January 13, 2024
Stomping his way through the Utah Tech Stampede, sophomore Colin Loria displayed a dominant performance, going 2-0 at the event, pinning and teching his opponents. Graduate student Rich Conte, senior Pete Williams, and sophomore Arnav Bakta also each won 2 matches that day.
“It seemed like a good spot to kick it off, some good schools I had heard of at the tournament. Plus we ended up going to Zion and took a little hiking day.” - Coach Gabriel Vega
“I attribute our wins not only to our technique, but to our conditioning. We’ve come a long way on both this year and we’re just getting started. To get acclimated to the elevation we trained in Zion National Park, close to 10,000 above sea level.” - Coach David Nguyen