Abas, Griffith Place in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Shane Griffith finished as the runner-up and Jaden Abas placed fifth to lead Stanford at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday.
With its two placewinners, Stanford was 13th as a team, totaling 41 points.
Griffith reached the finals with a 5-4 decision over No. 9 Carson Kharchla of Ohio State in the semifinals. Ranked No. 4 at 165 pounds, Griffith dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 2 Evan Wick of Cal Poly in the finals. He is now 9-2 on the season.
Abas, who is No. 6 nationally, began the day with back-to-back wins in the consolation bracket at 149 pounds. He posted a 6-1 decision over No. 31 Cory Crooks of Oregon State and a 9-4 decision against No. 26 Michael Blockhus of Minnesota. He then fell to No. 4 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern, 7-4, and dropped into the fifth-place match. Oklahoma's Mitch Moore was leading Abas in the bout but had to default due to injury, giving Abas the win. The redshirt sophomore moves to 10-3 on the season.
Sophomore Charlie Darracott and redshirt junior Tyler Eischens both fell in their opening matches on Saturday. Darracott lost a 14-5 major decision to No. 15 Will Lewan of Michigan at 157 pounds. Eischens was pinned in 4:50 by No. 20 Gerrit Nijenhuis of Purdue at 174 pounds.
Up next, Stanford travels to the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 19 to close out 2021.
Logan Ashton, 125 pounds | 0-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to #28 Jacob Allen (Navy) | 3-2 |
#6 Jaden Abas, 149 pounds | 4-2 (5th)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Christopher Sandoval (Northern Colorado) | 7-4 |
| lost to #12 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) | 9-2 |
| dec. #31 Cory Crooks (Oregon State) | 6-1 |
| dec. #26 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) | 9-4 |
| lost to #4 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) | 7-4 |
| won by inj. def. over #15 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma) | Inj. Def. |
Charlie Darracott, 157 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) | 6-1 |
| lost to #13 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) | 13-2 |
| dec. Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) | 6-4 |
| dec. Kenny O'Neil (South Dakota State) | 8-1 |
| lost to #15 Will Lewan (Michigan) | 14-5 |
#4 Shane Griffith, 165 pounds | 4-1 (2nd)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) | 17-1 (5:43) |
| fall Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) | F2:58 |
| maj. dec. #31 Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia) | 12-4 |
| dec. #19 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) | 5-4 |
| lost to #2 Evan Wick (Cal Poly) | 6-2 |
#29 Tyler Eischens, 174 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to #16 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) | 7-3 |
| fall Alex Marciniak (Sacred Heart) | F1:18 |
| maj. dec. #30 Joshua Kim (Harvard) | 9-1 |
| lost to #20 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) | F4:50 |
Colbey Harlan, 184 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Jack Jessen (Northwestern) | 10-3 |
| lost to Caden Gerlach (California Baptist) | F3:35 |
#33 Nick Stemmet, 197 pounds | 2-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Joseph Franzese (Columbia) | 8-3 |
| lost to #9 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) | F4:02 |
| maj. dec. Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) | 15-2 |
| lost to #12 Thomas Penola (Purdue) | 14-5 |
Peter Ming, 285 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Gary Traub (Oregon State) | 14-7 |
| lost to Jayden Woodruff (Utah Valley) | 10-0 |