SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Earning bonus points in five bouts, No. 14 Stanford defeated Cal Poly, 33-12, Saturday, in an outdoor dual on O'Neill Green.
The Cardinal (4-1) won seven of the nine contested matches against the Mustangs (0-2), including three falls on the afternoon.
After forfeiting at 125, Stanford's Tyler Knox, ranked No. 12 at 133 pounds, put the Cardinal on the board with a 5-3 decision over No. 13 Zeth Romney. The redshirt freshman scored a takedown in the first and escapes in the second and third to pick up his fifth win of the season.
True freshman Jack Consiglio gave the Cardinal the lead with his first career fall, pinning Korbin Shepherd in 5:32 at 141 pounds. Consiglio moves to 2-1 on the season.
The Mustangs briefly tied it up with a decision at 149 pounds. True freshman Grigor Cholakyan made it 13-9 Stanford with a 15-2 major decision over No. 33 Legend Lamer. The 157-pounder improves to 4-1 on the season.
Ranked No. 9 at 174 pounds, Lorenzo Norman registered one of Stanford's three falls on the day, pinning Blake Hinrichsen in 2:50. It was the first fall for the redshirt freshman who is now 5-0 overall.
Redshirt freshman Tye Monteiro, who hails from nearby Paso Robles, posted a 9-7 decision over Daschle Lamer at 184 pounds. Monteiro scored a pair of takedowns and two nearfall points to lead 8-7 after the first. He added an escape in the second and rode Lamer out in the third to seal the win. He is 4-2 overall.
Nick Stemmet, ranked No. 21 at 197 pounds, was dominant in a 17-2 technical fall in 3:32 over Jarad Priest. The fifth-year registered four takedowns, four near fall points and an escape in his second win of the season.
Trailing No. 21 Trevor Tinker 15-3 in the third period, Stanford heavyweight Brook Byers scored a reversal and turned Tinker for the fall to close out the dual. It was the second pin of the season for Byers, who wrestled at 197 pounds in the Menlo Invite earlier this month.
The Cardinal will be back in action on Dec. 6-7 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
No. 14 Stanford 33, Cal Poly 12
125: Koda Holeman (CP) won by forfeit
133: #12 Tyler Knox (STAN) dec. #13 Zeth Romney (CP), 5-3
141: Jack Consiglio (STAN) fall Korbrin Shepherd (CP), F5:32
149: #8 Chance Lamer (CP) dec. #12 Jaden Abas (STAN), 5-1
157: Grigor Cholakyan (STAN) maj. dec. #33 Legend Lamer (CP), 15-2
165: #21 Luka Wick (CP) dec. Zach Hanson (STAN), 10-4
174: #9 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) fall Blake Hinrichsen (CP), F2:50
184: Tye Monteiro (STAN) dec. Daschle Lamer (CP), 9-7
197: #21 Nick Stemmet (STAN) tech. fall Jarad Priest (CP), 17-2 (3:32)
285: Brook Byers (STAN) fall #21 Trevor Tinker (CP), F5:18