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    Three Stanford wrestlers win titles at Central Missouri State Open

    Warrensburg, Mo. -- Six Cardinal wrestlers placed at the Central Missouri State Open, including a trio of first-place finishes from Tanner Gardner, Josh Zupancic and Ray Blake. Stanford recorded 14 pins and amassed 48 wins from 14 different wrestlers, as every Cardinal entrant won at least one bout on the day.

    At 165 pounds, Blake finished in first place, pinning his first three opponents en route to a 5-0 outing. Junior Brian Perry also placed at 165 pounds, scoring fifth place with six wins on the day. Gardner opened the tournament with two pins and a tech fall en route to a 5-0 mark and a title at 125 pounds, while Zupancic opened with one pin before finishing in first place at 149 pounds with a 5-0 record.

    True freshman Tyler Parker was the fourth Cardinal wrestler to advance to the championship match, as he notched a second-place finish at 141 pounds, posting five-straight wins before losing a one-point decision in the finals. At 197 pounds, junior Ian Bork dropped his opening match, but battled back with two-straight pins to advance to a placing round. The, in the fifth-place match, Bork closed out the tournament by recording his third fall of the day.

    Stanford will be back on the mat at the California Open next Saturday in Fullerton.

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