Nov. 20, 2008

Portland State Results  |  Simon Fraser Results

PORTLAND, Ore. - Utah Valley University's wrestling team evened its season record at 2-2 as they beat both Portland State and Simon Fraser in convincing fashion, 32-7 and 49-6 respectively, Thursday evening.

After beginning the season with losses at No. 2 Iowa State and No. 13 Boise State, Utah Valley came out firing on all pistons as they were able to dominate both of their opponents Thursday. With the win over host school Portland State, UVU's all-time record improves to a perfect 6-0 against the Vikings. With such large margins of victory for UVU virtually every grappler had a big night.

"I saw a lot of positive things out there tonight," UVU wrestling head coach Greg Williams said. "We are definitely getting better and we showed that on the mat. Portland State is an improved team but we came out with much more aggressiveness and managed to only lose three total matches in the double-dual overall (one via forfeit)."

The action included three simultaneous duals going on at once as UVU went against PSU and SFU at the as the Vikings also grappled against the Clan at the same time. In the other dual on the night Portland State downed Simon Fraser 31-9.

UVU sophomore Jeb Clark (165) had one of the most impressive nights for the Wolverines as he was able to pin both of his opponents while battling an injury. Clark was also able to pin both of his opponents in the first period of each match. He pinned Portland State's Bryan Cantrell only 1:31 into his match as well as Simon Fraser's Adam Tholhofer at 1:13. With the wins Clark improved his season record to 6-3.

Wolverine freshman Adam Fager (197) who had an impressive victory the previous night at No. 13 Boise State was able to make some key adjustments and win both of his matches again this evening. Against Simon Fraser's Ali Al-Rekabi he found himself trailing 8-7 after allowing three first period takedowns. Later in the match Fager battled back to take a large advantage and even finished off his opponent by pinning him at the 6:57 mark. Fager also controlled his other match of the night as he held the Vikings' Keena Washington scoreless and won via technical fall 15-0. Fager upped his season record to 9-4.

Redshirt freshman Brad Darrington (174) also had a big night for UVU as he was very well controlled in both of his matches. He was able to help the Wolverines out and get the team on the scoreboard at the beginning of the evening as he beat PSU's Ryan Sonderegger 7-4 in a very competitive match. Darrington also won his second match of the evening against Simon Fraser 6-2. With the victories he improved to 9-5 on the season.

UVU's Benjamin Kjar (125) continued his strong sophomore campaign as he won both of his matches on the evening as well. Kjar, who is ranked 20th nationally, defeated PSU's Kevin Martinez by pin fall at the 3:40 mark. Kjar went 2-0 on the night as he defeated Simon Fraser's Aso Palani 5-2. Kjar's season record now currently sits at an impressive 8-2.

For complete match results against Portland State and Simon Fraser see below.

Utah Valley will end their road-trip Saturday at the Best of the West Open in Central Point, Ore.

FINAL RESULTS

Utah Valley 32, Portland State 7

149 - Henry Kofa, PSU, decision over Justin Morrill, UV, 3-2 (PSU, 3-0)
174 - Brad Darrington, UV, decision over Ryan Sonderegger, PSU, 7-4 (Tied 3-3)
285 - Levi Cooper, PSU, major decision over Diego Avalon, UV, 9-0 (PSU, 7-3)
125 - Benjamin Kjar, UV, pinned Kevin Martinez, PSU, 3:40 (UV, 9-7)
141 - Jeffrey Newby, UV, decision over Camrun Arkills, PSU, 6-2 (UV, 12-7)
165 - Jeb Clark, UV, pinned Bryan Cantrell, PSU, 1:31 (UV, 18-7)
197 - Adam Fager, UV, technical fall over Keena Washington, PSU, 15-0 (UV, 23-7)
133 - Flint Ray, UV, decision over Thomas Cottrell, PSU, 6-0 (UV, 26-7)
157 - Wade Eldredge, UV, decision over Alex Bubb, PSU, 7-2 (UV, 29-7)
184 - Casen Eldredge, UV decision over Brady Garner, PSU, 8-2 (UV, 32-7)

Utah Valley 49, Simon Fraser 6

125 - Benjamin Kjar, UV, wins by forfeit (UV, 6-0)
141 - Jeffrey Newby, UV, pinned Alec Tuura, SFU, 1:23 (UV, 12-0)
165 - Jeb Clark, UV, pinned Adam Tholhofer, SFU, 1:13 (UV, 18-0)
197 - Adam Fager, UV, pinned Ali Al-Rekabi, SFU, 6:57 (UV, 24-0)
133 - Flint Ray, UV, pinned Raj Virdi, SFU, 1:16 (UV, 30-0)
157 - Wade Eldredge, UV, pinned Max Arcand, SFU, 4:01 (UV, 36-0)
184 - Casen Eldredge, UV, decision over Clete Hansen, SFU, 2-0 (UV, 39-0)
149 - Justin Morrill, UV, major decision over Isaac Wing, SFU, 11-3 (UV, 43-0)
174 - Brad Darrington, UV, wins by forfeit (UV, 49-0)
285 - Arjan Bhullar, SFU, wins by forfeit (UV, 49-6)