STANFORD, Calif. - No. 15 Stanford (4-1) is back in action this week, traveling to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
Stanford's CKLV Lineup + Preseeds
133: (3) Tyler Knox
141: Aden Valencia
149: (4) Jaden Abas
157: Grigor Cholakyan
165: (4) Hunter Garvin
174: (4) Lorenzo Norman
184: Tye Monteiro
197: (11) Nick Stemmet
285: Jackson Mankowski
Stanford is ranked No. 15 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll. The Cardinal boasts eight wrestlers ranked in the InterMat individual polls.
InterMat Individual Rankings
125: Nico Provo - #8
133: Tyler Knox - #9
141: Jason Miranda - #32
149: Jaden Abas - #12
157: Grigor Cholakyan - #29
165: Hunter Garvin - #6
174: Lorenzo Norman - #8
197: Nick Stemmet - #21
Stanford was most recently in action on Nov. 24 with a small contingent of wrestlers are the Roadrunner Open in Bakersfield. All seven wrestlers with Cardinal ties placed - Jason Miranda, unattached (1st - 141 pounds), Jaden Abas, unattached (1st - 149 pounds), Jack Consiglio (2nd - 141 pounds), EJ Parco (2nd - 149 pounds), Jason Mara (2nd - 157 pounds), Cole Han-Lindemyer (2nd - 184 pounds), Peter Ming, unattached (2nd - 197 pounds) and Collin Guffey (3rd - 174 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.