University of California, Davis Davis, CA
UC Davis Junior Otrambo Selected to Compete in NWCA All-Star ClassicDAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis junior Abe Otrambo has been selected to wrestle in the 44th Annual National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic Sunday, Nov. 22.
The NWCA All-Star Classic will be held at Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton and begins at 2:00 p.m.
Otrambo, a native of Anaheim, Calif., will be part of the featured bouts and will face Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield at 197-pounds.
Last year, Otrambo finished with an overall record of 12-11 and was second on the team with four pins. He finished fourth at the Pac-10 Championships at 197-pounds and had an 8-4 record in conference matches.
Orozco, a junior from Fallon, Nev., earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships last season. As the No. 2 seed at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships, Orozco won twice before falling in the title match.
Live coverage of the NWCA All-Star Classic will be available at nwcaonline.com.
UC Davis Wrestling Falls to No. 17 Arizona State in Season Opener
Ricky Alcala and Rory McBryde each win by decision
DAVIS, Calif. - No. 17 Arizona State earned pins at 149 and 157 pounds and benefitted from a UC Davis forfeit at 133 pounds to take a 38-6 win over the Aggies in a Pacific-10 Conference wrestling dual at The Pavilion Friday night in Davis, Calif.
It was the season-opening match for both teams.
Ricky Alcala started the night at 285-pounds with a win by decision against Erik Nye. With the score tied at one point apiece after three periods, Alcala and Nye found themselves equal after the sudden death overtime period and advanced to the first 30-second rideout. Both wrestlers picked up a point for an escape, bringing the score to 2-2. In the next 30-secound rideout, Alcala used a quick escape and then received two points for a takedown for the 4-3 decision.
At 197, Rory McBryde won by decision over Michael Hawkins for the Aggies' second win of the match. The match stayed even until McBryde earned an extra point for riding time at the end of the third period for the 3-2 decision.
Third-ranked Anthony Robles won by technical fall over redshirt freshman Mark Jay Acosta at 125 pounds. In the second period, Acosta earned a point on a technical violation and picked up two points on a reversal, but could not overcome Robles and fell 20-3.
Brandon Low, ranked 17th in the country by InterMatWrestle.com, forfeited at 133 pounds, giving Ben Ashmore and the Sun Devils six additional points. At 141 pounds, fifth-ranked Chris Drouin of Arizona State earned the Sun Devils' second technical fall of the night with a 17-1 win over Justin Arredondo. Arredondo's only point came on an escape in the second round.
Arizona State continued to increase their lead after Vicente Varela pinned UC Davis' Randall Watts at the 2:30 mark at 149. The Sun Devils picked up another six points at 157 when Te Edwards pinned Trevor Machado-Ching at the 4:42 mark.
At 165, David Watts held close to Arizona State's Kyle DeBerry after the first period and took a 4-2 advantage after the second period. DeBerry, however, used a reversal as well as a two-point near fall and a three-point near fall to take a 9-4 lead and then received an extra point for riding time for the 10-4 decision.
Joshua Esparza fell by major decision to Eric Starks at 174 while Jake Meredith won by decision over Stephan Hampton at 184.
The Aggies resume action Nov. 21 at the Fullerton Open in Fullerton, Calif.
#17 Arizona State 38, UC Davis 6
125: #3 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) wins tech. fall over Mark Jay Acosta (UC Davis), 20-3, time not available
133: Ben Ashmore (Arizona State) wins by forfeit over #17 Brandon Low (UC Davis)
141: #5 Chris Drouin (Arizona State) wins by tech. fall over Justin Arredondo (UC Davis), 17-1, time not available
149: Vicente Varela (Arizona State) pins Randall Watts (UC Davis), 2:30
157: Te Edwards (Arizona State) pins Trevor Machado-Ching (UC Davis), 4:42
165: Kyle DeBerry (Arizona State) wins dec. over David Watts (UC Davis), 10-4
174: Eric Starks (Arizona State) wins maj. dec. over Joshua Esparza (UC Davis), 16-3
184: Jake Meredith (Arizona State) wins dec. over Stephan Hampton (UC Davis), 4-1
197: Rory McBryde (UC Davis) wins dec. over Michael Hawkins (Arizona State), 3-2
285: Ricky Alcala (UC Davis) wins dec. over Erik Nye (Arizona State), 4-3
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Iowa Teams Send UC Davis Home Early From NWCA National Duals
Kelly claims major decision and fall to lead UC Davis
Cedar Falls, IA Competing against two of the best teams in the country at the
NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals, the UC Davis wrestling team was eliminated on the first day of
competition with tough losses to No. 5 Iowa and No. 24 Northern Iowa on Saturday. Senior Eliot
Kelly had the best overall day for the Aggies as he claimed two victories and a total of nine
points in the 197-pound class.
The two losses bring the Aggies’ dual record to 2-5 on the season.
UC Davis opened the grueling day against the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes. Competing
without No. 2 Derek Moore at 141 and No. 4 Ken Cook at 174, UC Davis struggled to match up
with a healthy Hawkeye team. Kelly earned UC Davis its only points of the match as he earned
an impressive 12-4 major decision against Rick Loera at 197. Nexi Delgado put in a solid
performance against Alex Tsirtsis at 141 and fell by just three points.
As if competing against the one of the top teams in the country wasn’t difficult
enough, the Aggies jumped back into action a couple hours later in the consolation bracket
against host school and No. 24-ranked Northern Iowa. Kelly continued to shine for UC Davis
at 197, and capped an impressive day when he pinned Andrew Anderson in 6:58. Fellow senior
Marcos Orozco earned the other points as he earned a four-point major decision at 125
over as he shutout Grant Ruge, 8-0.
The Aggies are back at it again next weekend as they host their first dual meet
this season when they welcome Pac-10 foe Cal State Fullerton to Hickey Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. on
Friday.
University of Iowa (IA) 41 vs. UC - Davi s (Davis) 4
125 Charlie Falck (IA) fall Marcos Orozco (Davis) F 3:43
133 Mario Galanakis (IA) maj. dec. Kyle Bank (Davis) M 13-2
141 Alex Tsirtsis (IA) dec. Nexi Delgado (Davis) D 6-3
149 Alex Grunder (IA) maj. dec. Shawn Haratani (Davis) M 12-3
157 Ryan Morningstar (IA) dec. Jon Clark (Davis) D 5-3
165 Mark Perry (IA) fall Dustin Noack (Davis) F 0:38
174 Eric Luedke (IA) fall Kyle Dubs (Davis) F 2:16
184 Phillip Keddy (IA) FORFEIT
197 Eliot Kelly (Davis) maj. dec. Rick Loera (IA) M 12-4
285 Matt Fields (IA) dec. Broc Maffia (Davis) D 9-4
UC - Davis (Davis) 10 vs. University of Northern Iowa (UNI) 30
125 Marcos Orozco (Davis) maj. dec. Grant Ruge (UNI) M 8-0
133 Kyle Anson (UNI) mar. dec. Kyle Bank (Davis) M 15-7
141 CJ Ettelson (UNI) maj. dec. Nexi Delgado (Davis) M 13-1
149 Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Shawn Haratani (Davis) D 11-6
157 Moza Fay (UNI) maj. dec. Jon Clark (Davis) M 9-0
165 Nick Baima (UNI) dec. Dustin Noack (Davis) D 4-1
174 Curt Zinnel (UNI) dec. Kyle Dubs (Davis) D 16-9
184 Dan Dunning (UNI) FORFEIT
197 Eliot Kelly (Davis) fall Andrew Anderson (UNI) F 6:58
285 Tyler Rhodes (UNI) dec. Broc Maffia (Davis) D 6-3