GREELEY — The Northern Colorado wrestling team secured a 27-12 victory over Cal Baptist in a conference dual meet held at Bank of Colorado Arena on January 24, 2025. The dual featured several bonus-point victories across multiple weight classes.

Early Bears Momentum

The action began at 125 pounds where Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) dominated with a tech fall in 3:47 (18-3) to give the home team an early lead at Northern Colorado 5, Cal Baptist 0. At 133 pounds, Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) dominated with a tech fall in 5:00 (16-0), tying the score at Northern Colorado 5, Cal Baptist 5. At 141 pounds, Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) pinned his opponent, giving the home team the lead at Northern Colorado 11, Cal Baptist 5.

Key Middle Bouts

A key match came at 125 pounds where Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) won by technical fall, extending the home team's advantage to Northern Colorado 5, Cal Baptist 0. At 133 pounds, Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) responded with a technical fall, bringing the score to Northern Colorado 5, Cal Baptist 5. Andrew Alirez kept the momentum going for the home team at 141 pounds with a pin, making the score Northern Colorado 11, Cal Baptist 5.

Sealing the Victory

at 184 pounds, AJ Heeg (Northern Colorado) prevailed by decision (9-8), The team victory was mathematically secured at 197 pounds when Andrew Donahue earned a decision (7-3), making the final score Northern Colorado 24, Cal Baptist 12. In the final bout at 285 pounds, Jose Valdez won by decision (4-1), making the final score Northern Colorado 27, Cal Baptist 12.

Takedown Statistics

In the takedown battle, Northern Colorado led with a 9 takedown advantage. Overall, Northern Colorado finished with 15 takedowns to Cal Baptist's 6. Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) led all wrestlers with 4 takedowns, followed by Vincent Zerban (Northern Colorado) with 4 takedowns and Carter Schmidt (Cal Baptist) with 2 takedowns.

Bout-by-Bout Analysis