Pac-12 announces Wrestler of the Week
Feb 14, 2018
Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week
Amar Dhesi, Oregon State
(RSr, 285 - Surrey, B.C., Canada)
• Amar Dhesi went 2-0 on the weekend to finish out the regular season with a 9-0 dual season record.
(RSr, 285 - Surrey, B.C., Canada)
• Amar Dhesi went 2-0 on the weekend to finish out the regular season with a 9-0 dual season record.
• On Saturday, Dhesi beat No. 5 Nathan Butler of Stanford by decision, 8-5.
• On Sunday, he put 27 points on the board with a 27-12 technical fall over CSU Bakerfield’s Mark Penyacsek.
• Dhesi is currently ranked No. 8 Hwt by InterMat
Other’s nominated: Zahid Valencia, Arizona State (Earned seventh pin of the season in regular season finale at Cal Poly to finish the regular season undefeated (25-0) and is 63-1 for his career. No. 1 seed at 174); Isaiah Locsin, Stanford (Scored a takedown with less than 20 seconds remaining to defeat Jack Hathaway, 2-1, and clinch Stanford's 21-15 victory over Oregon State. It marked just the second dual win in program history for the Cardinal over the Beavers).
Wrestling Rankings: The Arizona State Sun Devils come in at No. 10 in this week’s USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
InterMat Individual Rankings:
125 - No. 11 Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State; No. 13 Ryan Millhof, Arizona State;
133 - No. 15 Ali Naser, Arizona State
141 - None
149 - No. 10 Jason Tsirtsis, Arizona State
157 - No. 5 Josh Shields, Arizona State; No. 19 Coleman Hammond, CSU Bakersfield
166 - No. 15 Anthony Valencia, Arizona State
174 - No. 1 Zahid Valencia, Arizona State; No. 9 Keaton Subject, Stanford
184 - None
197 - No. 13 Corey Griego, Oregon State; No. 14 Matt Williams, CSU Bakersfield
Hwt - No. 7 Amarveer Dhesi, Oregon State; No. 8 Nathan Butler, Stanford; No. 9 Tanner Hall, Arizona State
This Week’s Schedule:
Fri., Feb. 16 - Nebraska vs. Stanford, 7 p.m. PT (P12B)
Pac-12 Championships:
Sun., Feb. 25 - hosted by Oregon State (P12N)
NCAA Championships:
Thur., Mar. 15 - Sat., Mar. 17 - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (ESPNU/ESPN)
| Wrestler | |
| Feb. 14 | Amar Dhesi, OSU |
| Feb. 7 | Matt Williams, CSUB |
| Jan. 31 | Devan Turner, OSU |
| Jan. 24 | Ryan Millhof, ASU |
| Jan. 17 | Zahid Valenica, ASU |
| Jan. 10 | Nathan Butler, STAN |