Junior Tanner Gardner remained undefeated, earning four wins and a first place finish at 125 pounds. Gardner defeated Minnesota's Jayson Ness, 1-0, in the final to capture the title.
At 157 pounds, junior Josh Zupancic finished in second place, posting four consecutive wins to advance to the final, before being defeated by fifth-ranked CP Schlatter of Minnesota, 3-0.
At 165 pounds, two Cardinal wrestlers placed, with junior Scott Loescher finishing second and senior Brian Perry finishing third. Loescher picked up four-straight wins, including three by fall, to advance to the final, where he dropped a decision to Minnesota's Scott Glasser, 6-1. Perry won three-straight before meeting Glasser, but bounced back to win the consolation bracket with a 5-0 decision over Kyle Trout of MSU Moorhead.
Sophomore Luke Feist placed third at 174 pounds, pinning Kenny Moenkedick of North Dakota State in 5:13 in the third place match.
Freshman Zack Giesen finished the day with a 4-1 record, and took third place with a 3-0 decision over Travis Birhanzl of Southwest State at 184 pounds.
Heavyweight Phillip Doerner rounded out the place-winners for the Cardinal, with a fifth-place finish.
"I was happy with the overall team performance," said Head Coach Kerry McCoy. "We had some good wins and some tough losses. We got to see some guys that we wouldn't see until the NCAAs, so the trip was definitely worth it."
Stanford (1-2) begins conference action on Friday, heading to Cal State Fullerton for its first Pac-10 dual.
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