Palomar wrestlers will debut Saturday at the Mt. SAC Duals

SAN MARCOS (9-12-2018) – Coach Brody Barrios' young but talented Palomar wrestling team, with high hopes despite its youth after last season's sixth-place team finish at the CCCAA State Championships, will open its schedule on Saturday at the Mt. San Antonio College Duals.

The Comets will send a 22-man squad into the including six wrestlers from San Marcos High
School, the 2018 CIF San Diego Section Division I Duals Champion and fourth-place finisher in the San Diego Section Masters Tournament, which has developed into a major feeding program for Barrios.

Four of those former Knights fill spots in the Mt. SAC Duals, including Nathan Navida, who placed fifth at 149 in last year's State Community College Tournament, and Kalani Sorensen, last season's CIF San Diego Section Masters 195-pound champion. The others are Nicholas Kimball and  Oscar Solono.

SATURDAY'S PALOMAR LINEUP

125 Pounds – Miguel Diaz, Freshman, Orange Glen High School

133 Pounds – Arturo Baeza, Freshman, Vista Murrieta High School

133 Pounds -- Raul Ortiz, Freshman, Scotts Valley High School (Scotts Valley, CA)

141 Pounds – Isaac Guerrero, Sophomore, Heritage High School (Romoland/Menifee), 8th-place finisher at 125 pounds at 2017 CCCAA State Tournament

149 Pounds – Nathan Navida, Sophomore, San Marcos High School, 5th-place finisher at 149 pounds at 2017 CCCAA State Tournament

149 Pounds -- Ernie Chambers, Sophomore, West Valley School (Hemet)

165 Pounds – Mace Anderson, Freshman, Harbor High School (Santa Cruz)

184 Pounds – Nicholas Kimball, Freshman, San Marcos High School

197 Pounds – Kalani Sorensen, Freshman, San Marcos High School, 2018 CIF San Diego Section Masters 195-pound Champion

Hwt. (285 Pounds) – Christopher Franklin, Sophomore, Fallbrook High School

Hwt. (285 Pounds) – Oscar Solono, Freshman, San Marcos High School