ST. LOUIS - Knocking off four seeded wrestlers in a three-day span, redshirt sophomore Paul Fox placed seventh at 157 pounds, Saturday, at the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center. As a team, Stanford finished 24th with 16.0 team points.
Fox, who was unseeded entering the tournament, scored three takedowns in the opening period against 14th-seeded Sal Mastriani of Virginia Tech in the seventh-place bout. Leading 8-4 after the second, he added another takedown and a reversal in the third, while finishing with 1:44 of riding time.
Paul Fox, 7th place NCAA All-American. ?????? pic.twitter.com/P8EWgtVMv7
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) March 18, 2017
A native of Gilroy, California, Fox became the 10th underclassman in program history to reach All-America status on Friday night. He is one of just three unseeded All-Americans in the 2017 tournament, finishing the season at 29-15. Fox is now 51-22 in two seasons on The Farm.
Paul Fox (157) becomes the 20th All-American in program history and just the 10th underclassman to accomplish that feat #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/JbqmEJ8KKk
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) March 18, 2017
Stanford set a program record with nine NCAA qualifiers in 2017.
Gabriel Townsell, 125 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Barlow McGhee (Missouri) | 3-1 (SV) |
| lost to (2) Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) | 17-2 (4:20) |
| dec. Conor Youtsey (Michigan) | 9-4 |
| lost to (16) Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) | 10-7 |
Connor Schram, 133 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (4) Cory Clark (Iowa) | 4-0 |
| dec. (13) Earl Hall (Iowa State) | 6-5 |
| lost to (14) Mitch McKee (Minnesota) | 2-0 |
(3) Joey McKenna, 141 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Dylan Caruana (Binghamton) | 6-0 |
| lost to (14) Thomas Thorn (Minnesota) | F7:57 |
| maj. dec. Ryan Diehl (Maryland) | 9-0 |
| dec. (11) Randy Cruz (Lehigh) | 4-3 |
| lost to (8) Jaydin Eleman (Missouri) | 8-0 |
Paul Fox, 157 pounds | 4-2 (7th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (6) Clayton Ream (North Dakota State) | 8-4 |
| dec. (11) Russell Parsons (Army) | 7-5 |
| lost to (3) Joey Lavallee (Missouri) | 6-2 |
| dec. (15) Archie Colgan (Wyoming) | 5-4 TB1 |
| lost to (2) Michael Kemerer (Iowa) | 15-6 |
| dec. (14) Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) | 13-6 |
Keaton Subjeck, 165 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (3) Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) | 5-1 |
| lost to Brian Hamann (NC State) | 5-3 TB2 |
Peter Galli, 174 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (14) Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) | 3-1 |
| lost to Josef Johnson (Harvard) | 6-3 |
Zach Nevills, 184 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (14) Dakota Geer (Edinboro) | 17-0 (5:52) |
| lost to Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) | 5-0 |
Josh Marchok, 197 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (14) Corey Griego (Oregon State) | 10-7 |
| fall Malik McDonald (NC State) | F0:50 |
| lost to Cash Wilcke (Iowa) | 6-2 |
(10) Nathan Butler, 285 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Joseph Goodhart (Drexel) | 3-3 TB2 RT:04 |
| lost to (7) Tanner Hall (Arizona State) | F7:37 |
| lost to Cody Crawford (Oregon State) | 6-0 |