Nov. 13, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - Lionel Halsey recorded a pin at 184 pounds tolead Cal State Bakersfield to a 29-10 win over Stanford Saturday night atStanford's Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal falls to 0-2 overall and 0-2 inthe Pac-10 while Cal State Bakersfield, the defending Pac-10 champion,improves to 2-0, 2-0.
The Cardinal got on the board early when three-time NCAA qualifierZach Zimmerer (Billings, MT/Billings Central) won the first match of theevening in a major decision at 133 pounds. Zimmerer is currently rankedeighth nationally. The Roadrunners bounced back with a technical fall bysenior Jonathon Archuleta at 141, and a decision by sophomore Thomas Juarezat 149. Stanford's seniors then put the home squad back on top, with WarrenMcPherson (Hillsboro, OR/Hillsboro) and Clay Hackerman (Houston,TX/Kinkaid) posting back-to-back victories, making the team score 10-8.McPherson upset junior Nathan Vasquez, a 1999 NCAA qualifier currentlyranked 22nd nationally.
Two Bakerfield seniors beat Cardinal freshmen to move ahead 18-10in the team score. Andy Varner scored a victory at 174 and Halsey, ranked21st nationally, won at 184. Max Harris extended the lead to 21-10 with hisvictory at 197, and junior John Devine clinched the contest with a win atheavyweight. The night's final bout, at 125 pounds, was a rematch of lastyear's Pac-10 champion match. A year ago Bakersfield senior Moses Delfinposted a sudden victory win over Cardinal senior Rudy Ruiz (S. Milwuakee,WI/Thomas More), and Delfin beat Ruiz again, using a second-period takedownand near fall for a 9-1 win. Delfin is currently ranked third nationallywhile Ruiz is ranked 18th.
The Cardinal returns to action next Saturday, Nov. 20 at theCalifornia Open, held at Cal State Fullerton.
Cal State Bakersfield 29, Stanford 10133 - Zach Zimmerer (S) major dec. over Anthony Adame (B), 11-0,141 - Jonathon Archuleta (B) tech. fall over Levi Weikel-Magden (S), tech.fall in 4:12 (17-0), 149 - Thomas Juarez (B) dec. Stu White (S), 17-10, 157- Warren McPherson (S) dec. Nathan Vasquez (B), 10-5, 165 - Clay Hackerman(S) dec. Ian Nelms (B), 8-6, 174 - Andy Varner (B) major dec. over HaroldPenson (S), 16-2, 184 - Lionel Halsey (B) pinned Rohner Segnitz (S), fallin 4:43, 197 - Max Harris (B) dec. Chuck Fairbanks (S), 8-2, HWT - JohnDevine (B) major dec. over Andy Hunter (S), 13-5, 125 - Rudy Ruiz (S) dec.Moses Delfin (B), 9-1.
Records - Stanford 0-2 (0-2 Pac-10), Cal State Bakersfield 2-0 (2-0).