Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Antelope Gymnasium
9 a.m.
Grand Canyon
34
vs
9
Simon Fraser
Peter Anguiano went 4-0 at the GCU Duals Saturday.
Photo by: Darryl Webb
Antelopes Go 2-2 at GCU Duals
1/4/2014 4:13:00 PM | Wrestling
Anguiano Picks Up Four Wins
Finishing with an impressive 41-0 win over MSU Moorhead, Grand Canyon went 2-2 at the Fourth Annual Grand Canyon University Duals at Antelope Gymnasium Saturday.
"All in all, I'm proud the guys finished strong. Still, as a group, we have to be more consistent," said coach R.C. LaHaye.
Opening the morning with a 34-9 win over Simon Fraser, GCU dropped consecutive matches to California Baptist (27-15) and Colorado Mesa (25-12).
"We started well and finished well," added LaHaye. "We let down in the two duals (in the middle). I'm proud of the effort we put in at the end."
Redshirt-junior heavyweight Peter Anguiano was the lone 4-0 wrestler on the day. He picked up three decisions and one forfeit.
"It's good to see Peter hit his stride after being injured. He's getting back to his old self," said LaHaye. Anguiano is now 10-7 on the season.
GCU's dual meet record is 4-3.
Opening the morning against Simon Fraser, the Antelopes won eight of 10 matches, three by major decision, two by technical fall, two decisions and one forfeit.
Marcus Haughian had a quick tech fall match, wrapping up a 15-0 win at the 3:33 mark over Ryan Yewchin. Right before Haughian's victory at 197, freshman 184-class wrestler Austin Gaun won by technical fall in 5:05, with a 16-1 victory over Josh Kim.
GCU had a stretch of four straight shutout victories. At 133, Lino Estrada beat Sukhan Chahal 10-0. At 141, frosh Austin Solari was a 13-0 winner over Brandon Seppala. Junior Mike Hamel won by forfeit at 149 and Gavin Ludwig took the 157-class match with a 12-0 triumph over Josh Punzo.
Against MSU Moorhead, freshman AJ Salazar (125), Martin Fabbian (174) and Haughian all won by fall. Juan Carlos Maynes (165) just missed a technical fall, winning 15-1 over Shawn Porter. Fabbian took only 2:32 to beat Michael Joseph. Haughian had his fall in 3:16 over Tyler Schlosser while Salazar got GCU out to a 6-0 lead with a fall in 4:18 over Blake Bosch.
GCU won three matches against California Baptist. Fabbian, in his first match of the day, won by fall in 5:53 over Anthony Ballinger. Hamel improved to 2-0 on the day with an 8-7 win over Alex Anunciation. Anguiano won by forfeit.
Against Colorado Mesa, The Antelopes picked up four decisions. Anguiano downed Jordan Passehl 8-3. Salazar was a 5-3 victor over Erick Vargas. Estrada picked up an 8-3 victory over Jonathon Stelling and Gaun chipped in a 5-0 win over Scott Verner.
Freshman Gaun went 3-1 on the day and has a team-high 16 wins on the season. His lone loss was a 3-2 decision against Caleb Gerl of California Baptist.
"He is really improving and it's good to see that out of a freshman," said LaHaye. "His loss was against Cal Baptist's best guy and right at the end."
GCU's next match is a dual in Orem, Utah Jan. 9 against Utah Valley. The Antelopes will stay in Orem for the Utah Valley Open on Jan. 11.
FINAL RESULTS
"All in all, I'm proud the guys finished strong. Still, as a group, we have to be more consistent," said coach R.C. LaHaye.
Opening the morning with a 34-9 win over Simon Fraser, GCU dropped consecutive matches to California Baptist (27-15) and Colorado Mesa (25-12).
"We started well and finished well," added LaHaye. "We let down in the two duals (in the middle). I'm proud of the effort we put in at the end."
Redshirt-junior heavyweight Peter Anguiano was the lone 4-0 wrestler on the day. He picked up three decisions and one forfeit.
"It's good to see Peter hit his stride after being injured. He's getting back to his old self," said LaHaye. Anguiano is now 10-7 on the season.
GCU's dual meet record is 4-3.
Opening the morning against Simon Fraser, the Antelopes won eight of 10 matches, three by major decision, two by technical fall, two decisions and one forfeit.
Marcus Haughian had a quick tech fall match, wrapping up a 15-0 win at the 3:33 mark over Ryan Yewchin. Right before Haughian's victory at 197, freshman 184-class wrestler Austin Gaun won by technical fall in 5:05, with a 16-1 victory over Josh Kim.
GCU had a stretch of four straight shutout victories. At 133, Lino Estrada beat Sukhan Chahal 10-0. At 141, frosh Austin Solari was a 13-0 winner over Brandon Seppala. Junior Mike Hamel won by forfeit at 149 and Gavin Ludwig took the 157-class match with a 12-0 triumph over Josh Punzo.
Against MSU Moorhead, freshman AJ Salazar (125), Martin Fabbian (174) and Haughian all won by fall. Juan Carlos Maynes (165) just missed a technical fall, winning 15-1 over Shawn Porter. Fabbian took only 2:32 to beat Michael Joseph. Haughian had his fall in 3:16 over Tyler Schlosser while Salazar got GCU out to a 6-0 lead with a fall in 4:18 over Blake Bosch.
GCU won three matches against California Baptist. Fabbian, in his first match of the day, won by fall in 5:53 over Anthony Ballinger. Hamel improved to 2-0 on the day with an 8-7 win over Alex Anunciation. Anguiano won by forfeit.
Against Colorado Mesa, The Antelopes picked up four decisions. Anguiano downed Jordan Passehl 8-3. Salazar was a 5-3 victor over Erick Vargas. Estrada picked up an 8-3 victory over Jonathon Stelling and Gaun chipped in a 5-0 win over Scott Verner.
Freshman Gaun went 3-1 on the day and has a team-high 16 wins on the season. His lone loss was a 3-2 decision against Caleb Gerl of California Baptist.
"He is really improving and it's good to see that out of a freshman," said LaHaye. "His loss was against Cal Baptist's best guy and right at the end."
GCU's next match is a dual in Orem, Utah Jan. 9 against Utah Valley. The Antelopes will stay in Orem for the Utah Valley Open on Jan. 11.
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