BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Winning eight of 10 bouts, the Stanford wrestling team defeated CSU Bakersfield, 25-6, Sunday, in Bakersfield, Calif. The Cardinal improve to 2-0, 1-0 in the Pac-12, while the Roadrunners drop their season opener and fall to 0-1 in the conference.
Stanford won the first five bouts to build a 16-0 advantage. Redshirt junior Michael Sojka opened the dual with an exciting three-overtime 5-4 decision over Matt Williams at 197 pounds. He is now 2-0 on the season.
Redshirt freshman heavyweight Nathan Butler also improved to 2-0 on the year with a 2-0 decision against Alex Encarnarcion-Strand. At 125 pounds, true freshman Mason Pengilly registered his first collegiate win, a 9-1 major decision over Sean Nickell.
Redshirt freshman Connor Schram won a 4-2 overtime bout against Ian Nickell at 133 pounds. He is now 2-0 in his career. True freshman Isaiah Locsin also moved to 2-0 on the year, edging Timmy Box, 4-3, at 141 pounds.
The Roadrunners finally got on the board at 149 pounds as Coleman Hammond posted a 7-4 decision over redshirt senior Garrett Schaner. Redshirt sophomore Maxwell Hvolbek answered for the Cardinal with a 5-2 decision against David Meza at 157 pounds.
Making his season debut, redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson, ranked 17th nationally, edged Adam Fierro, 1-0, at 165 pounds.
Redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck then ran into sixth-ranked Bryce Hammond at 174 pounds, suffering a 7-0 decision to the junior. Redshirt sophomore Zach Nevills, who also made his season debut against the Roadrunners, closed out the dual with a 3-1 decision over Sean Pollock at 184 pounds.
Stanford returns to The Farm next week for its home opener against No. 8/16 Northwestern on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Cardinal and Wildcats will meet at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion.
Stanford 25, CSU Bakersfield 6
197: Michael Sojka (S) dec. Matt Williams (B), 5-4 (3 OT)
285: Nathan Butler (S) dec. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (B), 2-0
125: Mason Pengilly (S) maj. dec. Sean Nickell (B), 9-1
133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Ian Nickell (B), 4-2 (OT)
141: Isaiah Locsin (S) dec. Timmy Box (B), 4-3
149: Coleman Hammond (B) dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 7-4
157: Maxwell Hvolbek (S) dec. David Meza (B), 5-2
165: #17 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Adam Fierro (B), 1-0
174: #6 Bryce Hammond (B) dec. Keaton Subjeck (S), 7-0
184: Zach Nevills (S) dec. Sean Pollock (B), 3-1
Exhibitions
157-Spencer Hill (C) dec. Peter Galli, 9-8
184-Garet Krohn (S) dec. Immanuel Barber, 5-1