December 6, 2025
SAC Men's Wrestling Places Ninth at SoCal Regionals, Send Three to State Championships
Three members of the Santa Ana College Men's Wrestling team have qualified to compete at the 3C2A Men's Wrestling State Championships at Sierra College.
Release by John Salzer
LEMOORE, Calif. - The Santa Ana College Wrestling team competed at the 3C2A Southern Regional championships, placing three wrestlers in the top 8 to qualify for the 3C2A State Championships tournament. Andre Garcia and Dylan both placed third place at 133 and 285 pounds, with Christian Godinez placing 8th to round out the team that will represent at State.
Andre Garcia started his day with a win by fall in the quarter-finals round, with a loss in the semi-finals sending him to the consolation semi-finals. He was able to score his second fall of the day to advance the consolation finals match. He was then able to secure a 6-0 win over #4 ranked Rylan Madrid of Mt San Antonio for the 3rd place medal.
Dylan Avila won his first match in the quarter-finals by an overtime win of 2-1, but in the semi-finals was taken down his back for near fall points. With time expiring, he would likewise be sent to the consolation semi-finals match. He was able to advance to the 3rd place match due to his opponent defaulting the match due to injury. He would avenge a loss earlier in the season by defeating Seth Seibert of Bakersfield 2-1 to earn 3rd place.
Christian Godinez returned from an injury to compete in his second tournament of the season. He lost a close match in the round of 16 after being scored on for a takedown in the closing seconds of regulation. He would recover in the consolation second round to outscore his opponent 1-0 to qualify for the state tournament, ultimately taking 8th place.
Three other Dons wrestlers were able to finish in 9th place to be selected as alternates for the state tournament. Tadeo Aragon (133), Aaron Lopez (141), and Alexander Pichette (174) were able to win the 9th place brackets after dropping out of the main tournament. They will have a chance to wrestle in the event that they are selected.
Overall performances
125 - Brandon Peoples 2-2 (10th place)
133 - Andre Garcia 3-1 (3rd place, qualified to 3C2A championships)
133 - Tadeo Aragon 2-2 (9th place, alternate)
141 - Aaron Lopez 2-2 (9th place, alternate)
141 - Jair Suchite 0-3
149 - Jose Lira 0-3
157 - Anthony Marquez 2-3 (10th place)
165 - Aiden Shahrestani 0-2
174 - Alexander Pichette 2-2 (9th place, alternate)
197 - Christian Godinez 1-3 (8th place, qualified to 3C2A championships)
285 - Dylan Avila 2-1 (3rd place, qualified to 3C2A championships)
The 3C2A State Championships will take place at Sierra College from December 12th to December 13th.
