Senior Joey Deaguero claimed a 4-3 win over Mesa State's Chase Walker in a battle of nationally-ranked wrestlers. His win gave the Grizzlies a 19-0 lead en-route to their 29-9 dual win over the Mavericks.Grizzlies open big lead, win at Mesa 29-9
February 4, 2010GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Adams State College Grizzlies won the first five and eight of the 10 matches as they cruised to a comfortable 29-9 Rocky Mountain Athletic conference wrestling win over the Mesa State College Mavericks.
The Grizzlies, who led 19-0 half-way through the dual, snapped a 2-dual mini-slide while improving to 7-5 overall and to 4-3 in RMAC action. The Mavericks, who only got one win on the mat and another by virtue of forfeit fell to 3-5 overall and to 2-4 in conference action.
The Grizzlies, who came into the night ranked 16th in the latest NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association Poll, received wins from each of their four nationally-ranked individuals, three of which came by bonus-point margins. They also picked up a pair of sudden victory wins and a thrilling 4-3 victory from senior Joey Deaguero (Commerce City, Colo.) over Chase Walker in a battle of nationally-ranked 157-pounders.
Deaguero, ranked fifth in the nation, improved to 19-8 on the season with that win over No. 6 rated Chase Walker, a returning All-American, as the Grizzlies went on top 19-0.
The Mavericks then got on the board as Cole Johnson bested Anthony Gomez (Albuquerque, N.M.), 3-0 at 165 pounds before Andy Laiminger received a win by default pulling the Mavericks within 19-9.
However, the Grizzlies then sealed the deal in the heavier weight classes as Torben Walters (Olney Springs, Colo.) claimed a 4-0 shutout win over Chris Cielinski at 184 pounds before senior Kyle Sand (Arvada, Colo.), ranked fifth in the country at 197 pounds, claimed a 16-5 major decision win over Shane Miller putting the Grizzlies up 26-9.
That win was the 20th of Sand’s season.
The Grizzlies then added a 3-1 sudden victory win by senior heavyweight Jeff Schossow (Fort Morgan, Colo.) for good measure.
Earlier in the night, Grizzly senior Arsenia Barksdale (Norfolk, Va.) posted a 16-1 technical fall win over Tyler Nelson in the opening 125-pound match. Barksdale, ranked third in the country, is now 15-5 this season.
Sophomore Dominic Valencia (Albuquerque, N.M.) then got a 4-2 sudden victory triumph over Chris Rubalcaba at 133 pounds before top-rated Josh Hensley (Alamosa, Colo.) scored another dominant 18-1 technical fall win over Trevor Donarski at 141 pounds.
Hensley, now 23-3 overall, has now outscored his last 11 opponents by a combined 118-14 margin and has posted nine technical falls and two major decisions, one of which came over No. 2 Andre Harrison of Fort Hays State, in that stretch that also includes a forfeit.
Leading 13-0 at the time, the Grizzlies then went for more as true freshman Daniel Kelly (Parker, Colo.) scored a 10-3 win over Tyler Juby at 149 pounds before Deaguero’s win gave the Grizzlies the 19-point lead.
The Grizzlies, assured of their fourth straight winning season, will now return home to face Nebraska-Kearney, tied for ninth in the national poll, in their final dual of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The Grizzlies will then host the NCAA Division II Super Regional 4/RMAC Championships on Feb. 27.
