Bracamonte
Stunned in First Session at Pac-10 Tournament
STANFORD, Calif. â*" Joey Bracamonte, the defending
champion at 165
pounds was stunned in his quarterfinal match against Robb Maxwell
of
Cal Poly in first session action at the Pac-10 Championships.
Maxwell 15-12 on the year, rolled in the match winning 18-7,
Bracamonte suffered just his second loss as his record falls to
19-2.
Wrestling in the opening pigtails Cyle Hartzell fought a tough
match
against Cal-State Bakersfieldâ*s Daniel Atondo, with Atondo
scoring
the pin victory. Also in the pigtails senior Joey Bracamonte opened
defense of his Pac-10 title with a 15-3 major decision victory
over
Johnny Nunez of Boise State.
Shaun Dee was unable to get past his first round opponent losing
to
Casey Phelps of Boise State, 11-6.
In the quarterfinals Justin Pearch, the number one seed at
133 rolled
off an 11-5 decision over T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton.
Beau Malia wrestling for the Ducks at 125 fell in a major decision
loss to Tanner Gardner of Stanford.
Round 1
!57: Cyle Hartzell (UO) vs. Daniel Atondo (CSUB); Atondo wins by fall
165: Joey Bracamonte (UO) vs. Johnny Nunez (BSU); Bracamonte
wins by
major decision 15-3
197: Shaun Dee vs. Casey Phelps (BSU); Phelps wins by decision 11-6
Second Round:
133: Justin Pearch vs. T.J. Dillashaw (CSUF); Pearch wins by
decision
11-5
125: Beau Malia vs. Tanner Gardner (Stanford); Gardner wins
major
decision 13-0
149: Stewat Bogart vs. Anthony Baza (CSUB) Baza wins by major
decision
9-0
165: Bracamonte vs. Rob Maxwell (CP); Maxwell wins major decision 18-7
174: Chet McBee vs. Jeremy Larson; Larson wins major decision 12-3
184: Shane Webster vs. Kyle Bressler (OSU); Webster wins by TF 26-10
285: Chris Dearmon vs. Eric Parker; Parker wins by technical
fall 16-1
Cal Poly Wrestling Coach Lennis Cowell Announces Retirement
- Cal Poly Wrestling -
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Cal Poly wrestling coach Lennis Cowell,
who led
the Mustangs for the past 18 years, is stepping down as head coach
of
the program Cal Poly Athletic Director John McCutcheon announced
today.
John Azevedo, who has been Cowell's assistant coach the past
two
years, will assume the head coaching position on an interim basis.
"I have held my dream job for 18 years, I loved what I
did and I
couldn't leave the job to a better person (Azevedo)," said
Cowell. "
Having the opportunity, I was fortunate to work with John McCutcheon
and his predecessor Ken Walker who provided every possible opportunity
for student-athletes to compete."
Cowell completed his 18th season as the Mustangs head coach
in 2003,
leading Cal Poly to a 10-9 dual match record and a fourth place
finish
at the Pac-10 Championships.
"We appreciate Lennis' many years of dedicated service
to Cal Poly
and its student-athletes and wish him the best," said McCutcheon.
"This is also a great opportunity for John (Azevedo) to take
over a
program that is competitive at the national level".
During his tenure as the head coach, Cowell recorded 12 winning
records in dual matches, 14 Pac-10 Conference individual champions,
eight Division I All-Americans and three top-five individual place
winners at the NCAA Division I Championships. Cowell tallied a
167-147-8 dual match record in his 18-year career.
As a collegiate wrestler for the Mustangs Cowell twice earned
All-American honors after finishing third in the 1965 NCAA Division
II
Championships in the 130-pound weight class and again In 1966
with a
fourth in the same weight class. The 1966 team won the school's
first
ever NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship.
Following his collegiate career, Cowell was an assistant at
Cal Poly
before becoming the head coach at Cuesta Community College. He
had a
one-year stint with Allan Hancock College in 1972 before returning
to
Cuesta in 1973.
Cowell then went on to coach at the high school level, coaching
at
San Luis Obispo High School from 1974-78 before beginning a 7-year
run
at Clovis West High School. At Clovis West, Cowell won state titles
in 1983 and '84 and amassed an 85-dual match winning streak. In
1985,
he won the National High School Coach of the Year award and earned
Southern Regional Coach of the Year honors in 1983.
Azevedo is a former Olympian and NCAA Champion and has served
as an
assistant coach at Cal Poly under Cowell the past two seasons.
The
native of Modesto, CA is a 1980 Cal State Bakersfield graduate
and
earned his NCAA title in 1980. He amassed a 122-2 record during
his
collegiate career and was a three-time All-American.
Cal Poly Wrestling- Halsey Named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
WALNUT CREEK, CA - Redshirt freshman Ryan Halsey (Oceanside,
CA) was named
the Pacific-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday morning,
marking
the first time in Cal Poly history a Mustang has received the
honor.
With a 29-10 record, Halsey was tied for the team lead in wins
with senior
David Schenk (Anderson, CA) and led the team in pins with eight.
He won the
184-pound title at the Pac-10 Championships, becoming Cal Poly's
seventh
Pac-10 champion in school history. He posted a 2-2 record at the
NCAA
Championships last March.
Arizona State's Eric Larkin was named Wrestler of the Year,
while his coach,
Thom Ortiz, was named Coach of the Year.
Cal
Poly Wrestling- Mustangs Defeat Oregon, 22-15
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA- Trailing 15-6 after six matches, the Cal
Poly wrestling
team won the last four matches of the meet to defeat Oregon, 22-15,
at Mott
Gym Wednesday night. With the win, the Mustangs are now 9-6 on
the season
(5-1, Pac-10), while Oregon fell to 5-10 (4-4, Pac-10).
In the 157-pound match, Nick Hopping scored five points in
the space of 0:12
in the third period to break a 0-0 tie to bring Cal Poly within
one point at
7-6. Although the Mustangs dropped the next two matches, a win
by Ryan
Halsey at 184, followed by a David Schenk major decision at 197
propelled
the Mustangs to the victory. Cal Poly cliched the victory with
a forefit in
the 125-pound match.
The Mustangs return to action Feb. 7, when they visit Portland State.
Cal Poly 22, Oregon 15
133- Nate Ybarra (CP) dec. Jacob Boyles, 12-5
141- Casey Hunt (UO) maj. Andy Kim, 17-6
149- Tony Overstake (UO) dec. Matt Cox, 6-4
157- Nick Hopping (CP) dec. Branson Phillips, 5-0
165- Luke Larwon (UO) dec. Keith Kroeger, 4-1
174- Shane Webster (UO) T-fall Brett Schumann, 24-6 (5:50)
184- Ryan Halsey (CP) dec. Tony Rolen, 12-6
197- David Schenk (CP) maj. Jake Leair, 16-4
Hwt.- Dan Howe (CP) dec. Neil Phillips, 3-1
125- Joel Mittelman (CP) wins by forefit