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Amuchastegui's Career Match-By-Match 2008-09 Season (Freshman): Wrestled in 37 matches for Stanford, securing the starting spot at 165 pounds as a redshirt freshman ... one of two Cardinal NCAA qualifiers, earning one of the 52 at-large spots handed out by the NCAA ... went 1-2 at the championships, stunning fifth-seeded Nick Marable, an eventual All-American, in his first career NCAA Championship match ... finished as the runner-up at 165 pounds at the Pac-10 Championships, falling 4-1 to No. 18 Tyler Sherfey in the championship bout ... finished his rookie season with a 29-8 record ... posted two wins over eventual All-Americans during the year ... matched Zack Giesen (2007) as the third-winningest freshman in school history with 29 rookie wins ... recorded a team-best 12 match win streak in January and early February ... streak tied for the 10th-longest in school history ... second on the team with 29 wins, six major decisions and six pins ... posted a 9-4 record against conference opponents ... went 19-3 in duals and racked up a team-high 75 dual points .... won 12 of his first 14 collegiate bouts ... posted a major decision against Navy in the first dual match of his career ... went 4-0 and upended then-No. 11 Sherfey, a four-time NCAA qualifier and eventual All-American, at the Cowboy Open in November ... claimed his first career tournament title at the event with his win over Sherfey in the championship ... nabbed his 20th win of the season at Air Force on Jan. 16, topping NCAA qualifier Stephen Crozier to become the 11th wrestler in school history to reach 20 wins as a rookie ... faced seven ranked opponents during the year and upset two of them ... won six Pac-10 dual bouts ... a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection. 2007-08 Season (Redshirt): Redshirted his first season on The Farm ... posted a 9-2 record while competing unattached at two tournaments ... went undefeated at the Menlo Open and pinned his first collegiate opponent ... won six matches at the Fullerton Open to take fourth place at 157 pounds ... finished with three pins and five bonus-point wins ... took second at the FILA Junior National Championships in April. High School: A 2007 graduate of Phoenix (Ore.) High School ... won four letters in wrestling and one in baseball ... captained both the baseball and wrestling squads ... an all-state selection and a four-time All-Skyline Conference selection ... a four-time district champion ... finished in the top-three at the Oregon State Championships all four years, winning the state title as a junior. Personal: Son of Frank and Janice Amuchastegui ... has a younger brother named Luke ... plans to major in aeronautical or mechanical engineering ... hobbies include hunting, fishing, hiking, camping and riding motorcycles.
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