RENO, Nev. – Stanford redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson captured the 165-pound title, while a school record seven Cardinal finished in the top 5, Sunday, at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Reno, Nev.
As a team, Stanford finished tied for second with Oregon State with 102.5 points. Wyoming won the team championship with 134 points. The Cardinal's second-place finish marks a program best, while its three finalists were also a school record.
Wilson, ranked 13th nationally, picks up his first tournament win of the season after finishing as the runner-up at the Roadrunner Open and taking third at the Keystone Classic in November. He recorded five wins on Sunday to improve to 15-3 overall.
Redshirt junior Evan Silver, who is No. 12 in the nation, was the runner-up at 125 pounds. He won four matches, including an 8-5 decision over No. 13 Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State before falling to ninth-ranked Tyler Cox of Wyoming, 3-1. He is now 8-1 on the year.
True freshman Isaiah Locsin also took second on Sunday. He went 4-1 with two falls in the tournament to improve to 6-3 overall. He fell to Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil, 12-6, in the finals.
Placing third in the tournament were 157-pounder Maxwell Hvolbek and heavyweight Nathan Butler. Hvolbek, who is now 11-6, was 5-1 overall and posted a major decision over 16th-ranked Sparty Chino of Ohio in the third-place match. Butler also turned in a 5-1 record in the tournament, including a 3-0 decision over No. 16 Tanner Harms of Wyoming and a 3-1 sudden victory over teammate Josh Marchok in the third-place bout.
Marchok, a redshirt sophomore heavyweight, finished fourth after falling to Butler in the third-place match. He also reached the semifinals by defeating Harms, 4-3, before dropping a major decision to Oklahoma’s Zach Merrill. Marchok is now 8-4 on the season.
Redshirt senior Garrett Schaner was the final Cardinal to place in the tournament, securing fifth place at 149 pounds. He was 5-2 in the tournament, posting two major decisions and edging freshman teammate Paul Fox, 11-10. He fell to Oregon State’s Jordan Henrickson in the consolation bracket before winning by medical forfeit over Boise State’s Josh Reyes.
Up next, Stanford travels to Chattanooga, Tenn., to bring in the New Year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2.
Stanford’s Tournament Results:
125 pounds
No. 12 Evan Silver (4-1, 2nd): maj. dec. Coleman Johns (Southern Oregon), 12-4; dec. Sergio Mendez (CSU Bakersfield), 8-4; maj. dec. Korbin Levin (Clackamas), 12-4; dec. No. 13 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 8-5; lost to No. 9 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 3-1.
Mason Pengilly (1-0): maj. dec. Matthew Nguyen (Southwestern Oregon CC), 17-6.
Brian Rossi (1-2): fall KeVon Powell (Ohio), 6:29; lost to Matt Gamble (CSU Bakersfield), 5-4; lost to Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly), 10-5.
141 pounds
Isaiah Locsin (4-1, 2nd): fall Robbie Rizzolino (Clackamas), 5:56; fall Jared Johnshoy (Boise State), 5:27; dec. Matt Kraus (Arizona State), 9-5 (SV); dec. Michael Magaldo (Oklahoma State), 6-1; lost to Dean Heil (Oklahoma State), 12-6.
Tommy Pawelski (2-2): dec. Martin Ramirez (Adams State), 8-1; dec. Peter Russo (Stanford), 5-3; lost to Dean Heil (Oklahoma State), 13-4; lost to Dusty Home (Oklahoma State), 5-3.
Jordan Bryan (0-2): lost to Devin Reynolds (Oregon State), fall 1:19; lost to Zechariah Bresser (unattached), TF 4:22.
Peter Russo (0-2): lost to Tommy Pawelski (Stanford), 5-3; lost to Matthew Ontiveros (Utah Valley), 5-2.
149 pounds
Garrett Schaner (5-2, 5th): maj. dec. Alex Harnsberger (unattached), 10-2; maj. dec. Pablo Moreno (Arizona State), 16-3; lost to Coleman Hammond (CSU Bakersfield), 8-2; dec. Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State), 9-2; dec. Paul Fox (Stanford), 11-10; lost to Jordan Henrickson (Oregon State), 13-8; won by medical forfeit over Josh Reyes (Boise State).
Paul Fox (4-2): dec. Shayne Tucker (Oklahoma), 3-2; lost to Preston McCalmon (Arizona State), 3-2; dec. Joe Mavens (unattached), 6-4; dec. Travis Himmelman (Boise State), 9-4; dec. Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa), 10-5; lost to Garrett Schaner (Stanford), 11-10.
Josh Lauderdale (2-2): lost to Hans Rasmusson (Arizona State), 9-3; tech. fall Michael Herrera (CSU Bakersfield), 6:13; fall Christian Franks (Menlo), 7:00; lost to Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State), 8-3.
157 pounds
Maxwell Hvolbek (5-1, 3rd): dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 5-4; dec. Heston Lamons (Oklahoma State), 9-4; dec. Spencer Hill (CSU Bakersfield), 10-4; lost to Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 7-1; dec. James Martinez (Colorado Mesa), 7-5; maj. dec. No. 16 Sparty Chino (Ohio), 8-0.
Peter Galli (2-2): dec. Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 13-9 (SV); fall Kenji Yamishita (Simon Fraser), 4:34; lost to Logan Addis (Utah Valley), 10-6; lost to Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley College), 11-3.
165 pounds
No. 13 Jim Wilson (5-0, 1st): fall Reid Watkins (Simon Fraser), 1:44; dec. Holden Packard (Boise State), 4-0; dec. Eric Lopez (Menlo), 6-1; dec. Harrison Hightower (Ohio), 4-0; maj. dec. Dakota Friesth (Wyoming), 11-3.
174 pounds
Dylan Morris (1-2): fall Mitch Woods (Cal Poly), 5:22; lost to Kevin Radford (Arizona State), 12-2; lost to Austin Devey (Boise State), 11-2.
184 pounds
Ryan Davies (4-2): lost to No. 6 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), fall 7:00; maj. dec. Dylan Bollinger (CSU Bakersfield), 8-0; dec. Sean Pollock (CSU Bakersfield), 5-4; dec. Scott VanDeLoo (Minnesota State), 8-2; dec. Zac Cardwell (Oregon State), 6-2; lost to Austin Gaun (Grand Canyon), 6-3.
Thomas Kimbrell (2-2): dec. Jacob Abrams (Southern Oregon), 3-1 (SV); dec. Brooks Climmons (Oklahoma), 3-2; lost to No. 15 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), 8-5; lost to Andrew Romanchik (Ohio), 2-1.
Zach Nevills (2-2): dec. Keavon Buckley (Boise State), 5-2; lost to Austin Gaun (Grand Canyon), fall 7:00; maj. dec. Adrian Salas (Clackamas), 9-1; lost to Andrew Romanchik (Ohio), 5-1.
197 pounds
Boomer Fleming (1-2): lost to Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), 6-1; dec. Colton Grossaint (Boise State), 3-1 (SV); lost to Garrett DeMers (Montana State Northern), 5-2.
285 pounds
Nathan Butler (5-1, 3rd): dec. Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley), 8-3; dec. Jeramy Sweany (unattached), 7-1; fall Malcolm Allen (Minnesota State), 5:00; lost to No. 11 Ross Larson (Oklahoma), 9-0; dec. No. 16 Tanner Harms (Wyoming), 3-0; dec. Josh Marchok (Stanford), 3-1 (SV).
Josh Marchok (4-2, 4th): dec. Sullivan Caulley (Arizona State), 5-2; fall Sean Molle (Simon Fraser), 7:00; dec. No. 16 Tanner Harms (Wyoming), 4-3; lost to Zach Merrill (Oklahoma), 10-0; dec. Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley), 4-3; lost to Nathan Butler (Stanford), 3-1 (SV).