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SUN DEVIL WRESTLING SID Contact: Alex Ryan | [email protected] | (480) 965-4987 | thesundevils.com #18 Arizona State - 2-0 (0-0 Pac-10) #18 ASU Hosts #8 Oklahoma Thursday Night Dual #3 (Home #1) vs. #8 Oklahoma Sooners (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) Sun Devils also set to compete in Fullerton Open on Saturday Thursday, November 18 7:00 pm MT SUN DEVIL PROBABLE STARTERS Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Ariz. ASU trails in series: 14-25-1 (9-9-0 tie at ASU) WT Sun Devil Yr. OAll Dual Notes 125 Anthony Robles (3) Sr.* 2-0 2-0 needs 12 wins to reach 100 career Tournament #1 133 Ben Ashmore (15) Sr.* 0-0 0-0 earned rst national ranking this year at CS Fullerton Open or David Prado Jr.* 1-1 1-1 4th (133) at ERAU Open Saturday, November 20 All Day 141 Kalin Goodsite Fr.* 2-0 2-0 won both dual matches with majors Titan Gym Fullerton, Calif. or Orlando Jimenez Sr.* 0-0 0-0 looking for rst matches of the season 149 Luke Ashmore Jr.* 1-1 1-1 rst action with ASU after transferring Exhibition 157 Bubba Jenkins (3) Sr.* 1-1 1-1 2008 NCAA nalist (157) for Penn St. at 45th NWCA All-Star Classic 165 Te Edwards (15) Jr. 2-0 2-0 won his second match by major decision Sunday, November 21 2:00 pm PT 174 Eric Starks Jr. 1-1 1-1 4th at Pac-10 last year Selland Arena Fresno, Calif. 184 Jake Meredith Jr. 2-0 2-0 won a major and pin in opening weekend Robles (125) & Jenkins (157) will compete 197 Luke Macchiaroli Fr.* 2-0 2-0 posted a fall in 1:16, fastest of the year 285 Levi Cooper So.* 2-0 2-0 won a close decision and forfeit Date Opponent Time/Score Michael Hawkins So.* 0-0 0-0 4th (285) at ERAU Open N 13 at [#7] Grand Canyon W 29-8 at {#10} Embry-Riddle W 41-6TEMPE - A busy week of action awaits the No. 18 Arizona State University wres- N 18 #8 Oklahoma 7:00 pmtling team this week as the Sun Devils (2-0, 0-0 Pac-10) play host to No. 8 Okla- N 20 at CS Fullerton Open All Day homa (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena before N 27 CS Fullerton 7:00 pm hitting the road to compete in the Fullerton Open on Saturday in Fullerton, Calif. D 3 at Las Vegas Invitational All Day On top of those two events, both Anthony Robles (125) and Bubba Jenkins (157) D 4 at Las Vegas Invitational All Day will also travel to Fresno, Calif., on Sunday to compete in the 45th NWCA All-Star D 19 at Reno Tournament All Day Classic presented by The Marines. J 2 #3 Oklahoma State 6:00 pm Virginia Duals (Hampton, VA) OPENING WHISTLE J 7 vs TBD TBD ASU is currently ranked No. 18 (NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll) J 8 vs TBD TBD Lone Star Duals (Arlington, TX) The program recently signed six prep standouts to join the team next fall J 15 vs TBD 10:00 am Robles (125) and Jenkins (157) are both ranked in the national Top 5 vs TBD 12:00 pm Robles and Jenkins both will compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic (11/21) vs TBD 4:00 pm ASU moved to 64-9-0 all-time vs. Arizona schools with its 44th win in a row vs Central Oklahoma 6:00 pm 5 Sun Devils made their debuts at GCU with all ve posting victories J 21 CS Bakers eld 7:00 pm Sun Devils went 16-4 individually with 10 combined wins by major/fall/forfeit J 30 #24 Cal Poly 2:00 pm ASU is now 35-14-0 in its rst dual of the year after 29-8 win at Grand Canyon F 4 at #15 Nebraska 7:00 pm ASU is 32-16-0 all-time in home openers (won four in a row), but 0-2 vs. Okla. F 6 at #25 Iowa State 2:00 pm ASU is 14-25-1 against Oklahoma all-time (9-9-0 in Tempe) F 11 at #22 Oregon State 7:00 pm F 13 at Stanford 2:00 pm WEB CASTING Pac-10s (Corvallis, OR) FS Arizona will be on hand inside Wells Fargo Arena for all ve of the Sun Devils F 27 at Pac-10 Championships All Day home duals this season, starting with Thursdays dual with No. 8 Oklahoma. Scott NCAAs (Philadelphia, PA) Powell will be on the call this week as Arizona State looks to knock-off the visiting M 18 at NCAA Championships All Day Sooners. To watch the free web cast, visit the Sun Devil page on FoxSportsArizona. M 19 at NCAA Championships All Day com (a link will be placed on that page on Thursday). M 20 at NCAA Championships All Day YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: All times local to site and subject to change Pac-10 Conferene dual; home duals in maroon High school teams can gain free admission into the dual by lling out and send- # preceeding team is NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll ranking at time of dual ing in the appropriate form by Wednesday. The form, labeled Team Unof cial Visit [#] NCAA Division II ranking; {#} NAIA ranking Form, can be found on the right side of the wrestling page on thesundevils.com. For tickets, call (480) 727-0000 or online at thesundevils.com Thursdays dual is the teams annual Gold Game, so all fans are encouraged to wear their gold to show their support of the Sun Devil Wrestling program. ASU WRESTLINGS SOCIAL MEDIA AREA IN THE RANKINGS - TEAM FACEBOOK The Sun Devils entered the 2010-11 season ranked among the Top 25 in three Search: Sun Devil Wrestling different ranking services, including No. 18 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday (November 16). In the other rankings, InterMat has Ari- TWITTER @ASUWrestling zona State at No. 10 and W.I.N. Magazine has the Sun Devils at No. 18. 2010-11 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WRESTLING 1 Coach Charles / Notes HEAD COACH SHAWN CHARLES STRONG SCHEDULE Looking at the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, six of Arizona States opponents On May 8, 2009, the Sun Devil wrestling program brought back one of its own by hiring Shawn Charles are currently ranked in the Top 25 while the Sun Devils are one of four Pac-10 to lead the program that he competed for from 1990- Conference teams in the rankings. Overall, ASUs schedule includes duals with No. 93. An Arizona native and one of the more successful 2 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Nebraska, No. 17 Oregon State, No. Sun Devils in program history, Charles is just the sixth head coach in the programs 47-year history. 19 Iowa State and No. 25 Cal Poly. Along with ASU, OSU and CPU, the remaining Charles brings a wealth of knowledge to the nationally ranked Pac-10 team is Boise State, who is No. 3 this week. program following coaching stints as a head coach (Fresno State, 2005-06 & Phoenix College, 1995- IN THE RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL 96) and as an assistant coach (Missouri, Brown, Nebraska, Central Michigan and Iowa State). During According to Amateur Wrestling News, four Sun Devils enter the season ranked in his time on the sidelines, he has worked with the national Top 15, including a pair of wrestlers in the Top 3 of their weight classes. 39 individuals that have earned NCAA All-America Anthony Robles and Bubba Jenkins both head into their senior seasons ranked accolades with three competitors securing individual third nationally at 125 and 157, respectively, while senior Ben Ashmore (133) and national titles. As a student-athlete at ASU, Charles earned All- junior Te Edwards (165) are both ranked No. 15 at their weights. America honors four times in his career and was a two-time national finalist at 126 pounds. Charles ALL-STAR SELECTIONS also was a two-time individual Pac-10 Champion The 45th NWCA All-Star Classic presented by The Marines will be held on Sunday, and helped his team to three Pac-10 Championships (1990, 1991, 1993) and three Top 6 finishes at the November 21, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif., and will feature a pair of Sun NCAA Championships. In 1993, he graduated from Devils as some of the best individuals in the nation get together for the annual exhi- ASU with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems to bition competition. This year, Anthony Robles will face Zach Sanders (Minnesota) at cap a collegiate career that saw him win 103 career matches and compete in the NWCA East-West All- 125 pounds while Bubba Jenkins will take on Adam Hall (Boise State) at 165, mark- Star Classic twice. ing the 21st and 22nd times, respectively, a Sun Devil has been in the event. The As an international competitor, Charles claimed last time a Sun Devil competed in the event came in 2007 when current assistant 14 titles, including victories in tournaments in Iran, coach Brian Stith dropped a tough 2-1 decision to Trent Paulson (Iowa State). Manitoba, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Turkey while also winning the U.S. Open, the NYAC International and the Pan-American Championships. Along with sev- NEW ADDITIONS eral U.S. national titles, Charles twice placed second Last week began the early signing period around collegiate athletics and the Sun at the World Team Trials and was an alternate on the Devil wrestling program has added six individuals that will continue their academic 1996 U.S.