'03-'04 Season Results

The Warriors opened up the 2003-2004 season wrestling to a 3-3 finish on the weekend, and came home with the 6th place team trophy. Individually, we had 5 placers, including 3 finalists. Norell Paredes (125) placed 4th, Zack Thomsen (160) placed 3rd, Kyle Addison took 2nd at 171. Justin Monge was 2nd at 189. and Kurt Westendorf also took 2nd in the 215 lb. weight class.

Team Results
Round 1 Mission San Jose def. Hillsdale (51-15)
Round 2 Fiebaugh def. Mission San Jose (51-28)
Round 3 Mission San Jose def. Mt. Pleasant (42-27)
Round 4 Mission San Jose def. Castro Valley (54-30)
Round 5 Ukiah def. Mission San Jose (43-36)
Round 6 Los Gatos def. Mission San Jose (55-21)

Individual Results
125 Conrad Rangel (CE) fall Norell Paredes (MSJ) 1:29
152 KB Wender (CE) fall Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) 2:37
160 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) maj. dec. Wysuph (LG) 9-0
171 Tyler Bernacchi (CE) fall Kyle Addison (MSJ) 0:45
189 Kyle Griffen (CE) fall Justin Monge (MSJ) 1:10
215 Dan Mercer (CE) fall Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) 1:40

The Warriors traveled down to Fresno, CA to wrestle in "the toughest dual meet in the nation". The tournament held true to its bidding as the Warriors suffered six straight losses on the weekend. The team began action Friday against the then 5th-ranked team in the state, Calvary Chapel, losing 67-6. The Warriors followed that performance with a dual against Turlock, then ranked 6th in the state. The Warriors lost again, 55-15.
The Warriors were led by Kurt Westendorf at 189 lbs., who went undefeated at 3-0, before sitting out the rest of the tournament with an knee injury. Kyle Addison was also undefeated at 4-0 on the weekend in the 171 lb. weight class, including a fall and a major decision.

The Warriors opened up the MVAL season at home against the John F. Kennedy Titans. The Titans did not field a junior varsity team, and forfeited six weights on the varsity level, as the Warriors prevailed by the score of 56-17. Leading the way for the Warriors were Eddie Kang (103), and Zack Thomsen (160), both recording third round pins.

Team Results
103 Eddie Kang (MSJ) fall Julian Flores (JFK)2:26
112 Robert Chartier (JFK) tech. fall Alex Kiehl (MSJ) 23-8
119 Jared Milnes (JFK) fall Frank Yu (MSJ) 3:12
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) by forfeit
130 Chris Dzoan (MSJ) by forfeit
135 David Grimm (MSJ) by forfeit
140 Leo Mayfield (MSJ) by forfeit
145 Eric Bitzko (MSJ) by forfeit
152 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) dec. Darryl Yann (JFK) 9-2
160 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) fall David Loya (JFK) 3:37
171 Chad Nahale (JFK) fall Nick Savio (MSJ) 1:53
189 Justin Monge (MSJ) by forfeit
215 Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) dec. Jon Gervais (JFK) 11-4
HWT Josh Allen (JFK) by forfeit

Coming back from winter break, our first tournament was up in Danville, at the San Ramon Invitational. Leading the way for the Warriors was Norell Paredes, placing second. Also placing for the Warriors were: Eddie Kang (6th @ 103), Michael Lin (6th @ 125), Zack Thomsen (5th @ 160), and Kurt Westendorf (3rd @ 189). Overall, the team racked up 101-1/2 points with only 11 wrestlers and finished in 6th place.

The Warriors entered Cougar Country and took on Newark Memorial in MVAL competetion. In one of the most exciting matches of the night, Mike Gilroy (NM) held off a late surge by Mission's Zack Thomsen to win 7-5. That match was also the first of the evening and really set the tone for the rest of the dual meet. Just two matches later, Kurt Westendorf put Mission right back into it, pinning Justin Glorioso in just 1:03.
The dual meet was tied at 28-28 going into the final two matches of the evening, but the Cougars pulled away with the victory, by the final score of 42-28.

Team Results - Junior Varsity
160 Andrew Mays (NM) by forfeit
171 J. Platko (NM) tech. fall Nick Savio (MSJ) 18-0
189 Eric Treft (NM) by forfeit
215 Chung Nguyen (NM) by forfeit
HWTJorge Leon (NM) by forfeit
103Ian McElligott (MSJ) by forfeit
112 Viet Tran (NM) fall Jon Cornelius (MSJ) 3:33
119 Frank Yu (MSJ) fall Seab Peters (NM) 1:40
125 Chris Dzoan (MSJ) fall Rich Cruz (NM) 3:00
130 Chris Tolberson (NM) dec. Mitchell Chancellor (MSJ) 16-6
135 Ryan Guzinski (NM) fall Cody McQuilliams (MSJ) 3:40
140 Tony Vasquez (NM) dec. James Munoz (MSJ) 16-11
145 Vince Guzman (NM) fall Eric Adams (MSJ) 3:36
152 Joe Chandler (NM) tech. fall Kevin Pan (MSJ) 17-1

Team Results - Varsity
160 Mike Gilroy (NM) dec. Zack Thomsen (MSJ) 7-5
171 Martinez (NM) by forfeit
189 Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) fall Justin Glorioso (NM) 1:03
215 Justin Monge (MSJ) by forfeit
HWT Anthony Cobos (NM) by forfeit
103 Eddie Kang (MSJ) dec. Phuong Truong (NM) 8-5
112 Salazar (NM) fall Alex Kiehl (MSJ) 2:58
119 Norell Paredes (MSJ) fall Sawyer (NM) 0:34
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) maj. dec. Le (NM) 14-1
130 Cesar Huerta (NM) maj. dec. David Grimm (MSJ) 22-8
135 AJ Misquez (NM) tech. fall Leo Mayfield (MSJ) 16-0
140 Matt Young (NM) fall Eric Bitzko (MSJ) 2:19
145 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) dec. Willie Pace (NM) 9-2
152 Peixoto (NM) dec. Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) 3:13

The frosh-soph kids took a bus ride up to Pleasant Hill to compete in the College Park Frosh-Soph tournament. The young Warriors wrestled well, placing 13 out of 18 kids, including 6 in the finals and 3 champions. Great job, guys!

Individual Placers
Eddie Kang - Champion
Chris Dzoan - Champion
Kevin Pan - Champion
David Grimm - 2nd
James Munoz - 2nd
Eric Adams - 2nd
Alex Kiehl - 3rd
Brian Lam - 3rd
Jason Hu - 3rd
Derek Wang - 3rd
Eric Bitzko - 3rd
Frank Yu - 4th
Cody McQuilliams - 4th

The Logan Colts were too much for the young Warriors to handle, as the varsity team lost by the score of 49-17. Mission had to forfeit three weight classes and gave up 18 points right from the start. In the 135-pound weight class, David Grimm stepped up from the junior varsity squad and recorded a major decision over Steven Forni, 12-3. In one of the closest matches of the evening, Kenji Miyagi held off Mandeep Singh in the 145-pound weight class to win by the final score of 9-7.
The story was more or less the same for the junior varsity squad, as they forfeited five weight classes and fell to the Colts by the final score of 53-10.

Team Results - Junior Varsity
125 Ricky Williams (JL) fall Brian Lam (MSJ) 3:00
130 Ansel Nava (JL) maj. dec. Mitchell Chancellor (MSJ) 16-3
135 Cody McQuilliams (MSJ) by forfeit
140 James Munoz (MSJ) maj. dec. Mario Berrios (JL) 13-3
145 double forfeit
152 Kevin Perry (JL) fall Kevin Pan (MSJ) 1:00
160 Jordan Havili (JL) by forfeit
171 Fanuki Foketti (JL) fall Nick Savio (MSJ) 0:30
189 Streeter (JL) by forfeit
215 Ruariso (JL) by forfeit
HWT Parker (JL) by forfeit
103 Ian McElligott (MSJ) by forfeit
112 Adrian Gomez (JL) fall Jon Cornellius (MSJ) 1:37
119 Colin Malcolm (JL) fall Frank Yu (MSJ) 1:12

Team Results - Varsity
125 Daniel Yun (JL) maj. dec. Michael Lin (MSJ) 16-6
130 Carlo Blanco (JL) tech. fall Chris Dzoan (MSJ) 15-0
135 David Grimm (MSJ) maj. dec. Steven Forni (JL) 12-3
140 Kiyoshi Orange (JL) fall Eric Bitzko (MSJ) 3:38
145 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) dec. Mandeep Singh (JL) 9-7
152 James Abuan (JL) fall Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) 1:36
160 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) fall Maseeh Shansab (JL) 3:43
171 Chris Alvarado (JL) by forfeit
189 Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) dec. Abdul Rozibai (JL) 14-6
215 Sam Gomez (JL) by forfeit
HWT Derek Goodrich (JL) by forfeit
103 Jacob Gire (JL) dec. Eddie Kang (MSJ) 9-3
112 Alex Mirafuentes (JL) dec. Alex Kiehl (MSJ) 11-6
119 James Durago (JL) maj. dec. Norell Paredes (MSJ) 11-2

Next up for the varsity squad was the Advocare (formerly sponsored by Asics) Foothill Wrestling Invitational at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, CA. With a total of 73 teams entered, this tournament used a 64-man, double elimination bracket.
Kenji Miyagi (145) and Kurt Westendorf (189) were the only wrestlers to advance to the second day of this tournament for Mission, both posting 3-2 records. Also performing well for the Warriors were Norell Paredes (119) and Michael Lin (125), both going 2-2 in the tournament.

The Mission San Jose Warriors improved their record to 2-2 in MVAL action Thursday night with a win over the Irvington Vikings. With Irvington only fielding a varsity team, Mission improved to a 2-2 record on the junior varsity level as well. Mission earned forfeits in the 112 (Alex Kiehl), 140 (Cody McQuilliams), 160 (Zack Thomsen) and 171 lb. (Nick Savio) weight classes, and Irvington earned a forfeit in the 275 lb. weight class.
In the most anticipated match-up of the evening, Tomas Becerra (IRV) and Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) squared off in the 189 lb. weight class. Both wrestlers are currently ranked in the latest North Coast Section rankings. In the end, Westendorf struggled to get things going and lost by the final score of 8-3. Other Warriors recording wins for Mission were Eddie Kang, Norell Paredes, Michael Lin, Leo Mayfield, Kenji Miyagi, and Justin Monge.

(left) Norell Paredes tilts Irvington's Sonny Sominguit. (right) Michael Lin hits a double leg takedown

Team Results - Varsity
130 Tommy Edwards (IRV) tech. fall David Grimm (MSJ) 16-1
135 Leo Mayfield (MSJ) fall David Allan (IRV) 1:30
140 Cody McQuilliams (MSJ) by forfeit
145 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) fall Michael Christenson (IRV) 4:51
152 Patrick Allan (IRV) fall Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) 3:18
160 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) by forfeit
171 Nick Savio (MSJ) by forfeit
189 Tomas Becerra (IRV) dec. Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) 8-3
215 Justin Monge (MSJ) fall David Cosgrove (IRV) 3:13
HWT Nathan Berge (IRV) by forfeit
103 Eddie Kang (MSJ) fall Storm Selsor (IRV) 1:11
112 Alex Kiehl (MSJ) by forfeit
119 Norell Paredes (MSJ) maj. dec. Sonny Sominguit (IRV) 14-1
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) tech. fall Anchoa Nguyen (IRV) 17-0

Final Score MSJ 57 IRV 20

California School for the Deaf Dual (02/05/04)

Only seven total matches were contested Thursday night as the Mission San Jose Warriors defeated the California School for the Deaf Bears on both the junior varsity and varsity levels.
Earning victories for the Warriors were Derek Wang (152), Kevin Pan (160), and Michael Lin (125). The final team score for the JV team was 52-21, and for the varsity 66-18.

Derek Wang gets his hand raised after defeating his opponent

Team Results - Junior Varsity
119 Andrew Fernandez (CSD) dec. Frank Yu (MSJ) 13-10
152 Kobov Dami (CSD) fall Eric Adams (MSJ) 3:11
152 Derek Wang (MSJ) fall Willie Coats (CSD) 1:52
160 Kyle Benedict (CSD) fall Nick Savio (MSJ) 1:10
160 Kevin Pan (MSJ) fall Jose Lopez (MSJ) 0:25

Final ScoreMSJ 52 CSD 21

Team Results - Varsity
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) fall Julio Amador (CSD) 3:55
152 Carlton Williams (CSD) fall Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) 4:12

Final Score MSJ 66 CSD 18

Mission San Jose Invitational (02/06/04)

With four individual champions, Gilroy high school managed to close a 16-point gap in the finals to claim a share of the team championship at the Mission San Jose Invitational Saturday night. For the Gilroy Mustangs, Nicolo Naranjo won the title at 103 lbs., John Gurich won the title at 112 lbs., Armando Gonzalez at 125 lbs., and Mark Zabala at 171 lbs. Gonzalez and Zabala also won the Most Valuable Wrestler Awards for the lower and upper weights, respectively.
For James Logan high school, James Abuan walked away as their lone champion at 152 lbs., claiming a 9-8 decision over Deer Valley's Ryan Sealey. David Christian of San Ramon Valley high school won the Most Valuable Wrestler award for middle weights with an 18-3 technical fall over James Logan's Jonathon Ronny.

    To view full results, including final team scores, medal round results, and brackets, click here
    To read the article from the Fremont Argus (02/08/04) click here
    To see pictures from the 2004 Mission San Jose Invitational, click here

The Mission San Jose Warriors wrestled their last MVAL home dual meet of the 2003-2004 season Tuesday night against the American Eagles. The junior varsity cruised to a 54-15 victory with Kevin Pan, Jon Cornellius, and Mitchell Chancellor winning by fall. The varsity team also had little trouble, with Alex Kiehl, Michael Lin, and Justin Monge leading the way, posting a 64-17 victory over the eagles. In the most anticipated match-up of the evening, Kenji Miyagi defeated Alex Caraballo in the 145 lb. weight class by the score of 3-2.
Tuesday night was also Senior Night for the Warriors, as Mission's four seniors: Kenji Miyagi (145), Zack Thomsen (160), Kurt Westendorf (189), and Justin Monge (215) were recognized for their four years of hard work and dedication to the wrestling program.

Team Results - Varsity
160 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) dec. Tom Noble (AMER) 3-2
171 Chris Morrow (AMER) by forfeit
189 Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) by forfeit
215 Justin Monge (MSJ) fall Paul Wang (MSJ) 2:51
HWT Nick Tweedie (AMER) by forfeit
103 Eddie Kang (MSJ) by forfeit
112 Alex Kiehl (MSJ) fall Roy Aron (AMER) 2:57
119 Norell Paredes (MSJ) by forfeit
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) fall Ferdinad Siquig (AMER) 3:33
130 David Grimm (MSJ) by forfeit
135 Leo Mayfield (MSJ) by forfeit
140 James Munoz (MSJ) by forfeit
145 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) dec. Alex Caraballo (AMER) 3-2
152 Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) dec. Ruben Ledesma (AMER) 12-7

The Warriors ended their MVAL league dual meet season in fashion, easily defeating the Washington Huskies, 49-17. On the junior varsity level, Jon Cornellius (112) and Eric Adams (145) earned falls, and Frank Yu (119) posted a 15-1 major decision, as the Warriors defeated the Huskies 53-6.
On the varsity level, Norell Paredes, Kenji Miyagi and Justin Monge all posted victories by fall to lead the Warriors to victory. Perhaps the most impressive win of the night came in the 125 lb. weight class, where Michael Lin easily defeated Tony Wagoner, ranked 4th in NCS, by a 12-3 major decision.

Team Results - Junior Varsity
103 Ian McElligott (MSJ) by forfeit
112 Jon Cornellius (MSJ) fall Theresa Scholtz (WASH) 0:44
119 Frank Yu (MSJ) maj. dec. Judy Ong (WASH) 15-1
125 Brain Lam (MSJ) by forfeit
130 Mitchell Chancellor (MSJ) by forfeit
135 Cody McQuilliams by forfeit
140 Gary Liu (MSJ) by forfeit
145 Eric Adams (MSJ) fall Aubuchon (WASH) 1:49
152 Kevin Pan (MSJ) by forfeit
160 double forfeit
171 double forfeit
189 Bryan Beal (WASH) by forfeit
215 double forfeit
HWT double forfeit

Team Results - Varsity
103 Eddie Kang (MSJ) by forfeit
112 Jim Marshal (WASH) dec. Alex Kiehl (MSJ) 5-2
119 Norell Paredes (MSJ) fall Rodriguez (WASH) 2:16
125 Michael Lin (MSJ) maj. dec. Tony Wagoner (WASH) 12-3
130 Mark Del Rosario (WASH) dec. Chris Dzoan (MSJ) 11-4
135 Steve Rodriguez (WASH) tech. fall David Grimm (MSJ) 17-2
140 Leo Mayfield (MSJ) dec. Ocan (WASH) 9-3
145 Kenji Miyagi (MSJ) fall Lessard (WASH) 1:23
152 Kyle Mulhern (MSJ) by forfeit
160 Gilbert Yee (WASH) by forfeit
171 Zack Thomsen (MSJ) by forfeit
189 Kurt Westendorf (MSJ) by forfeit
215 Justin Monge (MSJ) fall Tom Little (WASH) 2:28
HWT double forfeit

The Mission San Jose Warriors capped off the 2003-2004 wrestling season at the MVAL Finals, hosted by James Logan High School. The junior varsity finished by placing 9 wrestlers including Ian McElligott, the 103 lb. champion.
The varsity Warriors successfully qualified all 12 wrestlers to the North Coast Section Championships, held next weekend at the Henry J. Kaiser Arena in Oakland.

Team Results - Junior Varsity
103 Ian McElligott - Champion
112 Jason Hu - 2nd
119 Frank Yu - 3rd
130 Chris Dzoan - 3rd
140 Gary Liu - 5th
145 Eric Adams - 2nd
145 Derek Wang - 4th
152 Kevin Pan - 4th
171 Nick Savio - 5th

Team Results - Varsity
103 Eddie Kang - 2nd
112 Alex Kiehl - 4th
119 Norell Paredes - 3rd
125 Michael Lin - 3rd
130 David Grimm - 4th
135 Leo Mayfield - 4th
140 James Munoz - 3rd
145 Kenji Miyagi - 3rd
152 Kyle Mulhern - 4th
160 Zack Thomsen - 2nd
189 Kurt Westendorf - 2nd
215 Justin Monge - Champion