California Baptist University
Reno Tournament of Champions
Schrader, Raya Finish Top 8 in Reno
12/15/2019 6:59:00 PM | Wrestling
Schrader took third place at heavyweight and Raya finished in the top eight at 149 pounds, with both finding success in very different ways. Schrader won his first three matches to advance to the third-place bout, as the only Lancer left standing in the evening session. Raya battled back in the consolation bracket, and was one of the final eight 149-pounders left on the day.
It propelled CBU to a ninth-place finish among official teams in Reno after taking 11th in 2018. The Lancers end the year 2019 with a home dual against Drexel on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Van Dyne Gym. CBU will then head into Christmas break.
Schrader, who was seeded fourth for the tournament, easily won his first two matches on Sunday. He pinned Oregon State's Christian Robertston with 20 seconds left in the first round of his opener, and then majored Southwestern Oregon Community College's JJ Perez, 13-4.
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— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
Zach Schrader, the fourth-seeded heavyweight, wastes no time with a first-period pin of his Oregon State opponent at the @RenoTournament.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/qCnPYB6TWV
In the quarterfinals, Schrader eeked by fifth-seeded Robert Winters of Northern Colorado on a score of 5-4. He went for the upset in the semifinals, but just dropped a one-point decision to top-seeded Jere Heino of Campbell University. He won the third-place match over Fresno State's Josh Hokit by medical forfeit.
🙌 INTO THE SEMIS 🙌
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
Zach Schrader pulls out a 4⃣➖2⃣ win over fourth-seeded Robert Winters of Northern Colorado to move into the heavyweight semifinals at the @RenoTournament of Champions.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/5HUwf8grra
Raya won his first two matches over Menlo's Sebastian Marin (8-2) and Stanford's Dawson Sihavong (11-2). He dropped a close 5-3 decision to Oklahoma State's Brevin Balcemeda in the round of 16, but came back with a vengeance.
✋ 2⃣➖0⃣ ✋
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
Looking to win his second tournament title of the season, second-seeded 149-pounder AJ Raya has won his first two matches at the @RenoTournament.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/IQnIAUNJHt
The redshirt sophomore defeated Menlo's Joseph Dominguez (5-1) and Cal Poly's Josh Cortez (6-4, sudden victory) in consolation action and advanced into the semifinals of the consolation bracket after a forfeit from Oregon State's Daxton Gordon. Raya fought for an upset of the Beavers' second-seeded Lane Stigall but dropped a close 11-7 decision.
🔊 SUDDEN VICTORY 🔊
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
AJ Raya advances to the 149 consolation round of 8️⃣, with a 6️⃣➖4️⃣ overtime win over Cal Poly's Josh Cortez. He forced the extra session with a takedown at the end of regulation. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/CwKebxoBEP
Lorenzo Delacruz (141), Jacob Cooper (174) and Arick Lopez (197) all won their first two matches on Sunday to advance into the championship quarterfinals. Delacruz defeated Highline College's Gerardo Suarez (6-5) and Montana Northern's Clayton Currier (6-3).
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— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
A last-second takedown in the second period led Lorenzo Delacruz (141) to a 6️⃣➖5️⃣ win in the round of 32. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/Tumy7Mt94k
Cooper knocked off Stanford's Foster Karmon (4-1) and Grand View's Brian Stanford (7-1).
😳😳😳
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
That's one way to start!
174-pounder Jacob Cooper gets a takedown in the first 5⃣ seconds and rides the momentum to a 4⃣➖1⃣ win over his opponent from Stanford.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/LwpIRrGJ7z
Lopez pinned Utah Valley's Payson Anderton (2:40) and Colorado Mesa's Donald Negus (11-4).
👌 SMOOTH 👌
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
Arick Lopez (197) won a 4⃣➖3⃣ decision in his @RenoTournament opener. #LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/G2H3dd4rU9
The Lancers also got two wins each from Christian Nunez at 133, Zach Rowe at 157 and Garrett Strang at 184. Keanu Perez (125), Dilan Atjun (125), Adam Velasquez (141) and Josh Grant (165) all won one match each for CBU, as well.
💪 PIN 💪
— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) December 15, 2019
Freshman Keanu Perez wins his first collegiate match with a fall!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/elg8IH9i0W
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