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Robles, Randall and Chamberlain Earn All-Pac-10 Wrestling Honors
April 1, 2009
Complete Release in PDF Format WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--In a vote of the league’s coaches, ARIZONA STATE redshirt sophomore Anthony Robles was named the Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year, BOISE STATE head coach Greg Randall was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Boise State freshman Jason Chamberlain was named Pac-10 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today. PAC-10 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR - ANTHONY ROBLES, ARIZONA STATE Robles, a redshirt sophomore from Mesa, Ariz., claimed his first ever Pac-10 title and finished fourth in the nation at 125-pounds, earning All-American status for the first time in his career. Robles, who was born missing his right leg, finished the season with a 29-8 overall record for the Sun Devils. Competing in the 2009 Pac-10 Championships, Robles defeated Cal State Bakersfield’s Brandon Zoeteway with a 17-1 technical fall victory to claim his first ever Pac-10 title. Last year’s Pac-10 runner-up, Robles was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament by the league’s coaches. At the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Robles, seeded 12th, placed fourth overall in his weight class to become the first Arizona State wrestler to become an All-American at 125 pounds. Robles is the 63rd All-American in program history and the first since 2006.
PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR - GREG RANDALL, BOISE STATE Randall led Boise State to its second straight Pac-10 title, scoring a Conference record 172.5 points, which broke the previous record of 155 set by Cal State Bakersfield. With six different wrestlers winning individual championships, the Broncos’ win marks the fifth time in the past 10 years Boise State has won the Pac-10 Championship. In his seventh season as head coach, Randall had nine wrestlers compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships with three finishing in the top-eight in competition. Sophomore Andrew Hochstrasser led the way for the Broncos, finishing fourth at 133-pounds and earning All-America distinctions. Boise State finished 12th overall, the best of any Pac-10 team nationally. This marks the second consecutive Pac-10 Coach of the Year award for Randall.
PAC-10 FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR - JASON CHAMBERLAIN, BOISE STATE Chamberlain, a native of Springville, Utah, competed for the Broncos as a true freshman, winning a Pac-10 individual championship at 149-pounds after he defeated Oregon State’s Heinrich Barnes in double overtime, 6-5. With his Pac-10 title, Chamberlain would earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The freshman would finish his season 22-9 and ranked 16th, losing in the second round of the consolation bracket at NCAA’s. Chamberlain started 16 of 20 duals for the Broncos and won one regular season title at the Body Bar Tournament in Ithaca, NY.
PAC-10 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR 1976 Tom Brown, WASH, 158 Greg Gibson, ORE, HWT 1977 Larry Bielenberg, OSU, HWT 1978 Dan Hicks, OSU, 142 1979 Fred Bohna, UCLA, HWT 1980 Howard Harris, OSU, HWT 1981 Marty Ryan, OSU, 150 1982 Bill Nugent, ORE, 142 1983 Gary Bohay, ASU, 126 1984 Jim Baumgardner, OSU, 190 1985 Eddie Urbano, ASU, 150 1986 Adam Cohen, ASU, 150 1987 Mike Davies, ASU, 190 1988 Mike Davies, ASU, 190 1989 Dan St. John, ASU, 158 1990 Dan St. John, ASU, 167 1991 Paul Keysaw, CSUB, 190 1992 Ray Miller, ASU, 158 1993 Ray Miller, ASU, 158 1994 Babak Mohammadi, OSU, 134 1995 Les Gutches, OSU, 177 1996 Les Gutches, OSU, 177 1997 Stephen Neal, CSUB, HWT 1998 Stephen Neal, CSUB, HWT 1999 Stephen Neal, CSUB, HWT 2000 Steve Blackford, ASU, 165 2001 Eric Larkin, ASU, 141 2002 Eric Larkin, ASU, 141 2003 Eric Larkin, ASU, 149 2004 Matt Gentry, STAN, 157 2005 Cain Velasquez, ASU, HWT 2006 Ben Cherrington, BSU, 157 2007 Derek Moore, UCD, 141 2008 Chad Mendes, CPSLO, 141 2009 Anthony Robles, ASU, 125
PAC-10 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2000 TJ Hill, CSF 2001 Jed Pennell, OSU 2002 Matt Gentry, STAN 2003 Ryan Halsey, CPSLO 2004 Darrell Vasquez, CP SLO 2005 Andrew Hochstrasser, BSU 2006 Tyler Sherfey, BSU 2007 Brandon Halsey, CSUB Zack Giesen, STAN 2008 Kirk Smith, BSU 2009 Jason Chamberlain, BSU
PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR 1976 Dale Thomas, OSU 1977 Dale Thomas, OSU 1978 Darren Sipe, WASH 1979 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1980 Ron Finley, ORE 1981 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1982 Ron Finley, ORE 1983 Dale Thomas, OSU 1984 Dale Thomas, OSU 1985 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1986 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1987 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1988 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1989 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1990 Bobby Douglas, ASU 1991 T.J. Kerr, CSUB 1992 Mark Johnson, OSU 1993 Lee Roy Smith, ASU 1994 Joe Wells, OSU 1995 Joe Wells, OSU 1996 T.J. Kerr, CSUB 1997 T.J. Kerr, CSUBB Lee Roy Smith, ASU 1998 Lee Roy Smith, ASU 1999 Mike Young, STAN 2000 Mike Young, BSU 2001 Lee Roy Smith, ASU 2002 Mike Young, BSU 2003 Thom Ortiz, ASU 2004 Steve Buddie, STAN 2005 Thom Ortiz, ASU 2006 Thom Ortiz, ASU 2007 Lennie Zalesky, UCD 2008 Greg Randall, BSU 2009 Greg Randall, BSU
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