TEMPE, Ariz.— This weekend will be a special weekend for No. 9 Arizona State wrestling as two important and significant groups will be welcomed back to Tempe.
On Friday night, the Sun Devils host Stanford (8 pm MT) in their Pac-12 opener, which will serve as the team's annual MMA Night, honoring MMA stars from ASU and beyond.
On Saturday afternoon, the 1988 NCAA Championship team returns home to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the title in a match vs. Oregon State (1:30 pm MT). Following Saturday's match, the ASU Wrestling Legends celebration will take place at Tempe Mission Palms at 4 pm MT with appetizers, raffles, a cash bar, and tributes to the storied Sun Devil team. (See page 2-3 of notes for more on the 1988 team).
To register for the reception, visit the following link: To register, click HERE.
For a special ticket package for this weekend's matches, visit THIS LINK to get both matches for just $15.
Both matches will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
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After back-to-back home duals this weekend, Arizona State heads to Bakersfield, Calif. for a mid-week Pac-12 dual at CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
ARIZONA STATE WINS 38TH ANNUAL VIRGINIA DUALS
After earning their first top-3 finish since 1997 in 2017, the Sun Devils improved further in 2018, winning their first-ever Virginia Duals, the 38th annual version of the tournament.
ASU won the James River Pool with a 35-3 win vs. Virginia and a 25-13 win vs. Iowa State before defeating No. 11 Northern Iowa, 24-16, in the semifinals and reigning champion No. 9 Virginia Tech, 21-15, in the finals.
Zahid Valencia was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for the second straight season at the tournament.
#GREENGAMEASU ON FRIDAY
- ASU is a national leader in sustainability and SDA is an important part of these efforts
- ASU is the first university in the US to create a school devoted to sustainability (founded in 2006)
- ASU is rated #6 in the world and #5 in the nation for sustainability by the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Ranked in top-10 list of "Cool Schools" by Sierra Magazine
- ASU leverages over 300 days of sunshine in AZ with the largest solar portfolio in the country (89 solar arrays across all campuses)
- Every ticked sport hosts a green game during their season to highlight sustainability at ASU
- All ticked sporting events at ASU campus are Zero Waste, meaning the venues only have recycling and composting bins available. Think before you throw and help divert waste from the landfill.
- Reduce your waste: Purchase the reusable Zero Waste cup - $25 for free refills all season
- In 2013, National Resource Defense Council named Sun Devil Athletics a top-10 sustainable athletics program
- In 2016, ASU won the USG NACDA Sustainability Award for diverse use of sustainable practices and for being the most sustainable athletics department in the country
- ASU has reduced Net Emissions by 16.1% since 2007. Help reduce it even more!
- In 2016, ASU saved 12,664,928 pages of paper through Canon devices. Continue the cycle and print 100% recycled!