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Wrestling

Cardinal Falls at Oklahoma St.

STILLWATER, Okla. - In its final dual meet of the season, the No. 18 Stanford wrestling team was shut out by No. 2 Oklahoma State, Sunday, at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Falling 41-0, Stanford drops to 11-4 on the year, while the Cowboys moved to 12-2.

The dual opened with a matchup of ranked opponents in 15th-ranked Connor Schram and No. 6 Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma State at 125 pounds. Tied 1-1, Klimara scored a takedown with under 30 seconds left for a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Schram in overtime.

Sophomore Mason Pengilly dropped a 7-2 decision to Gary Wayne Harding at 133 to give the Cowboys a 6-0 advantage in the dual. 

The most anticipated bout of the day pitted No. 1 Dean Heil against Stanford freshman Joey McKenna, ranked No. 2. The pair met earlier in the season in the finals of the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2), where Heil prevailed 2-1 in overtime.

Tied 1-1 after three, McKenna attempted a double-leg shot in overtime, but a scramble by Heil turned into a takedown for the Cowboy with under 10 seconds remaining on the clock and a 3-1 sudden victory decision. It is just the second loss of the season for McKenna, who is now 19-2.

Oklahoma State quickly pulled ahead 21-0, getting falls at 149 and 157 pounds.

At 165 pounds, top-ranked Alex Dieringer, a two-time national chamopin, posted a 13-5 major decision over No. 18 Jim Wilson. It was 2-1 Dieringer after the first. Both wrestlers were awarded stalling points by the third period, three for Dieringer and one for Wilson. Dieringer tacked on two more takedown in the final period for the victory. Wilson drops to 21-6 on the year and 13-2 in duals.

After Chandler Rogers posted an 18-3 technical fall over Stanford senior Dylan Morris, redshirt sophomore Garet Krohn dropped a 4-1 decision to 14th-ranked Nolan Boyd. Krohn gave up two stalling points in the opening period and an escape in the second. He scored an escape to start the third, but Boyd had riding time locked up.

The Cowboys made it 38-0 as Andrew Marsden dominated Zach Nevills at 197 pounds with a 17-0 technical fall in 6:19.

In the final bout of the afternoon, No. 5 Austin Marsden recorded a 3-1 sudden victory decision over No. 20 Nathan Butler at heavyweight to complete the shutout.

Up next, Stanford heads to Tempe, Arizona for the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, Feb. 27. The finals of the tournament will be televised live on Pac-12 Network at 5 p.m. PT.

No. 2 Oklahoma State 41, No. 18 Stanford 0

 

WeightMatchupsScore
125#6 Eddie Klimara (O) dec. #15 Connor Schram (S)3-1 (SV)
133Gary Wayne Harding (O) dec. Mason Pengilly (S)7-2
141#1 Dean Heil (O) dec. #2 Joey McKenna (S)3-1 (SV)
149#13 Anthony Collica (O) fall Tommy Pawelski (S)2:27
157Hestin Lamons (O) fall Nainoa Calvo (S)1:39
165#1 Alex Dieringer (O) maj. dec. #18 Jim Wilson (S)13-5
174Chandler Rogers (O) tech. fall Dylan Morris (S)18-3 (6:47)
184#14 Nolan Boyd (O) dec. Garet Krohn (S)4-1
197Andrew Marsden (O) tech. fall Zach Nevills (S)17-0 (6:19)
285#5 Austin Marsden (O) dec. #20 Nathan Butler (S)3-1 (SV)