SUN DEVIL Media Relations: Kathryn Roberts | [email protected] | (480) 965-1237 | thesundevils.com Arizona State Wrestling ASU Wrestling To Open 2015-16 Season In West Virginia 2015-16 schedule Date Opponent Venue/Score O 30 Maroon & Gold Intersquad RWC TEMPE, Ariz.—The Arizona State wrestling team is set to open the 2015-16 N 8 vs. Campbell Morgantown, W.Va. season on Sunday, competing at the Mountaineer Quad in Morgantown, W.Va., vs. Drexel Morgantown, W.Va. at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. where ASU will take on Campbell, Drexel, and West Virginia at the WVU Colise- 12 Northern Colorado Wells Fargo Arena um. 15 vs. SUIE Champaign, Ill. at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 20 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio The Sun Devils will start off against Campbell’s Camels at 8 a.m. MT/10 a.m. ET, 22 Boise State* Wells Fargo Arena followed by Drexel’s Dragons at 9:30 a.m. MT/11:30 a.m. ET, and lastly the host D 4-5 at Cliff Keen Invite Las Vegas, Nev. Mountaineers at 11 a.m. MT/1 p.m. ET. 29-30 at Midlands Evanston, Ill. J 4 West Virginia Tempe, Ariz. 8-9 at Virginia Duals Hampton, Va. Follow @ASUWrestling on for updates throughout the dual matches. 15 State Wells Fargo Arena 21 at Utah Valley Orem, Utah 23 West Virginia Wells Fargo Arena CAMPBELL PROBABLE STARTERS Stanford* Wells Fargo Arena 125: Daniel Ariola (Fr./ Warrenton, Va./Fauquier 29 Oregon State* Wells Fargo Arena 133: Nathan Kraisser (R-Jr./Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) F 6 at Edinboro Open Edinboro, Pa. 13 at Cal Poly* San Luis Obispo, Calif. 141: Luke Stewart (R-Fr./Lynchburg, Va./Brookville) 14 at CSU Bakersfield* Bakersfield, Calif. 149: Quentin Perez (Fr./Martinez, Calif./Arlington) 27 Pac-12 Championships Wells Fargo Arena 157: Grant Blumenthal (R-Jr./Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood) M 17-19 NCAA Championships New York City 165: Paul Duggan (R-Sr./Olivia, N.C./Western Harnett) BOLD indicates home event 174: Matthew Olauson (R-Fr./Centerville, Md./Queen Anne’s County High) * indicates Pac-12 Dual 184: Ville Heino (Jr./Helsinki, Finland/Mäkelänrinteen Lukio)

Campbell/Drexel/WVU Probable Lineup 197: Austin McNeill (Fr./Fenton, Mich./Linden) 125: Ares Carpio (Sr./Federal Way, Wash./NCAA Qual.) HWT: Jere Heino (Fr./Helsinki, Finland/Mäkelänrinteen Lukio) Mikel Perales (R-Fr./Nampa, Idaho) 133: Dalton Brady (Jr./Queen Creek, Ariz.) 141: Robbie Mathers (So./Ahwatukee, Ariz.) DREXEL PROBABLE STARTERS 157: No. 19 Oliver Pierce (R-So./Allen, Texas/NCAA 125: Zack Fuentes (R-So.) Qual.) 133: David Pearce (R-Jr.) OR Franco Ferraina (R-Sr.) Josh Shields (Fr./Murrysville, Pa.) 165: Jacen Petersen (So./Charlo, Mont.) 141: No. 10 Kevin Devoy (R-Jr.) OR Anthony Canfora (So.) Preston McCalmon (R-Sr./Lafayette, Ga.) 149: No. 17 Matthew Cimato (R-Jr.) OR Willie Davis (R-Fr.) 174: Zachary Smith (Fr./Wexford, Mass.) 157: Richard Viruet (R-Fr.) OR Mike Comunale (Fr.) OR Ryan O’Connor (R-So.) 184: No. 4 Blake Stauffer (R-Sr./Neosho, Mo./All-Ameri- can) 165: Austin Rose (R-So.) 197: Josh DaSilveira (R-Sr./) 174: Nick Elmer (R-So.) Wes More (Jr./Queen Creek, Ariz.) 184: Stephen Loiseau (So.) HWT: Tanner Hall (Fr./Meridian, Idaho) Chace Eskam (6th Year Sr./Carlsbad, Calif.) 197: Nezar Haddad (R-Fr.) OR Joshua Murphy (So.) 285: Joey Goodhart (So.) OR Alex Foley (So.) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Zeke Jones (2nd year, 6-5-0 duals) Assistant Coach: Lee Pritts (4th year) WEST VIRGINIA PROBABLE STARTERS Assistant Coach: Chris Pendleton (2nd year) 125: No. 3/4 Zeke Moisey (So.) OR Ryan Elliott (r-Fr.) Volunteer Assistant: Jordan Oliver (2nd year) 133: Cory Stainbrook (Jr.) OR Joe Wheeling (r-Fr.) Director of Operations: Brittany Martin (1st year) Video Coordinator: Kevin Radford (1st year) 141: Tony DeAngelo (Jr.) OR Christian Monserrat (r-Fr.) Athletic Trainer: Carter Pruit (1st year) 149: Jake S. Smith (Jr.) OR Louis Colonna (So.) or Ty Millward (So.) Media Relations: Kathryn Roberts (3rd year) 157: No. 17/18 Dylan Cottrell (Jr.) 165: Ross Renzi (Sr.) OR Tim Wheeling (Sr.) 174: Parker VonEgidy (So.) 184: Bubba Scheffel (Sr.) 197: No. 10 Jacob A. Smith (Jr.) OR Bryson Begley (So.) SUN DEVIL WRESTLING’S SOCIAL MEDIA HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (Sr.) OR Chris Nelson (Sr.)

FACEBOOK LAST SEASON AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA Search: Sun Devil Wrestling The Sun Devils faced off against West Virginia three times in the 2014-15 sea- son, winning the opener before being edged out in the final two meetings. Oliver TWITTER @ASUWrestling Pierce (157) and Blake Stauffer (184) both went 3-0 in the meetings against the Mountaineers. INSTAGRAM SunDevilWrestling1962 2015-16 Sun devil Wrestling Notes HEAD COACH ZEKE JONES COACH JONES’ 2015-16 PREVIEW—BY The seventh coach in ASU wrestling his- 125 Pounds tory, Zeke Jones was hired in April 2014. “I think right now at 125, we have a mixture of youth and experience. Obviously In his first season with the Sun Devils, Ares Carpio has been to the NCAA Tournament; he knows what it takes to get Jones led ASU to a second-place fin- ish at the Pac-12 Championships, the there. Now we want to help him improve and get on the podium. He’s going to best finish since 2006, and coached six get pushed by Mikel Perales, a redshirt freshman who is obviously competing to wrestlers to the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships, including All-American Blake Stauffer get into the starting lineup. He’s a pinner, he had some great results last year as (184 pounds). a redshirt, and I think he’s gearing up and getting ready for action.”

An Olympic silver medalist for the , Jones 133 Pounds was the 1991 World Champion at 52kg, a four-time World-Cup Champion, and coached United States’ “We’ve got a bunch of guys at 133 pounds this year, and most people know that Olympians in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2012 Olympic Dalton Brady is kind of leading the charge. He comes with a wealth of experience Games. at the national and international level. Now he’s at a place where he’s matured A member of ASU’s 1988 NCAA Wrestling Champion- physically and mentally, and I think he’s going to be a force. He’s great on his ship team, Jones was a three-time All-American and Pac- feet, get at getting off bottom, he needs to shore up some of his riding, but I 10 Champion for the Sun Devils. A national runner-up at 118, Jones sits at No. 4 in ASU’s career record book in think he’ll be in the mix this year. He’ll definitely be tested this weekend in West both overall victories (134) and dual victories (59). He Virginia, which will be good.” also holds the school record for dual match victories in a season with 22 during the 1989-90 campaign. 141 Pounds As Olympic head coach, Jones’ athletes earned two gold medals and one bronze at the Games in “Robbie Mathers has come home, he’s an Arizona kid like Dalton Brady, and it’s 2012. His athletes in the 2004 Athens Games, where he nice to have Arizona kids in the lineup. Robbie is another Olympic Training Cen- was the freestyle coach, earned a gold and two silvers. ter product, like Dalton, he’s spent a lot of time there, has competed at a high In the four World Championships during Jones’ tenure, level, and certainly will be a force.” USA placed third in the 2011 World Championships, fifth in 2013, and seventh in 2009. He also led USA to five individual World Champion medals, including two- 149 Pounds time World champion . “Obviously we return Christian Pagdilao, our Pac-12 Champion at 149 pounds, The United States competed in three Freestyle World as well as Matt Kraus, and they’re both NCAA qualifiers. Matt can see time at Cups during the Jones era, placing third in 2012 and 149, and can certainly also see time at 141. Right now what we know is that we 2013, and sixth in 2010. During the Jones staff era, USA won eight Junior World medals, five University World have three really great guys for two weight classes, and that’s always tough, but medals and four Cadet World medals. it’s a good tough. Christian has the experience of winning a conference title and qualifying for the tournament, and Matt is steady mentally, physically, competes Jones came to USA Wrestling after coaching at the University of Pennsylvania from 2005-07, where he well, and I think he’s workmanlike. He’s tough on top, hard to score on, scram- amassed a record of 33-17-1. Following the 2006 bles well. Christian epitomizes speed, talent, technique. He’s good in all three campaign that saw an NCAA Champion, two All-Ameri- cans, two Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association positions. Certainly between those three guys we’ll do well.” (EIWA) champions, and a third-place finish at the EIWA Championships, Amateur Wrestling News named Jones the Rookie Head Coach of the Year. 157 Pounds “At 157, we have another NCAA qualifier back in Oliver Pierce, who I think is real- Prior to coaching at Penn he served on the coaching staffs at West Virginia, Arizona State, and Bloomsburg ly showing maturity through the season, I think he’s on track to have a good year. University. Jones coached teams that have finished in I know he’s ready to compete, I think he has a little chip on his shoulder, which is the NCAA Final Four twice, in the top-10 four times and good. He has a great leg attack, is hard to score on, and I think he’ll continue to won six conference team championships. Individually his wrestlers have won six NCAA titles, eight NCAA finalists, improve. 36 individual conference champions, 29 All Americans, 74 NCAA Qualifiers, and 11 wrestlers have competed in the NWCA All Star Meet. 165 Pounds “Jacen Petersen is back at 165. He went in as a true freshman last year, and Originally from Ann Arbor, Mich., Jones is a Distin- guished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, had a pretty good year for a true freshman. He’s matured and grown a lot in his member of the Hall of Fame, wrestling, I think the expectation for himself is high after a year of experience, and and Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame. that’ll help him a lot.” JONES’ RECORD AT ASU IN... All Home Duals ...... 3-1-0 174 Pounds All Road Duals ...... 2-3-0 All Neutral Site Duals ...... 3-3-0 “I think between Zach Smith, Anthony Anderson, and maybe even Preston All Pac-12 Duals ...... 3-2-0 McCalmon, we’ll see who will emerge at 174. I think we’re young there, but it will All Home Pac-12 Duals ...... 2-0-0 All Road Pac-12 Duals ...... 1-2-0 certainly give Preston a chance to work through his mind in these middle weight First Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 classes, and this could be a way for him to make his way into the starting lineup First Home Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 First Road Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 as a redshirt senior.” First Neutral Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 First Pac-12 Dual of the Year ...... 0-1-0 First Home Pac-12 Dual of the Year ...... 1-0-0 184 Pounds First Road Pac-12 Dual of the Year ...... 0-1-0 “Of course you’ve got the returning leader of the team in Blake Stauffer at 184 as of the 2014-15 season 2015-16 Sun devil Wrestling Notes pounds. A returning Pac-12 Champion and All-American, you don’t have to ask me, we all The last time ASU Won a dual against a ranked opponent know that his goal for this year is to make it to the top of the podium at the NCAA Champi- February 9, 2014 vs. #22 Oregon State (17-16) onships. He’s put himself in that position, he had a great summer, and I think he got the re- Won a home dual covery he needed. He’s trained well, is the ultimate in leadership on this team. He’s a hard February 16, 2015 vs. Cal Poly (30-9) worker, a good person, makes the right decisions. He can stand to generate some more Won a road dual offense, but at the same time, he can score on anyone, he can scramble, he rides, can get January 23, 2015 at Boise State (20-18) off the bottom. I think, if we train him properly, give him the right competition, that he can be Won a neutral site dual in the spot this year.” January 15, 2015 vs. Rider (28-16) (at Virginia Duals, Hampton, Va.)

197 Pounds Won a home Pac-12 dual “At 197, you have Josh DaSilveira and Wes Moore, who certainly have battled for the February 17, 2015 vs Cal Poly (30-9) starting spot, year in and year out. Josh had a very good season last year, but didn’t get Won a road Pac-12 dual on the podium, and that’s in the back of his mind. I know now he’s probably more focused January 23, 2015 at Boise State (20-18) than ever, especially being a senior, this is his last shot. He’s done the work; he had a good Ended a dual in a tie preseason, a good start of the regular practice season. He’s dangerous, can score from January 4, 2005 at Fresno State (18-18) anywhere, he’s got a lot of tools; he can do a lot of things. If there’s a dark horse in other Ended a Pac-12 dual in a tie peoples’ minds, not ours, I think people would say it’s Josh. To us, we know he’s more than January 31, 1999 vs. CS Bakersfield (18-18) capable of getting on the podium at the NCAA Championships. He just has to do the work Won a home dual against a foe from Arizona November 13, 2011 vs. Grand Canyon (27-16) “You’ve got a sixth-year senior and a true freshman at heavyweight. Chace Eskam being Lost a home dual against a foe from Arizona in the Pac-12 finals last year tells you he’s capable of getting to the tournament. Being a February 13, 1973 vs. Arizona (18-17) sixth-year is special, because he’s getting the opportunity to wrestle another year and he’s Won a road dual at a foe from Arizona working on his master’s. He epitomizes what we’re trying to be, which is the all-around November 17, 2012 at Grand Canyon (42-6) student-athlete. He’s going to be in a war with Tanner Hall, who beat him at the intersquad. Lost a road dual at a foe from Arizona Tanner comes with a laundry list of national and international accomplishments, and he also January 19, 1973 at Arizona (24-15) epitomizes the student-athlete, being over a 4.00 student his entire life. Tanner has com- Shut out an opponent peted at the highest level around the country and around the world, so you’ve got a good November 10, 2012 at Campbell (43-0) situation on the team where you have all this experience all the way around. Tanner was on Was Shut out by an opponent his mission so he might be a little rusty, it might take him a few matches to get his swing December 29, 2011 vs. Nebraska (42-0) back, but once he does, he’ll be a force.” Scored 40-49 points in a dual November 17, 2012 at Grand Canyon (42-6) UP NEXT Scored 50+ points in a dual The Sun Devils will open the 2015-16 home slate next week, welcoming Northern Colora- November 24, 2000 vs. Minnesota-Morris (51-0) do to Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. MT. The dual will be live streamed Most Points ASU Has Scored in a Dual via TheSunDevils.com. Opponent (Date) Score ASU 1. at Northern Arizona (11/21/80) 56-0 56 2. vs Fort Lewis (1) (11/23/85) 54-6 54 On that Sunday, Nov. 15, ASU will return to the road for the Illinois Duals in Champaign, Ill., 3. New (1/9/98) 53-6 53 against Illinois and SIUE. 4. Minnesota-Morris (11/24/00) 51-0 51 5. Utah (1/21/78) 50-(-2) 50 vs Washington St. (2) (12/7/84) 50-0 50 STAUFFER WINS AT NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC Northern Arizona (2/20/81) 50-3 50 at Northern Arizona (11/23/85) 50-6 50 All-American Blake Stauffer opened his redshirt senior season with a victory at the 50th 9. at Northern Arizona (1/26/85) 49-6 49 NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 1 at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, defeating Lehigh’s Fort Lewis (2/16/85) 49-6 49 Northern Arizona (2/16/85) 49-9 49 All-American Nate Brown in a 4-1, sudden victory decision. (1) at Northern Arizona; (2) at Las Vegas

Largest Margin of Victory for ASU For his efforts, Stauffer was named the red team’s outstanding wrestler for the classic, and Opponent (Date) Score Mrg is ASU’s 14th NWCA All-Star Classic winner in program history, the first since Anthony 1. at Northern Arizona (11/21/80) 56-0 56 2. Utah (1/21/78) 50-(-2) 52 Robles and Bubba Jenkins won in 2011. 3. Minnesota-Morris (11/24/00) 51-0 50 4. vs Washington St. (1) (12/7/84) 50-0 51 5. at UC Santa Barbara (11/21/76) 48-0 48 “Blake competing and ultimately winning at the NWCA All-Star Classic, him performing Ball State (1/17/81) 48-0 48 well in other peoples’ eyes, gives him a tremendous amount of momentum to start off the vs Fort Lewis (2) (11/23/85) 54-6 48 8. Western State (12/12/80) 47-0 47 year,” head coach Zeke Jones said. “Getting the Outstanding Wrestler recognition validates Northern Arizona (2/20/81) 50-3 47 the work he’s done this summer, validates the work the guys on our team have done. It vs VMI (3) (1/8/88) 47-0 47 (2/20/93) 47-0 47 gives Blake confidence, but it also gives his teammates confidence that they can win at the New Mexico (1/9/98) 53-6 47 all-star meet as well. I think Blake feels good about his start. It’s only one match, but it’s a (1) at Las Vegas; (2) at No. Arizona; (3) at Virginia good start.” Duals 2015-16 Sun devil Wrestling Notes ASU’S ALL-TIME NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, has been granted a sixth year of COMPETITORS eligibility by the NCAA, head coach Zeke Jones announced 2015 (184)—Blake Stauffer dec. Nate Brown (Lehigh), 4-1 (SV OT) prior to the season. 2010 (125)—Anthony Robles tech fall Zach Sanders (Minnesota), 20-2 (157)—Bubba Jenkins major Adam Hall (Boise State), 12-4 2009 (125)—Anthony Robles withdrew from event Eskam was granted a final year to compete for the Sun Devils 2007 (157)—Trent Paulson (Iowa State) dec. Brian Stith, 2-1 following the successful cancer battle that sidelined him 2006 (165)—Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) dec. Patrick Pitsch, 4-0 during his sophomore year. Following his freshman season 2000 (165)—Steve Blackford major Kirk White (Boise State), 13-1 at Cal State Fullerton, Eskam transferred to Arizona State in 1997 (177)—Erich Harvey (Michigan State) dec. Aaron Simpson, 4-3 tb 1995 (167)—Markus Mollica dec. Mark Branch (Oklahoma State), 3-2 2011, was diagnosed with the illness in 2012, and went into 1994 (167)—Shaon Fry (Missouri) dec. Markus Mollica, 5-2 remission the following year. 1993 (126)—Shawn Charles dec. Tony Purler (Nebraska), 8-6 1992 (126)—Terry Brands (Iowa) major Shawn Charles, 21-13 In 2013-14, Eskam returned to the mat at 197 pounds, win- 1991 (158)—Steve Hamilton (Iowa State) dec. Ray Miller, 8-6 (190)—Rex Holman dec. Mike Funk (Northwestern), 5-2 ning his first bout in over a year by way of a 4-2 sudden-vic- 1990 (118)—Doug Wyland (North Carolina) dec. Zeke Jones, 4-3 tory decision. Later in the season, Eskam moved up a weight (134)—Mike Lingenfelter (Lock Haven) injury Andy McNaughton, 4:47 class and started at heavyweight for the Sun Devils for the (142)—Joe Reynolds (Oklahoma) dec. Thom Ortiz, 3-2 rest of the year. (167)—Dan St. John dec. Baron Blakely (Oklahoma), 9-2 1989 (177)—Jim Gressley withdrew from event (injured) 1988 (190)—Eric Voelker (Iowa State) dec. Mike Davies, 7-4 In 2014-15, Eskam started each match for ASU at heavy- 1981 (126)—Ricky Dellagatina (Kentucky) major Gary Bohay, 17-9 weight, going 17-14, including a 4-1 mark in Pac-12 dual Hvy—Dan Severn tied Bruce Baumgartner (Indiana State), 4-4 bouts. He also recorded three bonus-point victories on the 1980 (190)—Dan Severn withdrew from event (injured) 1979 (177)—Steve Frazier (Michigan) dec. Dave Severn, 7-3 year, and was the first wrestling conference scholar-athlete 1978 (177)—Don Shuler dec. Jim Blackman (Franklin & Marshall), 7-4 since the 2013 season. (190)—Jim Marzone (Northwestern) dec. Dan Severn, 10-6 1977 (150)—Roye Oliver dec. Mark Churella (Michigan), 5-4 THE RETURNERS (177)—Dave Severn withdrew from event (injury) 1968 (Hvy)—Curley Culp dec. Dave Porter (Michigan), 5-2 Anthony Anderson (R-Fr./174), Sully Cauley (R-Fr./197), 1967 (118)—Glenn McMinn Sr. dec. Jim Anderson (Minnesota), 3-2 Alexander D’Aloisio (R-Fr./133), Austyn Harris (R-Fr./HWT), (Hvy)—Curley Culp pinned Dave Porter (Michigan), 3:38 Michael Oramas (R-Fr./149), Mikel Perales (R-Fr./125), Koby Reyes (R-Fr./141), Jacen Petersen (So./165), Christian Pag- ASU TO HOST THE 2016 PAC-12 WRESTLING dilao (R-So./149), Oliver Pierce (R-So./157), Dalton Brady CHAMPIONSHIPS (Jr./133), Jesse Calderon (Jr./133), Wes Moore (Jr./197), Ryan On Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, Arizona State will host Oregon Nantuna (Jr./149), Ares Carpio (Sr./125), Cord Coronado State, Stanford, Boise State, Cal Poly, and Cal State Bakers- (Sr./133), Matt Kraus (Sr./149), Kaylon Sencio (Sr./157), Josh field at the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo DaSilveira (R-Sr./197), Preston McCalmon (R-Sr./165), Tyree Arena. Owens (R-Sr./125), Blake Stauffer (R-Sr./184), Chace Eskam (6th Year Senior/HWT) The Pac-12 Conference will release ticket information at a later date. THE NEWCOMERS Lance Benick (Fr./197/Fridley, Minn.), Jake Deutschlander In 2015, Blake Stauffer and Christian Pagdilao became (Fr./165/Carver, Minn.), Chance Eskam (Fr./HWT/Carls- ASU’s first conference champions since 2011 with wins at bad, Calif.), Andy Gandara (Fr./141/Somerton, Ariz.), Tanner 184 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. Their performanc- Hall (Fr./HWT/Meridian, Idaho), Paul Klein (Fr./133/New es helped ASU to a second-place finish with 107.0 points, the Orleans, La.), Josh Kramer (Fr./125, Buckeye, Ariz.), Josh Sun Devils’ best finish since winning it all in 2006. Maruca (Fr./149/Murrysville, Pa.), Ted Rico (Fr./133/Queen Creek, Ariz.), Tyler Sage (Fr./141/Weston, Fla.), Josh Shields THE 2016 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Fr./157/Murrysville, Pa.), Conner Small (Fr./174/Issaquah, The 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships are set for March Wash.), Zach Smith (Fr./174/Wexford, Mass.), Antony Valencia 17-19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Fr./165/Bellflower, Calif.), (Fr./184/Bellflower, Calif.), Nikko Villarreal (Fr./Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy HS), Kirk Wil- In 2015, ASU qualified six wrestlers, including All-American son (Fr./HWT/Baton Rouge, La.), Robbie Mathers (So./141) Blake Stauffer, who finished fourth overall at the 184-pound weight class. Other NCAA qualifiers returning to the 2015-16 ASU WELCOMES COUNTRY’S NO. 1-RANKED roster include Ares Carpio (125), Matt Kraus (141), Christian RECRUITING CLASS TO TEMPE Pagdilao (149), and Oliver Pierce (157). Arizona State’s incoming freshman class was named No. 1 in the nation, Amateur Wrestling News announced in August. 2015 PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR ESKAM RETURNS FOR SIXTH SEASON This marks the first time the Sun Devils have had the top re- ASU’s heavyweight wrestler Chace Eskam, the 2015 Pac-12 cruiting class, per AWN, since 1988. The last time ASU was 2015-16 Sun devil Wrestling Notes ranked was at 11 in 2010. THE COACHING STAFF Announced in the fall of 2014, the ASU signees include Joining head coach Zeke Jones on the 2015-16 coaching Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Bellflower, Calif.), Zahid staff are fourth-year assistant coach Lee Pritts, second-year Valencia (St. John Bosco, Bellflower, Calif.), Lance Benick assistant coach Chris Pendleton, and volunteer assistant (Totino-Grace HS, Fridley, Minn.), Josh Maruca (Franklin Jordan Oliver. Regional HS, Murrysville, Pa.), Josh Shields (Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, Pa.), and Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Gilroy, Calif.). Pendleton previously served as an assistant coach at Wyo- Tanner Hall (Meridian, Meridian, Idaho) signed with the Sun ming for four seasons, and specialized in training the team’s Devils in the spring. upper weight classes. Pendleton was a two-time NCAA Champion and three-time All-American at Oklahoma State. ANTHONY VALENICA TO TAKE 2015-16 TO PREP FOR RIO OLYMPIC TRIALS Oliver, also a two-time NCAA Champion from Oklahoma State In preparation for the upcoming Olympic Trials and the 2016 was a four-time All-American for the Cowboys, and set the Rio Olympics, Anthony Valencia has decided to redshirt the career record for pins with 54. In his second year with USA upcoming competition season. Wrestling, Oliver stands as the No. 2 wrestler at 65 kg.

“You don’t get the chance to qualify to redshirt to focus on the Olympics very often when you’re someone as young as Anthony,” head coach Zeke Jones said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a high school senior qualify, but he meets the US Olympic Standard to take a year where he can train and compete, travel all around the country and the world, which will put him on track to reaching his ultimate, and really any athlete’s ultimate goal to be an Olympic Champion.”

Valencia reached the qualification standards while still in high school as he finished in the top-8 at the 2015 Senior World Team Trials earlier this year.

The U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials will be held in Iowa City, Iowa, in 2016. The event is scheduled for April 8-10, four months prior to the .

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, .

HEAD COACH ZEKE JONES The seventh coach in ASU wrestling history, Zeke Jones was hired in April 2014. In his first season with the Sun Devils, Jones led ASU to a second-place finish at the Pac-12 Cham- pionships, the best finish since 2006, and coached six wres- tlers to the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships, including All-American Blake Stauffer (184 pounds).

An Olympic silver medalist for the United States, Jones was the 1991 World Champion at 52kg, a four-time World-Cup Champion, and coached United States’ Olympians in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2012 Olympic Games.

A member of ASU’s 1988 NCAA Wrestling team, Jones was a three-time All-American and Pac-10 Cham- pion for the Sun Devils. A national runner-up at 118, Jones sits at No. 4 in ASU’s career record book in both overall vic- tories (134) and dual victories (59). He also holds the school record for dual match victories in a season with 22 during the 1989-90 campaign. 2015-16 results & roster Complete 2015-16 Schedule Date Opponent Location Score Overall Pac-12 Home Road Neut. N 8 vs. Campbell Morgantown, W.Va. vs. Drexel Morgantown, W.Va. at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. 12 Northern Colorado Wells Fargo Arena 15 vs. SIUE Champaign, Ill. at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 20 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 22 Boise State Wells Fargo Arena D 4-5 Las Vegas Invite Las Vegas, Nev. 29-30 Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. J 8-9 Virginia Duals Hampton, Va. 15 Iowa State Wells Fargo Arena 21 at Utah Valley Orem, Utah 23 West Virginia Wells Fargo Arena Stanford Wells Fargo Arena 29 Oregon State Wells Fargo Arena F 6 Edinboro Open Edinboro, Pa. 13 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 14 at CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. 27 Pac-12 Championships Wells Fargo Arena M 17-19 NCAA Championships New York City

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Sun Devil Weight Height Year Hometown High School / Last School Anderson, Anthony 174 5-10 R-Fr. Irvine, Calif. Arnold D. Beckman HS Benick, Lance 197 6-1 Fr. Fridley, Minn. Totino-Grace HS Brady, Dalton 133 5-6 Jr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Chandler HS/Utah Valley Calderon, Jesse 141 5-7 Jr. Indio, Calif. La Quinta HS Carpio, Ares 125 5-6 Sr. Federal Way, Wash. Todd Beamer HS Cauley, Sullivan 197 6-3 R-Fr. Reno, Nev. Reno HS Coronado, Cord 133 5-7 Sr. Peoria, Ariz. Sunrise Mountain HS DaSilveira, Josh 197 6-1 R-Sr. Miama, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons HS/Ellsworth CC Deutschlander, Jake 165 5-9 Fr. Carver, Minn. Hyde School D’Aloisio, Alexander 133 5-6 R-Fr. Lincoln, R.I. Lincoln HS Eskam, Chace 285 5-11 6th Yr. Carlsbad, Calif. Carlsbad HS/Cal State Fullerton Gandara, Andy 141 5-11 Fr. Somerton, Ariz. Cibola HS Hall, Tanner 285 6-3 Fr. Meridian, Idaho Meridian HS Harris, Austyn 285 6-2 R-Fr. Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield HS Klein, Paul 133 5-8 Fr. , La. Brother Martin Kramer, Josh 125 5-6 Fr. Buckeye, Ariz. Desert Edge HS Kraus, Matt 141 5-10 Sr. Imperial, Mo. Seckman HS Maruca, Josh 149 5-11 Fr. Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional Mathers, Robbie 141 5-7 Jr. Ahwatukee, Ariz. Desert Vista HS/Missouri McCalmon, Preston 165 6-0 R-Sr. Lafayette, Ga. Lafayette HS Moore, Wesley 197 6-1 Jr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Queen Creek HS Nantuna, Ryan 149 5-7 R-So. Elk Grove, Calif. Consumnes Oaks HS Oramas, Michael 149 5-10 R-Fr. Klein, Texas Klein HS Owens, Tyree 125 5-4 R-Sr. Dublin, Calif. Dublin HS Pagdilao, Christian 149 5-10 R-So. Redlands, Calif. Santiago HS/Michigan State Perales, Mikel 125 5-6 R-Fr. Nampa, Idaho Nampa HS Petersen, Jacen 165 5-7 So. Charlo, Mont. Charlo HS Pierce, Oliver 157 5-9 R-So. Allen, Texas Allen HS/Oklahoma Reyes, Koby 141 5-6 R-Fr. Billings, Mont. Billings West HS Rico, Ted 133 5-4 Fr. Queen Creek, Ariz. Combs HS Sage, Tyler 141 5-6 Fr. Weston, Fla. Cypress Bay HS Sencio, Kaylon 157 5-10 Sr. Houston, Texas St. Thomas HS Shields, Josh 157 5-8 Fr. Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional Small, Conner 174 5-10 Fr. Issaquah, Wash. Liberty Senior HS Smith, Zachary 174 6-0 Fr. Wexford, Mass. North Allegheny Stauffer, Blake 184 5-11 R-Sr. Neosho, Mo. Neosho HS Valencia, Anthony 165 5-10 Fr. Bellflower, Calif. St. John Bosco Valencia, Zahid 184 5-10 Fr. Bellflower, Calif. St. John Bosco Villarreal, Nikko 141 5-9 Fr. Gilroy, Calif. Gilroy HS Wilson, Kirk 285 6-0 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. Dunham HS

COACHING STAFF Sun Devil Position Season Alma Mater (Year) Jones, Zeke Head Coach 2nd year Arizona State University (1990) Pritts, Lee Assistant Coach 4th Year Eastern Michigan University (1996) Pendelton, Chris Assistant Coach 2nd year Oklahoma State (2005) Oliver, Jordan Volunteer Coach 2nd year Oklahoma State (2013) Martin, Brittany Director of Operations 1st Year Arizona State University (2012) Radford, Kevin Video Coordinator 1st Year Arizona State University (2015) Pruit, Carter Athletic Trainer 1st year Eastern Illinois University (2014) Roberts, Kathryn Media Relations 3rd year University of Arizona (2012) 2015-16 bout-by-bout results Blake Stauffer (R-Sr./Neosho, Mo./Neosho HS) 2015-16 Season: 0-0 (0-0 Duals) | Career: 80-18 (38-3 Duals) Date Wt. Opponent School Event/Round Score Overall Duals P12 Trny 11/1 184 Nate Brown Lehigh NWCA All-Star Classic* SV 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

*NWCA result does not count toward season/career records record book OVERALL VICTORIES IN A SEASON DUAL VICTORIES IN A SEASON OVERALL VICTORIES IN A CAREER DUAL VICTORIES IN A CAREER Sun Devil Year Wins Sun Devil Year Wins Sun Devil Years Wins Sun Devil Years Wins 1. St. John, Dan 1988-89 45 1. Jones, Zeke 1989-90 22 1. St. John, Dan 1986-90 147 1. St. John, Dan 1986-90 71 2. Blackford, Steve 1999-00 43 2. St. John, Dan 1988-89 21 2. Blackford, Steve 1998-01 138 2. Davies, Mike 1983-88 65 Hayes, Buzz 1964-65 43 St. John, Dan 1989-90 21 3. Davies, Mike 1983-88 136 3. Blackford, Steve 1998-01 62 McMinn, Glenn Sr. 1964-65 43 4. Davies, Mike 1984-85 20 4. Jones, Zeke 1986-90 134 4. Jones, Zeke 1986-90 59 Urbano, Eddie 1984-85 43 Kolopus, Tom 1984-85 20 5. Severn, Dan 1977-81 127 5. Severn, Dan 1977-81 58 6. St. John, Dan 1987-88 42 Saunders, Townsend 1989-90 20 6. Larkin, Eric 1999-03 123 6. Ortiz, Thom 1986-90 57 7. Severn, Dan 1976-77 41 Severn, Dan 1980-81 20 Strand, Casey 1995-99 123 7. Strand, Casey 1995-99 56 Urbano, Eddie 1983-84 41 Simpson, Aaron 1997-98 20 8. Robles, Anthony 2008-11 122 8. Bader, Ryan 2002-06 55 9. Davies, Mike 1987-88 40 Urbano, Eddie 1984-85 20 9. Bader, Ryan 2002-06 120 Stith, Brian 2003-07 55 Saunders, Townsend 1988-89 40 Urbano, Eddie 1983-84 20 10. Ortiz, Thom 1986-90 118 10. Simpson, Aaron 1995-98 53 St. John, Dan 1989-90 40 11. Blackford, Steve 1997-98 19 11. Severn, Dave 1975-79 117 Robles, Anthony 2008-11 53 12.Shuler, Don 1977-78 39 Bohay, Gary 1980-81 19 12. Miller, Ray 1990-93 115 11. Urbano, Eddie 1982-85 52 13.Severn, Dan 1980-81 38 Kolopus, Tom 1983-84 19 13. Stith, Brian 2003-07 114 12. Severn, Rod 1983-88 51 St. John, Dan 1987-88 38 Ortiz, Thom 1988-89 19 14. Mollica, Markus 1993-96 113 13. Cohen, Adam 1981-86 49 Velasquez, Cain 2005-06 38 15. Robles, Anthony 2010-11 18 15. Simpson, Aaron 1995-98 110 Gressley, Jim 1984-89 49 16.Stauffer, Blake 2014-15 37 Bader, Ryan 2005-06 18 16. Suter, Matt 1995-98 107 15. Kolopus, Tom 1982-85 48 Strand, Casey 1996-97 37 Cohen, Adam 1984-85 18 17. Urbano, Eddie 1982-85 105 Larkin, Eric 1999-03 48 18.Robles, Anthony 2010-11 36 Davies, Mike 1987-88 18 18. McMinn, Glenn Sr. 1964-67 104 17. Miller, Ray 1990-93 46 Fluckiger, Kellan 2002-03 36 Jones, Zeke 1988-89 18 Gressley, Jim 1984-89 104 18. Mollica, Markus 1993-96 45 Strand, Casey 1998-99 36 Ortiz, Thom 1989-90 18 19. Severn, Rod 1985-88 103 19. Charles, Shawn 1990-93 44 Saunders, Townsend 1988-89 18 Charles, Shawn 1990-93 103 20. Mendoza, Jeremy 2003-06 42 BONUS-POINT WINS IN A SEASON Douglas, David 1999-02 103 Suter, Matt 1995-98 42 Sun Devil (M-T-F) Year Wins FALL WINS IN A SEASON 20. Hayes, Buzz 1965-68 102 1, Robles, Anthony (5-24-2) 2010-11 31 Sun Devil Year Wins 24. Cohen, Adam 1981-86 93 PIN FALL WINS IN A CAREER 2. Velasquez, Cain (9-5-16) 2005-06 30 1. Severn, Dan 1980-81 25 25. Jeffries, Tim 1975-78 91 Sun Devil Years Wins 3. Blackford, Steve (12-7-9) 1999-00 28 2. Severn, Dan 1976-77 24 26. Sanchez, Marco 1988-93 90 1. Severn, Dan 1977-81 73 4. Robles, Anthony (6-8-9) 2009-10 23 3. Coley, Gary 1969-70 21 2. Culp, Curley 1965-68 42 5. Robles, Anthony (3-10-9) 2008-09 22 4. Coley, Gary 1970-71 20 BONUS-POINT WINS IN A CAREER 3. Coley, Gary 1969-71 41 6. Blackford, Steve (9-3-8) 2000-01 20 5. Culp, Curley 1966-67 17 Sun Devil (M-T-F) Years Wins 4. Larkin, Eric 1999-03 36 Larkin, Eric (7-2-11) 2002-03 20 Davies, Mike 1987-88 17 1. Robles, Anthony (21-45-24) 2008-11 92 Ortiz, Thom 1987-90 36 8. Larkin, Eric (4-0-15) 2001-02 19 Russo, Pete 1965-66 17 2. Blackford, Steve (32-11-31) 1998-01 74 6. Cohen, Adam 1982-86 34 Mendoza, Jeremy (6-2-11) 2005-06 19 8. Velasquez, Cain 2005-06 16 3. Larkin, Eric (30-6-36) 1999-03 72 7. Gressley, Jim 1985-89 33 10. Dollaway, C.B. (7-1-10) 2004-05 18 9. Gressley, Jim 1988-89 15 4. Velasquez, Cain (24-11-21) 2004-06 56 8. Blackford, Steve 1998-01 31 Mollica, Markus (7-6-5) 1995-96 18 Larkin, Eric 2001-02 15 5. Strand, Casey (30-16-6) 1996-99 52 9. Davies, Mike 1984-88 27 Simpson, Aaron (7-1-10) 1997-98 18 Mitchell, James 1977-78 15 6. Bader, Ryan (27-10-14) 2003-06 51 Foster, Quinn 1998-02 27 Strand, Casey (8-8-2) 1998-99 18 12. Ortiz, Thom 1989-90 14 7. Frost, Nick (18-17-14) 2000-04 49 Jones, Zeke 1987-90 27 Strand, Casey (13-3-2) 1996-97 18 Shuler, Don 1977-78 14 8. Douglas, David (20-6-21) 1999-02 47 12. Severn, Rod 1984-88 26 Velasquez, Cain (11-4-3) 2004-05 18 14. Cohen, Adam 1985-86 13 Simpson, Aaron (25-1-21) 1995-98 47 Trujillo, Kelly 1970-72 26 16. Blackford, Steve (6-0-11) 1998-99 17 Foster, Quinn 1999-00 13 10. Stith, Brian (25-7-13) 2004-07 45 14. Robles, Anthony 2008-11 24 Foster, Quinn (3-1-13) 1999-00 17 Park, Chip 1987-88 13 11. Mendoza, Jeremy (14-6-22) 2003-06 42 Miller, Ray 1990-93 24 Frost, Nick (8-4-5) 2002-03 17 Severn, Dan 1977-78 13 12. Foster, Quinn (10-1-27) 1998-02 38 Severn, Dave 1976-80 24 Larkin, Eric (10-1-6) 2000-01 17 18. Ortiz, Thom 1987-88 12 13. Owen, Curtis (23-9-5) 2000-03 37 Urbano, Eddie 1981-85 24 20. Larkin, Eric (9-3-4) 1998-99 16 14. Blake Stauffer (18-9-7) 2011-P 34 18. Russo, Pete 1965-67 23 Owen, Curtis (10-5-1) 2000-01 16 TECHNICAL FALL WINS IN A 15. Mollica, Markus (15-9-7) 1993-96 33 19. 4 tied with 22 Robles, Anthony (7-5-4) 2007-08 16 SEASON 16. Fluckiger, Kellan (15-5-12) 2000-03 32 Stith, Brian (10-2-4) 2004-05 16 Sun Devil Year Wins 17. Suter, Matt (14-2-15) 1995-98 31 TECHNICAL FALL WINS IN A CA- 1. Robles, Anthony 2010-11 24 18. Dollaway, C.B. (11-2-15) 2004-06 28 REER MAJOR DECISION WINS IN A 2. Robles, Anthony 2008-09 10 19. Cooper, Levi (11-3-13) 2010-13 27 Sun Devil Years Wins SEASON 3. Robles, Anthony 2009-10 8 Drouin, Chris (16-3-8) 2008-10 27 1. Robles, Anthony 2008-11 47 Sun Devil Year Wins Strand, Casey 1998-99 8 2. Frost, Nick 2000-04 17 1. Strand, Casey 1996-97 13 5. Blackford, Steve 1999-00 7 MAJOR DECISION WINS IN A 3. Strand, Casey 1996-99 16 2. Blackford, Steve 1999-00 12 Frost, Nick 2003-04 7 CAREER 4. Blackford, Steve 1998-01 11 3. Velasquez, Cain 2004-05 11 7. Mollica, Markus 1995-96 6 Sun Devil Years Wins Velasquez, Cain 2004-06 11 4. Larkin, Eric 2000-01 10 8. Owen, Curtis 2000-01 5 1. Blackford, Steve 1998-01 32 6. Bader, Ryan 2003-06 10 Owen, Curtis 2000-01 10 Robles, Anthony 2007-08 5 2. Larkin, Eric 1999-03 30 7. Stauffer, Blake 2011-P 9 Stith, Brian 2004-05 10 Velasquez, Cain 2005-06 5 Strand, Casey 1996-99 30 Mollica, Markus 1993-96 9 7. Blackford, Steve 2000-01 9 11. Stauffer, Blake 2013-14 4 4. Bader, Ryan 2003-06 27 Owen, Curtis 2000-03 9 Larkin, Eric 1998-99 9 Bader, Ryan 2003-04 4 5. Simpson, Aaron 1995-98 25 10. Simpson, Mike 2002-04 8 McMinn, Rob 1994-95 9 Frost, Nick 2002-02 4 Stith, Brian 2004-07 25 11. Stith, Brian 2004-07 7 Owen, Curtis 2002-03 9 Frost, Nick 2001-02 4 7. Velasquez, Cain 2004-06 24 12. Douglas, David 1999-02 6 Velasquez, Cain 2002-03 9 Staylor, Christian 2003-04 4 8. Owen, Curtis 2000-03 23 Larkin, Eric 1999-03 6 12. Stauffer, Blake 2014-15 8 Theiler, Jeff 1994-95 4 9. Robles, Anthony 2008-11 21 Mendoza, Jeremy 2003-06 6 Bader, Ryan 2004-05 8 Velasquez, Cain 2004-05 4 10. Douglas, David 1999-02 20 15. Fluckiger, Kellan 2000-03 5 Bader, Ryan 2003-04 8 11. Stauffer, Blake 2011-P 18 16. Staylor, Christian 2003-04 4 Frost, Nick 2002-03 8 Frost, Nick 2000-04 18 Theiler, Jeff 1994-95 4 Mollica, Markus 1994-95 8 13. Drouin, Chris 2008-10 16 18. Cooper, Levi 2010-13 3 St. John, Steve 1994-95 8 14. Fluckiger, Kellan 2003-05 15 Madl, Parker 2012-13 3 Stith, Brian 2005-06 8 Mollica, Markus 1993-96 15 Azevedo, Matt 1997-99 3 Strand, Casey 1998-99 8 16. Mendoza, Jeremy 2003-06 14 Drouin, Chris 2008-10 3 Strand, Casey 1997-98 8 Suter, Matt 1995-98 14 Holland, Dana 2001-03 3 Suter, Matt 1995-96 8 18. Simpson, Mike 2002-04 12 Larkin, Evan 2002-03 3 19. Cooper, Levi 2010-13 11 St. John, Steve 1995-96 3 Dollaway, C.B. 2005-06 11 Ford, Shawn 1995-98 11 St. John, Steve 1994-96 11 Records as of conclusion of 2014-15 season.