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Vanguard (CA)

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LocationCosta Mesa, CA
DivisionNCAA D2
ConferenceMPSF
ProgramMen's
See Also Women's Team →
Program Timeline
1973
  • First Year
  • New best team finish: 81st place
1975
  • New single-tournament AA record: 1 All-Americans
  • First AA at 142 lbs: Paul LeBlanc
2020
  • New best team finish: 33rd place
  • First AA at 174 lbs: Armon Fayyazi
2021
  • New best team finish: 14th place
  • New single-tournament AA record: 2 All-Americans
  • First AA at 165 lbs: Frederick 'Ricky' Padilla
2023
  • First Individual National Champion: Gerardo Hernandez (174)
  • Longest AA streak: 5 consecutive years with an All-American (1975–2023)
2024
  • Longest streak: 8 consecutive years at nationals (1973–2024)
1x
14th Team Place (Best)
21st All-Time
1
Individual National Champions
by 1 wrestlers
98th All-Time
7
All-Americans
by 4 wrestlers
142nd All-Time
Roster
Season:
WrestlerRec. ClassGradeAge WLTWin %PinsTFMD
Isaiah Hernandez — — 21 9 11 0 45% 0 0 0
Richard 'Sunniboy' Motas — fr 18 4 4 0 50% 0 0 0
Bryant Avila 2022 so 20 18 10 0 64.3% 0 0 0
Dominic De'Altonaga 2023 — 21 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
Coaches

Coaching data coming soon.

Schedule
Season:

No schedule data found for 2024.

Postseason History
YearTournamentDivision PlaceAdv PtsBonus Pts Place PtsDeductionsFinal Pts
2024 National Championship NAIA 40th — — — — 3.00
2023 National Championship NAIA 21st — — — — 24.50
2022 National Championship NAIA 18th — — — — 23.50
2021 National Championship NAIA 14th — — — — 34.00
2020 National Championship NAIA 33rd — — — — 5.50
1974 National Championship NAIA 85th — — — — 0.00
1973 National Championship NAIA 81st — — — — 0.00
SeasonTournamentWrestler WtSeedPlaceWLPts
2024 National Championship Dominic De'Altonaga 125 — — 0 2 0.00
2024 National Championship Bryant Avila 149 11 — 2 2 1.50
2024 National Championship Richard 'Sunniboy' Motas 165 — — 0 2 0.00
2024 National Championship Isaiah Hernandez 197 — — 1 2 1.50
2023 National Championship Matthew Terrence 125 15 — 1 2 3.00
2023 National Championship Julian Leon 133 — — 1 2 0.50
2023 National Championship Steven Kroesen 141 — — 0 2 0.00
2023 National Championship Gerardo Hernandez 174 3 1st 5 0 21.00
2023 National Championship Baron Gaunt 184 — — 0 2 0.00
2023 National Championship Jacob Potts 197 — — 0 2 0.00
2022 National Championship Adam Valdez 157 — — 1 2 2.50
2022 National Championship Frederick 'Ricky' Padilla 165 7 4th 4 2 13.50
2022 National Championship Armon Fayyazi 174 9 7th 4 2 6.50
2022 National Championship Gerardo Hernandez 174 — — 3 2 2.00
2022 National Championship Baron Gaunt 184 — — 2 2 2.50
2021 National Championship Nathan Yanez 125 — — 0 2 0.00
2021 National Championship Gabriel Cortez 141 — — 1 2 0.50
2021 National Championship Frederick 'Ricky' Padilla 165 8 2nd 4 1 20.00
2021 National Championship Armon Fayyazi 174 3 4th 3 2 13.50
2021 National Championship Mike Ruiz 285 — — 0 2 0.00
2020 National Championship Armon Fayyazi 174 9 8th 2 3 5.50
1975 National Championship Mario LaCasse 126 — — 2 2 —
1975 National Championship Jerry Terls 134 — — 0 1 0.00
1975 National Championship Paul LeBlanc 142 — 4th 5 2 —
1975 National Championship Willie Williams 150 — — 0 1 0.00
1975 National Championship Don Hill 167 — — 2 2 —
1975 National Championship Willie Albright 177 — — 1 1 —
1974 National Championship Guy Blevins 118 — — 0 0 —
1974 National Championship Tom Foss 134 — — 0 0 —
1974 National Championship Paul Wilson 150 — — 0 0 —
1974 National Championship Randy Powell 158 — — 0 0 —
1973 National Championship Craig Browning 118 — — 0 1 0.00
1973 National Championship Mark Lawrence 134 — — 0 1 0.00
1973 National Championship Taylor Puryear 150 — — 0 0 —
1973 National Championship Paul Wilson 158 — — 0 1 0.00
1973 National Championship Robert Knabe 177 — — 1 1 —

Conference tournament data coming soon.

Awards

No awards on record yet.

Records

Team records coming soon.

Individual records coming soon.

Coaching records coming soon.

Alumni: International

No international alumni data available yet.

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