KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Daniel Cardenas placed fourth and Hunter Garvin took sixth on the final day of the NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center.
As a team, Stanford finished 16th with 34.0 points. It is tied for the third-highest finish at the national tournament in school history and marks the ninth time the Cardinal finished inside the top 20.
Cardenas, the No. 6 seed at 157 pounds, opened the day with a fall in 1:20 over No. 7 seed Peyten Kellar of Ohio in the consolation semifinals. It was the fastest fall of the season for the sophomore.
Cardenas dropped a 10-4 decision to No. 3 seed Meyer Shapiro of Cornell in the third-place bout. The Arvada, Colorado native ends the season with a 28-8 overall record and is now 52-11 in his Cardinal career.
Garvin fell in both of his matches on Saturday, ending his tournament with a 5-3 record. Just the third freshman NCAA All-American in program history, he completes the season 25-12 overall.
(14) Nico Provo, 125 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. (19) Jett Strickenberger (WVU) | 13-4 |
| lost to (3) Drake Ayala (Iowa) | 19-4 (5:20) |
| dec. (29) Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) | 12-6 |
| lost to (5) Jore Volk (Wyoming) | 5-4 |
(26) Jaden Abas, 149 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (7) Tyler Kasak (Penn State) | 4-2 |
| lost to (10) Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) | 7-2 |
| dec. (24) Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) | 4-1 |
| dec. (18) Cody Bond (Appalachian State) | 8-7 |
| lost to (5) Ty Watters (West Virginia) | F3:29 |
(6) Daniel Cardenas, 157 pounds | 4-2 (4th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. (27) Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) | 5-0 |
| maj. dec. (11) Brayton Lee (Indiana) | 8-0 |
| dec. (3) Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) | 5-4 |
| lost to (2) Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) | 12-2 |
| fall (7) Peyten Kellar (Ohio) | F1:20 |
| lost to (3) Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) | 10-4 |
(20) Hunter Garvin, 165 pounds | 5-3 (6th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| maj. dec. (13) Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) | 11-0 |
| lost to (4) David Carr (Iowa State) | 10-1 |
| dec. (30) Nick Hamilton (Virginia) | 13-6 |
| tech. fall (11) Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) | 19-2 (6:18) |
| dec. (10) Cam Amine (Michigan) | 4-2 |
| maj. dec. (9) Peyton Hall (West Virginia) | 14-4 |
| lost to (1) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) | 17-1 (6:37) |
| lost to (7) Izzak Olejnik (OKlahoma State) | 3-0 |
(18) Nick Stemmet, 197 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| (15) Max Shaw (North Carolina) | 6-4 |
| lost to (2) Trent Hidley (NC State) | 26-10 (6:27) |
| dec. (16) Luke Stout (Princeton) | 6-1 |
| lost to (26) Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) | 8-2 |