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    Arizona State sweeps Pac-12 wrestling awards

    Zeke Jones at the Pac-12 Championships (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)

    SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pac-12 Conference has announced the 2017 Pac-12 Wrestling awards. Arizona State's Zahid Valencia was voted Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year, as well as the Pac-12 Wrestling Freshman/Newcomer of the Year. Arizona State's Zeke Jones was selected Pac-12 Wrestling Coach of the Year.

    Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year and Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year: Zahid Valencia, Arizona State
    Valencia becomes the first Pac-12 wrestler to earn both Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year in the same season. He's just the second Sun Devil to be tabbed Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and the 18th to be tabbed Conference Wrestler of the Year. Valencia placed third at NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors for the Sun Devils. The Bellflower, Calif., native was the Pac-12 Champion at 174 pounds and boasted a record of 38-1 this season. He recorded 14 falls, including his Pac-12 semifinal match win that occurred in 0:16. The redshirt freshman was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet at the Pac-12 Championships. He posted a 14-0 record in duals and scored a team-leading 70 team points.

    Pac-12 Wrestling Coach of the Year: Zeke Jones, Arizona State
    Jones earns his first Pac-12 Wrestling Coach of the Year honor and becomes the fifth different Arizona State coach to earn the honor. Jones led the Sun Devils to a top 25 ranking this season and their first Pac-12 title since 2006. Under the guidance of Jones, the Sun Devils went on to finish 14th at the NCAA Championships and had a pair of teammates pick up third-place finishes to earn All- America honors (Zahid Valencia and Tanner Hall)

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