Led by honorary coach Glenn McMinn, Sr., the program's first All-American, the gold team secured wins at heavyweight, 184, 165, 141 and 133 with two wins by fall and one by technical fall while Billy Rosado's maroon team won the other five matches and posted three major decision wins and another by technical fall. In all, there were five lead changes and two ties on the evening that was opened with UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez on hand to welcome those in attendance.
The dual opened at heavyweight with newcomer Levi Cooper taking a 1-0 decision from Michael Hawkins, staking the gold side to an early 3-0 lead. With the matches taking place in reverse order, maroon took its first lead (4-3) as Luke Macchiaroli won with a 13-4 major decision over Wesley Moore at 197 pounds.
But, as quickly as they lost the lead, gold regained it at 184 as Jake Meredith scored a 19-2 technical fall over Kevin Radford to make it 8-4 for the gold. The see-saw battle continued, however, as Eric Starks tied the dual at eight-all with his major decision win at 174 over Bobby Bowman, 10-2.
Gold once again reclaimed the lead, this time at 165 as Te Edwards pinned Emilio Veramontes at 2:58 to give his team six points and a 14-8 lead. Maroon cut their deficit to one point (14-13) at 157 pounds as Bubba Jenkins used numerous takedowns to win a 23-8 technical fall over Kevin Maelfeyt.
Luke Ashmore gave the maroon team the lead and the first back-to-back wins by either team as he scored a 12-3 major decision over Tai Fukumoto at 149 pounds, putting his team ahead, 17-14. But, once again, gold tied the score as Kalin Goodsite used a takedown with 15 seconds remaining in the match to win, 3-1, over Kyle McIntosh in the 141 meeting.
The match 133 pounds is what secured the win for gold as David Prado pinned Carlos Castro in 2:44, forcing the maroon team to have to pin to win at 125 pounds. Although that did not happen, the fans walked away from the event with the best match of the night saved for last as Anthony Robles scored a takedown in the third period to win, 2-0, over Ben Ashmore.
The real matches get underway on Saturday, November 13, with a pair of duals in the state of Arizona. First up, ASU will travel to Grand Canyon for a 1 p.m. dual in Phoenix before heading north for a 7 p.m. dual in Prescott against Embry-Riddle. The Sun Devils open the season on November 18 at 7 p.m. against Oklahoma. Fans are encouraged to wear gold to this year's Gold Match against the Sooners.
2010-11 Maroon & Gold Wrestle-Offs
Friday, October 29 • Riches Wrestling Complex
285 - Levi Cooper (G) dec. Michael Hawkins (M), 1-0 ---- Gold leads, 3-0
197 - Luke Macchiaroli (M) major Wesley Moore (G), 13-4 --- Maroon leads, 4-3
184 - Jake Meredith (G) tech fall Kevin Radford (M), 19-2 --- Gold leads, 8-4
174 - Eric Starks (M) major Bobby Bowman (G), 10-2 --- Tied, 8-8
165 - Te Edwards (G) pinned Emilio Veramontes (M), 2:58 --- Gold leads, 14-8
157 - Bubba Jenkins (M) tech fall Kevin Maelfeyt (G), 23-8 --- Gold leads, 14-13
149 - Luke Ashmore (M) major Tai Fukumoto (G), 12-3 --- Maroon leads, 17-14
141 - Kalin Goodsite (G) dec. Kyle McIntosh (M), 3-1 --- Tied, 17-17
133 - David Prado (G) pinned Carlos Castro (M), 2:44 --- Gold leads, 23-17
125 - Anthony Robles (M) dec. Ben Ashmore (G), 2-0 --- Gold wins, 23-20
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