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ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils competitive in intra-squad scrimmage

by Zach Grover - November 5, 2022November 5, 2022

Arizona State Wrestling opened its 2022-23 season with the program’s annual Maroon and Gold inter-squad scrimmage Friday night at Desert Financial Arena, where Team Gold defeated Team Maroon in a narrow 21-18 decision. With much promise displayed on both sides, Sun Devils head coach Zeke Jones said the team’s tune-up competition

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils take down Lehigh, close out regular season

by Jack Bartlett - February 19, 2022February 19, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State Wrestling won its final match of the regular season against Lehigh in senior 165-pound Anthony Valencia’s regular season last dual at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday. Both the Sun Devils and ASU head coach Zeke Jones snapped losing streaks against the Mountain Hawks. Jones had

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils fall to Pittsburgh 24-19

by Jack Bartlett - January 15, 2022January 15, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) The absence of freshman 141-pound Jesse Vasquez and junior 197-pound Kordell Norfleet hindered Arizona State in its match against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Friday night. ASU fell to Pitt 24-19. After winning five of the first six bouts, ASU couldn’t hold on to its lead, losing three straight matches. Momentum

ASU Wrestling: coach Zeke Jones will look to capture his fourth PAC-12 title in seven years.

by Jack Bartlett - February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Zeke Jones is hoping to win his fourth PAC-12 title in his first seven seasons as the head coach of the Arizona State wrestling team as the Sun Devils head to Corvallis, Oregon for the PAC-12 Championships on Sunday. Since joining the team back in 2015, Jones’ squad

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils dominate Cal Poly 34-6

by Jack Bartlett - February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The Sun Devils looked to shutout Cal Poly for a second straight season after a staggering 49-0 win over the Mustangs nearly a year ago. Arizona State repeated their dominance over Cal Poly with a 34-6 win as six seniors said their goodbyes to Desert Financial Arena. Four of

ASU Wrestling: Jacori Teemer, We Have Your Attention

by Kelsey Collesi - March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) If you have a little brother, who is the baby of the family, growing up you probably remember him flying under the radar, sneaky, and undetected. He managed to get away with things that used to get you in trouble with your parents. On the flipside, if you were

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils Prepare for California Weekend Road Trip

by Jack Loder - February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) When the No. 4 ASU wrestling team heads west this weekend to face Cal Poly and Cal state Bakersfield, it figures to be business as usual for a red hot squad that is 12-1 for the first time in 30 years. Duals on Saturday night and

ASU Wrestling: Kordell Norfleet Battles Through Injury to Become a Key Part of Dominant Sun Devil Team

by Ethan Ryter - February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) Kordell Norfleet launched into the scene of Pac-12 wrestling winning Freshman/Newcomer of the year in 2018. That year Arizona State, as well as Norfleet himself, won a Pac-12 Championship. His freshman year quickly became one year to remember. But then came Norfleet’s injuries, and they were

ASU Wrestling: How a Leap of Faith Launched the Sun Devils to New Heights

by Jack Loder - January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) If you ask Arizona State Wrestling Head Coach Zeke Jones about where the program is regarding his expectations, his short answer might surprise you. While the ascension of ASU wrestling has been no small feat, Jones made it clear that the mission is far from over. “It’s

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils upset No. 1 Penn State; Hands Nittany Lions first dual loss in 5 years

by Kelsey Collesi - November 22, 2019November 23, 2019

Friday evening Sun Devil Wrestling made history, beating Penn State 19-18. This is Penn State first dual loss in over 5 years. ASU Wreslting also beat their previous attendance record when 8,522 people watched in Desert Financial Arena. The match started with the 125-pound weight class with ASU’s Brandon Courtney and Penn