DETROIT - Redshirt junior Shane Griffith finished as the runner-up at 165 pounds at the NCAA Championships, Saturday, at Little Caesars Arena.
The No. 5 seed in the tournament, Griffith dropped a 6-5 decision to No. 2 seed Keegan O'Toole of Missouri in the finals. The Westwood, New Jersey, native is now 9-1 all-time at the NCAA Championships.
Griffith became just the second two-time NCAA finalist in school history and the program's sixth multiple-time NCAA All-American. He finishes the season at 19-5 overall and is 59-6 in his career.
As a team, Stanford finished 19th with a 31.5 points. It's the eighth top-20 finish in program history.
(33) Logan Ashton, 125 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (32) Patrick McCormick (Virginia) | 2-0 |
| lost to (1) Nick Suriano (Michigan) | 16-3 |
| lost to (16) Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) | 3-1 |
(4) Real Woods, 141 pounds | 3-3 (6th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. (29) Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) | 8-0 |
| maj. dec. (20) Parker Filius (Purdue) | 8-0 |
| tech. fall (12) CJ Composto (Penn) | 16-0 (4:06) |
| lost to (1) Nick Lee (Penn State) | 3-2 |
| lost to (3) Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) | 3-2 |
| lost to (6) Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) | 7-3 |
(23) Jaden Abas, 149 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to (10) Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) | 4-2 |
| dec. (26) Josh Edmond (Missouri) | 9-3 |
| lost to (9) Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) | F2:49 |
(5) Shane Griffith, 165 pounds | 4-1 (2nd)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall (28) Cael Carlson (Minnesota) | 18-2 (5:13) |
| dec. (12) Zach Hartman (Bucknell) | 7-3 |
| dec. (4) Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) | 10-4 |
| dec. (1) Evan Wick (Cal Poly) | 7-6 |
| lost to (2) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) | 6-5 |
(26) Tyler Eischens, 174 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (7) Ethan Smith (Ohio State) | 13-12 |
| lost to (10) Clay Lautt (North Carolina) | 13-4 |
| lost to (8) Michael O'Malley (Drexel) | F2:46 |