PORTLAND, Ore. ? Seven Roadrunners won their respective bouts Saturday, helping CSUB's wrestling team claim a 37-12 win at Pac-10 rival Portland State. The win was a monumental victory for Head Coach T.J. Kerr who became just the fifth active NCAA wrestling coach to achieve 400 career wins. Kerr's all-time record now stands at 400-198-7 through 35+ seasons.
“Being in the middle of the year right now, I will probably look back after my career is over and appreciate it more,” said Kerr of the milestone accomplishment. “Right now we're focusing on this team and this season.”
Daniel Atondo got the meet started off strong for CSUB (5-1, 4-1 Pac-10) with a 22-12 major decision over Jordan Toney at 165. The Vikings Dale Seley then closed out a 7-3 decision over Jason Points at 174, but redshirt freshman Riley Orozco pinned Jacob Antoine at the 4:35 mark to give CSUB a 10-3 lead.
Portland State would go on to claim wins at 197 and 285, taking its only lead of the night 12-10, but the ?Runners quickly went up 22-12 with a pair of forfeit victories at 125 and 133.
CSUB then closed out its final three matches on a solid note as Elijah Nacita defeated Greg Einerson 10-3 at 141, Jeremy Doyle pinned Alan Dickey at 149 and Trevor Hall capped things off with a pin of Brady Garner just 37 seconds into the 157 bout.
“It is very hard to come up to Oregon and win at all three places,” said Kerr of his team's weekend sweep of Oregon, Oregon State and Portland State. “I don't know the last time we were able to do that, so this is a big deal.”
The ?Runners have another busy road swing next week, beginning Wednesday with a Pac-10 dual at UC Davis and continues Thursday at Stanford. CSUB then heads to San Francisco State for a dual meet on Friday and the annual San Francisco State Open on Saturday.
CSU Bakersfield 37, Portland State 12
165-Daniel Atondo (CSUB) major decision over Jordan Toney (PSU), 22-12, 4-0 CSUB
174-Dale Seley (PSU) defeated Jason Points (CSUB), 7-3, 4-3 CSUB
184-Riley Orozco (CSUB) pinned Jacob Antoine (PSU), 4:35, 10-3 CSUB
197-Rockland Schneider (PSU) defeated Ernesto Ancona (CSUB), 10-3, 10-6 CSUB
285-Zack Smith (PSU) wins by forfeit, 12-10 PSU
125-Brandon Zoetewey wins by forfeit, 16-12 CSUB
133-Thomas Kimbrell wins by forfeit, 22-12 CSUB
141-Elijah Nacita (CSUB) defeated Greg Einerson (PSU), 10-3, 25-12 CSUB
149-Jeremy Doyle (CSUB) pinned Alan Dickey (PSU), 4:36, 31-12 CSUB
157-Trevor Hall (CSUB) pinned Brady Garner (PSU), 0:37, 37-12 CSUB
