Pac-12 Announces Wrestler of the Week
SAN FRANCISCO - The Conference office announced today that Reuben Franklin of CSU BAKERSFIELD was named the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week for competition through Jan. 18-24.
Franklin (Murrieta, Calif.) improved to 25-5 on the year with a pair of major decisions at the South Dakota State Triangular on January 22. In the opener, Franklin, at 197 pounds, defeated Jake Tindle of SIU Edwardsville, 10-2. In the nightcap, Franklin knocked off No. 12 Nate Rotert of South Dakota State, 14-2. Franklin has now won 18 of his 25 matches by major, tech fall, or by pin fall and is 10-1 in duals, scoring 49 points in 11 matches. He enters the upcoming week having won six-straight matches and 10 of his last 11. It is his first-career weekly accolade and the first for the CSU Bakersfield program.
CSU Bakersfield hosts Grand Canyon University at 5 p.m. PT on Sunday, Jan. 31.
Arizona State will host the 2016 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Feb. 27 in Tempe, Ariz.
Also Nominated: Colt Shorts, Cal Poly; Peter Galli, Stanford..
2015-16 PAC-12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK
Date | Wrestler |
Jan. 5 | Ronnie Bresser, OSU |
Jan. 12 | Matt Kraus, ASU |
Jan. 19 | Connor Schram, STAN |
Jan. 26 | Reuben Franklin, CSUB |
PAC-12 COACHES RANKINGS
Weight | Name | School | 1/5/16 | 1/10/16 | 1/18/16 | 1/25/16 |
25 | Ronnie Bresser | OSU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
25 | Connor Schram | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
25 | Rami Haddadin | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
25 | Sergio Mendez | CSUB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
25 | David Gonzales | Cal Poly | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
25 | Ares Carpio | ASU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
33 | Joey Palmer | OSU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
33 | Mason Pengilly | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
33 | Carlos Herrera | CSUB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
33 | Jason DelaCruz | Cal Poly | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
33 | Josh Newberg | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
33 | Tyree Owens | ASU | 6 | |||
33 | Dalton Brady | ASU | 6 | 6 | 6 | X |
41 | Joey McKena | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
41 | Robbie Mathers | ASU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
41 | Ian Nickell | CSUB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
41 | Jack Hathaway | OSU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
41 | Jake Velarde | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
41 | Colt Schilling | Cal Poly | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
49 | Matt Kraus | ASU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
49 | Geo Martinez | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
49 | Coleman Hammond | CSUB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
49 | Joey Delgado | OSU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
49 | Joshy Cortez | Cal Poly | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
49 | Tommy Pawelski | Stanford | 6 | |||
49 | Paul Fox | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 4 | X -Out for Season |
57 | Colt Shorts | Cal Poly | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
57 | Chris Castillo | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
57 | Oliver Pierce | ASU | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
57 | AJ Fierro | CSUB | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
57 | Walker Dempsey | Stanford | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
57 | Abraham Rodriguez | OSU | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
65 | Seth Thomas | OSU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
65 | Jim Wilson | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
65 | Taylor West | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
65 | Adam Fierro | CSUB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
65 | Jacen Petersen | ASU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
65 | Xavier Johnson | Cal Poly | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
74 | Bryce Hammond | CSUB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
74 | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
74 | Austin Dewey | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
74 | Tyler Chay | OSU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
74 | Sohrab Movahedi | Cal Poly | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
74 | Preston McCalmon | ASU | 6 | |||
74 | Zach Smith | ASU | 6 | 6 | 6 | X |
84 | Blake Stauffer | ASU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
84 | Garet Krohn | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
84 | Corey Griego | OSU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
84 | Dylan Bollinger | CSUB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
84 | Mitchell Woods | Cal Poly | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
84 | Keavon Buckley | Boise State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
97 | Josh DaSilveira | ASU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
97 | Reuben Franklin | CSUB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
97 | JT Goodwin | Cal Poly | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
97 | Michael Sojka | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
97 | Cody Crawford | OSU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
97 | Harley Dilulo | Boise State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
HWY | Nathan Butler | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
HWY | Tanner Hall | ASU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
HWY | Amarveer Dhesi | OSU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
HWY | Spencer Empy | Cal Poly | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
HWY | Matt Williams | CSBU | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
HWY | Gaylen Edmo | Boise State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Pac-12 coaches rankings are completed by the Pac-12 Championships host school starting in January.