ATHERTON, Calif. - In its second dual of the day, the 18th-ranked Stanford wrestling team dominated Menlo College, 42-6, Sunday at Haynes-Prim Pavilion in Atherton, California.
Stanford spotted Menlo six points, forfeiting at 125 pounds. Junior Eric Cramer picked up his first win of the season, an 8-2 decision over Logan Eaton at 133 pounds, to cut the Oaks' lead to 6-3.
Redshirt junior Peter Russo put the Cardinal on top after he pinned Christian Racimo in 2:30. He is now 9-3 on the year and 2-0 in duals.
Tommy Pawelski pushed the Cardinal lead to 13-6 with a 16-4 major decision over Jeff Uyesaka at 149 pounds. The redshirt sophomore scored six takedowns, a reversal and riding time in the win.
Walker Dempsey moved to 3-6 on the season with a 13-3 major decision over James Luscombe at 157 pounds. He notched four takedowns, two nearfall points, an escape, a stalling point and riding time in the win.
Redshirt junior Jim Wilson, ranked 13th nationally, then pinned Joseph Jauregui in 2:01, increasing the Cardinal lead to 23-6. It marked his fourth fall of the season.
Redshirt junior Peter Galli recorded a 16-0 technical fall over Stone Escobedo at 184 pounds. It marks his first technical fall of the season, making the team score 28-6.
Redshirt junior Zach Nevills also registered a technical fall, defeating Nick Karis 18-2 at 184 pounds. It was his second tech fall of the day.
Redshirt senior Michael Sojka notched his second win of the day with a 7-2 decision over Erick Parsons at 197 pounds. Redshirt sophomore Nathan Butler capped off the scoring with a fall in 54 seconds over Brady Rivera at heavyweight.
Up next, Stanford hosts Utah Valley on Friday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. and Duke on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. Both duals will be held in Burnham Pavilion and admission in free.
No. 18 Stanford 42, Menlo College 6
Weight | Participants | Score |
125 | Troy Lakin (M) won by forfeit | FF |
133 | Eric Cramer (S) dec. Logan Eaton (M) | 8-2 |
141 | Peter Russo (S) fall Christian Racimo (M) | 2:30 |
149 | Tommy Pawelski (S) maj. dec. Jeff Uyesaka (M) | 16-4 |
157 | Walker Dempsey (S) maj. dec. James Luscombe (M) | 13-3 |
165 | #13 Jim Wilson (S) fall Joseph Jauregui (M) | 2:01 |
174 | Peter Galli (S) tech. fall Stone Escobedo (M) | 16-0 (3:54) |
184 | Zach Nevills (S) tech. fall Nick Karis (M) | 18-2 |
197 | Michael Sojka (S) dec. Erick Parsons (M) | 7-2 |
285 | Nathan Butler (S) fall Brady Rivera (M) | 0:54 |