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Wrestling

Schram Wins RTOC Title

RENO, Nev. - Moving up a weight class, No. 15 Connor Schram won the 133-pound title, Sunday, at the 2016 Reno Tournament of Champions. Stanford, which left the majority of its starters on The Farm, finished sixth as a team with 64.5 points.

Redshirt senior Peter Galli came back through the consolation side of the bracket to take third at 165 pounds with a 5-1 record on the day. Redshirt sophomore Paul Fox took fourth at 157 pounds, posting a 6-2 mark in the tournament. True freshman Requir Van der Merwe placed sixth at 141 pounds for the Cardinal.

Oklahoma State took home the team title with 146.5 points. Michigan State (129) was second followed by Wyoming (122.5), Cal Poly (82.5) and Oregon State (68).

Stanford will be back in action on New Year's Day at the Southern Scuffle, a two-day tournament held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Gabriel Townsell, 125 pounds | 2-2

OpponentResult
dec. Mitch Rogaliner (Michigan State)6-5
lost to Kegan Calkins (Oregon State)F6:58
tech. fall Heston Woolsey (Utah Valley)22-4 (2:45)
lost to Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield)12-10 (SV)

 

No. 15 Connor Schram, 133 pounds | 4-0 - 1st

OpponentResult
fall Beau Shatto (SW Oregon CC)F3:26
fall Terran Libolt (Eastern Oregon)F4:36
dec. Mike Magaldo (Oklahoma State)3-1 (SV)
dec. Drew Templeman (Wyoming)3-1 (SV)

 

Brandon Kier, 141 pounds | 3-2

OpponentResult
dec. Matt Weber (MSU - Northern)8-3
dec. Kodi Walls (Clackamas CC)5-2
maj. dec. Kyle Kintz (Colorado Mesa)20-6
lost to Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State)20-9
lost to Matt Findlay (Utah Valley)10-2

 

Requir Van der Merwe, 141 pounds | 3-1 - 6th

OpponentResult
dec. Tristen Moran (Oklahoma State)4-3
dec. Devin Poppen (Southern Oregon CC)6-2
dec. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State)3-2
lost to #7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming)2-0
medical forfeit to #12 Javier Gasca (Michigan State)MFF

 

Walker Dempsey, 149 pounds | 2-2

OpponentResult
maj. dec. Amari Sengsavahn (Oregon State)12-2
dec. Oliver Pierce (Arizona State)3-2
lost to Christian Pagdialo (Arizona State)10-3
lost to Geo Martinez (Oklahoma State)8-3

 

Jake Barry, 149 pounds | 3-2

OpponentResult
lost to Dakota Wall (Boise State)13-2
dec. Joseph Alexander (Simpson)11-9 (SV)
tech. fall Jared Neiss (Eastern Oregon)16-0 (3:04)
fall Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon CC)F3:21
lost to Joshy Cortez (Cal Poly)12-0

 

Paul Fox, 157 pounds | 6-2 - 4th

OpponentResult
dec. Kyle Fantin (CSU Pueblo)6-2
lost to Fred Green (Boise State)F4:11
maj. dec. Bryce Parson (Oregon State)11-2
tech. fall Jake Outuafi (Boise State)18-3 (7:00)
fall Tommy Cooper (MSU - Northern)F2:41
maj. dec. AJ Fierro (Boise State)10-0
dec. Fred Green (Boise State)10-5
lost to Davey Dolan (Oklahoma State)F0:33

 

Peter Galli, 165 pounds | 5-1 - 3rd

OpponentResult
dec. Dillon Ulrey (Clackamas)4-0
lost to Hestin Lamons (Oklahoma State)F6:58
dec. Jason Bergquist (Cal Poly)5-0
fall Luke Wilson (Cal Poly)F2:56
dec. Demetrious Romero (Boise State)7-6
dec. Quinten Perez (Campbell)9-7 (SV)

 

Matt Mills, 174 pounds | 2-2

OpponentResult
lost to Logan Ritchie (Michigan State)F6:12
dec. Tyler Mullen (Cal Poly)10-7
fall Jacob Dupuis (Eastern Oregon)F0:45
lost to Drew Barnes (Michigan State)7-2

 

Cody Maly, 197 pounds | 1-0

OpponentResult
dec. Keavon Buckley (Boise State)4-1
medical forfeit to Cody Johnson (CSU Pueblo)MFF
medical forfeit to Corey Griego (Oregon State)MFF

 

David Showunmi, 197 pounds | 0-2

OpponentResult
lost to Tanner Fischer (Southern Oregon CC)9-2
lost to Keavon Buckley (Boise State)def. (5:00)

 

Trevor Rasmussen, 285 pounds | 1-2

OpponentResult
fall Josh Parazoo (Oregon State)F0:55
lost to Tanner Allen (Oklahoma State)7-2
lost to Brandon Tribble (Wyoming)8-4