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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Feb. 6, 2024

Feb 6, 2024

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Kyle Parco, RS Jr., Arizona State (149 lbs., Danville, Calif.)

  • Went 2-0 this week for his 100th and 101st career wins over his time at both Fresno State and Arizona State
  • Beat Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) by decision 8-5 on Friday for his 100th collegiate victory
  • Knocked off No. 26 Nash Singleton (Oregon State) by decision 9-3 to help the Sun Devils in a come-from-behind 19-17 win on Sunday
  • Improves to 15-2 on the season.  34-2 in duals during his ASU tenure
  • Remains ranked No. 4 in his weight class in the InterMat rankings, the highest ranked Pac-12 wrestler at 149 lbs.  1 of 2 Sun Devils ranked in the Top 5 of their weight class (Jacori Teemer No. 3 at 157 lbs)
  • 1st time winning this award and 2nd Arizona State wrestler to win this award this season and first since Tony Negron on November 14

ALSO NOMINATED: Maximo Renteria, Oregon State; Richard Castro-Sandoval, Cal State Bakersfield; Josiah Hill, Little Rock; Nick Stemmet, Stanford

InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 12 Arizona State, No. 22 Oregon State, No. 24 Cal Poly, No. 28 Little Rock     
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual):  No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Arizona State, No. 21 Little Rock, No. 22 Oregon State, 
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 16 Stanford, No. 18 Little Rock, No. 21 Oregon State, No. 24 Arizona State, No. 25 Cal Poly      

InterMat Individual Rankings: 

125 – No. 16 Nico Provo, STAN;  No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 18 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 30 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly       
133 – No. 7 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 12 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 26 Julian Chlebove, ASU      
141 – No. 18 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 30 Jason Miranda, STAN       
149 -  No. 4 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 19 Nash Singleton, OSU; No. 21 Jaden Abas, STAN     
157 – No. 3 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 8 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 31 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 32 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly       
165 – No. 24 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 25 Hunter Garvin, STAN       
174 – No. 9 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly;  No. 16 Lorenzo Norman, STAN; No. 23 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock    
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 27 Tony Negron, ASU       
197 – No. 9 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 17 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 28 Justin Rademacher, OSU      
285 – No. 4 Cohlton Schultz, ASU; No. 22 Josiah Hill, Little Rock; No. 23 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly; No. 24 Boone McDermott, OSU 

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
Jan. 30 Josiah Hill, Little Rock
Feb. 6 Kyle Parco, Arizona State