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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: No. 10 Sun Devils aim to snap skid against Cal Poly

by Tyler Bednar - January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) No. 10 Arizona State (2-3) looks to end a three-meet skid Friday, when Cal Poly (3-6) will visit Desert Financial Arena for a 7 p.m. (AZT) start. Despite losing to No. 4 Iowa State, No. 6 Cornell and Princeton over the past two weeks, ASU has won six straight duals

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

ASU Wrestling: Figueroa takes 125-pound division at Cliff Keene Invitational

by Zach Grover - December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State had three wrestlers compete in the championship round of their respective weight classes Saturday to cap a successful weekend at the Cliff Keen Invitational. Redshirt freshman 125-pounder Richard Figueroa, 133-pound senior Michael McGee and 149-pound redshirt sophomore Kyle Parco all earned finals matchups in the winner's bracket,

ASU Wrestling: No. 4 Sun Devils advance five past opening day of Cliff Keen Invitational

by Tyler Bednar - December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State's early matches set the tone for what would be an overall successful day for head coach Zeke Jones and his wrestlers, scoring 64 points to place sixth out of the 33 teams competing at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. Five wrestlers will be competing Saturday,

ASU Wrestling: No. 5 Sun Devils Upset No. 3 Missouri in Mullett Arena Opener

by Tyler Bednar - November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

For No. 5 Arizona State wrestling's home-opening showdown with No. 3 Missouri in Mullett Arena, 2,947 fans were in attendance — the second most in a dual meet in program history. The Sun Devils (2-0) pulled out a narrow 19-17 win over the Tigers (1-1) in what appeared to be a

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils start strong at Journeymen Classic

by Zach Grover - November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Arizona State Wrestling's first road trip continued Sunday with the Journeymen Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where many positive performances up and down head coach Zeke Jones' roster shed light on the team's No. 6 ranking. 125-pound freshman Richard Figueroa, 133-pound senior Michael McGee and 165-pound junior Tony Negron went a

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