Dominating Perfomance

BOISE – Winning nine of the 10 bouts, the 17th-ranked Stanford wrestling team dominated Boise State 32-3, Saturday, in Bronco Gym. The Cardinal improves to 8-2 overall and remains undefeated in the Pac-12 at 4-0, while the Broncos drop to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

Redshirt junior Nathan Butler wasted no time pinning Gabriel Gonzalez in 21 seconds at heavyweight to start the dual. Ranked ninth nationally, Butler quickly registered a takedown and put Gonzalez on his back. It was the first fall of the season for Butler and the fastest recorded by a Cardinal wrestler this season. He now stands at 19-7 overall and 7-3 in duals.

True freshman Gabriel Townsell, ranked 19th, earned an 8-6 sudden victory decision over Will Bardezbain at 125 pounds to increase the Cardinal lead to 9-0. Bardezbain, who stands at 5-9, gave Townsell trouble early and held a 6-3 lead going into the third period. Townsell had choice and selected down to start the period, and quickly tallied the escape. Townsell tied it up a 6-6 with a takedown to force overtime, where he scored a double-leg takedown for the win. The Oak Park, Illinois native improves to 14-7 overall and 6-1 in duals. 

Redshirt junior Connor Schram added to Stanford's lead with a 2-0 decision over Josh Newberg at 133 pounds. Coming in at No. 13, Schram racked up two minutes of riding time in the second period when Newberg elected to start in the down position. Schram posted an escape to start the third and finished with 1:43 seconds of riding time in the win. He has now won a season-high eight matches in a row, moving to 12-2 overall and 6-1 in duals.

At 141 pounds, No. 3 Joey McKenna dominated Rami Haddadin in a 22-4 technical fall in 6:31 seconds. McKenna posted six takedowns, six near fall points, three escapes and 2:24 of riding time, while giving up a reversal and one escape. It was the third technical fall for the sophomore this season, who leads the team with a 23-1 overall record and a perfect 8-0 mark in duals.

Tommy Pawelski gave the Cardinal a 20-0 lead in the dual at the intermission with a 4-2 decision against Boise State's Dakota Wall at 149 pounds. Earning his second dual win of the season, the redshirt junior had dropped his previous six matches dating back to November.

Redshirt sophomore Paul Fox picked up his 20th win of the season with a 9-3 decision over Fred Green at 157 pounds. Leading 4-1 after the first, Fox tacked on two more takedowns and an escape in the second period despite being ridden out in the third.

At 165 pounds, No. 18 Keaton Subjeck came from behind to top Demetrius Romero, 10-7. Romero scored two takedowns in the opening period and led 4-2 after the first. An escape and a takedown gave Subjeck a 5-4 advantage after two. Romero tied it up with an escape to start an active third period. Subjeck briefly took the lead with another takedown, but Romero quickly scored a reversal to tie it 7-7. Subjeck managed to escape making it 8-7 Stanford. Romero went in on a shot late in the period, but Subjeck countered for his final takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining. The El Dorado Hills, California native improves to 16-6 overall and 7-2 in duals.

Redshirt senior Peter Galli also registered his 20th win of the season, defeating Austin Dewey, 6-2, at 174 pounds. Listed at 19th nationally, his first career ranking, Galli scored a first period takedown to hold a 2-1 lead after the first period. He picked up an escape in the second frame and added another takedown and a1:12 of riding time to move to 20-5 overall and 7-1 in duals.

The Broncos avoided the shutout as Kadyn Del Toro turned in an 8-2 decision over Zach Nevills at 184 pounds. Del Toro scored all eight of his points in the first period. 

Redshirt senior Josh Marchok capped off the scoring with a 6-3 decision over Harley DiLulo at 197 pounds. With no score in the first, Marchok chose down to start the second. He earned a reversal for a 2-0 lead and ended the period up 4-1. An escape by DiLulo to start the third cut it to 4-2, but Marchok secured another escape to pick up the win. The Schaumburg, Illinois native is now 8-5 overall and on a season-best three match winning streak.

Stanford closes out its Pac-12 dual season at Oregon State on Monday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. The action will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
 

No. 17 Stanford 32, Boise State 3