STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 16 Stanford wrestling team hosts Air Force on Friday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. and No. 14 Arizona State on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. Both duals will be held on the Erickson Courts in the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation. Admission is free.
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Stanford (5-2, 2-0 Pac-12) is coming off a trip to the East Coast where it picked up wins over No. 20 Princeton (22-12) and Drexel (27-9) before being edged by Penn (19-17). Air Force is 4-3 overall with wins over UNC Pembroke, Simon Fraser, Cal Baptist and Western State (Colo.). Arizona State (6-2, 1-0 Pac-12) will wrestle No. 18 North Carolina on Friday, Jan. 20 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils went 3-1 to place third at the Virginia Duals last weekend, marking its best finish since 1997.
Stanford has six ranked wrestlers in the InterMat polls – No. 3 Joey McKenna (141 pounds), No. 13 Nathan Butler (285 pounds), No. 14 Connor Schram (133 pounds), No. 16 Jim Wilson (174 pounds), No. 17 Gabriel Townsell (125 pounds) and No. 19 Keaton Subjeck (165 pounds). Arizona State boasts four ranked wrestlers - No. 3 Zahid Valencia (174 pounds), No. 4 Tanner Hall (285 pounds), No. 9 Anthony Valencia (165 pounds) and No. 12 Josh Shields (157 pounds).
McKenna leads Stanford this season with a 21-1 overall record and a 6-0 mark in duals, good for 23 team points. He also paces the team with seven falls this season. Redshirt sophomore Paul Fox is second on the squad with 18 wins this season, followed by redshirt senior Peter Galli (17), Butler (16) and Subjeck (14).
Stanford is set to host the 2017 Pac-12 Championships on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Maples Pavilion. Tickets are on-sale now. For more information visit gostanford.com/tickets.
Air Force at No. 16 Stanford
| Weight | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 125 | Drew Romero (AF) vs. #17 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) |
| 133 | Dylan Hyder (AF) vs. #14 Connor Schram OR Peter Russo (STAN) |
| 141 | John Twomey OR Lyle Plummer (AF) vs. #3 Joey McKenna OR Brandon Kier (STAN) |
| 149 | Jerry McGinty (AF) vs. Tommy Pawelski OR Walker Dempsey (STAN) |
| 157 | Dane Robbins (AF) vs. Paul Fox (STAN) |
| 165 | Alex Lopouchanski (AF) vs. #19 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) |
| 174 | Michael Billingsley (AF) vs. Peter Galli (STAN) |
| 184 | Zen Ikehara (AF) vs. Zach Nevills (STAN) |
| 197 | Anthony McLaughlin OR Parker Hines (AF) vs. Josh Marchok (STAN) |
| 285 | Kerry Powers (AF) vs. #13 Nathan Butler (STAN) |
No. 14 Arizona State at No. 16 Stanford
| Weight | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 125 | Josh Kramer (ASU) vs. #17 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) |
| 133 | Ted Rico (ASU) vs. #14 Connor Schram OR Peter Russo (STAN) |
| 141 | Nikko Villarreal (ASU) vs. #3 Joey McKenna OR Brandon Kier (STAN) |
| 149 | Josh Maruca OR Christian Pagdilao (ASU) vs. Tommy Pawelski OR Walker Dempsey (STAN) |
| 157 | #12 Josh Shields (ASU) vs. Paul Fox (STAN) |
| 165 | #9 Anthony Valencia (ASU) vs. #19 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) |
| 174 | #3 Zahid Valencia (ASU) vs. Peter Galli OR Austin Flores (STAN) |
| 184 | Conner Small (ASU) vs. Zach Nevills (STAN) |
| 197 | Austyn Harris (ASU) vs. Josh Marchok (STAN) |
| 285 | #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) vs. #13 Nathan Butler (STAN) |