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2022-23 Wrestling Roster

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Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki

Angelo Martinoni

  • Position 141
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Orangevale, Calif.
  • Highschool Folsom HS

Biography

2022-23 (R-JUNIOR): Posted a 12-11 record, going 3-6 in duals and 1-5 vs ranked opponents, after an injury kept him limited for part of the season's second half...Got off to a roaring start in tournament play to begin the season, with a 9-3 record...Secured a second-place finish at the Roadrunner Open, advancing to the medal stage after defeating three of his four first opponents via major decision or better, including wins over two Oregon State wrestlers and a conference for from Cal Poly...Also had an impressive 7th place finish at the 141 of the Southern Scuffle after a 5-4 decision over Oklahoma State's No. 28 Carter Young, winning four straight matches in between hard-fought losses to North Dakota State's No. 11 Dylan Droegemueller...Helped CSUB to its sole dual win on the season against Central Michigan by tech falling Ja'Kerrion Meritt 15-0...Posted personal largest win of the year over California Baptist's Christian Nunez in a 20-2 tech fall...Recovered from regular season-ending injury in time for Pac-12 Championships and fought two tough matches but bowed out 0-2 with a sixth-place finish after being forced to forfeit the third match against Little Rock's representative.

2021-22 (R-SOPHOMORE): Wrestled to a 20-12 record, including a 5-3 dual mark...15-9 in Tournament competition, including a 2nd place finish with a 4-1 mark at the Roadrunner Open...Was 4-3 at the Cliff Keen Invitational, earning an 8th place result...Beat Wyoming's #33 Chase Zollman to win his opening round at the Cliff Keen Tournament, before knocking off Ohio State's Dom D'Emilio to clinch a top-eight finish...Finished 3-1 at the Tournament of Champions before withdrawing...Split four bouts at the Southern Scuffle...Opened the season with consecutive dual victories over Michigan's Pat Nolan and Utah Valley's James Emmer...Posted wins against Campbell and American at the CMU Tri-Meet...Knocked off Arizona State's Ethan Pickren in the Pac-12 season opener...Split four matches to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships...Posted four major decision wins, won twice by tech fall and five times by pin...Was not pinned once on the season...Finished 2-6 versus ranked opponents. 

2020-21 (R-FRESHMAN): Posted a 5-3 overall record...Posted a pair of shutout victories at tri-meet with Little Rock and Stanford on Jan. 24...Pinned Arizona State's Julian Chlebove at 2021 Pac-12 Tournament...Followed with a win over Cal Poly's Lawrence Saenz to earn a third-place conference finish at 141 pounds...Earned an allocated bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament...Finished 1-2 at the NCAA meet, with a win over #22 Anthony Britto of Appalachian State...All three losses came to opponents ranked in the top-13, nationally.  

2019-20 (WAIVER): Wrestled to a 12-11 record, including a 5-6 dual mark...Grabbed first-career dual meet victory with an 18-12 win over Rutgers' Zach Firestone...Returned from injury to win five bouts at the Southern Scuffle, including wins over three ranked opponents, to place sixth...Defeated NC State's #10 Tariq Wilson to reach quarterfinals at the Southern Scuffle...Pinned Rider's Pete Lipari late in the third period at the Southern Scuffle...Beat Northern Colorado's Chris Sandoval 11-8 to clinch match victory for Bakersfield...Posted 15-5 major decision win over Cal Poly's Jake Ryan...Pinned Arizona State's Navonte Demison just 0:16 into the opening bout of the Second-Annual Feud on the Field...Finished fifth at the Pac-12 Championships. 

2018-19 (REDSHIRT): Recorded 13-8 record at 141 pounds during his redshirt season...placed third at Menlo Open to start his career with a 4-1 record...went 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open and the Reno Tournament of Champions...defeated Chris Sandoval and Aiden Murphy of Chattanooga at the Southern Scuffle...placed third to close season at the California Collegiate...won three times by technical fall and twice by pin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Folsom High School...Coached by Mike Collier, Carlos Alvarez Jr., and Mark Smith...Led the Bulldogs to a league championship in 2015...Two-time San Joaquin Section Champion...Two-time All-American.  

PERSONAL: Electrical Engineering major.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    133/141
    5'9"

  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    141
    5'8"

  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    141
    5'9"

  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    141
    5'9"

  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    141
    5'9"
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