Feb. 11, 2000
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The Stanford wrestling team picked up aPac-10 Conference wrestling match Friday night, defeating host Cal Poly21-15. Cal Poly fell behind early and never recovered.
The Cardinal led 9-0 after winning the first three matches of the evening.Rudy Ruiz defeated Cal Poly's Jaime Garza 6-3 at 125 to open the match.Zach Zimmerer held off Alberto Garza 10-6 to give the Cardinal a 6-0 lead.Justin Walker made it 9-0 Stanford with a 4-3 win over James Gross. Walkerand Gross were tied after three periods but Walker won with riding time.
Jesse Reta finally put Cal Poly on the board at 149 with a 10-3 win overIsaiah Camp and after trailing the Cardinal 15-3, the Mustangs made onelast run. Steve Strange pinned Harold Penson in just 1:56 into the firstperiod and a 9-2 win by Nate Knutson over Chuck Fairbanks cut the lead downto 15-12.
Stanford finally put Cal Poly away at 197 as Andy Hunter pinned GreggHerrington only 1:34 into the match. Cal Poly's Dan Leahy defeated BradSelby 2-1 in overtime to close out the match.
STANFORD 21, CAL POLY 15
125 -Rudy Ruiz (S) def. Jaime Garza (CP), 6-3
133 -Zach Zimmerer (S) def. Alberto Garza (CP), 10-6
141 -Justin Walker (S) def. James Gross (CP), 4-3
149 -Jesse Reta (CP) def. Isaiah Camp (S), 10-3
157 -Shawn Harmon (S) def. Aaron Gharst (CP), 5-3
165 -Warren McPherson (S) def. Brett Schumann (CP), 7-6
174 -Steve Strange (CP) pinned Harold Penson (S), 1:56
184 -Nate Knutson (CP) def. Chuck Fairbanks (S), 9-2
197 -Andy Hunter (S) pinned Gregg Herrington (CP), 1:34
Hwt -Dan Leahy (CP) def. Brad Selby (S), 2-1 overtime
Referee: Phil Wells
Att: 526