Riding the momentum of two big victories by senior Anthony Baza (Sunnyvale/Fremont HS) and junior Eric Parker (Ramona HS), the Roadrunners took six of the 10 matches from a battered Mustang squad.
Parker, who entered the match as the No. 3 heavyweight in the Pac–10, took care of an upset–minded Arturo Basulto with an impressive technical fall victory. Parker jumped all over the Mustang's heavyweight, scoring nine takedowns in all and adding a pair of near–fall points in the 22–7 victory.
The match of the night came at 149 pounds. It featured Baza, ranked No. 18 in the latest NWCA/NCAA Division I coaches poll and No. 1 in the Pac–10 rankings, and Jeff Owens, ranked No. 20 in the nation and No. 2 in the conference. While it was supposed to be a close contest, the match ended up being dominated by Baza who recorded the initial takedown 19 seconds in and rode Owens out the rest of the period. In the second, Baza opened with a quick escape and scored another takedown one minute in. In the third Owens scored an escape, but was taken down again by Baza with 30 seconds remaining. When all was said and done, Baza stood victorious in the middle of the ring with the 8–1 victory.
Another strong performance was turned in by junior Matt Schumm (Corona/Centennial HS), who scored a 3–2 win over David Roberts at 141 pounds. Schumm jumped out early, scoring a takedown with 43 seconds remaining in the first period. With the score at 3–1 heading into the third, Roberts, who entered with a 12–2 record and ranked No. 3 in the Pac–10, started in the down position. Schumm was able to stay on top until a late scramble gave Roberts the escape. As the horn sounded to end the match, Roberts was desperately looking to score the late takedown, but was unable to gain any type of control.
Ryan Bergman (Rocklin HS) opened the match with a come–from–behind victory over Yuri Kalika at 197 pounds. Kalika jumped out to a quick 4–1 lead, but ran out of gas in the second as Bergman scored a takedown 30 seconds into the second to take back the lead at 5–4. Bergman scored another takedown in the third en route to a 9–4 decision for his second win of the season.
Senior Brian Busby (San Diego/Scripps Ranch HS) and freshman Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Georgia/Dawson County HS) were awarded victories via forfeit at 165 and 133 pounds, respectively.
Cal State Bakersfield closes out its regular season with a trip to San Francisco State on Friday (Feb. 3) before taking part in the All–California open at SFSU on Saturday (Feb. 4)
Cal State Bakersfield 26, Cal Poly 19
197 - Ryan Bergman (CSUB) dec. Yuri Kalika (CP), 9–4
HWT - Eric Parker (CSUB) tech fall Arturo Basulto (CP), 6:25 (22–7)
125 - John Hanks (CP) wins by forfeit
133 - Thomas Kimbrell (CSUB) wins by forfeit
141 - Matt Schumm (CSUB) dec. David Roberts (CP), 3–2
149 - #18 Anthony Baza (CSUB) dec. #20 Jeff Owens (CP), 8–1
157 - Ryan Williams (CP) maj. dec. Daniel Atondo (CSUB), 14–5
165 - Brian Busby (CSUB) wins by forfeit
174 - Nick Hernandez (CP) maj. dec. Garth Wara (CSUB), 17–7
184 - #11 Ryan Halsey (CP) pins Brandon Ceremello (CSUB) (4:39)
(One team point deducted from Cal Poly for coach's conduct)
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