Pac-12 Wrestling Google+ Hangout set for Feb. 25
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by Richard Immel USA Wrestling
| Arizona State's Blake Stauffer in the finals of the 2014 Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational. Photo: Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com |
Pac-12 conference wrestlers will be featured guests on USA Wrestling’s College Wrestling Google+ Hangout On Air series this Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. (EST).
Five wrestlers from five different Pac-12 wrestling programs will be joining the guest panel for this event in anticipation of the 2015 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships in Corvallis, Ore. this Sunday.
Included on the Pac-12 wrestling guest panel are Geordan Martinez of Boise State, Dominic Kastl of Cal Poly, Ian Nickell of CSU Bakersfield, Garrett Schaner of Stanford and Blake Stauffer of Arizona State.
A true freshman for the Boise State Broncos, Martinez boasts a No. 10 national ranking after finishing runner-up at the Southern Scuffle and in fifth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. He has posted a 24-5 overall record this season.
Competing at 174 pounds, Cal Poly redshirt senior Kastl boasts a 13-5 record for the 2014-15 season. Kastl was a Pac-12 champion and NCAA qualifier in 2012.
CSU Bakersfield’s 133-pound standout Nickell is 20-8 on the year earning an eighth place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Nickell was a Pac-12 Championships finalist last season.
Stanford’s Schaner has made the transition down a weight class from 157 pounds to 149 pounds for the 2014-15 season. He has an overall record of 18-14 on the year and earned a fifth place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
Competing at 184 pounds for Arizona State, Stauffer has posted an impressive 28-1 record in his junior campaign. He is currently ranked No. 6 nationally and has won the Edinboro Open, Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and Daktronics Open this season. Stauffer is a two-time NCAA qualifier and currently holds a 21 match win streak entering the Pac-12 Championships.
Fans are encouraged to ask questions to the panelists using either the Google+ Q&A application or by tweeting questions using #Pac12Hangout.
The Pac-12 Wrestling Google+ Hangout can be viewed live on TheMat.com and will be archived on the USA Wrestling YouTube Channel for public viewing at the conclusion of the event.
For more details about the Pac-12 Wrestling Google+ Hangout, or to RSVP for this event, visit the USA Wrestling Google+ Page.
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