Fresno, CA. - The Firestorm had a long and fun day competing in over 100 matches in total. A lot of the Firestorm athletes got a lot of experience and confidence going into the season this year. I know that the staff and players are excited to show how great this team will be this year and years to come. Here are each weight class results that our Firestorm competed in.
Weight Class: 125
Nathan Hernandez placed 5th and scored 16.0 team points. Hernandez won by tech fall over Jimmy Romero from Menlo College.
Caleb Valenzuela placed 8th and scored 10.5 team points. In the Semi's Jimmy Romero from Menlo College won by fall over Firestorm Valenzuela in 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
Weight Class: 133
The Firestorm had two players representing the 133 class. Jason Ramirez placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points. Ramirez from Arizona Christian University defeated
Sean Archuleta from Arizona Christian by fall in 5 minutes. While coming in second Archuleta placed 2nd and scored 22.5 points for the Firestorm.
Anthony Garrobo placed 8th and has scored 9.5 team points. Marcus Mireles from San Joaquin Delta College won by forfeit over our Firestorm Garrobo.
Weight Class: 141
Channing Porter placed 5th and scored 17.5 points for the Firestorm. Porter won by forfeit over Brendon Ko from Bakersfield College.
The firestorm had another match that had two ACU representatives. Gianluca Munoz scored 3.5 points for ACU. In the 4th round Channing Porter from Arizona Christian defeated his teammate Gianluca Munoz by major decision.
Jebb Stone helped the Firestorm team by scoring 3 points even though he was defeated by David Arroyo from Menlo College, a 7 to 3 decision.
Weight Class: 149
Mateo Valencia helped the Firestorm by getting 5.5 points for his team in the third round by losing to Michael Rogers from Bakersfield College from a decision 16 to 3.
Even though Tobias Robert from Larson College beat Tony Macaluso that represented Arizona Christian University by fall over that took 2 minutes and 17 seconds, Macaluso gave a good fight and placed 4th and scored 18 points for the Firestorm.
Josiah Bohn placed 8th and scored 7.5 points for the Firestorm. Bohn fell short to Evan Roy from Victor Valley Community College by technical fall, their score was 18 to 2 in the match.
Ian Gutierrez placed 6th and scored 12.0 points for the Firestorm. Evan Roy from Victor Valley Community College won by medical forfeit over Gutierrez, the injury is unknown 5 th place.
Weight Class: 157
Christian Gallardo scored 9 team points for the Firestorm. Quintin Maldanado from San Joaquin Delta Community College won by fall over Gallardo in 4 minutes and 51 seconds in the match. But, Gallardo redeems himself by defeating his teammate
Arnold Stolz from Arizona Christian University.by fall over in a 1:50.
Weight Class: 165
Noah Koendarfer scored 2.5 team points for the Firestorm. Koendarfer won one out of three matches, defeating Brandon Men from Victor Valley College by tech fall over 19-2 in his first match. But in the second match Koendarfer lost to Jonathan Thomas Nishikawa from Menlo College by fall over, which took 6 minutes and 11 seconds. In Koendarfer's final match, Conor Boyle from Lassen College won by fall as well.
Weight Class: 174
Marcos Serna was busy today with 5 matches and had a bye in the first round. In the second round, Serna lost to Jake Prudek from Fresno City College by a fall over. But in the next match Serna defeated his teammate Nathaniel Angle by tech fall. Then with back to back wins Serna won by another fall over against Gurdarsham Singh from Sierra College in 24 seconds. In the third round Serna won another match by decision over Avian Singh from Menlo College to a 7 to 6 score. In the last match Serna lost to Steven Ceja from Rio Hondo College by a decision in a 7 to 5 score. Serna placed 8th and scored 8 points for the Firestorm with all the success he had today.
Nathaniel Angle despite scoring 0 team points for the Firestorm, Angle showed heart and pride in all his matches even though he lost to Rosalio Leal from Modesto Junior College by fall over in 6 minutes and 29 seconds in the first round. Angle had a bye in his next match, but came up short in his last match against his teammate Marcos Serna by tech fall in the score of 19 to 3.
Gary Smith placed 6th and scored 11 team points for the Firestorm. Smith had a bye in the first round and won by fall over that took 3 minutes and 35 seconds in the second round against Giancarlo Tolentino from Palomar College. But, in the quarterfinals Smith lost to Carson Howell (Unattached), by tech fall in a 17 to 2 score. Smith redeemed himself and bounced back by getting a win by decision over Kyle Stevens from Simpson University in a 16 to 11 score. Smith won by a decision over Aiden Valencia from Victor Valley College in the semi finals with the score of 5 to 3. In Smith's 5th and final match, Steven Ceja from Rio Hondo College defeats him by tech fall in a 16 to 1 score.
Weight Class: 184
Zachariah Fowler scored 3.5 team points for the Firestorm after winning two out of the four matches. He showed a lot of heart and grit in both of the matches that he lost in and showed dominance in the two matches he won. Fowler has a great upside for the future.
Even though Makoa McCreadie didn't score any points for the Firestorm, he showed heart and showed toughest in the two matches that he lost in. He has a bright future ahead of him.
Weight Class: 197
Jacob Ford had four matches set today with two of them being byes, but he was defeated in the other two matches and both matches were lost in fall overs. He didn't score any points for the Firestorm, but he did go out fighting hard and showed a lot of grit as well. I'm looking forward to seeing him in his future matches.
Alex Cortez placed 6th and scored 12 points for the Firestorm. Cortez received a bye in the first round and in the second round he won by decision over Matthew Porras Diamond from Menlo College. In the quarterfinals Cortez lost to Dylan Henry from Palomar College by major decision. But, in the 4th round Cortez redeemed himself by winning by fall over Andre Pack from Lemoore College. Cortez was on a winning streak, with another win in the semi finals with another win by major decision over Jaremiah Juarez from Rio Hondo College. But, in the fifth and final match Cortez lost by a fall over to Diara Spencer from Fresno State University.
Brandon Townsell had four matches scheduled today, two of the matches were byes and in the second round Townsell lost to Cesar Ubico from Utah Tech University by tech fall. Townsell's final match was lost because of a medical forfeit against Andre Pack from Lemoore College. The injury is unknown. Townsell scored 0 points for the Firestorm.
Weight Class: 285
Samuel Moore had three matches set for today, one of them being a bye in the first round. In the other two matches Moore lost both of them, one by a decision and the other match by a fall over. Moore didn't score any points for the Firestorm.
Connor Coleman placed 8th and scored 5.5 team points for the Firestorm. Coleman received a bye in the first round and won two out of four matches. Both matches that Coleman lost in, one was by a decision and the other was lost by a fall over.
COACH MICHAEL BUTTERFIELD'S THOUGHTS
"This weekend the Firestorm freshman and sophomores competed at the Bill Musick Open hosted by Fresno City College. Several of our freshmen stepped out on the mat and earned their first collegiate wins and competed at extremely high levels. Specifically, freshman Tony Macaluso, Ian Gutierrez, Gary Smith, and Alex Cortez all placed in their first tournament while representing the Firestorm. Sophomore Jason Ramirez and Freshman Sean Archuleta both made it to the finals at 133 pounds, after pinning and teaching their way through the tournament. We are extremely excited for the future of our team after a performance like this in the early stages of their careers. This weekend we head to Prescott for the Mile High Duals and the Mile High Open hosted by Embry Riddle."
NEXT UP
The ERAU Mile High Duals in Prescott, AZ on November 15th At 3:00 PM Follow ACU Wrestling on Instagram (@firestorm_wrestling)
Roll Storm!
