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2022-23 Wrestling Roster

Larry Slater
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Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki

Chance Rich

  • Position 133
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Valencia, Calif.
  • Highschool Valencia HS

Biography

2022-23 (R-JUNIOR): Finished season with a 15-10 overall record, leading the team with six ranked wins and .600 win percentage while making his third career NCAA qualifying appearance as the no. 21 seed in the 133 weight class...Opened the season with a 3-1 Roadrunner Open, appearing in the semifinals after wins over wrestlers from Oregon State, Cal Poly, and San Francisco State...Earned seventh-place finish at one of the toughest tournament in the country, the Cliff Keen Invitational, defeating three different ranked opponents including UNI's no. 20 Kyle Biscoglia, Appalachian State's no. 23 Sean Carter, and on the final day while pulling off a massive upset against Northwestern's no. 7 Chris Cannon...Posted another win at the Southern Scuffle over Sean Carter, placing sixth in the 133-pound bracket...Posted back-to-back ranked dual wins on the road with decisions over Northern Colorado's no. 33 Jace Koelzer and USAFA's no. 21 Cody Phippen...Finished CSUB career in NCAA qualifying appearance, going 1-2 with a notable upset win, sweeping Northwestern's No. 12 Chris Cannon and securing his second victory of 2023 over the Wildcat.

2021-22 (R-SOPHOMORE): Battled injury for much of the season, turning in a 14-4 overall record...Made season debut at the Cliff Keen Invitational, defeating Ohio State's Dylan Koontz before withdrawing...Was 4-1 at the Tournament of Champions, falling in the championship bout to #16 Devan Turner of Oregon State...Won Pac-12 duals over Stanford's #31 Jackson DiSario and Cal Poly's Abe Hinrechsen...Opened the Pac-12 Tournament with a win over Little Rock's Jaylen Carlson...Avenged earlier loss to OSU's Turner with semi-final, overtime win to advance to second-consecutive Pac-12 Title Bout...Fell to Arizona State's #4 Michael McGee to place 2nd...Advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season, seeded #20 at 133 lb...Posted wins over Minnesota's #29 Jake Gliva and Northern Iowa's #14 Kyle Biscoglia. 

2020-21 (WAIVER): Wrestled to an 8-4 mark on the season...Ten of 12 opponents were nationally ranked...Opened the season with a 7-5 decision over #33 Paul Bianchi of Little Rock...Won a 9-3 rematch with Bianchi in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament...Defeated #7 Michael McGee of Arizona State to advance to the conference final at 133 pounds...Lost to #10 Devan Turner (OSU) in final, earning a runner-up Pac-12 finish...Earned an at-large selection to the NCAA Championships...Finished 3-2 at nationals, with wins over Michigan State's #30 Jordan Hamden, West Virginia's #20 Ryan Sullivan and NC State's #13 Jarrett Trombley...Finished one victory shy of earning All-American status. 

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Team's top competitor at 133 pounds, posting a 10-14 record and a 5-8 dual mark...Defeated Minnesota's Brent Jones 7-4 in season opening dual with the Gophers...Posted a dramatic third-period stick of #11 Sammy Alvarez of Rutgers in home opener...Pinned Grand Canyon's Josiah Griego in just 1:25 to open the Cliff Keen Invitational...Posted wins over Cleveland State's Cameron Latham (Fall) and Cliff Conway (14-2) at the Southern Scuffle...Knocked off Duke's Harrison Campbell 6-5...Beat Cal Poly's Cole Reyes 5-1...Pinned California Baptist's Christian Nunez in 4:00 to close out the regular season...Finished fourth at the Pac-12 Championship...Faced seven ranked opponents. 

2018-19 (FRESHMAN): Finished season with a 9-7 record at 133 pounds...opened career with a second place finish at the Menlo Open...pinned Cerritos College's Ricky Bautista in first college match...split a pair of matches at the Roadrunner Open...went 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions...pinned Chattanooga's Colton Landers at the Southern Scuffle...went 3-1 to place second at the California Collegiate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Valencia HS in Valencia, Calif...Coached by Brian Peterson and Felicia Oh...Led the Vikings to three Tri-Valley League titles, a CIF runner-up finish and a CIF championship...Was the school's first CIF Champion and first masters and state placer...Was named Team MVP...two-time CIF champion...Four-time Tri-Valley League champion...Two-time masters finalist...Two-time state placer...USAW Folkstyle All-American.

PERSONAL: Business administration major.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    133
    5'7"

  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    133
    5'7"

  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    133
    5'7"

  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    133
    5'7"

  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    133
    5'7"
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