STANFORD, Calif. - No. 15 Stanford (4-1) is back in action this week, traveling to Hoffman Estates, Illinois for the 60th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, Dec. 29-30, at NOW Arena.
Stanford's Midlands Lineup
133: Tyler Knox
141: Jason Miranda
149: Jaden Abas and EJ Parco
157: Grigor Cholakyan and Jason Mara
165: Hunter Garvin and Zach Hanson
174: Lorenzo Norman and Collin Guffey
184: Tye Monteiro and Abraham Wojcikiewicz
197: Nick Stemmet and Brook Byers
285: Peter Ming and Jackson Mankowski
Stanford is ranked No. 15 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll. The Cardinal boasts seven wrestlers ranked in the InterMat individual polls.
InterMat Individual Rankings
133: Tyler Knox - #10
149: Jaden Abas - #8
157: Grigor Cholakyan - #28
165: Hunter Garvin - #13
174: Lorenzo Norman - #7
184: Tye Monteiro - #32
197: Nick Stemmet - #22
Stanford was most recently in action on Dec. 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The Cardinal finished eighth as a team and had four placewinners - Lorenzo Norman (2nd - 174 pounds), Jaden Abas (3rd - 149 pounds), Tyler Knox (5th - 133 pounds) and Hunter Garvin (6th - 165 pounds).
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.