Gordon Defends 149-Pound Title at Fullerton Open Nov. 22, 2003 -- Fullerton, Calif.
Brett Gordon defended his championship in the 149-pound bracket to
highlight Cal State Fullerton’s performances at the annual Fullerton
Open Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Titan Gym.
Gordon, a senior from Woodland, California, won all five of his matches
including a 6-4 decision over No. 18-ranked Casey Olson of Fresno State
in the finals. In the semifinals, Gordon avenged a Friday dual match loss
to Kevin Jones of UC Davis.
Stanford’s Brad Metzler and Fresno State assistant coach Eddie Gifford
also won repeat titles. Metzler won last year at 133 and this year at
141. Gifford won both titles at 174 pounds but last year he was a senior.
Technically, all wrestlers were competing unattached.
Fullerton teammates Juan Mora (141) and Leonel Sanchez (174) each fought
his way through the consolation bracket to capture third-place finishes.
Championship bout results:
125 - Chad Mendes (Cal Poly) dec. Tony Franco (Cal Poly), 6-5
133 - Matt Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Derek Moore (UC Davis), 5-4
141 - Brad Metzler (Stanford) dec. David Roberts (Cal Poly), 3-1
149 - Brett Gordon (CSF) dec. Casey Olson (Fresno State), 6-4
157 - Matt Gentry (Stanford) dec. Brian Cobb (CSU Bakersfield), 12-6
165 - Pat Pitsch (Arizona State) dec. Frank Richmond (UC Davis), 6-2
174 - Eddie Gifford (Fresno State coach) tech. fall Imad Kharbush (Sanford),
18-3
184 - Ryan Halsey (Cal Poly) pinned Jesse Taylor (Palomar CC), 1:20
197 - Matt Monteiro (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Ralph Garcia (Cal Poly), 13-0
Hvy - Clinton Walbeck (Fresno State) over Jacob Hallmark (Fresno CC),
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