CLEVELAND - Paul Fox and Nathan Butler drop their Round of 12 matches and end Stanford's run at the NCAA Championships, Friday, at Quicken Loans Arena.
Fox fell short of becoming a two-time All-American as he dropped a 6-3 decision to No. 8 seed Tyler Berger of Nebraska in the Round of 12. Fox, an All-American with a seventh-place finish in 2017, scored the first takedown of the match and led 2-1 after one. He chose neutral to start the second, but Berger scored two takedowns in the period to take the lead, 5-3. Berger added an escape to start the third and held off several shots by Fox to hold on for the win.
Fox finishes his third season on The Farm with a 23-9 overall record and is 74-31 for his career.
Butler, seeded seventh, dropped a 15-3 major decision to No. 5 seed Sam Stoll of Iowa. He ends his career as just the 10th Cardinal wrestler to record 100 wins, finishing 105-38.
Stanford qualified six wrestlers to the championships - tied for the second-most in program history.
Gabriel Townsell, 125 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (2) Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) | F2:19 |
| dec. Christian Moody (Oklahoma) | 9-7 |
| lost to Drew Mattin (Michigan) | 4-1 |
Mason Pengilly, 133 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (3) Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) | 2-1 |
| lost to Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) | 8-4 |
Paul Fox, 157 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (11) Clayton Ream (NDSU) | 4-2 |
| lost to (6) Michael Kemerer (Iowa) | F4:52 |
| dec. Ian Brown (Lehigh) | 10-4 |
| dec. Jake Short (Minnesota) | 10-7 |
| lost to (8) Tyler Berger (Nebraska) | 6-3 |
(9) Keaton Subjeck, 174 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Devin Skatzka (Indiana) | 8-4 |
| lost to (8) Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) | 12-10 (SV) |
| lost to Ben Harvey (Army) | 7-4 |
Nathan Traxler, 197 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (11) Corey Griego (Oregon State) | 9-3 |
| lost to (6) Willie Miklus (Missouri) | 2-0 |
| dec. (12) Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) | 9-4 |
| lost to (14) Cash Wilcke (Iowa) | 5-2 (TB2) |
(7) Nathan Butler, 285 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Jeramy Sweany (Cornell) | 15-0 (5:56) |
| dec. (10) Jordan Wood (Lehigh) | 3-1 (SV) |
| lost to (2) Adam Coon (Michigan) | 7-0 |
| lost to (5) Sam Stoll (Iowa) | 15-3 |