TEMPE - It was a year to remember for the Sun Devil Wresting squad. A fifth Pac-12 title under Zeke Jones, another fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, five All-Americans, and six Pac-12 Championship medalists. Check out the full season recap below.
ZEKE JONES/EIGHTH SEASON
NAMED HEAD COACH AUGUST 9, 2014
4TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP/ PAC-12 CHAMPIONS
Sun Devil wrestling finished fourth at the NCAAs for the second time in Zeke Jones' eight-year tenure. Cohlton Schultz was the national heavyweight runner-up and won the Gorriaran Award for the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA Championships, and ASU celebrated five of seven NCAA qualifiers earning All-American status. Jacori Teemer and Brandon Courtney led the pack, both collecting their third All-America nods, both now one of 16 three-time All-Americans at ASU and the second and third wrestlers to achieve the feat under Jones (Zahid Valencia). Two of the Pac-12 Conference's highest honors were awarded to Cohlton Schultz and Kyle Parco. Schultz, the 2022 conference heavyweight champion, earned Wrestler of the Year. Parco, who transferred to ASU ahead of the 2021-22 season before earning Pac-12 gold at 149 and finishing as an All-American, collected the Newcomer of the Year award. Schultz is the second Sun Devil under Jones to earn WOTY (Zahid Valencia, 2017-2019). Parco is the second under Jones to earn NOTY (Valencia '17, Kordell Norfleet '18). It took a complete effort from up and down the entire lineup in Tempe for ASU to win the 2022 Pac-12 Championship at Desert Financial Arena in March - its third in a row, fifth in the last six years, and first at home since 1997. ASU earned the half-point clinch thanks to a heavyweight win from Cohlton Schultz that followed a major decision from Kordell Norfleet. Following the season, Zeke Jones earned a contract extension that'll keep him at the helm through the 2026-27 season.
NWCA Scholar All-Americans
Brandon Courtney, Kyle Parco, Anthony Valencia, Ryan Rochford, Josh Nummer
ZEKE JONES/EIGHTH SEASON
NAMED HEAD COACH AUGUST 9, 2014
4TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP/ PAC-12 CHAMPIONS
Sun Devil wrestling finished fourth at the NCAAs for the second time in Zeke Jones' eight-year tenure. Cohlton Schultz was the national heavyweight runner-up and won the Gorriaran Award for the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA Championships, and ASU celebrated five of seven NCAA qualifiers earning All-American status. Jacori Teemer and Brandon Courtney led the pack, both collecting their third All-America nods, both now one of 16 three-time All-Americans at ASU and the second and third wrestlers to achieve the feat under Jones (Zahid Valencia). Two of the Pac-12 Conference's highest honors were awarded to Cohlton Schultz and Kyle Parco. Schultz, the 2022 conference heavyweight champion, earned Wrestler of the Year. Parco, who transferred to ASU ahead of the 2021-22 season before earning Pac-12 gold at 149 and finishing as an All-American, collected the Newcomer of the Year award. Schultz is the second Sun Devil under Jones to earn WOTY (Zahid Valencia, 2017-2019). Parco is the second under Jones to earn NOTY (Valencia '17, Kordell Norfleet '18). It took a complete effort from up and down the entire lineup in Tempe for ASU to win the 2022 Pac-12 Championship at Desert Financial Arena in March - its third in a row, fifth in the last six years, and first at home since 1997. ASU earned the half-point clinch thanks to a heavyweight win from Cohlton Schultz that followed a major decision from Kordell Norfleet. Following the season, Zeke Jones earned a contract extension that'll keep him at the helm through the 2026-27 season.
NWCA Scholar All-Americans
Brandon Courtney, Kyle Parco, Anthony Valencia, Ryan Rochford, Josh Nummer
- Key Moments
- Cohlton Schultz was national heavyweight runner-up, won the NWCA Gorriaran Award
- Schultz won Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year, Kyle Parco earned Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
- Sun Devils Complete 3-Peat, Claim 23rd Conference Title
- Anthony Valencia won Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year and Pac-12 Tom Hansen Award
- Valencia earned a spot on the Mexico Senior World Team
- Defeated ranked opponents: #17 Oklahoma 22-12, #7 Virginia Tech 23-13, #25 Oregon State 20-17, #17 Stanford 25-15
- Had a five-dual win streak
- Schultz made his second USA Senior World Team in June 2022
- Curley Culp was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, Culp also died and was celebrated by the wrestling and football teams.
- Michael McGee collected his 100th collegiate win with a 17-1 tech over Jackson DiSario
- Hired Eric Thompson to lead the upper weights, while Mark Perry moved on to lead Sunkist RTC.