Plascencia Goes Undefeated At Curtis Shurkamp Side Event
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — November 15, 2025
The Fresno State NCWA team traveled to The Nest at Sacramento State on Saturday to compete in the side event of the Curtis Shurkamp Dual Meet. While the main event featured a tri-meet between Humboldt State, San Francisco State, and Sacramento City College, the Bulldogs participated in a scramble event that provided additional competition opportunities for wrestlers throughout the day.
Representing Fresno State were Emmanuel Plascencia, Zavian Barrios, and Michael Villa. The trio combined for six matches against opponents from Sacramento State, Sacramento City College, and San Francisco State, with Plascencia leading the way with a dominant undefeated performance.
The junior transfer turned in a dominant performance at 141 pounds, winning all four of his matches and earning bonus points in every victory. Plascencia recorded two falls, a major decision, and a technical fall on his way to a perfect 4-0 day.
Unfortunately, Fresno State's day was also marked by injury. Competing at 157 pounds, Zavian Barrios suffered an injury during competition that forced him out of action.
Michael Villa rounded out the Bulldogs' contingent, gaining valuable mat time against collegiate competition as Fresno State continued building experience against NCAA and 3C2A opponents.
Event Recap
141 lbs – Emmanuel Plascencia
Plascencia opened the day with a fall over Akira Yang (Sacramento State) before earning a 10-2 major decision against Jaeden Vaughner (Sacramento State). He continued his dominant run with a pin over Milton Lopez (Sacramento City College) and closed out the event with a 16-0 technical fall victory against Troy Torres (San Francisco State).
157 lbs – Zavian Barrios
Barrios was forced to default his match against Safiullah Zia (Sacramento State) due to injury.
165 lbs – Michael Villa
Villa dropped his opening match by fall to Chris Alvarez (Sacramento State). He returned to the mat later in the day against Jason Spangler (Sacramento City College) but was unable to advance, falling by pin.
Next Up
Fresno State will return to action on November 22, when the Bulldogs travel to St. George, Utah, for the Utah Tech Stampede. The event will provide another opportunity for Fresno State wrestlers to test themselves against a strong field of collegiate competition as the Bulldogs continue their early-season schedule.
