Under the direction of sixth-year head coach Joel Sharratt, the Navy wrestling team is slated to open the 2019-20 season this weekend with three duals and an open tournament on the docket. Heading into its 112th season as a varsity program, Navy has the opportunity to reach a major milestone. The Mids will look for their 900th victory having amassed an 897-306-26 record to date.

Navy's Schedule
Friday, Nov. 1
• Navy vs. Fresno State // 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT // Broadway Pier in San Diego, Calif.
• Navy vs. Wisconsin // 11:00 pm ET,  8:00 pm PT // Aboard the USS Midway in San Diego, Calif.

Saturday, Nov. 2
• Navy at California Baptist Baptist // 10:00 pm ET,  7:00 pm PT // Riverside, Calif.

Sunday, Nov. 3
• Navy at Princeton Open // 9:00 am ET // Princeton, N.J.

More on the Battle on the Midway
• The Battle on the Midway is an annual dual hosted by Left Coast Wrestling in conjunction with USA Wrestling, California-USA Wrestling and SDIKWA (San Diego-Imperial Kids Wrestling Association).
• The event will take place on the flight deck of the USS Midway aircraft carrier which was used by U.S. Troops in Desert Storm and Vietnam.
• The 2019 edition of the Battle on the Midway marks the third time that Fresno State has participated in a wrestling event on the aircraft carrier. The Bulldogs made history when they competed in this 'Battle' in 2017 for a dual against Air Force, marking the first time that a wrestling event has occurred on the USS Midway. The Air Force Falcons walked away with a 24-12 win in the inaugural dual, and one year later, Stanford picked up a similar 22-15 win in the 2018 event. The 2019 edition of the Battle on the Midway will feature four teams and two duals for the first time and will be broadcast on national television for the second year in a row.
• The 2019 field includes Army, Navy, Fresno State and Wisconsin. While the premier event takes place at Friday evening, there are three other duals slated for the afternoon.

• Wisconsin vs. Fresno State // 12:00 pm ET, 9:00 am PT // Broadway Pier in San Diego, Calif. // Live video on FloWrestling ($)
• Navy vs. Fresno State // 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT // Broadway Pier in San Diego, Calif. // Live video on FloWrestling ($)
• Army vs. Wisconsin // 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 am PT // Broadway Pier in San Diego, Calif. // Live video on FloWrestling ($)
• Army vs. Fresno State // 9:30 pm ET,  6:30 pm PT // Aboard the USS Midway in San Diego, Calif. // CBS Sports Network (tape delay - 12:00 pm ET on Nov. 3 AND  8:00 pm ET on Nov. 11)
• Navy vs. Wisconsin // 11:00 pm ET,  8:00 pm PT // Aboard the USS Midway in San Diego, Calif. // CBS Sports Network (tape delay - 2:00 pm ET on Nov. 3 AND  8:00 pm ET on Nov. 11)

Navy Notebook
• Navy will field one of the program's most inexperienced teams in recent memory, as just four starters off last year's squad that posted a 6-4 record, placed fifth at the EIWA Championship and 37th at the NCAA Championship return.
• Casey Cobb (133), Tanner Skidgel (165), Spencer Carey (174) and Joshua Roetman (285) were among the starting lineup a year ago and return to the team this season. Roetman was Navy's starter a year ago at 197 pounds, but will bump up to heavyweight in his senior campaign. Roetman, however, will not be in the lineup this weekend.
• Jacob Allen (133) was also a starter a year ago, however, he will leave vacant his 125-pound spot to push up and battle returning 133-pound starter Casey Cobb.
• Tanner Skidgel, the defending 165-pound EIWA Champion, Carey and Roetman all qualified for the NCAA Championship last year and enter this season among the preseason rankings.
• Juniors Logan Treaster (125), Cody Trybus (141), Scout Skidgel (157) and Andrew Buckley (184), along with sophomore Morgan Fuenffinger (149) will assume starting roles this season. Scout Skidgel, Buckley and Fuenffinger will be wrestling in their first career duals.
• Trybus was the starter at 133 pounds his freshman year, but lost the job a year ago to Casey Cobb. Trybus maintained a high level of wrestling throughout the year and concluded last season with a 13-4 record.
• Two freshmen will represent Navy in the lineup at its two heaviest weights - Jacob Koser at 197 pounds and John Birchmeier at heavyweight.

Mids In the Rankings
Intermat // FloWrestling // Amateur Wrestling News // TrackWrestling // The Open Mat

165 - Tanner Skidgel ... 12 // 15 // 15 // 15 // 13
174 - Spencer Carey ... 11 // 17 // NR // 18 // NR
285 - Joshua Roetman ... 16 // NR // 18 // NR // 18 (all at 197 pounds)

Projected Navy Lineup in California
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, 2018-19 overall record, dual record)
• 125 - Logan Treaster (Jr, 11-5, 0-0)
• 133 - Casey Cobb (Jr, 25-11, 6-4) // Jacob Allen (So, 13-16, 4-6 at 125)
• 141 - Cody Trybus (Jr, 13-4, 1-0 at 133) // Wyatt Long (Jr, 9-8, 0-1 at 149)
• 149 - Morgan Fuenffinger (So, 0-2, 0-0)
• 157 - Scout Skidgel (Jr, 9-5, 0-0)
• 165 - #12 Tanner Skidgel (Jr, 21-10, 7-3) // Dillon Taylor (Jr, 6-8, 0-0)
• 174 - #11 Spencer Carey (Sr, 25-16, 5-4)
• 184 - Andrew Buckley (Jr, 6-6, 0-0 at 174)
• 197 - Jacob Koser (Fr, 0-0, 0-0)
• 285 - John Birchmeier (Fr, 0-0, 0-0)

Projected Navy Lineup at Princeton Open
Wt - Wrestler (Cl, 2018-19 overall record, dual record)
• 125 - Aslan Kilic (Jr, 11-5, 0-0)
• 149 - Val Park (Fr, 0-0, 0-0)
• 157 - Jack Stanton-Taddeo (Jr)
• 174 - Dean Caravela (Jr, 0-0, 0-0)
• 184 - Hunter Johns (Fr, 0-0, 0-0)
• 197 - Malcolm Wiley (Fr, 0-0, 0-0)

Fresno State Notebook
• Fresno State is coming off a 9-8 season that saw the Bulldogs place 29th at the NCAA Championship.
• The Bulldogs return 197-pound All-American Josh Hokit who is ranked 10th in the rankings, however he is not expected to compete this week due to him being a member of Fresno State's football team. Hokit, a running back, is the team's third-leading rusher and is averaging 4.4 yards per game.
• Also appearing in the preseason rankings is 149-pound Khristian Olivas, who stands 16th, though he is not listed among Fresno State's projected lineup for the weekend

Projected Fresno State Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl)
• 125 - Robert Garcia IV (RSo) // Jeremy Trinh (RSo)
• 133 - Gary Joint (RSo)
• 141 - DJ Lloren (RJr) // Lawrence Saenz (RFr)
• 149 - Greg Gaxiola (RJr)
• 157 - Jacob Wright (RSo) // Beau Colombini (RSo)
• 165 - Adam Kemp (RFr)
• 174 - Jackson Semauer (RSo) // Dominic Kincaid (RSr)
• 184 - Hunter Cruz (RFr)
• 197 - Ryan Reyes (Fr) // Isaiah Perez (RFr)
• 285 - Randy Gonzalez (So)

The Series
• Navy and Fresno State have met just once on the mat, a Nov. 10, 2001 dual that saw the Bulldogs score a 28-13 victory in Fresno.

Wisconsin Notebook
• Wisconsin enters the weekend ranked No. 6 in the NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll and is the only squad competing in the Battle on the Midway that currently holds a top 25 ranking.
• The Badgers put together a 9-6 record a year ago and placed 21st at the NCAA Championship
• The team returns All-Americans Evan Wick (165) and Trent Hillger (285) from last season, while the Badgers also added South Dakota State transfer and 2018 NCAA Champion Seth Gross to the lineup at 133 pounds.
• At 141 pounds, the Badgers will start Tristan Moran, a redshirt senior who finished in the round of 12 a year ago.  
• Wisconsin is expected to put all five of its nationally-ranked wrestlers on the mat this weekend.

Projected Wisconsin Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl)
• 125 - Mike Cullen (RSr) // Eric Barnett (Fr)
• 133 - Dominic Dentino (RFr) // #1 Seth Gross (RSr)
• 141 - #9 Tristan Moore (RSr)
• 149 - #14Cole Martin (RSr)
• 157 - Garrett Model (RSo)
• 165 - #3 Evan Wick (RJr)
• 174 - Tyler Dow (RFr) // Jared Krattinger (RFr) // Anders Lantz (RSo)
• 184 - Johnny Sebastian (RSr)
• 197 - Peter Christensen (Fr) // Taylor Watkins (RSr)
• 285 - #6 Trent Hillger (RSo)

The Series
• Friday night's match will mark the seventh in a series that Wisconsin has dominated, 5-1
• The inaugural match in the series was on Jan. 9, 1993, with the Badgers edging the Mids, 18-12, in Annapolis.
• Navy's only win in the series was a 23-14 decision in Hampton, Va. on Jan. 14, 1994.
• Wisconsin posted a 23-12 victory over Navy on Jan. 5, 2007, in what was the last dual between the two programs.

California Baptist Notebook
• California Baptist turned in a 2-6 record a year ago, securing wins over Cal Poly (28-10) and Drexel (19-16), while dropping decisions to Ohio State, Fresno State, Stanford, Penn, Oregon State and Cal State Bakersfield.
• A mixed lineup, California Baptist will start four freshman and a starter, while filling the remaining lineup with three juniors and two seniors. Just four wrestlers - Jacob Cooper, Garrett Strang, Arick Lopez and Zach Schrader - were in action for the Lancers a year ago. Schrader found the most success among those returners, putting together a 16-12 mark.

Projected California Baptist Lineup
Wt - Wrestler (Cl.)
• 125 - Dilan Atjun (RFr)
• 133 - Christian Nunez (Fr)
• 141 - Adam Velasquez (Jr)
• 149 - AJ Raya (RSo)
• 157 - Zach Rowe (Fr)
• 165 - Josh Grant (RFr)
• 174 - Jacob Cooper (Sr)
• 184 - Garrett Strang (Sr)
• 197 - Arick Lopez (RJr)
• 285 - Zach Schrader (Jr)

The Series
• Saturday night's match between Navy and California Baptist marks the inaugural meeting in the series.

What's Ahead
• Navy will make the trip to State College, Pa. a week from Sunday to battle defending National Champion and top-ranked Penn State.   
• It will mark the 86th match in a series that began in 1910 with an 18-9 win by the Midshipmen. The last time the two schools met in a dual was on Dec. 9, 2005, when the Nittany Lions earned a 28-6 win in Annapolis. Meanwhile, this will be Navy's first trip to State College since dropping a 41-3 decision to Penn State on Dec. 13, 2003.
• Additionally, Navy will send a handful of wrestlers to the East Stroudsburg Warrior Open also slated for Nov. 10.


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