Army West Point Athletics

Wrestling Tops Cal Poly for First Win of Season
November 18, 2016 | Wrestling
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Army West Point wrestling team won its first three matches in a 23-10 victory over Cal Poly on Friday from Union Plaza.
The Black Knights improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Mustangs dropped to 3-4.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
KEY MOMENT
HOW IT HAPPENED
197: #15 Rocco Caywood maj. dec. over J.T. Goodwin, 17-8 (Army leads, 4-0)
285: Trevor Smith maj. dec. over Spencer Empay, 9-1 (Army leads, 8-0)
125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Isaac Blackburn, 3-1 (Army leads, 11-0)
133: Yoshito Funakoshi dec. over Austin Harry, 12-6 (Army leads, 11-3)
141: #17 Logan Everett dec. Colton Schilling, 6-2 (Army leads, 14-3)
149: Joshua Cortez dec. over Matt Kelly, 6-4 (Army leads, 14-6)
157: #14 Russ Parsons dec. over Colt Shorts, 5-2 (Army leads, 17-6)
165: Andrew Mendel dec. over Blake Kastl, 3-1 (Army leads, 20-6)
174: Travis Berridge maj. dec. over Ben Harvey, 13-5 (Army leads, 20-10)
184: Samson Imonode dec. over Thomas Lane, 7-4 (Army leads, 23-10)
UP NEXT
The Black Knights improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Mustangs dropped to 3-4.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- This was the first meeting between the two schools since 1972-73.
- Army earned its first victory over Cal Poly and is now 1-2 against the Mustangs all-time.
- Freshman Trey Chalifoux won his first dual match.
- Senior Trevor Smith earned the 30th win of his career.
- Seniors Logan Everett, Russ Parsons and Samson Imonode all lead the team with a 2-1 record in duals.
KEY MOMENT
- Army set the tone early with a pair of major decisions in the first two bouts to take an early 8-0 lead.
HOW IT HAPPENED
197: #15 Rocco Caywood maj. dec. over J.T. Goodwin, 17-8 (Army leads, 4-0)
285: Trevor Smith maj. dec. over Spencer Empay, 9-1 (Army leads, 8-0)
125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Isaac Blackburn, 3-1 (Army leads, 11-0)
133: Yoshito Funakoshi dec. over Austin Harry, 12-6 (Army leads, 11-3)
141: #17 Logan Everett dec. Colton Schilling, 6-2 (Army leads, 14-3)
149: Joshua Cortez dec. over Matt Kelly, 6-4 (Army leads, 14-6)
157: #14 Russ Parsons dec. over Colt Shorts, 5-2 (Army leads, 17-6)
165: Andrew Mendel dec. over Blake Kastl, 3-1 (Army leads, 20-6)
174: Travis Berridge maj. dec. over Ben Harvey, 13-5 (Army leads, 20-10)
184: Samson Imonode dec. over Thomas Lane, 7-4 (Army leads, 23-10)
UP NEXT
- The Black Knights will compete at CSU Bakersfield's Roadrunner Open on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Players Mentioned
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