LAS VEGAS - Four Cardinal wrestlers placed, while Stanford finished 10th as a team at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Saturday, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Finishing in the top 8 for the Cardinal were Nathan Butler (4th), Connor Schram (6th), No. 15 Keaton Subjeck (6th) and Nathan Traxler (7th). Stanford's four placers are its most at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Ranked 13th at 285 pounds, Butler posted a 3-1 decision over eighth-ranked Ryan Solomon of Pittsburgh to reach the third-place match. Facing Duke's Jacob Kasper, who is No. 6 in the nation, Butler conceded a last second takedown to fall 3-1 and finish fourth. He is now 11-4 on the season.
No. 11 Connor Schram finished the tournament 3-2 and is now 9-3 on the season. He fell 4-1 in the second tiebreaker to No. 16 Taylor LaMont in the semifinals at 125 pounds. After dropping a tough 6-4 sudden victory decision to No. 18 Drew Martin of Michigan, he had to medically forfeit the fifth-place match to take sixth.
No. 15 Keaton Subjeck battled back to finish sixth after falling in the quarterfinals on Friday at 174 pounds. Subjeck opened the day with a 5-2 decision over No. 18 Will Schany of Virginia and a 13-5 major decision against Purdue's Dylan Lydy. He came up short in an 8-4 sudden victory to No. 8 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) and dropped a 7-5 decision to No. 7 Jadaen Bernstein of Navy in the fifth-place bout. Subjeck is now 12-3 ont he season.
Stanford will be back in action on Dec. 17 at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
#11 Connor Schram, 125 pounds | 3-2 (6th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Vlad Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney) | 4-2 |
| maj. dec. Braken Mead (Ohio State) | 14-2 |
| dec. Will Bardezbain (Kent State) | 4-1 |
| lost to #16 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) | 4-1 (TB2) |
| lost to #18 Drew Martin (Michigan) | 6-4 (SV) |
Gabriel Townsell, 133 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Charles Tucker (Cornell) | 3-1 |
| lost to Lane Peters (Army) | 11-5 |
Isaiah Locsin, 141 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Christian Monserrat (West Virginia) | 4-3 |
| tech. fall Brendan Fitzgerald (Ohio State) | 17-0 (4:03) |
| dec. Kizhan Clarke (American) | 6-3 |
| maj. dec. Joe Russ (Binghamton) | 13-5 |
| lost to Russell Rohfling (CSU Bakersfield) | 9-7 (SV) |
Jake Barry, 149 pounds | (0-2)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) | 16-3 |
| lost to Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) | 10-0 |
Brandon Dallavia, 165 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Taylor Owens (Embry-Riddle) | 17-2 (5:28) |
| lost to #3 Logan Massa (Michigan) | 19-4 (6:34) |
| lost to Logan Parks (Central Michigan) | 4-0 |
#15 Keaton Subjeck, 174 pounds | 4-3 (6th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Matt Finesilver (Duke) | 5-3 |
| dec. #10 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) | 5-2 |
| lost to #3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) | 9-5 |
| dec. #18 Will Schany (Virginia) | 5-2 |
| maj. dec. Dylan Lydy (Purdue) | 13-5 |
| lost to #8 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) | 8-4 (SV) |
| lost to #7 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) | 7-5 |
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Austin Flores, 184 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Ryan Anderson (Cal Poly) | 3-1 (SV) |
| lost to Seth McCleod (Oregon State) | 14-4 |
#16 Nathan Traxler, 197 pounds | 4-2 (7th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Aaron Paddock (Edinboro) | F2:28 |
| dec. Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) | 9-5 |
| lost to #3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) | 13-3 |
| dec. Rocco Caywood (Army) | 4-3 |
| lost to #14 Jeric Kasunic (American) | 8-2 |
| won by MFF over Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado) | MFF |
#13 Nathan Butler, 285 pounds | 5-2 (4th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Tyler Love (Virginia) | 16-0 (7:00) |
| maj. dec. Zach Schrader (Cal Baptist) | 10-2 |
| maj. dec. Hunter Mullins (Wyoming) | 12-0 |
| dec. Shawn Streck (Purdue) | 5-1 |
| lost to #2 Adam Coon (Michigan) | 2-0 |
| dec. #8 Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) | 3-1 |
| lost to #6 Jacob Kasper (Duke) | 3-1 |