Led by five champions, Arizona State wins Pac-12 team title, with host Stanford in second
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Photo of Pac-12 champion Arizona State courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference.
PALO, ALTO, Calif. – Led by five individual champion, Arizona State won its 19th Pac-12 wrestling title, outscoring 2019 champion and host Stanford by 19.5 points in the standings.
Individual Sun Devil champions were Brandon Courtney (125), Jacori Teemer (157), Anthony Valencia (174), Kordell Norfleet (197) and Tanner Hall (285).
Valencia won his third Pac-12 title, after winning in 2017 and 2018. Norfleet was a 2018 Pac-12 champion as a freshman. Hall was a 2017 Pac-12 champion as a sophomore.
Stanford won had a pair of individual champions, freshman Real Woods (141) and sophomore Shane Griffith (165).
Griffith won the battle between a pair wrestlers ranked in the nation’s top six, defeating Arizona State’s Josh Shields, 3-0.
Cal-State Bakersfield, which placed third as a team, had a pair of individual champions, Russell Rohlfing (149) and Josh Loomer (184).
The other individual champions was Oregon State’s Devan Turner at 133 pounds, and the Beavers placed fourth.
Cal Poly placed fifth and Little Rock was sixth. Little Rock, in its first year as a wrestling program, had a Pac-12 runner-up at 133 pounds in Paul Bianchi. The conference has 16 automatic NCAA qualifiers.
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Palo Alto, Calif.
125
1st - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State University) Jr. over Jackson Disario (Stanford) Fr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) So. over Alex Hernandez-figueroa (CSU Bakersfield) (Dec 7-3)
5th - Jayden Carson (Little Rock) Fr. over Benny Martinez (Cal Poly) So. (MD 15-3)
133
1st - Devan Turner (Oregon State) RS Jr. over Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) RS Jr. (Dec 5-3)
3rd - Joshua Kramer (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) So. (MD 8-0)
5th - Cole Reyes (Cal Poly) Fr. over Gabe Townsell (Stanford) Sr. (M. For.)
141
1st - Real Woods (Stanford) So. over Grant Willits (Oregon State) RS So. (MD 11-2)
3rd - Cory Crooks (Arizona State University) Sr. over Conner Ward (Little Rock) 1-2, RS Fr. (Dec 4-1)
5th - Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Jake Ryan (Cal Poly) RS Fr. (M. For.)
149
1st - Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) over Requir Van der merwe (Stanford) Sr. (Dec 11-4)
3rd - Joshy Cortez (Cal Poly) RS Sr. over Joshua Maruca (Arizona State University) RS Fr. (Dec 6-5)
5th - Lane Stigall (Oregon State) RS So. over Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) Fr. (Dec 4-0)
157
1st - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State University) So. over Tyler Eischens (Stanford) So. (Dec 6-3)
3rd - Wyatt Gerl (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) RS So. (Dec 5-3)
5th - Jose Champagne (Little Rock) RS Jr. over Logan Meek (Oregon State) So. (Fall 1:26)
165
1st - Shane Griffith (Stanford) So. over Joshua Shields (Arizona State University) RS Fr. (Dec 3-0)
3rd - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) RS Fr. over Jacob Thalin (CSU Bakersfield) (Dec 3-0)
5th - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) RS So. over William Edgar (Little Rock) Fr. (Dec 6-2)
174
1st - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over Jared Hill (Stanford) Sr. (TF-1.5 5:05 (20-5))
3rd - Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State) So. over Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) So. (MD 10-1)
5th - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Tristan Tadeo (Little Rock) Fr. (MD 15-2)
184
1st - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) over Colt Doyle (Oregon State) RS Jr. (Dec 7-3)
3rd - Cade Belshay (Arizona State University) Jr. over Foster Karmon (Stanford) So. (Dec 8-3)
5th - Matthew Muller (Little Rock) Fr. over Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) Fr. (M. For.)
197
1st - Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State University) Jr. over Nathan Traxler (Stanford) Sr. (Fall 1:38)
3rd - Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) RS Sr. over J.j Dixon (Oregon State) So. (MD 11-3)
5th - Dylan Johnson (Little Rock) over Josh Annis (CSU Bakersfield) (TF-1.5 4:49 (16-1))
285
1st - Tanner Hall (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over David Showunmi (Stanford) RS Fr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd - Jarrod Snyder (CSU Bakersfield) over Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) RS So. (Dec 6-2)
5th - Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) RS Jr.
Team Standings
1 Arizona State University, 141.5
2 Stanford, 122.0
3 CSU Bakersfield, 99.5
4 Oregon State, 92.5
5 Cal Poly, 90.0
6 Little Rock, 62.5
PALO, ALTO, Calif. – Led by five individual champion, Arizona State won its 19th Pac-12 wrestling title, outscoring 2019 champion and host Stanford by 19.5 points in the standings.
Individual Sun Devil champions were Brandon Courtney (125), Jacori Teemer (157), Anthony Valencia (174), Kordell Norfleet (197) and Tanner Hall (285).
Valencia won his third Pac-12 title, after winning in 2017 and 2018. Norfleet was a 2018 Pac-12 champion as a freshman. Hall was a 2017 Pac-12 champion as a sophomore.
Stanford won had a pair of individual champions, freshman Real Woods (141) and sophomore Shane Griffith (165).
Griffith won the battle between a pair wrestlers ranked in the nation’s top six, defeating Arizona State’s Josh Shields, 3-0.
Cal-State Bakersfield, which placed third as a team, had a pair of individual champions, Russell Rohlfing (149) and Josh Loomer (184).
The other individual champions was Oregon State’s Devan Turner at 133 pounds, and the Beavers placed fourth.
Cal Poly placed fifth and Little Rock was sixth. Little Rock, in its first year as a wrestling program, had a Pac-12 runner-up at 133 pounds in Paul Bianchi. The conference has 16 automatic NCAA qualifiers.
PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Palo Alto, Calif.
125
1st - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State University) Jr. over Jackson Disario (Stanford) Fr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) So. over Alex Hernandez-figueroa (CSU Bakersfield) (Dec 7-3)
5th - Jayden Carson (Little Rock) Fr. over Benny Martinez (Cal Poly) So. (MD 15-3)
133
1st - Devan Turner (Oregon State) RS Jr. over Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) RS Jr. (Dec 5-3)
3rd - Joshua Kramer (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) So. (MD 8-0)
5th - Cole Reyes (Cal Poly) Fr. over Gabe Townsell (Stanford) Sr. (M. For.)
141
1st - Real Woods (Stanford) So. over Grant Willits (Oregon State) RS So. (MD 11-2)
3rd - Cory Crooks (Arizona State University) Sr. over Conner Ward (Little Rock) 1-2, RS Fr. (Dec 4-1)
5th - Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Jake Ryan (Cal Poly) RS Fr. (M. For.)
149
1st - Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield) over Requir Van der merwe (Stanford) Sr. (Dec 11-4)
3rd - Joshy Cortez (Cal Poly) RS Sr. over Joshua Maruca (Arizona State University) RS Fr. (Dec 6-5)
5th - Lane Stigall (Oregon State) RS So. over Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) Fr. (Dec 4-0)
157
1st - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State University) So. over Tyler Eischens (Stanford) So. (Dec 6-3)
3rd - Wyatt Gerl (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) RS So. (Dec 5-3)
5th - Jose Champagne (Little Rock) RS Jr. over Logan Meek (Oregon State) So. (Fall 1:26)
165
1st - Shane Griffith (Stanford) So. over Joshua Shields (Arizona State University) RS Fr. (Dec 3-0)
3rd - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) RS Fr. over Jacob Thalin (CSU Bakersfield) (Dec 3-0)
5th - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) RS So. over William Edgar (Little Rock) Fr. (Dec 6-2)
174
1st - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over Jared Hill (Stanford) Sr. (TF-1.5 5:05 (20-5))
3rd - Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State) So. over Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) So. (MD 10-1)
5th - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) So. over Tristan Tadeo (Little Rock) Fr. (MD 15-2)
184
1st - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) over Colt Doyle (Oregon State) RS Jr. (Dec 7-3)
3rd - Cade Belshay (Arizona State University) Jr. over Foster Karmon (Stanford) So. (Dec 8-3)
5th - Matthew Muller (Little Rock) Fr. over Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) Fr. (M. For.)
197
1st - Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State University) Jr. over Nathan Traxler (Stanford) Sr. (Fall 1:38)
3rd - Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) RS Sr. over J.j Dixon (Oregon State) So. (MD 11-3)
5th - Dylan Johnson (Little Rock) over Josh Annis (CSU Bakersfield) (TF-1.5 4:49 (16-1))
285
1st - Tanner Hall (Arizona State University) RS Fr. over David Showunmi (Stanford) RS Fr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd - Jarrod Snyder (CSU Bakersfield) over Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) RS So. (Dec 6-2)
5th - Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) RS Jr.
Team Standings
1 Arizona State University, 141.5
2 Stanford, 122.0
3 CSU Bakersfield, 99.5
4 Oregon State, 92.5
5 Cal Poly, 90.0
6 Little Rock, 62.5
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