(Santa Ana, CA) Mt. SAC wrestlers Christopher Betancourt, David Saenz and Nate Kendricks all took first place in the annual Santa Ana College Wrestling Tournament on Saturday (October 1).

As a team, the Mounties placed fourth with 96 points. Cerritos College won the tournament with 137.5 points, followed by Sacramento City, 2nd (115.5) and Bakersfield, 3rd (102).

Betancourt (4-0) won by a technical fall and three decisions on his way to the first-place finish in the 125 Lb. weight class. Saenz (4-0), seeded first at 133 Lbs., who won by a 23-4 technical fall score, had a pin and another TF on his way to the championship.

Kendricks (4-0), also seeded first, had two pins and two decisions in his four wins at 197 Lbs.

The Mounties also had two runner-ups - Christopher Calderon (125) and Jakob Hand (184), a third - Marcus Labota (157) on the Mt. SAC "C" team and a fourth place by Jesse Garcia (285) on the Mt. SAC "B" team.

Mt. SAC heads to Modesto College on Saturday (October 8) for the Modesto Tournament.

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