Dec. 2, 2006
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Primm, Nev. - The Cardinal wrestling team finished competition today at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in Primm, Nev. Two Stanford wrestlers places, with junior Josh Zupancic taking seventh and junior Tanner Gardner taking fourth in the two day tournament.
At 125 pounds, Gardner dropped his first match of the season in overtime to Angel Escobedo of Indiana, before earning a 7-2 decision over Mark Moos of Michigan to earn a place in the consolation semifinals. Gardner lost to Matt Eveleth of Penn by fall in the third place match to finish fourth.
At 157 pounds, Zupancic claimed a 3-2 decision over Joe Ellenberger of Nebraska Kearney to lock down a place at his third consecutive tournament. After dropping a decision to James Strouse of Hofstra, Zupancic battled back in the seventh place match with a 3-0 decision over Devin Mesanko of Columbia to capture seventh place.
At 141 pounds, Rafael Chavez came within one match of placing for the Cardinal, dropping an 8-3 decision to Michael keefe of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Stanford Results
Las Vegas Invitational * Primm, Nev.
December 1-2, 2006
125 pounds
Tanner Gardner (5-2): tech. fall Joe Coughlin (George Mason), 22-7; pinned Zach Valdez (Air Force), 2:15; maj. dec. Jake Gonzales (Oregon State), 9-0; pinned John Olanowski (Missouri), 4:32; lost to Angel Escobedo (Indiana), 4-2 (OT); dec. Mark Moos (Michigan), 7-2; fall to Matt Eveleth (Pennsylvania), 2:35
133 pounds
Matt Kim (1-2): lost to Garrett Harding (Missouri Valley), 13-7; dec. Mark Anderson (West Virginia), 6-1; lost maj. dec. to Bobby Pfennings (Oregon State), 10-1.
141 pounds
Rafael Chavez (3-2): pinned Jeff Rutledge (Nebraska Kearney), 2:56; lost maj. dec. to Derek Moore (UC Davis), 11-0; pinned Albert Madsen (Ohio), 3:21; pinned Jake Kriegbaum (Air Force), 2:39; lost to Michael Keefe (Tennessee Chattanooga), 8-3.
149 pounds
Tyler Parker (0-2): lost to Robert Sanders (Nebraska), 8-6 (OT); lost to Drew DiPasquale (Virginia), 5-2.
157 pounds
Josh Zupancic (5-2): tech. fall Kenneth Packard (San Francisco State), 15-0; dec. Jeff Marsh (Michigan), 8-5; pinned Travis Piccard (The Citadel), 6:17; lost to Brian Stith (Arizona State), 6-1; dec. Joe Ellenberger (Nebraska Kearney), 3-2; lost to James Strouse (Hofstra), 6-0; dec. Devin Mesanko (Columbia), 3-0.
165 pounds
Brian Perry (1-2): maj. dec. Bryan Tice (CS Fullerton), 11-3; lost to Christopher Vondruska (Ohio State), 2-1; lost to Mike Mackie (Cornell), 6-4.
174 pounds
Luke Feist (2-2): dec. Ryan Budd (CS Fullerton), 6-0; dec. Larry Wilbanks (Western State), 5-4; fall to Ben Askren (Missouri), 2:48; lost to Dan Hospodka (Nebraska Kearney), 8-6.
184 pounds
Zack Giesen (2-2): dec. Colt Reece (Western Wyoming), 9-4; dec. Kane Smith (UNC Greensboro), 2-1; fall to Rocco Caponi (Virginia), 1:21; lost to Eric Chine (Kent State), 7-6.
197 pounds
Jared Boyer (0-2): lost to Matt Casperson (Boise State), 8-6 (OT); fall to Travis Gardner (Oregon State), 3:03.