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`Runners Return to Icardo Center Sunday

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – For the first time in over two months, the CSU Bakersfield wrestling team will be back at the Icardo Center on Sunday when they host Northern Colorado at 2:00 p.m.

"We look to build upon our win last week," said CSUB head coach Manny Rivera.  "We have a couple guys that need to get back on track and a few more that need to keep building.  Momentum is key during this stretch of the dual season."

Last Time Out
CSUB is coming off an impressive 24-11 dual victory over Cal Poly.  The Roadrunners won seven of the 10 matches contested including six of the final seven to pull away from the Mustangs.  Sean Nickell, Russell Rohlfing and Bryan Battisto all scored major decisions to make up half of CSUB's final total.  Carlos Herrera, Jacob Thalin, Dominic Ducharme and Jarrod Snyder all won by decision.  Snyder had won of the more exciting victories on the evening, as he scored the match-winning takedown with two seconds left and added two near fall points as time expired. 

Scouting the Bears
Northern Colorado was defeated by Oregon State 27-12 in its last time on the mat.  The Bears have dropped their last three duals, falling to Columbia 19-13 and No. 3 Oklahoma State 47-0 before losing to the Beavers.  Northern Colorado's 125 pound wrestler, Rico Montoya is currently ranked 17th by the InterMat and finished second at the Southern Scuffle at the turn of the New Year.  At 197 pounds, Jacob Seely also got on the podium in Chattanooga as he took fifth in the event. 

Probable Lineups
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (4-4, 0-1 Pac-12)
Wt. Rank Name Yr. Record
125 Eddie Flores Fr. 3-4
133 -/20 Sean Nickell R-Sr. 14-7
141 Noah Blakley-Beanes R-Jr. 9-5
OR Carlos Herrera R-Jr. 7-11
149 18/- Russell Rohlfing R-Jr. 12-6
157 Wyatt Gerl Jr. 6-10
OR Josh Annis R-Jr. 5-6
165 Jacob Thalin R-Jr. 9-10
174 Bryan Battisto R-Sr. 4-8
OR Reed South Sr. 11-5
184 Dominic Ducharme R-So. 14-10
197 Mark Penyacsek R-Jr. 8-9
285 Jarrod Snyder R-So. 8-7
Northern Colorado Bears (2-5, 0-3 Big 12)
125 19/17 Rico Montoya Sr. 9-4
OR Michael Johnson R-So. 3-4
133 Sean Cannon Jr. 3-8
141 Chris Sandoval So. 1-5
OR Owen Lamb R-So. 0-10
149 Armando Santillan So. 0-0
OR Dante Rodriguez R-Sr. 1-0
157 Jordan Robison So. 4-10
165 Macoy Flanagan R-So. 5-8
174 Seth Bogulski R-So. 2-8
184 Dalton Robertson Jr. 9-6
197 17/16 Jacob Seely R-Jr. 9-3
285 Robert Winters, Jr. R-So. 6-8
         FloWrestling/InterMat

Series History
The Roadrunners have lost just one time in eight meetings against the Bears.  CSUB has also won the past four meetings, including a 22-12 victory in Greely, Colo. last season.   In that dual, Sunday's 174-pound starter Bryan Battisto defeated Northern Colorado's Seth Bogulski by a major decision (15-5).  Bogulski or Trent Schultz will suit up for the Bears this Sunday.  Sean Nickell and Russell Rohlfing also collected major decision at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively.  The Bears' projected starter at heavyweight  Robert Winters, Jr. defeated Dominic Balmer 3-1 in overtime. 

The series begin with CSUB earning a dominant 38-3 victory back in 1983.  The two programs would not meet again until the 2003-04 campaign.

Nickell Returns to National Ranks, Rohlfing Holds Firm
After shutting out Cal Poly's Yoshi Funakoshi on Friday, redshirt senior Sean Nickell has climbed back into the InterMat national rankings at No. 20.  Redshirt junior Russell Rohlfing held firm at No. 18 in the FloWrestling ratings.

Nickell, a two-time NCAA national qualifier, has produced a 14-7 record at 133 pounds so far this season.  He also has a 2-0 record in Pac-12 Conference duals and has added a second-place finish at the Roadrunner Open and a fourth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle to his resume.

Rohlfing is also a two-time national qualifier and sports a 12-6 record so far this season.  The redshirt junior is coming off of a 13-1 major decision over the Mustangs' Tyler Schilling.  Rohlfing has defeated two top-10 competitors in his first season at 149 pounds.  He defeated Iowa's Pat Lugo, who was rated No. 6 at the time in Kent, Ohio and No. 7 Jarrett Degen of Iowa State at the Southern Scuffle.
 
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Players Mentioned

Josh Annis

Josh Annis

157
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Dominic Balmer

Dominic Balmer

285
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Bryan Battisto

Bryan Battisto

174
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Noah Blakley-Beanes

Noah Blakley-Beanes

141
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

184
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera

141
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

133
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

197
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

141
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Jarrod Snyder

Jarrod Snyder

285
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Josh Annis

Josh Annis

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
157
Dominic Balmer

Dominic Balmer

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
285
Bryan Battisto

Bryan Battisto

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
174
Noah Blakley-Beanes

Noah Blakley-Beanes

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
141
Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
184
Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
141
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
133
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
197
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
141
Jarrod Snyder

Jarrod Snyder

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
285
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