Firestorm’s Strong Start to the Season
Casa Grande, Ore. – Arizona Christian University’s men’s wrestling traveled to Oregon and competed against Eastern Oregon and defeated them, 32-12 and competed against Treasure Valley Community College and also defeated them, 39-15.
RESULTS
Eastern Oregon – 12, Arizona Christian – 32
- 125 lbs – Julio Gonzales (ACU) won by tech fall over T. Navarro (EOU) 17-1. (ACU 5-0)
- 133 lbs – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by pin over I. Shank (EOU) 1:55. (ACU 11-0)
- 141 lbs – Anthony Lopez (ACU) won by major decision over B. Colwell (EOU) 16-5. (ACU 15-0)
- 149 lbs – C. Cross (EOU) won by decision over Luca Munoz (ACU) 11-6. (ACU 15-3)
- 157 lbs – Pablo Macias (ACU) won by major decision over major decision E. Larwin (EOU) 15-1. (ACU 19-3)
- 165 lbs – Nicholas Pina (ACU) won by decision over J. Rudebaugh (EOU) 9-4. (ACU 22-3)
- 174 lbs – Payton Wayman (ACU) won by pin over K. Guerra (EOU) 4:16. (ACU 28-3)
- 184 lbs – Jaxen Cooke (ACU) won by major decision over W. Lindeen (EOU) 11-3. (ACU 32-3)
- 197 lbs – F. Rodriguez (EOU) won by major decision over Brandon Townsell (ACU) 14-2. (ACU 32-7)
- 285 lbs – N. Rodriguez (EOU) won by tech fall over Samuel Moore (EOU) 5:00. (ACU 32-12)
Treasure Valley Community College – 15, Arizona Christian – 39
- 125 lbs – Julio Gonzales (ACU) won by tech fall over C. Stewart (TVCC) 16-0 3:26. (ACU 5-0)
- 133 lbs – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by tech fall over T. Vega (TVCC) 17-1 6:03. (ACU 10-0)
- 141 lbs – Anthony Lopez (ACU) won by pin over D. Meier (TVCC) 3-0 1:22. (ACU 16-0)
- 149 lbs – E. Clemens (TVCC) won by pin over Luca Munoz (ACU) 9-2 3:44. (ACU 16-6)
- 157 lbs – Jake Glade (ACU) won by pin over J. Rexach (TVCC) 13-5 4:00. (ACU 22-6)
- 165 lbs – R. Casper (TVCC) won by decision over Derrick Meza (ACU) 18-11. (ACU 22-9)
- 174 lbs – Jacob Longcrier (ACU) won by tech fall over R. Holland (TVCC) 20-2 2:06. (ACU 27-9)
- 184 lbs – Jaxen Cooke (ACU) won by forfeit over Unknown (TVCC) 0-0. (ACU 33-9)
- 197 lbs – Jacob Ford (ACU) won by forfeit over Unknown (TVCC) 4-3 (ACU 39-9)
- 285 lbs – J. Well (TVCC) won by pin over Samuel Moore (ACU) 5-0 3:29. (ACU 39-15)
Thoughts from Coach Butterfield
“Our guys competed extremely well this weekend up in Oregon, going 2-0 in duals on Saturday, and seven ACU wrestlers placed top 6 in their weight class at the EOU Mountaineer Open! Nico Piña, Payton Wayman, and Jaxen Cooke make the finals at their weights, while freshman AJ Lopez finishes the day 5-1 while taking 3rd. Jake Glade, Jacob Longcrier, and Julio Gonzales also wrestled super tough while all winning more than 4 matches on the day. We are proud of our guys and the way they represented us on the mats this weekend. We definitely made some noise and took care of business on the mats. This week we get ready for a quad meet with ASU, Embry-Riddle, and Hope International on Saturday, hosted by ASU!”
Next Up
On Saturday, the Firestorm will travel across to Tempe, AZ and compete in a quad dual against ASU, Embry-Riddle, and Hope International.
