Western State leads California Baptist by one point going into medal round at RMAC Championships
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – No. 17 Western State leads No. 9 ranked California Baptist by just one point in the team standings going into the gold and bronze medal bouts at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Sunday.
Western State has 117.5 points, with California Baptist at 116.5 pounds. No. 11 Colorado Mesa is in third with 97.5 points.
Western State has three in the gold medal round and three in the bronze-medal round, while California Baptist has four athletes in the gold medal finals and five in the bronze-medal round.
The RMAC is a strong Div. II conference, with nine teams entered. There are four nationally ranked teams in the field, with California Baptist (No. 9), Colroado Mesa (No. 11), Western State (No. 17) and Colorado State Pueblo (No. 19). The event also features 12 athletes ranked in the top eight of their weight class nationally, in the most recent D2Wrestle rankings.
Nine of the 10 top seeds reached the finals, with the exception of Nick Swanson of Colorado Mesa, who lost his quarterfinals match at 165 pounds to Tyson Kuahine of San Francisco State, 7-5 in overtime.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., January 31
Semifinals results
125
Jonathon Stelling (Colorado Mesa) DEC Adellmo Salazar (CSU-Pueblo) 6-3,
Ronald Wardleigh (Western State) FALL Ian Wingstrom (Adams State) 2:37
133
Martin Ramirez (Adams State) DEC Fernando Giron (San Francisco State) 8-2
Taylor Summers (Chadron State) DEC Anthony Racobaldo (Cal Baptist) 5-1
141
Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa) DEC Dan Gaylor (New Mexico Highlands) 4-0
Corbin Bennetts (Western State) DEC Peter Cunningham (Cal Baptist) 4-3
149
Terrance McKinney (Chadron State) FALL Bradford Gerl (Cal Baptist) 0:58
Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa) DEC Reis Humphrey (New Mexico Highlands) 6-5
157
JaCobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) MD Ian Steen (Western State)10-2
Jason Buhr (Colorado Mesa) DEC Brady Bersano (Cal Baptist) 10-9
165
Chance Helmick (Chadron State) DEC Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco State) 9-7
Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist) TF Travis Bradford (Western State) 18-0
174
Tarrence Williams (CSU-Pueblo) DEC Christian Smith (Cal Baptist) 9-3
Austin Harris (Western State) DEC Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) 2-0
184
Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) MD Shane Rodenburg (Chadron State) 10-0
Zack Slotten (Colorado Mesa) DEC Johnny Costa (San Francisco State) 8-3
197
Paul Wilson (Colorado Mines) DEC Marcus Haughian (Colorado Mesa) 7-2
Paul Head (Cal Baptist) MD Richard Bencomo (Adams State) 13-4
285
Joseph Fagiano (Cal Baptist) FALLTuli Laulu (Adams State) 2:59
Jacob Mitchell (CSU-Pueblo) DEC Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco State) 7-2
Finals pairings
125
1st - Jonathon Stelling (Colorado Mesa) vs. Ronald Wardleigh (Western State)
3rd – Ian Wingstrom (Adams State) vs. Zachar Gracia (Colorado Mines)
133
1st - Martin Ramirez (Adams State) vs. Taylor Summers (Chadron State)
3rd – Anthony Racobaldo (Cal Baptist) vs. Fernando Giron (San Francisco State)
141
1st - Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa) vs. Corbin Bennetts (Western State)
3rd – Peter Cunningham (Cal Baptist) vs. Dan Gaylor (NM Highlands)
149
1st- Terrance McKinney (Chadron State) vs. Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Bradford Gerl (Cal-Baptist) vs. Tim Urenda (CSU-Pueblo)
157
1st - JaCobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) vs. Jason Buhr (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Brady Bersano (Cal Baptist) vs. Ian Steen (Western State)
165
1st - Chance Helmick (Chadron State) vs. Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist)
3rd – Nick Swanson (Colorado Mesa) vs. Koery Windham (Adams State)
174
1st- Tarrence Williams (CSU-Pueblo) vs. Austin Harris (Western State)
3rd – Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) vs. Christian Smith (Cal Baptist)
184
1st - Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) vs. Zack Slotten (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Joe Bencomo (Adams State) vs. Brandon Supernaw (Western State)
197
1st - Paul Wilson (Colorado Mines) vs. Paul Head (Cal Baptist)
3rd – Marcus Haughian (Colorado Mesa) vs. Mick Dougharity (Western State)
285
1st - Joseph Fagiano (Cal Baptist) vs. Jacob Mitchell (CSU-Pueblo)
3rd – Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco State) vs. Tuli Laulu (Adams State)
Number of gold medal finalists
Colorado Mesa – 5 (125, 141, 149, 157, 184)
Cal-Baptist – 4 (165, 184, 197, 285)
Western State – 3 (125, 141, 174)
Chadron State – 3 (133, 149, 165
CSU-Pueblo – 3 (157, 174, 285)
Adams State – 3 (133)
Colorado Mines – 3 (197)
Team Scores
1. Western State 117.5
2. California Baptist 116.5
3. Colorado Mesa 97.5
4. Chadron State 68.5
5. CSU Pueblo 68.0
6. Adams State 65.0
7. San Francisco State 58.0
8. New Mexico Highlands 41.5
9. Colorado Mines 39.5
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – No. 17 Western State leads No. 9 ranked California Baptist by just one point in the team standings going into the gold and bronze medal bouts at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Sunday.
Western State has 117.5 points, with California Baptist at 116.5 pounds. No. 11 Colorado Mesa is in third with 97.5 points.
Western State has three in the gold medal round and three in the bronze-medal round, while California Baptist has four athletes in the gold medal finals and five in the bronze-medal round.
The RMAC is a strong Div. II conference, with nine teams entered. There are four nationally ranked teams in the field, with California Baptist (No. 9), Colroado Mesa (No. 11), Western State (No. 17) and Colorado State Pueblo (No. 19). The event also features 12 athletes ranked in the top eight of their weight class nationally, in the most recent D2Wrestle rankings.
Nine of the 10 top seeds reached the finals, with the exception of Nick Swanson of Colorado Mesa, who lost his quarterfinals match at 165 pounds to Tyson Kuahine of San Francisco State, 7-5 in overtime.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., January 31
Semifinals results
125
Jonathon Stelling (Colorado Mesa) DEC Adellmo Salazar (CSU-Pueblo) 6-3,
Ronald Wardleigh (Western State) FALL Ian Wingstrom (Adams State) 2:37
133
Martin Ramirez (Adams State) DEC Fernando Giron (San Francisco State) 8-2
Taylor Summers (Chadron State) DEC Anthony Racobaldo (Cal Baptist) 5-1
141
Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa) DEC Dan Gaylor (New Mexico Highlands) 4-0
Corbin Bennetts (Western State) DEC Peter Cunningham (Cal Baptist) 4-3
149
Terrance McKinney (Chadron State) FALL Bradford Gerl (Cal Baptist) 0:58
Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa) DEC Reis Humphrey (New Mexico Highlands) 6-5
157
JaCobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) MD Ian Steen (Western State)10-2
Jason Buhr (Colorado Mesa) DEC Brady Bersano (Cal Baptist) 10-9
165
Chance Helmick (Chadron State) DEC Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco State) 9-7
Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist) TF Travis Bradford (Western State) 18-0
174
Tarrence Williams (CSU-Pueblo) DEC Christian Smith (Cal Baptist) 9-3
Austin Harris (Western State) DEC Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) 2-0
184
Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) MD Shane Rodenburg (Chadron State) 10-0
Zack Slotten (Colorado Mesa) DEC Johnny Costa (San Francisco State) 8-3
197
Paul Wilson (Colorado Mines) DEC Marcus Haughian (Colorado Mesa) 7-2
Paul Head (Cal Baptist) MD Richard Bencomo (Adams State) 13-4
285
Joseph Fagiano (Cal Baptist) FALLTuli Laulu (Adams State) 2:59
Jacob Mitchell (CSU-Pueblo) DEC Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco State) 7-2
Finals pairings
125
1st - Jonathon Stelling (Colorado Mesa) vs. Ronald Wardleigh (Western State)
3rd – Ian Wingstrom (Adams State) vs. Zachar Gracia (Colorado Mines)
133
1st - Martin Ramirez (Adams State) vs. Taylor Summers (Chadron State)
3rd – Anthony Racobaldo (Cal Baptist) vs. Fernando Giron (San Francisco State)
141
1st - Daniel Salazar (Colorado Mesa) vs. Corbin Bennetts (Western State)
3rd – Peter Cunningham (Cal Baptist) vs. Dan Gaylor (NM Highlands)
149
1st- Terrance McKinney (Chadron State) vs. Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Bradford Gerl (Cal-Baptist) vs. Tim Urenda (CSU-Pueblo)
157
1st - JaCobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) vs. Jason Buhr (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Brady Bersano (Cal Baptist) vs. Ian Steen (Western State)
165
1st - Chance Helmick (Chadron State) vs. Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist)
3rd – Nick Swanson (Colorado Mesa) vs. Koery Windham (Adams State)
174
1st- Tarrence Williams (CSU-Pueblo) vs. Austin Harris (Western State)
3rd – Caleb Copeland (Chadron State) vs. Christian Smith (Cal Baptist)
184
1st - Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) vs. Zack Slotten (Colorado Mesa)
3rd – Joe Bencomo (Adams State) vs. Brandon Supernaw (Western State)
197
1st - Paul Wilson (Colorado Mines) vs. Paul Head (Cal Baptist)
3rd – Marcus Haughian (Colorado Mesa) vs. Mick Dougharity (Western State)
285
1st - Joseph Fagiano (Cal Baptist) vs. Jacob Mitchell (CSU-Pueblo)
3rd – Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco State) vs. Tuli Laulu (Adams State)
Number of gold medal finalists
Colorado Mesa – 5 (125, 141, 149, 157, 184)
Cal-Baptist – 4 (165, 184, 197, 285)
Western State – 3 (125, 141, 174)
Chadron State – 3 (133, 149, 165
CSU-Pueblo – 3 (157, 174, 285)
Adams State – 3 (133)
Colorado Mines – 3 (197)
Team Scores
1. Western State 117.5
2. California Baptist 116.5
3. Colorado Mesa 97.5
4. Chadron State 68.5
5. CSU Pueblo 68.0
6. Adams State 65.0
7. San Francisco State 58.0
8. New Mexico Highlands 41.5
9. Colorado Mines 39.5
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