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    Seven Stanford wrestlers finish in top five in Reno

    RENO, Nev. -- Stanford redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson captured the 165-pound title, while a school record seven Cardinal finished in the top 5, Sunday, at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Reno, Nev.

    As a team, Stanford finished tied for second with Oregon State with 102.5 points. Wyoming won the team championship with 134 points. The Cardinal's second-place finish marks a program best, while its three finalists were also a school record.

    Wilson, ranked 13th nationally, picks up his first tournament win of the season after finishing as the runner-up at the Roadrunner Open and taking third at the Keystone Classic in November. He recorded five wins on Sunday to improve to 15-3 overall.

    Redshirt junior Evan Silver, who is No. 12 in the nation, was the runner-up at 125 pounds. He won four matches, including an 8-5 decision over No. 13 Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State before falling to ninth-ranked Tyler Cox of Wyoming, 3-1. He is now 8-1 on the year.

    True freshman Isaiah Locsin also took second on Sunday. He went 4-1 with two falls in the tournament to improve to 6-3 overall. He fell to Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil, 12-6, in the finals.

    Placing third in the tournament were 157-pounder Maxwell Hvolbek and heavyweight Nathan Butler. Hvolbek, who is now 11-6, was 5-1 overall and posted a major decision over 16th-ranked Sparty Chino of Ohio in the third-place match. Butler also turned in a 5-1 record in the tournament, including a 3-0 decision over No. 16 Tanner Harms of Wyoming and a 3-1 sudden victory over teammate Josh Marchok in the third-place bout.

    Marchok, a redshirt sophomore heavyweight, finished fourth after falling to Butler in the third-place match. He also reached the semifinals by defeating Harms, 4-3, before dropping a major decision to Oklahoma’s Zach Merrill. Marchok is now 8-4 on the season.

    Redshirt senior Garrett Schaner was the final Cardinal to place in the tournament, securing fifth place at 149 pounds. He was 5-2 in the tournament, posting two major decisions and edging freshman teammate Paul Fox, 11-10. He fell to Oregon State’s Jordan Henrickson in the consolation bracket before winning by medical forfeit over Boise State’s Josh Reyes.

    Up next, Stanford travels to Chattanooga, Tenn., to bring in the New Year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2.

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