The Glads, guided by first-year head coach Michael Grijalba, had one individual champion and two others place in the top six at the Sacramento tournament.
A quartet of wrestlers from Chabot are represented in the early State Rankings in Honorable Mention: Cade Talmadge (125 pounds); Andrew Aquino (133); Jason Oh (165); and Francisco Espinoza (174).
Chabot wrestler Lazaro Carrasco capped off an outstanding season with a seventh-place finish in the CCCAA State Wrestling Championships at Fresno City College this past weekend.
Lazaro Carrasco led the Chabot wrestling team at the North Regional Championships this past weekend, taking third place in the 197-pound weight class at San Joaquin Delta College.
Chabot’s Lazaro Carrasco took second place in the 197-pound weight class in the strong Meathead Wrestling tournament at Cuesta College this past weekend.
Chabot College sophomore Anthony Cress won a second straight California Community College Athletic Association State Wrestling championship, defeating Brian Horn of Sacramento City 6-3 in the 197-pound final Dec. 8 in Norwalk.
Chabot College sophomore Anthony Cress has a chance to accomplish a rare feat at the CCCAA State Championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk this week.
The Gladiators flexed their muscles against an East Bay rival with a 42-18 win over Skyline.
Impressively, Chabot was victorious in all but one of the contested matches.
Paced by Anthony (AJ) Cress who won a showdown against fellow state champion Adrian Godinez of Bakersfield, the impressive Chabot men's wrestling team took third place in the KLS Air Express Wrestling Tournament at Sacramento City on Sept. 15.
Led by reigning CCCAA state 174-pound champion Anthony "AJ" Cress, the Chabot wrestling team, guided by veteran coach Steve Siroy, is aiming for a very strong season.
Chabot College legend Ed Galigher was a standout heavyweight wrestler and defensive lineman with the Gladiators in 1968-69, but his baseball power was largely untapped.