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ASU Wrestling: ASU get first look at roster additions in Maroon and Gold scrimmage

by Caleb Harris - November 2, 2024November 2, 2024

(Photo from: Sun Devil Athletics) At the edge of the mat, junior 184-pounder Azizbek Fayzullaev used his foot to kick junior Shay Addison’s leg into his arms. Showing great chain wrestling and mat awareness to double off and drag his left foot in bounds. Although the ref ruled it no

No. 3 Missouri Wallops No. 5 Arizona State 39-6

by Colin Kirkpatrick - November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

(Photo courtesy Missouri Athletics) The inferno extinguished early in Columbia Sunday as No. 5 Arizona State lost eight of ten total matches in its dual against No. 3 Missouri, falling 39-6, the Sun Devils worst loss to the Tigers in the history of the series. The struggle for the Sun Devils began

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils take fourth at Pac-12 Championships

by Zach Grover - March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with 110.5 points and three individual championships. Senior 133-pounder Michael McGee and sophomore 149-pounder Kyle Parco each respectively earned their second straight conference title, while sophomore heavyweight Cohlton Schultz took home his third consecutive first-place finish. McGee finished off his finals matchup

ASU Wrestling: No. 18 Sun Devils fall to No. 7 Nebraska in regular-season finale

by Zach Grover - February 20, 2023February 21, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) No. 18 Arizona State’s fast start was not enough to steal a win in Lincoln Sunday afternoon, as it fell to No. 7 Nebraska by a 25-15 final. The lightweights were again a positive for the Sun Devils as ASU secured wins at 133, 141 pounds and 149 pounds. ASU

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils best Beavers for fourth consecutive win

by Zach Grover - February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Following a similar blueprint to what enabled its recent success, No. 19 Arizona State (6-4, 3-1) took down Oregon State (6-6, 2-1) in Corvallis on Sunday by establishing a commanding lead with its lightweights as part of an otherwise competitive 23-16 dual win that No. 5 sophomore Cohlton

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils ground Mountain Hawks

by Zach Grover - January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) After some sluggish middleweight bouts, No. 17 Arizona State (4-4) completed a comeback with wins in the dual's first two matches as well as four of the last six for a 20-16 road win over No. 21 Lehigh (6-9) on Friday. ASU started strong with wins by 165-pound junior Tony

ASU Wrestling: No. 17 Sun Devils to visit No. 21 Lehigh

by Tyler Bednar - January 28, 2023January 29, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Looking to build upon momentum that reset after a Sunday win at Stanford snapped its four-match skid, No. 17 Arizona State (3-4, 1-1) will take to the east for a 7 p.m. (AZT) Saturday meeting with No. 21 Lehigh (6-7, 3-2) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Sun Devils' four lightweight

ASU Wrestling: Again short-handed, Sun Devils lose fourth straight in Beauty and the Beast heartbreaker

by Zach Grover - January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) For the first time since early 2020, Beauty and the Beast returned to Desert Financial Arena — that is, the joint event in which Arizona State gymnastics and wrestling split the spotlight for an evening. It just wasn't one that gave way to a storybook ending. By Friday's end, neither

ASU Wrestling: Tigers stun short-handed Sun Devils

by Zach Grover - January 15, 2023January 15, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) After dropping five spots to No. 8 in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, Arizona State wrestling had a prime opportunity to recover from two straight dual defeats against a winless Princeton squad in its return to Desert Financial Arena. Instead, the Sun Devils (2-3) — though without several starters