BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — AJ Ferrari has earned Cal State Bakersfield athlete of the week honors for the second time this season after a strong performance at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend in Philadelphia.
The redshirt sophomore went 5-1 in the tournament to place third in the 197-pound weight class. The No. 3 seeded Ferrari's only loss came in the semifinals, a 3-0 decision against No. 2 Stephen Buchanan of Iowa, who went on to win the national title.
In the third-place match, Ferrari defeated No. 1 Jacob Cardenas of Michigan with a 2-0 decision to earn All-American honors, Bakersfield's first since 2014, and his third-place finish is the highest by a `Runner since 1999 when Stephen Neal won the heavyweight title.
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CSUB Athlete of the Week honorees for the 2024-25 season:
- March 24 - AJ Ferrari, Wrestling
- March 17 - Katey Milne and Ella Ensign, Beach volleyball
- March 10 -Â Richard Castro-Sandoval, Wrestling
- March 3 - Jacob Yagers, Men's track and field
- Feb. 24 - Fidelis Okereke, Men's basketball
- Feb. 17 - Vili Sivec, Men's Swim & Dive
- Feb. 10 - Bailee Bustos, Softball
- Feb. 3 - Makiah Parker, Women's track and field
- Jan. 27 - Gerrit Nijenhuis, Wrestling
- Jan. 20 - Skye Odom, Women's track and field
- Jan. 13 - Jemel Jones, Men's basketball
- Jan. 6 -Â Jemel Jones, Men's basketball
- Dec. 30 - Ary Dizon, Women's basketball
- Dec. 23 - Jake Andrews, Wrestling
- Dec. 16 - AJ Ferrari, Wrestling
- Dec. 9 - Vili Sivec, Men's Swim & Dive
- Dec. 2 - Ary Dizon, Women's Basketball
- Nov. 25 - Jessica Franco, Women's Swim & Dice
- Nov. 18 - Corey Stephenson, Men's Basketball
- Nov. 11 - Jemel Jones, Men's Basketball
- Nov. 4 - Kamy Anaya, Women's Soccer
- Oct. 28 - Iris Han, Women's Golf
- Oct. 21 - Kim Garcia, Women's Soccer
- Oct. 14 - Vili Sivec, Men's Swim & Dive
- Oct. 7 - Connor Mautino, Men's Soccer
- Sept. 30 - Samia Bhakta, Volleyball
