SAN FRANCISCO – As announced by the Pac-12 Conference on Wednesday, redshirt freshman Jacori Teemer has been named Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season after his performances over the weekend against No. 11 Lehigh and No. 8 UNC.
Teemer, ranked No. 11 at 157 lbs by Trackwrestling, wrestled arguably his most complete weekend of the season as he went 2-0, knocking off two top-20 opponents to end the regular season on an eight-match win-streak.
On Friday, the Long Beach, N.Y. native pulled off a go-ahead reversal in the final 10 seconds of the match to secure an 8-6 decision win and earn his first career top-10 victory over No. 8 Josh Humphreys.
DOWN GOES NO. 8 ??
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) February 22, 2020
ICYMI: @JacoriTeemer picked up his second top-15 W of the season last night! pic.twitter.com/AIbc7rpUR1
On Sunday, Teemer followed Friday night's upset with another ranked win in similar fashion as he used a reversal in overtime to notch his third top-20 win over North Carolina's Austin Headlee, 3-2. The victory at 157 lbs. helped jumpstart the Sun Devils to win the final six matches to beat North Carolina, 22-9.
ROUND AND ROUND ??
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) February 23, 2020
Teemer uses a late reversal in overtime to secure his third top-25 W! pic.twitter.com/3w1eSA6IHt
The win over the Tar Heels was ASU's seventh top-25 victory and marked the program's first 15 win season since 1989-90.
Teemer wraps up his first year of dual action in the Maroon and Gold with a 15-5 record and six bonus-point wins. He becomes the first Sun Devil wrestler in program history to be awarded the Pac-12 honor twice in one season.
These were the top ten performances of the final week of dual action for the 2019-20 season. https://t.co/pkaeQqoYiw
— TheOpenMat (@theopenmat) February 25, 2020
Next up, ASU will take a week off before heading to compete in the Pac-12 Championships in Palo Alto, California on Saturday, March 7. The all-day event will kick off at 10:30 a.m. MST for the first session and round out with the finals at 7 p.m. MST. Fans can watch the first two sessions via live stream on the Pac-12 App, while the finals will be broadcast on Pac-12 Network Bay Area.
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