STANFORD, Calif. - No. 22 Stanford travels to No. 12 Virginia Tech on Friday at 4 p.m. PT and Virginia on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT. Both duals will be streamed on ACCNX.
Last season, Stanford defeated Virginia, 34-9, on The Farm for its first conference win as a member of the ACC. The Cardinal won eight of the nine contested bouts, including five by bonus points. Stanford fell to Virginia Tech, 30-13, at home in its first meeting as ACC foes.
Stanford boasts seven wrestlers ranked in the InterMat individual polls. As a team, the Cardinal is No. 22 in the Tournament rankings and No. 24 in the Dual rankings by InterMat. Stanford is ranked No. 24 as a team in the NWCA Coaches Poll.
InterMat Individual Rankings
125: Nico Provo - #12
133: Tyler Knox - #7
141: Jack Consiglio - #18
149: Aden Valencia - #9
157: Daniel Cardenas - #10
184: Abraham Wojcikiewicz - #33
197: Angelo Posada - #17
Last time out, Stanford was edged at home by No. 6 NC State, 21-20. The Cardinal and Wolfpack each won five bouts. Redshirt junior Nico Provo knocked off defending NCAA champion Vincent Robinson, 4-1, in overtime at 125 pounds. Provo was tabbed the ACC Wrestler of the Week for his efforts. True freshman Angelo Posada registered his sixth fall of the season, while redshirt junior Daniel Cardenas turned in his seventh technial fall - both ranking in the top 10 nationally.
Stanford was third as a team at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6). Five Cardinal reached the podium individually, including third-place outings from Nico Provo (125), Jack Consiglio (141) and Daniel Cardenas (157). Aden Valencia (149) and Angelo Posada (197) each took fifth. Stanford finished 16th as a team at the 61st Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) in Evanston, Illinois. Three Cardinal turned in podium finishes - true freshman Brokton Borelli (4th - 197 pounds), redshirt sophomore Abraham Wojcikiewicz (5th - 184 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Zach Hanson (6th - 165 pounds).
Valencia was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 11. The 149-pounder knocked off then-No. 2 Casey Swiderski of Oklahoma State, 13-3, in Stillwater on Nov. 7 for the highest-ranked win of his young career. Consiglio collected the conference honor following his performance at CKLV, where he knocked off three ranked foe and outscored his opponents, 52-21. It was the first weekly honors for both Valencia and Consiglio. Coupled with Provo’s award, the Cardinal has six weekly honors all-time as a member of the ACC.
Daniel Cardenas and Hunter Garvin competed at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 1 at Rutgers. Garvin defeated Lehigh’s Max Brignola, 4-1, at 165 pounds, while Cardenas fell in sudden victory, 7-2, to West Virginia’s Ty Watters at 157 pounds.
Last season, Stanford produced a pair of All-Americans and turned in another top 20 finish at the NCAA Championships. The Cardinal was 10-5 overall and 2-4 in ACC duals in 2024-25 despite not wrestling a 125-pounder all season. Stanford finished fifth at its first ACC Championships in Durham, North Carolina. Earning All-ACC honors for Stanford were Garvin (165) and Nick Stemmet (197). Garvin captured the 165-pound title becoming the first individual ACC champion for the Cardinal.
Stanford qualified eight wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia. The Cardinal was 18th as a team and had multiple All-Americans in back-to-back seasons. It was the fifth time in the past six years Stanford has produced multiple All-Americans in the same season, and the 11th time overall.
The No. 7 seed, Garvin reached the quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships, placing sixth at 165 pounds for a second consecutive season. He became the seventh multiple-time NCAA All-American in program history. Tyler Knox went from the No. 13 seed to an eighth-place finish at 133 pounds. He battled his way back through the consolation bracket to become just the fourth freshman NCAA All-American in school history, joining Joey McKenna (2016), Jaden Abas (2021) and Garvin (2024). The redshirt freshman became the 27th individual All-American for the Cardinal, which now boasts 39 All-America honors overall.
For the first time in program history, Stanford won the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships team title in 2024, claiming three individual crowns. Knox (133), Abas (149) and Lorenzo Norman (174) were the first Stanford individuals to win a Midlands title since Ryan Mango in 2012. Knox was voted the Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler, while Norman took home the Jack Leese Champion of Champions award.
Stanford is under the guidance of Chris Ayres, The Matt Gentry Head Wrestling Coach. He is in his third season on The Farm and 20th overall 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 before taking over the reins at Stanford in 2023.
No. 22 Stanford vs. No. 6 NC State Probable Matchups
125: #12 Nico Provo OR Edwin Sierra (STAN) vs. #3 Eddie Ventresca (VT)
133: #7 Tyler Knox (STAN) vs. #11 Dillon Campbell OR Aaron Seidel (VT)
141: #18 Jack Consiglio (STAN) vs. #22 Tom Crook (VT)
149: #9 Aden Valencia OR Lain Yapoujian (STAN) vs. #10 Collin Gaj (VT)
157: #10 Daniel Cardenas (STAN) vs. #16 Ethen Miller (VT)
165: EJ Parco OR Zach Hanson (STAN) vs. #14 Ryan Burton OR Mac Church (VT)
174: Collin Guffey (STAN) vs. #33 Sergio Desiante (VT)
184: #33 Abraham Wojcikiewicz OR Tye Monteiro (STAN) vs. #31 Jaden Bullock (VT)
197: #17 Angelo Posada (STAN) vs. #15 Sonny Sasso (VT)
285: Luke Duthie OR Jackson Mankowski (STAN) vs. #16 Jimmy Mullen (VT)
No. 22 Stanford vs. Virginia Probable Matchups
125: #12 Nico Provo OR Edwin Sierra (STAN) vs. #23 Keyveon Roller (UVA)
133: #7 Tyler Knox (STAN) vs. #33 Marlon Yarbrough OR Kyle Montaperto (UVA)
141: #18 Jack Consiglio (STAN) vs. Gable Porter (UVA)
149: #9 Aden Valencia OR Lain Yapoujian (STAN) vs. Wynton Denkins (UVA)
157: #10 Daniel Cardenas (STAN) vs. #33 Colton Washleski (UVA)
165: EJ Parco OR Zach Hanson (STAN) vs. Michael Murphy OR Nick Sanko (UVA)
174: Collin Guffey (STAN) vs. #27 Nick Hamilton (UVA)
184: #33 Abraham Wojcikiewicz OR Tye Monteiro (STAN) vs. Griffin Gammell OR Dylan Newsom (UVA)
197: #17 Angelo Posada (STAN) vs. Steven Burrell Jr. OR Jack Lesher (UVA)
285: Luke Duthie OR Jackson Mankowski (STAN) vs. Brenan Morgan (UVA)