California Baptist University
CSU Bakersfield
CBU Concludes Regular Season with Dominant Showing over CSUB on Senior Night
2/21/2026 9:42:00 PM | Wrestling
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University wrestling team closed its 2025-26 schedule on Saturday evening, defeating the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 29-12 with seven match victories in Riverside. The Lancers conclude their regular season 3-11 and have now beaten their SoCal rivals four times in a row.
The dual would begin at 165lbs, with Gabe Schumm facing Evan Manzo of Bakersfield. Schumm wasted no time getting the sizable crowd energized at Van Dyne Gym as he would pin Manzo in 1:41 into the match and put six quick points on the board for CBU. Schumm has now won four of his last five duals and will take some heavy momentum into the BIG 12 in two weeks. Bakersfield would fight back at 174lbs as Guillermo Escobedo would garner a decision win over Mason Espinoza to slash the team led in half.
Timothy Cowan would make the most of his final dual at Van Dyne as he would pick up a Senior Night victory over Jeremy Manibog by decision 4-1. Eli Sheeren would keep the momentum going with another pin for the Lancers as he would put Chris Neal on his back in the third period to push the lead to 15-3 in favor of the Lancers. Tristan Kemp would further the lead at heavyweight with a dominant 5-1 decision over Mason Cover to make it 18-3 at intermission. CBU would take a brief pause at intermission to honor the seven seniors before the wrestling would resume at 125lbs.
CSUB would pick up some quick points out of intermission, with Richard Castro-Sandoval grabbing a decision for the Roadrunners' second win of the evening. Remy Murillo would get CBU back on track with an exciting sudden victory over Robert Jones. Santino Sanchez of Bakersfield would get the only bonus points of the evening at 141lbs with a fall over Damian Alvarez, which would make the dual 20-12 in favor of CBU. Richie Clementi and Drayden Morton would finalize the dual with bonus points as Clementi would pick up an 11-1 major decision while Morton would dominate his matchup over Devyn Flores-Che 19-5 for the technical fall.
Morton's victory would make the final score of the dual 29-12 as the Lancers conclude their regular season with their second consecutive home victory.
RESULTS:
165: Gabe Schumm (CBU) pins Evan Manzo (CSUB) (Fall 1:41)
174: Guillermo Escobedo (CSUB) over Mason Espinoza (CBU) by decision 4-1
184: Timothy Cowan (CBU) over Jeremy Manibog (CSUB) by decision 7-3
197: Eli Sheeren (CBU) pins Chris Neal (CSUB) (Fall 6:29)
HWT: Tristan Kemp (CBU) over Mason Cover (CSUB) by decision 5-1
125: Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSUB) over Cooper Shore (CBU) by decision 6-2
133: #31 Remy Murillo (CBU) over Robert Jones (CSUB) by decision (SV-1 9-6)
141: Santino Sanchez (CSUB) pins Damian Alvarez (CBU) (Fall 4:00)
149: Richie Clementi (CBU) over Hayden Zinkin (CSUB) by major decision 11-1
157: Drayden Morton (CBU) over Devyn Flores-Che (CSUB) by technical fall 19-4 (TF 6:13)
NEXT: The Lancers will prepare for the BIG 12 Wrestling Championships starting on Friday, March 6, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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