California Wrestlers at NCAA Championships

2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships – St. Louis, MO

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#13 Liam Cronin (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Liam Cronin (Nebraska) 10-3 won by fall over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 13-3 (Fall 6:29)
Champ. Round 2 – Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) 12-0 won by decision over Liam Cronin (Nebraska) 10-4 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 10-1 won by decision over Liam Cronin (Nebraska) 10-5 (Dec 13-12)

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#19 Chance Rich (3-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Zach Price (South Dakota State) 15-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Chance Rich (Csu Bakersfield) 5-3 (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Chance Rich (Csu Bakersfield) 6-3 won by fall over Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) 7-8 (Fall 2:42)
Cons. Round 2 – Chance Rich (Csu Bakersfield) 7-3 won by decision over Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia) 8-5 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Chance Rich (Csu Bakersfield) 8-3 won by decision over Jarrett Trombley (NC State) 9-6 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Louie Hayes (Virginia) 13-6 won by fall over Chance Rich (Csu Bakersfield) 8-4 (Fall 2:10)

#16 Devan Turner (2-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-1 won by major decision over Devan Turner (Oregon State) 6-5 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Devan Turner (Oregon State) 7-5 won by major decision over Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) 6-4 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Devan Turner (Oregon State) 8-5 won by decision over Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) 7-8 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 14-3 won by decision over Devan Turner (Oregon State) 8-6 (Dec 3-1)

#27 Jacob Allen (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Matt Schmitt (Missouri) 11-1 won by decision over Jacob Allen (Navy) 8-6 (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Allen (Navy) 9-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 6-10 (SV-1 7-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Jarrett Trombley (NC State) 9-5 won by decision over Jacob Allen (Navy) 9-7 (Dec 4-0)

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#13 DJ Lloren (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Brian Courtney (Virginia) 10-4 won by decision over DJ Lloren (Fresno State) 11-2 (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 1 – DJ Lloren (Fresno State) 12-2 won by major decision over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 12-8 (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 9-5 won by decision over DJ Lloren (Fresno State) 12-3 (Dec 4-1)

#27 Angelo Marinoni (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Allan Hart (Missouri) 14-1 won by decision over Angelo Martinoni (Csu Bakersfield) 4-2 (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Angelo Martinoni (Csu Bakersfield) 5-2 won by decision over Anthony Brito (Appalachian State) 17-5 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Dom Demas (Oklahoma) 14-2 won by major decision over Angelo Martinoni (Csu Bakersfield) 5-3 (MD 11-3)

#29 Chase Zollmann (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Tariq Wilson (NC State) 10-0 won by tech fall over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 12-7 (TF-1.5 4:28 (17-0))
Cons. Round 1 – DJ Lloren (Fresno State) 12-2 won by major decision over Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) 12-8 (MD 11-3)

#31 Julian Flores (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Nick Lee (Penn State) 9-1 won by tech fall over Julian Flores (Drexel) 6-4 (TF-1.5 2:33 (18-0))
Cons. Round 1 – Parker Filius (Purdue) 8-8 won by major decision over Julian Flores (Drexel) 6-5 (MD 9-0)

#28 Marcos Polanco (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Dom Demas (Oklahoma) 13-1 won by decision over Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) 6-8 (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Grant Willits (Oregon State) 10-3 won by decision over Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) 6-9 (Dec 5-0)

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#17 Kyle Parco (5-3, 6th Place)

Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 15-1 won in sudden victory – 1 over PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) 9-1 (SV-1 7-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 14-0 won by decision over Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 15-2 (Dec 11-10)
Cons. Round 2 – Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 16-2 won by decision over Cory Crooks (Arizona State) 9-7 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 17-2 won by decision over Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 13-3 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 19-2 won by decision over Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 10-4 (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 19-2 won by decision over Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) 16-3 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Semi – Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) 20-3 won by major decision over Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 19-4 (MD 8-0)
5th Place Match – Brock Mauller (Missouri) 21-2 won by decision over Kyle Parco (Fresno State) 19-4 (Dec 8-5)

#8 Jaden Abas (4-2, 7th Place)

Champ. Round 1 – Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 9-5 won by decision over Jaden Abas (Stanford) 8-3 (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jaden Abas (Stanford) 9-3 won by decision over Luke Nichter (Drexel) 8-3 (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Jaden Abas (Stanford) 10-3 won by decision over Triston Lara (Northern Iowa) 7-8 (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 3 – Jaden Abas (Stanford) 11-3 won by decision over PJ Ogunsanya (Army West Point) 11-2 (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Jaden Abas (Stanford) 12-4 won in tie breaker – 1 over Max Murin (Iowa) 6-5 (TB-1 2-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 12-6 won by decision over Jaden Abas (Stanford) 12-4 (Dec 7-1)
7th Place Match – Jaden Abas (Stanford) 13-4 won by decision over Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) 16-4 (Dec 5-3)

#34 Greg Gaxiola (1-2, out)

Prelim – Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley) 8-6 won by decision over Greg Gaxiola (Hofstra) 4-4 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Prelim – Greg Gaxiola (Hofstra) 5-4 won by decision over Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) 8-6 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Joshua Heil (Campbell) 9-3 won by decision over Greg Gaxiola (Hofstra) 6-5 (Dec 5-2)

#28 Peyton Omania (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 9-1 won in sudden victory – 1 over Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 4-7 (SV-1 6-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Graham Rooks (Indiana) 5-6 won by major decision over Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 4-8 (MD 9-1)

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#23 Jacob Wright (2-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 17-4 won in tie breaker – 2 over Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 11-4 (TB-2 5-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-4 won in tie breaker – 1 over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 9-4 (TB-1 2-1)
Quarterfinal – Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 12-0 won by fall over Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-5 (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 4 – Kaleb Young (Iowa) 9-3 won by major decision over Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 18-6 (MD 10-2)

#10 Justin Thomas (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 17-4 won in tie breaker – 2 over Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 11-4 (TB-2 5-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) 11-3 won by decision over Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 11-5 (Dec 3-1)

#15 Chase Saldate (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 14-9 won by decision over Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 8-6 (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Michael Petite (Buffalo) 9-7 won by decision over Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 8-7 (Dec 7-2)

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#2 Anthony Valencia (3-3, 8th Place)

Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 11-0 won by major decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 4-9 (MD 14-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 12-0 won in sudden victory – 1 over Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 15-3 (SV-1 6-4)
Quarterfinal – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 14-2 won by major decision over Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 12-1 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 13-2 won by major decision over Peyton Hall (West Virginia) 16-6 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) 17-1 won by tech fall over Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 13-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (16-1))
7th Place Match – Cameron Amine (Michigan) 14-4 won by forfeit over Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 13-3 (For.)

#18 Izzak Olejnik (2-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 15-2 won by decision over Dan Braunagel (Illinois) 7-3 (Dec 6-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 12-0 won in sudden victory – 1 over Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 15-3 (SV-1 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 16-3 won in sudden victory – 1 over Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) 6-4 (SV-1 8-6)
Cons. Round 3 – Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 19-2 won by decision over Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 16-4 (Dec 7-3)

#24 Andrew Sparks (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Luke Weber (North Dakota State) 14-2 won by decision over Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 9-5 (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Jake Tucker (Michigan State) 6-8 won by decision over Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 9-6 (Dec 5-2)

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#12 Bernie Truax (4-2, 4th Place)

Champ. Round 1 – Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 10-1 won by tech fall over Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) 11-5 (TF-1.5 3:19 (19-3))
Champ. Round 2 – Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 11-1 won in sudden victory – 1 over Logan Massa (Michigan) 9-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal – Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 12-1 won by decision over Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 13-2 (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal – Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 11-0 won by decision over Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 12-2 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi – Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 13-3 won by decision over Logan Massa (Michigan) 14-5 (Dec 7-6)
3rd Place Match – Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 17-2 won by decision over Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 13-3 (Dec 8-3)

#20 Trenton Munoz (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Trenton Munoz (Arizona State) 6-2 won by decision over Jackson Hemauer (Northern Colorado) 9-3 (Dec 6-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 13-1 won by decision over Trenton Munoz (Arizona State) 6-3 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Michael O`Malley (Drexel) 9-2 won by fall over Trenton Munoz (Arizona State) 6-4 (Fall 1:36)

#23 Anthony Mantanona (0-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Peyton Mocco (Missouri) 12-1 won by major decision over Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 7-8 (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 7-4 won by fall over Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 7-9 (Fall 2:20)

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#21 Dominic Ducharme (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Nelson Brands (Iowa) 8-4 won by decision over Dominic Ducharme (Csu Bakersfield) 5-1 (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Dominic Ducharme (Csu Bakersfield) 6-1 won by tech fall over Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh) 3-4 (TF-1.5 7:00 (16-1))
Cons. Round 2 – Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) 17-4 won by tech fall over Dominic Ducharme (Csu Bakersfield) 6-2 (TF-1.5 6:02 (18-0))

#31 Ryan Reyes (1-2, out)

Champ. Round 1 – Trent Hidlay (NC State) 7-1 won by tech fall over Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 6-5 (TF-1.5 7:00 (17-2))
Cons. Round 1 – Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 7-5 won by decision over Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 9-5 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Owen Webster (Minnesota) 9-6 won by decision over Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 7-6 (Dec 4-1)