Fresno State falls to Pac-12 Cal State Bakersfield in wrestling dual
Nationally ranked wrestlers led Cal State Bakersfield to a sweep of the first five bouts as the Roadrunners beat Fresno State 30-7 in a nonconference match Friday night, the Bulldogs’ second home dual of their comeback season.
Heavyweight AJ Nevills got the Bulldogs on the board with a 7-1 decision, but that made it just 19-3. Nevills is 10-2 on the season.
Khristian Olivas picked up Fresno State’s other victory, improving to 8-1 with an 11-1 major decision at 149 in front of 3,704 at Save Mart Center.
149 | Khristian Olivas wins by MAJOR DECISION, 11-1!
— FresnoStateWrestling (@FresnoStateWRES) December 9, 2017
Olivas is now 8-1 on the season! #GoDogs pic.twitter.com/PvKj28Z0hO
Coleman Hammond, an NCAA Tournament qualifier a year ago who is ranked 12th at 157 by Trackwrestling, got the Pac-12 Roadrunners started by beating Greg Gaxiola 4-1. Lorenzo De La Riva, another returning NCAA qualifier and ranked 19th, beat Isaiah Hokit by major decision 13-2 at 165 to make it 7-0.
Matt Williams, No. 12 at 197, capped Bakersfield’s 19-0 start with a 7-3 decision over Richie Brandt.
Olivas, a freshman, is ranked 25th at 149.
Cal State Bakersfield leads the all-time series 16-11, including a 36-10 win Jan. 17, 2006 – Fresno State’s final season before a more than decade-long hibernation forced by Title IX and budget considerations.
Fresno State, a Big 12 affiliate member, visits USA Today/NWCA Coaches eighth-ranked Minnesota of the Big 10 on Sunday.
Cal State Bakersfield 30, Fresno State 7
157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) dec. Greg Gaxiola (FS), 4-1 | CSUB 3, FS 0
165: Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) major dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 13-2 | CSUB 7, FS 0
174: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) dec. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 4-2 | CSUB 10, FS 0
184: Dominic Ducharme (CSUB) fall over Angel Solis (FS), 1:14 | CSUB 16, FS 0
197: Matt Williams (CSUB) dec. Richie Brandt (FS), 7-3 | CSUB 19, FS 0
HWT: AJ Nevills (FS) dec. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 7-1 | CSUB 19, FS 3
125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) dec. Sean Williams (FS), 10-4 | CSUB 22, FS 3
133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) tech. fall over Trevor Williams (FS), 15-0 (5:12) | CSUB 27, FS 3
141: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) dec. Chris De Loza (FS) 10-5 | CSUB 30, FS 3
149: Khristian Olivas (FS) maj. dec. Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 11-1 | CSUB 30, FS 7
Fresno State wrestling schedule
NOVEMBER
11 at San Francisco State, W, 35-12
11 vs. Nebraska-Kearney, L, 19-17, at San Francisco
17 vs. Illinois, L, 33-10
19 at Roadrunner Open, all day, Bakersfield
21 vs. Air Force, L, 24-12
DECEMBER
1-2 at Cliff Keen Invitational, all day, Las Vegas
8 vs. Bakersfield, L, 30-7
10 at Minnesota, 11 a.m., Minneapolis, Minn.
17 at Reno Tournament of Champions, all day
JANUARY
4 vs. Cal Poly, 7 p.m.
12-13 at Virginia Duals, all day, Hampton, Va.
19 vs. Utah Valley, 7 p.m.
26 at Northern Colorado, 6 p.m., Greeley, Colo.
27 at Wyoming, TBA, Laramie, Wyo.
FEBRUARY
3 vs. Stanford, 7 p.m.
5 at Oregon State, 7 p.m., Corvallis, Ore.
9 at Iowa State, 5 p.m., Ames, Iowa
18 vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
MARCH
3-4 at Big 12 Championships, all day, Tulsa, Okla.
15-17 at NCAA Championships, all day, Cleveland
This story was originally published December 8, 2017 at 10:57 PM.