SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Brandan Rocha, Steven Vasquez and Atticus Disney earned falls to lead Cal Poly to a 36-14 victory over Cal State Fullerton in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Saturday afternoon in Mott Gym.
Rocha pinned Drew Erickson in 1 minute, 27 seconds at 133 pounds, while Vasquez pinned Dominic Borelli in 6:34 at 174 pounds as Cal Poly bolted to a 26-9 lead and cruised to the season-opening victory.
Disney, the transfer from Minnesota, pinned Kurt Klimek in 1:04 in a battle of nationally ranked wrestlers at 285 pounds. Disney was ranked No. 25 while Klimek was No. 18.
Cal Poly also received technical falls from 141-pounder Boris Novachkov and 165-pounder Ryan DesRoches while Barrett Abel and Ryan Smith both won by major decision.
Novachkov was a 16-1 winner over Peter Hoang while DesRoches posted the same score against Titan 165-pounder Bryce Whitehead.
Abel, a transfer from UC Davis, which dropped wrestling last spring, earned a 15-3 major decision at 157 in his first bout as a Mustang while Smith was a 12-4 winner over Kyle Bergstedt at 197.
Cal State Fullerton winners were Andre Gonzalez with an 11-6 decision at 125, Nick Jordan with a fall in 28 seconds at 149 and Righetti High School graduate Todd Noel with a 16-1 technical fall at 184.
Cal Poly will compete in the Fullerton open at Cal State Fullerton next Saturday.
Cal State Fullerton (14) at Cal Poly (36):
125 – Andre Gonzalez (CSF) dec. Jake Tanenbaum (CP) 11-6
133 – Brandan Rocha (CP) pinned Drew Erickson (CSF) 1:27
141 – Boris Novachkov (CP) tech. fall over Peter Hoang (CSF) 16-1 (6:42)
149 – Nick Jordan (CSF) pinned Geoffrey Doss (CP) 0:28
157 – Barrett Abel (CP) maj. dec. David Rios (UCD) 14-3
165 – Ryan DesRoches (CP) tech. fall over Bryce Whitehead (UCD) 16-1 (4:27)
174 – Steven Vasquez (CP) pinned Dominic Borelli (UCD) 6:34
184 – Todd Noel (CSF) tech. fall over Kelan Bragg (CP) 16-1 (7:00)
197 – Ryan Smith (CP) maj. dec. Kyle Bergstedt (UCD) 12-4
285 – Atticus Disney (CP) pinned Kurt Klimek (UCD) 1:04
Attendance -- 381