agricultural Education, saved the institution from abolishment by agreeing to become school president. During the next 33 years, McPhee guided Cal Poly’s transformation into a four-year institution and set an educational standard still emulated today. Cal Poly’s first baccalaureate exercises were held in May 1942 and in 1947, the institution was officially renamed California State Polytechnic College. As programs continued to evolve, the institution became California Polytechnic State University in 1972. The Learn by Doing ethos continues to inform the paths Cal Poly’s alumni pursue, and they keep the friendships they start here. They also learn by succeeding. Median starting salary for recent graduates was $60,900 (beating all other CSU and UC campuses) and mid-career salaries for Cal Poly alumni are better than all UC and CSU campuses except UC Berkeley and UC San Diego -- and better than many private universities. More than half of Cal Poly seniors have a job offer in hand before they graduate -- even in today’s difficult economy.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, TRANSCENDENT FUTURE

Robin Baggett Former General Counsel, Golden State Warriors Bobby Beathard Former NFL General Manager, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins Richard Bergquist Founder and former CTO, PeopleSoft Gary Bloom Former vice chairman and president of Symantec Corp.; former CEO of Veritas Data Center Software Dean Borgman Developer of NOTAR, a rotor-free helicopter system Gregory Chamitoff Flight engineer, International Space Station Robert A. Coltrin Jr. Senior show set designer, Walt Disney Imagineering Jim Considine President, Ryder Stilwell, Inc., and former chair of CSU Board of Trustees Jeff Denham U.S. Congressman (CA) Laura Diaz Emmy Award-winning Co-News Anchor, KCBS 2/Los Angeles George P. Foster Owner, Foster Farms Michelle Franzen Correspondent, NBC News Thomas Gallo General manager, Gallo Wineries Danny Gans Former singer, comedian, impressionist and Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year (deceased) Robert L. Gibson Retired Chief Astronaut, Johnson Space Center/NASA Mohinder Gill Founder, Mohinder Sports and 1972 Olympian for India Victor Glover Astronaut, Space X pilot Brian Hackney 11-time Emmy Award winner, KCBS, San Francisco Greg Hind Founder, Hind Sportswear, Inc. Kathleen Holmgren Senior Vice President, Sun Microsystems Peter H. King National correspondent, Los Angeles Times Mike Krukow Former Major League pitcher; current San Francisco Giants radio and TV analyst Chuck Liddell Ultimate Fighting light heavy-

weight champion (retired) and Cal Poly wrestler John Madden Emmy Award-winning football commentator (retired) and 1976 Super Bowl champion coach with Oakland Raiders Abel Maldonado Former Lt. Governor Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika Zambian Ambass. to Belgium Neel Murarka Program Manager, Microsoft Devin Nunes U.S. Congressman (CA) Peter Oppenheimer Former Senior VP and CFO, Apple Inc. Linda Ozawa Olds, Kirk Perron, Joseph Vergara Tri-founders, Jamba Juice George Radanovich U.S. Congressman (CA) George Ramos Pulitzer Prize winner at Los Angeles Times and former Journalism Department chair (deceased) Loren Roberts Winner of eight PGA Tour events and 13 Champions Tour events, Senior British Open champion (2006, 2009) Robert Rowell Team President, Golden State Warriors Burt Rutan Pioneering designer of “Voyager,” the first aircraft to fly non-stop around Earth; design-er of SpaceShipOne, winner of $10 million Ansari X prize Karin Smith Five-time U.S. Olympian in the javelin and first female inducted into Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame Ozzie Smith Hall of Fame Major League shortstop Rick Sturckow Lieutenant Colonel, USMC and NASA astronaut Bill Swanson President, Raytheon Robert Charles Tapella Named in 2007 as Public Printer of the United States Ted Tollner Assistant coach for NFL teams for 15 seasons and former head coach at USC and San Diego State Alvin Trivelpiece Former director, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy “Weird Al” Yankovic Grammy Award-winning parodist and entertainer

FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO TO SPACE, THE NATION’S ELITE

CALL CAL POLY HOME


CAL POLY HISTORY DISTINGUISHED AND NOTABLE ALUMNI

Hall of Fame Major League shortstop

Ozzie Smith played

at Cal Poly between 1974-77

Gregory Chamitoff was aboard

the International Space Station

in 2008

Robert Charles Tapella is entrusted

as Public Printer of the United States

Former UFC light heavyweight

champion Chuck Liddell wrestled

at Cal Poly

In front of the Orfalea College of Business iis the O’Neill Green, which hosts, among other activities, a tailgate prior to football games at the adjacent and recently remodeled Alex G. Spanos Stadium. A 1948 graduate of the College of Agriculture, the late Richard J. O’Neill is the founder of Supporters of Mustang Athletics Teams (SUMAT) and was instru-mental in helping to stabilize funding for Cal Poly.

Dedicated in 2006 and situated outside of Alex G. Spanos Stadium, Mustang Memorial Plaza commemorates the 16 Cal Poly football players, team manager and program sup-porter who perished Oct. 29, 1960 in an airplane accident outside of Toledo, Ohio.


CAL POLY ADMINISTRATION


PRESIDENT JEFFREY D. ARMSTRONG

Jeffrey D. Armstrong began his tenure as Cal Poly's ninth per-manent president on February 1,

2011, with a determination to enhance the University's renowned Learn by Doing teaching approach.

Dr. Armstrong brings to Cal Poly a blend of experience as an honored teacher, respected researcher, and experienced administrator. At Cal Poly, he has focused on ways to improve graduation rates. To further bolster student success, he has sought to expand university-industry partnerships to attract more applied research to the campus, thus increasing professional development experiences for faculty in order to enrich classroom instruction.

As a first-generation college graduate, Dr. Armstrong is par-ticularly passionate about nurturing a campus climate that embraces inclusion and diversity. "To succeed in our increas-ingly multicultural society," Dr. Armstrong says, "our students need to experience the world as it really is."

As a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) executive committee, Dr. Armstrong joins a dedicated coalition of senior business and higher education executives committed to advancing innovative solutions to U.S. education and workforce challenges.

Dr. Armstrong also served from 2011 to 2015 on the board of Aware Awake Alive, a national alcohol-awareness program created to educate young people on the symptoms of alcohol poisoning, create awareness on the conditions that enable it, and encourage responsibility for one another in situations where alcohol is consumed.

He participates in numerous California State University (CSU) committees, including the CSU Agricultural Advisory Committee, CSU Agricultural Research Initiative, CSU Water Resources and Policy Initiatives, CSU Technology Steering Committee, and CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST). Dr. Armstrong also is one of two CSU representatives on the Board of Directors of the California Council on Science and Technology.

Before joining Cal Poly, Dr. Armstrong served as dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and professor of Animal Science at Michigan State University (MSU), begin-ning in 2001. He was head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University from 1997 to 2001 and served in various positions at North Carolina State University (NCSU) from 1986 through 1997.

As a faculty member at NCSU, Armstrong was known for engaging students in the classroom and was awarded numer-ous honors for his teaching excellence. He also was named Alumni Distinguished Professor for Undergraduate Teaching.

A recognized leader in nutrition and reproduction in large food animals, Dr. Armstrong has helped raise more than $9 million in grants and cooperative agreements to support research on social responsibility in the food chain. He has writ-ten or contributed to more than 45 scientific journal articles.

Over his career, he has served as chairman of the United Egg Producers Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and advised McDonald's Corp. on animal welfare and broader issues related to corporate social responsibility. He served as chairman of the Michigan Board of Agriculture Assembly Farm Bill Committee and, in 2009, contributed to significant changes in Congress' farm legislation. Dr. Armstrong also served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Committee and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Seventh District Advisory Council.

Raised on a beef cattle, swine, and tobacco farm in Western Kentucky, Armstrong attended Murray State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1981. He earned both a master's (1984) and doctorate (1986) in physi-ology from North Carolina State University.

He and his wife, Sharon, have two children. Jessica is a physician in obstetrics and gynecology and is married to Dean Gibbie, a realtor, and they have one son, Colton. Zack is a financial advisor in Lansing, Michigan.

Welcome to Cal Poly

At Cal Poly, the most important person on campus is the student.

We start with the premise that all of our students, because they have met Cal Poly's high standards for admission, are equipped to succeed. And then our ded-icated faculty and staff bring to bear their enormous tal-ent and unwavering commitment to students' success. Central to this process is Cal Poly's distinctive Learn by Doing approach, in which we provide students with daily opportunities to apply classroom theory to real-world problems in the context of a comprehensive poly-technic education, grounded in the arts and sciences.

Learn by Doing enables students to develop deep confidence in their knowledge and technical skills, preparing them to become resourceful and innovative professionals who can help solve the problems of an increasingly complex and technological world. Highly motivated students, talented faculty, dedicated staff, and the dynamic nature of Learn by Doing - these are important facets of Cal Poly, but not the whole sum.

An exceptional university succeeds only if it has the full engagement of the entire university community - students, faculty and staff, parents, alumni and friends - one that joins together in a partnership of discovery.

Fortunately, Cal Poly has an abundance of people deeply committed to a vibrant partnership, and deeply committed to transforming lives, one student at a time. It is my great privilege to be associated with the people of Cal Poly, and I invite you to join our partnership.

Jeffrey D. Armstrong President


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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DON OBERHELMAN

Donald J. Oberhelman was named Cal Poly’s Director of Athletics on March 17, 2011.

Oberhelman came to Cal Poly after serving as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate Athletic Director at San Diego State University. In that capacity, he was responsible for the daily operations of San Diego State’s intercollegiate athletics program.

“Cal Poly has a great tradition of academic excellence and we want to continue to build on that tradition in everything we do,” Oberhelman said at the time of his hiring. “For many people, athletics is the first impression they have of the university. We must make sure these impressions are great ones."

Oberhelman has served in a number of NCAA and confer-ence leadership roles, including The NCAA Division I Council. The 40-member Council is charged with managing the new governance structure, the many changes taking place in college athletics, and the day-to-day decision mak-ing for all of Division I. In April 2015, he was appointed by the NCAA to chair the newly formed NCAA Division I Legislative Committee to review legislation and communi-cate positions to the Division I Council. Oberhelman has served on many working groups for the NCAA, currently serving in a review of the future of amateurism within the col-legiate model. He is a current member of the Executive Committee for the Big West Conference.

Oberhelman also serves on the Board of Directors for the Hearst Cancer Center.

The Mustang Way, the core values for the department, was developed under Oberhelman's leadership. These val-ues were so well received that the university adopted much of them as their own in 2012, and The Mustang Way has since become an integral part of campus life at Cal Poly.

Cal Poly has recently seen many NCAA Division I 'firsts.' After a 20-year history in Division I, with Oberhelman at the helm the Mustangs experienced the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament appearance, the first Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament appearance, a No. 1 national ranking for baseball, first hosting of the NCAA Baseball Regionals, first Big Sky Conference football championship, and the best finish in the Big West Commissioner's Cup in school history with six championships in one season.

The Mustangs' most successful competitive Division I campaign may have been the 2013-14 season, but Oberhelman believes championships are not enough.

“We know our primary obligation is to develop our student-athletes," said Oberhelman. "I want us to be leaders in grad-uation rates as well as in championships."

Cal Poly President Jeffrey D. Armstrong echoed Oberhelman’s sentiments.

“Don’s goal is for all of our student-athletes to leave Cal Poly with a diploma and a championship ring,” Armstrong said. “That’s a great goal for our student-athletes and our

fans.” Mustang athletics continues to be a leader in graduation

rates, graduating student-athletes at a higher rate than the campus as a whole, the ultimate measure of academic suc-cess. For several years, the Mustangs received more NCAA Academic Achievement Awards than the rest of the Big West Conference combined, and half of all student-athletes main-tain over a 3.0 GPA.

Facility improvements and renovations have been a prior-ity under Oberhelman’s direction, with every venue, building, and stadium receiving upgrades. Private giving has gone up dramatically during his tenure, leading to these improve-ments as well as growth in financial aid and athletic support staff.

Prior to his tenure at San Diego State, Oberhelman served several roles at Southern Mississippi, the most recent as the senior associate athletic director (2002-07), education coor-dinator for athletics at Texas A&M (1998-2002) and as a compliance assistant at Florida State (1995-1998).

The native of rural Kansas earned his bachelor’s in busi-ness administration at Kansas State and his master’s in ath-letic administration at Florida State.

Don resides with his wife D.D. in Pismo Beach.

MUSTANG DIVISION I EXCELLENCENCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT TEAM QUALIFIERS

Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (2009, 2013, 2014) Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2014) Women’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2013) Men’s Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 (1999, 2003-04, 2006-08, 2011) Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (2005, 2008, 2012, 2016) Men’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2006) Men’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (1995, 2008, 2015) Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 (1999-00, 2002-04) Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2007, 2009) Men’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (2011, 2012, 2014) Women’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2003, 2011) Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 (1999-2000, 2002, 2006-07, 2017-19) Women’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2017, 2021) Beach Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2019, 2021)

BIG WEST CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2014) Men’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2013-14) Women’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13) Men’s Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . .17 (1998-00, 2003-09, 2011-13, 2016-19) Women’s Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . .7 (2000-01, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2018) Women’s Track and Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2021) Men’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2006) Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . .9 (1996, 1999-00, 2002-04, 2009, 2013, 2021) Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2007, 2009) Men’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013-14, 2021) Women’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (2003) Volleyball (Indoor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (2006, 2007, 2017, 2018) Women’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2017, 2021) Volleyball (Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 (2019, 2021)

AMERICAN WEST / GREAT WEST / BIG SKY CONFERENCE TITLES Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 (1994, 2004-05, 2008, 2011, 2012)

CAL POLY DIVISION I HONORS Conference Team Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Conference Coaches of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 NCAA National / Regional Coaches Of Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Team NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Individual NCAA Postseason Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 All-Conference Selections (First and Second Teams) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .955 All-Conference Academic Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,648 All-America Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 NCAA Individual National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 CoSIDA Regional All-Academic Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Teams Earning Top-25 National Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58


CAL POLY ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL


ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE Featuring 21 varsity programs, the Cal Poly Athletics Department is in its 28th year of NCAA Division I com-petition since completing reclassification in 1994. With the exception of football (Big Sky Conference), wrestling (Pac-12 Conference) and the men’s and women’s swimming and indoor track and field programs (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Cal Poly is also in its 26th year as a member of the Big West Conference. Among Big West institutions, only UC Davis (24 pro-grams) boasts more athletic disciplines than Cal Poly. Prior to transitioning to the Division I level, Cal Poly ranked as the most successful institution in the history of NCAA Division II athletics with 35 national team titles. Cal Poly has continued its winning tradition at the top flight with teams and individuals routinely earning con-ference championships and NCAA Tournament berths. During the 2013-14 academic year, the athletics department -- which added beach volleyball in 2014 -- saw the men’s basketball, men’s tennis and baseball programs advance to the NCAA Championships while the women’s basketball squad earned a berth in the 2013 NCAA Championships. During the 2020-21 aca-demic year, the men’s tennis and women’s beach volley-ball, golf and track and field teams all captured Big West titles. All-American honors were earned by baseball shortstop Brooks Lee, wrestler Bernie Truax (fourth at 174 pounds) and beach volleyball standouts Emily Sonny and Macy Gordon. Baseball pitchers Bryan Woo and Andrew Alvarez were drafted and signed by Major League teams. Named Big West athletes of the year were Sonny and Gordon (beach volleyball), Brooke Tjerrild (women’s track and field) and Lee and Emmerson (baseball). Big West coaches of the year include Sofie Aagaard (women’s golf), Mark Conover (women’s track and field) and Todd Rogers (women’s beach volleyball). As testament to Cal Poly’s athletics and academic integrity, a record 147 Mustangs collected conference all-academic praise during the 2020-21 school year. Cal Poly athletes have consistently excelled outside the bounds of the collegiate arena. Cal Poly was repre-sented at the 2008 Summer Olympics by former Mustangs Sharon Day (United States, high jump), Jimmy Van Ostrand (Canada, baseball) and Stephanie Brown Trafton, whose gold medal for the United States in the discus competition was the first such feat by a Mustang athlete. Day (heptathlon) and Brown Trafton (discus) also qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London while wrestler Boris Novachkov earned a spot in the 2016 Summer Games at Rio de Janeiro. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, pitcher Joey Wagman played baseball for Team Israel while Sierra Hyland pitched for Team Mexico. Other prominent post-Cal Poly examples include All-American wide receiver Ramses Barden (2005-08), who was a third-round selection by the New York Giants in 2009 and played four years in the NFL. Former line-backer Chris Gocong (2002-05) – one of Cal Poly’s three Buck Buchanan Award winners as the Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player – made 35 starts in three active seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Linebacker Nick Dzubnar currently is with the Tennessee Titans. Former men’s soccer midfielder Anton Peterlin is the only Big West player to have appeared in an English Football League match. Six former Mustangs -- Junior Burgos (Toronto FC), Patrick McLain (Chivas USA), Kip Colvey (San Jose Earthquakes), George Malki (Houston Dynamo), Ariel Lassiter (L.A. Galaxy) and Justin Dhillon (Seattle Sounders) — have played on Major League Soccer clubs. Mackenzie Pridham plays for Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League. Lassiter (Team USA) and Kip Colvey (New Zealand) have been named to national under-23 teams. As of June 2020, the Cal Poly baseball program produced nine Major League players in the last 11 years with outfielder Mitch Haniger (Mariners), pitcher Spencer Howard (Rangers) and infielder Mark Mathias (Brewers) current-ly on an active roster. Eighteen other Mustangs were active professionally.

MUSTANG HEAD COACHES

For more than 100 years, Cal Poly’s student-athletes have been dedicated to excellence in both the athletic and

academic arenas. During the 2018-19 scholastic year alone, 118 Mustangs were named to conference all-academic teams. Since Cal Poly transitioned to the Division I level in 1994, the school has enjoyed 1,311 total all-conference academic selections – an average of 52 per year. Taking pride in each student’s ability to excel both athletically and intellectually, Cal Poly and the athletics department offer guidance and support to each student-ath-lete during his or her tenure. To support these motives, the athletics department ini-tiated the Academic Resource Center.

Opened in 2001, the center provides year-round academic support, tutoring, work-shops and academic advising. Remodeled in the summer of 2017, the center has also developed study hall programs with bi-quarterly progress checks, weekly academ-ic appointments and a first-year seminar class for incoming student-athletes. In deference to the student-athlete’s need for class schedule flexibility, Cal Poly also offers in-season priority registration for two of the three quarters during which com-petition occurs. Of the 66 major courses offered at Cal Poly, Mustang student-athletes were enrolled in 60 separate areas, as of the Spring 2021 term.

MUSTANGS EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM

JON SIOREDAS Wrestling Sixth Year

JOHN SMITH Men’s Basketball

Third Year

NICK CARLESS Men’s Tennis

11th Year

JENNY CONDON Softball

18th Year

MARK CONOVER Director of Track

13th Year Cross Country

24th Year

KATHRIN WINTERHALTER Women’s Tennis

Seventh Year

CAROLINE WALTERS Women’s Volleyball

Third Year

ALEX CROZIER Women’s Soccer

30th Year

PHIL YOSHIDA Men’s and Women’s

Swimming and Diving Second Year

LARRY LEE Baseball 20th Year

PHIL ROWE Men’s Golf

Second Year

FAITH MIMNAUGH Women’s Basketball

25th Year

BEAU BALDWIN Football

Second Year

STEVE SAMPSON Men’s Soccer Seventh Year

SOFIE AAGAARD Women’s Golf Seventh Year

TODD ROGERS Beach Volleyball

Seventh Year


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One Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388

Area Code: 805

BASEBALL (FAX: 756-7406) Larry Lee, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6367 / [email protected] Jake Silverman, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1201 / [email protected] Ben Greenspan Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2462 / [email protected] Justin Bridgman, Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .775-843-3183 / [email protected]

MEN’S BASKETBALL (FAX: 756-2699)

John Smith, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2354 / [email protected] Rodney Tention, Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2354 / [email protected] David Hanson, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2354 / [email protected] Justin Downer, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2354 / [email protected] Eric Perry, Director of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2354 / [email protected]

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (FAX: 756-2699)

Faith Mimnaugh, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1159 / [email protected] Kari Duperron, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2683 / [email protected] Kristina Santiago, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1159 / [email protected] Ashlee Stewart, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2953 / [email protected] Ty Arras, Director of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1159 / [email protected] Dye Stahley, Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1159 / [email protected]

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (FAX: 756-2699)

Mark Conover, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2235 / [email protected] Priscilla Bayley, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1130 / [email protected]

FOOTBALL (FAX: 756-6444)

Beau Baldwin, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Nick Edwards, Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Casey Petree, Tight Ends / Co-Special Teams Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Erik Meyer, Quarterbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Paul Wulff, Offensive Line / Running Game Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] J.C. Sherritt, Linebackers / Defensive Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] James Montgomery, Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Josh Letuligasenoa, Defensive Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Jeff Anderson, Cornerbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Cody Von Appen, Defensive Secondary / Defensive Passing Game Coordinator . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected] Will Plemons, Defensive Line / Defensive Running Game Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7687 / [email protected]

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S GOLF (FAX: 756-2699)

Phil Rowe, Head Coach (Men’s Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .975-2951 / [email protected] Vuk Rajcevic (Men’s Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5156 / [email protected] Sofie Aagaard, Head Coach (Women’s Head Coach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5125 / [email protected] TBA (Women’s Assistant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5125 / [email protected]

MEN’S SOCCER (FAX: 756-2699)

Steve Sampson, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7010 / [email protected] Billy McNicol, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2905 / [email protected] CJ Sigler, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756--2545/ [email protected] Roberto Rodriguez, Goalkeepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7070 / [email protected]

WOMEN’S SOCCER (FAX: 756-2699)

Alex Crozier, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2590 / [email protected] Scott Williams, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6560 / [email protected] Lindsey Lee, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6560 / [email protected] Ricardo Vazquez, Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2590 / [email protected]

SOFTBALL (FAX: 756-7405)

Jenny Condon, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1539 / [email protected] Gina Vecchione, Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6365 / [email protected] Michele Granger, Assistant Coach (Pitchers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6366 / [email protected]

SWIMMING AND DIVING (FAX: 756-2699)

Phil Yoshida, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5714 / [email protected] Alan Peterson, Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5714 / [email protected] Staley Pearl, Assistant (Diving) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5714 / [email protected]

MEN’S TENNIS (FAX: 756-2699)

Nick Carless, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2777 / [email protected] Eric Johnson, Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2777 / [email protected]

WOMEN’S TENNIS (FAX: 756-2699)

Kathrin Winterhalter, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2768 / [email protected] Amy Barber, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2768 / [email protected]

TRACK AND FIELD (FAX: 756-2699)

Mark Conover, Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2235 / [email protected] Chris Baptista, Associate Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6501 / [email protected] Priscilla Bayley, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1130 / [email protected] Les Courtemanche, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2937 / [email protected] Brad Pickett, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2937 / [email protected]

VOLLEYBALL (FAX: 756-2699)

Caroline Walters, Head Coach (Indoor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2850 / [email protected] Todd Rogers, Head Coach (Beach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2970 / [email protected] Jason Borchin, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2371 / [email protected] Peter Manguiat, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2371 / [email protected]

WRESTLING (FAX: 756-2699)

Jon Sioredas, Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1348 / [email protected] Chris Chionuma, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5131 / [email protected] Sean Fausz, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5131 / [email protected] Tristan Moran, Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805-756-1348 / [email protected]

ADMINISTRATION (FAX: 756-2699)

Don Oberhelman, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2924 / [email protected] Ashleigh Horstmann, Assistant A.D. for Administration / Chief of Athletic Staff . . . . . . .756-2924 / [email protected] Nick Pettit, Deputy Director of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2882 / [email protected] Keri Mendoza, Senior Associate A.D. for Compliance / Senior Woman Admin. . . . . . . .756-5075 / [email protected] Maurisa Dominguez, Assistant Director for Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2900 / [email protected] Ryan Gruss / Director, Patron Services and Campus Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2790 / [email protected] Elliott Stava, Assistant Ticket Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7288 / [email protected] Sara MacKenzie, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756-5288 / [email protected] Jordan Davis, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5288 / [email protected] Rich Hodgkinson, Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1188 / [email protected] Jesse Latino, Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Operations . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1738 / [email protected] Makenzie Chionuma, Strategic Business Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5794 / [email protected] Dr. Tom Mase, Faculty Athletic Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2924 / [email protected]

ATHLETICS ADVANCEMENT OFFICE (FAX: 756-7255)

Chris Baker, Senior Associate A.D., Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756-7188 / [email protected] Ashley Offermann, Senior Associate A.D., Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5722 / [email protected] Jenna Tognazzini, Assistant Athletic Director for Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-0275 / [email protected] TBA, Special Events Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-0277 / [email protected] Sharon Wagner, Development Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6382 / [email protected] Anna Baytosh, Coordinator of Annual Fund and Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2255 / [email protected]

ACADEMICS SERVICES (FAX: 756-2699)

Shannon Stephens, Director of Mustang Success Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2762 / [email protected] Carly Head, Assistant Director, Mustang Success Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7036, [email protected] Louise Torgerson, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7041 / [email protected] Kyle Ross, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7043 / [email protected] Zach Reed, Academic Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6495 / [email protected]

MARKETING AND CORPORATE RELATIONS (FAX: 756-7255)

Jason Namanny, Director of Marketing and Fan Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-0280 / [email protected] TBA, Assistant Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7292 / [email protected] TBA, Creative Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2255 / [email protected] Andrew Baird, Assistant Director of Marketing - Video Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2410 / [email protected] Heather Hellman, Mustang Sports Properties (Learfield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7221 / [email protected] Karthik Arun, Manager, Business Development (Learfield) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661-699-9045 / [email protected] Byron Crane, Partnership Services Coordinator (Learfield) . .520-528-9006 / [email protected]

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS (FAX: 756-7255) Eric Burdick, Associate Director of Athletics for Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6550 / [email protected] Chris Giovannetti, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-7513 / [email protected] Connor Leary, Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6531 / [email protected] TBA, Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6586 / [email protected]

ATHLETICS TRAINING (FAX: 756-7058)

Kristal Slover, Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6065 / [email protected] Paul Gabrielson, Assistant Sports Medicine Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2096 / [email protected] Chris Ritter, Sports Medicine Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5491 / [email protected] Prince Williams, Sports Medicine Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2096 / [email protected] Stephanie Uyeno, Sports Medicine Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-2096 / [email protected] Megan Miyamoto, Sports Medicine Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5491 / [email protected] Neal Mc Ivor, Sports Medicine Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-5491 / [email protected] Dr. Michael Corrigan, Dr. Art James Sports Medicine Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-1211 / [email protected] Jeff Troesch, Mental Performance Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA / [email protected]

STAFF DIRECTORY


CAL POLY ATHLETICS STAFF

CHRIS BAKER Associate A.D., Advancement

ERIC BURDICK Assistant A.D.,

Athletics Comm.

ANDREW BAIRD Marketing Specialist

PAUL GABRIELSON Assistant

Athletics Trainer

CHRIS GIOVANNETTI Assistant Media

Relations Director

JESSE LATINO Asst. AD, Facilities

and Operations

KERI MENDOZA Assistant A.D.,

SWA-Compliance

ASHLEY OFFERMANN Associate A.D., Development

JENNA TOGNAZZINI Director of

Development

KRISTAL SLOVER Head Athletics

Trainer

SHANNON STEPHENS Assistant A.D.,

Academic Services

ASHLEIGH HORSTMANN Coordinator of Administration

RYAN GRUSS Manager, Ticket

Operations

PRINCE WILLIAMS Assistant

Athletic Trainer

MEGAN MIYAMOTO Assistant

Athletic Trainer

STEPHANIE UYENO Assistant

Athletic Trainer

JASON NAMANNY Director

of Marketing

CONNOR LEARY Assistant Media

Relations Director

HEATHER HELLMAN Mustang Sports

Properties

RICH HODGKINSON Equipment Manager

MAURISA DOMINGUEZ Compliance

Assistant

SARA MACKENZIE Strength and

Conditioning Coach

NICK PETTIT Deputy Director

of Athletics

CHRIS RITTER Assistant

Athletics Trainer

MAKENZIE ZINGER Business

Coordinator

NEAL Mc IVOR Assistant

Athletic Trainer

ZACH REED Academic Services

TOM MASE Faculty

Athletic Rep.

JEFF TROESCH Mental Performance

Specialist

LUIS SILVA Assistant Director

Marketing


CAL POLY ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT FACILITIES


ENHANCED BY SOME OF THE NATION’S MOST RAVENOUS CROWDS AND PRISTINE WEATHER, CAL POLY’S ATHLETICS FACILITIES

PROVIDE THE MUSTANGS WITH AN UNPARALLELED HOME ADVANTAGE

• With a picturesque mountain backdrop ringing the landscape, Ozzie Smith Plaza was completed in 2001 and plays host to the Bob Janssen Field softball and Baggett Stadium baseball venues. The Mustang baseball team regularly draws four-figure attendances -- 29 of 30 games in 2018 drew over 1,000 fans -- and hosts nationally ranked competition. The Mustang softball program, which clinched its first Big West title in 2007 at Janssen Field, drew an overflow, program-record 1,532 fans for a 2007 doubleheader against peren-nial national powerhouse UCLA. Both venues feature spacious clubhouses, as well as batting cages and bullpen areas for both teams. Baggett Stadium was expanded to 3,138 in 2018. • Cal Poly finished resurfacing an on-campus all-weather track in 2018 and renamed the facility the Steve Miller/John Capriotti Athletics Complex. The track and field program hosts its annual Cal Poly Invitational each March. • Cal Poly broke ground on the Sports Complex in 1999, which, in

addition to Baggett Stadium and Bob Janssen Field, features six multi-purpose fields for use by the school’s intercollegiate and club teams, as well as intramural programs. • Cal Poly opened Mustang Courts in 2001 and installed an elec-tronic scoreboard in time for the 2014 season. The seven-court complex is located behind Mott Athletics Center, features perma-nent chairback seating and is used by both the men’s and women’s tennis programs. • Doerr Family Field, used by the football and men’s and women’s soccer programs for practice, opened in 2018. • The Mustang men’s golf program hosts the Firestone Grill Intercollegiate and the women’s team hosts the Lamkin Grip Cup Invitational at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in nearby Arroyo Grande. Cal Poly hosted the Big West Conference women’s golf champi-

onship at the San Luis Obispo Country Club four times this decade and hosted the men’s finals in 2015. • The Cal Poly golf program unveiled its three-hole practice facil-ity and driving range in 2018 at Dairy Creek Golf Course off Highway 1. A new clubhouse was under construction at Dairy Creek in the fall of 2020 and should be completed by February 2021. • During the 2008-09 academic year, Cal Poly finished construc-tion on the FieldTurf Upper Field, located above Ozzie Smith Plaza. The area is used by Cal Poly’s athletics programs and intramural leagues. • The Fairbanks Memorial Cross Country Course in San Luis Obispo has regularly played host to the Big West Cross Country Championships.

ADDITIONAL CAL POLY ATHLETICS FACILITY HIGHLIGHTS

Completed in 2006, Alex G. Spanos Stadium (above) hosts Cal Poly’s foot-ball and men’s and women’s soccer programs. The Mustang football team christened the complex on Nov. 18, 2006 with a 55-0 victory versus Savannah State, while a program-record 11,075 spectators packed Spanos Stadium Sept. 15, 2007 for Cal Poly’s season home-opening win against Weber State. On Oct. 17, 2008, another sellout crowd of 11,075 supporters – then the third-largest regular season crowd figure in NCAA men’s soccer history – flooded Spanos Stadium for Cal Poly’s nationally-televised showdown against central coast rival UC Santa Barbara. During the 2009 season, the men’s soccer pro-gram ranked third among NCAA Division I programs by averaging 2,213 fans per home date.

Cal Poly’s volleyball, wrestling and basketball programs call the 3,032-seat Mott Athletics Center (right) home. A new $700,000 floor was installed during the sum-mer of 2007 along with two videoboards ($750,000) prior to the 2014-15 campaign. During recent years, Mott has hosted the Pac-12 Conference Wrestling Championships and, in front of a sold-out audience, the first and seconds rounds of the 2006 NCAA Volleyball Tournament (also right). The men’s basketball pro-gram produced a trio of sellouts in 2016 as well as two more during the 2014-15 season and one against Big West champion UC Davis in February 2014. Additionally, the Mustang women’s basketball program drew a program-record 2,552 fans for a March 5, 2011 game against UC Santa Barbara.

Remodeled at a cost of more than $3 million, the Olympic-sized Anderson Aquatic Center (left) was completed in August 2009 and plays host to both Cal Poly’s men’s and women’s swim-ming and diving programs. Situated adjacent to the Mott Athletics Center, the pool measures 12,348 square feet. Eight 50-yard lanes highlight the complex, which also provides for a total of eighteen 25-yard cross course lanes. The complex also features a 15-by-30-foot all-shallow therapy pool. Anderson Aquatic Center held its first official event on Oct. 3, 2009, when the Mustang women’s swim-ming program welcomed then-defending national champion California to San Luis Obispo.


CAL POLY ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT FACILITIES

The Mustang softball program, which clinched its first Big West title in 2007 at Bob Janssen Field, drew an overflow, program-record 1,532 fans for a 2007 doublehead-er against perennial national powerhouse UCLA. The facility opened in 2001.

Construction of the Dignity Health Baseball Clubhouse began shortly after the end of the 2018 season and was completed in June 2020. The $9 million project at Baggett Stadium includes a two-story, 10,000-square-foot clubhouse complete with a lounge and kitchen, meeting and study space, locker room, training room, offices, and a therapeutic cold plunge pool. New seating and back-stop safety netting were installed prior to the start of the 2018 campaign, raising the capacity of Baggett Stadium to 3,138, and a new LED videoboard was erected in time for the 2019 campaign.

Cal Poly opened Mustang Courts in 2001 and installed an electronic scoreboard in time for the 2014 season. The seven-court complex, located behind Mott Athletics Center, fea-tures permanent chairback seating and is used by both the men’s and women’s programs.

Construction of Cal Poly’s on-campus beach volleyball complex was completed in late 2019. The Mustang Beach Volley-ball Complex features five regulation-size NCAA beach volleyball courts, seating for up to 250 spectators, a state-of-the-art LED video scoreboard positioned on the south side of Mott Athletics Center, lights around the facility, and an outdoor shower. Cost of the project, all funded by donors, was $3 million.

Athletics and Academic Excellence • www.gopoly.com2021-22 Cal Poly Wrestling Media Guide -- Page 43

2022 Division I Wrestling Championships March 17-19, 2022

Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI

For tickets: https://www.ncaa.com/tickets/wrestling/d1


1979-80: MUSTANGS TOPPLE NO. 1 IOWA

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1979, Cal Poly set the colle-giate wrestling world abuzz.

The University of Iowa, ranked No. 1 in

the country and defending NCAA Division I national champion, arrived at Mott Athletics Center with a 34-match winning streak and a plethora of nationally ranked wrestlers coached by Dan Gable, the legendary Olympian.

Cal Poly, however, was not fazed that

evening, as Leonard Branzuela and David Jack earned wins by fall and Gary Fischer, Scott Heaton and Rick Worel won by deci-sions in a 27-12 Mustang victory before

1,547 fans. Gable, a two-time NCAA champion,

world gold medalist and Olympic gold medalist, was 182-1 combined in his high school and University of Iowa careers. His only defeat came in the NCAA finals in his senior year.

Iowa would go on to claim the third of

nine consecutive national team champi-onships while injuries and illness to several key wrestlers kept Cal Poly from making a legitimate run at the title.

But on that night, 40 years ago today,

Coach Vaughan Hitchcock's Mustangs par-layed three decisions, two falls and a forfeit into an historic victory.

Cal Poly, actually ranked No. 1

for a couple weeks that year, had a pair of top-ranked wrestlers in the lineup that evening -- Heaton at 167 pounds and Worel at 177.

Heaton earned a 6-1 decision

over Mark Stevenson and Worel was an 8-5 winner over Ed Banach, giving Cal Poly a 21-9 lead with two bouts remaining. After an Iowa win at 190, Jack put the exclama-tion point on the Mustang victory

with a fall in 6 minutes, 3 seconds, over Dean Phinney.

Cal Poly won the first two bouts of the

dual meet and never looked back. Fischer was a 7-6 winner over Dan Glenn at 118 and Branzuela's fall in 3:31 over Jeff Kerber gave the Mustangs a 9-0 advantage.

Randy Fleury picked up the forfeit win at

150 and Cal Poly won three of the final five matches to win going away.

Fischer went on to finish fourth in the

NCAA finals while Jeff Barksdale placed eighth at 142.

The 1979-80 Mustang team was honored

during the Annual Alumni Weekend and Crab Feed on Jan. 17-18, 2020. Cal Poly wrestled Stanford on Jan. 17, with the crab feed held the next day inside the Recreation Center's Multi-Activity Center.

Hitchcock, who passed away Sept. 30,

2018, at the age of 84, coached the Cal Poly wrestling program to eight NCAA Division II national titles in the late 1960s and early 1970s during a 23-year coaching career with the Mustangs. He compiled a 355-112-4 record from 1962 through 1985 at Cal Poly, including a streak of over 150 consecutive victories against California opponents.

David Jack, Leonard Branzuela Score Falls in 27-12 Victory

Scott Heaton, ranked No. 1 in the nation at 167 pounds, earned a 6-1 decision.

David Jack, below, and Leonard Branzuela (inset at right) won by fall to lift Cal Poly to historic 27-12 upset of No. 1 Iowa in December 1979.

The privilege of being a Cal Poly Mustang must be earned daily and celebrated for a lifetime.

As student-athletes, we take pride in achieving athletic and academic excellence.

We are ambassadors of Cal Poly, honoring those who came before us, and inspiring those who follow.

When Mustangs support Mustangs, the Cal Poly community is strengthened.

In the spirit of our charging Mustang, we face challenges head-on with optimism and enthusiasm.

We embrace the uniqueness of each individual, and we celebrate our differences as a growth and learning opportunity to improve ourselves and the Mustang community.

Integrity and character shall guide all our decisions and actions.

We value and respect our supporters and competitors.

A strong work ethic and commitment to the Mustang team shall define how we compete.

Active involvement in the Cal Poly community is the cornerstone of a rewarding collegiate experience.

We embrace the student-athlete lifestyle, caring for mind, body and spirit.

Learn by Doing makes us unique, and separates Mustangs from the herd.

A MUSTANG IS NEVER CONQUERED.

Unmatched beauty that com-prises miles of sandy coastline and rocky ocean outcroppings,

world-class wineries and rolling hills, historic landmarks and celebrated shopping and dining opportunities that stretch from coffeehouses to diverse and award-winning cuisine are all factors that make San Luis Obispo one of the most breathtaking and impressive places to reside with-in the United States. One of the oldest cities in California, San Luis Obispo was founded in 1772 with the establish-ment of the fifth of California’s 21 Spanish missions. The city has grown and flourished since the Feb. 16, 1856 incorporation and is now a bustling college town that offers a quality of life unlike few places in the United States. Endless hiking and biking trails along pristine lakes and mountains provide the perfect training for out-door enthusiasts. Surfers flock to the 80 miles of continuous coastline in San Luis Obispo County. In 2009, U.S. News and World Report ranked San Luis Obispo No. 8 on its top-10 list of Best Places to Live. San Luis Obispo features a year-round climate that includes an average of 315 days of sunshine per year and a median temperature of 73 degrees. Located along U.S. Highway 101, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The city features a regional airport serviced by two carriers with daily connecting flights to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix. A second regional airport is located 35 miles south in Santa Maria.

Welcome to San Luis Obispo

SAN LUIS OBISPO FACTS

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 miles south of San Francisco and 200 miles north of Los Angeles Miles to Nearest Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Average Yearly Temperature High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 degrees Average Yearly Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 inches Average Days of Sunshine per Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315 Median Resident Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Population (2020 Census) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,777 Miles of County Coastline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Average Household Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$56,071 Nearby Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Luis Obispo County Regional


SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ATTRACTIONS

• Founded in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is the fifth of California’s 21 Spanish missions. • Downtown San Luis Obispo features prime restaurants and shopping. • The Thursday night Farmers’ Market brings produce vendors, food stands and live entertainment to downtown. • The county features a thriving wine business with more than two dozen premier wineries within easy reach of downtown. • Madonna Inn is a landmark that features 109 uniquely-themed rooms and eccentric architecture. • Hearst Castle, William Randolph Hearst’s elaborate summer home, is located 45 miles north along the coast in San Simeon. • Hikers, bikers, equestrians and other outdoor enthusiasts have access to extensive trails, parks and mountains. Three golf courses reside in San Luis Obispo with 12 additional sites located within 28 miles of downtown. With 80 miles of coastline, San Luis Obispo County features infinite opportunities for surfers, anglers, kayakers and whale-watchers.

San Luis Obispo, from nearby Bishop’s Peak

Photograph by: Eric Burdick

Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 at Michigan State Invitational All Day Nov. 20 ^San Francisco State (ECMs only) 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Roadrunner Open (Non-Starters) All Day Dec. 3-4 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational All Day Dec. 19 at Reno Tournament of Champions (NS) 9 a.m. Dec. 29-30 at Midlands Championships (Evanston, IL) 7 a.m. Jan. 2 at Menlo Invitational (Non-Starters) All Day Jan. 7 %Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Jan. 21 *Arizona State 7 p.m. Jan. 30 *at Little Rock 8 a.m. Jan. 30 vs. Northern Illinois (@Little Rock, AR) 12 noon Feb. 4 *at Oregon State 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Air Force 2 p.m. Feb. 13 *CSU Bakersfield 4 p.m. Feb. 19 *at Stanford 5 p.m. March 5 Pac-12 Conference Championship (at Arizona State) 10 a.m. Mar. 17-19 NCAA Championships (at Detroit, Michigan) All Day

%Alumni Weekend and Crab Feed * Pacific-12 Conference match All Times Pacific

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