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Jan. 26, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

Seven straight wins to end the match gave the University of Wyoming wrestling team a convincing 32-6 dual win over Cal State Fullerton Friday night in Laramie.

The Cowboys were tied with the Titans at six after Kelly McConville's 3-2 win over David Rodriguez. It was all Wyoming after that, as the Pokes dominated the six remaining matches in coasting to victory.

Wyoming had two major decisions and two pins in the dual. Junior Mark Hamrick won his 149 pound match 16-6 over Joshua Spencer to give Wyoming a 13-6 lead. The major decision was Hamrick's 15th victory of the season. In the next match at 157 pounds, UW freshman Levi Prevost scored big in a 27-14 win over Daniel Hernandez. Prevost was tied with Hernandez at 11, but pulled away to extend the Cowboy lead to 17-6.

Senior Steven Schenk and freshman Kevin Kessner ended the match in style as each won their match by fall. Schenk pinned Shawn Henebry at 4:17 and Kessner finished off Josh Ready at 4:45. Schenk has been nationally ranked throughout the season and looked impressive while Kessner, a Rock Springs native, notched his 12th win of the season.

Craig Rumsey, ranked #19 at 197 pounds, lost his match to #20 Babak Nejadmaghaddam 8-6 to start the dual. The match was tied with a little over a minute remaining, but Nejadmaghaddam scored an escape and a takedown for the win. Heavyweight Brad Steele got the first win of the night for Wyoming with an 8-3 decision over Chad Troxler.

"Our guys came out and wrestled pretty well," said Wyoming head coach Steven Suder. "We came out and wrestled hard. I thought we were aggressive, and that's something we need to be. We were scoring from a variety of positions and finished them off when we were in position to.

"Paul Turco had a solid match, we didn't know until 45 minutes before the dual that he would be wrestling," said Suder. "He performed well under the conditions. It was a good match for us, and now we can build on it and improve."

Wyoming returns to action on Saturday at the Colorado School of Mines Open in Golden, Colo. The next home dual for the Cowboys is Feb. 16 against Fresno State.