STANFORD, Calif. - Back in the Bay Area, the Stanford wrestling team has three duals on the schedule for this weekend. First up, the Cardinal hosts Cal Baptist on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Admission is free.
Stanford will wrestle at San Francisco State and Menlo College on Sunday, Jan. 10. The Cardinal and Gators square off at 3 p.m. PT at The Swamp at The Don Nasser Family Plaza in San Francisco. Stanford will then head south to face Oaks at 6 p.m. PT in Atherton, California.
Stanford placed ninth as a team at the Southern Scuffle, led by freshman Joey McKenna's runner-up finish at 141 pounds. Redshirt freshman Paul Fox (149 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Nathan Butler (285 pounds) took seventh, while redshirt sophomores Connor Schram (125 pounds) and Garet Krohn (184 pounds) came in eighth.
McKenna became just the second Cardinal wrestler to reach the finals at the Southern Scuffle, joining three-time All-American Tanner Gardner who did so in 2006. The Towaco, New Jersey native is 11-1 on the season and ranked second nationally in all of the major polls.
Fox leads the Cardinal in wins this season with 20, while Butler has 14 and redshirt junior Jim Wilson has notched 12. Redshirt sophomore Keaton Subjeck (174 pounds) has tallied seven falls to pace Stanford, while Butler has recorded six. For a full list of Cardinal results click here.
No. 18 Stanford vs. Cal Baptist Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | Brian Rossi (S), 11-8 vs. Ethen Asuncion (C), 0-0 |
| 133 | Mason Pengilly (S), 7-4 vs. Anthony Racobaldo (C), 4-2 |
| 141 | #2 Joey McKenna (S), 11-1 vs. Peter Cunningham (C), 1-5 |
| 149 | Paul Fox (S), 20-7 vs. Bradford Gerl (C), 2-5 |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (S), 1-5 vs. Brady Bersano (C), 5-4 |
| 165 | #13 Jim Wilson (S), 12-4 vs. Nolan Kistler (C), 3-6 |
| 174 | Peter Galli (S), 9-8 vs. Christian Smith (C), 8-5 |
| 184 | Zach Nevills (S), 8-6 vs. Jacob Waste (C), 2-2 |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (S), 7-5 vs. Paul Head (C), 5-5 |
| 285 | Nathan Butler (S), 14-4 vs. Joe Fagiano (C), 13-4 |
No. 18 Stanford at San Francisco State Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | Brian Rossi (S), 11-8 vs. Brandon Vu (SF), 3-8 |
| 133 | Mason Pengilly (S), 7-4 OR Eric Cramer (S), 0-1 vs. Jordan Gurrola (SF), 10-5 OR Fern Giron (SF), 6-3 |
| 141 | Peter Russo (S), 7-3 vs. Joshua Weinberg (SF), 7-4 |
| 149 | Tommy Pawelski (S), 3-6 vs. Dylan Furtado (SF), 5-8 |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (S), 1-5 vs. Alex Abono (SF), 0-3 OR Travis Ino (SF), 8-10 |
| 165 | #13 Jim Wilson (S), 12-4 vs. Tyson Kuahine (SF), 7-7 |
| 174 | Peter Galli (S), 9-8 OR Dylan Morris (S), 10-7 vs. Mike Marshall (SF), 11-9 |
| 184 | Zach Nevills (S), 8-6 OR Ryan Davies (S), 4-8 OR Nathan Morris (S), 2-4 vs. Johnny Costa (SF), 4-7 |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (S), 7-5 vs. Calvin Nicholls (SF), 3-9 |
| 285 | Nathan Butler (S), 14-4 vs. Sam Alnassiri (SF), 10-5 |
No. 18 Stanford at Menlo College Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | Brian Rossi (S), 11-8 vs. Troy Lakin (M) |
| 133 | Mason Pengilly (S), 7-4 OR Eric Cramer (S), 0-1 vs. Joel Palabrica (M) |
| 141 | Peter Russo (S), 7-3 vs. Steele Escobedo (M) |
| 149 | Tommy Pawelski (S), 3-6 vs. Jeff Uyesaka (M) |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (S), 1-5 vs. Jimmy Luscombe (M) |
| 165 | #13 Jim Wilson (S), 12-4 vs. Joseph Jauregui (M) |
| 174 | Peter Galli (S), 9-8 OR Dylan Morris (S), 10-7 vs. Justin Lozano (M) |
| 184 | Zach Nevills (S), 8-6 OR Ryan Davies (S), 4-8 OR Nathan Morris (S), 2-4 vs. Nate Rodriguez (M) |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (S), 7-5 vs. Erik Parsons (M) |
| 285 | Nathan Butler (S), 14-4 vs. Brady Rivera (M) |