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CSU BAKERSFIELD WRESTLING NOTES • FEB. 5, 2009 • PAGE 2 OF 5
THE LAST TIME BAKERSFIELD...
WON A HOME DUAL MEET:
January 23, 2009 vs. UC Davis (34-7)
WON A ROAD DUAL MEET:
January 10, 2009 vs. Columbia (26-15)
LOST A HOME DUAL MEET:
February 1, 2009 vs. Oregon State (28-16)
LOST A ROAD DUAL MEET:
January 18, 2009 at No. 10 Boise State (26-12)
TIED A DUAL MEET:
January 31, 1999 at Arizona State (18-18)
SHUTOUT AN OPPONENT IN A DUAL MEET:
January 7, 2007 at San Francisco State
(48-0)
WAS SHUTOUT IN A DUAL MEET:
Never
SCORED 40 OR MORE TEAM POINTS:
December 20, 2008 vs. Cal Baptist (42-3)
SCORED 50 OR MORE TEAM POINTS:
January 24, 2004 at Portland State (54-0)
SCORED 60 TEAM POINTS:
1987 at Cal Tech (60-0)
BEAT A RANKED OPPONENT:
February 1, 2006 vs. No. 20 Cal Poly (26-19)
HAD A PAC-10 CHAMPION:
2007 — Brandon Halsey (197 lbs.)
HAD AN NCAA CHAMPION:
1999 — Stephen Neal (285 lbs.)
WON CONSECUTIVE PAC-10 DUAL MATCHES:
Nov. 8, 2008 – Jan. 9, 2009 vs. Stanford (28-13),
Portland State (39-9), Arizona State (36-5), Cal
Poly (24-10)
ROADRUNNER WRESTLING ODDS & ENDS...
‘RUNNER REPORT: The ‘Runners traveled to San Francisco Friday for the 33rd Annual
California Collegiates, where seven members of the squad placed in the top four. Brandon
Zoetewey (San Ramon, Calif./De La Salle HS) earned the individual title at 125, while
Frank Lomas (Bakersfield HS), Ernesto Ancona (Sunnyvale, Calif./Fremont HS) and Riley
Orozco (Churchill County HS) all earned second place finishes. Meanwhile, Joey Granata
(Oceanside, Calif/Fallbrook HS), who placed third, also won the Coach Haddad Award for
most pins (5) in the tournament. On Saturday, CSUB hosted Oregon State in Pac-10 dual,
falling 28-16. Zoetewey, Elijah Nactia (Bakersfield HS) and Mitch Monteiro (Paso Robles,
Calif./Cuesta College) picked up wins for the shorthanded ‘Runners. Trevor Hall (Battle
Ground HS) was held out of competition due to injury and Brandon Halsey (Vista, Calif./
Fresno State) was also unavailable for action.
STAT LEADERS: Sophomore Elijah Nacita leads the ‘Runners with 28 wins so far this season,
followed by Brandon Zoetewey, Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Ga./Dawson County HS),
Mitch Montiero with 21. Brandon Halsey holds the best win percentage (.857) with a 12-2
overall record, while Joey Granata leads the way with 13 pins.
RANKED ‘RUNNERS: For the first time ever, the NCAA has released a “Coaches Panel Ranking,”
which will ultimately be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine
the qualifiers for the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The first of three polls,
with results through Jan. 18, lists six ‘Runners in the top 33. Those wrestlers include No. 19
Brandon Zoetewey, No. 25 Thomas Kimbrell, No. 28 Elijah Nacita, No. 25 Riley Orozco,
No. 6 Brandon Halsey and No. 7 Mitch Monteiro.
ADDITIONAL POLLS: In the most recent USA Today/InterMat/NWCA poll (Feb. 3), Brandon
Zoetewey remains No. 16, while Brandon Halsey is No. 7 and Mitch Monteiro is No. 6.
Three ‘Runners appear in the latest W.I.N. Magazine national poll (Feb. 2). Zoetewey is
No. 20, Halsey is No. 7 and Monteiro is No. 6.
Halsey (No. 7) and Monteiro (No. 6) are also all ranked by Amateur Wrestling News (Feb.
2).
Six also appear in the individual rankings released Feb. 3 by Wrestlingreport.com.
Zoetewey comes in at No. 20, Thomas Kimbrell is No. 27, Nacita is No. 27, Orozco is No. 31,
Halsey is No. 4 and Monteiro is No. 7.
PAC-10 RANKINGS: One ‘Runner remain listed in the No. 1 position in his respective weight
class in the most recent Pac-10 rankings. Mitch Monteiro topped the list heavyweight, while
Elijah Nacita (141) and Brandon Halsey (197) both come in at No. 2. Brandon Zoetewey
(125), Thomas Kimbrell (133) and Jason Points (Bakersfield, Calif./San Diego State)
(174) are all listed at No. 3, while Trevor Hall (157) and Joey Granata (165) come in at
No. 4.
CRACKING THE TOP 50: Brandon Zoetewey has broken into the CSUB record book, currently
tied for No. 45 in career wins (69). Zoetewey entered his senior season with 48 victories and
has 21 so far this season. He has two remaining dual matches on the 2008-09 schedule, along
with the Pac-10 Championships and NCAA Championships.
TOURNEY TITLE TIMES TWO: Brandon Halsey claimed his second individual title of the season
Dec. 30 at the 2008 UNCG Southern Scuffle. His first title of the season came on Dec. 18
at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Seeded No. 2 in Greensboro, Halsey knocked off No. 9
Eric Chine (Kent State), No. 6 Brent Jones (Virginia) and No. 1 Cayle Byers (George Mason).
EIGHT STRAIGHT: Elijah Nacita may have dropped his opening-round match at the Reno
Tournament of Champions, but the sophomore followed the disappointing performance with
eight consecutive victories to place third in the 141 bracket. He won three bouts by fall,
including a pin in just 48 seconds, four others by decision and one 16-2 major decision.
FASTEST FALL: Sam Barnhart (Barstow HS) (149) holds the fastest fall by any ‘Runner so
far this season. The sophomore pinned Douglas College’s Raj Rai in 25 seconds at the Menlo