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As a Redshirt Senior (2018-19) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Team captain
  • 22-9 overall at 157 and 165 pounds
  • Finished with a career record of 96-41
  • Placed third at 157 pounds at the Pac-12 Championships (March 9) in Tempe, Ariz.
  • Traveled to Pittsburgh as the first alternate for the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds
  • Helped the Cardinal capture the first Pac-12 team title in school history
  • Runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 18) at 157 pounds
  • Won the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20) at 157 pounds
  • Placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2)
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • NWCA Scholar All-America - fifth four-time selection in program history
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team

As a Redshirt Junior (2017-18)

  • 23-9 overall record and 7-2 in duals as Stanford's starter at 157 pounds
  • Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Reached the Round of 12 in Cleveland
  • Finished third at the Pac-12 Championships (March 1) in Corvallis, Ore.
  • Knocked off four ranked opponents on the year
  • Placed fourth at the Hokie Open (Nov. 5)
  • Took sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17)
  • Third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • Earned a 5-2 win over Hunter Willits to help the Cardinal defeat Oregon State for just the second time
  • NWCA Scholar All-America
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016-17) • All-American

  • 29-15 overall record and 7-5 in duals as Stanford's starter at 157 pounds
  • Knocked-off four seeded opponents to become Stanford's 20th All-American
  • Just the 10th underclassman to secure All-America honors for the Cardinal
  • Received an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships, his first postseason appearance 
  • Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships at Maples Pavilion (Feb. 26)
  • Second on the team in total wins in 2016-17, scoring 27 dual points
  • Third at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 20)
  • Placed fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 18)
  • Upset No. 19 May Bethea of Penn, 9-5, at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1)
  • NWCA Scholar All-America
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team

As a Redshirt Freshman (2015-16)

  • 22-8 overall record and 3-3 mark in duals at 149 pounds
  • Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Duke (Jan. 16)
  • Placed third at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8)
  • Runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 15)
  • Finished third at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20)
  • Came in seventh at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • Three of his eight losses came to top 10 opponents
  • NWCA Scholar All-America
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team

As a Freshman (2014-15)

  • Redshirted his first season on The Farm
  • Wrestled unattached at 149 and 157 pounds, compiling a 9-4 record
  • Won the San Francisco State Open (Nov. 2) at 157 pounds and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler
  • Finished 4-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 21) at 149 pounds

Freestyle

  • Placed fourth at 70 kg at the 2018 U23 Nationals in Akron, Ohio
  • Placed seventh at the 2017 UWW University Nationals at 70 kg

High School

  • A 2014 graduate of Gilroy High School
  • Captained his team as a junior and senior
  • 2014 California state champion
  • A four-time California state placer (8th - 2011, 2nd  -2012, 2nd - 2013, 1st - 2014)
  • A two-time NHSCA champion (2011, 2014)
  • Team won 12 consecutive Central Coast Section Championships (2003-2014)

Personal

  • Son of Bill and Gloria Fox
  • Has six siblings - Rebecca, Adriana, Willie, Vicky, John and Sarah
  • Major is science, technology and society
  • Born in Damman, Saudi Arabia
  • Full name is Paul Richard Fox

 

Career Numbers
YearRecordDual RecordDual PointsFallsTechnical Falls
2015-1622-83-31121
2016-1729-157-52731
2017-1823-97-22832
2018-1922-95-51820
Totals96-4122-1584104
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2014-15
5-9 / 157 lbs
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2015-16
5-9 / 157 lbs
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2017-18
5-9 / 157 lbs
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2018-19
5-9 / 157 lbs