Three Dons Advance to Semi-Finals at CCCAA State Championships
Oliver Rivero, Joshua Fuentes - Norikiyo and Luis Vargas all advanced to the semi-finals in their respective weight classes while Luis Cervantes was knocked out the tournament after a couple of hard fought matches.
CERRITOS, Calif. – Santa Ana Wrestling sent four competitors to the CCCAA State Championships that kicked off on Friday at Cerritos College.
Oliver Rivero, Joshua Fuentes - Norikiyo and Luis Vargas all advanced to the semi-finals in their respective weight classes while Luis Cervantes was knocked out the tournament after a couple of hard fought matches.
At 133 pounds, Rivero advanced through the bracket with two wins and will match up with the No. 1 seeded Raul Ortiz from Palomar College on Saturday.
Fuentes - Norikiyo pulled off an upset in the second round of the 141 pound division, defeating the northern two seed in Logan Garcia of Lassen College by a score of 12-3. On Saturday, he will Josh Brown of Cerritos for a shot to advance to the championship round.
After winning the SoCal Regionals last week, Luis Vargas was seeded No. 1 in the south to earn himself a bye in the first round. Vargas then defeated Conrad Trevino from Sacramento City to solidify his spot in the semifinals on Saturday.
Currently, the Dons are seventh as a team in points with 32 and will have a good chance to place higher if they perform well on championship Saturday.
