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Wrestling

Stanford Falls at Iowa

Card now 3-1 on the season

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Three freshmen tallied wins, but No. 20 Stanford fell at No. 2 Iowa, 32-9, on Saturday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Picking up wins for Stanford (3-1) were Tyler Knox (133), Aden Valencia (141) and Lorenzo Norman (174).

Knox took out No. 7 Drake Ayala, the 2024 NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds, with a 15-10 decision at 133 pounds. The Groveland, Massachuesetts native improves to 4-0 on the season.

Valencia, a true freshman from Morgan Hill, tied up the team score with an 11-6 decision over No. 31 Ryder Block at 141 pounds. He is 2-0 on the year.

Norman also notched a top-10 victory with a 4-1 decision over No. 6 Nelson Brands, a 2023 NCAA All-American, at 174 pounds. He moves to 4-0 on the season.

Up next, Stanford returns to the West Coast, traveling to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly in an outdoor dual on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 11:30 a.m.


No. 2 Iowa 32, No. 20 Stanford 9
125: #31 Kale Petersen (IOWA) won by forfeit
133: 
#23 Tyler Knox (STAN) dec. #7 Drake Ayala (IOWA), 15-10
141: 
Aden Valencia (STAN) dec. #31 Ryder Block (IOWA), 11-6
149: 
#4 Kyle Parco (IOWA) tech. fall #12 Jaden Abas (STAN), 15-0 (5:43)
157:
#1 Jacori Teemer (IOWA) maj. dec. Grigor Cholakyan (STAN), 13-3
165: 
#2 Michael Caliendo (IOWA) dec. #7 Hunter Garvin (STAN), 17-12
174: 
#17 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) dec. #6 Nelson Brands (IOWA), 4-1
184: 
#9 Gabe Arnold (IOWA) maj. dec. Tye Monteiro (STAN), 14-3
197: 
#2 Stephen Buchanan (IOWA) tech. fall #17 Nick Stemmet (STAN), 17-1 (6:22) 
285: #11 Ben Kueter (IOWA) tech. fall Jackson Mankowski (STAN), 19-4 (7:00)