The Mustangs fell to Boise State 35-6 on Sunday.
Erik Chu
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At the end of the match, the demeanor on the Mustangs’ bench said it all.
The majority of the wrestling team looked on in silence as the Mustangs fell to Boise State 35-6 in a Pac-12 dual meet on Sunday in Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly dropped to 2-3 with Sunday’s loss.
Meanwhile, the victory for the Broncos was the only one in their California road trip as they improved to 2-3 on the year. They fell to Stanford 19-12 on Thursday and to Cal State Bakersfield 19-13 on Friday.
The Kastl brothers were the lone bright spots for the Mustangs, as Dominic and Blake were Cal Poly’s only winners of the day.
Blake, a redshirt freshman, won by a 3-2 decision at 149 pounds by capitalizing on a first period takedown. Blake improved his record to an impressive 14-6 on the year.
His brother, junior Dominic, a former Pac-12 champion at 165 pounds, continued his superb season with a dominating 8-2 victory over Austin Dewey of Boise State, improving his record to 9-2 on the season.
Dominic entered the match ranked No. 20 at 174 pounds by Intermat, and wrestled for the first time in three weeks after sustaining an ankle injury in the Reno Tournament of Champions earlier in the season.
“I was looking to be more aggressive, since my opponent was unranked and I had the better record,” Dominic said. “This was a good match for me to come back after a setback from my injury. I look forward to working even harder than I have the entire season and hopefully inspire the rest of my teammates to put together a winning streak.”
In the other matches, Boise State dominated the Mustangs. Pins from 197-pounder Cody Dixon and 285-pounder J.T. Dixon propelled Boise State to an insurmountable lead.
However, the Mustangs didn’t go down without a fight.
At 125 pounds, Cal Poly’s Britain Longmire battled to a 2-2 draw with Boise State’s Rami Haddadin, but ultimately fell on 1 minute, 43 seconds of riding time that Haddadin compiled.
Another highly-contested match was at 165 pounds as Boise State’s Steven Hernandez scored a takedown in the second period and held on for a 3-1 decision over Sohrab Movahedi.
Cal Poly looks to rebound from the loss when it hosts Menlo College for a non-conference dual meet Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Mott Athletics Center.