STANFORD, Calif - No. 6 Stanford (0-0) travels to CSU Bakersfield (0-2) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. for its first dual of the 2026-27 season. The Cardinal will then welcome No. 10 Wyoming (1-1) to The Farm for its home opener on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion.
Friday's dual can be seen on Flowrestling, while Sunday's action will be streamed on ACCNX. The Cardinal will be handing out rally towels on Sunday's Youth Day, while supplies last.
Stanford is ranked No. 7 in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coaches Poll. The Cardinal boasts nine wrestlers ranked in the InterMat individual polls. As a team, the Cardinal is No. 6 in both the Tournament ranking and No. 7 in the Dual ranking by InterMat.
InterMat Individual Rankings
125: Nico Provo - #3
133: Tyler Knox - #4
141: Jack Consiglio - #8
149: Aden Valencia - #3
157: Daniel Cardenas - #7
165: Grigor Cholakyan - #18
174: Hunter Garvin - #11
184: Abraham Wojcikiewicz - #25
197: Angelo Posada - #6
Stanford kicked off the 2026-27 campaign by crowning five champions at the Princeton Open (Nov. 1) - Siraj Sidhu (133), Daniel Cardenas (157), Collin Guffey (174), Slava Shahbazyan (184) and Angelo Posada (197). Shahbazyan was named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 3 following his Cardinal debut.Â
Fifth year Hunter Garvin placed third at 79 kg (FS) on Nov. 7 at the Bill Farrell Memorial International Open in New Yoprk City, qualifying him for World Team Trials.Â
Last season, Stanford produced a school record four All-Americans, its third individual NCAA champion and the highest finish in program history at the national tournament. Breaking into the top 10 for the first time, the Cardinal secured a sixth-place finish at the 2026 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. Matt Gentry Head Wrestling Coach Chris Ayres was named the National Tournament Coach of the Year by the NWCA.
The Cardinal was the runner-up at the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, Virginia, claiming two individual crowns. Overall, Stanford was 7-6 on the season and 4-2 in ACC duals.
Stanford’s sixth-place team-finish in Cleveland was five spots higher than its previous best of 11th set in 2011. For the first time in school history, the Cardinal has produced multiple All-Americans in three consecutive seasons. It marked the sixth time in the past seven years Stanford has had multiple All-Americans in the same season, and the 12th time overall.
Ayres was also named ACC Coach of the Year following the season. Earning All-ACC honors for Stanford were individual champions Cardenas (157) and Consiglio (141), and runners-up Knox (133), Posada (197) and Provo (125). Three Cardinal picked up ACC Wrestler of the Week awards during the season – Valencia (Nov. 11), Consiglio (Dec. 9) and Provo (Jan. 20).
The Cardinal qualified eight wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Earning automatic berths were Nico Provo (125), Tyler Knox (133), Jack Consiglio (141), Aden Valencia (149), Daniel Cardenas (157), EJ Parco (165), Abraham Wojcikiewicz (184) and Angelo Posada (197).
The No. 10 seed, Valencia knocked off the undefeated No. 1 seed Shayne Van Ness of Penn State in overtime at 149 pounds to become the first Stanford freshman to win an NCAA crown and the fifth to achieve NCAA All-America status. Valencia was named the Co-ACC Wrestler of the Year and ACC Freshman of the Year following the NCAA Championships.
Provo, the No. 7 seed, placed third at 125 pounds to secure his first career All-America honors. After dropping his second-round match, he reeled off six straight wins on the back side of the bracket to take third, including his third win of the season over defending national champion Vincent Robinson of NC State. Posting a 20-6 record on the season, the third-place finish was the highest by a Cardinal 125-pounder in school history.
The No. 15 seed, Knox placed sixth at 133 pounds, climbing two spots higher on the podium than last season. He became the eighth wrestler in program history to earn multiple NCAA All-America honors, and his sixth-place showing is the best by a Stanford 133-pounder at the national tournament.
The No. 9 seed at 197 pounds, Posada also took sixth for the Cardinal. The Poway native became just the second true freshman All-American in program history. He was 20-8 in his first season on The Farm, leading the team with eight falls.
Stanford is under the guidance of Chris Ayres, The Matt Gentry Head Wrestling Coach. He is in his fourth season on The Farm and 21st 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.Â
No. 6 Stanford (0-0) at CSU Bakersfield (0-2) Probable Matchups
125: #3 Nico Provo OR Jarrett Smith (STAN) vs. Gabe Ramirez OR Emilio Escobar (CSUB)
133: #4 Tyler Knox OR Siraj Sidhu (STAN) vs. Saxton Scott OR Caleb McElroy (CSUB)
141: Adam Mattin (STAN) vs. RJ Jones OR Damian Alvarez (CSUB)
149: #3 Aden Valencia OR Lain Yapoujian (STAN) vs. Hayden Zinkin OR Braden Priest (CSUB)
157: Jack De Sena (STAN) vs. Jared Remmington OR Jacob Bell (CSUB)
165: #18 Grigor Cholakyan (STAN) vs. Gabriel Schumm (CSUB)
174: #11 Hunter Garvin OR Collin Guffey (STAN) vs. Evan Manzo OR Jeremy Manibog (CSUB)
184: #25 Abraham Wojcikiewicz OR Luke Duthie (STAN) vs. Chris Neal (CSUB)
197: #25 Abraham Wojcikiewicz OR Luke Duthie (STAN) vs. Jaxon Hamilton (CSUB)
285: Brokton Borelli (STAN) vs. Caeden Olin OR Elijah Gawronski (CSUB)
No. 10 Wyoming (1-1) at No. 6 Stanford (0-0) Probable Matchups
125: Isaiah Harrison (WYO) vs. #3 Nico Provo (STAN)Â
133: #12 Luke Willochell (WYO) vs. #4 Tyler Knox OR Siraj Sidhu (STAN)
141: Derek Barrows (WYO)Â vs. #8 Jack Consiglio (STAN)
149: Austin Collins (WYO)Â vs. #3 Aden Valencia (STAN)
157: Antonio Avila (WYO)Â vs. #7 Daniel Cardenas (STAN)
165: Manuel Rojas (WYO)Â vs. #18 Grigor Cholakyan (STAN)
174: #33 Riley Davis OR Owen Hull (WYO)Â vs. #11 Hunter Garvin (STAN)
184: #6 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO) vs. Slava Shahbazyan (STAN)
197: #4 Joey Novak (WYO) vs. #6 Angelo Posada (STAN)Â
285:Â #4 Christian Carroll OR Winston McBride (WYO) vs. Brokton Borelli (STAN)