By Jonathan Gomez
The East Los Angeles College wrestling team finished 5th in their Fourth-Annual Brawl beating the University of Southern California, who placed sixth, in the process.
The Huskies also beat the University of California, Irvine who did not sport a complete team.
Two Huskies advanced to the championship finals with sophomores Adrian Herrera, in the 174-pound weight division, and William Amelong (heavyweight).
Herrera won first place with an upset against Cesar Luna of Bakersfield College.
Herrera finished the day with a record of 3-0 overall also beating Amir Bakhshi of Cuesta College in the second round.
Bakhshi is currently ranked 6th in the state .
Amelong took second place as he lost to Brian Curtis of Dixie State University.
Amelong finished the day 2-1.
Three Huskies lost in the consolation finals – freshmen Kevin Valdez (125), Noe Lum (157) and Ricardo Organes (197) who all placed fourth.
Also wrestling for the Huskies were Mariaelena Hernandez (133), Max Velez, Josue Perez, Marco Ramirez, Jonathan Mandujano (149), and Antonio Florido (285).
Hernandez pinned Kate Nestingen (157 pounds) of Cuesta in an exhibition match.
THE PAIN, THE PAIN—Sophomore William Amelong of East Los Angeles College is on offense against Dylan Thomas of Dixie State University of St. George, Utah at the Husky wrestling Brawl in the men’s gym on Nov. 22. CN/TADZIO GARCIA
2014 East Los Angeles College Brawl
Final Team Standings
1. Cuesta College, 91 points
2. Bakersfield College (89)
3. Dixie State (64.5)
4. Rio Hondo College (64)
5. ELAC (50)
6. USC 43 (43)
7. Cuesta B Team (41.5)
8. Bakersfield B Team (22)
9. Dixie State B Team (19)
10. Rio Hondo B Team (18)
11. Cuesta C Team (14)
12. ELAC B Team (5)
13. Rio Hondo C Team (0)
14. UCI (0)
15. USC B Team (0)
Top-Four Individual Results
State Rankings are in parenthesis
125 Pounds
1. Nick Miller, Cuesta B
2. Oscar Velasco-Vargas, Cuesta
3. Frankie Valverde, Rio Hondo
4. Kevin Valdez, ELAC
133 Pounds
1. Carlos Martinez, Rio Hondo B (Honorable Mention)
2. Ethan Flores, Rio Hondo
3. Erik Onsuarez, Bakersfield
4. Nicholas Stavrou, USC
141 Pounds
1. Michael Bronze, Cuesta
2. Nakoa Chun, Cuesta C
3. Marvin Apreza, Cuesta B
4. David Alldredge, Dixie State
149 Pounds
1. Nick Cegeski, USC
2. Justin Horsely, Dixie State
3. Justin Jauregui, Cuesta (Honorable Mention 157 pounds)
4. Landon Kim, Cuesta
157 Pounds
1. Vincent Gomez, Bakersfield (Honorable Mention)
2. Daylon Walker, Dixie State
3. David Koller, Dixie State B
4. Allen Bjur, Cuesta
165 Pounds
1. Armand Farrokh, USC
2. Joe Else, Cuesta (No. 6)
3. Greg Tomas, Rio Hondo
4. Noe Lum, ELAC
174 Pounds
1. Adrian Herrera, ELAC (No.8 165 pounds)
2. Cesar Luna, Bakersfield (Honorable Mention)
3. Amir Bakhshi, Cuesta (No. 6)
4. Nate Mesa, Cuesta B
184 Pounds
1. Anthony Martinez, Rio Hondo
2. Michael Avila, Bakersfield
3. Harvey Bickmore, Cuesta
4. Jacob Heinsohn, Bakersfield
197 Pounds
1. Jack Murphy, Bakersfield (No. 1)
2. Christian Espinoza, Bakersfield B
3. Rudy Conant, Rio Hondo
4. Ricardo Organes, ELAC
285 Pounds
1. Brian Curtis, Dixie State
2. William Amelong, ELAC
3. Jacob Hall, Bakersfield (No. 5)
4. Dylan Thomas, Dixie State