WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Zeth Romney, RS Fr., Cal Poly (133 lbs., Simi Valley, Calif.)
- Posted a 3-0 record at 133 pounds helping Cal Poly capture 3 home dual victories this week
- On Friday in a 39-3 dual win over American, Romney pinned Maxmilian Leete just 24 seconds into their bout, tied for the 11th quickest fall in Cal Poly dual meet history
- Later that night in a come-from-behind 23-15 dual win over Northern Colorado, Romney defeated No. 17 Dominick Serrano by a 4-1 sudden victory, earning a takedown in the first overtime period. It was Romney's 6th victory over a ranked opponent this season
- Capped his undefeated week in a 23-17 dual win over Air Force on Sunday, securing a 17-1 technical fall (6:47) over Air Force's Bubba Wright
- Improved to 15-5 overall and 4-1 in duals this year
- Ranked 9th in his weight class in national rankings, the highest ranked Pac-12 wrestler at that weight
- First Pac-12 wrestler to win this award twice this season, both coming this month
- First Cal Poly wrestler to ever win this award multiple times
ALSO NOMINATED: Josiah Hill, Little Rock
InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 12 Arizona State, No. 19 Oregon State, T-No. 23 Cal Poly
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 16 Oregon State, No. 19 Arizona State, No. 26 Stanford
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 16 Oregon State, No. 20 Stanford, No. 24 Arizona State, No. 25 Cal Poly, RV: Little Rock (5)
InterMat Individual Rankings:
125 – No. 11 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 12 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 16 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; 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. 26 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU
141 – No. 23 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 28 Jason Miranda, STAN
149 - No. 4 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 15 Nash Singleton, OSU; No. 21 Jaden Abas, STAN
157 – No. 5 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. 27 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; 28. Hunter Garvin, STAN
174 – No. 10 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 16 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; No. 21 Lorenzo Norman, STAN
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 26 Tony Negron, ASU
197 – No. 11 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 17 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 28 Justin Rademacher, OSU
285 – No. 5 Cohlton Schultz, ASU; No. 11 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 24 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 |