WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Jaden Abas, RS Sr., Stanford (149 lbs., San Diego, Calif.)
- Knocked off No. 5 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly), 4-3, to help lead Stanford to a 30-9 dual win over the Mustangs
- Season-high 5th straight win for Abas, who picked up his 2nd win over a ranked opponent this season
- Improves to 13-6 on the season, 7-1 in duals
- Moved up from No. 21 to No. 18 in his weight class in the InterMat rankings, 1 of 3 Pac-12 wrestlers in the Top 20 at that weight
- 3rd time winning this award after winning it twice last season
- 3rd time this season a Stanford wrestler has won after Nico Provo and Daniel Cardenas each won in December
ALSO NOMINATED: Cleveland Belton, Oregon State; Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; Richard Castro-Sandoval, Cal State Bakersfield
InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 12 Arizona State, No. 23 Oregon State, T-No. 24 Little Rock , T-No. 30 Stanford
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 15 Stanford, No. 18 Arizona State, No. 20 Little Rock, No. 21 Oregon State,
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 16 Stanford, No. 18 Little Rock, No. 20 Arizona State, No. 21 Oregon State, RV: Cal Poly
InterMat Individual Rankings:
125 – No. 16 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 18 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 31 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly
133 – No. 6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 12 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 27 Julian Chlebove, ASU
141 – No. 18 Jesse Vasquez, ASU; No. 20 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 31 Jason Miranda, STAN
149 - No. 4 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 11 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 18 Jaden Abas, STAN; No. 28 Nash Singleton, OSU
157 – No. 3 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 8 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 31 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 32 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly
165 – No. 24 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 25 Hunter Garvin, STAN
174 – No. 9 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 23 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 27 Tony Negron, ASU
197 – No. 9 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 15 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 28 Justin Rademacher, OSU
285 – No. 4 Cohlton Schultz, ASU; No. 22 Josiah Hill, Little Rock; No. 23 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly; No. 24 Boone McDermott, OSU
NCAA Coaches' Individual Rankings (Jan. 22):
125 – No. 10 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 17 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 32 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly
133 – No. 6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 10 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly; No. 21 Julian Chlebove, ASU; No. 22 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU
141 – No. 24 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 26 Jason Miranda, STAN
149 - No. 3 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 10 Jaden Abas, STAN; No. 13 Nash Singleton, OSU
157 – No. 4 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 6 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 20 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 26 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 33 Isaiah Crosby, OSU
165 – No. 13 Matthew Olguin, OSU; No. 24 Joey Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 25 Hunter Garvin, STAN
174 – No. 7 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 14 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; No. 17 Lorenzo Norman, STAN
184 – No. 4 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 25 Tony Negron, ASU; No. 31 Triston Willis, Little Rock
197 – No. 10 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 15 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 25 Justin Rademacher, OSU
285 – No. 11 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 23 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly; No. 30. Josiah Hill, Little Rock
2023-24 PAC-12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK
Date | Wrestler |
Nov. 7 | Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State |
Nov. 14 | Tony Negron, Arizona State |
Nov. 21 | Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State |
Dec. 5 | Nico Provo, Stanford |
Dec. 19 | Daniel Cardenas, Stanford |
Dec. 28 | Nasir Bailey, Little Rock |
Jan. 3 | Zeth Romney, Cal Poly |
Jan. 9 | Trey Munoz, Oregon State |
Jan. 16 | Zeth Romney, Cal Poly |
Jan. 23 | Cleveland Belton, Oregon State |
Jan. 30 | Josiah Hill, Little Rock |
Feb. 6 | Kyle Parco, Arizona State |
Feb. 13 | Jaden Abas, Stanford |