(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) The Arizona State wrestling team didn’t fool around with Saturday’s Division II opponent, crushing the visiting McKendree Bearcats 38-3 at Desert Financial Arena. The fifth ranked Sun Devils won nine out of ten matches en route to its fourth straight win to open the season. The victory comes
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ASU Wrestling: Sun Devil wrestlers enjoy successful season opener at Journeymen Collegiate Classic
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) In what was a highly competitive weekend at the annual Journeymen Collegiate Classic in Troy, New York, the Arizona State wrestling team reinforced their status as one of the nation’s best. Facing a pair of tough opponents in Purdue and Virginia, the Sun Devils had three athletes take
ASU Wrestling: Looking ahead at Devils’ upcoming opponents
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) The Arizona State Wrestling 2019-20 campaign is one that head coach Zeke Jones has had circled for much of his six year tenure in Tempe. Led by a strong crop of returning upperclassmen, coupled with a historically good recruiting class, the Sun Devil wrestlers have high hopes as
ASU Wrestling: Maroon and Gold Scrimmage Sparks Excitement for the Season Ahead
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) Friday marked the first time the 2019-2020 Arizona State Wrestling team was in action, partaking in the annual Maroon and Gold scrimmage at Desert Financial Arena. Wrestling in public and inside the arena allows the team to truly recognize what they can achieve this season. With this being the
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ASU Wrestling: Zahid Valencia repeats to go back to back
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) In a season that had many battles, struggles and achievements, the greatest achievement for the season came on the last match that a Sun Devil Wrestler would compete in for the 2018-19 season. Redshirt junior Zahid Valencia earned his second consecutive national title at 174-lb. for ASU
ASU Wrestling: Valencia earns chance to repeat, Sun Devils have 3 All-Americans in back to back Years.
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) With another day in the books at PPG Paints Arena, the Arizona State Wrestling team knows where it stands headed into the last day of the NCAA Wrestling National Championships. Three All-Americans for a second consecutive season and a wrestler with an opportunity to go back to
ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils big three make quarters, Maruca still alive after first day of NCAA Tournament
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) After a long first day of the NCAA D-1 Wrestling National Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Arizona State Wrestling team advanced all four wrestlers into day two of the 2019 NCAA tournament. 157-lb. No. 9 seed Christian Pagdilao, 165-lb. and 174-lb. No. 3 seeds Josh Shields and
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ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils qualify five wrestlers in the Pac-12 Championship
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) The Arizona State University Sun Devil wrestling team hosted the Pac-12 Championships on March 9. There was a total of five teams at the event including; Arizona State, Oregon State, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, and Stanford. Stanford took home the Pac-12 title for the first time in