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#20 State - 2-1 (0-0 Pac-10) #20 Wrestling Hosts CS Fullerton Saturday Dual #4 (Home #2) vs. CS Fullerton Titans (x Pac-10) Arizona State’s Pac-10 opener comes against the Titans at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 27 • 7:00 pm MT SUN DEVIL PROBABLE STARTERS Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Ariz. ASU leads series: 16-3-0 (9-2-0 in Tempe) WT Sun Devil Yr. O’All Dual Notes 125 Anthony Robles (3) Sr.* 3-0 3-0 needs 12 wins to reach 100 career Date Opponent Time/Score 133 Ben Ashmore Sr.* 4-2 0-1 Fullerton Open  nalist at 125 last week N 13 at [#7] Grand Canyon W 29-8 141 Kalin Goodsite Fr.* 7-3 2-1 5th at Fullerton Open (5-2 record) at {#10} Embry-Riddle W 41-6149 Luke Ashmore Jr.* 7-4 1-2 4th at Fullerton Open (6-2 record) N 18 #8 Oklahoma L 32-7157 Bubba Jenkins (2) Sr.* 2-1 2-1 upset #1 Hall with 12-4 major at All-Star 165 Te Edwards Jr. 6-2 2-1 3rd at Fullerton Open (4-1 record) N 20 at CS Fullerton Open All Day 174 Eric Starks Jr. 5-2 1-2 won Fullerton Open for  rst college title N 27 CS Fullerton • 7:00 pm 184 Jake Meredith Jr. 5-2 2-1 Fullerton Open  nalist last week D 3 at Invitational All Day 197 TBA D 4 at Las Vegas Invitational All Day 285 Michael Hawkins So.* 5-3 0-0 6th at Fullerton Open (5-3 record) D 19 at Reno Tournament All Day rankings from Amateur Wrestling News (November 23) J 2 #2 Oklahoma State 6:00 pm Virginia Duals (Hampton, VA) J 7 vs TBD TBD J 8 vs TBD TBD TEMPE - Following a busy schedule last week with one dual, one tournament and Lone Star Duals (Arlington, TX) one exhibition event, the No. 20 Arizona State University wrestling team will have J 15 vs Northern Colorado 10:00 am a much quieter slate this week as the Sun Devils will compete in one dual -- their vs Air Force 12:00 pm Pac-10 opener -- against CS Fullerton on Saturday night. The Sun Devils (2-1, vs American 4:00 pm0-0 Pac-10) and Titans (0-2, 0-2 Pac-10) will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday inside Wells vs Central Oklahoma 6:00 pmFargo Arena on the Tempe campus. J 21 CS Bakers eld • 7:00 pm J 30 Cal Poly • 2:00 pm OPENING WHISTLE F 4 at #14 Nebraska 7:00 pm • ASU is currently ranked No. 20 (NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll) F 6 at #17 Iowa State 2:00 pm • Robles (125) and Jenkins (157) both dominated the NWCA All-Star Classic F 11 at #13 Oregon State • 7:00 pm • Starks (174) won the Fullerton Open for his  rst collegiate title F 13 at Stanford • 2:00 pm • Ashmore (125) and Meredith (184) also reached the  nal at Fullerton Pac-10s (Corvallis, OR) • ASU is 28-4-1 all-time in Pac-10 openers (12-0-1 in its last 13 openers) F 27 at Pac-10 Championships All Day • ASU is 127-23-1 all-time against Pac-10 foes (81-23-1 against current members) NCAAs (, PA) M 18 at NCAA Championships All Day WEB CASTING M 19 at NCAA Championships All Day FS Arizona will be on hand inside Wells Fargo Arena for all  ve of the Sun Devils’ M 20 at NCAA Championships All Day home duals this season, including this Saturday for the Pac-10 opener with CS Ful- lerton. Scott Powell will be on the call once again this week. To watch the free web All times local to site and subject to change • Pac-10 Conferene dual; home duals in maroon cast, visit FoxSportsArizona.com and click on the banner at the top of the page. # preceeding team is NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll ranking at time of dual [#] NCAA Division II ranking; {#} NAIA ranking For tickets, call (480) 727-0000 or online at thesundevils.com LIVE STATISTICS Fans that can’t attend the dual also will be able to view the statistics as they happen thanks to the NWCA’s Live Scorebook. Visit the schedule page on the wrestling page of thesundevils.com and click on Live Scorebook on the schedule page for ASU’s dual with CS Fullerton.

IN THE RANKINGS - TEAM The Sun Devils remained in the Top 20 this week in the NWCA/USA Today Coach- es Top 25 Poll, sliding two positions to No. 20. Cornell remained the top-ranked team in the nation while fellow Pac-10 team Boise State (#6) and Oregon State (#13) are the lone conference schools ranked ahead of the Sun Devils.

ASU WRESTLING’S SOCIAL MEDIA AREA STRONG SCHEDULE Looking at the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll,  ve of Arizona State’s opponents FACEBOOK are currently ranked in the Top 25. Overall, ASU’s schedule includes duals with Search: Sun Devil Wrestling No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Oklahoma (L, 32-7), No. 13 Oregon State, No. 14 Nebraska and No. 17 Iowa State. TWITTER @ASUWrestling 2010-11 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WRESTLING 1 Coach Charles / Notes HEAD COACH SHAWN CHARLES IN THE RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL According to Amateur Wrestling News, only two individual Sun Devils carry na- On May 8, 2009, the Sun Devil wrestling program brought back one of its own by hiring Shawn Charles tional rankings this week, but both are highly regarded as Anthony Robles and to lead the program that he competed for from 1990- Bubba Jenkins are among the Top 2 nationally in their weight classes. Robles 93. An Arizona native and one of the more successful remained at No. 3 in the 125-pound weight class while Jenkins moved up to No. Sun Devils in program history, Charles is just the sixth head coach in the program’s 47-year history. 2 this week after upsetting No. 1 Adam Hall (Boise State) in the NWCA All-Star Charles brings a wealth of knowledge to the Classic presented by The Marines. program following coaching stints as a head coach (Fresno State, 2005-06 & Phoenix College, 1995- AHEAD OF THE PAC(-10) 96) and as an assistant coach (Missouri, Brown, Nebraska, Central Michigan and Iowa State). During Since joining the Pac-10 Conference in time for the 1978-79 season, the Sun his time on the sidelines, he has worked with Devils have built a 28-4-1 all-time record in their  rst conference dual of the sea- 39 individuals that have earned NCAA All-America son. Arizona State is 12-0-1 in its last 13 Pac-10 openers with its last loss coming accolades with three competitors securing individual during the 1996-97 season in a 21-18 set back to CS Bakers eld in Tempe. ASU national titles. As a student-athlete at ASU, Charles earned All- has won eight of its last 10 home Pac-10 openers, but fell last time in a 35-5 deci- America honors four times in his career and was sion to Oregon State (Jan. 31). a two-time national finalist at 126 pounds. Charles also was a two-time individual Pac-10 Champion PAC-10 PROSPERITY and helped his team to three Pac-10 Championships (1990, 1991, 1993) and three Top 6 finishes at the With a 4-2-0 record against Pac-10 foes last year, the Sun Devils hold a strong NCAA Championships. In 1993, he graduated from record all-time against schools in the conference. Dating back to Arizona State ASU with a B.S. in Computer Information Systems to joining the conference for the 1978-79 season, the Sun Devils have been one cap a collegiate career that saw him win 103 career matches and compete in the NWCA East-West All- of 18 different schools that called the Pac-10 home with ASU and six others still Star Classic twice. competing (including Boise State, Cal Poly, CS Bakers eld, CS Fullerton, Oregon As an international competitor, Charles claimed State and Stanford). Against current members of the Pac-10, ASU holds an 81- 14 titles, including victories in tournaments in Iran, 23-1 all-time record and stands 127-23-1 all-time when including all 17 teams. Manitoba, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Turkey while also winning the U.S. Open, the NYAC International and the Pan-American Championships. Along with sev- BY THE NUMBERS: PAC-10 SUCCESS eral U.S. national titles, Charles twice placed second In the 32 years the Sun Devils have competed in the Pac-10 Conference, they at the World Team Trials and was an alternate on the have won 16 championship crowns and 100 individual Pac-10 titles. When you 1996 U.S. Olympic team. include all 48 years the Pac-10 has sponsored a wrestling championship, the QUICK FACTS ON CHARLES Sun Devils trail only Oregon State in both categories as the Beavers have won • ASU’s first 4x NCAA All-American in wrestling (90-93) 17 team titles and 117 individual titles. Also since ASU joined the conference, the • 2x Pac-10 Champion (126 pounds) Sun Devils and Boise State are the only two schools to have won at least one in- • Graduated from ASU in 1993 (BS, Computer Info. Sys.) • Has coached 40 NCAA All-Americans & 3 champions dividual title in each of the 10 current weight classes while ASU is the only school • Has helped teams place Top 10 at NCAA’s seven times in Pac-10 history to win at least one title in each of the 19 weight classes that have • 3x Arizona HS State Champion (Tucson Santa Rita) been used since 1979.

CHARLES’ NCAA-I COACHING RECORD All Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA ALL-STAR WINS Year Duals Duals Finish Finish Although the results won’t count toward their season and career records, both 2005-06 • 4-12-0 --- 1st 54th Anthony Robles and Bubba Jenkins dominated at the 45th NWCA All-Star Classic 2009-10 9-7-0 4-2-0 4th 30th in Fresno, Calif., as the Sun Devil posted the only two wins by something other 2010-11 2-1-0 0-0-0 Totals 15-20-0 4-2-0 than a decision. First up was No. 3 Robles, who scored a 20-2 technical fall over • at Fresno St. (2005-06 Pac-10 finish = West Region) No. 4 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) at 125 pounds. Then, Jenkins took to the mat at 157 pounds as the No. 6 Sun Devil upset No. 1 Adam Hall (Boise State) with BY THE NUMBERS a 12-4 major decision. Only three other matches contested saw a wrestler win by Career Record ...... 15-20-0 (.441), 2nd year Record at ASU ...... 11-8-0 (.611), 2nd year four or more points at the annual exhibition event. Pac-10 Record at ASU ...... 4-2-0 (.667), 2nd year FIRST WIN CHARLES’ RECORD AT ASU IN... At the Fullerton Open on Saturday, the Sun Devils sent three individuals to the All Home Duals ...... 3-3-0 All Road Duals ...... 5-3-0  nals of their respective weight classes with Eric Starks winning the title at 174 All Neutral Site Duals ...... 3-2-0 pounds, giving him his  rst tournament crown in his collegiate career. Starks had All Pac-10 Duals ...... 4-2-0 to battle back from an early de cit against Victor Carazo (Grand Canyon) and All Home Pac-10 Duals ...... 1-1-0 All Road Pac-10 Duals ...... 3-1-0 eventually tied the score at 6-6 to force overtime. In the extra minute of action, First Dual of the Year ...... 2-0-0 Starks shot in low to hook an ankle before moving his way up to secure both legs First Home Dual of the Year ...... 1-1-0 and the takedown to score two points and win the match while also avenging a First Road Dual of the Year ...... 2-0-0 3-1 loss to Carazo in a dual last week in Phoenix. First Neutral Dual of the Year ...... 0-1-0 First Pac-10 Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 First Home Pac-10 Dual of the Year ...... 0-1-0 QUICK RECAP: FULLERTON OPEN First Road Pac-10 Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 Starks was not the only  nalist on the day as both Ben Ashmore (125) and Jake Meredith (184) reached the  nals and eventually placed second overall at the as of November 18, 2010 (after Oklahoma dual) Fullerton Open. Other place winners for the Sun Devils included Kalin Goodsite,

2 2010-11 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WRESTLING Results / Notes COMPLETE 2010-11 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LAST TIME ASU... Date Opponent Location Score Overall Pac-10 Home Road Neut. Won a home dual N 13 at {#7} Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. W 29-8 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 February 14, 2010 vs. Stanford (24-13) 13 at [#10] Embry-Riddle Prescott, Ariz. W 41-6 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Won a road dual 18 #8 Oklahoma Wells Fargo Arena L 32-7 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 November 13, 2010 at Embry-Riddle (41-6) 20 at CS Fullerton Open Fullerton, Calif. 27 CS Fullerton • Wells Fargo Arena Won a neutral site dual January 16, 2009 vs. Utah Valley (27-15) D 3-4 at Las Vegas Invite Las Vegas, Nev. (at Lone Star Duals • Grand Prairie, Texas) 19 at Reno Tournament Reno, Nev. J 2 Oklahoma State Wells Fargo Arena Won a home Pac-10 dual Virginia Duals February 14, 2010 vs. Stanford (24-13) 7 vs TBD Hampton, Va. Won a road Pac-10 dual 8 vs TBD Hampton, Va. January 3, 2010 at CS Bakersfield (23-15) Lone Star Duals Ended a dual in a tie 15 vs Northern Colorado Arlington, Texas January 4, 2005 at Fresno State (18-18) 15 vs Air Force Arlington, Texas 15 vs American Arlington, Texas Ended a Pac-10 dual in a tie 15 vs Central Oklahoma Arlington, Texas January 31, 1999 vs. CS Bakersfield (18-18) 21 CS Bakersfield • Wells Fargo Arena Won a home dual against a foe from Arizona 30 Cal Poly • Wells Fargo Arena January 22, 2010 vs. Embry-Riddle (41-4) F 4 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. Lost a home dual against a foe from Arizona 6 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa February 13, 1973 vs. Arizona (18-17) 11 at Oregon State • Corvallis, Ore. 13 at Stanford • Palo Alto, Calif. Won a road dual at a foe from Arizona November 13, 2010 at Embry-Riddle (41-6) 27 at Pac-10 Championships Corvallis, Ore. M 18-20 at NCAA Championships Philadelphia, Pa. Lost a road dual at a foe from Arizona January 19, 1973 at Arizona (24-15) • Pac-10 Conference dual; rankings listed are from the time of the dual; {#} NCAA Division II ranking; [#] NAIA ranking Shut out an opponent who was  fth at 141; Luke Ashmore, who was fourth at 149; Te Edwards, who was third at November 14, 2008 at Portland State (40-0) 165 and Michael Hawkins, who was sixth at heavyweight. Two members of the program that Was Shut out by an opponent competed unattached from the team also placed as Bobby Bowman  nished third overall at November 21, 2008 at Iowa (41-0) 174 and Joel Smith was sixth at 149. Scored 40-49 points in a dual November 13, 2010 at Embry-Riddle (41-6) QUICK RECAP: OKLAHOMA DUAL Scored 50+ points in a dual Before the weekend tournament, the Sun Devils took on the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners in November 24, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris (51-0) their home opener in Tempe, but fell, 32-7. Anthony Robles won a meeting of Top 10 na- Most Points ASU Has Scored in a Dual tionally-ranked wrestlers at 125 pounds as the third-ranked Sun Devil defeated No. 9 Jarrod Opponent (Date) Score ASU Patterson with a 16-1 technical fall. At 157 pounds, No. 6 Bubba Jenkins hung to defeated 1. at Northern Arizona (11/21/80) 56-0 56 13th-ranked Matt Lester, 7-5, for ASU’s only other win on the night. 2. vs Fort Lewis (1) (11/23/85) 54-6 54 3. New Mexico (1/9/98) 53-6 53 4. Minnesota-Morris (11/24/00) 51-0 51 QUICK WORK 5. Utah (1/21/78) 50-(-2) 50 On the opening weekend, four different Sun Devils won by fall, including Anthony Robles, vs Washington St. (2) (12/7/84) 50-0 50 who pinned both of his opponents. In all  ve pins, the Sun Devil picked up the victory in Northern Arizona (2/20/81) 50-3 50 the  rst period each time. Against Grand Canyon, Robles had the lone at 125 pounds, at Northern Arizona (11/23/85) 50-6 50 9. at Northern Arizona (1/26/85) 49-6 49 winning in 1:49. He followed that later in the day at Embry-Riddle with a fall in 1:25. Also at Fort Lewis (2/16/85) 49-6 49 ERAU, Eric Starks pinned his foe in 2:40 at 174 to start a stretch of three falls in a row that Northern Arizona (2/16/85) 49-9 49 saw the team’s fastest pin honor change hands twice. First, Jake Meredith stuck his foe in (1) at Northern Arizona; (2) at Las Vegas

1:19 of the 184 match to take the fastest pin from Robles (1:25), but, one match later at 197, Largest Margin of Victory for ASU Luke Macchiaroli stuck his opponent in 1:16. The leader in the fastest fall category changed Opponent (Date) Score Mrg again at the Fullerton Open, however, as Luke Ashmore stuck an opponent in 41 seconds. 1. at Northern Arizona (11/21/80) 56-0 56 2. Utah (1/21/78) 50-(-2) 52 3. Minnesota-Morris (11/24/00) 51-0 50 COUNTDOWN TO 100 4. vs Washington St. (1) (12/7/84) 50-0 51 Heading into his senior campaign, Anthony Robles holds a career record of 89-23 and 5. at UC Santa Barbara (11/21/76) 48-0 48 needs 11 wins to become the 23rd different Sun Devil to break the century mark. Currently Ball State (1/17/81) 48-0 48 ranked 27th all-time in career wins at Arizona State, Robles will need 14 wins (103 total) to vs Fort Lewis (2) (11/23/85) 54-6 48 8. Western State (12/12/80) 47-0 47 break into the Top 20 as he will tie with three others for 19th place, including current head Northern Arizona (2/20/81) 50-3 47 coach Shawn Charles. With his 89 wins, Robles is currently tied for 27th all-time on the ASU vs VMI (3) (1/8/88) 47-0 47 wins list with former Pac-10 Champion (165) Patrick Pitsch. New Mexico (2/20/93) 47-0 47 New Mexico (1/9/98) 53-6 47 (1) at Las Vegas; (2) at No. Arizona; (3) at Virginia Duals SCOUTING: CS FULLERTON updated through November 13, 2010 (Embry-Riddle) Head Coach Dan Hicks’ Titans are 0-2 on the year and 0-2 in the Pac-10 as they dropped a 36-14 decision at Cal Poly and a 29-11 home decision to Stanford. One CS Fullerton wres- tler is nationally ranked in heavyweight Kurt Klimek, who is No. 16 this week. Klimek and

2010-11 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WRESTLING 3 National Rankings / Notes NWCA/USA TODAY RANKINGS ASU’s Michael Hawkins met over the weekend with Klimek winning, 3-1, in the Week 3 (November 23) consolation semi nal round of the Fullerton Open tournament in Fullerton, Calif. School Last 1. Cornell Big Red ...... 1 IN THE SERIES: SUN DEVILS vs. TITANS 2. Oklahoma State Cowboys ...... 2 Arizona State holds an 18-3-0 lead in the all-time series with CS Fullerton and 3. Minnesota Golden Gophers ...... 3 won the last meeting, 37-4, at Fullerton, Calif., last season (Nov. 15). Prior to that 4. Badgers ...... 4 victory, the Titans had won three in a row, including two in a row at ASU. Those 5. ...... 6 6. Boise State Broncos ...... 5 three wins snapped a 15-match winning streak that ASU opened the series with. 7. Iowa Hawkeyes ...... 7 8. Oklahoma Sooners ...... 8 COPPER STATE COMPETITIONS 9. Central Michigan Chippewas ...... 9 With the two wins on the opening day of the season, the Sun Devils improved to 10. Illinois Fighting Illini ...... 10 64-9-0 all-time against teams from the state of Arizona and extended their win- 11. Lehigh Mountain Hawks ...... 13 ning streak to 44 in a row in the process. The last time Arizona State lost to a fel- 12. Virginia Tech Hokies ...... 15 13. Oregon State Beavers ...... 19 low Copper State school came on February 13, 1973, when visiting Arizona won, 14. Nebraska Cornhuskers ...... 14 18-17. The Sun Devils also improved to 28-6-0 all-time in road duals inside the 15. Pittsburgh Panthers ...... 20 state after winning their 19th and 20th in a row. 16. ...... 11 17. Iowa State Cyclones ...... 17 LIFTING THE LID 18. Ohio State Buckeyes ...... 12 19. Michigan Wolverines ...... 16 With their 29-8 victory at Grand Canyon Saturday morning, the Sun Devils im- 20. ...... 18 proved to 35-14-0 all-time in their  rst dual of the season. Following a 2-0 record 21. Northwestern Wildcats ...... 21 on the road, the Sun Devils now turn their attention to their  rst home dual of the 22. Purdue Boilermakers ...... 22 year with No. 8 Oklahoma in town. The Sun Devils are 32-16-0 all-time in their 23. Virginia Cavaliers ...... 23  rst home dual of the season and have won four in a row. The dual with the Soon- 24. Rutgers Scarlet Knights ...... 24 25. Hofstra Pride ...... nr ers will mark the third time Arizona State has faced OU in its home opener with the Sooners winning the previous two instances, 32-7 (Dec. 3, 1964) and 23-21 BOLD indicates teams ASU has/will face in 2010-11 Last indicates ranking from previous week’s poll (Dec. 4, 1985).

Arizona State in Other National Ranking Polls SENIOR SEASONS InterMat (Nov. 16) ...... 14th Five individuals are entering their  nal collegiate seasons, including local stand- W.I.N. Magazine (Nov. 1) ...... 18th out Anthony Robles, who has ear