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    Nebraska leads at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

    The Nebraska wrestling team, ranked sixth in the country, sits in first place with 74 points after the first day of competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday. Minnesota is second with 59.5 points, Boise State sits third with 56 points, while Pittsburgh (54) and Indiana (53.5) round out the top five. With more than 44 teams and 380 competitors in the field, the Huskers have four wrestlers still in the championship bracket, and two in the consolation bracket.

    Four Nebraska wrestlers advance to the semifinals with a perfect 3-0 record on the day. Junior Craig Brester notched the most impressive performance of the day, posting a fall, technical fall and major decision in his three victories at 197 pounds. Senior Brandon Browne earned three straight major decisions at 174 pounds, while juniors Jordan Burroughs (157) and Stephen Dwyer (165) opened the tournament with two bonus-point victories and won a decision in the quarterfinals to advance. Dwyer had two technical falls to Burroughs' two major decisions.

    Redshirt freshman Tucker Lane and sophomore Matt Vacanti will wrestle tomorrow in the consolation bracket. Lane opened with a decision and pinned his second round opponent before nearly pulling a huge upset in the quarterfinals. Lane, unranked at heavyweight, took No. 6 Zach Schaefer of Pittsburgh to overtime before Schaefer could earn the 3-1 sudden victory. Vacanti pinned his first round opponent, but lost in the second round at 133 pounds. He rebounded with four straight wins, including three by bonus points to advance to the second day of competition.

    Four Huskers are out of the tournament, including senior Vince Jones, who is ranked No. 7 at 184 pounds. A scoring mistake during his first match led to a 15-minute delay during the contest, and ended in a 9-7 sudden loss to Wyoming's Joe Leblans after the match went to overtime. Jones bounced back with three-straight victories, including two pins, but lost to Montana State's Evan Hinebauch in the consolation bracket to end his tournament. Redshirt freshman Chris Hacker went 2-2 at 149 pounds, while redshirt freshman Andy Pokorny (125) and sophomore Curtis Salazar (141) went 0-2.

    Wrestling begins at 11 a.m CT tomorrow with consolation action, while the semifinals begin at noon CT. Huskers.com will have live stats for all Nebraska wrestlers, while Thewrestlingmall.com will continuously updated full tournament results throughout the day. Results of Nebraska's wrestlers from the first day follow.
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