Air Force Academy
Cal State Fullerton
Falcons Drop Pair of Duals in California
1/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 11, 2009
FULLERTON, Calif. - Despite a pair of wins from both Stephen Crozier (Sr., Monona, Iowa) and Tyler French (Jr., Malta, Mont.), the Air Force wrestling team dropped a pair of dual meets Sunday, falling to host Cal State Fullerton, 37-7, and San Francisco State, 26-13. With the losses, the Falcons fall to 1-5 on the season.
In the first match of the day, Air Force took on host Cal State Fullerton. The Titans got out to a strong start, winning the first six bouts to stake a 29-0 lead in the team standings. Crozier stopped Fullerton's run, registering the Falcons' first individual win, with a 7-1 decision over Devin Velasquez at 165 pounds. French gave Air Force its two wins in a row against the Titans, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Todd Noel in the 174-pound bout, but Fullerton won the final two weight classes to take the 37-7 victory.
The Falcons capped the evening with a dual versus San Francisco State, which is currently ranked 20th among Division II schools. Again, Air Force got into an early hole in the team scoring, trailing 15-0 after four bouts. Sophomore Joseph Stafford (Loomis, Calif.), wrestling at 157 pounds, posted the first Falcon win against the Gators, pinning Markham Bertron in a time of 4:17.
Crozier and French added victories for Air Force in their respective weight classes, starting with an 18-4 major decision by Crozier over Matt Mungo. French's 10-3 decision over Arman Ostadsharif pulled the Falcons within two points in the team scoring, but Air Force was unable to secure a victory in the final three weight classes, falling 26-13 to San Francisco State.
With his two wins on Sunday, Crozier remained undefeated on the weekend (also scoring a victory against Cal Baptist on Saturday). His overall record improves to a team-best 14-10 on the year, while also moving to 5-1 in dual action.
The Falcons open the 2008-09 next weekend, Jan. 16, as they host Stanford in non-conference action. The dual, which will be held in Clune Arena, is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton 37, Air Force 7
HWT - Kurt Klimek (CSF) fall Josh Larson, 2:02
125 - Andre Gonzalez (CSF) fall Andrew Zwirlein, 2:59
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) tech. fall Tyler Untrauer, 19-4, 7:00
141 - Adin Duenas (CSF) maj. dec. Stephen Makuka, 16-4
149 - Matt Lopez (CSF) maj. dec. Alec Williams, 13-2
157 - Steven DeLaFuente (CSF) maj. dec. Joseph Stafford, 14-5
165 - Stephen Crozier (AF) dec. Devin Velasquez, 7-1
174 - Tyler French (AF) maj. dec. Todd Noel, 10-2
184 - Tim Hawkins (CSF) dec. Sterling Tribble, 9-4
197 - John Drake (CSF) tech. fall Kazden Ikehara, 18-3 (4:17)
San Francisco State 26, Air Force 13
125 - Pierre Bondoc (SFSU) dec. Andrew Zwirlein, 9-3
133 - Naveed Bagheri (SFSU) tech. fall Tyler Untrauer, 16-0 (3:31)
141 - Ben Lockett (SFSU) maj. dec. Stephen Makuka, 19-8
149 - Josh Nolan (SFSU) dec. Alec Williams, 8-4
157 - Joseph Stafford (AF) fall Markham Bertron, 4:17
165 - Stephen Crozier (AF) maj. dec. Matt Mungo, 18-4
174 - Tyler French (AF) dec. Arman Ostadsharif, 10-3
184 - Marques Gales (SFSU) dec. Sterling Tribble, 10-7
197 - Vince Bordi (SFSU) maj. dec. Kazden Ikehara, 11-3
HWT - Steve Franklin (SFSU) maj. dec. Josh Larson, 8-0
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