CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Shane Griffith became the second two-time Southern Scuffle champion in school history, Monday, capturing the 165-pound title for the Cardinal.
As a team, Stanford finished fourth - tying for its second-best finish at the tournament. The Cardinal registered 105.5 team points - the most in school history. Stanford had nine top-8 placers in 2023.
Griffith, who is ranked No. 2 nationally, has opened his redshirt senior campaign with 15 consecutive wins. He advanced to the Scuffle finals with a 4-1 decision over Minnesota's Cael Carlson. There, he held off No. 12 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State), 3-2, to register his second ranked win of the season.
Redshirt junior Jaden Abas, who dropped his first match of the tournament, bounced back to place third at 149 pounds with a 7-1 record. The San Diego native turned in a gritty 3-2 decision over No. 18 Ethen Miller of Maryland in the third-place bout. Abas is now 15-3 on the season.
Also finishing third for the Cardinal were true freshmen Nico Provo and Daniel Cardenas. At 125 pounds, Provo won four consecutive matches on Monday, including a 10-3 decision over No. 16 Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado and a 9-3 redemption win over No. 12 Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Oklahoma State.
Cardenas also reeled off four straight wins on Monday, including a 5-3 decision over teammate Charlie Darracott, who reached the semifinals on Sunday, and a 4-2 decision over No. 8 Kaden Gfeller of Oklahoma State. The win over Gfeller, who was previously a two-time Southern Scuffle champion, was the first top-10 victory of Cardenas' career. The Arvada, Colorado, native is now 18-1 overall.
Darracott, who defeated Gfeller in the quarterfinals on Sunday, finished fifth overall at 157 pounds. He fell to the eventual champion, No. 4 Jared Franek (NDSU), 3-2 in the semifinals and received a medical forfeit from No. 13 Jarrett Jacques of Missouri in the fifth-place bout. The junior is now 15-5 on the year.
Hunter Garvin (165), Tyler Eischens (174) and Nick Stemmet (197) all secured seventh-place finishes, while Peter Ming (285) took eighth.
Stanford returns to The Farm on Jan. 12 to host California Baptist and North Dakota State in Burnham Pavilion.
#29 Nico Provo, 125 pounds | 5-1 (3rd)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) | 9-4 |
| lost to #12 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) | 3-1 |
| dec. Richard Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) | 8-5 |
| dec. Troy Spratley (Minnesota) | 6-4 (SV) |
| dec. #16 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) | 10-3 |
| dec. #12 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) | 9-3 |
Wyatt Richter, 125 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to #10 Matt Ramos (Purdue) | 10-2 |
| lost to Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) | F1:40 |
Jackson DiSario, 133 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Joe Sparacio (Hofstra) | 6-5 |
| lost to Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) | 5-2 |
| tech. fall Brady Hankin (Northern Colorado) | 16-0 (2:55) |
| lost to Jake Gliva (Minnesota) | 7-5 |
Luciano Arroyo, 141 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Dylan Gedeno (Virginia) | 6-0 |
| dec. Nate Lucier (Binghamton) | 6-2 |
| dec. Drew Woodley (Iowa State) | 6-1 |
| lost to Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) | F5:47 |
Chayse LaJoie, 141 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) | F6:14 |
| lost to Issac Byers (Appalachian State) | 4-1 |
#32 Jason Miranda, 141 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Andrew Bloemhof (Oklahoma State) | 6-1 |
| lost to #30 Kal Miller (Maryland) | 15-3 |
#16 Jaden Abas, 149 pounds | 7-1 (3rd)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Michael Gioffre (Virginia) | 3-1 (SV) |
| tech. fall Matthew Williams (Chattanooga) | 18-3 (4:38) |
| won by medical forfeit over Drew Roberts (Minnesota) | MFF |
| maj. dec. Patrick Rowland (Duke) | 20-6 |
| won by inj. def. over Nate Pulliam (Missouri) | Inj. def. (6-3; 3:16) |
| dec. Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) | 7-3 |
| won by medical forfeit over #23 Quinn Kinner (Rider) | MFF |
| dec. #18 Ethen Miller (Maryland) | 3-2 |
#17 Daniel Cardenas, 157 pounds | 6-1 (3rd)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) | 16-1 (3:53) |
| dec. Cody Bond (Appalachian State) | 10-8 |
| lost to #13 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) | 8-5 |
| dec. Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) | 8-3 |
| dec. Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) | 7-4 |
| dec. Charlie Darracott (Stanford) | 5-3 |
| dec. #8 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) | 4-2 |
Charlie Darracott, 157 pounds | 4-2 (5th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. Tyler Brignola (Gardner Webb) | 14-6 |
| dec. Isaac Judge (Iowa State) | 10-6 |
| dec. #8 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) | 3-2 (TB2) |
| lost to #4 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) | 3-2 |
| lost to #17 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) | 5-3 |
| won by medical forfeit over #13 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) | MFF |
#2 Shane Griffith, 165 pounds | 5-0 (1st)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Jurius Clark (Hofstra) | 7-2 |
| dec. Chance McLane (Oklahoma State) | 7-3 |
| maj. dec. Grant Stotts (Iowa State) | 13-4 |
| dec. Cael Carlson (Minnesota) | 4-1 |
| dec. #12 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) | 3-2 |
Hunter Garvin, 165 pounds | 4-2 (7th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) | 18-12 |
| maj. dec. Drew Nicholson (Virginia Tech) | 13-2 |
| lost to #12 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) | 7-4 |
| dec. Baylor Fernandes (Northern Colorado) | 8-4 |
| lost to Cam Steed (Missouri) | 11-2 |
| dec. Grant Stotts (Iowa State) | 6-4 |
#25 Tyler Eischens, 174 pounds | 4-2 (7th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Ellis Pfleger (Missouri) | F6:40 |
| dec. MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) | 9-7 |
| lost to Jared Krattiger (Minnesota) | 3-2 |
| fall Will Miller (Appalachian State) | F2:46 |
| lost to Andrew Berreyesa (Northern Colorado) | 2-0 |
| dec. #21 Julien Broderson (Iowa State) | 7-6 |
Brook Byers, 184 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Joel Devine (Iowa State) | 10-5 |
| maj. dec. Ben Bumgarner (Chattanooga) | 14-4 |
| lost to Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) | 15-8 |
Jack Darrah, 184 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Chopper Mordecai (Appalachian State) | 4-0 (SV) |
| lost to #14 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) | 12-4 |
| dec. Luke Chakonis (Duke) | 3-1 |
| maj. dec. Mason Diel (Little Rock) | 16-6 |
| lost to #23 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) | 3-1 |
#20 Nick Stemmet, 197 pounds | 4-2 (7th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) | F3:00 |
| dec. TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) | 5-3 |
| lost to #16 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) | 8-2 |
| maj. dec. Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) | 10-2 |
| lost to #27 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) | 13-5 |
| dec. TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) | 6-1 |
Peter Ming, 285 pounds | 2-3 (8th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. #20 Jaron Smith (Maryland) | 8-5 |
| lost to #33 Cory Day (Binghamton) | F2:19 |
| dec. Logan Andrew (Chattanooga) | 2-0 |
| lost to #24 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) | 10-1 |
| lost to Josiah Hill (Little Rock) | 5-2 |
Seamus O'Malley, 285 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to #29 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) | F1:43 |
| lost to Apollo Gothard (Little Rock) | F2:41 |