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OREM, Utah – Falls by Joey McKenna and Peter Galli, and a major decision by Paul Fox led No. 17 Stanford to a 34-3 rout of Utah Valley, Friday in Lockhart Arena.

Stanford (9-3, 4-1 Pac-12) won nine of the 10 bouts against the Wolverines (5-5, 2-2 Big 12), scoring bonus points in three of the matches. 

Redshirt freshman Austin Flores opened the dual with a 9-3 decision over Will Sumner at 184 pounds. Flores scored a takedown late in the first period and tallied four near fall points before time expired. He tacked on an escape and another takedown in the second for his first dual win of the season. Flores is now 4-3 overall.

Redshirt senior Josh Marchok increased the Stanford lead to 6-0 as he held off Tanner Orndorff, 6-5, at 197 pounds. Ranked 18th nationally, Marchok led 2-1 after the opening period. He added an escape in the second for a 3-1 advantage. Orndorff chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to cut it to 3-2. He then converted a takedown to momentarily take the lead over Marchok. After an escape tied it at 4-4, Marchok finished a takedown and then held on for the win. He improves to 12-6 overall and 8-4 in duals this season.

Heavyweight Nathan Butler, ranked 12th nationally, earned his 20th win of the season with a 6-0 shutout over Dustin Dennison. He tallied takedowns in the first and third periods, an escape in the second and tacked on the riding point to move to 8-4 in duals this season.

True freshman Gabriel Townsell pushed the team score to 12-0 with an 11-5 decision over Mitch Brown. Townsell, who is ranked 16th at 125 pounds, racked up five takedowns in the win, while only yielding escapes to Brown. Townsell is now 15-7 overall and 7-1 in duals this season.

Redshirt junior Connor Schram turned in a 5-2 decision over Jarod Maynes at 133 pounds for the Cardinal. Leading 2-1 after the first, No. 15 Schram added an escape and another takedown in the second for his 13th win of the season. Schram improves to 7-2 in duals this season. 

McKenna, a sophomore ranked third nationally, pushed the team score to 21-0 with a pin in 2:51 of Trevor Willson at 141 pounds. McKenna leads Stanford with nine falls on the season as he moves to 25-1 overall and 10 in duals. 

Fox earned a hard-fought 13-4 major decision over Raider Lofthouse at 157 pounds to score bonus points for Stanford. Fox totaled five takedowns in the win and is 8-0 in major decisions this season. He improves to 22-12 overall .

Nineteenth-ranked Keaton Subjeck added to the Stanford lead with a 13-7 decision over freshman Koy Wilkinson at 165 pounds. He held a 5-4 edge after the opening period. Wilkinson tied it up with an escape to start the second. Subjeck added two more takedowns in the period to lead 9-6 after two. An escape, another takedown and riding time was added in the final frame for Subjeck, who moves to 18-6 overall and 9-2 in duals this season.

Galli ended the dual with a fall in 4:35 over Kimball Bastian at 174 pounds. Ranked 17th, Galli held a 1-0 lead in the second period before being taken down by Bastian. He recorded a reversal and then turned Bastian to his back before securing his sixth fall of the season. A redshirt senior, Galli is now 22-5 overall and 9-1 in duals this season. 

Utah Valley scored its only points at 149 pounds as redshirt freshman Grant LaMont posted a 6-3 decision over Tommy Pawelski.

Up next, the Cardinal returns home for Senior Day on Sunday, Feb. 12 against San Francisco State to close out its dual season. Action begins at 2 p.m. PT in Burnham Pavilion. Admission is free.
 

No. 17 Stanford 34, Utah Valley 3