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Wrestling

CSUB Wrestling Drops Home Dual Against No. 4 Michigan

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Hosting No. 4/No. 7 Michigan in its first dual of the season, the Cal State Bakersfield wrestling program showed plenty of grit and fight on Sunday in the Icardo Center. While the Roadrunners were unable to come away with any individual victories, falling to the Wolverines 36-0, seven of the ten bouts ended in decisions with CSUB fighting blow for blow with Michigan.

Notables
  • Bakersfield's wrestlers faced off against seven ranked Wolverines on Sunday.
  • CSUB's own pair of ranked wrestlers, No. 19 Chance Rich and No. 28 Angelo Martinoni, both battled against their Michigan counterparts, but they were unable to come away with wins. Both of the `Runners dropped decisions on Sunday.
  • The closest match of the day was at 197 pounds when CSUB's Mateo Morales led Brendin Yatooma 3-2 late in the third period. A last-second takedown secured a close victory for Yatooma.
Quotes from Head Coach Luke Smith
  • "I thought we showed a lot of improvement from last year. Last year when we wrestled them, the matches were a lot more lopsided, so I thought we competed better this year."
  • "I think we just need to believe that we're going to win before we step on the mat. I think we walked off the mat thinking that, but we got to walk on the mat thinking that."
  • "That was probably the best I've seen Mateo Morales wrestle in competition. He did a great job of competing, he just got caught relaxing in the last five seconds."
  • "I think its big for the program and the school to have a school like Michigan in our home gym. They finished second at the 2022 NCAA Championships. We want to wrestle the best. No better way to have our first home dual. "
 Up Next on the Schedule
  • CSUB starts a road stint that will last through the end of the month
  • at Northern Colorado, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. (PT)
  • at Air Force, Jan. 15, 12 p.m. (PT)
Full Results
Michigan 36, Bakersfield 0
125: Jack Medley (UM) over Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSUB) (Dec 9-4)
133: No. 5 Dylan Ragusin (UM) over No. 19 Chance Rich (CSUB) (Dec 7-3)
141: No. 20 Cole Mattin (UM) over No. 28 Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) (Dec 4-1)
149: No. 20 Chance Lamer (UM) over Josh Brown (CSUB) (MD 11-3)
157: No. 8 Will Lewan (UM) over Brock Rogers (CSUB) (Dec 8-3)
165: No. 6 Cameron Amine (UM) over Braden Smelser (CSUB) (TF 19-1 4:12)
174: Max Maylor (UM) over Albert Urias (CSUB) (Dec 8-4)
184: No. 9 Matt Finesilver (UM) over Jacob Hansen (CSUB) (Dec 7-1)
197: Brendin Yatooma (UM) over Mateo Morales (CSUB) (Dec 6-3)
285: No. 2 Mason Parris (UM) over Jake Andrews (CSUB) (Fall 2:23)
~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Jake Andrews

Jake Andrews

285
6' 3"
Sophomore
Josh Brown

Josh Brown

149
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Richard Castro-Sandoval

Richard Castro-Sandoval

125
5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Jacob Hansen

Jacob Hansen

184
6' 0"
Senior
Angelo Martinoni

Angelo Martinoni

141
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Mateo Morales

Mateo Morales

197
6' 1"
Sophomore
Chance Rich

Chance Rich

133
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Brock Rogers

Brock Rogers

157
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Braden Smelser

Braden Smelser

165
6' 1"
Sophomore
Albert Urias

Albert Urias

174
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Jake Andrews

Jake Andrews

6' 3"
Sophomore
285
Josh Brown

Josh Brown

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
149
Richard Castro-Sandoval

Richard Castro-Sandoval

5' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
125
Jacob Hansen

Jacob Hansen

6' 0"
Senior
184
Angelo Martinoni

Angelo Martinoni

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
141
Mateo Morales

Mateo Morales

6' 1"
Sophomore
197
Chance Rich

Chance Rich

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
133
Brock Rogers

Brock Rogers

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
157
Braden Smelser

Braden Smelser

6' 1"
Sophomore
165
Albert Urias

Albert Urias

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
174
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