STANFORD, Calif. - No. 20 Stanford (2-0) hits the road for a pair of top-10 matchups at No. 6 Iowa State (0-0) on Friday and No. 2 Iowa (1-0) on Saturday. Friday's dual will be streamed on ESPN+, while Saturday's contest will be televised on Big Ten Network.
The Cardinal boasts eight wrestlers ranked in the InterMat individual polls.
InterMat Individual Rankings
125: Nico Provo - #10
133: Tyler Knox - #23
141: Jason Miranda - #32
149: Jaden Abas - #12
165: Hunter Garvin - #7
174: Lorenzo Norman - #17
184: Luke Duthie - #27
197: Nick Stemmet - #17
Last season, Stanford ushered in the Chris Ayres' era, producing a pair of All-Americans and tying for its third-highest finish at the NCAA Championships (16th).
The Cardinal qualified five wrestlers for the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City - Nico Provo (125), Jaden Abas (149), Daniel Cardenas (157), Hunter Garvin (165) and Nick Stemmet (197). Cardenas was the top-finisher for Stanford, placing fourth at 157 pounds to garner his first career All-America honors.
Garvin took sixth at 165 pounds after entering the tournament at the No. 20 seed. He became just the third Cardinal freshman to achieve NCAA All-America status. Stanford now has 26 individual All-Americans who have earned 37 honors overall.
Stanford is under the guidance of Chris Ayres, The Matt Gentry Head Wrestling Coach. He is in his second season on The Farm and 19th season as a collegiate head coach. A four-time Ivy League Coach of the Year, Ayres spent 17 seasons at the helm of the Princeton program.
No. 20 Stanford at No. 6 Iowa State Probables
125: #10 Nico Provo (STAN) vs. Adrian Meza OR Garrett Grice (ISU)
133: #23 Tyler Knox (STAN) vs. #5 Evan Frost (ISU)
141: Aden Valencia OR Jack Consiglio (STAN) vs. Zach Redding (ISU)
149: #12 Jaden Abas (STAN) OR EJ Parco (STAN) vs. #7 Anthony Echemendia (ISU)
157: Grigor Cholakyan (STAN) vs. Kane Naaktgeboren (ISU)
165: #7 Hunter Garvin OR Zach Hanson (STAN) vs. Connor Euton (ISU)
174: #17 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) vs. Aiden Riggins (ISU)
184: #27 Luke Duthie OR Tye Monteiro (STAN) vs. #16 Evan Bockman (ISU)
197: #17 Nick Stemmet (STAN) vs. #32 Christian Carroll (ISU)
285: Jackson Mankowski (STAN) vs. Daniel Herrera (ISU)
No. 20 Stanford at No. 2 Iowa Probables
125: #10 Nico Provo (STAN) vs. Joey Cruz OR #31 Kale Petersen (IOWA)
133: #23 Tyler Knox (STAN) vs. #7 Drake Ayala (IOWA)
141: Aden Valencia OR Jack Consiglio (STAN) vs. Ryder Block (IOWA)
149: #12 Jaden Abas (STAN) OR EJ Parco (STAN) vs. #4 Kyle Parco OR Caleb Rathjen (IOWA)
157: Grigor Cholakyan (STAN) vs. #1 Jacori Teemer (IOWA)
165: #7 Hunter Garvin OR Zach Hanson (STAN) vs. #2 Michael Caliendo (IOWA)
174: #17 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) vs. #6 Nelson Brands (IOWA)
184: #27 Luke Duthie OR Tye Monteiro (STAN) vs. #9 Gabe Arnold (IOWA)
197: #17 Nick Stemmet (STAN) vs. #2 Stephen Buchanan (IOWA)
285: Jackson Mankowski (STAN) vs. #11 Ben Kueter (IOWA)