(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
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Arizona State dominates Pac-12 Championships, sends eight to NCAA Championships
(Photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State reaches the final stretch of its 2023-2024 season with a trip to Kansas City, Missouri, where eight Sun Devils will get a shot at wrestling collegiate immortality. The Sun Devils have gotten hot just in time for the most critical month in wrestling. Arizona
Sun Devils showcase young talent in Maroon & Gold intrasquad
(Photo courtesy Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE — Arizona State kicked off the 2023-2024 wrestling season with the Maroon and Gold Intrasquad this past Friday to rid the offseason rust and get reacclimated to the flow of a collegiate match, especially with the rule shift from the two-point takedown to now three
ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils plan to surge past CSU Bakersfield
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Looking to further its four-meet winning streak, No. 18 Arizona State (6-4, 3-1) will return to Desert Financial Arena for a noon Senior Day meet with CSU Bakersfield (1-10, 0-4) on Thursday. Excellent performances in the Sun Devils’ 125-, 133-, 141- and 149-pound weight classes have been critical to their
ASU Wrestling: Career milestones met in Sun Devils dominant 31-6 win over Trojans
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Furthering their success from recent meets, Arizona State’s (5-4) lightweights again dominated in the team's 31-6 Friday win against Little Rock (3-8) — its third such consecutive outcome. The Sun Devils' season-high point total was facilitated with individual victories eight of the meet's 10 matches. Among No. 8 125-pound senior
ASU Wrestling: Schultz returns, Sun Devils end four-meet slide at Stanford
Fresh off signing a five-year contract extension, Arizona State head coach Zeke Jones boasted the nation's No. 3 wrestling program that appeared to be on an upward trajectory with championship aspirations in his eighth year. Then, key absences over the past several weeks factored into unforeseen results. Despite acknowledging the value of
ASU Wrestling: Again short-handed, Sun Devils lose fourth straight in Beauty and the Beast heartbreaker
(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
ASU Wrestling: Tigers stun short-handed Sun Devils
(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: No. 4 Sun Devils advance five past opening day of Cliff Keen Invitational
(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,