Senior Zack Giesen and junior Nick Amuchastegui were undefeated (4-0) on the day, claiming the 197 pound and 174 pound titles, respectively. Senior Justin Paulsen, who saw action for the first time this season against Chattanooga on Friday, placed fourth at 133 pounds.
Giesen improves to 8-0 on the season as he earns his first tournament win of the season. The Grants Pass, Ore., native began the day with a 12-6 decision over Kyle Sanders of Ohio. He followed up with his first fall of the season over Buffalo's Josh Peter in 2:07. Then, a 7-5 decision over Cal State Bakersfield's Riley Orozco put Giesen in the championship bout. There he defeated top-seeded Erik Schuth of Ohio, 8-2.
In the 174 pound bracket, Amuchastegui, seeded No. 1, swept through his competition without giving up a point to improve to a perfect 12-0 on the season. He posted two shutout decisions over Zach White of Oklahoma State (5-0) and Wyoming's Pat Martinez (6-0) before registering a fall against Tarrence Williams of Clackamas in 4:30 to advance to the championship bout. Amuchastegui used a 2-0 decision over Boise State's Jake Swart to take home the title.
Wrestling at 133 pounds, Paulsen began the day with a fall in 2:10 over Arizona State's David Prado. He then recorded a 6-1 decision over Jake Covey of SW Oregon CC before being forced to forfeit due to injury to top-seeded Andrew Hochstrasser of Boise State. The Artesia, Calif., native then posted three more decisions before dropping the third-place bout to Oregon State's Garrett Drucker, 6-4, for the four-place finish.
Six other Cardinal wrestlers recorded at least two wins in the tournament. Senior Lucas Espericueta was 3-1 on the day, including a technical fall, a major decision and a fall at 165 pounds.
Wyoming won the team title with 106 points, while Boise State (104.5), Cal State Bakersfield (98.5), Arizona State (83.0) and Ohio (82.5) rounded out the top five.
Stanford wraps up the month of December at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30.
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