RENO, Nev. - After missing over a month due to injury, redshirt junior Paul Fox returned to action for the Cardinal and placed sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions, Sunday.
Fox, who is ranked 10th at 157 pounds, was the only Stanford wrestler to place in the tournament. The Cardinal finished 11th as a team with 43.5 points.
Fox started the day off with a fall in 54 seconds over Providence's Isiah Yates. He reached the quarterfinals with a 3-2 decision against Oregon State's Hunter Willits, where he was edged, 5-4, by Dayton Racer of Clackamas. Fox also picked up a 5-2 decision over Nick Mergen of North Dakota State in the consolation bracket before advancing to the fifth-place bout. Tied 6-6 with Air Force's Alex Mossing, Fox gave up the escape in the overtime period for his third loss of the season. He is now 7-3.
Also reaching the quarterfinals for the Cardinal were Isaiah Locsin (141 pounds), Requir van der Merwe (149 pounds) and Jared Hill (165 pounds). Locsin dropped his quarterfinal bout to second-ranked Kevin Jack of NC State, 9-2. van der Merwe came up short to No. 17 Beau Donahue of NC State, 3-2, while Hill fell 10-7 to Campbell's Quentin Perez.
Redshirt sophomore Travor Rasmussen went 5-1 at 285 pounds, but had his tournament cut short due to the new NCAA rule which only allows wrestlers to compete in six matches per day. He won four straight matches in the consolation bracket before having to give up a no contest to Cal Poly's Spencer Empey. Rasmussen is now 7-4 on the year.
Up next, Stanford will travel to Chatanooga, Tennessee to ring in the New Year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2.
Brandon Kier, 141 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Jack Hathaway (Oregon State) | 2-0 |
| fall Tony Bergerson (Providence) | F2:02 |
| dec. William Pickren (Arizona State - unattached) | 4-0 |
| lost to Chris Deloza (Fresno State) | 9-4 |
Isaiah Locsin, 141 pounds | 3-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Marco Young (Southwestern Oregon) | F2:03 |
| fall Jared Mestas (CSU-Pueblo) | F2:44 |
| dec. Cory Crooks (Arizona State) | 8-3 |
| lost to #2 Kevin Jack (NC State) | 9-2 |
Jake Barry, 149 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Posey Jacob (Eastern Oregon) | F2:28 |
| lost to Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) | 5-0 |
| tech. fall Austin Solari (CYC) | 16-1 (6:53) |
| dec. Benjamin Gacayan (Simpson - unattached) | 8-4 |
| lost to Lane Stigall (Missouri - unattached) | 18-10 |
Requir van der Merwe, 149 pounds | 2-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Ben Hornickle (Wyoming) | F6:30 |
| dec. Zak Evans (Oregon State - unattached) | 6-5 |
| lost to #17 Beau Donahue (NC State) | 3-2 |
#10 Paul Fox, 157 pounds | 3-2 (6th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Isiah Yates (Providence - unattached) | F0:54 |
| dec. Hunter Willits (Oregon State) | 3-2 |
| lost to Dayton Racer (Clackamas) | 5-4 |
| dec. Nick Mergen (North Dakota State) | 5-2 |
| advanced by NC over Jacob Thalin (CSU Bakersfield) | NC |
| lost to Alex Mossing (Air Force) | 7-6 (OT) |
Nainoa Calvo, 165 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Connor Flynn (Missouri) | F1:50 |
| lost to Billy Bigelow (Oregon State) | F1:55 |
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Jared Hill, 165 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. Dupuis Jacob (Eastern Oregon) | 10-1 |
| fall JaCobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) | F5:53 |
| lost to Quentin Perez (Campbell) | 10-7 |
| lost to Isaiah HoKit (Fresno State) | 12-9 |
Matt Mills, 174 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Bruno Nicoletti (Colorado Mesa) | F3:45 |
| fall Robert Mello (Simpson - unattached) | F0:43 |
| lost to Austin Clayton (Arizona State - unattached) | 4-2 |
Austin Flores, 184 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Dom Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield) | 12-4 |
| tech. fall Austin Harris (Oklahoma State - unattached) | 19-3 (6:40) |
| lost to Bear Hughes (Oklahoma State - unattached) | F6:52 |
David Showunmi, 197 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| won by medical forfeit over Tanner Fischer (Southern Oregon) | MFF |
| lost to Isaac Bartel (MSU-Northern) | 9-5 (SV) |
| dec. Chandler Sambets (Citadel) | 5-3 |
| inj. def. to Sawyer Root (Citadel) | inj. def. (1:06) |
Trevor Rasmussen, 285 pounds | 5-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. Mark Penacsek (CSU Bakersfield) | 11-1 |
| lost to Austin Myers (Missouri) | 5-3 |
| dec. Gavin Nye (CSU-Pueblo) | 6-3 |
| fall Damon Ramos (Truckee Meadows CC) | F5:00 |
| dec. Hunter Mullins (Wyoming) | 8-3 |
| dec. Dominic Balmer (CSU Bakersfield) | 3-1 |
Anthony Le, 133 pounds (unattached) | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Ty Schilling (Cal Poly) | F4:08 |
| lost to Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) | 18-0 (2:49) |
Jack Ramalia, 149 pounds (unattached) | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to John Daniel (Colorado Mesa) | 4-3 |
| fall Joseph Alexander (Simpson) | F3:00 |
| lost to Dre-Son Scruggs (Utah Valley - unattached) | F4:01 |
Ethan Woods, 149 pounds (unattached) | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Marc Farina (Colorado Mesa) | F4:32 |
| lost to Jamal Morris (NC State) | 17-1 (3:00) |
| dec. Jake Douglas (Cal Poly) | 11-9 (SV) |
| lost to Benjamin Barton (Campbell) | F3:32 |
Dominick Mandarino, 157 pounds (unattached) | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Seon Jung (unattached) | F1:39 |
| lost to #2 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) | 14-2 |
| fall Wyatt Kesler (Umpqua) | F0:18 |
| lost to Jed Loveless (Wyoming - unattached) | F6:05 |