Moses Espinoza-Owens

Moses Espinoza-Owens in a blue singlet has his hand raised by a referee while a wrestler in a yellow singlet walks away with his head down.

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Moses Espinoza-Owens, a wrestler in a blue singlet, holds a headlock on a wrestler in a green singlet during a match

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Moses Espinoza-Owens, a wrestler in a blue singlet, has his hand raised by a referee while a wrestler in a white singlet walks off the mat.

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A wrestler in a blue warm-up runs out during pre-game intros.

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A wrestler in a blue singlet looks up while on top of another wrestler in a white singlet in a wrestling match

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A man in a blue singlet interlocks with another man, in a dark blue singlet, during a wrestling match.

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Height:
5-7
Weight:
174
Position:
174 Pound Weight Class
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Woods Cross, Utah
High School:
Viewmont H.S.
Major:
Computer Science

Honors and Awards

NCAA Qualifier (2025-26)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024-25)

2025-26: Qualified for his first NCAA Tournament in his first year as the starter at 174 pounds … went 2-2 at the National Tournament, making the Round of 16 with wins over 30-seed Riley Davis and 20-seed Daschle Lamer … placed 5th at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships, going 4-2 with wins over National Qualifiers Riley Davis and Cael Valencia … scored several early season upsets over ranked opponents including No. 8 Cam Steed (Mizzou), No. 12 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) and No. 20 Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) … placed 4th at 174 pounds at the Cliff Keen Invitational … placed 3rd at the Tiger Style Invitational … put together a 29-10 overall record, going 15-2 in duals … wrestled every match possible for the Jackrabbits … rattled off nine wins in a row from 12/21 - 2/1 … SDSU’s Most Valuable Wrestler.

2024-25: Backed up Cobe Siebrecht at 157 pounds and filled in while Siebrecht dealt with injuries throughout the season … put up a 14-13 record overall and a 3-6 record in duals for the Jackrabbits … competed in five open tournaments and nine duals in redshirt freshman year … scored a win over five time National Qualifier Johnny Lovett (CMU) during the NWCA National duals … placed third at Cyclone Open … placed fifth at 79kg at U23 US Nationals.

2023-24: Redshirted his freshman season at SDSU alongside twin brother Marcus … went 13-7 throughout the year … crowned champion at the Dragon (12/3) and Worthington Open (1/20) at 157 pounds … finished third at the Don Parker Open (2/3) at 157 pounds … won seven of his bouts by major decision, technical fall or fall.

Before SDSU: Like his twin brother, Marcus, Moses also won three Class 5A state titles for Viewmont High School ... his state titles were in succession, claiming titles at 152 pounds as a sophomore (30-4), 157 pounds as a junior (40-2) and 165 pounds as a senior (41-3) ... career record was 137-19, also adding a runner-up finish at 145 pounds as a high school freshman in ending the year with a 26-10 record