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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Feb. 3, 2021

Feb 3, 2021
John Lozano

WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Requir van der Merwe, R-Sr., STANFORD (157, Mountain Lakes, N.J.)
• Went 4-0 on the week, including a pair of wins over ranked opponents.
• On Thursday, posted back-to-back major decisions over Cal Baptist's Max Hammond (12-1) and Cal Poly's Brawley Lamer (13-5).
• At the Little Rock Quad Duals, registered a 3-2 decision over No. 15 Cade DeVos of South Dakota State and knocked off No. 9 Justin Thomas of Oklahoma, 5-4.
• As a team, Stanford is now 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the Pac-12.

ALSO NOMINATED: Dominic Ducharme, 184, CSU Bakersfield; Paul Bianchi, 133, Little Rock.

InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 7 Arizona State; No. 12 Stanford
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 12 Arizona State; No. 24 Stanford
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 10 Arizona State; No. 22 Stanford

InterMat Individual Rankings:
125 – No. 3 Brandon Courtney, ASU
133 – No. 9 Michael McGee, ASU; No. 18 Jason Miranda, STAN
141 – No. 3 Real Woods, STAN; No. 18 Grant Willits, OSU
149 - No. 13 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 14 Jaden Abas, STAN
157 – No. 10 Requir van der Merwe, STAN; No. 12 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 19 Hunter Willits, OSU
165 – No. 3 Shane Griffith, STAN; No. 5 Anthony Valencia, ASU
174 – No. 15 Trey Munoz, ASU; No. 20 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly
197 – No. 4 Kordell Norfleet, ASU
HWT – No. 7 Cohlton Schultz, ASU

2021 PAC-12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK

Date Wrestler
Feb. 3 Requir van der Merwe, STAN