CHATTANOOGA, TN - The CSU Bakersfield wrestling team traveled to Tennessee to celebrate the New Year and while they were there, CSUB competed in one of the premier collegiate wrestling tournaments in the country, the Southern Scuffle. And two seniors continue to impress for the `Runners, and .

Mendez (125) won three matches to advance to the semifinals tomorrow against Northern Iowa's Jay Schwarm, who is ranked 11 in the country in the 125 class.
Mendez results:
WON 7-2 by Decision over George Mason's Victor Echeverria
WON 6-5 by Decision over Korbin Meink of Campbell
WON 11-7 by Decision over Luke Resnick of Lehigh

Williams (197), ranked 14 in the country, won three matches, two by pin fall, to advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals and the senior will wrestle Penn State's Shakur Rasheed.
Williams results:
WON by PINNING Tanner Davis of N. Colorado at 6:27
WON by PINNING Chris Kober of Campbell at 5:37

The Roadrunners will have four other wrestlers along side Williams and Mendez that will be competing in the consolation brackets of their respective weight classes. (133), (141), (141) and (157) will all be looking for a successful day two at the Scuffle.

Nickell results:
WON 10-5 by Decision over Jake Huffine of Chattanooga
WON 16-0 by technical fall over Josh Finesilver of Duke
Lost to #4 Jack Mueller of Virginia 10-0 by major decision
Nickell will face #18 Corey Keener of Penn State tomorrow

Rohlfing results:
1 round Rohlfing had a bye
WON 9-2 by Decision over Landon Loalbo of Gardner Webb
WON 10-1 by Major Decision over Chris Debien of Chattanooga
Lost to Nick Lee of Penn State 15-5 by major decision

Herrera results:
1 round bye
WON 15-0 by Technical Fall over Charlie Kane of Hofstra
Lost to Kaden Gfeller of Oklahoma State by pin at 4:25
WON 9-2 by Decision over Bradley Irwin of Appalachian State
WON 3-1 by Decision over Benjamin Polkowske of N. Colorado
Rohlfing and Herrera will open up day two against each other in the consolation bracket tomorrow.

Hammond results:
1 round bye
WON 19-4 by Technical Fall over Parker Simington of Air Force
Lost 3-2 by decision to Garrett Hammond of Drexel
WON by PINFALL over Ryan Resnick of Chattanooga at 0:59
WON 10-2 by Major Decision over Fred Green of Virginia
#15 Hammond and #20 Alexander Mossing of Air Force will meet to open up day two in the consolation bracket

(149) went 1-2 after a 1 round bye.
Tonge results:
WON 10-8 by Decision over Matt Zovistoski of Appalachian State
Lost 11-4 by decision to Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State
Lost 13-0 by major decision to Roman Boylen of Chattanooga

(165) went 1-2
De La Riva results:
WON 6-4 by Decision over Thomas Flitz of Appalachian State
Lost 13-5 by major decision to Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech
Lost to Dan Kelly of Northern Iowa by pin 6:35

(174) went 1-2
Battisto results:
Lost 4-2 by decision to Kimball Bastian of Unat. Utah Valley
WON by PIN over Gabe Stark of Cleveland State at 5:46
Lost 5-2 by decision to Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech

(184) went 0-2
Ducharme results:
Lost 4-0 by decision to Taylor Jackson of Appalachian State
Lost 11-8 by decision to Will Sumner of Unat. Utah Valley

(285) went 0-2
Sieder results:
1 round bye
Lost 20-4 by technical fall to Jacob Kasper of Duke
Lost to Damazio Samuel of Appalachian State

(285) went 2-2
Penyacsek results:
Lost 21-7 by major decision to Demetrius Thomas (unattached)
2 round bye
WON 10-3 by Decision over Robert Winters of N. Colorado
WON over Tate Orndorff of Unat. Utah Valley
Lost 4-3 by decision to Blake Andrews of Oklahoma State

The Southern Scuffle two day tournament will finish tomorrow and six `Runners wrestlers will look to get their 2018 calendar year off to a bang.

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