Named after the Giant Sequoia trees in the area, College of the Sequoias is located in Visalia, about forty-five minutes south of Fresno. Their glory years were towards the end of their run on the mat, winning CCCAA titles in 1981 & 1984. The program was dropped after the 1984-1985 season.
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| Ray Hernandez 123 lbs |
Hernandez won two league & two district titles for Corcoran High school before coming to Sequoias. He won a CCCAA title in 1966. He then went on to wrestle for San Francisco State where he won a Far Western Conference title. After his collegiate career was over he coached at the high school level.
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| Vic Gonzales 115, 123 lbs |
Another graduate of Corcoran High, Gonzales was a two time league champion before coming to Sequoias. He won a CCCAA championship in 1968 & finished as the CCCAA runner-up in 1969. He then transferred to Fresno State where he finished up his collegiate career.
He later coached at McLane High School before getting into officiating.
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| Al Gutierrez |
Gutierrez won CCCAA titles for the Giants in 1980 & 1981.
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| Joshua Washington |
After taking CCCAA runner-up honors in 1980, Washington won a CCCAA title in 1981.
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| Jeff Chedester 118 lbs |
Chedester won a CCCAA title for the Giants in 1982. He went on to wrestle for Cal Poly & later got into the fresh produce business.
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| Scott Bilveu 177 lbs |
Bilveu came to Sequoias from Clovis High school where he finished runner-up at the 1981 high school state championships. Wrestling for the Giants, Bilveu was seventh in the CCCAA in 1982 & won a CCCAA title in 1983.
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| Ricky Salas |
Salas won a CCCAA title in 1984.
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