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    Oklahoma leads in Vegas after Day 1, five unranked reach semis

    LAS VEGAS -- Oklahoma had a strong opening day at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and leads the team race heading into Saturday. The Sooners went 5-1 in the quarterfinals. Missouri sits in second place, 3.5 points behind Oklahoma, followed by Minnesota.

    Returning NCAA champions Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State (125), Cody Brewer of Oklahoma (133) and Gabe Dean of Cornell (184) punched their tickets to the semifinals.

    Five unanked wrestlers, including two-time Junior World Team member Tanner Hall of Arizona State (285), earned spots in the semifinals.

    Wrestling resumes at 9 a.m. PT, with semifinals slated for 10 a.m. PT. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage starting at 8:30 a.m PT.

    Quarterfinal Results

    125:
    No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. No. 14 Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 9-4
    No. 17 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) by injury default over No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa)
    No. 9 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) dec. No. 6 David Terao (American), 5-2
    No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 13 Barlow McGhee (Missouri), 3-1 SV

    133:
    No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 13 Mack McGuire (Kent State), 17-5
    No. 7 Earl Hall (Iowa State) vs. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American), 5-3
    No. 9 George DiCamillo (Virginia) by medical forfeit over No. 5 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State)
    No. 4 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 12 Josh Martinez (Air Force), 11-3

    141:
    No. 8 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) dec. Tyler Smith (Bucknell), 10-3
    No. 16 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Robbie Mathers (Arizona State), 14-7
    No. 13 Todd Preston (Harvard) dec. Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 8-3
    No. 9 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Matt Manley (Missouri), 6-5

    149:
    No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) by disqualification over No. 18 Geo Martinez (Boise State)
    No. 14 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) dec. No. 15 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 8-1
    Jake Short (Minnesota) pinned Joey Galasso (Cornell), 7:35 SV
    No. 9 Michael DePalma (Kent State) dec. No. 17 Matt Kraus (Arizona State), 9-2

    157:
    No. 2 Ian Miller (Kent State) dec. John Staudenmayer (Brown), 11-5
    Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 14 Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia), 8-3
    No. 18 John Boyle (American) dec. Chris Dowdy (Cornell), 6-4
    No. 19 Russell Parsons (Army) dec. No. 12 Doug Welch (Purdue), 6-4

    165:
    No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) dec. No. 16 Garrett Sutton (Michigan), 1-0
    No. 11 Duke Pickett (Cornell) dec. No. 19 David McFadden (Virginia Tech), 4-1
    No. 9 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) dec. Tyrel White (Columbia), 6-3
    Chad Welch (Purdue) pinned No. 4 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 2:25

    174:
    No. 1 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned Brian Harvey (Army), 4:07
    No. 17 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) dec. No. 12 Matt Reed (Oklahoma), 3-1 SV
    No. 15 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) dec. No. 11 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 7-5
    No. 5 Blaise Butler (Missouri) pinned No. 18 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 0:54

    184:
    No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 19 Mathew Miller (Navy), 12-4
    No. 9 Willie Miklus (Missouri) dec. No. 5 Hayden Zilmer (North Dakota State), 3-2
    No. 12 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) dec. No. 4 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 3-0
    Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) dec. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 7-1

    197:
    No. 2 J'den Cox (Missouri) tech. fall No. 19 Derek Thomas (Utah Valley), 22-7
    No. 7 Jake Smith (West Virginia) dec. Reuben Franklin (CSU Bakersfield), 2-1
    No. 6 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 13 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 4-1
    No. 5 Max Huntley (Michigan) dec. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado), 7-2

    285:
    No. 2 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. Jeramy Sweany (Cornell), 6-4
    No. 8 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) dec. No. 18 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 5-2
    Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec. No. 6 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa), 4-1
    No. 9 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Nicholas Gajdzik (Harvard), 2-0

    Semifinal Pairings

    125:
    No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. No. 17 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma)
    No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 9 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)

    133:
    No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. No. 7 Earl Hall (Iowa State)
    No. 4 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 9 George DiCamillo (Virginia)

    141:
    No. 8 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 16 Micah Jordan (Ohio State)
    No. 9 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) vs. No. 13 Todd Preston (Harvard)

    149:
    No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) vs. No. 14 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma)
    No. 9 Michael DePalma (Kent State) vs. Jake Short (Minnesota)

    157:
    No. 2 Ian Miller (Kent State) vs. Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)
    No. 18 John Boyle (American) vs. No. 19 Russell Parsons (Army)

    165:
    No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) vs. No. 11 Duke Pickett (Cornell)
    No. 9 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) vs. Chad Welch (Purdue)

    174:
    No. 1 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 17 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy)
    No. 5 Blaise Butler (Missouri) vs. No. 15 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield)

    184:
    No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 9 Willie Miklus (Missouri)
    No. 12 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) vs. Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech)

    197:
    No. 2 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 7 Jake Smith (West Virginia)
    No. 5 Max Huntley (Michigan) vs. No. 6 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota)

    285:
    No. 2 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 8 Ross Larson (Oklahoma)
    No. 9 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) vs. Tanner Hall (Arizona State)

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