LEMOORE, Calif. - The Fighting Illini wrestling team took down defending-NWCA champion Grand Canyon, 42-6, on Saturday evening. Illinois earned wins in nine of the ten weight classes against the Antelopes.

Dominic Olivieri got things rolling for the Orange and Blue with a 7-3 win over Godwin Nyama-Cutler at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, Logan Arlis defeated Austin Solari by major decision, 14-3, and Kyle Langenderfer followed that up by downing Uzo Owuama, 14-2, at 149 pounds.

Seventh-ranked Isaiah Martinez, a Lemoore native, earned a convincing win in his homecoming, defeating Chayse Jackson, 25-9, to earn the technical fall win at 157 pounds. In the 165-pound bout, No. 13 Jackson Morse pinned Casey Larson. Zac Brunson, the 20th-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds, grabbed a 17-2 technical fall victory over Trey Ronayne.

No. 12 Nikko Reyes was awarded a win at 184 pounds due to forfeit, while Jeff Koepke defeated Marcus Haughian, 8-4, in the 197-pound battle. Christopher Lopez put the finishing touches on the evening for the Illini, pinning Sean Medley in the heavyweight bout.

With the win, the Illini improve to 6-0 on the young season. Illinois will wrap up its weekend tomorrow at the Roadrunner Open in Fresno, California.

#11 Illinois 42, Grand Canyon 6

125 - AJ Salazar wins by forfeit
133 - Dominic Olivieri dec. Godwin Nyama-Cutler, 7-3
141 - Logan Arlis maj. dec. Austin Solari, 14-3
149 - Kyle Langenderfer maj. dec. Uzo Owuama, 14-2
157 - #7 Isaiah Martinez tech. fall Chayse Jackson, 25-9
165 - #13 Jackson Morse pinned Casey Larson
174 - #20 Zac Brunson tech. fall Trey Ronayne, 17-2
184 - #12 Nikko Reyes won by forfeit
197 - Jeff Koepke dec. Marcus Haughian, 8-4
HWT - Christopher Lopez pinned Sean Medley