CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three Stanford wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle, Thursday, in McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.
True freshman Isaiah Locsin (141 pounds), redshirt sophomore Maxwell Hvolbek (157 pounds) and 13th-ranked Jim Wilson (165 pounds) are all undefeated and remain in the championship brackets for the Cardinal.
As a team, Stanford sits in 12th place with 25.0 team points. Penn State tops the standings with 52.0 team points.
Locsin reached the quarterfinals at 141 pounds with a 6-5 sudden victory over Lehigh’s Randy Cruz and a 3-2 decision against Tyler Buckiso of The Citadel. He moves to 8-3 on the season.
Hvolbek, who improved to 13-6 overall, posted a 5-3 decision over Luke Goettl of Iowa State. No. 3 Ian Miller of Kent State had to medically forfeit, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at 157 pounds for Hvolbek.
Wilson moved to 18-3 on the year with decisions over Central Michigan’s Jordan Atienza (7-3), George Mason’s Patrick Davis (5-0) and Army’s Coleman Gracey (5-4). The 165-pounder, who won a title at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 21, is on a 10-match winning streak.
Redshirt senior Garrett Schaner (149 pounds), redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck (174 pounds), redshirt sophomore Ryan Davies (184 pounds), redshirt sophomore Zach Nevills (184 pounds), redshirt freshman Nathan Butler (285 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Josh Marchok (285 pounds) are all still alive in the consolation brackets and will wrestle on Friday.
Redshirt junior Evan Silver finished 1-2 in the tournament at 125 pounds, posting his lone win over Duke’s Thayer Atkins, 3-2. He dropped a 5-4 sudden victory match to Pittsburgh’s Jake Gromacki in the consolation bracket.
Redshirt sophomore Peter Galli (157 pounds) and junior Dylan Morris (174 pounds) also fell twice on Thursday and have been eliminated from the tournament.
Friday’s quarterfinals begin at 9 a.m. ET with the consolation rounds to follow. The Championship semifinals are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET and the finals will be held at 7 p.m. ET.
Stanford’s Tournament Results:
125 pounds
No. 12 Evan Silver (1-2): lost to Will Mason (Virginia), 4-2; dec. Thayer Atkins (Duke), 3-2; lost to Jake Gromacki (Pittsburgh), 5-4 (SV).
141 pounds
Isaiah Locsin (2-0): dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 6-5 (SV); dec. Tyler Buckiso (The Citadel), 3-2.
149 pounds
Garrett Schaner (2-1): dec. Tyler Marinelli (Gardner Webb), 10-5; lost to Matthew Cimato (Drexel), 10-7; maj. dec. Mark Marchetti (Army), 10-2.
157 pounds
Maxwell Hvolbek (2-0): dec. Luke Goettl (Iowa State), 5-3; won by medical forfeit over No. 3 Ian Miller (Kent State).
Peter Galli (0-2): lost to Aaron Walker (The Citadel), fall 3:22; lost to Gregory Flournoy (George Mason), 8-2.
165 pounds
No. 13 Jim Wilson (3-0): dec. Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan), 7-3; dec. Patrick Davis (George Mason), 5-0; dec. Coleman Gracey (Army), 5-4.
174 pounds
No. 20 Keaton Subjeck (1-1): dec. Hunter Gamble (Gardner Webb), 9-5; lost to No. 18 Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State), 5-4 (TB-1).
Dylan Morris (1-2): lost to No. 4 Matt Brown (Penn State), 18-3; dec. Daniel Mika (George Mason), 5-3; lost to Cody Johnston (Missouri), 13-4.
184 pounds
Ryan Davies (2-1): lost to No. 15 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), 10-4; tech. fall Matt Olaussen (Campbell), 16-0; maj. dec. Gray Jones (Gardner Webb), 14-0.
Zach Nevills (2-1): lost to Austin Wilding (Army), 5-3; dec. Nicky Hall (North Carolina State), 4-3; fall Keith Johnson (Northern Colorado), 4:33.
285 pounds
Nathan Butler (2-1): lost to Nick Ruggear (Penn State), 3-2; dec. Brendan Walsh (Duke), 7-0; dec. Mike Silvis (Buffalo), 3-0.
Josh Marchok (3-1): dec. Brendan Walsh (Duke), 5-2; lost to Quean Smith (Iowa State), 12-4; fall Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 2:13; dec. Colynn Cook (Navy), 5-1 (SV).