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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Feb. 20, 2024

Feb 20, 2024

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Justin Rademacher, Fr., Oregon State (184 lbs., West Linn, Ore.)

  • Won by major decision over #15 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) on Sunday as part of the Beavers' 29-11 win over the Cardinal
  • Avenged a 7-4 loss to Stemmet at the Cliff Keen Invitational in December
  • Improves to 10-8 on the season
  • First time winning this award and 5th different Beaver to wins this season, most among Pac-12 schools

ALSO NOMINATED: Richard Castro-Sandoval, Cal State Bakersfield; Hunter Garvin, Stanford; Dom Mendez, Cal Poly

InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 12 Arizona State, No. 21 Little Rock , T-No. 22 Oregon State, T-No. 30 Stanford  
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 17 Arizona State, No. 19 Little Rock, No. 20 Oregon State,  No. 21 Stanford
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 17 Little Rock, No. 19 Arizona State, No. 20 Stanford, No. 21 Oregon State, RV: Cal Poly       

InterMat Individual Rankings: 

125 – No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 18 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 24 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 30 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly        
133 – No. 6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 12 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 27 Julian Chlebove, ASU       
141 – No. 18 Jesse Vasquez, ASU; No. 20 Cleveland Belton, OSU       
149 -  No. 4 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 11 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 15 Jaden Abas, STAN   
157 – No. 3 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 8 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 31 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 33 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly        
165 – No. 23 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 24 Hunter Garvin, STAN        
174 – No. 9 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly;  No. 23 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock     
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 27 Tony Negron, ASU        
197 – No. 8 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 (Feb. 15): 

125 – No. 16 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 27 Richard Figueroa, ASU; No. 32 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly        
133 – No. 6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 12 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 20 Julian Chlebove, ASU; No. 30 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU       
141 – No. 20 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 28 Jason Miranda, STAN        
149 -  No. 3 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 9 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 11 Jaden Abas, STAN; No. 25 Nash Singleton, OSU   
157 – T-No. 3 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 6 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 23 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 26 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly;  
165 – No. 24 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 25 Hunter Garvin, STAN        
174 – No. 9 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 20 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock       
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 27 Tony Negron, ASU; No. 33 Triston Willis, Little Rock        
197 – No. 10 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 14 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 27 Justin Rademacher, OSU       
285 – No. 20 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 23 Josiah Hill, Little Rock; No. 25 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly

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
Feb. 13 Jaden Abas, Stanford
Feb. 20 Justin Rademacher, Oregon State