Punching their tickets to the NCAA Championships in New York City next month are Connor Schram (125 pounds), Joey McKenna (141 pounds), Wilson (165 pounds), Keaton Subjeck (174 pounds) and Nathan Butler (285 pounds).
Taking home the title at 125 pounds for the Cardinal was redshirt sophomore Connor Schram, who defeated seventh-ranked Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State in the finals. Tied 2-2 after double-overtime, Schram won on criteria with one second of riding time. Ranked 15th nationally, he becomes the 20th different Cardinal wrestler to win an individual conference championship.
Schram reached the finals with a 4-1 decision over Ares Carpio of Arizona State in the first round and a 5-4 decision over Boise State's Rami Haddidin in the semifinals. The Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania native moves to 20-5 on the year and has automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight season.
McKenna, ranked second in the nation at 141 pounds, became just the fifth Cardinal freshman to win a conference title, defeating CSU Bakersfield's Ian Nickell, 6-1. McKenna reached the finals by pinning Boise State's Josh Newberg in 6:36 in the first round and defeating Oregon State's Jack Hathaway, 6-0, in the semifinals.
McKenna is the 21st Cardinal to win a conference championship and marks the third straight season a Stanford freshman has won a crown, joining Wilson (2014) and Butler (2015). The Towaco, New Jersey native is now 22-2 on the season.
Wilson, who is ranked 19th in the country at 165 pounds, gutted out a 2-1 decision over CSU Bakersfield's Adam Fierro in overtime to win his third consecutive conferennce crown. He posted decisions over ASU's Jacen Petersen (8-2) and Boise State's Taylor West (9-3) to reach the championship bout.
Wilson, a returning NCAA All-American, moves to 24-6 on the year and now has 93 career wins. He is four away from breaking into the school's top-10 for career victories.
Butler fell in the championship match at heavyweight to Oregon State's Amar Dhesi, 19-5. He advanced to the finals with a 5-3 overtime win over CSU Bakersfield's Matt Williams in the first round and a 4-2 decision over 12th-ranked Tanner Hall of Arizona State in the semifinals. Butler is now 25-7 on the year.
Placing third for the Cardinal were redshirt sophomores Subjeck (174) and Garet Krohn (184). Subjeck fell to eventual champion No. 5 Bryce Hammond in the semifinals, 4-2. Afer notching a 7-2 decision against Oregon State's Tyler Chay in the consolation-semis, Subjeck scored a last second takedown over Cal Poly's Travis Berridge to secure third. He then got to wrestle Boise State's Austin Dewey in a true second-place match, where he pinned Dewey in 2:23 to claim his spot at NCAAs.
Krohn went 3-1 in the tournament, including an 8-2 decision over CSU Bakersfield's Jesus Ambriz in the first round, a 12-0 major decision against Boise State's Zach Coffman in the consolation-semis and a 14-0 major decision over Ambriz in the third-place bout. Krohn is now 20-8 overall.
Sophomore Mason Pengilly (133) and redshirt junior Zach Nevills (197) both went 1-2 in the tournament to place fifth for the Cardinal. Redshirt sophomore Tommy Pawelski (149) and redshirt junior Peter Russo (157) both took sixth.
Oregon State won the team title for the fifth straight season with 118.0 points. Host Arizona State finished second (113.0), while CSU Bakersfield took third (101.0).
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