STANFORD, Calif. – Jaden Abas and Shane Griffith secured wins, but No. 14 Stanford dropped a 29-7 decision to No. 4 Oklahoma State, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
It was the first time Abas, a redshirt sophomore, had the chance to compete in front of a Cardinal home crowd. Ranked No. 7 nationally, he turned in a dominating 15-6 major decision over No. 22 Kaden Gfeller at 149 pounds. Abas tallied six takedowns in the win to improve to 5-0 on the season and 18-4 in his career. All five of his wins this season have come by bonus points.
(149): @AbasJaden with a 6-3 lead over No. 22 Kaden Gfeller after one. Abas goes down.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jeGZc9z11m
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) November 13, 2021
Griffith, the defending national champion and top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds, registered a 4-0 decision over sixth-ranked Travis Wittlake. After no score in the opening period, Griffith chose down to start the second. After a quick escape he scored a takedown in the first minute of the second frame and had a 3-0 lead after two. Wittlake chose bottom to start the third, but was unable to escape and Griffith finished with 3:18 of riding time to improve to 5-0 on the season and 45-1 in his career.
(165): @shanegriffith7 with a 3-0 lead over Wittlake (OKST) after two. Wittlake chooses down to start the third.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/9lC8BPVDdj
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) November 13, 2021
It had been 616 days since Stanford last competed on The Farm having last wrestled at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships on March 7, 2020.
Stanford hits the road next week, traveling to No. 6 Cornell on Saturday, Nov. 20 and Binghamton on Sunday, Nov. 21.
No. 4 Oklahoma State 29, No. 14 Stanford 7
| Weight | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | #19 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OKST) dec. Logan Ashton (STAN) | 5-2 |
| 133 | #2 Daton Fix (OKST) dec. #25 Jackson DiSario (STAN) | 7-3 |
| 141 | #16 Dusty Hone (OKST) maj. dec. Jason Miranda (STAN) | 9-0 |
| 149 | #7 Jaden Abas (STAN) maj. dec. #22 Kaden Gfeller (OKST) | 15-6 |
| 157 | #14 Wyatt Sheets (OKST) dec. Charlie Darracott (STAN) | 6-3 |
| 165 | #1 Shane Griffith (STAN) dec. #6 Travis Wittlake (OKST) | 4-0 |
| 174 | #16 Dustin Plott (OKST) dec. #31 Tyler Eischens (STAN) | 7-6 |
| 184 | #7 Dakota Geer (OKST) tech. fall Ethan Woods (STAN) | 22-7 (6:22) |
| 197 | #1 AJ Ferrari (OKST) maj. dec. #25 Nick Stemmet (STAN) | 16-3 |
| 285 | Luke Surber (OKST) maj. dec. Peter Ming (STAN) | 14-3 |