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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Jan. 16, 2024

Jan 16, 2024

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