GCU Wrestling Completes Weekend Sweep

Friday, January 15

GCU

Won (25-13)

Grand Canyon

Colorado State-Pueblo

1/16/2010 12:32:13 PM | Wrestling

The Grand Canyon University wrestling team knocked off defending Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion and No. 6-ranked Western State tonight at Antelope Gymnasium in Phoenix.

The win was over the highest-ranked Division II opponent in the three-year history of the GCU program. Western State is the alma mater of Head Coach R.C. LaHaye.

The Antelopes defeated the No. 2-ranked NAIA team in the country, California Baptist University, and another RMAC rival that defeated the No. 10-ranked NCAA Division II team in the country (Adams State) last week, Colorado State University-Pueblo, yesterday.

After winning three duals in two days, the GCU grapplers are on a roll. The ‘Lopes got big pins tonight from freshman Madison Gambrell (Clovis, CA/Clovis), redshirt sophomore Victor Carazo (pictured, Modesto, CA/Modesto Junior College) and junior Ryan Becerra (Gilbert, AZ/Cal State Bakersfield).

The team’s three stars, junior Todd Wilcox (Sacramento, CA/Sierra College), redshirt senior Stephen Towne (Phoenix, AZ/Menlo College) and Carazo, each went 3-0 on the weekend.

Here are tonight's results:

125 pounds -- Gambrell by fall over Kyle O’Brian

133 pounds -- Wilcox won 5-2 decision over Darren Hockett

141 pounds -- Freshman Kyle Wilson (Wasilla, AK/Colony HS) lost 11-10 decision to Hollan Gravely

149 pounds -- Redshirt junior Daniel Rubio (Phoenix, AZ/Phoenix College) lost 13-6 decision to Caleb Locker

157 pounds -- Towne won 6-5 decision over Justin Keys

165 pounds -- Carazo won by fall over Cody Frankum at 2:01

174 pounds -- Redshirt senior Daniel Garay (Los Angeles, CA/Mount Sac College) lost 6-1 decision to Zach Frazier

184 pounds -- Becerra won by fall over Kyle Francis at 2:01

197 pounds -- Sophomore Kevin Treftz (Sierra Vista, AZ/Buena) lost by fall to Donovan Mcmahill at 1:01

285 pounds -- Redshirt junior Richard Hernandez (Tempe, AZ/Briar Cliff) lost 5-2 decision to Charlie Alexander

Final Team Score: GCU 24, Western State 18