TEMPE, Ariz.— This weekend, the No. 9 Sun Devils head north to Corvallis, Ore. on the campus of Oregon State University for the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, the 56th annual postseason tournament for the Conference of Champions.
Tickets for the championships can be purchased by calling (800) GO-BEAVS or by visiting www.Beavertickets.com. Ticket prices are as follows:
All-session Adult: $30
All-session Student/Youth/Senior: $20
Single-session Adult: $20
Single-session Student/Youth/Senior: $10
The first and second rounds as well as the consolation semifinals will be streamed live at Pac-12.com while the finals will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks beginning at 6 pm PT/7 pm MT. Live results will also be available on the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships website at www.pac-12.com/wrestlingchamps.
This season, the Sun Devils completed several feats including compiling the third-longest win streak in program history, defeated Stanford for the first time since 2012-13, and reached the 10-win mark for the third consecutive season (sixth streak of three years or longer in program history).
ASU PAC-12 HISTORY
Arizona State wrestling is one of the most decorated programs in the west as the Sun Devils have captured 19 conference titles, including 17 Pac-10/12 and two Western Athletic Conference crowns. Since joining the conference in 1978-79, the Sun Devils have been one of the most dominant member institutions with 113 individual Pac-10/12 titles (28 WAC crowns).
Last season, ASU won their first conference title in 11 years behind five individual champions - Josh Maruca (149), Josh Shields (157), Anthony Valencia (165), Zahid Valencia (174), and Tanner Hall (HWT).
Prior to the 11-year gap, ASU won two in a row in 2005 and 2006, three in four years and four in six years (also 2001 and 2003).
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WIN STREAK
The Sun Devils recorded a 10-match win streak this season, which is now the third-longest win streak in program history. The 1977-78 team won 13 straight and the 1975-76 team earned a perfect 15-0 record for the longest win streak in program history. At the time, the 10-match win streak was also the fourth longest currently in the NCAA.
Z. VALENCIA IN NCAA MOST DOMINANT TOP 10
The No. 1 174-pounder in the nation, Zahid Valencia is in the NCAA Division I top-10 for Most Dominant Wrestler in the Feb. 21 rankings (number following each is average team points scored by each throughout the season against other Division I opponents).
1. Zain Retherford (Penn State/149) - 5.57
2. Bo Nickal (Penn State/184) - 5.13
3. Jason Nolf (Penn State/157) - 5.10
4. Daniel Lewis (Missouri/174) - 4.84
5. Mark Hall (Penn State/174) - 4.83
6. Seth Gross (South Dakota State/133) - 4.76
7. Ben Darmstadt (Cornell/197) - 4.69
8. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State/174) - 4.67
9. Mike Hughes (Hofstra/285) - 4.64
10. Michael Kemerer (Iowa/157) - 4.63