Daniel Cardenas Season 2023-24

Career Accolades

• NCAA qualifier (2023)
• Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (2023)
• Pac-12 champion at 157 pounds (2023)
• Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team (2023)
• Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 15, 2022)

As a Freshman (2022-23)

• Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
• Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team at 157 pounds
• Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 15)
• Pac-12 champion at 157 pounds
  • The ninth freshman in school history to win a conference title
• Earned the No. 6 seed at the NCAA Championships in Tulsa
  • Reached the Round of 12
• 24-3 overall and 5-0 in duals at 157 pounds
  • Second-most wins on the team
  • Nine wins by bonus points
  • 14-match winning streak to start his career
  • Four wins over ranked opponents
• Won the Menlo Open (Nov. 6) and the Mountaineer Invitational (Nov. 12)
• Placed third at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)

Prior to Stanford

• A 2022 graduate of Pomona High School in Arvada, Colo.
• Three-year letterwinner 
• Four-time 5A team champions
• Four-time state champion
  • First in his school's history
• Second eight time team and individual state champion in state history
• Two-time Reno Tournament of Champions Outstanding Wrestler
• Fargo champion
  • Two-time finalist
  • Three-time All-American
• Ironman champion (2022)
• Doc B champion
  • Two-time finalist
• Also lettered in soccer and track
  • Captained the soccer team in 2022
  • Placed 10th in the 5A 4x400m

Personal

• Parents are Daniel Cardenas and Adrina Garcia
• Has two siblings, Mark and Geno
• Full name is Daniel Eugene Cardenas

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