Quote:The Ohio State Buckeyes finished fifth while the Stanford Cardinal took sixth. Stanford head coach Chris Ayres earned the award for best coach of the tournament thanks to Valencia's title and three additional All-American performances from Nico Provo at 125 pounds, Tyler Knox at 133 pounds and Angelo Posada at 197 pounds.
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Quote:Redshirt freshman Aden Valencia captured the 149-pound title in overtime at the NCAA Championships, Saturday, at Rocket Arena.
Valencia is the third individual national champion in program history, joining Matt Gentry (2004) and Shane Griffith (2021). The Morgan Hill native is the first Cardinal freshman to win an NCAA crown.
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Stanford produced four All-Americans in Cleveland and finished sixth as a team with 67.5 points - all of which are program records. Stanford's previous highs at the national tournament were set in 2011 with three All-Americans and an 11th-place team finish.
Joining Valencia on the podium was two-time All-American Tyler Knox (133), redshirt junior Nico Provo (125) and true freshman Angelo Posada (197).
It is the sixth time in the past seven seasons Stanford has produced multiple All-Americans in the same season and the 12th time overall. Valencia and Posada are the fifth and sixth Cardinal freshman to achieve NCAA All-America status, respectively.
Valencia winning nationals as a freshman is amazing! In the finals, he upset the #1 seed from Penn State as the #10 seed. He's set the bar high for himself :)
https://gostanford.com/news/2026/03/21/v...onal-title
Quote:Place Teams Pointshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co...261040007/
1 Penn State 181.5
2 Oklahoma State 131
3 Nebraska 100.5
4 Iowa 92.5
5 Ohio State 84.5
6 Stanford 67.5
7 Michigan 66
8 Iowa State 52
9 Minnesota 48.5
10 NC State 44.5
What an eminently successful showing at nationals! In his third season at Stanford, head coach Chris Ayres is looking like a great hire.