UC Davis head wrestling coach Lennie Zalesky announced Wednesday that former University of Illinois standout Alex Tirapelle has been named assistant coach and will join the staff in July. Tirapelle comes to UC Davis after spending seven years at Illinois as a student-athlete and graduate student.... MORE

Junior Dustin Noack and redshirt freshmen Abe Otrambo and Ricky Alcala have been named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Teams, it was announced late last month by Commissioner Tom Hansen. It marks the third consecutive season the Aggies have landed three student-athletes on the teams. MORE

The UC Davis wrestling team has signed Justin Arredondo of Buchanan High School in Clovis to a National Letter of Intent during the spring signing period, head coach Lennie Zalesky announced this week. Arredondo will enroll at UC Davis beginning in the fall of 2008. MORE

Junior 125-pounder Marcos Orozco was defeated by Mark McKnight of Penn State in the third round of wrestlebacks to end his run at the 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center Friday morning. MORE

Marcos Orozco won two matches in the wrestleback bracket Thursday at the Scottrade Center to advance to the second day of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The announced attendance of both sessions was over 15,000. Teammates Tyler Bernacchi and Nexi Delgado lost both of their matches ... MORE

The Aggies will send three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The tournament starts Thursday, March 20 and runs through Saturday, March 22. Tyler Bernacchi, Nexi Delgado and Marcos Orozco will each make the trip to the Scotttrade Center. Last year the Aggies finished a program-... MORE

Junior Tyler Bernacchi finished second at 174 pounds and fellow juniors Marcos Orozco and Nexi Delgado finished fourth to lead a group of eight UC Davis place finishers at the Pacific-10 Championships at McArthur Court Monday night. The Aggies finished eighth overall with 79.5 points. MORE

Junior 174-pounder Tyler Bernacchi won two matches to advance to the championship match and leads a group of eight UC Davis wrestlers still alive after the first day of the Pacific-10 Conference Championships at McArthur Court Sunday. The eight Aggies still alive marks a school record and better... MORE

The Aggies head into the Pacific-10 Championships this weekend in Eugene, Ore. The meet begins with opening rounds on Sunday and concludes Monday. Last season UC Davis finished a program-best third with 96.5 points. MORE

No. 3 Oklahoma State got four major decisions and a technical fall from Brandon Mason at 174 pounds, and won all 10 matches to shutout out UC Davis, 39-0, in front of 1,344 fans at The Pavilion Sunday afternoon. The Cowboys are the highest ranked Division I opponent to ever visit The Pavilion. MORE