TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 12 Sun Devils are set to head east this weekend for a pair of showdowns against No. 28 Little Rock (Friday, Jan. 19/6 p.m. AZT) and No. 29 Pittsburgh (Sunday, Jan. 21/12 p.m. AZT), marking the start of eight consecutive duals to close out the regular season.
Live stats/live stream for ASU-Little Rock
Little Rock Sports Network (requires $6 viewing fee)
TrackWrestling.com
Live stats/live stream for ASU-Pittsburgh
ACC Network Extra
TrackWrestling.com
PROBABLES
125 | Richard Figueroa -OR- Tristan Mascarenas
133 | Julian Chlebove
141 | Carter Dibert
149 | Kyle Parco
157 | Jacori Teemer
165 | Chance McLane
174 | Cael Valencia
184 | Tony Negron
197 | Jacob Meissner
HWT | Cohlton Schultz
Weekend prep ?? pic.twitter.com/rWX56YuIG5
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) January 17, 2024
IN THE RANKINGS
ASU – 13 (FloWrestling/team tournament)
Little Rock – 28 (FloWrestling/team tournament)
Pittsburgh – 29 (FloWrestling/team tournament)
ASU – 12 (InterMat/team tournament)
Pittsburgh – 30 (InterMat/team tournament)
Little Rock – N/A
125 | Richard Figueroa (#11/InterMat)
133 | Julian Chlebove (#21/FloWrestling)
141 | Jesse Vasquez (#26/FloWrestling)
149 | Kyle Parco (#3/FloWrestling)
157 | Jacori Teemer (#5/FloWrestling)
184 | Tony Negron (#26/InterMat)
285 | Cohlton Schultz (#5/FloWrestling)
LAST TIME OUT
The Sun Devils are most recently removed from a 43-0 thrashing of CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 7), in which they recorded two major decision victories (Cody Foote and Kaleb Larkin), three pins (Julian Chlebove, Jacori Teemer and Tony Negron) and one tech fall decision (Cohlton Schultz).
Teemer's pin came just :16 into his match against CSUB's Devyn Flores-Che.
The Sun Devils certainly looked like one of the country's top elite programs against the Roadrunners.
LEADING THE CHARGE
A three-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and 1988 Sun Devil national champion, head coach Zeke Jones was hired to lead his alma mater in April 2014 and immediately turned the program into a national powerhouse while continuing the Sun Devils' tradition of success in the conference.
Jones is directly responsible for bringing five Pac-12 Championships to Tempe since his arrival - bringing ASU's total conference title count to 23. He developed a two-time national champion in Zahid Valencia, a 125 national runner-up in Brandon Courtney (2021) and in 2022, led heavyweight Cohlton Schultz to national runner-up honors. ASU has celebrated 29 All-America honors since Jones' hiring.
Jones is directly responsible for 32 individual Pac-12 titles, five NCAA top-10 finishes, four Pac-12 Most Outstanding Wrestlers, six Pac-12 Wrestlers of the Year, and three Pac-12 Freshmen/Newcomers of the year.
READ IT AGAIN
Get to know sophomore Jacob Meissner through this recent Q&A, offering a comprehensive look into the Maple Grove, Minn., native at 197 for the Sun Devils this spring.
"I felt super nervous, but excited to start this new journey of repping ASU on my back."
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) January 10, 2024
Get to know sophomore Jacob Meissner through this comprehensive Q&A ??
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils in what is sure to be another thrilling season under head coach Zeke Jones via @ASUWrestling and @sundevilwrestling1962.