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Four 'Runners place at Reno TOC

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Four 'Runners place at Reno TOC

RENO, Nev. - The CSUB wrestling team stretched its streak of top 10 finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions to five consecutive years as four Roadrunner placewinners led the team to a 10th place finish Tuesday.


Redshirt freshman Elijah Nacita collected a fourth place finish at 141, freshman Trevor Hall finished fifth at 157 and senior Jeremy Doyle (149) and junior Daniel Atondo (165) took sixth place finishes.


Nacitia opened the tournament with three wins before falling 5-7 to Cornell's Adam Frey. Working towards the third place match, Nacitia claimed a 15-8 decision over Wyoming's Cole Dallaserra. He then was forced to settle for the fourth place finish with a 6-15 loss to Central Michigan's Eric Kruger.


In the 149 division, Doyle started strong with 9-6 and 14-2 wins before dropping a close 5-3 decision to No. 1 seed Scott Ervin of Appalachian State. Doyle would follow that loss with four more wins before eventually taking sixth place with a 6-8 loss to Central Michigan's Nathaniel Holt.


Hall, a freshman thrown into the fire at the Los Vegas Invite two weeks ago, rebounded with four wins on Tuesday, including a 5-3 decision over Central Michigan's Tyler Grayson in the fifth place match.


Atondo won his opening match 15-0 before falling 4-11 to No. 1 seed Patrick Pitch. He then bounced back to claim four straight, including a pair of technical falls and a major decision, before finishing in sixth place.


At 184 redshirt freshman Riley Orozco had a tough draw with University of Oregon's Brysen French in the first round, but knocked off the No. 4 seed with a big 11-3 decision. Orozco's luck ran out however as he lost his next two matches, including a tight 7-6 decision to No. 3 seed Cody Hill out of Oaklahoma State.


The Roadrunners finished with a team score of 52.5. Central Michigan took the team title with 152.5 points. Pac-10 schools Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly and Stanford finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, while the four other conference teams competing finished behind CSUB.


Tournament competition continues for the 'Runners on Dec. 29-30 when they travel to Greensboro, N.C., for the Southern Scuffle hosted by UNC-Greensboro.

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Atondo

Daniel Atondo

165
5' 11"
Senior
Jeremy Doyle

Jeremy Doyle

149
5' 7"
Senior
Trevor Hall

Trevor Hall

157
5' 11"
Freshman
Elijah Nacita

Elijah Nacita

141
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Riley Orozco

Riley Orozco

184
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Daniel Atondo

Daniel Atondo

5' 11"
Senior
165
Jeremy Doyle

Jeremy Doyle

5' 7"
Senior
149
Trevor Hall

Trevor Hall

5' 11"
Freshman
157
Elijah Nacita

Elijah Nacita

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
141
Riley Orozco

Riley Orozco

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
184
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