LaMont, Wick upend top seeds; Michigan leads rival Ohio State entering day two of CKLV Invitational
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: All-American Stevan Micic (Michigan) takes down Anthony Tutolo (Kent State) in a round-of-16 bout at 133 pounds at the 36th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday. Photo by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling.
LAS VEGAS – Spurred by five semifinalists, No. 9 Michigan holds a five-point edge over No. 2 Ohio State at the conclusion of day one at the 36th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Past NCAA finalist Adam Coon lead the Wolverine charge at the Las Vegas Convention Center with three pins and one major decision to qualify for the 285-pound semifinals. All-Americans Stevan Micic, Myles Amine and Alec Pantaleo, plus 2016 Big Ten champion Domenic Abounader, join Coon as semifinalists for Michigan.
Not among the list of Michigan semifinalists is defending tournament champion and top-seed Logan Massa, who was upset by Wisconsin freshman Evan Wick in the 165-pound quarters, 8-4. Massa was stunned in the first period by an apparent knee injury and was unable to overcome a pair of early Wick takedowns to avoid the defeat.
A shorthanded Ohio State squad finds itself in championship contention entering day two even without the services of Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello, and recent U23 World bronze medalist Joey McKenna. The Buckeyes pushed six athletes to the semifinals, the most of any school.
Buckeye NCAA champion Myles Martin picked up three bonus-point wins on his way to the 184-pound semis. He will face a red-hot Taylor Venz of Nebraska, who has posted four pins in four matches thus far.
In addition, NCAA finalist Bo Jordan, All-Americans Kollin Moore and Micah Jordan, plus Luke Pletcher and Te’shan Campbell, all navigated to tomorrow’s semi-final round for Ohio State.
Nebraska, Arizona State and Northern Iowa round out the list of top five teams following the quarterfinals.
Outside of Massa, the only other No. 1 seed to go down on Friday was returning NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak of Minnesota. Arguably the best top wrestler in the NCAA, Lizak was out-wrestled by Utah Valley freshman Taylor LaMont in the 125-pound quarterfinals, dropping a 4-3 decision.
The tournament will resume at 9 a.m. (PT) on Saturday with a highly-anticipated semi-final round and remaining consolation bouts. The first place and third place matches will follow at 3 p.m. (PT).
Tune into all the high-flying action from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational live on Flowrestling.com. Complete brackets can be found on FloArena.
2017 CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
At Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 1-2
Team Standings
1. Michigan 90
2. Ohio State 85
3. Nebraska 73.5
4. Arizona State 71.5
5. Northern Iowa 68
6. Virginia Tech 56.5
7. Central Michigan 52
8. Wyoming 46.5
9. Cornell 45
10. Stanford 40.5
Semifinal Matchups
125 pounds
Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) vs. Connor Schram (Stanford)
Sean Russell (Edinboro) vs. Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa)
133 pounds
Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
Jack Mueller (Virginia) vs. Josh Terao (American)
141 pounds
Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska)
149 pounds
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) vs. Troy Heilmann (North Carolina)
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) vs. Colton Mccrystal (Nebraska)
157 pounds
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) vs. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan)
Micah Jordan (Ohio State) vs. Josh Shields (Arizona State)
165 pounds
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) vs. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota)
Te'shan Campbell (Ohio State) vs. David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
174 pounds
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa)
Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
184 pounds
Myles Martin (Ohio State) vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska)
Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) vs. Domenic Abounader (Michigan)
197 pounds
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield)
Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) vs. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech)
285 pounds
Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Nathan Butler (Stanford)
Jacob Kasper (Duke) vs. Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) DEC Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 4-3
Connor Schram (Stanford) DEC Will Bardezbain (Kent State), 4-1
Sean Russell (Edinboro) DEC Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 9-2
Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) DEC Ryan Millhof (Arizona State), 8-6
133 pounds
Stevan Micic (Michigan) DEC Zach Sherman (North Carolina), 11-7
Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) DEC Korbin Myers (Edinboro), 5-1
Jack Mueller (Virginia) DEC Austin Desanto (Drexel), 4-0
Josh Terao (American) DEC Dom Forys (Pitt), 6-3
141 pounds
Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) F Kanen Storr (Iowa State), 2:04
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) MD Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 9-1
Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) DEC Thomas Thorn (Minnesota), 4-3
Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) DEC Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 7-5
149 pounds
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) DEC Michael Sprague (American), 4-1
Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) DEC Ke-shawn Hayes (Ohio State), 10-8
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) DEC Josh Maruca (Arizona State), 9-4
Colton Mccrystal (Nebraska) DEC Zander Wick (Wisconsin), 11-10
157 pounds
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) DEC Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 7-5 SV
Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) F Clay Ream (North Dakota State), 1:09
Micah Jordan (Ohio State University) F Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton), 4:05
Josh Shields (Arizona State) DEC Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 3-1 SV
165 pounds
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) DEC Logan Massa (Michigan), 8-4
Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) DEC Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 2-1
Te'shan Campbell (Ohio State) DEC Isaiah White (Nebraska), 3-1
David McFadden (Virginia Tech) DEC Jonathon Chavez (Cornell), 6-2
174 pounds
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) MD Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), 15-3
Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) F Jadaen Bernstein (Navy), 0:52
Myles Amine (Michigan) DEC Christian Brucki (Central Michigan), 9-8
Bo Jordan (Ohio State) DEC Keaton Subjeck (Stanford), 9-5
184 pounds
Myles Martin (Ohio State) MD Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 14-4
Taylor Venz (Nebraska) F Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 4:26
Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) DEC Max Dean (Cornell), 9-5
Domenic Abounader (Michigan) MD Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 8-0
197 pounds
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) MD Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 20-7
Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) DEC Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado), 8-1
Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) DEC Tom Lane (Cal Poly), 9-2
Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) MD Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 13-3
285 pounds
Adam Coon (Michigan) F Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan), 4:10
Nathan Butler (Stanford) DEC Shawn Streck (Purdue), 5-1
Jacob Kasper (Duke) DEC Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 6-0
Tanner Hall (Arizona State) F Cory Daniel (North Carolina), 6:18
LAS VEGAS – Spurred by five semifinalists, No. 9 Michigan holds a five-point edge over No. 2 Ohio State at the conclusion of day one at the 36th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Past NCAA finalist Adam Coon lead the Wolverine charge at the Las Vegas Convention Center with three pins and one major decision to qualify for the 285-pound semifinals. All-Americans Stevan Micic, Myles Amine and Alec Pantaleo, plus 2016 Big Ten champion Domenic Abounader, join Coon as semifinalists for Michigan.
Not among the list of Michigan semifinalists is defending tournament champion and top-seed Logan Massa, who was upset by Wisconsin freshman Evan Wick in the 165-pound quarters, 8-4. Massa was stunned in the first period by an apparent knee injury and was unable to overcome a pair of early Wick takedowns to avoid the defeat.
A shorthanded Ohio State squad finds itself in championship contention entering day two even without the services of Olympic champion Kyle Snyder, NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello, and recent U23 World bronze medalist Joey McKenna. The Buckeyes pushed six athletes to the semifinals, the most of any school.
Buckeye NCAA champion Myles Martin picked up three bonus-point wins on his way to the 184-pound semis. He will face a red-hot Taylor Venz of Nebraska, who has posted four pins in four matches thus far.
In addition, NCAA finalist Bo Jordan, All-Americans Kollin Moore and Micah Jordan, plus Luke Pletcher and Te’shan Campbell, all navigated to tomorrow’s semi-final round for Ohio State.
Nebraska, Arizona State and Northern Iowa round out the list of top five teams following the quarterfinals.
Outside of Massa, the only other No. 1 seed to go down on Friday was returning NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak of Minnesota. Arguably the best top wrestler in the NCAA, Lizak was out-wrestled by Utah Valley freshman Taylor LaMont in the 125-pound quarterfinals, dropping a 4-3 decision.
The tournament will resume at 9 a.m. (PT) on Saturday with a highly-anticipated semi-final round and remaining consolation bouts. The first place and third place matches will follow at 3 p.m. (PT).
Tune into all the high-flying action from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational live on Flowrestling.com. Complete brackets can be found on FloArena.
2017 CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
At Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 1-2
Team Standings
1. Michigan 90
2. Ohio State 85
3. Nebraska 73.5
4. Arizona State 71.5
5. Northern Iowa 68
6. Virginia Tech 56.5
7. Central Michigan 52
8. Wyoming 46.5
9. Cornell 45
10. Stanford 40.5
Semifinal Matchups
125 pounds
Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) vs. Connor Schram (Stanford)
Sean Russell (Edinboro) vs. Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa)
133 pounds
Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
Jack Mueller (Virginia) vs. Josh Terao (American)
141 pounds
Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska)
149 pounds
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) vs. Troy Heilmann (North Carolina)
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) vs. Colton Mccrystal (Nebraska)
157 pounds
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) vs. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan)
Micah Jordan (Ohio State) vs. Josh Shields (Arizona State)
165 pounds
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) vs. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota)
Te'shan Campbell (Ohio State) vs. David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
174 pounds
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa)
Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
184 pounds
Myles Martin (Ohio State) vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska)
Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) vs. Domenic Abounader (Michigan)
197 pounds
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield)
Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) vs. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech)
285 pounds
Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Nathan Butler (Stanford)
Jacob Kasper (Duke) vs. Tanner Hall (Arizona State)
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) DEC Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 4-3
Connor Schram (Stanford) DEC Will Bardezbain (Kent State), 4-1
Sean Russell (Edinboro) DEC Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 9-2
Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) DEC Ryan Millhof (Arizona State), 8-6
133 pounds
Stevan Micic (Michigan) DEC Zach Sherman (North Carolina), 11-7
Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) DEC Korbin Myers (Edinboro), 5-1
Jack Mueller (Virginia) DEC Austin Desanto (Drexel), 4-0
Josh Terao (American) DEC Dom Forys (Pitt), 6-3
141 pounds
Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) F Kanen Storr (Iowa State), 2:04
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) MD Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 9-1
Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) DEC Thomas Thorn (Minnesota), 4-3
Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) DEC Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 7-5
149 pounds
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) DEC Michael Sprague (American), 4-1
Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) DEC Ke-shawn Hayes (Ohio State), 10-8
Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) DEC Josh Maruca (Arizona State), 9-4
Colton Mccrystal (Nebraska) DEC Zander Wick (Wisconsin), 11-10
157 pounds
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) DEC Taleb Rahmani (Pitt), 7-5 SV
Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) F Clay Ream (North Dakota State), 1:09
Micah Jordan (Ohio State University) F Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton), 4:05
Josh Shields (Arizona State) DEC Archie Colgan (Wyoming), 3-1 SV
165 pounds
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) DEC Logan Massa (Michigan), 8-4
Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) DEC Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 2-1
Te'shan Campbell (Ohio State) DEC Isaiah White (Nebraska), 3-1
David McFadden (Virginia Tech) DEC Jonathon Chavez (Cornell), 6-2
174 pounds
Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) MD Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), 15-3
Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) F Jadaen Bernstein (Navy), 0:52
Myles Amine (Michigan) DEC Christian Brucki (Central Michigan), 9-8
Bo Jordan (Ohio State) DEC Keaton Subjeck (Stanford), 9-5
184 pounds
Myles Martin (Ohio State) MD Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 14-4
Taylor Venz (Nebraska) F Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 4:26
Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) DEC Max Dean (Cornell), 9-5
Domenic Abounader (Michigan) MD Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 8-0
197 pounds
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) MD Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 20-7
Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) DEC Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado), 8-1
Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) DEC Tom Lane (Cal Poly), 9-2
Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) MD Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 13-3
285 pounds
Adam Coon (Michigan) F Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan), 4:10
Nathan Butler (Stanford) DEC Shawn Streck (Purdue), 5-1
Jacob Kasper (Duke) DEC Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 6-0
Tanner Hall (Arizona State) F Cory Daniel (North Carolina), 6:18
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