Thursday, January 27
Colorado Springs, Colo.
6 PM
California Baptist University
11
at
32
Air Force
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Leake's Ranked Win Highlights Lancers' Four Victories at Air Force
1/27/2022 7:57:00 PM | Wrestling
COLORADO SPRINGS – California Baptist University wrestling put together one of its best team performances of the season in a dual at Air Force on Thursday.
Victories from Hunter Leake (133), AJ Raya (157), Frank Almaguer (165) and Caden Gerlach (184) highlighted the night, as the Lancers won four of 10 matches. The Falcons came into the dual with three ranked wrestlers and used six bonus-point victories, including three pins, to walk away with the 32-11 victory.
Leake was responsible for the most impressive win of the day – if not season – for CBU. The COVID freshman secured his first-ever win over a ranked opponent in Air Force's Sidney Flores, who is ranked No. 32 at 133 pounds in NCAA Division I.
After Thursday, three Lancers are tied for the team lead in win this season with 13 with Raya (13-7), Gerlach (13-8) and Chaz Hallmark (13-11). Air Force improves to 3-3 this season, while CBU is now 0-6 heading into a dual at Northern Colorado on Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific.
Leake came out on top in an exciting, early scramble for a 2-0 lead. He then rode out Flores in the second quarter to give him two minutes of riding time heading into the third.
Flores took a 3-2 lead with a two-point nearfall in the final period, but it was short lived as Leake worked a reversal a few seconds later and kept top position en route to the 5-3 win.
Raya and AFA's Giano Petrucelli went into overtime tied at 1-1. It was Rays' defense that helped earn him a 3-1 sudden victory, which kick started the Lancers winning three of the next four matches.
A second-period takedown was key for Almaguer securing a 5-3 decision over Trey Brisker at 165 pounds. Gerlach also won a tightly-contested, 6-5 decision at 184 pounds for CBU's fourth win on the day.
RESULTS
AIR FORCE 32, CBU 11
125: Jared Van Vleet (AFA) major decision over Dilan Ajtun (CBU), 10-0
133: Hunter Leake (CBU) decision over #32 Sidney Flores (AFA), 5-3
141: Garrett Kuchan (AFA) pin over Christian Nunez (CBU), 6:52
149: Dylan Martinez (AFA) technical fall over Chaz Hallmark (CBU), 21-3
157: AJ Raya (CBU) decision over Giano Petrucelli(AFA), 3-1
165: Frank Almaguer (CBU) decision over Trey Brisker (AFA), 5-3
174: #30 Sam Wolf (AFA) technical fall over Louis Rojas (CBU), 22-5
184: Caden Gerlach (CBU) decision over Jake Thompson (AFA), 6-5
197: Kanye Hutchison (AFA) pin over Arick Lopez (CBU), 2:18
HWT: #6 Wyatt Hendrickson (AFA) pin over Chris Island (CBU), 1:41
Victories from Hunter Leake (133), AJ Raya (157), Frank Almaguer (165) and Caden Gerlach (184) highlighted the night, as the Lancers won four of 10 matches. The Falcons came into the dual with three ranked wrestlers and used six bonus-point victories, including three pins, to walk away with the 32-11 victory.
Leake was responsible for the most impressive win of the day – if not season – for CBU. The COVID freshman secured his first-ever win over a ranked opponent in Air Force's Sidney Flores, who is ranked No. 32 at 133 pounds in NCAA Division I.
After Thursday, three Lancers are tied for the team lead in win this season with 13 with Raya (13-7), Gerlach (13-8) and Chaz Hallmark (13-11). Air Force improves to 3-3 this season, while CBU is now 0-6 heading into a dual at Northern Colorado on Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific.
Leake came out on top in an exciting, early scramble for a 2-0 lead. He then rode out Flores in the second quarter to give him two minutes of riding time heading into the third.
Hunter Leake comes out on top after an exciting exchange early with Air Force's Sidney Flores. #LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/XlKd7l4nYn
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 28, 2022
Flores took a 3-2 lead with a two-point nearfall in the final period, but it was short lived as Leake worked a reversal a few seconds later and kept top position en route to the 5-3 win.
A reversal in the final minute locks up the 5-3 win for Hunter Leake over Air Force's Sidney Flores, who is ranked as high as #⃣3⃣2⃣ at 133 pounds in NCAA Division I. #LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/E5hyJwrY21
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 28, 2022
Raya and AFA's Giano Petrucelli went into overtime tied at 1-1. It was Rays' defense that helped earn him a 3-1 sudden victory, which kick started the Lancers winning three of the next four matches.
🙌 𝙎𝙐𝘿𝘿𝙀𝙉 𝙑𝙄𝘾𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙔 🙌
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 28, 2022
A fantastic defensive move earns AJ Raya the overtime win❗#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/HgwsB6iLHX
A second-period takedown was key for Almaguer securing a 5-3 decision over Trey Brisker at 165 pounds. Gerlach also won a tightly-contested, 6-5 decision at 184 pounds for CBU's fourth win on the day.
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— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) January 28, 2022
Frank Almaguer is a STRONG man!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/1qnrb7RVXK
RESULTS
AIR FORCE 32, CBU 11
125: Jared Van Vleet (AFA) major decision over Dilan Ajtun (CBU), 10-0
133: Hunter Leake (CBU) decision over #32 Sidney Flores (AFA), 5-3
141: Garrett Kuchan (AFA) pin over Christian Nunez (CBU), 6:52
149: Dylan Martinez (AFA) technical fall over Chaz Hallmark (CBU), 21-3
157: AJ Raya (CBU) decision over Giano Petrucelli(AFA), 3-1
165: Frank Almaguer (CBU) decision over Trey Brisker (AFA), 5-3
174: #30 Sam Wolf (AFA) technical fall over Louis Rojas (CBU), 22-5
184: Caden Gerlach (CBU) decision over Jake Thompson (AFA), 6-5
197: Kanye Hutchison (AFA) pin over Arick Lopez (CBU), 2:18
HWT: #6 Wyatt Hendrickson (AFA) pin over Chris Island (CBU), 1:41
Players Mentioned
125
/ Wrestling
157/165
/ Wrestling
184/197
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
125
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149
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