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Clovis Earns Title at Top Gun in Ohio
Justin Mejia – Clovis HS
The Fresno Bee
Clovis High made yet another national statement, delivering 11 medalists — featuring golds from freshman Justin Mejia and senior Nick Nevills — to win the 43-team Top Gun Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Alliance, Ohio.
It was a two-day, national-caliber event, just as was the Doc Buchanan Invitational — a five-state, 96-team tournament — that the Cougars crushed by 88 1/2 points two weeks ago on their own mat.
This time, Clovis — ranked No. 3 nationally by Amateur Wrestling News after finishing No. 1 a year ago — traveled 2,500 miles to a wrestling hotbed in the upper Midwest and scored 302 points. Massilon Perry, a perennial public-school power from Ohio, placed second for the fifth-straight year with 287 points.
The Cougars, 11-time state champions, began the finals with a 7-6 decision at 106 pounds by nationally fifth-ranked Mejia and closed them with a 12-3 major decision by Nevills, a two-time state gold medalist unbeaten for two seasons.
Clovis also received seconds from Khristian Olivas (132) and Isaiah Hokit (138), thirds from Tristan Gilliland (113), Josh Hokit (160), A.J. Nevills (182) and Matt Weiss (220) and fourths from Julian Gaytan (120) and Dominic Kincaid (152).
The Cougars failed to medal (top six) in just three of the 14 weight classes.
Clovis will be favored to win a record fourth straight CIF State championship March 7-8 at Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena. The Cougars have twice won three consecutive state titles.
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Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Registration/Workout 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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