Wrestling Team - Head Coach: Kirk Abe
Overall Team Summary:
The Saratoga Falcon Wrestling Team had one of its most successful seasons in years. The
team traveled to some of the most competitive tournaments in the region. With a strong group of dedicated wrestlers, the Falcons
were able to compete with some of the best and also do well in the league dual meets. For the first time in a decade, the
Falcons defeated league rival Los Gatos. The improvement and maturation of the freshmen and sophomore wrestlers mixed with
the consistent toughness of the upperclassmen contributed heavily to the success of the team. At the SCVAL JV tournament,
the Falcons placed four wrestlers, including Nick Marshall who was SCVAL JV champ. At the SCVAL Varsity league tournament,
the team placed a close second with 5 individual SCVAL champions. At CCS, 3 wrestlers placed top 4 and qualified for the state
meet. Nathan Nguyen placed 4th, Jasper Loren placed 1st, and Alan Yen placed 2nd. This was the largest number of placers for
the Falcons in perhaps decades.
League Tournament Finish: 2nd Place
CCS Championship Team Finish: 8th Place
Individual Accomplishments:
Nathan Nguyen: Finished the season with a his high school career with a 135-33 Nathan
was SCVAL champion for the third time. Nathan had numerous tournament placings: 3rd Peninsula invitational, 3rd Coast Classic,
3rd Overfelt Classic, 3rd Midcals, 3rd Mission Sna Jose. As a 3x CCS placer and state qualifier,
Nathan placed 4th at 112 pounds. He went 3-2 at the CIF State Wrestling Championships and was top 16. NAthan was honored
by the San Jose Mercury News as All Country 2nd Team.
Jeffrey Chu: finished off his season as an unseeded SCVAL Champion at 103 pounds. He qualified
for the CCS tournament for the first time.
Jasper Loren finished off his season as SCVAL and CCS champion at 152 pounds. He
was a 2x CCS placer and a state qualifier. His overall season record was 31-4. Jasper went 4-2 at the CIF State Championships
(top 12). He went undefeated in league dual meets and had numerous tournament placings this year: 1st Peninsula Invitational,
3rd Sierra Nevada Classic, 1st Coast Classic, 2nd Mission San Jose. Jasper was also honored
by the Mercury News as All-county First Team.
Alan Yen completed his junior season
with a 34-11 record. His tournament finishes included: 5th Sierra Nevada Classic, 3rd Coast Classic, 3rd Overfelt Classic,
3rd Midcals, and 3rd Mission San Jose. Alan was undefeated in league dual meets. He was SCVAL league champion and
placed 2nd at the CCS championships at 189 pounds. He qualified for the state meet and went 2-2. Alan was also honored by
the Mercury News as All-county First Team.
Richard Macklin finished the season placing 5th at SCVAL league Finals. Undefeated
in his league dual matches, Richard finished top 8 at SCVAL for the second time. Richard also placed 6th at the Peninsula
Invitational.
Raymond Boales was one of the five Falcons to win a SCVAL league championship at 215 pounds
which qualified him for CCS. He was integral in scoring team points for the team.
Holden Sparacino wrestled at 171 pounds. He placed top 8 at the Peninsula Invitational
tournament and also 8th at the SCVAL finals.
Alfred Murabito placed 3rd as the only Falcon freshman placer to qualify for the CCS tournament.
Other Placers include: Chris Hui 6th (CCS alternate); Kyle Clark 8th, Sam Mulholland-Wong
7th.
JV Accomplishments:
SCVAL League Finals
Nick Marshall 1st
Chris Burse 4th
Tyler Borch 7th
Steven
Leslie 3rd
Other JV Standouts: Freshmen Eric Van Noorden and Spencer Perry had standout seasons
as they finished top 3 in all the JV tournaments they entered and contributed strongly in the dual meets.
GO FALCONS!
