STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 18 Stanford wrestling team welcomes four-time Pac-12 champion Oregon State to The Farm on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Cardinal and Beavers will square off at 6:30 p.m. PT in Burnham Pavilion.
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Posted by Stanford Wrestling on Monday, February 1, 2016
The Cardinal, which was off from competition last week, is 9-2 overall and on a seven-match winning streak. Stanford defeated West Virginia (20-15) and Arizona State (23-13) in its most recent outing on Jan. 23 in Tempe, Arizona.
Stanford is led by freshman Joey McKenna, who is ranked No. 2 nationally at 141 pounds. The Towaco, New Jersey native is undefeated in duals this season (8-0) and has defeated three ranked opponents.
Oregon State (6-5, 0-1 Pac-12) split its duals last weekend, dropping a 24-12 Pac-12 contest at Arizona State before rebounding with a 35-6 thrashing of Northern Colorado at home.
Thursday's dual features two match-ups between nationally ranked opponents, and the top 2 wrestlers in the conference at their respective weight classes according to the coaches rankings. At 125 pounds, Oregon State's sixth-ranked Ronnie Bresser (21-5) will take on Stanford redshirt sophomore Connor Schram (14-4), who is No. 17 nationally. At heavyweight, Amarveer Dhesi (18-3) comes in at No. 10 for the Beavers, while Stanford redshirt sophomore Nathan Butler (21-4) is No. 20.
Following Thursday's dual, the Cardinal hits the road for a dual at Air Force in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Feb. 6.
No. 18 Stanford vs. Oregon State Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | #17 Connor Schram (14-4) vs. No. 6 Ronnie Bresser (21-5) |
| 133 | Mason Pengilly (7-4) vs. Joey Palmer (18-8) |
| 141 | #2 Joey McKenna (16-1) vs. Jack Hathaway (10-10) |
| 149 | Peter Russo (9-3) OR Tommy Pawelski (5-8) vs. Joey Delgado (17-8) |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (5-8) vs. Abraham Rodriguez (8-13) |
| 165 | #18 Jim Wilson (18-5) vs. Seth Thomas (16-6) |
| 174 | Peter Galli (15-8) vs. Tyler Chay (9-11) |
| 184 | Garet Krohn (12-5) vs. Corey Griego (16-9) |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (11-8) OR Zach Nevills (10-7) vs. Cody Crawford (12-11) |
| 285 | #20 Nathan Butler (21-4) vs. #10 Amarveer Dhesi (18-3) |
No. 18 Stanford at Air Force Probable Matchups
| Weight | Participants |
| 125 | #17 Connor Schram (14-4) vs. Drew Romero (11-11) |
| 133 | Mason Pengilly (7-4) vs. Josh Martinez (18-6) |
| 141 | #2 Joey McKenna (16-1) vs. Dylan Hyder (3-3) |
| 149 | Peter Russo (9-3) vs. Jerry Mcginty (10-7) |
| 157 | Walker Dempsey (5-8) vs. Zach Stepan (10-9) OR Alex Mossing (4-2) |
| 165 | #18 Jim Wilson (18-5) vs. Alex Lopouchanski (16-7) |
| 174 | Peter Galli (15-8) vs. Adam Jackson (10-6) OR Zen Ikehara (2-6) |
| 184 | Garet Krohn (12-5) vs. Anthony McLaughlin (11-6) OR Willie Baker (4-5) |
| 197 | Michael Sojka (11-8) vs. Parker Hines (17-9) |
| 285 | #20 Nathan Butler (21-4) vs. Marcus Malecek (11-10) |