FORT WORTH, Texas – Fourth-ranked Oklahoma City dominated the field at the Sonner Athletic Conference-AMC Championships on Saturday, taking nine of 10 weight class championships and finishing second in three weight classes.
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"I'm super proud of our guys today," said OCU Head Coach
Justin Ensign. "They went out and set the tone and fought hard and got it done. Looking forward to getting ready to compete at NAIA Nationals in two weeks."
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The Stars will go to the national championships with a full complement of wrestlers.
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OCU ran away with the team title with 192.5 points. Last year's champion, Wayland Baptist, was second at 147.5.
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Cash Donnell, ranked 13
th, won the 125-weight class title, defeating 10
th-ranked Jesse Lewis of Wayland Baptist in a sudden-victory decision, 7-4.
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Cole Olguin beat No. 20 Dayne Stormer of WBU by major decision to claim the 184-pound crown.
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Kaden Fetterolf scored a 1-0 decision in a top-10 matchup for the 149-pound class, edging No. seven Haden Two Lance of WBU.
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The Stars went head-to-head in two championship bouts. Top-ranked
John Wiley beat his No. 9 teammate
Jake Moon by technical fall, 18-2, and No. 21
Hayden Brown narrowly defeated OCU's eighth-ranked
Jordan Lomeli 6-5, for the 165-pound title.
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Vincent Citrano decisioned Johnathon Ortegon of Wayland Baptist, 7-1 for the 133-pound championship.
Jace Province claimed the 141-pound class with a 12-5 decision over Timothy Murabito of TWU.
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Tate Picklo was dominant all day, proving his top-ranking with a technical fall in the finals, 16-1, over Robert Rocha of TWU.
Omari Smith had no trouble with Jaykob Mills in the 197-pound final, getting an 18-3 technical fall.
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Rafael Lovato was runner-up, falling 8-4 to No. 14 Emmett Bivens of WBU at the heavyweight level – OCU's lone loss to an opponent not wearing a Stars singlet. Lovato was 2-1 on the day.
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Final Team Scores
1. Oklahoma City 192.5
2. Wayland Baptist, 147.5
3. Texas Wesleyan, 135.5
4. Williams Baptist, 79/5
5. Central Baptist, 41
6. Central Christian, 25
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125 – No. 13 Cash Donnell (Champion)
Donnell pinned Tayleon Flores, CCC, 4:11
Donnell MD Enrique Cabrera, TWU, 10-0
Donnel Dec SV, No. 10 Jesse Lewis, WBU, 7-4
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133- No. 6 Vincent Citrano (Champion)
Citrano pinned Gabriel Martinez, CBC, 1:53
Citrano TF Jarrett Quinlan, WBU, 18-2, 3:00
Citrano dec. Johnathon Ortegan, WBU, 7-1
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141 – Jace Province (Champion)
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Province TF George Rodriguez, 16-1, 7:00
Province dec. Timothy Murabito, TWU, 12-5
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149 – No. 2 Kaden Fetterolf (Champion)
Fetterolf TF Camden Whitehead, TWU, 18-2, 3:06
Fetterolf TF Alex Lopez, CBC, 17-0, 2:51
Fetterolf dec. No. 7 Jaden Two Lance, WBU, 1-0
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157 – No. 1 John Wiley (Champion)
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Wiley pinned Thomas Pacheco, WBU, 0:32
Wiley TF No. 9
Jake Moon, OCU, 18-2, 4:25
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157 – No. 9 Jake Moon (2nd)
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Moone dec. Evan Atchley, TWU, 6-2
No. 1 Wiley TF
Jake Moon, OCU, 18-2, 4:25
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165 – No. 21 Hayden Brown (Champion)
Brown TF Mason Nguyen, CBC ,15-0, 1:18
Brown MD Brody Gomez, TWU, 12-2
Brown dec. No. 8
Jordan Lomeli, OCU, 6-5
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165 – No. 8 Jordan Lomeli (2nd)
Lomeli pinned Charles Webb, CBC, 2:08
Lomeli pinned Tevin Minney, WBC, 2:23
No. 21 Brown dec. No. 8
Jordan Lomeli, OCU, 6-5
Lomeli MD Brody Gomez, TWU, 18-7
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174 – No. 1 Tate Picklo (Champion)
Picklo pinned Joseph Fuentes, WBU, 0:45
Picklo TF James Opitz, WBC, 18-1, 1:07
Picklo TF Robert Rocha, TWU, 18-1, 2:14
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184 – No. 21 Cole Olguin (Champion)
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Olguin pinned Matthew Russell, WBC, 3:58
Olguin MD No. 20 Dayne Stormer, WBU, 14-2
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197 – No. 16 Omari Smith (Champion)
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Smith TF Jaykob Mills, 18-3, 6:07
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285 – Rafael Lovato (2nd)
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Lovato pinned Wilbert Martin, TWU, ,2:20
No. 14 Emmitt Bivens, WBU, dec. Lovato, 8-4
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