Led by 2x California State Champion and 3x National Champion, Nikko Reyes, and 8^th place CIF State medalist Chris Garcia, the mighty Golden Eagles had a very successful 2011-2012 wrestling season.

Team Results:

8^th California State Championship 

3^rd Central Section Masters Championship

3^rd Central Section Valley Championship

3^rd Tri River Athletic Conference

3^rd Mission San Jose Invitational

3^rd Raul Huerta Invitational (Canyon Springs)

8^th Doc Buchanan Invitation

7^th Sierra Nevada Classic

6^th Zinkin Classic

2^nd Clovis West Shootout

671 Takedowns Scored

85 Near Fall for 2 pts

300 Near Fall for 3 pts

181 Pins

16 tech falls

30 major decisions

360 Wins

*Only 8 Stall warnings*

2012 Post Season Awards:

Freshman of the year                  

106 lbs Freshman Bryce Morita

Record:  16-24

Bryce was thrown into the starting lineup as an undersized freshman weighing in at only 96 lbs.  He accepted the challenge and competed hard in every match.  Bryce is a future star for the Golden Eagles and we are excited for what the future holds for him, he is also a scholar athlete holding a 4.0 GPA.

Outstanding Lightweight:           

126 lbs Sophomore Michael Knoblauch

Record 34-11

Michael entered his second season as a starter for the Eagles.  He moved up two weight classes from the previous year and had a very successful season. Michael was a 2012 Central Section Champion, he was also a 2012 CA State qualifier finishing with a 2-2 record at the state tournament.  Michael was named to the 2012 All Fresno Bee Second Team.

Outstanding Middleweight:

138 lbs Sophomore Chris Garcia

Record 36-19

Chris also entered his second season as a starter for the Eagles.  He competed this year in two different weight classes before settling in at 138 lbs.  Chris was very successful as he placed in 7 major tournaments this year, capping it off with an 8^th place CIF State Finish becoming one of two wrestlers for the Golden Eagles to place in this year’s State meet.  Chris was named to the 2012 All Fresno Bee Second Team.

Outstanding Upper Weight:

220 lbs Sophomore Cortes Morales

Record 31-17

Cortes is another sophomore for the Eagles who finished his second year as a starter.  Cortes had a very successful second year paving the way for the big boys.  He finished as the 2012 Central Section Valley champion.  Cortes was second on the team with 20 pins, he was also a 2012 CA State Qualifier and was named to the 2012 All Fresno Bee Honorable mention team.

Most Valuable Lightweight:

120 lbs Senior Brandon Rodriguez

Record 33-8

Brandon entered his 3^rd year as a starter for Clovis West  and he did so in the most impressive fashion.  Brandon opened the year winning the 2011 Sierra Nevada Classic in Reno, NV defeating a national ranked wrestler in the finals.  He was also 4^th at the Doc Buchanan, 1^st at the Raul Huerta, 2^nd league, 2^nd Valley, 2^nd at Masters, and he finished the year one match away from placing at the State meet finishing top-12 in the State.  Brandon was named to the 2012 All Fresno Bee Second Team.

Most Valuable Upper weight:

182 lbs Senior Nikko Reyes

Record 48-1  Career record:  187- 12

Nikko leaves Clovis West as the most accomplished wrestler to have ever worn the cardinal and gold.  Nikko captured his second CA State title and his third National Title.  Nikko was named to the 2012 USA Wrestling National All – American Team.  Nikko was also named 2012 Fresno Bee Wrestler of the Year. Nikko received a full ride wrestling scholarship to the University of Illinois.

Pursuing Victory With Honor Award:

132 lbs  Sophomore Tyler Zimmer

Record  38-18

Tyler like the previous mentioned sophomores finished his second year as a full time starter for the Eagles.  Tyler had a very successful year leading the team with takedowns (88) and second in wins (38). Tyler turned up the heat at the CA state championship, wrestling in the toughest weight in the state he was one match away from placing.  Tyler is also a Scholar athlete holding a 3.8 GPA

Nikko Reyes                    48

Tyler Zimmer                 38

Chris Garcia                     36

Michael Knoblauch      34

Brandon Rodriguez      33

Cortes Morales               31

Wins by Fall

Nikko Reyes                    39

Cortes Morales               20

Chris Garcia                     17

Michael Knoblauch      15

Brandon Rodriguez      13

Tyler Zimmer                 11

Takedown Leaders

Tyler Zimmer                 88

Michael Knoblauch      83

Nikko Reyes                    82

Chris Garcia                    74

Brandon Rodriguez      62

Bryce Morita                  45

Near Fall 3 pt

Nikko Reyes                    67

Michael Knoblauch      35

Tyler Zimmer                 31

Chris Garcia                     31

Cortes Morales              25

Brandon Rodriguez      18

Match Points

Nikko Reyes                    384

Tyler Zimmer                 359

Chris Garcia                    352

Michael Knoblauch     332

Brandon Rodriguez     218

Cortes Morales             218

Senior Brandon Rodriguez and Sophomore Tyler Zimmer were both one match away from placing losing an OT match and a one point decision.   Sophmore Michael Knoblauch finished the tournament 2-2 and Sophmore Cortes Morales was 1-2  both wrestlers gained valuable expierence and are looking forward to a return trip next year.

Reyes is the first commitment for the Illini in the 2012 Class.

Wrestling at 171lbs last year, Reyes had a banner season. He won the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Doc Buchanan, and the state title in what was one of California’s deepest brackets.

In Virginia Beach, Reyes bested all comers in the Junior 171 division, claiming a High School National title with four falls including one on the finals.

As a Sophomore, Reyes placed 3^rd in California, and went on to win the Sophomore National title in Virginia Beach.

Reyes, who will sit atop the list of TOM’s College Prospects at 174/184lbs when they are released next month, chose Illinois over Ohio State, Old Dominion, and Virginia Tech.

http://news.theopenmat.com/2011/08/top-prospect-reyes-verbals-to-illini/

Great Job Nikko!!!!!

Led by 2011 Ca State Champion Junior Nikko Reyes, Clovis West High School finished in 7th place. also placing for the Golden Eagles was Senior Stevan Knoblauch who finished in 2nd place at 119lbs. Stevan will be wrestling at Grand Canyon University in the Fall.

Senior Steven Knoblauch is currently ranked #16 in the country at 125 lbs

Junior Nikko Reyes is ranked # 11 in the 160 lb weight class.

Both these wrestlers are also in the top 100 in there graduating class in the recruiting rankings.

Steven is the #58 ranked Senior recruit in the country.

Nikko is the # 34 ranked Junior recruit in the country.

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Nikko Reyes

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Two Clovis West High School Seniors recieved wrestling scholarships this year. 2010 California State Champion Chris Martinez has signed his letter of intent to wrestle at San Francisco State University.  Chris will be looking to compete at 125 lbs for the Gators this coming season.  Senior Zach Zimmer 2010 California State Runner-up at 119lbs has also signed to wreslte in college at the University of Indiana of the Big 10 confrence. Indiana University had the # 7 recruiting class in the country this year.

Good Luck boys it has been a pleasure coaching you the past 3 years, we will all be following your success in college.

2010 Calfornia State Champion

After the dust settled all three Clovis West Wrestlers finished in the top 3 of there respected weight classes. The Golden Eagles were led by 2010 California State Champion Senior Chris Martinez 125 lbs, Senior Zach Zimmer finished up his high school carreer with a Second place finish at 119lbs (becoming only the second wrestler in the history of Clovis West to place three times in the state tournament. Sophmore Sensation Nikko Reyes capped off an outstanding weekend placing 3rd at 160 lbs. Nikko had to wrestle the #1, #2, #3, #6  ranked wrestler to earn his spot on the podium. Nikko’s only loss came to the hands of the State Champion.

Great Job boys! 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
First Place
103: #6 Victor Lopez (Poway) DEC Gaven MacDonald (Calvary Chapel) D 11-6
112: #5 Steven Knoblauch (Clovis West) DEC #2 Vince Moita (De La Salle) D 5-4
119: #1 Zach Zimmer (Clovis West) DEC #7 Kyle Garcia (Choctaw) D 3-2
125: Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) DEC #4 Scott Filbert (Ironwood Ridge) D 12-6
130: #1 Louis Trujillo (Rio Rancho) DEC #3 Mitchell Minotti (Easton) D 5-4
135: #1 Luke Goettl (Mingus) DEC #2 Kade Moss (Bingham) D 9-2
140: #1 Mark Hartenstine (Easton) DEC #2 Nathan Hoffer (East Anchorage) D 2-1
145: #1 Jacob Snider (Ponderosa) DEC #3 Nick Wooden (Spring Creek) D 5-3
152: #1 Steven Hernandez (Bishop Gorman) DEC #2 Justin DeAngelis (Jenks) D 9-7
160: #3 Ronnie Balfour (Tulsa Union) DEC #5 Travis Gallegos (Foothill PC) D 8-2
171: #1 Johnny Field (Bishop Gorman) DEC #2 Luke Sheridan (De La Salle) D 6-4
189: #7 Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) DEC #1 Tanner Hall (Meridian) D 3-2
215: #1 William Knowls (Calvary Chapel) DEC #2 Kevin Innis (St. Peters Prep) D 3-2
285: Travis Morgan (Stillwater) DEC Wes Tillett (Shamokin) D 4-3
Third Place
103: #3 Gerritt Bradley (Wasatch) DEC #7 Bo Nickal (Rio Rancho) D 7-3
112: #1 Josh Walker (Tulsa Union) DEC Chris Diaz (Sanger) D 4-3
119: #9 Fabian Garcia (Turlock) WBF #6 Shane Thomas (Catoosa) F 2:28
125: #1 Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) DEC Richard Rios (Santa Fe) D 6-2
130: #2 Jordan Toledo (Pleasant Valley PA) DEC #4 Dustin Reed (Choctaw) D 7-6
135: Joey Davis (Santa Fe) DEC Will DeYoung (Poway) D 5-4
140: #4 Jake Briggs (Bella Vista) DEC #5 Holden Packard (Mountain View) D 5-2
145: #10 Alex Elder (West Salem) DEC #2 Kory DeBerry (Sunnyside) D 5-2
152: #7 Steven Kelly (Ponderosa) WBF #6 Marco Decaro (Temecula) F 3:11
160: Nikko Reyes (Clovis West) DEC CJ Berry (Chico) D 9-3
171: #3 Austin Gabel (Ponderosa) DEC Dominic Kastl (Gilroy) D 5-3
189: #5 Derek Good (Ponderosa) DEC Cody Roman (Centennial) D 6-2
215: #3 Diego Bravo (Sunnyside) WBF #4 Austin Morehead (Sutter Union) F 2:44
285: #1 Luis Barragan (Gilroy) WBF John Schupp (Vacaville) F 2:31
Fifth Place
103: Evan Disora (Easton) DEC #4 Trevor Willson (Ironwood Ridge) D 3-2
112: Dean O’Burke (Calvary Chapel) WBF #6 Silverio Esparza (Lemoore) F M FOR
119: #4 Beau Roberts (Mountain View) DEC #3 Sean Silva (Barstow) D 3-1
125: #3 Aj Vallez (Sanger) WBF #9 Chris Martinez (Clovis West) F Medical Forfiet
130: #10 Willie Fox (Gilroy) DEC #5 Kyle Webb (Ironwood Ridge) D 6-0
135: #3 Joseph Rizzolino (Easton) DEC Saul Garcia (Moorpark) D 7-1
140: #3 Ethan Owens (Grundy) DEC Moses Quesada (Clovis East) D 7-6
145: #7 Tyler Johnson (Vacaville) WBF Dyllan Rodriguez (Sanger) F 0:27
152: Vicente Aboytes (Gilroy) WBF #5 David Wilber (Mingus) F M FOR
160: #2 Ian Roy (Poway) DEC #7 Ricky McDonald (Bishop Manogue) D 3-1
171: #8 Clint Morrison (Cedar Cliff) DEC #6 Jared Miler (Kotzebue) D 8-7
189: #2 Justin Walker (De La Salle) WBF #8 Patrick Evans (Borah) F 2:39
215: #8 Blake Beam (Stillwater) DEC #6 Shea Nolan (Rio Rancho) D 5-2
285: Hunter Davis (Choctaw) WBF Luis Contreras (Madera) F M FOR
Seventh Place
103: #2 Jared Miller (Dillingham) WBF Britain Carter (Maple Mountain) F M FOR
112: Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista) DEC Ernest Klingel (Pleasant Valley PA) D 7-1
119: #5 Gabe Brown (Poway) DEC #2 Jeremy Hurley (Grundy) D 5-2
125: #5 Matt Nunez (Rio Rancho) DEC #6 Brian Crutchmer (Tulsa Union) D 6-3
130: #11 Joey Lavallee (Reno) DEC Landon Burkhalter (Bella Vista) M 11-0
135: #7 Ben Sullivan (Chugiak) DEC Austin Powell (Columbia) D 9-4
140: #9 Brandon Pesarchick (Shamokin) DEC #6 Spencer Brown (Cottonwood) D 6-4
145: #6 Kyle Ash (Tulsa Union) WBF #4 Grant Sullivan (Chugiak) F 2:52
152: Desmond Rios (Pleasant Valley CA) WBF Daniel Allen (Green Valley) F 1:43
160: Jackson Matheson (Pleasant Valley CA) WBF Jacob Pendleton (Lemoore) F 5:17
171: Hudson Buck (Vacaville) WBF #5 James Cook (Madera) F M FOR
189: #6 Taylor Savio (Lehi) DEC Broc Westlake (Reed) M 10-2
215: #5 Ben Holmes (Vacaville) DEC Steven Locke (Barstow) D 6-3
285: Miguel Torres (Modoc) DEC William Espinoza (Sunnyside) D 5-1

NUWAY

WORLD CHALLENGE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

October 8, 2011

Clovis West High School

Fresno, CA

Online Registration Only

Available August 15 th  @

http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/reg…ogClubIn=false

Site: Clovis West High School, 1070 E Teague Ave., Fresno, CA 93720 

Rules: National Federation High School Rules (45 minute rest between matches not in effect).

Entry Fee/Deadline: $20.00 October 1, 2011 by 11 pm (PST) -Late Registration ($35) closes October 7, 2011 8 pm (PST).             $5 additional fee without NUWAY Club Membership at weigh-ins

Registration: Online only www.trackingwrestling.com Wrestler may enter only one weight class and only one division. Must make registered weight to compete. No changes at weigh-in (but can email weight changes until late registration ends). No late entries/walk-ins. Entries will be confirmed via e-mail.

Seeding:  Wednesday evening (October 5). Entries received after this meeting (7 pm) will not be seeded.

Tentative Schedule:  WI – Friday (7th) 6-8 pm   Wrestling starts Saturday (8th) 8 am  (Sunday if needed)  

                     Time schedule will be posted at weigh-ins.  We have NOT wrestled on Sunday in previous years.

Information on weigh-in procedures, registration, weights, age groups, time periods, awards, etc. is on the  

tournament website. www.goldeneaglewrestling.com  

For more Information, contact the Tournament Director

Ian Shaw (559) 260-5773 or email – ianshaw@cusd.com

Or the website (goldeneaglewrestling.com) and/or the SCWAY (www.savecaliforniawrestling.com)

The California World Challenge:  Winners Qualify for Americas Cup and Seeding for Western States Tournament at Clovis HS 

NUWAY CLUB MEMERSHIP CARD.   They can be purchased at (www.savecaliforniawrestling.com)

ADMISSION – Adults – $5     Students/Children – $2   

COACHING:  Floor pass required. Two certified coaches maximum in each competitor’s corner.

MEDICAL INFORMATION: Athletes must submit to a skin disease screening prior to weigh-in. The chief medical officer has full authority without appeal in determining the eligibility of an athlete to compete. In the event of injury or illness, no contestant will be permitted to continue the competition without approval of the Chief Medical Officer, whose decision is final and not subject to appeal.

FORMAT: Double Elimination (every wrestler will get two matches) – Referee decisions final. All protests to be directed to tournament directors. All age protests must be made before final match of first day of wrestling for that particular age group. Birth certificates must be available if requested by tournament directors.