Three Stanford wrestlers won individual Pac-12 titles and five qualified for the NCAA Championships next month in New York City as Cardinal wrestling saw another campaign for its first ever Pac-12 title fall short, with Stanford finishing fourth out of six teams at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday in Tempe, Arizona. Oregon State won its…
Two years ago, it was supposed to be Stanford wrestling’s year to finally win the Pac-12 for the first time in program history. And then last year, it was again supposed to be Stanford wrestling’s year to finally win the Pac-12 for the first time in program history. This weekend — stop me if you’ve…
No. 18 Stanford wrestling (11-4, 3-2 Pac-12) saw its regular season come to an unceremonious end in a tough 41-0 shutout at the hands of the No. 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-2, 6-0 Big 12) on Sunday in Stillwater. The loss was Stanford’s first shutout defeat since a 39-0 home defeat to Illinois in 2006.…
A big pin at 285 from Nathan Butler was the highlight of a comeback push from No. 18 Stanford wrestling (11-3, 3-2 Pac-12) as the Cardinal emerged victorious on their Senior Night with a 22-15 victory over Boise State (3-6, 1-1 Pac-12) to wrap up their home season and pick up much-needed momentum before their…
No. 18 Stanford wrestling (10-3, 2-2 Pac-12) bounced back from a tough loss to Oregon State with a 23-16 victory over Air Force (5-5, 0-3 Big 12) on Saturday in Colorado Springs, spurred by major decisions from Garet Krohn and Nathan Butler and a pin by freshman Joey McKenna. Butler, ranked No. 20 in the…
Despite a big upset from redshirt sophomore Connor Schram at 125 pounds to lead off the meet and another major decision from freshman Joey McKenna at 141, the No. 18 Stanford wrestling team (9-3, 2-2 Pac-12) came out fatigued and flat against Oregon State (7-5, 1-1) and dropped a tough 21-13 dual Thursday night to snap its…
Stanford wrestling (8-2, 3-1 Pac 12) overcame an early deficit to beat Arizona State (7-6, 2-2 Pac 12), 18-13 at Maples Pavilion on Sunday. The dual match saw a series of close contests, with nine of the 10 bouts ended by decision. Arizona State got off to an early lead thanks to national championship hopeful…
After kicking off its season with a bang with big wins over California Baptist and Cal State, the Cardinal wrestling team (2-1) faced a stiff test against No. 8 Northwestern (1-0) in its home opener at Burnham Pavilion. Although the team hung around with the Wildcats in a back-and-forth meet, Northwestern cleaned up in the 141-, 149- and 157-pound decisions to claim a hard-fought 21-13 victory.
