SAN FRANCISCO – As announced by the Pac-12 Conference on Wednesday, eighth-ranked Arizona State sweeps postseason wrestling honors for the second consecutive season.
Zeke Jones repeats as Coach of the Year while Zahid Valencia earns his second consecutive Wrestler of the Year honor. Kordell Norfleet was named Freshman/Newcomer of the Year, an award Valencia won last season, marking the first time in conference history a wrestler has been named both Wrestler and Newcomer of the Year.
Valencia becomes the first back-to-back Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year since ASU's Eric Larkin was honored for three straight seasons (2001-03) while Norfleet is just the third Sun Devil to be named Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.