Nov. 13, 2010
TEMPE - The No. 16 Arizona State University wrestling team opened its 2010-11 season on the road Saturday and used victories in 8-of-10 matches, including three with bonus points, to take an opening win, 29-8, over host Grand Canyon (No. 7 in NCAA Division II) inside Antelope Gymnasium in Phoenix. Over 1,000 fans turned out to support both programs and watched ASU move to 1-0 on the year with one more dual against an Arizona foe later this evening.
The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 3 Anthony Robles taking the mat for the first time in his senior campaign. He was not on the mat long as he stuck AJ Chavez in 1:49 to secure the 87th win in his career and the 23rd win by fall. With a 6-0 lead through one match, the Sun Devils looked to build on that lead, but No. 3 (D2) Todd Wilcox did his part in keeping the Antelopes in the dual as he won a 16-1 technical fall over David Prado at 133 pounds to bring the hosts to within one point (6-5).
The close team score was short lived, however, as the Sun Devils won the next four matches, including the first three by wrestlers making their Sun Devil debuts. At 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Kalin Goodsite posted a 16-5 major decision over Bobby Schofield to get the string of victories started before Luke Ashmore won his match at 149 pounds, 12-5, over Jose Navarro. No. 3 Bubba Jenkins then made his debut at 157 pounds and secured an 11-8 decision over Juan Carlos Maynes before No. 15 Te Edwards’ 9-3 decision over Mike Fucci at 165 brought the team score to 19-5.
At 174 pounds, GCU collected their second and final win of the dual as Victor Carazo, who is ranked among the Top 5 in the nation at 165 pounds, won a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Eric Starks. Following that loss, however, the Sun Devils would rebound and take the final three matches, starting with Jake Meredith’s 9-1 major decision win over Ryan Becerra, a returning Division II All-American. The last two wins also came from Sun Devils making their debuts, including Luke Macchiaroli at 197 (won 6-3 decision over Kevin Treftz) and Levi Cooper at heavyweight (a 3-1 decision winner of Peter Anguiano).
With the team win, the Sun Devils improved to 35-14-0 all-time in their first dual of the season and 5-0-0 when opening the season with a dual against another team from Arizona. ASU also improves to 63-9-0 all-time against fellow Copper State teams and has now won 43 in a row against Arizona State schools.
The Sun Devils will be back action later this evening as they face the Eagles of Embry-Riddle in a 7 p.m. dual in Prescott, Ariz.
#16 Arizona State def. #7 (D2) Grand Canyon, 29-8
Saturday, November 13, 2010 • Antelope Gym (Phoenix)
125 - #3 Anthony Robles (AS) pinned AJ Chavez, 1:49
133 - #3 (D2) Todd Wilcox (GC) tech fall David Prado, 16-1
141 - Kalin Goodsite (AS) major Bobby Schofield, 16-5
149 - Luke Ashmore (ASU) dec. Jose Navarro, 12-5
157 - #3 Bubba Jenkins (AS) dec. Juan Carlos Maynes, 11-8
165 - #15 Te Edwards (AS) dec. Mike Fucci, 9-3
174 - Victor Carazo (GC) dec. Eric Starks, 3-2
184 - Jake Meredith (AS) major Ryan Becerra, 9-1
197 - Luke Macchiaroli (AS) dec. Kevin Treftz, 6-3
285 - Levi Cooper (AS) dec. Peter Anguiano, 3-1
Attendance: 1,021