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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Jan. 23, 2024

Jan 23, 2024

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Cleveland Belton, RS Sr., Oregon State (141 lbs., Corona, Calif.)

  • Went 2-0 this weekend with a 4-3 win by decision over No. 7 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) and a 16-7 major over Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly)
  • Improved to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in duals this year
  • Moves from No. 23 to No. 18 in his weight class in InterMat rankings, the highest ranked Pac-12 wrestler at that weight
  • 4th different Oregon State wrestler to win this award this season, only school to have more than 2 winners

ALSO NOMINATED: Richard Figueroa, Arizona State; Stephen Little, Little Rock; Peter Ming, Stanford; Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly

InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 12 Arizona State, No. 23 Oregon State, T-No. 24 Cal Poly    
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 16 Oregon State, No. 21 Stanford, No. 23 Arizona State, No. 30 Little Rock
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 16 Oregon State, No. 17 Stanford,  No. 24 Cal Poly, No. 25 Little Rock, RV: Arizona State (24)     

InterMat Individual Rankings: 

125 – No. 10 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 15 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 19 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 32 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly     
133 – No. 9 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 13 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 24 Julian Chlebove, ASU;  No. 28 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU    
141 – No. 18 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 32 Jason Miranda, STAN     
149 -  No. 4 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 18 Nash Singleton, OSU; No. 22 Jaden Abas, STAN   
157 – No. 4 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 11 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 27 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 32 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly     
165 – No. 13 Matthew Olguin, OSU; No. 26 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 27 Hunter Garvin, STAN     
174 – No. 10 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 18 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; No. 22 Lorenzo Norman, STAN     
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 26 Tony Negron, ASU     
197 – No. 11 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 18 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 28 Justin Rademacher, OSU    
285 – No. 5 Cohlton Schultz, ASU; No. 17 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 23 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly

NCAA Coaches' Individual Rankings (Jan. 22): 

125 – No. 10 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 32 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly     
133 – No. 6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 10 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 21 Julian Chlebove, ASU; No. 22 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU    
141 – No. 24 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 26 Jason Miranda, STAN     
149 -  No. 3 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 10 Jaden Abas, STAN; No. 13 Nash Singleton, OSU
157 – No. 4 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 6 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 20 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 26 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 33 Isaiah Crosby, OSU
165 – No. 13 Matthew Olguin, OSU; No. 24 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 25 Hunter Garvin, STAN     
174 – No. 7 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 14 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; No. 17 Lorenzo Norman, STAN     
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 25 Tony Negron, ASU; No. 31 Triston Willis, Little Rock     
197 – No. 10 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 15 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 25 Justin Rademacher, OSU    
285 – No. 11 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 23 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly; No. 30. Josiah Hill, Little Rock

2023-24 PAC-12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK

Date Wrestler
Nov. 7 Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State
Nov. 14 Tony Negron, Arizona State
Nov. 21 Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State
Dec. 5 Nico Provo, Stanford
Dec. 19 Daniel Cardenas, Stanford
Dec. 28 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock
Jan. 3 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly
Jan. 9 Trey Munoz, Oregon State
Jan. 16 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly
Jan. 23 Cleveland Belton, Oregon State