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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 finish off strong 2020-2021 season with a valiant effort in National Championships

by Jack Bartlett - April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils wrestling team capped off their phenomenal season with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 20th. It’s the highest the team has placed since Coach Zeke Jones took over in 2014 and their first fourth-place finish since 1995. “It was satisfying.

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils look to ride momentum into PAC-12 Championships

by Jack Bartlett - February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State wrestling just finished the 2020-21 regular season undefeated in duels. Looking ahead, the team is entering their final weeks of the wrestling season. With just two postseason tournaments, PAC-12 Championships and NCAAs, they are looking to continue their strong season with another PAC-12 title. The team

ASU Wrestling: The Sun Devils take down Iowa State 20-15.

by Jack Bartlett - February 14, 2021February 14, 2021

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State wrestling knocked off No. 17 Iowa State in a heavily contested dual this morning. With several ranked match ups, Coach Zeke Jones’ crew earned a tough 20-15 road victory. For a second straight dual, ASU junior Brandon Courtney started the match off strong at the 125-pound bout.

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: Sun Devils Capture Third Pac-12 Title in Four Years

by Ryan Blank - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State Wrestling opened up the postseason with a Pac-12 Conference Championship, the team's third in the last four years, and their 19th overall championship. As a team, the Sun Devils posted a score of 141.5 points. The Sun Devils picked up five individual titles with Brandon

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils Bounce Back Sweep Sun Devil Duals

by Travis David V Whittaker - January 12, 2020January 15, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) After a tough loss to the hands of No. 6 Ohio State on Monday, No. 7 Arizona State Wrestling (8-1) bounced back at the Sun Devil duals held at Chase Field. The Sun Devils defeated unranked Harvard (0-3), 43-3, and Campbell (3-2), 21-15, in the first session.

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils set to compete in Sin City

by Jack Loder - December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker‎/WCSN) With a week off after upsetting the previous No. 1 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, ASU wrestling will get another chance to impress the wrestling world. This weekend it’s wheels up to Las Vegas for the team as they head to Sin City for the annual Cliff

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

ASU Wrestling: Devils prepare to grapple with No. 1 Penn State

by Jack Loder - November 21, 2019November 22, 2019

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker‎/WCSN) During the first two weekends of competition, the Arizona State wrestling team has proven that it is among the NCAA elite in the 2019-20 season. While there may have been some concern of developing bad habits against lesser opponents to start the campaign, any lack of