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California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, CA

The March for Cal State Fullerton Wrestling

Gimme 5! Just 5 minutes. Cal State Fullerton wrestling needs just 5 minutes to make one contact in the name of saving the program. We've done most of the work for you! We just need your follow through. The cumulative effort of all of those enlisted in the CSF army will move mountains.

Click here for a tutorial
<http://riotsportsmarketing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8dc16e489ba4d7bef3d73879&id=8b54d538ff&e=7b8aa670c4>

Your Mission
On the table below, find your birthmonth across the top, then the current month on the left-most column. Where they intersect is the name of the person that we need you to contact this month. The "Method" column will tell you the method of contact that we prefer that you use.

Once you find out who you are to contact, you can find their contact information below the table along with suggested talking points.

Keep it Simple. Keep it professional. Be diplomatic.

We don't expect you to take more than 5-10 minutes to complete this task on our behalf.
Thank you for your help!
Dan Hicks CONTACTS

Athletic Director Brian Quinn: <mailto:bquinn@fullerton.edu>bquinn@fullerton.edu; 657-278-2777 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Vice President Si Abrego: Son Wrestled at Fullerton. Son is a big donor to the program. Si may be taking over responsibility for supervising Athletics as VP of Student Affairs when current VP retires in Dec 2010
<mailto:sabrego@fullerton.edu>sabrego@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3221 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Chair of the Academic Sentate: Scott Hewitt <mailto:shewitt@fullerton.edu>shewitt@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3689 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

President Milton Gordon:
He is on committee with NCAA for enhancement of Hispanic opportunities in college sports as a player, coach and administrator. Has done zero to help the athletic department or Hispanic athletes for past 10 years. Does not value athletics. No action to go with the rhetoric. mgordan@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3456 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Director For Development for athletics. Pamela Jones A friend who has helped a lot. pjones@fullerton.edu; 657-278-4407, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Associate Director of Finance for athletic department: Rob Scialdone A friend of wrestling. Rscialdone@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3554 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Talking Points

High School Wrestling Participation By State 2009-2010

California 27,469 High School Wrestlers but only 7 four year schools to attend in California.

Only 19 Junior colleges left in California.

Athletics: The other half of education. Included in article in email below.

Leaders come from athletics.

Especially wrestling…..

Dennis Hastert,

Donald Rumsfield,

Billy Baldwin

More Fortune 500 CEO's have wrestled than participated in any other sport (58% of them have wrestled!)

Opportunities for Hispanics need to be expanded.

President Gordon is on a national committee to expand opportunities for Hispanics as athletes, coaches and administrators.

He has not shown any support for athletics to date at Cal State Fullerton.

Encourage his involvement.

Athletics bring community and connection to a commuter campus. CSUF has 30,000+ students. Most are commuters. Improving student life on campus comes through the Recreation Center, Athletics and Clubs.Wrestling has represented Cal State Fullerton at the NCAA Tournament every year for the past 26 years.

We are relatively inexpensive for the school.

$2,300 per athlete for expenses compared to $15,000 plus for Men's Basketball.

Thirty-Five wrestlers compared to 13 basketball players.

UC Davis last of UC system schools with wrestling:

There were previously four UC campuses that offered wrestling, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis. All have now been eliminated.

There are over 27,000 student-athletes in California high schools that participate in wrestling, or 10% of all the high school wrestlers in the nation.

Wrestling is the 6th largest high school sport in California and the nation,

and the largest of the so-called "minor" sports.

Wrestling in California high schools and colleges has a very high minority participation.

Wrestling offers participation and scholarship opportunities for scholar-athletes of ALL size and skill to participate.

Wrestling has the lowest percentage of collegiate participation and scholarship opportunities of any sport in the state, and none in the UC system.

Wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the state, with more than a 25% increase since the 2002-2003.

Student-athletes of every sport, many far smaller than wrestling, have many more opportunities in the UC system than wrestlers.

Student-athletes of some sports eliminated by UC Davis have many places in the UC system to transfer to and still participate in their sport. Wrestlers do not.

Participation Rates compared to other states and sports (2009-2010).

CSUF is one of only two four years schools ( Cal Baptist University- NAIA) with wrestling south of the Tehachapi Mts.

We represent 18 million people in Southern California.

There are 374 high schools with wrestling with in a 2.5 hours radius of Cal State Fullerton.

The NCAA and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have entered a strategic partnership to increase the number of Hispanics involved in collegiate sports at all levels as players, coaches and athletic administrators, including NCAA professional staff.

An advisory working group including five presidents from five NCAA member institutions has been formed:

Ricardo R. Fernandez, Lehman College

Mildred Garcia, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton

Kimberly Cline, Mercy College

Stephen M. Jordan, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Also part of the group are NCAA staff members

Bernard W. Franklin, executive vice president, membership and student-athlete affairs,

Kim Ford, director of office of diversity and inclusion.

The partnership is an outgrowth of a <http://riotsportsmarketing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8dc16e489ba4d7bef3d73879&id=0cd15b5395&e=7b8aa670c4>June meeting of NCAA Division II Hispanic-Serving Institution presidents and chancellors.

The effort has been broadened to include all NCAA divisions.

Our mailing address is:

Cal State Fullerton University Wrestling
P.O. Box 6810
Fullerton, CA 92834
Oregon State 36, Cal State Fullerton 9

Corvallis, OR - Andre Gonzalez scored a pin at 125 pounds and Todd Noel won a 3-1 decision at 184 pounds but those were the only victories Cal State Fullerton could manage in a 36-9 Pac-10 dual wrestling match Sunday at Oregon State.

The Beavers won the other eight bouts, four by technical foul, to drop the Titans' record to 3-8, 0-5 going into the Pac-10 Championships in two weeks.

Gonzalez scored a quick takedown and pinned Christian Strahl only 55 seconds into their match. Noel scored a reversal out of the bottom position early in the third round to break a 1-1 tie with Brice Arand.

Oregon State 36, Cal State Fullerton 9
125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) pinned Christian Strahl (OSU), 0:55
133 - Garrett Drucker (OSU) tech. fall Marcus Orona (F), 20-4, 7:00
141 - Michael Mangrum (OSU) tech. fall Peter Hoang (F), 21-6, 7:00
149 - Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. Nick Jordn (F), 9-6
157 - Alex Elder (OSU) pinned Chris Stinnett (F), 6:47
165 - Jonathann Brascetta (OSU) tech. fall Bryce Whitehead (F), 23-7, 6:11
174 - Colby Covington (OSU) tech. fall Mark Savalle (F), 19-4, 4:46
184 - Todd Noel (F) dec. Brice Arand (OSU), 3-1
197 - Chad Hanke (OSU) maj. dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 12-4
Hvy - Clayton Jack (OSU) dec. Kurt Klimek (F), 8-2
The March for Cal State Fullerton Wrestling

Gimme 5! Just 5 minutes. Cal State Fullerton wrestling needs just 5 minutes to make one contact in the name of saving the program. We've done most of the work for you! We just need your follow through. The cumulative effort of all of those enlisted in the CSF army will move mountains.

Your Mission
On the table below, find your birthmonth across the top, then the current month on the left-most column. Where they intersect is the name of the person that we need you to contact this month. The "Method" column will tell you the method of contact that we prefer that you use.

Once you find out who you are to contact, you can find their contact information below the table along with suggested talking points.

Keep it Simple. Keep it professional. Be diplomatic.

We don't expect you to take more than 5-10 minutes to complete this task on our behalf.
Thank you for your help!
Dan Hicks

Month Method Jan/Feb Mar/Apr May/Jun Jul/Aug Sep/Oct Nov/Dec January Email AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics February Letter Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics March Phone Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate April Email Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President May Letter Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President June Phone President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD July Email AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics August Letter Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics September Phone Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate October Email Chair of Academic Senate Dir of Development for Athletics Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics AD President Vice President November Letter Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics Dir of Development for Athletics AD President December Phone President Vice President Chair of Academic Senate Assoc Dir for Finance for Athletics Dir of Development for Athletics AD

CONTACTS

Athletic Director Brian Quinn: bquinn@fullerton.edu; 657-278-2777 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Vice President Si Abrego: Son Wrestled at Fullerton. Son is a big donor to the program. Si may be taking over responsibility for supervising Athletics as VP of Student Affairs when current VP retires in Dec 2010
sabrego@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3221 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Chair of the Academic Sentate: Scott Hewitt shewitt@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3689 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

President Milton Gordon:
He is on committee with NCAA for enhancement of Hispanic opportunities in college sports as a player, coach and administrator. Has done zero to help the athletic department or Hispanic athletes for past 10 years. Does not value athletics. No action to go with the rhetoric. mgordan@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3456 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Director For Development for athletics. Pamela Jones A friend who has helped a lot. pjones@fullerton.edu; 657-278-4407, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Associate Director of Finance for athletic department: Rob Scialdone A friend of wrestling. Rscialdone@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3554 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Talking Points

UC Davis last of UC system schools with wrestling:

There were previously four UC campuses that offered wrestling, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis. All have now been eliminated.

There are over 27,000 student-athletes in California high schools that participate in wrestling, or 10% of all the high school wrestlers in the nation.

Wrestling is the 6th largest high school sport in California and the nation,

and the largest of the so-called "minor" sports.

Wrestling in California high schools and colleges has a very high minority participation.

Wrestling offers participation and scholarship opportunities for scholar-athletes of ALL size and skill to participate.

Wrestling has the lowest percentage of collegiate participation and scholarship opportunities of any sport in the state, and none in the UC system.

Wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the state, with more than a 25% increase since the 2002-2003.

Student-athletes of every sport, many far smaller than wrestling, have many more opportunities in the UC system than wrestlers.

Student-athletes of some sports eliminated by UC Davis have many places in the UC system to transfer to and still participate in their sport. Wrestlers do not.

Participation Rates compared to other states and sports (2009-2010).

CSUF is one of only two four years schools ( Cal Baptist University- NAIA) with wrestling south of the Tehachapi Mts.

We represent 18 million people in Southern California.

There are 374 high schools with wrestling with in a 2.5 hours radius of Cal State Fullerton.

The NCAA and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have entered a strategic partnership to increase the number of Hispanics involved in collegiate sports at all levels as players, coaches and athletic administrators, including NCAA professional staff.

An advisory working group including five presidents from five NCAA member institutions has been formed:

Ricardo R. Fernandez, Lehman College

Mildred Garcia, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton

Kimberly Cline, Mercy College

Stephen M. Jordan, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Also part of the group are NCAA staff members

Bernard W. Franklin, executive vice president, membership and student-athlete affairs,

Kim Ford, director of office of diversity and inclusion.

The partnership is an outgrowth of aJune meeting of NCAA Division II Hispanic-Serving Institution presidents and chancellors.

The effort has been broadened to include all NCAA divisions.
Air Force 23, Cal State Fullerton 23

No. 10-ranked Cole VonOhlen at 141 pounds and Clayton Gable at 165 scored major decisions Friday night to lead Air Force Academy to a low-scoring 23-10 non-conference wrestling victory over Cal State Fullerton.

The Falcons won seven of the 10 matches with Fullerton claiming three but only one with bonus points -- a 13-5 major decision for Nick Jordan at 149. Fullerton also got decisions from Kurt Klimek at heavyweight and Marcus Orona at 133.

Fullerton is 1-7 on the season in dual meets and competes Saturday at the Cal Baptist Duals in Riverside against the host Lancers and Menlo College.

Air Force 23, Cal State Fullerton 23

125 - Andrew Zwirlein (AF) dec. Andre Gonzalez (F), 8-4

133 - Marcus Orona (F) dec. Derek Gillespie (AF), 9-5

141 - Cole VonOhlen (AF) maj. Dec. Peter Hoang (F), 9-1

149 - Nick Jordan (F) maj. Dec. Josh Kreimier (AF), 13-5

157 -Alec Williams (AF) dec. Chris Stinnett (F), 5-2

165 - Clayton Gable (AF) maj. Dec. Clayton Schuelke (F), 11-2

174 - Joseph Stafford (AF) dec. Mark Savalle (F), 5-2

184 - Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Todd Noel (F), 11-9

197 - Neil Delaney (AF) dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 7-1

HWT -Kurt Klimek (F) dec. Jared Erickson (AF), 5-1
Cal State Fullerton Wrestlers Face Gymnast in Trivia Challenge

Do you know what a tsukahara is? How many weight classes are there in collegiate wrestling? In preparation of this week's Beauty and the Beast competition at Titan Gym, we sat down with members of the Cal State Fullerton wrestling and gymnastics teams to see just how much they knew about each other's sport in a little spot we like to call the "Beauty and the Beast IQ Challenge.

To view the Beauty and the Beast IQ Challenge, go to:
http://vimeo.com/18766013

In the video, gymnasts Megan Farris, Vanessa Klass and Leah Housman and wrestlers Andre Gonzalez, Kurt Klimek and Mark Savalle attempt to answer questions about the other's sport, with bragging rights on the line.

Beauty and the Beast is a combined event that features simultaneous competitions by both the Titan wrestlers and gymnasts on the same floor. This year's Beauty and the Beast event takes place this Friday night, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. in Titan Gym.

Come out and support the Titans in this special 2-for-1 event. The wrestlers will be taking on Air Force while the gymnasts open up their 2011 campaign by hosting UC Davis.
Results from the Tripleheader at Cal State Fullerton

No. 24-ranked (NWCA) Wyoming easily won a pair of victories Sunday afternoon in a collegiate wrestling tripleheader of dual meets at Cal State Fullerton.

The Cowboys beat San Francisco State, 33-9, and host Cal State Fullerton, 41-6, to improve to 6-4 on the season. Fullerton later defeated San Francisco State, 34-8, for its first win of the year in six meets while the Gators’ losses dropped the Div. II program to 2-6 overall.

Wyoming actually lost only two matches on the mat. Joe O’Farrell, normally a 197-pounder, filled in at heavyweight and lost to SFSU’s Anthony Gonzalez, 4-3, and was pinned by Fullerton’s Kurt Klimek. The only other points the Cowboys allowed came at 157 pounds against SFSU when Jimmy Belleville was disqualified for an illegal move which injured the Gators’ Josh Nolan to the extent he could not continue.

The most exciting match of the day occurred at 174 between Fullerton’s Mark Savalle and San Francisco State’s Gene Choi.

Savalle took an early lead, lost it, tied the match at 6-6 with a takedown only for Choi to score a quick reversal. For an 8-6 lead. But with about 20 seconds left, Savalle got a point for too many cautions on Choi and then scored a reversal for a 9-8 lead that became a 10-8 decision with riding time.

Fullerton concludes its home season Friday night at 6 p.m. vs. Air Force in a simultaneous “Beauty and the Beast” event that also will feature the CSF women’s gymnastics team vs. UC Davis.

Wyoming 33, San Francisco State 9

Hvy - Anthony Gonzalez (SF) dec. Joe O'Farrell (Wyo), 4-3

125 - Michael Martinez (Wyo) dec. Pierre Bondoc (SF), 9-3

133 - Tyler Cox (Wyo) tech fall Brian Tharp (SF), 16-1, 6:38

141 - Chase Smith (Wyo) dec. Naveed Bagheri (SF), 10-4

149 - Cole Dallaserra (Wyo) maj. dec. Matt Thomas (SF), 11-1

157 - Josh Nolan (SF) by disqualifcation of Jimmy Belleville (Wyo)

165 - Shane Onufer (Wyo) maj. dec. Isaiah Jimenez (SF), 11-2

174 - Patrick Martinez (Wyo) maj. dec. Gene Choi (SF), 16-4

184 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyo) pinned Zach Johnson (SF), 3:34

197 - Lee Helbig (Wyo) maj. dec. Karam Basra (SF), 16-4

Wyoming 41, Cal State Fullerton 6

Hvy - Kurt Klimek (F) pinned Joe O'Farrell (Wyo), 4:05

125 - Michael Martinez (Wyo) maj. dec. Andre Gonzalez (F), 12-4

133 - Tyler Cox (Wyo) pinned Marcus Orona (F), 6:38

141 - Chase Smith (Wyo) maj. dec. Peter Hoang (F), 10-2

149 - Cole Dallaserra (Wyo) pinned Nick Jordan (F), 6:35

157 - Jimmy Belleville (Wyo) maj. dec. Chris Stinnett (F), 13-2

165 - Shane Onufer (Wyo) pinned Clayton Schuelke (F), 1:48

174 - Patrick Martinez (Wyo) dec. Mark Savalle (F), 4-0

184 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyo) maj. dec. Todd Noel (F), 17-6

197 - Lee Helbig (Wyo) maj. dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 20-6

Cal State Fullerton 34, San Francisco State 8

Hvy - Kurt Klimek (F) injury default over Anthony Gonzalez (SF), 2:10

125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) pinned Pierre Bondoc (SF), 2:07

133 - Marcus Orona (F) dec. Brian Tharp (SF), 8-2

141 - Naveed Bagheri (SF) maj. dec. Peter Hoang (F), 11-2

149 - Nick Jordan (F) dec. Matt Thomas (SF), 9-8

157 - Chris Stinnett (F) dec. Dylan Phillipy (SF) , 9-2

165 - Isaiah Jimenez (SF) maj. dec. Clayton Schuelke (F), 13-5

174 - Mark Savalle (F) dec. Gene Choi (SF), 10-8

184 - Todd Noel (F) pinned Zach Johnson (SF), 4:10

197 - Kyle Bergstedt (F) maj. dec. Karam Basra (SF), 14-2

The March for Cal State Fullerton
Gimme 5! Just 5 minutes. Cal State Fullerton wrestling needs just 5 minutes to make one contact in the name of saving the program. We've done most of the work for you! We just need your follow through. The cumulative effort of all of those enlisted in the CSF army will move mountains.

Click here for a tutorial
<http://riotsportsmarketing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8dc16e489ba4d7bef3d73879&id=3f34f0bca2&e=7b8aa670c4>

Once you find out who you are to contact, you can find their contact information below the table along with suggested talking points.

Keep it Simple. Keep it professional. Be diplomatic.

We don't expect you to take more than 5-10 minutes to complete this task on our behalf.
Thank you for your help!
Dan Hicks

CONTACTS

Athletic Director Brian Quinn: bquinn@fullerton.edu; 657-278-2777 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Vice President Si Abrego: Son Wrestled at Fullerton. Son is a big donor to the program. Si may be taking over responsibility for supervising Athletics as VP of Student Affairs when current VP retires in Dec 2010
<mailto:sabrego@fullerton.edu>sabrego@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3221 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Chair of the Academic Sentate: Scott Hewitt <mailto:shewitt@fullerton.edu>shewitt@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3689 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

President Milton Gordon:
He is on committee with NCAA for enhancement of Hispanic opportunities in college sports as a player, coach and administrator. Has done zero to help the athletic department or Hispanic athletes for past 10 years. Does not value athletics. No action to go with the rhetoric. mgordan@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3456 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Director For Development for athletics. Pamela Jones A friend who has helped a lot. pjones@fullerton.edu; 657-278-4407, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Associate Director of Finance for athletic department: Rob Scialdone A friend of wrestling. Rscialdone@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3554 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Talking Points

Additional resources below:

Everyday Champions: www.vimeo.com/album/209764 & Lasting Impact Luncheon Video http://vimeo.com/videos/search:fullerton%20wrestling

UC Davis last of UC system schools with wrestling:

There were previously four UC campuses that offered wrestling, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis. All have now been eliminated.

There are over 27,000 student-athletes in California high schools that participate in wrestling, or 10% of all the high school wrestlers in the nation.

Wrestling is the 6th largest high school sport in California and the nation,

and the largest of the so-called "minor" sports.

Wrestling in California high schools and colleges has a very high minority participation.

Wrestling offers participation and scholarship opportunities for scholar-athletes of ALL size and skill to participate.

Wrestling has the lowest percentage of collegiate participation and scholarship opportunities of any sport in the state, and none in the UC system.

Wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the state, with more than a 25% increase since the 2002-2003.

Student-athletes of every sport, many far smaller than wrestling, have many more opportunities in the UC system than wrestlers.

Student-athletes of some sports eliminated by UC Davis have many places in the UC system to transfer to and still participate in their sport. Wrestlers do not.

Participation Rates compared to other states and sports (2009-2010).

CSUF is one of only two four years schools ( Cal Baptist University- NAIA) with wrestling south of the Tehachapi Mts.

We represent 18 million people in Southern California.

There are 374 high schools with wrestling with in a 2.5 hours radius of Cal State Fullerton.

The NCAA and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have entered a strategic partnership to increase the number of Hispanics involved in collegiate sports at all levels as players, coaches and athletic administrators, including NCAA professional staff.

An advisory working group including five presidents from five NCAA member institutions has been formed:

Ricardo R. Fernandez, Lehman College

Mildred Garcia, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton

Kimberly Cline, Mercy College

Stephen M. Jordan, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Also part of the group are NCAA staff members

Bernard W. Franklin, executive vice president, membership and student-athlete affairs,

Kim Ford, director of office of diversity and inclusion.

The partnership is an outgrowth of a June meeting of NCAA Division II Hispanic-Serving Institution presidents and chancellors.

The effort has been broadened to include all NCAA divisions.
Cal State Bakersfield 35, Cal State Fullerton 3

Cal State Bakersfield got a pin from Tyler Iwamura at 125 pounds and a pair of technical falls Sunday evening on its way to a 35-3 Pac-10 wrestling victory over Cal State Fullerton.

The Roadrunners (2-2, 1-0 Pac-10) won the first nine bouts before Chris Stinnett got Fullerton in the scoring column at 157 pounds with a 5-3 decision over Andrew Balch.

Fullerton came close to points at heavyweight, where Kurt Klimek lost in the third overtime to David Morgan, 4-2, and at 184 where Todd Noel lost a 4-3 decision to Troy Goodban.

Cal State Bakersfield 35, Cal State Fullerton 3

165 - Trevor Hall (B) tech falll Clayton Schuelke (F), 4:44, 16-0
174 - Joey Granata (B) dec. Mark Savalle (F), 6-3
184 - Troy Goodan (B) dec. Todd Noel (F), 4-3
197 - Riley Orozco (B) maj. dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 14-4
Hvy - David Morgan (B) dec. Kurt Klimek (F), 4-2, 3 OT
125 - Tyler Iwamura (B) pinned Andre Gonzalez (F), 2:08
133 - Jose Mendoza (B) dec. Marcus Orona (F), 11-8
141 - Elijah Nacita (B) tech. fall Peter Hoang (F), 6:06, 15-0
149 - John Cardenas (B) dec. Nick Jordan (F), 8-6
157 - Chris Stinnet (F) dec. Andrew Balch (B), 5-3
Noel Places Fifth to Pace Cal State Fullerton Titans in Reno

RENO, NV - Todd Noel won five consecutive matches in the 184-pound wrestleback on his way to a fifth-place finish that paced Cal State Fullerton's performance Sunday at the Tournament of Champions in Reno.

Fullerton placed 19th out of 30 teams with Wyoming edging Boise State for the team title.

Noel lost his opening bout to No. 6-seeded Aaron Norgren of Mankato State, 4-1, before his run of success in the consolation bracket. He decisioned Dan Scherer of Stanford, 3-0; scored a 13-5 major decision over Troy Goodban of Cal State Bakersfield; decisioned Eric Brennan of Northern Colorado, 10-5; beat Randy Larson of Boise State, 4-3; and took a forfeit before being pinned by No. 5-seeded Jason McCroskey of Chattanooga in 3:58. In the match for fifth place, Noel scored a 5-3 decision over Taylor Meeks of Oregon State.

The only other Titan to advance beyond the opening rounds was Nick Jordan at 149. After losing his first bout, 18-6, to Jimmy Belleville of Wyoming, Jordan decisioned Rich Bushby of Liberty, 11-4; pinned Brandon Rader of West Virginia in 4:04; decisioned Anthony Weerheim of Montana State-Northern, 14-9, and Timmy Boone of Stanford, 3-1, before losing to Scott Clymer of Liberty, 7-5.

The Titans are idle until a Jan. 9 dual meet at Cal State Bakersfield.
No. 3-Ranked Minnesota Blanks Cal State Fullerton, 39-0

Mike Thorn at 141 pounds and Scott Glasser at 174 scored pins Saturday night as No. 3-ranked Minnesota won all 10 matches to cruise to a 39-0 non-conference wrestling victory at Cal State Fullerton.

The Golden Gophers improved to 7-1 in dual meets, having beaten Cal State Bakersfield, 27-6, earlier in the day in Bakersfield. Fullerton fell to 0-4.

Thorn remained undefeated this season, running his record to 16-0 by pinning Peter Hoang in 3:42. Glasser pinned Dominic Borelli in 6:12.

The closest the Titans came to a win came at 133. Marcus Orona was about 10 seconds away from overtime when he fell victim to a late takedown by Thane Antezak and lost, 5-3. At 149, Fullerton's Nick Jordan had an early lead but lost to Danny Zilverberg, 11-8.

Seven of the 10 Minnesota wrestlers are ranked in the national top 25.

Simultaneous to the men's match in Titan Gym was an exhibition of women's freestyle wrestling between Menlo College and Simon Fraser University.

Fullerton's next competition is the Tournament of Champions in Reno on Dec. 19. Minnesota is idle until Dec. 29 when it competes in the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Minnesota 39, Cal State Fullerton 0

125 - Zach Sanders (M) maj. dec. Andre Gonzalez (F), 13-3

133 - David Thorn (M) dec. Marcus Orona (F), 5-3

141 - Mike Thorn (M) pinned Peter Hoang (F), 3:42

149 - Danny Zilverberg (M) dec. Nick Jordan (F), 11-8

157 - Pat Smith (M) dec. Cody Howe (F), 10-6

165 - Cody Yohn (M) maj. dec. Clayton Schuelke (F), 14-2

174 - Scott Glasser (M) pinned Dominic Borelli (F), 6:12

184 - Kevin Steinhaus (M) maj. dec. Todd Noel (F), 12-3

197 - Sonny Yohn (M) dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 5-1

Hvy - Ben Berhow (M) dec. Kurt Klimek (F), 7-1
The March for Cal State Fullerton Wrestling

Gimme 5! Just 5 minutes. Cal State Fullerton wrestling needs just 5 minutes to make one contact in the name of saving the program. We've done most of the work for you! We just need your follow through. The cumulative effort of all of those enlisted in the CSF army will move mountains.

Click here for a tutorial
<http://riotsportsmarketing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8dc16e489ba4d7bef3d73879&id=85ef510203&e=7b8aa670c4>

Once you find out who you are to contact, you can find their contact information below the table along with suggested talking points.

Keep it Simple. Keep it professional. Be diplomatic.

We don't expect you to take more than 5-10 minutes to complete this task on our behalf.
Thank you for your help!
Dan Hicks

CONTACTS

Athletic Director Brian Quinn: <mailto:bquinn@fullerton.edu>bquinn@fullerton.edu; 657-278-2777 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Vice President Si Abrego: Son Wrestled at Fullerton. Son is a big donor to the program. Si may be taking over responsibility for supervising Athletics as VP of Student Affairs when current VP retires in Dec 2010
sabrego@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3221 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Chair of the Academic Sentate: Scott Hewitt <mailto:shewitt@fullerton.edu>shewitt@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3689 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

President Milton Gordon:
He is on committee with NCAA for enhancement of Hispanic opportunities in college sports as a player, coach and administrator. Has done zero to help the athletic department or Hispanic athletes for past 10 years. Does not value athletics. No action to go with the rhetoric. mgordan@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3456 800 North State College Blvd.,Fullerton, Ca 92831

Director For Development for athletics. Pamela Jones A friend who has helped a lot. pjones@fullerton.edu; 657-278-4407, P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Associate Director of Finance for athletic department: Rob Scialdone A friend of wrestling. Rscialdone@fullerton.edu; 657-278-3554 P.O. Box 6810, Fullerton, Ca. 92834

Talking Points

High School Wrestling Participation By State 2009-2010

California 27,469 High School Wrestlers but only 7 four year schools to attend in California.

Only 19 Junior colleges left in California.

Athletics: The other half of education. Included in article in email below.

Leaders come from athletics.

Especially wrestling…..

Dennis Hastert,

Donald Rumsfield,

Billy Baldwin

More Fortune 500 CEO's have wrestled than participated in any other sport (58% of them have wrestled!)

Opportunities for Hispanics need to be expanded.

President Gordon is on a national committee to expand opportunities for Hispanics as athletes, coaches and administrators.

He has not shown any support for athletics to date at Cal State Fullerton.

Encourage his involvement.

Athletics bring community and connection to a commuter campus. CSUF has 30,000+ students. Most are commuters. Improving student life on campus comes through the Recreation Center, Athletics and Clubs.Wrestling has represented Cal State Fullerton at the NCAA Tournament every year for the past 26 years.

We are relatively inexpensive for the school.

$2,300 per athlete for expenses compared to $15,000 plus for Men's Basketball.

Thirty-Five wrestlers compared to 13 basketball players.

UC Davis last of UC system schools with wrestling:

There were previously four UC campuses that offered wrestling, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Davis. All have now been eliminated.

There are over 27,000 student-athletes in California high schools that participate in wrestling, or 10% of all the high school wrestlers in the nation.

Wrestling is the 6th largest high school sport in California and the nation,

and the largest of the so-called "minor" sports.

Wrestling in California high schools and colleges has a very high minority participation.

Wrestling offers participation and scholarship opportunities for scholar-athletes of ALL size and skill to participate.

Wrestling has the lowest percentage of collegiate participation and scholarship opportunities of any sport in the state, and none in the UC system.

Wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the state, with more than a 25% increase since the 2002-2003.

Student-athletes of every sport, many far smaller than wrestling, have many more opportunities in the UC system than wrestlers.

Student-athletes of some sports eliminated by UC Davis have many places in the UC system to transfer to and still participate in their sport. Wrestlers do not.

Participation Rates compared to other states and sports (2009-2010).

CSUF is one of only two four years schools ( Cal Baptist University- NAIA) with wrestling south of the Tehachapi Mts.

We represent 18 million people in Southern California.

There are 374 high schools with wrestling with in a 2.5 hours radius of Cal State Fullerton.

The NCAA and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have entered a strategic partnership to increase the number of Hispanics involved in collegiate sports at all levels as players, coaches and athletic administrators, including NCAA professional staff.

An advisory working group including five presidents from five NCAA member institutions has been formed:

Ricardo R. Fernandez, Lehman College

Mildred Garcia, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Milton A. Gordon, California State University, Fullerton

Kimberly Cline, Mercy College

Stephen M. Jordan, Metropolitan State College of Denver

Also part of the group are NCAA staff members

Bernard W. Franklin, executive vice president, membership and student-athlete affairs,

Kim Ford, director of office of diversity and inclusion.

The partnership is an outgrowth of a June meeting of NCAA Division II Hispanic-Serving Institution presidents and chancellors.

The effort has been broadened to include all NCAA divisions.
Cal State Fullerton Wrestling Season Preview

Good afternoon everyone.

Cal State Fullerton wrestling begins its 2010-11 season this weekend in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and will take on Cal Poly on Nov. 13 begining at 1 p.m.

To mark the begining of their season, we have a video season preview for your waiting on our page at Vimeo.com. The Titans' media relations staff sat down with ninth-year Head Coach Dan Hicks to talk about the upcoming season.

Like always, you can view this video from your computer or mobile device. All you have to do to see Coach Hicks' interview is go to: http://vimeo.com/16620988

These types of videos are a great way to hear directly from coaches an players on what is going on in each of their programs. If you would like to see the other CSF sports' sesaon previews, head over to the album we have set up at: http://vimeo.com/album/309085.
Cal State Fullerton Win Pair of CBU Championships

Senior Adin Duenas and freshman Chaste Harrell won championships Saturday to highlight the performances of Cal State Fullerton wrestlers at the third annual Cal Baptist Open.

Competing as the Titan Wrestling Club, Fullerton wrestlers also picked up second place finishes at 149 (Charles Chavez), at 157 (Ryan Zumwalt) and 174 (Mark Savalle); third-place finishes at 165 (Clayton Schuelke) and 197 (Kyle Bergstedt); and fourth-place efforts at 133 (Gabe Brown) and 141 (Henry Yorba).

Duenas, the defending Pac-10 champion at 141 pounds, roared through the 149-pound field. He scored technical falls over Nick Barton of Bakersfield College (15-0) and Brock Remington of Rio Hondo (16-1) before settling for a lopsided major decision (24-11) over Josh Chang of Embry Riddle. Chavez won his three bouts at 149 before forfeiting the title match to Duenas.

Harrell went 4-0 in the 184-pound bracket. He opened with a pin of Brian Meave of Rio Hondo in 2:20 and then reeled off three consecutive decisions -- 4-2 over Jesus Chavez (unattached), 10-3 over Stephan Hampton of Cal Poly and 7-4 over Jiro Chavez (unattached) in the title match.

The Titans next compete in the Embry Riddle Open in Prescott, Arizona, on Nov. 6.

Annual Funraising Campaign

Did you know that Call State Fullerton University Wrestling Program spends $25,000 annually on scholarships for its wrestlers? Please support our team by <http://riotsportsmarketing.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c8dc16e489ba4d7bef3d73879&id=b490a43a37&e=7b8aa670c4>donating.

Titans Pre-Season

Many of the 10-11 Titans participated in the Cal Baptist Open today. Freshman Chaste Harrell 184lbs, and Senior Adin Duenas took home titles in the 3rd annual CBU Open. The titans also had 2 other finalists. We are really happy with the performance of many of the young guys. We some of the older guys out from this tournament but the younger guys had a chance to gain a lot of experience.

More Details will follow...
Cal State Fullerton University Wrestling Newsletter

Titan Wrestling Club Tomor and Thursday

TWC is in its 3rd week this session, 9 more weeks to go. Tues and Thurs 6pm-7:30pm at Cal State Fullerton. Great for elite to youth wrestlers, we have State Place winners, High-School All-Americans, CIF Placers, hard training seniors, young Freshmen and youth wrestlers in club each session. In addition we have 2 college guys in each session. You must bring your USA Card. $7 per practice or $110 for the rest of the 9 weeks. Contact rmarttinen@fullerton.edu or dhicks@fullerton.edu for more information 657-278-2138.

Annual Funraising Campaign

Did you know that Call State Fullerton University Wrestling Program will spend $7000 to paint the wrestling room? Please support our team by donating.
Cal State Fullerton Wrestling Gets Reprieve

Cal State Fullerton wrestling has hope for a future.

The sport, designated last week for termination at the end of the 2010-11 season, has been given a reprieve to continue fund-raising efforts to keep the program competing. A combination of positive reaction to the "finality" of last week's announcement and some accounting adjustments renewed hope that approximately $450,000 can be raised by next Spring to fund the program for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.

"The university will allow the wrestling program to use existing pledges toward future seasons to cover the shortfall that was created when the program missed its August goal of approximately $196,000 in the bank to fund the 2010-11 season," said Director of Athletics Brian Quinn. "All new money coming in must first go to covering this year's shortfall."

Fullerton competes in the hybrid Pac-10 for wrestling against Arizona State, Boise State, Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Oregon State and Stanford. The season begins on Nov. 19 with a home meet vs. Stanford.
Cal State Fullerton Wrestling Program to be Terminated at End of 2010-11 Season

Cal State Fullerton today announced that its intercollegiate wrestling program will be terminated at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season.

The action was considered at the end of the 2009-10 season, but the program was given the opportunity to continue operating if it could fund its own annual budget. An extensive fund-raising campaign for 2010-11 came up short of the $196,145 cash deposited goal by the Aug. 2 deadline.

All eight pre-existing scholarships will be honored until the student-athletes' eligibility would have expired. Wrestlers who wish to transfer to other schools will be given blanket releases.

"It is with great sadness that we must eliminate a great Olympic sport that has a long history at Cal State Fullerton," said Director of Athletics Brian Quinn. "Due to severe budget cuts in the CSU system and the large increases in the costs of an athletic scholarship, we have not replaced full-time staff members who have left and have found it necessary to look at eliminating programs.

"Unfortunately, we just do not have the resources to continue a sport that is not sponsored by the Big West Conference. Fullerton and Cal Poly are the only Big West schools sponsoring wrestling and must compete in the Pac-10 Conference. Wrestling has seen dramatic reductions in its numbers across the country. There are only seven schools in California still competing in wrestling and only a handful of others west of the Rockies. Oregon, Fresno State, Portland State and UC Davis all found it necessary to drop the sport in the past few years and Arizona State and Cal State Bakersfield's programs have also been in jeopardy. We kept trying to find ways to continue the sport, even after numerous recommendations that we needed to stop funding the program.

"We want to thank Coaches Dan Hicks and Risto Marttinen for their dedication and hard work for the student-athletes. We also want to thank our many donors for their support in helping keep the program over the past few years."

Wrestling dates to 1968 at Cal State Fullerton. Hicks, who arrived from Oregon State in 2002-03, is only the fourth head coach in the program's history. The Titans never won a team championship but boast 31 conference champions, 12 Div. I and 3 Div. II All-Americans and 87 NCAA Div. I national qualifiers including at least one in each of the last 26 seasons.
8 Spots Left for Cal State Fullerton Team Camp

Coaches, Wrestlers and Parents;

We only have 8 more spots left for Team Camp! Please contact us this week if you have interest in sending your team to this camp. The cost is one of the lowest in California. At $1400 for 17 wrestlers you only pay $82 per wrestler for a 5 day camp. We have 2 sessions. July 6-10 or July 11-15th. The team camp runs 2:30pm- 8:30pm. We have over 50 teams signed up for the camp right now and will fill up at 30 teams per session. The camp is Competition and technique centered, with clinic running from 2:30-5pm followed by two duals from 6pm-8:30pm. The level of talent runs from State Champions to first year guys, so everyone will benefit from the competition and technique.

If you don't have enough wrestlers to attend the team camp, please look into our individula camp July 6-10th from 9am-2pm. Or our Women's camp July 11-15th from 9am-2pm.

Please reply back by e-mail if you have interest in the camp! Or forward this to other teams that might be interested.

Risto Marttinen
Assistant Coach
Cal State Fullerton
rmarttinen@fullerton.edu
Americas Cup to Benefit Cal State Fullerton Wrestling
Bakersfield, CA - This morning the Committee for the Preservation of California Collegiate Wrestling, and there subsidiary, the State of California Wrestling Alliance (SCWAY) a NUWAY affiliate announced the first annual NUWAY Americas Cup on June 4th and 5th 2010. The event is an exchange between top wrestlers from California, Michigan, New Jersey, and Nevada. The premise of the event is to showcase the talents of some of the top wrestlers in the country while promoting an exchange of cultural, geographical, and personal experiences. The event will benefit the participants, the wrestling community, and collegiate wrestling.

The 2010 NUWAY Americas Cup will be hosted by California this year with the winning team receiving the Americas Cup and the right to defend it in their state the following year. The host state will provide regional teams and multiple venues to showcase not only its wrestling diversity but to provide multiple geographical experiences for the participants. This years events will be held respectively at Cal State Fullerton and perennial California wrestling power Clovis High School. The June 4th event at Cal State Fullerton will benefit the Cal State Fullerton wrestling team, while the ticket proceeds from the event at Clovis will benefit future wrestling exchanges. Both events will be streamed live nationally at www.savecaliforniawrestling.com for the price of admission which is $10.00.

At the June 4th event in Fullerton, CA regional teams from San Diego and the Southern California area will compete in a tandem dual format against state teams from Michigan, New Jersey, and Nevada. The honorary coach for San Diego will be Byron Campbell who is the current head coach at San Diego's only collegiate wrestling program, Palomar Junior College. The San Diego team will also be coached by Poway High Schools John Meyers, a long time assistant to legendary coach Wayne Branstetter, former California State Champion and La Costa Canyon high school coach Dwayne Buth, and Preston Picus a former Columbia University wrestler who currently is the coach at Rancho Buena Vista high school . Ryan Halsey a co-founder of the Committee for the Preservation of California Collegiate Wrestling and San Diego county native stated, "we are proud that the top programs in San Diego have taken the lead on ensuring the participation of not only their section but also the best kids in San Diego in this years event." State champion Bryan Grubbs, state finalist and Reno TOC champion Victor Lopez from Poway are just two of the many talented participants representing San Diego.

The Southern California area team will be led by long time Cerritos College coach Donny Garriot. Donny was the former head coach at North Torrance High School for nearly two decades before he moved up to the college ranks. Donny was also a collegiate wrestler at Chico before the program was discontinued. The Southern California team will not be short on talent on the mat either led by two time state champion, and flo nationals champion Morgan Mcintosh. The junior Mcintosh who is one of the best wrestlers in the country will be joined by teammate Tank Knowles state champion in his own right as well as super 32 champion Chris Mecate, state champion Frank Martinez, sophomore sensation Joey "Iceman" Davis, youth phenom Zahid Valencia and a host of other talented wrestlers from the area.

The June 4th event at Cal State Fullerton promises to be action packed. Ernest Ciaccio who is a regional director for NUWAY stated, "this exchange is the first in a series of events that will enable us to protect, preserve and advance our sport at every level. Dan Hicks has done a great job in developing a model to self fund his program under the threat of discontinuation. This is our way of doing what we can to help him financially while getting some of the top kids in the country on his campus, and fans in his gym. College administrators need to know that wrestling is important in California and we hope events like this one will make that clear."

The June 5th event at Clovis High school will showcase the talent from California's central valley. The central valley is known by many around the country as the Mecca of California wrestling. Programs like Clovis, Lemoore, and Bakersfield have put out countless NCAA champions, All Americans, World Champions, and Olympic medalists. The regional team from the central valley will showcase two time state champion Alex Cisneros and his Selma teammates Nick Pena, Justin Lozano, and Nathan Zarate. The returning state champion Bakersfield High Drillers will have a host of participants including NHSCA freshman national champ Coleman Hammond, NHSCA All American Timmy Box, and NHSCA Junior Finalist Ian Nickell. Clovis High will have three state placers participating led by State finalist and Arizona state bound Tommy Burriel. Lemoore coach Marcio Botehlo a former NCAA All American from Fresno State knows exactly what this event means to the central valley and summed it up by saying "we lost Fresno state, and now Cal State Bakersfield is facing elimination; this is our opportunity to show the country that wrestling in the central valley is in need of a collegiate program." Lemoore will be represented by state champion Nick Sierra, state placer Dillon Rocha, Heavyweight Steven Woods and the ever exciting diaper dandy Issiah Martinez.

Adam Tirapelle a 3x NCAA All American and National Champion stated "central valley wrestling has a proud tradition at the youth and high school levels and we are excited to have a chance to showcase our talents while competing against high level wrestlers from tradition rich states such as New jersey and Michigan." The honorary coach of the central valley squad will be Paul Keysaw a former NCAA champion who wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield. Keysaw, a native from Pennsylvania is the current coach at Fresno City College and is the winningest coach since 1972 at the California Community College level. Paul explained the importance of the event exclaiming " this is an opportunity for the California wrestling community to unite and make a commitment to improving wrestling in our state. To do this we have to support all levels of wrestling with an emphasis on advancing our state both on the mat and in the public eye. I along with many others am committed to making this happen in California, I will always fight for wrestling."

The event would not be possible if it were not for Dave Dean the president of NUWAY. "Dave has been a huge friend of California wrestling over the last six months. Both he and NUWAY co-founder Roger Chandler have worked with the State of California Wrestling Alliance for the Youth to create a grass roots state organization that will benefit all levels of folkstyle wrestling in California. Dave, Roger and Danny Mullan who is the state director for JWAY, which is the New Jersey NUWAY affiliate have all contributed their staff, financial resources, and media relationships to help make this event possible. The NUWAY model is all about building bridges, and neighbor helping neighbor and this is a perfect example of the model working at its finest!" exclaimed Ciaccio. Dean who has been quoted as saying " were in a fight to save wrestling if I love wrestling which I do then I am accountable. That is why for the last ten years I have been committed to developing an organization that will affect change for the betterment of wrestling as a whole and look to provide a solution to stop the discontinuation of collegiate programs."

Tony Greathouse a former Michigan State Wrestler, and NCAA qualifier will be coaching the MYWA team from Michigan . "Tony has dedicated countless hours to serving wrestling in Michigan and around the country and has worked hard to bring together a group of kids from Michigan that want to help save California College wrestling. Times are hard in Michigan, and people are hurting as a result of the economy and to think that kids want to help others at a time like this is a commitment to great personal sacrifice and truly a neighbor helping neighbor story," said Dean. Michigan will be lead by Freddie Rodriguez two time state champion the top wrestler in the country at 103 pounds as well as Devin Pommerenke, Ryan Watts, and John Rizgallah all whom will be wrestling at the division one level next year in college. The team from Michigan boasts 11 state finalists and over 40 career state medals, as well as various national tournament placing. "Michigan has become much tougher as a result of the NUWAY movement there in the last decade and we are going to see some of the fruits of that effort during the Americas Cup," stated Keysaw.

"Danny Mullen from Long Branch New Jersey can be found on any weekend throughout the year hosting youth tournaments, housing wrestlers, or making long trips across the northeast in his van packed with wrestlers. Danny is known for being the protector of the less fortunate and a giver!" exclaimed Ciaccio. The JWAY team from New Jersey on paper is favorite to take the cup home boasting nationally ranked wrestlers in nearly ten weight classes

. Led by Long Branch wrestlers Nick Visicaro and Scotty Festejo both New Jersey State Champs, the New Jersey squad consist of #2 nationally ranked New Jersey state champ Anthony Ashnault , State Finalists Kyle Casaletto, Doug Cornell and the ever tough BJ Young. "We couldn't be happier to have New Jersey as a participant here this year. New Jersey like California operates under a single class state system in high school wrestling and I know how tough they are as a state but its time the nation took notice," said Halsey.

Rounding out the teams will be the silver state. "Nevada wrestling has been on the rise in the last decade. This year they have kids like the Alex and Napoleon Anciete, Colby Garrison, Joey Lavallie, Curtis Lampert, Bo Bettinson and Steven Hernandez whom have all proved that they can compete on the national level," said Ciaccio. Nevada is still in the process of finalizing there lineup "but you can bet that Coaches Lampert, Edmunds, and Newman with the help of others will bring a solid squad", said Halsey. While many might not be familiar with the geography of Nevada it boasts two major cities Las Vegas and Reno and they are seven hours apart. The coordination that is happening is really what the NUWAY movement is about developing strong relationships amongst men of goodwill to better the wrestling experience for kids," said Dean.

The organizers would like to thank the administrations at Clovis high school and Cal State Fullerton for allowing us to use their facilities for this historic event, Titan Wrestling Club, Mr. Poindexter and family, TRAIN2WIN sports and Cliff Keen for helping with uniforms, the California Grappler staff for promotion, The Michigan Grappler staff, The California Wrestler forum staff members Michael Wright and Bill Grant, Tom Bunge at Matguard, Jim Jennings at Waterbucket Media as well as Ken Smith and Southwest Traders for their generous contributions. We would also like to thank all the coaches, parents, participants and fans in advance for their support.

Full lineups can be found at http://californiagrappler.com/
Written by SCWAY Staff Writer Celine Hays
Cal State Fullerton Recruiting Class and Roster

Dear fans, recruits, parents and coaches,

I wanted to update you on our recruiting class. We have a great incoming class next year complemented with a solid group of returners. Last year's recruiting class was ranked in the TOP 25 in the nation. We are hoping this class will get the same recognition.

Coming in with the 2010 recruiting class:
125- Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Cyn)- 2 x State Champion (1 in CA 1 in TX) nephew of former CSUF All American Mike Grubbs
125- Gabe Brown (Poway)- CA State 3rd place
125/133- Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy)- 2x State Champion, Martin will join the team after sitting out a year.
133/141- Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills)- Ca State runner up and 2x placer finished 58-1 on the year and MVP of 5 Counties
149- Charles Chavez (El Dorado)- Ca state placer
149/157- Ryan Zumwalt (Washington)- 4x state placer and State champion, pre-season top 30 Senior in Nation
165- Justin Danz (Ponderosa, Hofstra)- 2x state Champion, Asics HS All-American
174/184- Brett Sanchez (Clovis, Clackamas JC)- State placer in HS and JC All-American
174- Chaste Harrell (Elsinore)- State placer and pre-season NHSCA and USA Wrestling All-American
184- Jeff Montiero (Paso Robles)- Jeff joins the team after sitting a year, both his brothers were in the PAC10 finals
197- Chase Eskam (Carslbad)- Reno TOC Champion, 5 Counties Finalist
197- Kyle Bergstedt (Paradise, Oklahoma U) 2x State Placer in CA

* we have about 10 other guys we are not allowed to announce (per NCAA rules) since they have not yet signed a National Letter of Intent yet (LOI) or have not paid the admission. This means they are either walk-ons or still have not committed.

Returning to the team this next year:

125- Andre Gonzalez- NCAA Qualifier, Top 20 ranking most of the season, 4th @PAC-10's, 2x State Champion in FS and Greco in open division, CA HS placer from Silvercreek HS
125- Marcus Orona- Ca State Placer from Santa Fe Springs
133- Henry Yorba- Ca State Champion from Poway
133- Drew Erickson- Oregon HS State Champion
141- Adin Duenas- 2X NCAA Qualifier, PAC-10 Champ, Outstanding wrestler in PAC-10, HS All American, State Placer from Gilroy
141- Mario Decaro- University Greco All-American, CA State Placer from Temecula HS
149- Nick Jordan- 4th @ PAC-10, CA State placer from Elk Grove
149-Jonah Cruz- 3x CA State placer from Bakersfield HS
149-Cody Howe- CA State Placer
149- Armando Gonzalez- Ca State placer from Gilroy
157- Steven De La Fuente- 2 year starter, State Placer from Northview HS
157-Bryce Whitehead- Oregon state placer
157- David Rios- Freestyle All-American from Liberty
165- Clayton Schuelke- Top 12 at NHSCA Senior Nationals from Beaumont HS
165- Blake Ginsburg- University Greco All-American
165- Sam Silva- Partial starter last year Chino Hills High
174- Todd Noel- State placer and Freestyle and Greco open state champion, University Greco All-American, PAC-10 place winner
174- Dominic Borelli- Greco open State Champ and Freestyle runner up
184- Mark Savalle- returning starter at 184 from Dana Hills HS
197- Ethan Wiesrock- returning starter at 197 from Irvine HS
HWT- Kurt Klimek- NCAA Qualifier, Top 20 ranking all year, 4th at PAC-10's, 6x state open champ in FS and Greco, from Carlsbad
HWT- John Hayes- Fila Greco All-American from Laguna Hills

We are excited about the team for next year,

We want to thank the wrestling community sincerely for the support that we have received!

THANK YOU

Dan Hicks, Risto Marttinen and the entire Cal State Fullerton Wrestling team
Cal State Fullerton Wrestling, Women's Gymnastics Saved for Next Year

The intercollegiate wrestling and women's gymnastics programs at Cal State Fullerton will be retained for the 2010-11 academic year as the result of generous financial support from their respective communities.

"I wish to congratulate Head Coaches Dan and Jill Hicks for their remarkable efforts in spearheading two campaigns that raised $476,356 in a very short time," said Director of Athletics Brian Quinn. "Their passion for their sports and their student-athletes is obvious.

"All funds must be deposited with the university by Aug. 1, 2010, for the sports to continue competing in the 2010-11 seasons."

"We had some big help at the last minute," said Jill Hicks. "I didn't know whether we could do it... but we're set, not permanently, but at least for one more year."

"It has been a long year," she said. "This has taken so much effort and been a focus so long that it hasn't yet sunk in that we made it."

Wrestling competes in the Pac-10 Conference and women's gymnastics competes in the Western Athletic Conference. Both sports were targeted for termination due to the ongoing fiscal crisis in the CSU system. The coaches were given the opportunity to fund their programs for next year with community support and both have met their goals and deadlines.

Fullerton sponsors 17 sports -- 10 women and 7 men -- at the NCAA Div. I level.
Message from Coach Hicks: California College Wrestling

To all High School and Youth Coaches:

First of all, let me thank you for supporting us through another college wrestling season at Cal State Fullerton. We continue to build the program and it would not be possible without the support from many levels of wrestling.

We continue to raise money to stabilize the program and together we have raised $240,000 since last May.

We were able to bring the All Star Classic to Southern California and offer the Cal State Fullerton Open as a premier early season college tournament that had 344 competitors (our biggest field yet).

In order to continue to offer D-1 College Wrestling at Cal State Fullerton we must raise our budget each year.

One way to significantly secure the program is by developing re-occuring events that fund the budget. Tournaments, Camps, Pledge drives and other fundraising projects are set up and running.

I want to ask you to consider bringing kids to either the team camps (45 teams signed up so far) or the individual camps.

Team camps- July 6-10 or 11-15
Individual camps- July 6-10 9-2pm All Ages and experience welcome
July 11-15 9-2pm Women's Camp

We need the support of the wrestlers in Southern California to fill these camps.
The money generated will help us move towards full funding on a year to year basis. Please consider distributing flyers to your wrestlers.

Help us save California College Wrestling.

Sincerely,

Dan Hicks
Three Cal State Fullerton Wrestlers Through to NCAA Championship

Wow! Adin tore it up this weekend! On his way to a PAC-10 Championship and an Outstanding Wrestler Award Adin beat the #12, #3 and #4 wrestlers in the Nation! We are looking forward to seeing Adin get a high seed at the NCAA's and make a run at a title!

Among others going through to Omaha are Junior Andre Gonzalez who took 4th at a VERY tough 125lb class and Heavyweight Junior Kurt Klimek who also took 4th. All three weight classes were VERY deep with nationally ranked guys.

Nick Jordan placed 4th at 149lbs and has an outside shot at obtaining a wildcard for NCAA's since he placed above an automatic qualifier.

See you in OMAHA!!!
Oregon State 33, Cal State Fullerton 6Feb. 5, 2010

FULLERTON, CALIF. - Cal State Fullerton's Nick Jordan logged the only pin of
the match but that was the Titans' only victory Friday night as No.
20-ranked Oregon State dominated Cal State Fullerton, 33-6, in a Pac-10
wrestling match.

The Beavers won their 16th match in a row to improve to 17-1 overall and 5-1
in the Pac-10 while the Titans fell to 2-7-1 and 0-6-1 after their final
home match of the season.

Jordan pinned the Beavers' R. J. Pena at 149 pounds with 17 seconds
remaining in the first period.

The Titans' best chances elsewhere came at 141 where Adin Duenas lost in
overtime, 6-4, to Mike Mangrum. At heavyweight, Kurt Klimek fought Clayton
Jack to a scoreless draw through two periods but ultimately lost, 4-0.

Oregon State 33 , Cal State Fullerton 6

125 - Jason Lara (OSU) maj. dec. Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 16-8

133- Kelly Kubec (OSU) maj. dec. Aaron Navarrete (CSF), 15-3

141 - Mike Mangrum (OSU) dec. Adin Duenas (CSF), 6-4 OT

149 - Nick Jordan (CSF) pinned R. J. Pena (OSU), 2:43

157 - Keegan Davis (OSU) dec. Steven de la Fuente (CSF), 4-1

165 -Dan Brascetta (OSU) tech fall Sam Silva (CSF), 20-3 (5:50)

174 - Colby Covington (OSU) maj. dec. Todd Noel (CSF), 17-8

184 - Ty Vinson (OSU) maj. dec. Mark Savalle (CSF), 8-0

197 - Chad Hanke (OSU) maj. dec. Ethan Weisrock (CSF), 13-4

Hvy -Clayton Jack (OSU) dec. Kurt Klimek (CSF), 4-0

One penalty point deducted from Oregon State at end of 149-pound match
Boise State 28, Cal State Fullerton 15

FULLERTON, CALIF. - Michael Cuthbertson at 165 pounds and Kirk Smith at 184 scored pins
Friday night to lead Boise State to a 28-15 Pac-10 wrestling victory at Cal State Fullerton.
The Broncos won seven of the 10 bouts and also got a major decision at 157 from Adam Hall.
The Titans won the first and last bouts and picked up a forfeit at 133. CSF's Andre Gonzalez beat Alan Bartelli with riding time, 8-7, at 125 and Fullerton's Kurt Klimek pinned Sam Zylstra in 2:42 of the heavyweight bout.

Cuthbertson pinned Clayton Schuelke in 1:48 and Smith put Mark Savalle down at 3:48.
Boise State 28 , Cal State Fullerton 15

125 -Andre Gonzalez (CSF) dec. Alan Bartelli (BSU), 8-7
1st: Gonz 2t, Bart 1e, Bart 2t. 2nd: Gonz 1e, Gonz 2t. 3rd: Bart 1e, Gonz 2t, Bart 1e, Bart 2t, Gonz 1rt
133 - Aaron Navarrete (CSF) by forfeit
141 - Levi Jones (BSU) dec. Adin Duenas (CSF), 5-4
1st: Jones 2t. 2nd: Jones 1e, Duen 2t, Jones 2r, Duen 1e. 3rd: Duen 1e.
149 -Jason Chamberlain (BSU) dec. Nick Jordan (CSF), 12-7
1st: Jord 2t, Cham 1e, Jord 2t, Cham 1e. 2nd: Jord 1e, Cham 2t.
3rd: Cham 1e, Cham 2t, Jord 1e, Cham 2t, Jord 1e, Cham 2t, Cham 1rt
157 - Adam Hall (BSU) maj. Dec. Steven de la Fuente (CSF)13-2
1st: Hall 2t, delaF 1e, Hall 2t, delaF 1e. 2nd: Hall 1e, Hall 2t. 3rd: Hall 3nf, Hall 2nf, Hall 1 rt
165 -Michael Cuthbertson (BSU) pinned Clayton Schuelke (CSF), 1:48
1st: Cuth 2t
174 - Nate Lee (BSU) dec. Todd Noel (CSF), 8-3
1st: Lee 2t, Noel 1e. 2nd: Lee 1e, Lee 2t, Noel 1e. 3rd: Noel 1e, Lee 2t, Lee 1rt
184 - Kirk Smith (BSU) pinned Mark Savalle (CSF), 3:48
1st: Smith 2t. 2nd: Smith 1e, Smith 2t
197 - Matt Casperson (BSU) maj. dec. Ethan Weisrock (CSF), 8-0
1st: Casp 2t. 2nd: Casp 1e, Casp 2t. 3rd: Casp 2nf, Casp 1rt
Hvy - Kurt Klimek (CSF) pinned Sam Zylstra (BSU), 2:42
1st: Zyl 2t, Klim 2t
One penalty point deducted from Boise State on coach during 2nd period of 141-pound match
North Dakota State 23, Cal State Fullerton 12

Tyler Johnson scored a technical fall at 165 to start the match and visiting North Dakota State led all the way to a 23-12 non-conference wrestling victory Friday evening at Cal State Fullerton.

Johnson beat Clayton Schuelke 16-1 in 5:42 for the early 5-0 lead and the Bison (3-3) went on to win a total of seven bouts. Fullerton (2-4) got points only from Todd Noel at 174 and heavyweight Kurt Klimek plus a forfeit at 133 pounds.

North Dakota State 23, Cal State Fullerton 12

165 - Tyler Johnson (NDS) tech. fall Clayton Schuelke (CSF), 16-1 at 5:42
1st: John 2t, John 2nf. 2nd: John 1e, John 2t, John 2nf, John 3nf. 3rd: John 2t, Sch 1e, John 2t

174 - Todd Noel (CSF) dec. Mac Stoll (NDS), 11-4
1st: Noel 2t. 2nd: Stol 2t, Noel 1e. 3rd: Stol 1e, Noel 2t, Stol 1e, Noel 2t, Noel 3nf, Noel 1rt

184 -Kenny Moenkedick (NDS) dec. Mark Savalle (CSF), 5-2
1st: Sav 2t, Moen 1e. 2nd: Moen 1e, Moen 2t. 3rd: Moen 1rt

197 - Drew Ross (NDS) dec. Ethan Weisrock (CSF), 10-3
1st: Ross 2t. 2nd: Ross 1e, Ross 2t. 3rd: Ross 2t, Ross 1stall, Weis 2rev, Weis 1 viol, Ross 1e, Ross 1rt

Hvy - Kurt Klimek (CSF) dec. Joe Arthur (NDS), 9-2
1st: Klim 2t, Art 1e, Klim 2t. 2nd: Art 1e. 3rd: Klim 1e, Klim 2t, Klim 1stall, Klim 1rt

125 -Justin Solberg (NDS) dec. Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 9-4
1st: Gonz 2t, Solb 1e, Solb 2t, Gonz 1e. 2nd: Solb 1e, Solb 2t. 3rd: Gonz 1e, Solb 2t, Solb 1rt

133 - Aaron Navarrete (CSF) by forfeit

141 -Ryan Adams (NDS) dec. Armando Gonzalez (CSF), 2-0
2nd: Adams 1e. 3rd: Adams 1rt.

149 -Andrey Patselov (NDS) dec. Mario DeCaro (CSF), 8-5
1st: Pats 2t. 2nd: DeC 1e, Pats 2t, DeC 1e. 3rd: Pats 1e, DeC 2t, Pats 1e, Pats 2t, DeC 1e

157 - Vince Salminen (NDS) dec. Steven de la Fuente (CSF), 8-2
1st: Sal 2t, delaF 1e, Sal 2t. 3rd: Sal 1e, Sal 2t, delaF 1e, Sal 1rt

Cal State Bakersfield 26, Cal State Fullerton 12

Joey Granata at 165 and Riley Orozco at 197 scored major decisions and Elijah Nacita scored a pin in 1:15 at 141 to ice Cal State Bakersfield's 26-12 victory over Cal State Fullerton in a Pac-10 wrestling match.

The Roadrunners won seven of the 10 matches including the last three after Fullerton had drawn within 14-12 after Andre Gonzalez scored a pin at 125 and Armando Gonzalez won at 133. But Nacita extended the lead to 20-12 and John Cardenas (149) and Andrew Balch (157) completed the Roadrunners' scoring.

Fullerton (2-3, 0-3) will wrestle again Friday at 7 p.m. vs. North Dakota State.

Cal State Bakersfield 26, Cal State Fullerton 12
165 - Joey Granata (Bake) maj. dec. Blake Ginsburg (CSF), 9-0
1st: Gran 2t. 2nd: Gran 1e, Gran 2t, Gran 1stall. 3rd: Gran 2t, Gran 1rt

174 - Todd Noel (CSF) dec. Trevor Hall (Bake), 6-2
1st: Noel 2t, Hall 1e. 2nd: Hall 1e, Noel 2t. 3rd: Noel 1e, 1 rt

184 -Mike Larson (Bake) dec. Mark Savalle (CSF), 4-3
1st: Lar 2t, Sav 1 viol. 2nd: Lar 1e. 3rd: Sav 1e, Sav 1stall, Lar 1rt

197 -Riley Orozco (Bake) maj. Dec. Ethan Weisrock (CSF), 16-5
1st: Oroz 2t, Weis 1e, Oroz 2t, Weis 1e, Oroz 2t. 2nd: Oroz 1e, Oroz 2t. 3rd: Weis 1e, Oroz 2t, Weis 1e, Oroz 2t, Weis 1e, Oroz 2t, Oroz 1rt

Hvy -Mitch Monteiro (Bake) dec. Kurt Klimek (CSF) , 6-2
2nd: Mont 1e, Mont 2t 3rd: Klim 1e, Mont 2t, Klim 1e, Mont 1rt

125 - Andre Gonzalez (CSF) pinned Frank Lomas (Bake), 4:04
1st: Lom 2t, Gonz 1e, Lom 2t. 2nd: pin 4:04

133 - Armando Gonzalez (CSF) dec. Justin Durham (Bake), 6-3
1st: Gonz 2t. 2nd: Gonz 2rev, Dur 1e. 3rd: Dur 1e, Gonz 2t, Dur 1e

141 -Elijah Nacita (Bake) pinned Eddie Garcia (CSF), 1:15
1st: Nac 2t, Nac. Pin 1:15

149 -John Cardenas (Bake) dec. Mario DeCaro (CSF), 4-1
2nd: DeC 1e. 3rd: Card 1e, Card 2t, Card rt

157 - Andrew Balch (Bake) dec. Steven de la Fuente (CSF), 5-3
2nd: Bal 1e. 3rd: Dela 2rev, Bal 2rev, Dela 1e, Bal 2t
NWCA All-Star Classic at Cal State Fullerton

Jake Varner of Iowa State continued his dominance of Nebraska's Craig Brister at 197 and last-minute substitute heavyweight Matt Monteiro scored a last-second decision to highlight Sunday afternoon's 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Cal State Fullerton's overflowing Titan Gym.

Varner beat Brister for the fourth time in five bouts with a 5-4 decision. A reversal early in the third period put him in control. It was a rematch of the 2009 NCAA Championship bout.

Monteiro, who was added to the lineup when defending national champion Mark Ellis of Missouri was injured on Thursday, scored a takedown as time expired to beat David Zabriskie of Iowa State, 4-3. Monteiro is the defending Pac-10 champion from Cal State Bakersfield.

The standing room only crowd of 4,000 was treated to a pair of exciting bouts in the lightweights. At 125, Zach Sanders of Minnesota was trailing Old Dominion's James Nicholson, 5-3, late in the third period. But a reversal and a near fall with about 25 seconds remaining became a 7-5 victory.

At 133, Daniel Dennis of Iowa scored a takedown with about 25 seconds remaining to grab a 9-8 decision over Steve Bell of Maryland.

The event was held in California for the first time, in part as a fund-raiser for Fullerton's endangered program.   The Titans' Adin Duenas, who was scheduled to wrestle a preliminary featured bout, was rushed into the All-Star Classic at 141 pounds when Nick Gallick of Iowa State did not show up. Duenas lost an 8-0 major decision o Alex Krom of Maryland.

125 - Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. James Nicholon (Old Dominion), 7-5
1st: Nich 2t, San 1e, Nich 2t, San 1e.   2nd: San 1e.   3rd: Nich 1e, San 2t, San 2nf

133 - Daniel Dennis (Iowa) dec.   Steve Bell (Maryland), 9-8
2nd: Den 1e, Den 2t, Bell 2r, Bell 2nf, Den 1e. 3rd: Bell 1e, Bell 2t, Den 1e, Den 2t, Bell 1e, Den 2t.

141 - Alex Krom (Maryland) dec. Adin Duenas (Cal State Fullerton), 8-0
1st: Krom 2t.   2nd:   Krom 1e, Krom 2t. 3rd: Krom 2t., Krom 1rt.

149 - Kyle Borshoff (American) dec. Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 3-2
2nd: Palm 1e. 3rd: Bor 1e, Bor 2t, Palm 1e.

157 - Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) dec. Matt Moley (Bloomsburg), 10-4
1st: Burr 2t, Mol 1e,. 2nd: Burr 1e. 3rd: Mol 1e, Burr 2t, Burr 3nf, Mol 1e Burr 2t, Mol 1e

165 -Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) maj. Dec. Andrew Rendos (Bucknell) , 11-2
1st: Read 2t.   2nd: Read 1stall, Read 1e, Read 2t. 34d: Rendos 1e, Read 2t, Rendos 1e, Read 2t, Read 1rt.

174 - Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) dec. Chris Henrich (Virginia), 7-6
1st: Hen 2t, Dwy 1e, Hen 2t, Dwy 1e. 2nd: Dwy 1e, Dwy 2t, Hen 1e. 3rd: Hen 1e, Dwy 2t.

184 - Max Askren (Missouri) dec. Josh Patterson (Binghamton), 14-7
1st: Ask 2t, Patt 2r, Ask 2r. 2nd: Ask 2r. 3rd: Patt 2t, Ask 2r, Patt 1e, Ask 2t, Patt 1e, Ask 2t, Ask 1stall, Patt 1e, Ask 1rt

197 - Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. Craig Brister (Nebraska), 5-3
2nd Bris 1e, Varn 2t, Bris 1e.    3rd: Varn 2r, Bris 1e, Varn 1rt

285 -Mitch Monteiro (Cal State Bakersfield) dec. David Zabriskie (Iowa State), 4-3
2nd: Zab 1e, Zab 2t, Mont 1e.   3rd: Mont 1e, Mont 2t (02 seconds)

Featured bout
184 - Zach Giesen (Stanford) dec. Enoch Francois (Cal Baptist), 3-1 OT
2nd: Fr 1e. 3rd: Gie 1e. OT: Gie 2t 0:25
Fullerton Wrestling Open

More than 340 wrestlers competed Saturday at the Fullerton Wrestling Open in
Titan Gym. More than 50 competitors were entered in the 141-pound bracket
alone.

Host Cal State Fullerton captured three individual titles and two
consolation titles. Andre Gonzalez at 125, Adin Duenas at 141 and
heavyweight Kurt Klimek won championships. Nick Jordan was runnerup at 149
and Todd Noel placed at 174.

Other titlists were: Todd Wilcox of Grand Canyon at 133, Barrett Abel of UC
Davis a 149,Lucas Espericueta of Stanford at 157, Nick Amuchaslegui of
Stanford at 165, Hayden Harrison of Talon Wrestling Club at 174, Zack Giesen
of Stanford at 184 and Vince Bordi of San Francisco State at 197.

Wrestlers from throughout the western United States have come to Fullerton,
which on Sunday will host the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic at 2 p.m.
Arizona State Overpowers Fullerton, 37-4

No. 17-ranked Arizona State won nine of ten matches Sunday afternoon to overpower Cal State Fullerton, 37-4, in a Pac-10 wrestling match.

The Sun Devils improved to 2-0 overall and in the Pac-10 while the Titans fell to 0-2 and 0-2.

ASU got pins from Kyle DeBerry at 165 and Ben Ashmore at 133 and a technical fall from Anthony Robles at 125.
Fullerton's win came at 197 where Dylan Klink, normally a 184-pounder, scored a major decision (11-1) over Michael Hawkins.

Fullerton came close to winning the heavyweight bout. Kurt Klimek lost to Eric Nye, 3-2, when his takedown came just after the final buzzer.

The 141-pound bout was the most competitive. ASU's defending Pac-10 champion Chris Drouin scored a takedown with about 35 seconds remaining to beat Fullerton's Adin Duenas, 7-5.

Titan Gym hosts the Fullerton Open next Saturday and then the 44th annual NWCA All-Star Classic Sunday at 2 p.m.

Arizona State 37, Cal State Fullerton 4

165 - Kyle DeBerry (ASU) pinned Blake Ginsburg (F), 4:18

174 - Eric Starks (ASU) maj. Dec. Todd Noel (F), 11-1

184 - Jake Meredith (ASU) dec. Mark Savalle (F), 8-3

197 - Dylan Klink (F) maj. dec. Michael Hawkins (ASU), 11-1

Hvy - Eric Nye (ASU) dec. Kurt Klimek (F) 3-2

125 - Anthony Robles (ASU) tech. fall Andre Gonzalez (F), 22-5 (6:18)

133 - Ben Ashmore (ASU) pinned Eddie Garcia (F), 6:15

141 - Chris Drouin (ASU) dec. Adin Duenas (F), 7-5

149 - Vincente Varela (ASU) maj. dec. Mario DeCaro (F), 17-4

157 - Te Edwards (ASU) dec. Nick Jordan (F), 14-8
Cal Poly SLO 26, Cal State Fullerton 13

Nov. 14, 2009

Eric Maldonaldo's come-from-behind decision at 149 pounds keyed a strong finish by Cal Poly as the Mustangs defeated host Cal State Fullerton, 26-13, in a Pac-10 match to open the 2009-10 wrestling season for both squads.

The Mustangs won the final five bouts after Fullerton had taken a 13-7 lead when 125-pounder Andre Gonzalez pinned Cal Poly's Micah Ferguson at the end of the second period.

Boris and Filip Novachkov scored decisions at 133 and 141 pounds to put Cal Poly ahead to stay at 14-13 but the lead was in jeopardy at 149. Fullerton's Matt Lopez had an 8-6 lead and riding time early in the third period when he suffered a knee injury. After 1:04 of injury time, Maldonado rallied with two quick takedown but it was still a 10-10 match and Lopez had riding time. With less than 10 seconds to go, Maldonado scored a takedown to win the bout, 12-11.

Chase Pami (24-7) and Steve Vasquez (14-6) followed with lopsided wins to complete the scoring.

Fullerton's early wins came from Mark Savalle at 184, 6-4 over Tyler Holt, and at 285 as Kurt Klimek beat Lenny Romero, 10-2.

Fullerton wrestles No. 17-ranked Arizona State Sunday at 2 p.m. The Sun Devils opened their season Friday night with a 38-6 win at UC Davis.

Cal Poly SLO 26, Cal State Fullerton 13
174 - Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Todd Noel (F), 7-4                                        CP 3, CSF 0
1st: Noel 2t, Des 1e.       2nd: Des 1e, Noel 2t, Des 1e, Des 2t.      3rd: Des2t.
184 - Mark Savalle (F) dec. Tyler Holt (CP), 6-4                                                 CP 3, CSF 3
1st: Sav 2t, Holt 1v, Holt 2r, Sav 1e.     2nd: Holt 1e, Sav 2t.      3rd: Sav 1e.
197 - Ryan Smith (CP) maj. Dec. Dylan Klink (F), 17-6                                    CP 7, CSF 3
1st: Smith 2t, Klink 1 e, Smith 2t, Klink 1 e. 2nd: Smith 2t, Klink 1e, Smith 2 t, Klink 1e, Smith 2t.
3rd: Smith 2r, Klink 1e, Smith 2t, Klink 1e, Smith 2t, Smith rt
285 - Kurt Klimek (F) maj. Dec. Lenny Romero (CP), 10-2                             CP 7, CSF 7
1st: Klim 2t, Rom 1e.    2nd: Klim 1e, Klim 2t, Klim stall1.    3rd: Rom 1e, Klim 2t, Klim stall1, Klim 1rt.
125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) pinned Micah Ferguson (CP) , 4:59                     CSF 13, CP 7
1st: Gonz 2t, Feg 1e.    2nd: Ferg 1e, Ferg 2t, Gonz 2r, Gonz pin.
133 - Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Eddie Garcia (F), 13-2                                  CSF 13, CP 11
1st: Nov 2t, Gar 1e, Nov 2t, Gar 1e, Nov 2t.   2nd: Nov 1e, Nov 2t, Nov stall1. 3rd: Nov 2t, Nov 1rt
141 - Filiip Novachkov (CP) dec. Adin Duenas (F), 13-7                                  CP 14, CSF 13
   1st:   Nov 2t, Nov 2nf, Duen 1v, Duen 2r, Nov 1e, Nov 2t.    2nd: Duen 2r, Nov 1e, Nov 2t.
   3rd: Nov. 1e, Duen 2t, Nov 1e, Nov 1rt
149 - Eric Maldonado (CP dec. Matt Lopez (F), 12-11                                      CP 17, CSF 13
  1st: Lop 2t, Lop 1v, Mal 1e, Lop 2t, Mal 1e.   2nd: Mal 1e, Lop 2t, Mal 1e, Mal 2t.
  3rd: Lop 1e, Mal 2t, Lop 1e, Mal 2t, Lop 1e, Mal 2t, Lop 1rt
157 - Chase Pami (CP) tech. fall Nick Jordan (F), 24-7 (5:53)                       CP 22, CSF 13
1st: Pami 2t, Jord 1e, Pami 2t, Jord 1e, Pami 2t, Jord 2r, Pami 1e, Pami 2t.
2nd: Jord 1e, Pami 2t, Jord 1e, Pami 2t, Pami 3nf.    3rd: Pami 1e, Pami 2t, Jord 1e, Pami 2t, Pami 2nf, 1 rt
165 - Steve Vasquez (CP) maj. Dec. Clayton Schuelke (F), 14-6              CP 26, CSF 13
  1st: Vasq 2t, Sch 1e, Vasq 2t, Sch 1e, Vasq 2t, Sch 1e, Vasq 2t.    2nd: Vasq 1e, Vasq 2t, Sch 1e.
3rd: Sch 1e, Vasq 2t, Sch 1e, Vasq 1rt
Cal State Fullerton Beat Cal Poly First Time Since 1993

San Luis Obispo, Calif. - T. J. Dillashaw (133), Adin Duenas (141), Tim Hawkins (184) and John Drake (197) each scored a major decision and three teammates picked up points Wednesday night to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 28-9 Pac-10 wrestling victory at Cal Poly.

The Titans improved to 8-3 overall and 2-0 in Pac-10 duals while the injury-riddled Mustangs fell to 3-7 and 0-2 after their final home meet of the season. It was Fullerton's first win over the Mustangs since 1992-93 and came after back-to-back one-point losses the past two seasons.

Andre Gonzalez got a decision at 125 pounds to get Fullerton out ahead and Dillashaw and Duenas made it an 11-0 lead before Cal Poly hit its strengths. Three consecutive decisions closed the gap but Fullerton won the final four bouts to win going away.

Fullerton is idle until more Pac-10 matches at Boise State on Jan. 23 and at Oregon State and Portland State on Jan. 25.

Cal State Fullerton 28, Cal Poly 9
125 - Andre Gonzalez (CSUF) dec Josh Obregon (CP) 9-3
133 - #11 TJ Dillashaw (CSUF) maj dec Jake Tanenbaum (CP) 14-4
141 - Adin Duenas (CSUF) maj dec Andy Wagner (CP) 12-3
149 - Eric Maldonado (CP) dec Matt Lopez (CSUF) 9-6
157 - #11 Chase Pami (CP) dec Steven DeLaFuente (CSUF) 10-4
165 - Joel Shaw (CP) dec Brian Stills (CSUF) 2-0
174 - Todd Noel (CSUF) forfeit
184 - Tim Hawkins (CSUF) maj Evan Barbre (CP) 15-2
197 - John Drake (CSUF) maj Bo Lukehart (CP) 9-1
Hwt - Kurt Klimek (CSUF) dec Kelan Bragg (CP) 10-6

Coach Dan Hicks vs. Cal Poly:
2002-03 - Lose, 24-12
2003-04 - Lose, 30-12
2004-05 - Lose, 20-19
2005-06 - Lose, 27-14
2006-07 - Lose, 17-16
2007-07 - Lose, 18-17
2008-09 - Win, 28-9
Klimek Paces Cal State Fullerton to Sunday Sweep

Heavyweight Kurt Klimek logged a pin to start a rout and then came up with a decision in the tenth and decisive bout of the nightcap as Cal State Fullerton swept a simultaneous wrestling doubleheader Sunday evening with a 37-7 win over Air Force and a 20-18 victory over San Francisco State, which would later defeat Air Force, 26-13.

Fullerton improved to 7-3 in dual meets while San Francisco State ended the day 2-4 and Air Force was 1-5.

Klimek pinned Josh Larson in 2:02 and Andre Gonzalez followed with a pin of Andrew Zwirlein in 2:59 to get Fullerton's "A" lineup off to a 12-0 lead over the Falcons, who lost the first six bouts before Stephen Crozier got a 7-1 decision over Devin Velasquez at 165.

San Francisco State led the Titans' "B" lineup, 18-17, going into the heavyweight bout, where Klimek was the only Titan to compete in both matches. He broke a 2-2 tie in the third period with a pair of takedowns of Steve Franklin and his 7-3 decision gave Fullerton the winning 3 points.

San Francisco State won the first four and final three bouts vs. Air Force but the Falcons got the only pin courtesy of Joseph Stafford at 4:17 of the 157-pound bout over the Gators' Markham Bertron.

Fullerton competes again on Wednesday night in a Pac-10 match at Cal Poly. Air Force hosts Stanford and Northern Iowa next weekend while San Francisco State goes to Prescott, Arizona, for the Embry Riddle Duals.

Cal State Fullerton 37, Air Force 7
Hvy - Kurt Klimek (F) pinned Josh Larson (AF), 2:02
125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) pinned Andrew Zwirlein (AF), 2:59
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (F) tech. fall Tyler Untrauer (AF), 19-4, 7:00
141 - Adin Duenas (F) maj. dec. Stephen Makuka (AF), 16-4
149 - Matt Lopez (F) maj. dec. Alec Williams (AF), 13-2
157 - Steven DeLaFuente (F) maj. dec. Joseph Stafford (AF), 14-5
165 -Stephen Crozier (AF) dec. Devin Velasquez (F) , 7-1
174 -Tyler French (AF) maj. dec. Todd Noel (F), 10-2
184 - Tim Hawkins (F) dec. Sterling Tribble (AF), 9-4
197 -John Drake (F) tech. fall Kazden Ikehara (AF) 18-3, 4:17

Cal State Fullerton 20, San Francisco State 18
125 - Ivan Sanchez (F) dec. Pierre Bondoc (SF), 7-6
133 - Naveed Bagheri (SF) tech fall Eddie Garca (F), 20-3
141 - Ben Lockett (SF) dec. Peter Hoang (F), 7-5
149 - Nick Blackshaw (F) maj. dec. Josh Nolan (SF), 13-4
157 - Brian Stills (F) dec. Markham Bertron (SF), 3-0
165 - Michael Larkin (F) maj. dec. Matt Mungo (SF), 11-2
174 - Alan Reynel (F) dec. Arman Ostadsharif (SF), 3-0
184 - Marques Gales (SF) inj. def. over Andrew Rozario (F),
197 - Vince Bordi (SF) maj. dec. Ryan Klink (F), 8-0
Hvy - Kurt Klimek (F) dec. Steve Franklin (SF), 7-3

San Francisco State 26, Air Force 13
125 - Pierre Bondoc (SF) dec. Andrew Zwirlein (AF), 9-3
133 - Naveed Bagheri (SF) tech. fall Tyler Untrauer (AF), 16-0, 3:31
141 - Ben Lockett (SF) maj. dec. Stephen Makuka (AF), 19-8
149 - Josh Nolan (SF) dec. Alec Williams (AF), 8-4
157 -Joseph Stafford (AF) pinned Markham Bertron (SF), 4:17
165 - Stephen Crozier (AF) maj. dec. Matt Mungo (SF), 18-4
174 - Tyler French (AF) dec. Arman Ostadsharif (SF), 10-3
184 - Marques Gales (SF) dec. Sterling Tribble (AF), 10-7
197 - Vince Bordi (SF) maj. dec. Kazden Ikehara (AF), 11-3
Hvy - Steve Franklin (SF) maj. dec. Josh Larson (AF), 8-0
Wyoming Wins Sunshine Duals

No. 9-ranked Joe LeBlanc scored 11 team points at 184 pounds for Wyoming with a technical fall and a win by injury default Sunday afternoon to lead Wyoming to victory in the three-team Sunshine Wrestling Duals at Cal State Fullerton.

The Cowboys beat the host Titans, 20-15, when Alex Rieder pinned Devin Velasquez in 2:14 of the decisive 165-pound bout, and held on to beat Columbia, 21-18. Fullerton later beat Columbia, 24-10, winning seven bouts led by a technical fall from Todd Noel at the leadoff 174-pound bout.

Wyoming is now 3-0 in dual meets while Fullerton is 5-3 and Columbia is 0-5.

The key bout in the Wyoming-Fullerton match occurred at 197 pounds. The Titans' John Drake held a 3-1 lead and riding time advantge with about 30 seconds remaining. But he let up as he and Woming's Alfonso Hernandez were about to go out of bounds and Hernandez responded with a takedown and a near fall to pull out a 6-3 victory for a 6-point swing. After falling behind, 11-0, Fullerton came back to take a 15-14 lead when Steven DeLaFuente scored a 7-2 decision at 157 over Tyler Davis.

  Wyoming jumped out to a 12-0 lead after two bouts in its match with Columbia when Shane Onufer pinned Mike Wolfer at 174 in 4:03 and Cary Aldrich of Columbia had to default to LeBlanc after injuring his right elbow. The teams split the next six matches to leave the score 21-9 going into the 157-pound bout. The Lions needed two pins to tie and almost got them. Derek Sickles pinned Tyler Davis in 1:57 and Eren Civan scored two near falls before settling for a 13-7 win over Rieder at 165.

The most successful wrestler of the day for the Titans was 125-pounder Andre Gonzalez, who picked up a major decision and a decision. Adin Duenas at 141 and Matt Lopez at 149 each scored a pair of decisions.

   Fullerton hosts another tri-meet next Sunday when Air Force and San Francisco State visit Titan Gym.

Wyoming 20, Cal State Fullerton 15
174 - Shane Onufer (W) dec. Todd Noel (F), 10-3
184 - Joe LeBlanc (W) tech fall Alan Reynel (F), 17-1, 5:24
197 - Alfonso Hernandez (W) dec. John Drake (F), 6-3
Hvy - Kurt Klimek (F) dec. Jacob Scharborough (W), 10-4
125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) dec. Mike Martinez (W), 7-2
133 - Cory VomBaur (W) dec. T. J. Dillashaw (F), 4-2
141 - Adin Duenas (F) dec. Cole Dallasera (W), 10-3
149 - Matt Lopez (F) dec. Chase Smith (W), 6-5
157 - Steven DeLaFuente (F) dec. Tyler Davis (W), 7-2
165 - Alex Rieder (WY) pinned Devin Velasquez (F), 2:14

Wyoming 21, Columbia 18
174 - Shane Onufer (W) pinned Mike Wolfer (C), 4:03
184 - Joe LeBlanc (W) over Cary Aldrich (C), inj. default at 0;31
197 - Lou Miller (C) dec. Alfonso Hernandez (W), 5-2
Hvy - Ryan Flores (C) dec. Jacob Scharbrough (W), 5-2
125 - Mike Martinez (W) dec. Kyle Gilchrist (C), 10-4
133 - Cory VomBaur (W) dec. Andrew Grabfelder (C), 7-2
141 - Cole Dallaserra (W) dec. Shane Strumwasser (C), 4-1
149 - Matt Dunn (C) dec. Chase Smith (W), 7-2
157 - Derek Sickles (C) pinned Tyler Davis (W), 1:57
165 - Eren Civan (C) dec. Alex Rieder (W), 13-7

Cal State Fullerton 24, Columbia 10
174 - Todd Noel (F) tech fall Mike Wolfer (C), 16-0, 3:23
184 - Kenji Porter (C) major dec. Alan Reynel (F), 10-0
197 - John Drake (F) dec. Lou Miller (C), 3-1 OT 0:27
Hvy - Ryan Flores (C) dec. Kurt Klimek (F) , 3-2
125 - Andre Gonzalez (F) major dec. Kyle Gilchrist (C), 11-1
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (F) dec. Andrew Grabfelder (C), 11-6
141 - Adin Duenas (F) dec. Shane Strumwasser (C), 7-2
149 - Matt Lopez (F) dec. Matt Dunn (C), 3-2
157 - Derek Sickles (C) dec. Steven DeLaFuente (F), 5-2
165 - Devin Velasquez (F) dec. Eren Civan (C), 6-2
Cal State Fullerton Sign Six High School Seniors

Seventh-year Head Coach Dan Hicks has received national letters of intent from six highly regarded high school senior wrestlers who will join the Cal State Fullerton program as freshmen for the 2009-10 season.

"We are very excited about the group that has committed and the future looks bright," said Hicks.

The list, alphabetically:

Jonah Cruz, 141 / 149, Bakersfield HS -- two-time state place winner... ranked in top four this season

Martin Gonzalez, 125, Gilroy HS -- was selected by W.I.N Magazine this week as the No. 1 recruit out of California among all weight classes.. ranked No. 5 senior nationally at 125

Justin Schellenger, 165, Great Valley HS in Malvern, PA -- placed at state in Pennsylvania... career record of 83-24 in first three seasons

Taylor Warden, 197, Calvary Chapel High School in Santa Ana -- 5th at state in 2008... currently ranked as high as No. 1

Bryce Whitehead, 149 / 157, Sprague HS in Salem, Oregon

Henry Yorba, 133, Poway HS -- two-time state place winner... ranked No. 2 this season