Lundegreen's
Pin Not Nearly Enough vs. ASU Feb. 16, 2003 –Fullerton, CA
Rowdy Lundegreen pinned Ron Renzi in 4:09 of the
184-pound bout Sunday night but it was one of only two wins for Cal State
Fullerton as the Titans dropped a Pac-10 dual wrestling match to Arizona
State, 30-9, in the regular season finale for both squads.
The Sun Devils got a technical fall from Jeremy Mendoza at 125 pounds
and heavyweight Kellan Fluckiger won the heavyweight bout by forfeit.
No. 1-ranked Eric Larkin scored a major decision at 149 pounds over Fullerton’s
Brett Gordon. The Titans’ other win came at 133 pounds when David
Rodriguez outscored Adam Chavira, 13-7.
The most exciting match of the night came at 174 pounds. Fullerton’s
Chris Carlino had an 8-7 lead in the closing seconds. Curtis Owen got
a takedown with about five seconds remaining to take a 9-8 lead but Carlino
escaped just before the whistle for a 9-9 tie. Owen logged an 11-9 win
with a takedown 30 seconds into overtime.
Fullerton finished with a 9-10 dual meet record and was 4-1 at home.
Arizona State, which lost a match earlier in the day at Fresno State,
and Cal State Fullerton will next compete in the Pac-10 Championships
on March 2 and 3 at Boise State.
Arizona State 30, Cal State Fullerton 9
125 - Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) tech. fall Robert Valenzuela (F) 17-2
133 - David Rodriguez (F) dec. Adam Chavira (ASU) 13-7
141 - Dana Holland (ASU) dec. Juan Mora (F) 5-0
149 - Eric Larkin (ASU) major dec. Brett Gordon 16-3
157 - Rocky Smart (ASU) dec. Dustin Vance (F) 4-2
165 - Nick Frost (ASU) dec. Risto Marttinen (F) 11-5
174 - Curtis Owen (ASU) dec. Chris Carlino (F) 11-9 OT
184 - Rowdy Lundegreen (F) pinned Ron Renzi (ASU) 4:09
197 - Ryan Bader (ASU) dec. Landon Seefeldt (F) 8-2
Hvy - Kellan Fluckiger (ASU) by forfeit
