Redshirt senior Mason Pengilly and redshirt sophomore Nathan Traxler advance to Friday's evening session at the NCAA Championships in PPG Paints Arena.

Redshirt sophomore Nathan Traxler advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships, Thursday, at PPG Paints Arena.

Redshirt sophomore Nathan Traxler picked up a win to lead Stanford during the opening session of the NCAA Championships, Thursday, at PPG Paints Arena.

SAN FRANCISCO —The Pac-12 Conference will have a strong presence at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this week (March 21-23) at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. A total of 19 Pac-12 wrestlers, led by ARIZONA STATE defending NCAA champion Zahid Valencia (174), will be among the 330 student-athletes competing for a national title. Pac-12 wrestlers prepare for NCAA Championships, March 19, 2019. 

Six wrestlers will travel to the NCAA Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 21-23.

Requir van der Merwe and Nathan Traxler captured individual Pac-12 titles, leading Stanford to its first team championship in program history, Saturday, at Wells Fargo Arena.