Jan. 5, 2008

Arlington, Texas - Heavyweight Wade Sauer won all four of his bouts and Ian Murphy at 184 and Morgan Atkinson at 149 each won three Saturday as Cal State Fullerton went 2-2 in four matches at the Lone Star Duals in Arlington, Texas.

The Titans opened competiton with a 37-6 win over Columbia, lost to Wisconsin, 28-12, and Oklahoma, 27-6, and bounced back to defeat North Dakota State, 24-12. The Titans are now 5-5 in duals for the season.

Sauer logged a major decision and two shutout decisions as well as scoring a 3-2 win over Oklahoma's Nathan Fernandez. Murphy opened with pins against Columbia and Wisconsin, lost to Oklahoma's Josh Weitzel, 7-4, and then beat North Dakota State's Matt Wettering, 8-3. Atkinson won three decisions around a 12-7 loss to Oklahoma's Will Rowe.

The Titans return to Pac-10 dual meet action next week with a Friday night match against Boise State and a Sunday afternoon meeting with Arizona State.

Cal State Fullerton 37, Columbia 6
125 - Brandon Kinney (C) dec. Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 9-3
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) pinned Jerome Greco (C), 1:32
141 - Sal Tirico (C) dec. Teddy Astorga (CSF), 8-2
149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Anthony Constantino (C), 5-2
157 - Devin Velasquez (CSF) pinned Matt Dunn (C), 4:19
165 - Teddy Bristol (CSF) dec. Joe Kushnerick (C), 5-2
174 - Todd Noel (CSF) pinned Andy Geving (C), 2:15
184 - Ian Murphy (CSF) pinned Ray Resnick (C), 2:16
197 - John Drake (CSF), dec. Nick Sommerfeld (C), 2-1
Hvy - Wade Sauer (CSF) maj. dec. Ryan Flores (C), 13-3

Wisconsin 28, Cal State Fullerton 12
125 - Colin Cudd (W) dec. Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 10-3
133 - Zach Tanelli (W) dec. T. J. Dillashaw (CSF), 10-3
141 - Kyle Ruschell (W) dec. Teddy Astorga (CSF), 8-2
149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Kendall Vogel (W), 5-2
157 - Craig Henning (W) pinned Devin Velasquez (CSF), 2:26
165 - Jake Donar (W) pinned Teddy Bristol (CSF), 2:56
174 - Justin Peterson (W) maj. dec. Todd Noel (CSF), 11-0
184 - Ian Murphy (CSF) pinned Trevor Brandvold (W), 3:13
197 - Dallas Herbst (W) dec. John Drake (CSF), 7-4
Hvy - Wade Sauer (CSF) dec. Jordan Hein (W), 4-0

Oklahoma 27, Cal State Fullerton 6
125 - Joey Fio (O) tech fall Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 20-4
133 - Brian Shelton (O) dec. T. J. Dillashaw (CSF), 4-2
141 - Teddy Astorga (CSF) dec. Kyle Terry (O), 10-6
149 - Will Rowe (O) dec. Morgan Atkinson (CSF), 12-7
157 - Shane Vernon (O) dec. Devin Velasquez (CSF), 4-2
165 - Max Dean (O) maj. dec. Teddy Bristol (CSF), 9-0
174 - Jeff James (O) de.c Ryan Budd (CSF), 4-0
184 - Josh Weitzel (O) dec. Ian Murphy (CSF), 7-4
197 - Joel Flaggert (O) dec. John Drake (CSF), 8-3
Hvy - Wade Sauer (CSF) dec. Nathan Fernandez (O), 3-2

Cal State Fullerton 24, North Dakota State 12
125 - Eric Hoffman (ND) pinned Andre Gonzalez (CSF), 6:20
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) dec. Eric Sanders (ND), 6-5
141 - Teddy Astorga (CSF) dec. Gabe Mooney (ND), 3-2
149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Vince Salminen (ND) 9-2
157 - Adam Aho (ND) dec. Devin Velasquez (CSF), 3-2
165 - Teddy Bristol (CSF) dec. Mike Quamme (ND), 4-1
174 - Kenny Moenkedick (ND) dec. Todd Noel (CSF), 9-6
184 - Ian Murphy (CSF) dec. Matt Wetterling (ND), 8-3
197 - John Drake (CSF) inj. def. over Justin Lagosh (ND)
Hvy - Wade Sauer (CSF) dec. Tyler Hemmesch (ND), 6-0