Sun Devil Wrestling Opens Season with Maroon and Gold Scrimmage

Tempe, Ariz. – Sun Devil Wrestling held their annual Maroon and Gold scrimmage at Desert Financial Arena on Friday night for the opening of its 2024-25 campaign. Various wrestlers, like Richard Figueroa, Cohlton Schultz and newcomer Azizbek Fayzullaev, dazzled throughout victories to commence the 2024-25 new season.

There were a total of 10 duals in tonight's showcase across all weight classes, starting with the lightweight match between top-ranked ranked Richard Figueroa and Damian Moreno, where Figueroa came out on top, 20-4. No. 11 ranked Jesse Vasquez, debuting at a higher weight class, earned a tough-fought 4-2 win over Mykey Ramos. The 184-weight class match between Aziz Fayzullaev and Shay Addison ended with Fayzullaev taking the matchup 10-4. Heavyweight Cohlton Schultz faced an unorthodox double-header match-up against Phil Chobot and Nick Hutchins to end the scrimmage, winning 20-4 over Chobot and 6-1 by fall over Hutchins.

The Sun Devils competed in front of a lively crowd at Desert Financial Arena, serving as one of six home events for the team this season.

Final Results
Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) over Damian Moreno (Arizona State) (TF 21-4 6:52)
Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) over Carter Dibert (Arizona State) (MD 14-3)
Emilio Ysaguirre Jr (Arizona State) over Daniel Miranda (Arizona State) (Dec 8-1)
Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) over Mykey Ramos (Arizona State) (Dec 5-2)
Michael Kilic (Arizona State) over Austin Scott (Arizona State) (MD 11-1)
Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) over Joseph Manfredi (Arizona State) (TF 20-4 4:24)
Chance McLane (Arizona State) over Max Wilner (Arizona State) (Dec 7-1)
Azizbek Fayzullaev (Arizona State) over Shay Addison (Arizona State) (Dec 10-4)
Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) over Damion Schunke (Arizona State) (Dec 4-2)
Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) over Phillip Chobot (Arizona State) (TF 19-4 2:19)

Up next
The Sun Devils officially begin their '24-25 season next weekend when they travel to Bethlehem, Penn., for the Journeyman Duals against both Long Island (12 p.m.) and Illinois (2 p.m.) on Saturday, Nov. 9. The following day, the Sun Devils will compete in the all-day Journeymen Wranglemania tournament.

The Sun Devils' 2024-25 campaign is loaded since the team's move to the vaunted Big 12 Conference. Of the team's 13 duals, 11 are against programs ranked within FloWrestling's preseason team tournament rankings, including meetings with a trio of top-10 teams.

at No. 3 Oklahoma State
at No. 6 Missouri
Vs. No. 9 Northern Iowa
At No. 12 Stanford
Vs. No. 13 Cornell
At No. 14 Iowa State
At No. 15 Lehigh
At No. 17 West Virginia
Vs. t-No. 20 Northern Colorado
Vs. t-No. 20 Illinois
Vs. No. 32 Oklahoma

Follow Along
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