STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford wrestling team hosts Maryland, Saturday at 3 p.m., for an outdoor dual at Football Fan Fest prior to the Cardinal's football game versus California. It will be the third outdoor dual in program history.
Stanford (2-1, 1-0 Pac-12) returns five NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans to its roster for head coach Jason Borrelli, who is now in his 10th season at the helm of the program. The Cardinal is coming off home wins over Cal Baptist (20-15) and CSU Bakersfield (18-16) last weekend. Maryland (2-1, 0-1 Big Ten) picked up wins over Campbell (20-19) and George Mason (28-9) last week.
The Cardinal got it done in dramatic fashion yesterday against CSU Bakersfield. Highlights ?? #GoStanford #CardinalCaliber pic.twitter.com/922jXWXR7D
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) November 12, 2017
Redshirt senior Connor Schram, who is the highest-ranked Cardinal at No. 9, has gone back down to 125 pounds this season, where he was an All-American at the weight in 2016. Redshirt senior Keaton Subjeck, a two-time NCAA qualifier and ranked No. 16 nationally, has moved up to 174 pounds this season after competing at 165 in 2016-17.
Redshirt senior Nathan Butler (285 pounds), who was a Pac-12 Champion as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and is a three-time NCAA qualifier, is ranked 12th nationally and sealed the dual win over the Roadrunners with a fall in 32 seconds against Jarrod Snyder.
Oh hey, @Nastynatebutler ????? https://t.co/1ldm5ZyaXY
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) November 13, 2017
Maryland is led by former Cardinal head coach Kerry McCoy, who coached the Cardinal from 2005-08. The Terrapins have two ranked wrestlers, 141-pounder Ryan Diehl and heavyweight Youssif Heida, both coming in at No. 15 in the InterMat polls.
The Cardinal closes out the weekend at the Roadrunner Open on Sunday in Bakersfield, California. FloWrestling will be providing coverage of the tournament.
Maryland vs. Stanford
| Weight | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 125 | Brandon Cray (MD) vs. #9 Connor Schram OR Brian Rossi (STAN) |
| 133 | Michael Doetsch OR Jhared Simmons (MD) vs. Gabriel Townsell (STAN) |
| 141 | #15 Ryan Diehl (MD) vs. Brandon Kier OR Isaiah Locsin (STAN) |
| 149 | Adam Whitesell (MD) vs. Requir van der Merwe (STAN) |
| 157 | Kyle Cochran OR Justin Alexander (MD) vs. Walker Dempsey (STAN) |
| 165 | Brendan Burnham OR Patrick Gerish (MD) vs. Brandon Dallavia OR Jared Hill (STAN) |
| 174 | Josh Ugalde OR Spencer Woods (MD) vs. #16 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) |
| 184 | Jaron Smith (MD) vs. Austin Flores OR Judah Duhm (STAN) |
| 197 | Niko Cappello (MD) vs. Nathan Traxler (STAN) |
| 285 | #15 Youssif Heida (MD) vs. #12 Nathan Butler (STAN) |