STANFORD, Calif. - Fresh of off three dual wins last weekend, the 16th-ranked Stanford wrestling team (5-2, 1-1 Pac-12) is back on The Farm hosting 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 is free.
Stanford enters the week with four wrestlers ranked in the top 20 of the InterMat rankings. True freshman Joey McKenna (141) leads the squad with a No. 2 national ranking. Returning All-American Jim Wilson (165 pounds) comes in at No. 12. Redshirt sophomores Keaton Subjeck (174 pounds) and Connor Schram (125 pounds) are No. 19 and No. 20, respectively.
Redshirt freshman Paul Fox (149 pounds) paces the Cardinal in wins this season with 21. He was the runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 15), third at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) and the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20), and seventh at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2).
McKenna (12-1) became just the second Cardinal wrestler to reach the finals of the Southern Scuffle, falling to top-ranked Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) in the finals. His 12 wins include three over top-20 oppoenents. He is the highest-ranked Cardinal wrestler since the 2013-14 season when then-senior Ryan Mango held the top spot at 133 pounds.
The Cardinal hits the road next week for two duals at Arizona State. Stanford will face West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Noon PT and the host Sun Devils at 2 p.m. PT. Both duals will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
No. 16 Stanford vs. Utah Valley Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | #20 Connor Schram (S) vs. #18 Chasen Tolbert (U) |
| 133 | Eric Cramer (S) vs. Jade Rauser (U) |
| 141 | #2 Joey McKenna (S) vs. Jarod Maynes (U) OR Trevor Willson (U) |
| 149 | Paul Fox (S) vs. Matthew Ontiveros (U) OR Brayden Humphreys (U) |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (S) vs. Raider Lofthouse (U) |
| 165 | #12 Jim Wilson (S) vs. Kieffer Taylor (U) |
| 174 | Peter Galli (S) vs. Ross Taylor (U) |
| 184 | Garet Krohn (S) OR Zach Nevills (S) vs. Will Sumner (U) |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (S) vs. #18 Derek Thomas (U) OR Aryton Almberg (U) |
| 285 | Nathan Butler (S) vs. Dustin Dennison (U) OR Jordan Karst (U) |
No. 16 Stanford vs. Duke Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | #20 Connor Schram (S) vs. OPEN |
| 133 | Eric Cramer (S) vs. Brandon Leynaud (D) |
| 141 | #2 Joey McKenna (S) vs. Zach Finesilver (D) OR Evan Botwin (D) |
| 149 | Paul Fox (S) vs. #19 Mitch Finesilver (D) |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (S) vs. Connor Bass (D) |
| 165 | #12 Jim Wilson (S) vs. #17 Jake Faust (D) |
| 174 | Peter Galli (S) vs. Brian Dorsey (U) OR Alec Schenk (D) |
| 184 | Garet Krohn (S) OR Zach Nevills (S) vs. Trey Adamson (D) OR Spencer Neff (D) |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (S) vs. #5 Conner Hartmann (D) |
| 285 | Nathan Butler (S) vs. Brendan Walsh (D) |