ARIZONA STATE WRESTLING 1988 NCAA Champions 16-Time Pac-10 Champions SAVE ASU WRESTLING

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1 ARIZONA STATE WRESTLING 1988 NCAA Champions 16-Time Pac-10 Champions SAVE ASU WRESTLING WEEK 2 - PORTLAND ST. DUAL SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Overall Record: 1-0, Pac-10 Duals: 1-0 Home: 1-0 (1-0), Away: 0-0 (0-0), Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Score N 8 UC Davis 1 W Portland State 2 7 pm 21 at #1 Iowa 4 pm 23 at #2 Iowa State 6 pm 30 [#5] Embry-Riddle 2 pm D 5-6 at Las Vegas Invite All Day 18 at Reno Tourney All Day at Midlands 3 All Day J 3 at Grand Canyon 5 pm 4 CS Bakersfield 6 pm 18 #20 Oklahoma 2 pm 23 #12 Minnesota 7 pm 31 Cal Poly 7 pm F 6 at Stanford 7 pm 8 at Oregon State 2 pm 14 CS Fullerton 6 pm M 2-3 at Pac-10 Champs. 4 All Day at NCAA Champs. 5 All Day Home duals in bold; Pac-10 dual; All times local to site 1 - at Mesa HS; 2 - at Maryvale (Phoenix) HS; 3 - Evanston, Ill.; 4 - Fullerton, Calif.; 5 - St. Louis, Mo. [##] - NAIA national rankings DEVIL DATA Location... Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment... 67,082 Nickname... Sun Devils Colors... Maroon & Gold Conference... Pacific-10 University President... Dr. Michael Crow VP for University Athletics... Lisa Love Home Venue... Wells Fargo Arena (14,198) Head Coach... Thom Ortiz (8th year) Career Record (8th year) At ASU (8th year) ASU All-Time Record (47th year) Assistant Coach... Al Fuentes (1st year) Assistant Coach... Brian Stith (2nd year) Assistant Coach... Zach Roberson (2nd year) Athletic Trainer... Joe Silvey (1st year) Wrestling SID... Alex Ryan ... alex.ryan@asu.edu Phone... (480) Fax... (480) THE SUN DEVILS.COM ASU PROBABLE STARTERS Wt. Sun Devil Record 125 Anthony Robles (8/6/5) (1-0) 133 Tyler Bowles (0-0) or Angel Alegre (0-0) 141 Chris Drouin (8/15/9) (1-0) 149 Vicente Varela (0-1) 157 Jerrad Trulson (0-0) 165 Kyle DeBerry (1-0) 174 Eric Starks (1-0) or Emilo Veramontes (0-0) 184 Jake Cranford (1-0) or Jake Meredith (0-0) 197 Thor Moen (1-0) or Nick Williams (0-0) 285 Erik Nye (0-1) or Imanibom Etukeren (0-0) (##/##/##) InterMat-AWN-W.I.N. individual rankings DUAL #2 SUN DEVILS vs. VIKINGS Portland State Vikings 0-0 overall (0-0 Pac-10) Friday, November 14 7 p.m. MT at Maryvale High School (Phoenix) Series: Arizona State leads, Last: ASU won, 45-6 (at PSU, ) Wrestling Hosts Portland State at Maryvale HS Friday Sun Devils look to extend conference dominance with Vikings in town For the second dual in a row, the Arizona State University wrestling team (1-0, 1-0 Pac-10) will play host to a Pac-10 Conference foe and, also for the second dual in a row, will hold that dual at a Valley high school as the Sun Devils and Portland State Vikings (0-0, 0-0 Pac-10) will face one another at 7 p.m. Friday at Maryvale High School in Phoenix. The Sun Devils enter the dual following a opening-day defeat of Pac-10 foe UC Davis on Saturday at Mesa High School, the alma mater of current Sun Devil Anthony Robles. WE NEED YOUR HELP! On May 13, 2008, the wrestling program was cut from the ASU Athletic Department due to budget constraints (along with men's tennis and men's swimming). Despite the devastating news, the wrestling community pulled together and on May 23, 2008, a mere 10 days later, the program was revived with the promise of endowment. While the team is back on the mats and ready to open the season this week, the efforts to endow the program continues and needs your help. The wrestling program's goal of becoming the first endowed program in ASU Athletics is in need of financial contributions that will help to ensure the survival of one of the top western teams in the history of the sport. For more information and/or to contribute to the fund, please visit NATIONALLY KNOWN Many of the wrestling publications/web sites have announced their preseason rankings with a pair of Sun Devil individuals finding their names listed highly at their respective weight classes. In the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Top 20 rankings (November 12), Anthony Robles is ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds while Chris Drouin is No. 8 at 141. Both men are ranked in the Top 15 of the two other polls, including Robles ranking No. 5 and No. 6 in the Wrestling International Newsmagazine and Amateur Wrestling News rankings, respectively, while Drouin was selected No. 9 and No. 15, respectively. OPPONENT INFO: PORTLAND STATE The Portland State Vikings are opening their season this weekend with a pair of duals in the desert as they will face Arizona State on Friday night before taking on Grand Canyon in Phoenix on Saturday. PSU, under the direction of former Viking wrestler Mike Haluska, went last year and finished 10th in the Pac-10 Championships. SERIES STATS: DEVILS VS. VIKINGS Arizona State holds an all-time advantage of against Portland State and has won 11 in a row in the series. The last time the two teams met was last year in Portland as part of the PSU Duals with the Sun Devils scoring 45-6 victory over their conference rivals. RANKINGS BATTLE There will be no Top 20 battles this week as no Viking wrestler is nationally ranked. HOMETOWN CONNECTION One probable starter in the ASU line-up could be facing his 'hometown' team Friday night. If Jake Cranford gets the starting nod at 184 pounds, the Clackamas, Ore., native would be facing an opponent from the closest Division I wrestling program to his hometown as Portland State is a mere 17 miles away. SPECIAL MATS, WEEK TWO Last weekend, the Sun Devils wrestled on the same mat that Anthony Robles competed on in a prep career that saw him go with perfect 48-0 seasons as a junior and senior, two Arizona state titles and one national high school crown. This week, the Sun Devils will compete on a mat at Maryvale that was also used for two years by Henry Cejudo (his freshman and sophomore years) before he moved to the U.S. Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. After training there, Cejudo went on to not only win the U.S. Nationals in 2008, he followed that with the 55kg freestyle Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics.

2 COACH ORTIZ & TEAM NOTES PAGE 2 HEAD COACH THOM ORTIZ Thom Ortiz is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Arizona State University wrestling program and holds a career (through season). He has guided the Sun Devils to three Pac-10 Championships in his short stint in Tempe, including the 2003, 2005 and 2006 crowns. In a vote by his peers, he has been selected as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year three times. Since taking the reigns of the program, Ortiz has coached 13 different wrestlers to 20 Pac-10 Championships, including three-time champion Patrick Pitsch (165, ) and eight different Sun Devils to 12 All-America honors. In his second season with the program, he helped Eric Larkin reach the finals of the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row, this time walking away undefeated and as the national champion. At the 2006 NCAA Championships, Ortiz helped Brian Stith, the tournament's 10th seed, finish second in the nation. Prior to taking over at ASU, Ortiz worked along side his collegiate coach, Bobby Douglas, at Iowa State where he was named a runner-up in the 2000 NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year honors. Ortiz helped recruit arguably the best collegiate wrestler of all-time in Cael Sanderson, the undefeated four-time NCAA Champion. As a wrestler for the Sun Devils, Ortiz won two Pac-10 championships and earned All-America honors three times. He also was a member of the 1988 NCAA Championship team before graduating in A native of Tucson, Ariz., and graduate of Sunnyside High School, Ortiz was a two-time state champion and, in 1985, was named the Arizona Wrestler of the Year. QUICK FACTS ON ORTIZ Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2003, 2005, 2006) Iowa State Assistant Coach ( ) 2000 NWCA Assistant Coach fo the Year Runner-up Graduate of Arizona State (1990) 3x All-American & 2x Pac-10 Champion for ASU 2x Arizona HS State Champion (Tucson Sunnyside) THE ORTIZ YEARS All Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA Year Duals Duals Finish Finish rd 12th st 5th t-5th 26th st 13th st 6th th t-34th th t-28th Totals BY THE NUMBERS Overall Record (.590), 8th year Record at ASU (.590), 8th year Pac-10 Record at ASU (.824), 8th year ORTIZ' RECORD IN... All Home Duals All Road Duals All Neutral Duals All Pac-10 Duals Pac-10 Home Duals Pac-10 Road Duals First Dual of the Year First Home Dual of the Year First Road Dual of the Year First Neutral Dual of the Year First Pac-10 Dual of the Year First Home Pac-10 Dual of the Year First Road Pac-10 Dual of the Year Updated through UC Davis dual (November 8) COMPLETE SUN DEVIL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Score Overall Pac-10 Home Road Neut. N 8 UC Davis Mesa HS W Portland State Maryvale HS 21 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 23 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 30 Embry-Riddle Wells Fargo Arena D 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. 18 at Reno Tournament Reno, Nev at Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. J 3 at Grand Canyon Phoenix 4 CS Bakersfield Wells Fargo Arena 18 Oklahoma Wells Fargo Arena 23 Minnesota Wells Fargo Arena 31 Cal Poly Wells Fargo Arena F 6 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 8 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 14 CS Fullerton Wells Fargo Arena M 2-3 at Pac-10 Championships Fullerton, Calif at NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. Pac-10 Conference dual WHO WAS THAT? In Arizona State's defeat of UC Davis last week, five wrestlers made their ASU debuts with two having their hands raised in victory. With the dual opening at 149 pounds, the Sun Devil's first four wrestlers on the mat all were competing in their first collegiate bouts, including Vicente Varela (149), Michael Swigart (157), Kyle DeBerry (165).and Eric Starks (174). All four wrestlers competing were redshirt freshmen, except for Starks, who is a true freshman. The final debut came at heavyweight where junior transfer Erik Nye dropped a close decision in his first Division I bout (went undefeated at Sierra College the last two years). FIRST OF MANY? Rookies Kyle DeBerry (165) and Eric Starks (174) picked up the first wins of their collegiate careers against UC Davis over the weekend with both coming in impressive fashion. DeBerry scored a 4-3 decision over Dustin Noack, who has finished as the Pac-10 runner-up in his career, while Starks scored a 17-9 major decision to get his career off on the right foot. CATCH AND RELEASE With the Sun Devils trailing, 6-3, after three bouts, Erick Starks took to the mat and soundly won his match with a major decision, giving the Sun Devils a 7-6 lead; a lead they would not surrender. Arizona State took that team lead as Starks scored a barrage of takedowns, bringing his opponent to the mat eight different times in the 17-9 major decision, the first bonus-point victory of the young season for the Sun Devils. QUICK WORK In the lone Top 15 battle of the dual, No. 8 Anthony Robles remained undefeated on the mat inside Mesa High School's gymnasium as he worked a takedown into a touch-fall of his opponent, No. 11 Marcos Orozco, in the 125-pound bout. Leading 2-0 after the first period, Robles chose neutral and worked for the takedown early in the second and, with nearly one minute remaining in the stanza, stacked his Aggie foe to pick-up the fall at 4:05. The victory is Robles' third in as many tries against Orozco, including a 2-0 mark last year. DROUIN HIS BEST Chris Drouin, like Robles, finished as the Pac-10 runner-up last year and one win shy of All- America honors. And, like Robles, Drouin opened his season in impressive fashion as the sophomore, who is ranked No. 7 nationally at 141 pounds, stalked his opponent the entire bout for a 12-3 major decision. Drouin's win was the fourth that produced bonus points for the Sun Devils in the dual with UC Davis (two majors, one fall, one forfeit). MILESTONE VICTORY With the win, Sun Devil head coach Thom Ortiz was handed his 75th career coaching victory, improving his seven-plus season total to STRONG STARTS The Sun Devils' victory over UC Davis improved the program's all-time record in openers as Arizona State is now all-time in its first dual of the season. The Sun Devils also improved to all-time in their first Pac-10 dual of the season. WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS

3 SUN DEVIL NOTES NOT SO EASY GOING According to the InterMat rankings for teams (ASU is unranked), the Sun Devils will face five teams currently ranked in the national Top 20 in dual competition while also facing opponents from most of the other Top 25 teams at several individual tournaments during the season, including the Las Vegas Invitational, the Reno Tournament of Champions and the Midlands Championships (all of which are in December). On the schedule this year, the Sun Devils will travel to No. 1 Iowa and No. 2 Iowa State in the same weekend (November 21 and 23) and also will host No. 20 Oklahoma (January 18) and No. 12 Minnesota (January 23). Along with always tough conference duals, the Sun Devils will also play host to Embry-Riddle, who is currently ranked No. 5 in the NAIA rankings. COPPER STATE SHOWDOWNS For the second year in a row, the Sun Devils will wrestle against two schools hailing from the state of Arizona, which, prior to the season, had not happened since 1981 when ASU won, 34-12, at Arizona and 43-6 at home against Northern Arizona. This year, the Sun Devils will once again face Embry-Riddle (November 30) at home before traveling into Phoenix to face Grand Canyon (January 3), marking the first time ASU has visited an Arizona school since it won, 40-0, at Phoenix College on December 17, HOME AWAY FROM HOME While it is not too usual for the team to wrestle one of its duals at high school gymnasium, the Sun Devils have done so three times in recent years and will do so twice again this year. The dual with UC Davis at Mesa High School marked the second time the Sun Devils have held a dual at MHS in as many years after falling to Oregon State, 27-14, last year and is the fourth different local school ASU has held a dual. In 2004, the Sun Devils defeated Fresno State, 32-12, at Raymond Kellis HS in Glendale before wrestling at Mesa and Copper Canyon HS (Glendale) last year. ASU also will hold a dual at Maryvale High School in Phoenix this week against Portland State. DEFENDING THE HOME MATS Since Thom Ortiz took over coaching duties in time for the season, the Sun Devils have been very impressive at home, posting an overall mark of Ortiz' teams also have been nearly perfect against Pac-10 foes as the Sun Devils stand against league opponents after going 1-2 last year. RUNNING AGAINST THE PAC The Sun Devils have competed in the Pac-10 Conference for 30 seasons, starting in the season. During that time, Arizona State has won nearly 87-percent (.869) of its Pac-10 duals, recording a mark of PROBABLE STARTER QUICK NOTES Wt. Sun Devil Notes 125 Anthony Robles won a Top 15 battle against No. 11 Marcos Orozco with fall at 4: Tyler Bowles 2-3 last year in spot duty at 125 pounds Angel Alegre career 1-10 record; was 0-2 at 125 pounds last year 141 Chris Drouin won opening bout with 12-3 major over Nexi Delgado of UC Davis 149 Vicente Varela dropped a 10-4 decision in his collegiate debut 157 Jerrad Trulson 8-12 as one of three starters at 149 pounds last year 165 Kyle DeBerry won his debut, a 4-3 decision over Dustin Noack (former Pac-10 finalist) 174 Eric Starks scored eight takedowns for win in collegiate debut (17-9 major) Emilio Veramontes finished fifth as a senior at Arizona state meet; 2x regional champion 184 Jake Cranford won a 6-5 decision by holding off 2008 Pac-10 placer Jon Clark Jake Meredith true freshman; 2x CIF placer (2nd in 2008); 7th 2008 Sr. Nationals 197 Thor Moen given a victory by forfeit against UC Davis Nick Williams member of ASU's Barrett Honors College; 2x Nevada state champion 285 Erik Nye after going undefeated past 2 years at Sierra CC, lost a 2-1 decision Imanibom Etukeren 3-2 at 285 last year as a back-up, including 2-0 dual record against 13 different schools. Of those 13 teams, eight are still competing in the Pac- 10 Conference with the Sun Devils holding a record against those teams. UNDER ORTIZ VS. PAC-10 Arizona State holds a record against Pac-10 foes since Thom Ortiz took over the program eight years ago, including a home record and an road mark. BACK FOR MORE Twenty-five wrestlers from the roster return this year and are led by starters Anthony Robles (125), Orlando Jimenez (133) and Chris Drouin (141) along with several veterans that have moved up to a starting position, including Thor Moen (197) and Jake Cranford (184). Several freshman that redshirted last year also figure prominently into the starting line-up, including Vicente Varela (149), Michael Swigart (157) and Kyle DeBerry (165). HELLO! MY NAME IS... The program welcomed 11 new members to the team this fall, including two immediate starters, one possible starter and several others with impressive credentials. Heavyweight Erik Nye (2x undefeated California junior college champion) and Eric Starks (174; 2x state placer in California) both look to have the edge in the starting line-up while Eric Starks (184; 2x Washington state champion) also could see action. Ben Ashmore, a four-time SUN DEVIL MEDIA RELATIONS Associate Director/Wrestling SID... Alex Ryan ... alex.ryan@asu.edu Phone (Direct)... (480) Phone (Cell)... (480) FAX... (480) Website... TheSunDevils.com Texas state champion, could see action at 125 or 133 after transferring in from Oklahoma State while true freshmen Te Edwards (157) and Michael Hawkins (285) will add depth to a young, but talented roster. ANOTHER ADDITION The coaching staff also made an addition as Al Fuentes was brought on to replace Eric Larkin, who left to pursue other career aspirations. A two-time NAIA All-American at 142 pounds (1997 and 1998) for Findlay (Ohio), Fuentes also was a three-time Academic All-American and will play a vital role in helping the program both on and off the mats. Like head coach Thom Ortiz, Fuentes was a member of a national championship team as UF captured the 1995 NAIA Championship title. SUN DEVIL NATION Arizona (12) and California (nine) provide wrestlers for more than half of the Sun Devil roster this year with other western/southwestern states adding 11 more, including two each from Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Three eastern states are also accounted for on the Sun Devil roster, including two wrestlers from New York and one each from New Jersey and Virginia. THE YOUNG AND THE WRESTLERS Last season, the Sun Devils, at various points, had up to seven redshirt freshmen in their starting 10 with two or three seniors. This year, the team will continue to be young as INTERVIEWS/CREDENTIALS Media looking to cover ASU Wrestling (interviews, stories, etc.) should contact Alex Ryan (information at left) to request athletes and coaches. Credentials are required for home events and requests for credentials can be made via and/or phone (the earlier the better). SAVE ASU WRESTLING ASUWRESTLING.COM PAGE 3

4 PAC-10 RANKINGS & NOTES PAC-10 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOURNAMENT FINISH) 125 Pounds 1. Tanner Gardner (1)... Stanford 2. Anthony Robles (2)... Arizona State 3. Brandon Zoetewey (3)... CS Bakersfield 4. Marcos Orozco (4)... UC Davis 5. Micah Ferguson (5)... Cal Poly 6. Jake Gonzalez (7)... Oregon State 7. Allen Bartelli... Boise State 8. Joey Lucas (6)... Oregon 133 Pounds 1. Cory Fish (2)... Boise State 2. Ryan Dunn (4)... Oregon 3. Boris Novachkov (5)... Cal Poly 4. Tyler Dillashaw (1)... CS Fullerton 5. Thomas Kimbrell (6)... CS Bakersfield 6. Francisco Manriquez (7)... UC Davis 7. Porfirio Madrigal (8)... Stanford 8. Todd Schavrien (3)... Arizona State 141 Pounds 1. Chad Mendes (1)... Cal Poly 2. Chris Drouin (6)... Arizona State 3. Levi Jones (4)... Boise State 4. Nexi Delgado (7)... UC Davis 5. Teddy Astorga (2)... CS Fullerton 6. Cody Moulton (8)... Oregon 7. Elijah Nacita (3)... CS Bakersfield 8. Heinrich Barnes (5)... Oregon State 149 Pounds 1. Morgan Atkinson (1)... CS Fullerton 2. Adam Hall (2)... Boise State 3. Kyle Larson (3)... Oregon State 4. Lucas Espericueta (6)... Stanford 5. Eric Maldanado (5)... Cal Poly 6. Jeremy Doyle (4)... CS Bakersfield 7. Barrett Abel (7)... UC Davis 8. Orlando Jimenez... Arizona State 157 Pounds 1. Chase Pami (1)... Cal Poly 2. Tyler Sherfey (3)... Boise State 3. Josh Zupancic (2)... Stanford 4. Tim Patrick... Oregon State 5. Trevor Hall (8)... CS Bakersfield 6. Kyle Bounds (4)... Oregon 7. Devan Velasquez (5)... CS Fullerton 8. Steven Dailey (7)... Portland State 165 Pounds 1. Patrick Pitsch (1)... Arizona State 2. Kurt Swartz (2)... Boise State 3. Daniel Atondo (4)... CS Bakersfield 4. Kyle Barrett... Stanford 5. Keegan Davis (6)... Oregon State 6. Zack Frazier (5)... Oregon 7. Teddy Bristol (7)... CS Fullerton 8. Dustin Noack (8)... UC Davis 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 2009 Pacific-10 Championships March 2-3, 2009 Fullerton, Calif. (Titan Gym) Pac-10.org 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships March 19-21, 2009 St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center) NCAA.com PAGE Pounds 1. Nate Lee (1)... Boise State 2. Tyler Bernacchi (3)... UC Davis 3. Luke Feist (2)... Stanford 4. Todd Noel (7)... CS Fullerton 5. Michael Williams (8)... Cal Poly 6. Dale Seley (5)... Portland State 7. Chris Platt (4)... Oregon State 8. Ronnie Lee (6)... Oregon 184 Pounds 1. Brent Chriswell (3)... Arizona State 2. Kirk Smith (1)... Boise State 3. Ian Murphy (2)... CS Fullerton 4. Zack Giesen (4)... Stanford 5. John Clark (8)... UC Davis 6. Ernie Varela (6)... Cal Poly 7. Ben Harris... Oregon State 8. Jason Points (7)... CS Bakersfield 197 Pounds 1. Kyle Bressle (3)... Oregon State 2. Jason Trulson (1)... Arizona State 3. Matt Casperson (4)... Boise State 4. Riley Orozco (5)... CS Bakersfield 5. John Drake (2)... CS Fullerton 6. Jake Johnson (6)... Stanford 7. Collin Brooks... Cal Poly 8. Rockland Schneider... Portland State 285 Pounds 1. Travis Gardner (2)... Oregon State 2. Mitch Monteiro (5)... CS Bakersfield 3. Nick Smith (1)... Boise State 4. Charlie Alexander (3)... Oregon 5. Quinton Pruett... Arizona State 6. Richard Alcala (6)... UC Davis 7. James Powers (7)... Cal Poly 8. Phil Doerner (8)... Stanford FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Boise State Stanford Oregon State Arizona State CS Fullerton Cal Poly CS Bakersfield UC Davis Oregon Portland State Championships were held at the University of Oregon on March 2-3, (#) indicates tournament seeding Rankings for the season will be compiled by CS Fullerton (2009 meet host) and published in December. 27 of the 36 athletes on the roster are freshmen or sophomores, including 12 redshirt freshmen and six true freshmen. Also, the team has two seniors (Kelsey Campbell and Preston Pruett) along with seven juniors. Of the probable 10 starters this week against UC Davis, the Sun Devils will send out four freshmen (one true freshman), three sophomores and three juniors. Three weight classes list another possible starter, and those include two sophomores and one true freshman. CAMPBELL ON THE ROSTER Kelsey Campbell, one of the two seniors on the squad this year, is set to defend the two U.S. Women's College Wrestling National Championships that she has won in 2007 (63kg) and 2008 (59kg). The No. 1 college wrestler in the nation at 59kg last year, Campbell competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials over the summer and has placed among the Top 4 in several national events throughout the past year. INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS During the month of September, two former Sun Devils competed on the international stage and returned with bronze medals. First up was the 2008 World Beach Championships in Durres, Albania, on September 21 with Jeff Funicello winning a bronze medal in the Under 85kg/ classification for the second year in a row. Funicello also competed in the World Grappling Championships one day earlier and earned a bronze medal at the same weight class. Then, on September 26 in Perm, Russia, John Hughes competed in the 2008 Veteran World Championships and captured the bronze medal in Division E (56 years +) freestyle at 69kg/152. A NEW BREED In the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), the Sun Devil wrestling program has produced some top talent both now and then. While former Sun Devils have held championship belts in the past, including UFC Heavyweight Champion Dan 'The Beast' Severn and Pride Welterweight and Middleweight (at the same time) Champion 'Dangerous' Dan Henderson, the current crop of talent is already turning heads. That trio (all of which were All-Americans in 2006) include up-and-coming UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez, TUF Season 7 runner-up (middleweight) C.B. 'The Doberman' Dollaway and current TUF Season 8 light heavyweight contestant Ryan 'Darth' Bader. IN THE COMMUNITY Over the past several seasons, the Sun Devil wrestling program has been active in the community and lending a hand where they can. Last year, the wrestlers visited with children and handed out dinner and dessert to those in attendance the day before Thanksgiving and also read to numerous children at the UMOM New Day Center in Phoenix one week later, just two name two events. This year, the Sun Devils participated in the Wilson Neighborhood Cleanup (helping the neighborhood remove debris around the elementary school in Phoenix) while also talking to children at Lomas Elementary School as part of Sparky's Tour (teaching children about the importance of education). WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS

5 ROSTER & NOTES AHOY, CAPTAINS! The team will be led by a trio of captains this season, including junior Thor Moen (197) and sophomores Anthony Robles (125) and Chris Drouin (141). RICHES WRESTLING COMPLEX On Saturday, January 7, 2006, the Sun Devils dedicated their new training facility in a joint celebration with the gymnastic team. The Riches Wrestling Complex, the John Spini Women's Gymnastics Training Center and the Cavanagh/Dickey Olympic Sports Plaza were dedicated and showcased as fans and over 200 supporters toured two of the premier training centers in the nation while both teams showcased their teams by holding practices. The facilities are located off Sixth Street behind the Kajikawa Football Practice Fields and beyond the outfield wall at Farrington Softball Stadium. Since the opening, the facility has hosted numerous practices for the Sun Devils and Sunkist and was a two-week training home for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team before it headed to Beijing. One of the wrestlers that trained at the facility along side the Sun Devils was Henry Cejudo, who won Olympic Gold this summer. HOME OF THE SUN DEVILS Wells Fargo Arena serves as the home of Arizona State's home wrestling duals, as well as basketball (men and women), women's gymnastics and women's volleyball. Opened in the spring of 1974, the 14,198-seat arena has been the home venue of some of the Sun Devil greats with all 16 Pac-10 team titles and one of the two Western Athletic Conference crowns attained by ASU. Since its opening, 57 Sun Devils have captured 109 individual conference titles while 67 different athletes have earned a total of 98 All-America honors. The Sun Devils stand all-time inside Wells Fargo Arena ( all-time at home). With its 36-3 defeat of Utah Valley on Jan. 10, 2005, ASU recorded its 150th victory at WFA. NCAA HISTORY Since becoming a varsity program in 1962, Arizona State has competed in the NCAA Championships all 46 years and scored at least one point in 41 of those tournaments, including each of the last 34 in a row. During this time, the Sun Devils have had 60 different student-athletes secure a combined total of 102 All- America honors while helping the team place in the Top 10 on 18 occasions and in the Top 5 seven times, including a NCAA title in 1988 and runner-up finishes in both 1989 and NEXT TIME OUT Arizona State will embark on a tough road trip next weekend as the Sun Devils head to No. 1 Iowa and No. 2 Iowa State. The Sun Devils and top-ranked Hawkeyes will meet at 4 p.m. in Iowa City on Friday before ASU and ISU meet at 6 p.m. in Ames. SUN DEVIL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS Sun Devil WT HT YR Hometown (Last School) Angel Alegre Jr. El Paso, Texas (Ysleta HS) Ben Ashmore So.* Dallas, Texas (Oklahoma State U.) Tyler Bowles Jr.* Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS) Josh Calteux Fr.* Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton HS) Kelsey Campbell Sr.* Milwaukie, Ore. (Pacific (Ore.) U.) Jeff Cappellini Fr.* Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Fountain Hills HS) Jason Carrillo 125/ Jr. Torrance, Calif. (Cerritos College) Steve Contino Fr.* Port Washington, N.Y. (Kellenberg Memorial HS) Jake Cranford Jr.* Clackamas, Ore. (Clackamas HS) Kyle DeBerry Fr.* Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) Chris Drouin So.* Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) Te Edwards Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Cox HS) Imanibom Etukeren So.* Glendale, Ariz. (The Lawrenceville (NJ) School) Travis Forester 141 So. El Toro, Calif. (El Toro HS) Darrius Grahm 165 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. (Thunderbird HS) Michael Hawkins Fr. Denver, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson HS) Alan Howard Fr.* Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) Orlando Jimenez So.* Casa Grande, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) Lucas Mariacher So.* Buffalo, N.Y. (Iroquois HS) Jake Meredith Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley HS) Thor Moen Jr.* Flagstaff, Ariz. (Coconino HS) George Montesdeoca Fr.* Castro Valley, Calif. (Castro Valley HS) Anthony Morales Fr.* Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron Memorial HS) Sal Musto 165/ Fr.* Middletown, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) Erik Nye Jr.* Red Bluff, Calif. (Sierra CC) Alex Pavlenko Sr.* Mesa, Ariz. (Marco de Niza HS) David Prado 125/ Fr.* Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS) Preston Pruett So.* Pittsburgh, Pa. (Phoenix Desert Vista HS) Anthony Robles So.* Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) Tony Ruiz 149/ Jr. Anaheim, Calif. (Cerritos College) Eric Starks Fr. Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground HS) Michael Swigart Fr.* Dolores, Colo. (Dolores HS) Jarred Trulson So.* Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Fountain Hills HS) Vicente Varela Fr.* Rio Rancho, N.M. (Rio Rancho HS) Emilio Veramontes Fr. Tucson, Ariz. (Amphi HS) Nick Williams Fr.* Reno, Nev. (Galena HS) * - has utilized redshirt season Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach: Thom Ortiz (8th year) Assistant Coaches: Al Fuentes (1st year), Brian Stith (2nd year), Zach Roberson (2nd year) Athletic Trainer: Joe Silvey, ATC (1st year) Sports Peformance: Josh Storms (1st year) Media Relations: Alex Ryan (7th year) Pronuncations Angel Alegre... uh-lay-gray Tyler Bowles... bowls Josh Calteux... cal-toe Kelsey Campbell... kell-see Jeff Cappellini... cap-el-ee-knee Jason Carrillo... cuh-ree-oh Steve Contino... con-teen-oh Chris Drouin... drew-in Te Edwards... tee Imanibom Etukeren... e-mon-e-bom etu-care-in Orlando Jimenez... him-en-ez Lucas Mariacher... marry-acher Thor Moen... mow-en George Montesdeoca... mon-tez-dee-oh-cuh Anthony Morales... more-al-ace Sal Musto... must-oh Erik Nye... sounds like eye Alex Pavlenko... pahv-lane-co David Prado... prah-do Preston Pruett... prue-it Anthony Robles... row-bless Tony Ruiz... rue-eez Michael Swigart... swig-urt Jerrad Trulson... trull-son Vicente Varela... viss-en-tay var-el-uh Emilio Veramontes... vair-uh-mon-taze Thom Ortiz... or-teez Al Fuentes... fwen-taze Zach Roberson... row-burr-son SAVE ASU WRESTLING ASUWRESTLING.COM PAGE 5

6 SEASON STATISTICS ARIZONA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Portland State Dual All Matches in Seson Career Results Season Overtimes Bonus Point Victories Sun Devil Wt. Overall Duals P-10 Tourny All Duals SV TB SV+ TB+ Major Tech Pin Fast FW Anthony Robles :05 - Orlando Jimenez :-- - Tyler Bowles :-- - Chris Drouin :-- - Vicente Varela :-- - Michael Swigart :-- - Jerrad Trulson :-- - Kyle DeBerry :-- - Eric Starks :-- - Jake Cranford :-- - Jake Meredith :-- - Thor Moen :-- 1 Erik Nye :-- - Imanibom Etukeren :-- - Forfeits ALL FW indicates individual victories by forfeit and injury default RESERVES All Matches in Seson Career Results Season Overtimes Bonus Point Victories Sun Devil Wt. Overall Duals P-10 Tourny All Duals SV TB SV+ TB+ Major Tech Pin Fast FW Angel Alegre :-- - Preston Pruett :-- - Lucas Mariacher :-- - Alex Pavlenko :-- - Multiple Weights All Matches in Seson Career Results Season Overtimes Bonus Point Victories Sun Devil Wt. Overall Duals P-10 Tourny All Duals SV TB SV+ TB+ Major Tech Pin Fast FW none SEASON TOTALS All Matches in Seson Career Results Season Overtimes Bonus Point Victories Sun Devil Wt. Overall Duals P-10 Tourny All Duals SV TB SV+ TB+ Major Tech Pin Fast FW 125 Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds : Pounds :-- - Forfeits ALL TOTALS :05 1 WOMEN'S WRESTLING All Matches in Seson Career Results Sun Devil Wt. O'all Forf. Dec Tech Falls Fast O'all Forf. Dec Tech Falls Fast Kelsey Campbell 59kg : :31 PAGE 6 WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS

7 COMPETITION RECAPS Arizona State 'Sun Devils' UC Davis 'Aggies' November 8, 2008 Mesa HS Win Type Loss Score AS CD 149 Barrett Abel Dec Varela Joey Wilson Dec Swigart DeBerry Dec Dustin Noack Starks Major Joe Mount Cranford Dec Jon Clark Moen Forf forfeit Ricky Alcala Dec Nye #8 Robles Fall #11 Marcos Orozco 4: Brandon Low Dec Jimenez #7 Drouin Major Nexi Delgado Attendance: 532 Dual Offi cial: Charlie Jones 5 Sun Devils made their debuts, going 2-3 in those bouts Won their debuts: DeBerry at 165 & Starks at 174 Lost debuts: Varela (149), Swigart (157) & Nye (285) Starks (174), a true freshman, scored eight takedowns in his collegiate bout Arizona State improved to all-time in its fi rst dual of the year ASU also moved to all-time in its fi rst Pac-10 dual of the year The win was the 75th of Thom Ortiz' coaching career ( ) ASU improved to 4-0 all-time against the Aggies SAVE ASU WRESTLING ASUWRESTLING.COM PAGE 7

8 INDIVIDUAL BOUT-BY-BOUT Anthony Robles (RS-So., Mesa, Ariz./Mesa HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: (12-3 duals) N8 125 #11 Marcos Orozco UC Davis Dual (home) W Fall 4: Orlando Jimenez (RS-So., Casa Grande, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS) Season: 0-1 (0-1 duals) CAREER: 6-11 (1-6 duals) N8 133 Brandon Low UC Davis Dual (home) L Dec Chris Drouin (RS-So., Temecula, Calif./Chaparral HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: (9-8 duals) N8 141 Nexi Delgado UC Davis Dual (home) W Major Vicente Varela (RS-Fr., Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho HS) Season: 0-1 (0-1 duals) CAREER: 0-1 (0-1 duals) N8 149 Barrett Abel UC Davis Dual (home) L Dec Michael Swigart (RS-Fr., Dolores, Colo./Dolores HS) Season: 0-1 (0-1 duals) CAREER: 0-1 (0-1 duals) N8 157 Joey Wilson UC Davis Dual (home) L Dec Kyle DeBerry (RS-Fr., Tucson, Ariz./Sunnyside HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: 1-0 (1-0 duals) N8 165 Dustin Noack UC Davis Dual (home) W Dec Eric Starks (Fr., Battle Ground, Wash./Battle Ground HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: 1-0 (1-0 duals) N8 174 Joe Mount UC Davis Dual (home) W Major Jake Cranford (RS-Jr., Clackamas, Ore./Clackamas HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: (13-16 duals) N8 184 Jon Clark UC Davis Dual (home) W Dec Thor Moen (RS-Jr., Flagstaff, Ariz./Coconino HS) Season: 1-0 (1-0 duals) CAREER: (6-13 duals) N8 197 UC Davis Dual (home) W Forf. forfeit Erik Nye (RS-Jr., Red Bluff, Calif./Sierra College/Red Bluff HS) Season: 0-1 (0-1 duals) CAREER: 0-1 (0-1 duals) N8 285 Ricky Alcala UC Davis Dual (home) L Dec PAGE 10 WRESTLING WITH THE DEVILS