NEW YORK CITY - Redshirt sophomore Connor Schram won in the Round of 12, Friday, at Madison Square Garden to secure the second All-America honors for the Cardinal at the 2016 NCAA Championships, joining true freshman Joey McKenna.
Schram, the No. 10 seed at 125 pounds, posted a 3-1 decision over 11th-seeded Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State in the Round of 12 to secure his first career All-America honors. Schram scored two near fall points in the second period and tacked on an escape in the third for the win, which moves him to 23-6 on the season.
Schram defeated Bresser for the third time this season. He won 3-1 on a last second takedown in sudden victory in a home dual on Feb. 4. He then won 2-2 after the second tiebreaker on riding time criteria to take home his first Pac-12 Conference title.
Schram becomes the program's 19th All-American, and just the eighth underclassman to earn the status. The last time the Cardinal produced two All-Americans in the same season was 2012 when Nick Amuchastegui (174 pounds) placed second and Ryan Mango (125 pounds) took fifth.
Schram then dropped a hard-fought decision to Michigan's Conor Youtsey. Tied 3-3 after the second tiebreaker, Youtsey was awarded the win on criteria (riding time). Schram will wrestle fifth-seeded Ryan Millhof (OU) for seventh place on Saturday morning.
McKenna, the No. 2 seed at 141 pounds, fell in the semifinals to 14th-seeded Bryce Meredith of Wyoming, 5-3. McKenna will wrestle on Saturday morning for a spot in the third-place bout. He is now 25-3 on the season.
Redshirt junior Jim Wilson, seeded 13th at 165 pounds, came one win shy of reaching All-America status for the second straight year. He dropped a 4-1 decision to 10th-seeded Austin Wilson of Nebraska in the Round of 12. He finished his third season on The Farm with a 27-8 overall record.
Saturday's morning session begins at 8 a.m. PT and will be televised live on ESPNU. Additionally, all matches will be streamed on WatchESPN (espn3.com).
Stanford's Tournament Results
| 125 pounds • (10) Connor Schram (3-2) |
| Dec. Lorenzo Bentley (Pittsburgh), 5-2 Dec. (7) Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 3-1 Lost to (15) David Terao (American), F5:40 Dec. (11) Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 3-1 Lost to Conor Youtsey (Michigan), 3-3 TB-2 (RT) |
| 141 pounds • (2) Joey McKenna (3-1) |
| Dec. Zach Horan (Central Michigan), 2-1 (OT) Dec. (15) Brock Zacherl (Clarion), 4-2 Dec. (7) Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 6-1 Lost to (14) Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 5-3 |
| 165 pounds • (13) Jim Wilson (3-2) |
| Dec.Patrick Rhoads (Iowa), 12-7 Lost to (4) Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 5-1 Dec. Tyler Buckwalter (Kent St.), 6-5 Dec. (11) John Staudenmayer (North Carolina), 3-2 Lost to (10) Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 4-1 |
| 174 pounds • Keaton Subjeck (1-2) |
| Dec. Richard Robertson (Wisconsin), 9-4 Lost to (5) Zach Brunson (Illinois), 3-1 Lost to Michael Pavasko (Clarion), 7-4 |
| 184 pounds • Garet Krohn (1-2) |
| Lost to (7) Timothy Dudley (Nebraska), 10-2 Dec. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 7-5 Lost to (9) Matthew Miller (Navy), 11-4 |
| 285 pounds • (16) Nathan Butler (2-2) |
| Dec. Ray O'Donnell (Princeton), 7-0 Lost to (1) Nick Gwiazdowski (NCST), 16-4 Dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 1-0 Lost to (9) Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 5-1 |