2016-17 ARIZONA STATE WRESTLING Tanner Hall | So. | HWT TEAM INFORMATION GUIDE Sun Devil Wrestling Zahid Valencia | RFr. | 174 Oliver Pierce | So. | 157 2 Roster/Schedule Sun Devil Wrestling 2016-17 Roster 2016-17 Schedule Name Ht/Wt Yr Hometown Date Opponent Location Time Anthony Anderson 5-10/174 RSo. Irvine, CA Oct. 28 M&G Prelims Wrestling Room 4:30 pm Sullivan Cauley 6-3/197 RSo. Reno, NV Oct. 29 M&G Final Wells Fargo 7:00 pm Cory Crooks 5-9/141 Fr. Anthem, AZ Nov. 4 N. Colorado Greeley, CO 7:00 pm Jack Duval 5-10/157 Fr. Southlake, TX Nov. 6 Daktronics Open Brookings, SD All Day Andy Gandara 5-11/141 So. Somerton, AZ Nov. 13 Journeyman Troy, NY All Day Tanner Hall 6-3/285 So. Meridian, ID Nov. 13 Bearcat Open Binghamton, NY All Day Austyn Harris 6-2/285 RSo. Broomfield, CO Nov. 19 Ohio State Wells Fargo 1:00 pm Chance Ikei 5-6/133 Fr. Scottsdale, AZ Dec. 2 Cliff Keen Invite Las Vegas, NV All Day Josh Kramer 5-6/125 RFr. Buckeye, AZ Dec. 3 Cliff Keen Invite Las Vegas, NV All Day Josh Maruca 5-11/149 RFr. Murrysville, PA Dec. 29 Midlands Evanston, IL All Day Robbie Mathers 5-7/141 Jr. Ahwatukee, AZ Dec. 30 Midlands Evanston, IL All Day Ryan Nantuna 5-7/149 Sr. Elk Grove, CA Jan. 6 Iowa State Ames, IA TBA Ali Naser 5-8/133 Jr. Woodland Hills, CA Jan. 8 Cal Poly*$ Wells Fargo 2:00 pm Michael Nguyen 5-5/125 Sr. Vancouver, WA Jan. 13 Virginia Duals Hampton, VA All Day Michael Oramas 5-10/149 RSo. Klein, TX Jan. 14 Virginia Duals Hampton, VA All Day Christian Pagdilao 5-10/149 RJr. Redlands, CA Jan. 20 North Carolina$ Wells Fargo 7:00 pm Mikel Perales 5-6/125 RSo. Nampa, ID Jan. 22 Stanford* Palo Alto, CA 3:00 pm Jacen Petersen 5-7/165 Jr. Charlo, MT Jan. 29 Illinois Wells Fargo 3:30 pm Oliver Pierce 5-9/157 RJr. Allen, TX Feb. 5 Oregon State*$ Corvallis, OR 2:00 pm Ted RIco 5-4/133 RFr. Queen Creek, AZ Feb. 9 CSUB*$ Wells Fargo 7:00 pm Tyler Sage 5-6/141 RFr. Weston, FL Feb. 12 Boise State* Boise, ID 4:00 pm Kaylon Sencio 5-10/157 Gr. Houston, TX Feb. 26 Pac-12 Champs.$ Palo Alto, CA All Day Josh Shields 5-8/157 RFr. Murrysville, PA Mar. 16 NCAA Champs. St. Louis, MO All Day Conner Small 5-10/174 So. Issaquah, WA Mar. 17 NCAA Champs. St. Louis, MO All Day Chance Stolz 6-1/197 Fr. Gig Harbor, WA Mar. 18 NCAA Champs. St. Louis, MO All Day Jason Tsirtsis 5-6/149 RSr. Crown Point, IN Anthony Valencia 5-10/165 RFr. Bellflower, CA $Pac-12 Network Zahid Valencia 5-10/184 RFr. Bellflower, CA *Pac-12 Conference game Nikko Villarreal 5-9/141 So. Gilroy, CA Josh Weinstein 5-8/174 Fr. Charlotte, NC 3 Mission and Values Sun Devil Wrestling Arizona State Wrestling Vision To create and develop a world class wrestling program in a university environment by developing all members of the program into outstanding leaders in our community while helping them obtain advanced degrees in higher education and positioning them to win NCAA, world, and Olympic gold medals. ASU Wrestling Mission and Goals •Build a program where there is no ceiling in the program. You can become as good as you want to become. •Deliver the highest possible service to our student-athletes and be a productive member of our university and our athletic department. The New American Wrestling Program - Arizona State •1 | Leverage our Place | To build an overall program of success. •2 | Transform the Wrestling Model | From the youth level to the Olympic podium, ASU Wrestling will assist wrestlers through the pipeline from sport introduction to the Olympic gold medal. •3 | Value Wrestling Creativity | ASU Wrestling uses its world class knowledge and encourages strategic wrestling innovation. •4 | Enable Student Success | ASU Wrestling is committed to the success of the unique student-athlete. •5 | Build a bridge amongst Olympic Disciplines | ASU Wrestling partners with the National Team to develop an overall strategic program. •6 | Be Socially Embedded | ASU Wrestling connects with wrestling communities through social media to build its fan base and support. •7 | Engage Locally and Globally | ASU Wrestling understands the global wrestling model and use it as a catalyst to excellence. In addition, we service our wrestling community by engaging the Tempe, Phoenix, and Arizona fan base. •8 | Character and Ethical Responsibility | ASU Wrestling encourages strong decision making skills and builds the program around solid character. •9 | Leaders of our Communities | ASU Wrestling is building leaders for the future. 4 Head Coach Zeke Jones Sun Devil Wrestling 5 Zeke Jones Bio Sun Devil Wrestling Sun Devil wrestling head coach Zeke Jones enters his third season at the helm of the program and in just two and a half years has completely changed the face of ASU wrestling. Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson recently signed Jones to a contract that will keep him at ASU until 2021. A former Sun Devil, Jones was a three-time All-American and national runner-up as a collegiate wrestler, as well as a member of the 1988 ASU national championship team. An Olympic silver medalist himself, Jones served as head coach of the United States Freestyle Wrestling Team, coaching U.S. Olympians in the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, and 2016 Olympic games. He has won four World Cup Gold medals and was selected The World’s Most Technical Wrestler, one of only three Americans ever to receive the award, by United World Wrestling, the international governing body for the sport of wrestling. Jones was Anderson’s first coaching hire, starting a long line of highly touted coaching hires at Arizona State that includes the likes of Bob Bowman (men’s and women’s swimming), Bobby Hurley (men’s basketball), and Cliff English (women’s triathlon). “It is important we retain our high-caliber coaching hires and, without a doubt, Coach Jones has made a huge impact in his three years at Arizona State,” says Anderson. Already building an impressive resume at the ASU helm, Jones’ first full recruiting class, including heavyweight Tanner Hall and brothers Zahid and Anthony Valencia, was tabbed the No. 1 recruiting class by D1CollegeWrestling.Net, FloWrestling, Intermat, and WIN Magazine. He continues to attract the nation’s top student-athletes, adding for 2016-17 the likes of Ali Naser, who has defeated two Olympians, Jason Tsirtsis, the 2014 NCAA National Champion at Northwestern, and Ryan Millhof, an All-American and Big 12 champion from Oklahoma. In just two and a half years, he has also signed five No. 1 recruits in their perspective weights and six that were ranked in the top 10 pound for pound. In addition, the Sun Devils have add- ed eight cadet and junior world team members since Jones arrived. Academics have also been a high priority with Jones at the helm as a department-high eight members of the current roster are part of Barrett Honors College, one of the nation’s top honors colleges. 6 Coaching Staff Sun Devil Wrestling Lee Pritts - Assistant Coach •Named assistant coach on Sept. 4, 2012 •Considered one of top recruiters in the country •Previous coaching experience: NC State, Missouri, Old Dominion •Two-time team captain (118 pounds) at Eastern Michigan, made 3 appearances at NCAA championships, earned All-America honors (1996) Chris Pendleton - Assistant Coach •Named assistant coach on July 30, 2014 •Previous coaching experience: Wyoming •At Wyoming, the Cowboys won fourth Mountain West dual title in six years, back-to-back West Regional titles, two- straight All-American honors •Two-time NCAA Champion and three- time All-American (174 pounds) at Oklahoma State 7 Coaching Staff Sun Devil Wrestling Haislan Garcia - Volunteer Assistant Coach •Joined Sun Devil staff in Sept. 2016 •Three-time Canadian Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016) •Bronze medalist at 2015 Pan American Games •Bronze medalist at 2014 Golden Grand Prix •Nine-time Canadian National Champion •Fifth in 2010 World Championships •Multiple Pan-American Championship medals Matt Kraus - Undergrad Assistant Coach •Earned 80+ career victories competing for the Sun Devils •Competed at NCAA’s at Madison Square Garden as a senior •Posted a win on Senior Night, helping propel the Sun Devils to their first Pac-12 win of the season in 2016 •Recorded a major decision win at Pac-12 championships as a sophomore (2013-14) •Starter as a true freshman in teh 141 pound range (2012-13) 8 Support Staff Sun Devil Wrestling Maddie Schossow Madi Davies Carter Pruitt Rich Wenner Director of Operations Student Assistant Athletic Training Assoc. Head Coach Director of Operations Sports Performance Grace Hoy Mollie Hanke Scottie Graham Don Bocchi Digital Media Assistant Media Senior Associate AD Senior Associate AD Specialist Relations Director Denzel Burrell Josh Beaumont Gage Jenkins Hayden Row Academic Coach Athletic Training Marketing Game Operations 9 2015-16 Results Sun Devil Wrestling All Matches in 2015-16 Season ‘Bonus Point’ Victories Sun Devil Wt. O’all Duals P-12 T’rny MD TF Pin Fast Carpio, Ares 125 13-17 4-9 1-4 9-8 1-4 0-3 2-1 2:29 Perales, Mikel 125/133 3-12 1-8 0-0 3-4 1-0 0-2 0-2 Brady, Dalton 133 16-2 4-2 3-0 12-0 4-0 2-0 2-0 1:24 Coronado, Cord 133 1-7 1-5 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-4 0-0 D’Aloisio, Alex 133 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Owens, Tyree 133 0-4 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 Mathers, Robbie 141 22-11 13-6 4-1 9-5 10-5 0-0 1-3 1:16 Kraus, Matt 149/157 27-6 14-1 4-0 13-5 8-0 2-0 1-0 2:34 Pagdilao, Christian 149 10-4 6-0 2-0 4-4 3-0 2-0 0-0 Pierce, Oliver 157 21-16 9-8 1-2 12-8 4-1 2-0 4-1 1:09 Petersen, Jacen 165/174 17-15 11-8 2-2 6-7 5-2 0-1 3-4 1:32 McCalmon, Preston 165/174 8-16 1-10 0-4 7-6 1-4 0-1 0-0 Anderson, Anthony