Fresno City College wrestling team opened its season on a high note, winning the Sacramento City Invitational on Sept. 20.
“We’re starting our season off on the right track,” said Head Coach Paul Keysaw.
Five FCC wrestlers won their respective weight classes, leading to an overall victory over Chabot and Sacramento City.
Sophomore Arnulfo Olea took home the tournament’s top honor of outstanding wrestler.
“I felt good strong, confident going into the tournament,” said Olea
“As a team, we competed really well; we have a lot of young guys this year,” said coach Keysaw. “The guys really showed an edge and improvement on the mat which we really like.”
Arnulfo Olea at 125 Lbs, Vicente Hernandez at 133 Lbs, Adrian Gomez at 157 Lbs, Mo Nasser at 174 Lbs, and Will Gockel-Figge at 184 Lbs all dominated during the tournament.
The FCC team is very young this season, having over 30 freshman on the roster. Olea, Gockel-Figge, Hernandez are three of the four sophomores returning to this year’s team. All three finished in the top 10 in the state last year.
“We rely on our sophomores to be leaders for our young guys, and show them the ropes and traditions of FCC,” said Keysaw.
Fresno City College Wrestling has been dominant during Paul Keysaw’s tenure, winning four state championships since 2006. This year’s team will be looking to make it five, and FCC’s 13th title in wrestling.
