STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford wrestling team defeated Pac-12 foe Cal Poly, 22-13, and Air Force, 27-8, Sunday in Maples Pavilion to improve to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12. The Mustangs drop to 1-10 overall and 0-1 in the conference, while the Falcons fall to 4-3.
Stanford won seven of the 10 bouts against Cal Poly and eight of the 10 against Air Force. Heavyweight Nathan Butler posted a 9-0 major decision against Nicolas Johnson of Cal Poly and then secured a 6-1 decision over Marcus Malecek of Air Force. The redshirt freshman leads the team with 24 wins on the season and is 7-1 in dual competition.
Redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson got things going for the Cardinal with an 8-2 decision over Travis Berridge of Cal Poly. He also picked up a 4-0 decision over Air Force's Mike Billingsley. The 165-pounder moved to 23-4 overall and has won 15 of his last 16 matches.
Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Keaton Subjeck also won twice on Sunday. He added to the Stanford lead with a 7-5 sudden victory decision over Cal Poly's Dominic Kastl. Trailing 4-2 heading into the third period, Subjeck scored an escape and a takedown to take a 5-3 lead, but Kastl escaped before time expired to force overtime.
Against Air Force, Subjeck posted a 6-1 decision over Konner Witt to improve to 15-8 overall and 4-4 in duals.
Also securing two wins for the Cardinal on the day were 133-pounder Connor Schram, 149-pounder Garrett Schaner and 157-pounder Maxwell Hvolbek. Schram is now 7-1 on the season, while Schaner moved to 15-11 and 5-3 in duals.
After Hvolbek registered a 5-2 decision against Cal Poly's Colt Shorts, the redshirt sophomore pinned Air Force's Jordan Wengreen in 6:24. It marked the first fall of the season for Hvolbek.
Redshirt sophomores Zach Nevills (184 pounds) and Ryan Davies (197 pounds) also collected wins against the Falcons.
Stanford will host Arizona State in another Pac-12 Networks telecast next week. The teams will square off on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. PT in Maples Pavilion. Admission is free.
Stanford 22, Cal Poly 13
165: No. 14 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Travis Berridge (C), 8-2
174: Keaton Subjeck (S) dec. Dominic Kastl (C), 7-5 (SV)
184: Nick Fiegener (C) dec. Zach Nevills (S), 8-5
197: J.T. Goodwin (C) maj. dec. Ryan Davies (S), 16-5
285: Nathan Butler (S) maj. dec. Nicolas Johnson (C), 9-0
125: No. 15 Evan Silver (S) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (C), 4-3
133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Victor Trujillo (C), 8-3
141: Colton Schilling (C) fall Jordan Bryan (S), 0:38
149: Garrett Schaner (S) dec. Jacob Leon (C), 5-2
157: Maxwell Hvolbek (S) dec. Colt Shorts (C), 5-2
Stanford 27, Air Force 8
165: No. 14 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Mike Billingsley (A), 4-0
174: Keaton Subjeck (S) dec. Konner Witt (A), 6-1
184: Zach Nevills (S) dec. Zen Ikehara (A), 7-0
197: Ryan Davies (S) dec. Jack Carda (A), 4-1
285: Nathan Butler (S) dec. Marcus Malecek (A), 6-1
125: No. 9 Josh Martinez (A) dec. No. 15 Evan Silver (S), 7-2
133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Anthony McHugh (A), 7-3
141: Conor O’Hara (A) tech. fall Jordan Bryan (S), 16-0 (3:31)
149: Garrett Schaner (S) dec. Jerry McGinty (A), 7-3
157: Maxwell Hvolbek (S) fall Jordan Wengreen (A), 6:24
