InterMat Staff

Chantilly

Oconomowoc

Brother Rice

It never fails! With a tournament like the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, there are bound to be some breakout performances. This year was no exception. Breakout performance is such a difficult idea to classify. Some of these wrestlers that we’ve identified below have been known commodities to the college wrestling world for years, but over the weekend, they may have jumped to a different level. Others may have been largely unknown and announced themselves to the college wrestling world. However you wish to interpret the term, these are five of the breakout performances from Vegas. Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) It’s probably not fair to label Zeth Romney as a “breakout” performer since he was the #11 seed at the 2024 NCAA Championships; however, I think it’s safe to say that Romney vaulted up a tier or two in fans' imaginary ranking levels. Before Vegas, Romney getting on the NCAA podium seemed like more of an outside chance than anything else. Now, he should be featured very prominently in the national rankings and we might need to look again to see if he’s a title threat. Romney’s all-around game was impressive and led him to a CKLV title after starting from the #5 seed. In the quarterfinals, he used an early takedown to guide himself to a slight upset over fourth-seeded Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), 6-5. Once again, a first-period takedown set the tone in the semifinals for Romney to prevail over Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska). For the title, Romney finished two of the more spectacular takedown attempts of the finals on returning All-American and CKLV runner-up Evan Frost (Iowa State). Frost was never able to get to his offense and Romney was victorious, 7-3. Before his Vegas run, Romney posted a strong 10-3 victory over Maryland’s Braxton Brown and Kade Moore of Mizzou at the TigerStyle Invite. Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) Like Romney, Fish has been a known commodity at the collegiate level and even advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 in 2023. However, Fish started the tournament as the 29th seed after needing an at-large berth to make it to the national tournament. Fish had another up-and-down campaign in 2023-24 for Michigan State and needed an at-large after taking 11th place at the Big Ten Championships. He was seeded 21st and ended up winning two matches before his elimination. In the offseason, Fish moved on from Michigan State to Oklahoma State and seemed poised for a redshirt after returning national qualifier Teague Travis was at 157 and transfer Cam Amine slotted into the 165 lb class. Those plans appeared to be scrapped on Friday when Fish was a late addition to the CKLV bracket at 157. After a second-round loss to Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern), Fish had a remarkable consolation run that saw him finish in third place. Highlights of that romp included a major decision win over former MSU teammate Chase Saldate (Michigan) and another major decision - at the expense of Paniro Johnson (Iowa State). Maybe 157 lbs was the correct weight for Fish all along? Either way, he’ll be prominently featured in Tuesday’s rankings update. Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) Also in the 157 lb weight class was Virginia Tech redshirt freshman Rafael Hipolito. All offseason, those close to the Hokie program raved about Hipolito’s development. He took up the sport much later than most of his contemporaries and has been very active in Brazilian Ju-Jitsu. Two matches that really stand out from Hipolito’s Vegas tournament are is Round of 16 contest with Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) and a consolation bout versus All-American Peyten Kellar (Ohio). Hipolito pushed Johnson into sudden victory and was close to a winning score at various points. There are no points or rankings bumps for moral victories, but seeing Hipolito so close with a wrestler of Johnson’s caliber at least lets you know he’s close. The match with Kellar, on the other hand, is a different story. Hipolito was able to score from a variety of attacks against the All-American. He had a quick finish to a low double, a counter to an ankle pick, and even a throw. Hipolito also earned a reversal where he had to finish like a fireman’s carry. Sometimes consolation results can be wacky, but this is the same opponent who pinned his Hipolito’s former teammate Bryce Andonian for fifth place at the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) Of the three late transfers for South Dakota State from Iowa, Drake Rhodes was probably the least known. He also happened to be the highest placer of the group (Zach Glazier/Cobe Siebrecht) for SDSU at the CKLV. Rhodes ended up fifth in the 165 lb weight class and tallied wins over four ranked opponents along the way. The most prominent was 2024 All-American Hunter Garvin (Stanford) - who he defeated for fifth place. The other ranked wrestlers include #18 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State), #21 Luka Wick (Cal Poly), and #22 Stoney Buell (Purdue). We weren’t necessarily sure what to make of Rhodes before this season. In 2022-23, Rhodes appeared in five duals for Iowa but went winless bumping up to 174, and even, 184 lbs. Last year, he amassed a 17-5 record in open tournaments; however, most of those wins came against non-DI competition. Before Vegas, Rhodes posted a handful of wins, two of which came against past national qualifiers. He defeated Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) and Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) to show he was worthy of a ranking and solidified a starting role for the Jackrabbits. With his wins in Vegas, Rhodes will not rise quickly up the rankings and might be an outside podium threat at a weight that’s been difficult to figure out, aside from the top five wrestlers. Isaac Dean (Rider) This is not only for the CKLV but for Isaac Dean’s entire 2024-25 season. Coming into the year, Dean never had a winning record, through three years (one redshirt) at Rider. He started the year with a solid 3-2 showing at the Princeton Open. Both losses have proven to come against quality competitors (NCAA qualifier James Conway/F&M and Shane Cartagena-Walsh/Rutgers). In the three duals that followed, Dean went unbeaten and helped lead Rider to a win over Wisconsin. In Vegas, Dean downed Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) who had earlier knocked off sixth-seeded Jaden Bullock (Michigan). That led to a quarterfinal berth against returning NCAA fourth-place finisher Bennett Berge (South Dakota State). Dean struck late in the first period with a takedown and a rideout to set the tone for a 4-3 upset. Dean’s win made him one of only two #11 seeds in the 2024 CKLV semifinals. There he would lose to NCAA runner-up Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State); but only by a 2-0 count. Again, we don’t like to give out moral victories, but there are very few opponents who hold Plott to a 2-0 win (especially after beating Berge). Dean recently made his first appearance in our national rankings at #31. It’s safe to say that it won’t be his last and Tuesday’s ranking should be much better.

Marmion Academy

Rochester Adams

Southwest Miami

With the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in the books, we’ve decided to do what we typically do after big tournaments…that is comb through the brackets and results for some sort of unusual trends, occurrences, or odd facts about the event. The 2024 CKLV provided plenty from that aspect - which we have below! Peyton Hall became the first West Virginia wrestler to win the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational since Mountaineer great Greg Jones did so in 2002. He was also the first WVU wrestler to make the finals since heavyweight Dustin Rogers advanced in 2007. Matt Ramos got to the finals (and won) at 125 lbs for Purdue. In doing so, it marked the fourth time in five CKLV tournaments that Purdue’s 125 lber wrestled for the title. Ramos (‘22) and Devin Schroder (‘19 and ‘21). Kyle Mosher was eighth in the 165 lb weight class. He was Hofstra’s first placewinner since Cody Ruggirello who was fifth at 149 lbs in 2014. Rider had a pair of placers in Sammy Alvarez and Isaac Dean. The last time the Broncs had a placer (and two) was in 2009 with Tyler Smith (7th/197) and Ed Boardas (5th/285). Dean (184) and Evan Bates (197) were the only #11 seeds who advanced to the semifinals. Bates ended up moving on to the finals after a medical forfeit from Trey Munoz. It was a great tournament for the Big 12 - there were two weight classes that had Big 12 wrestlers finishing 1-2-3. 165 lbs: Hall/Amine/Barraclough and 184 lbs: Keckeisen/Plott/Berge. Jesse Mendez and Parker Keckeisen both captured their second consecutive CKLV titles. Dylan Ragusin and Cade DeVos were both past CKLV champions who finished in eighth. Sammy Sasso was a past champion who missed the podium. Terrell Barraclough, at 165 lbs, was the only wrestler who lost in the first round and wrestled back for third place. In 2023, Nic Bouzakis lost in the first round and battled back for third. This time he lost in the quarterfinals and posted four straight wins to take third. He now has a career record of 2-2 in the championship bracket and is 11-0 in the consolations. Three of the ten champions transferred in the offseason. Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin/Oklahoma State), Jacob Cardenas (Cornell/Michigan), and Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force/Oklahoma State). The only rematch from the 2023 CKLV finals occurred at 149 lbs. Caleb Henson defeated Ridge Lovett and reversed their 2023 result. The last time there were CKLV finals rematches in back-to-back years was in 2011 and 2012 at 141 lbs. Michael Mangrum defeated Hunter Stieber in 2011, but Stieber returned the favor in 2012. Henson became the first Virginia Tech wrestler since David McFadden in 2017 to win a CKLV title. Oklahoma State won the team title with all ten starters placing in the top five. The last time that happened was in 1999 - Oklahoma State also achieved that feat. With back-to-back podium finishes, Garrett Thompson is the first Ohio University wrestler to finish in the top eight twice for the Bobcats. His third-place finish is the highest by an Ohio wrestler. Wyatt Hendrickson was the only champion who did not have a match go the full seven minutes. He had three falls, a tech, and an injury default. Matt Ramos (1,7,2,8) and Ridge Lovett (2,1,3,3) both got on the CKLV podium for the fourth time. They were the only two that accomplished this feat. Antrell Taylor’s title at 157 lbs extended Nebraska’s individual champion streak. They’ve had at least one in every CKLV tournament since 2018. It is the longest active streak. There were only six freshmen placewinners at the 2024 tournament. ACC members Stanford and Virginia Tech were responsible for two of them - with each team having a pair. Tyler Knox/Lorenzo Norman for Stanford and Rafael Hipolito/Jimmy Mullen for Virginia Tech. Knox and Norman have a chance to become 5x CKLV placewinners. Both got on the podium last year while redshirting. Josh Koderhandt got on the CKLV podium for the third time in his career at the Naval Academy. The last wrestler from Navy to place three times in Vegas was Luke Rebertus (6th/2011, 7th/2010, 8th/2009).

Saturday’s DI Dual Results Wisconsin 23 Bucknell 15 125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) maj Ty Kapusta (Bucknell) 13-1 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) maj Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) 11-2 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) 14-10 149 - Aiden Davis (Bucknell) maj Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) 17-4 157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 2-0 165 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) fall Sean Walker (Bucknell) :44 174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) dec Myles Takats (Bucknell) 4-2 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) dec Matthew Jens (Wisconsin) 10-5 197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) tech Nico Colucci (Wisconsin) 21-5 285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) dec Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 11-6 Edinboro 44 King 3 125 - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) tech Tyson Upchurch (King) 15-0 133 - Colton Camacho (Edinboro) fall Nico Crosnoe (King) 5:17 141 - Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro) tech Ashtan Hendricks (King) 18-3 149 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) tech Jamarius Koshko (King) 15-0 157 - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) tech Brennan Watkins (King) 17-0 165 - Trent Mahoney (King) dec Max Kirby (Edinboro) 10-3 174 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) tech Vincent Galang (King) 15-0 184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) maj Ethan Lopez (King) 11-2 197 - Nick Lodato (Edinboro) dec Nathan Coley (King) 8-4 285 - Kade Sottolano (Edinboro) fall Mateo Armendariz (King) 1:44 Virginia 40 VMI 3 125 - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) maj Waylon Rogers (VMI) 13-3 133 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 4-1 141 - Kyren Butler (Virginia) tech Phoenix Alyea (VMI) 22-6 149 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) dec Patrick Jordon (VMI) 9-3 157 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) fall Eric Doran (VMI) :46 165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) dec Ryan Vigil (VMI) 12-5 174 - Rocco Contino (Virginia) fall Logan Chambers (VMI) 2:43 184 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec Griffin Gammell (Virginia) 9-8 197 - Max Shulaw (Virginia) InjDef Toby Schoffstall (VMI) 285 - Gabe Christenson (Virginia) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 11-3 Edinboro 41 VMI 4 125 - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) tech Waylon Rogers (VMI) 19-1 133 - Colton Camacho (Edinboro) dec dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 2-0 141 - Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro) maj Phoenix Alyea (VMI) 9-0 149 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) fall Wayne Rold (VMI) 6:39 157 - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) fall Eric Doran (VMI) 4:34 165 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) maj Max Kirby (Edinboro) 8-0 174 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) tech Logan Chambers (VMI) 22-6 184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) dec Braxton Lewis (VMI) 5-1 197 - Nick Lodato (Edinboro) fall Ethan Flowers (VMI) 3:21 285 - Kade Sottolano (Edinboro) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 8-2 King 20 VMI 18 125 - Cody Tanner (VMI) maj Tyson Upchurch (King) 20-7 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI)) dec Alex Fernandez (King) 8-1 141 - Ashtan Hendricks (King) dec Wayne Rold (VMI) 10-8 149 - Phoenix Alyea (VMI) dec Jamarius Koshko (King) 17-11 157 - David Bertrand (King) maj Hunter Salomen (VMI) 9-1 165 - Trent Mahoney (King) dec Ryan Vigil (VMI) 9-6SV 174 - Clint Morrisette (King) maj Logan Chambers (VMI) 11-3 184 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) tech Brad Mahoney (King) 18-3 197 - Nathan Coley (King) fall Ethan Flowers (VMI) 4:54 285 - Josh Evans (VMI) dec Jacob Tellas (King) 2-0 Sunday’s DI Dual Results Wisconsin 37 Bloomsburg 9 125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) FFT 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 18-3 141 - Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) maj Ashton Campbell (Bloomsburg) 16-6 149 - Aidan Medora (Wisconsin) dec Hayden Coy (Bloomsburg) 10-6 157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) tech Nik Antonelli (Bloomsburg) 18-1 165 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) dec Will Morrow (Bloomsburg) 2-1 174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) tech Leo Hess (Bloomsburg) 19-4 184 - David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) dec Matthew Jens (Wisconsin) 11-7 197 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) fall Nico Colucci (Wisconsin) 3:46 285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) fall Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) 6:10 Rutgers 32 Princeton 7 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Ethan Rivera (Princeton) 5-3 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) maj Brandan Chletsos (Rutgers) 9-1 141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) dec Drew Heethuis (Princeton) 5-2 149 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) dec Christopher Martino (Princeton) 5-0 157 - Conner Harer (Rutgers) maj Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 13-4 165 - Tony White (Rutgers) dec Hudson Hightower (Princeton) 8-4 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) fall Xavier Giles (Princeton) 6:17 184 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) dec Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 3-0 197 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) fall Diego Costa (Princeton) 1:36 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) maj Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) 16-3 Edinboro 30 Davidson 10 125 - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) tech Luke Passarrelli (Davidson) 19-2 133 - Colton Camacho (Edinboro) fall John Hager (Davidson) 6:00 141 - Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro) dec Josh Viarengo (Davidson) 11-5 149 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) dec Xavier McKnight (Davidson) 12-10 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) dec Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) 8-2 165 - Bryce Griffin (Davidson) maj Max Kirby (Edinboro) 14-6 174 - Marc Koch (Davidson) dec Brody Evans (Edinboro) 7-2 184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) tech Ian McGehee (Davidson) 16-0 197 - Nick Lodato (Edinboro) tech Dylan Smith (Davidson) 18-1 285 - Kade Sottolano (Edinboro) dec DJ Spring (Davidson) 7-0 Little Rock 27 Central Michigan 15 125 - Kaden Chinavare (Central Michigan) dec Tyson Roach (Little Rock) 9-6 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) fall Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 1:24 141 - Kellan Aure (Central Michigan) fall Cole Minnick (Little Rock) 6:10 149 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) dec Colin Kacena (Central Michigan) 11-5 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 4-1SV 165 - Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) dec Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) 4-1SV 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 4-1SV 184 - Brock DelSignore (Little Rock) fall Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) 1:35 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) fall Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) 2:28 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) dec Apollo Gothard (Little Rock) 2-0 Penn State 36 Lehigh 3 125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Braeden Davis (Penn State) 4-1 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh) 4-0 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) maj Matt Repos (Lehigh) 17-3 157 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) dec Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) 5-1 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 18-1 174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 4:16 184 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 15-1 197 - Josh Barr (Penn State) maj Michael Beard (Lehigh) 11-3 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech Calvin Lachman (Lehigh) 15-0 Lock Haven 26 Wisconsin 17 125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) fall Lucas Fye (Lock Haven) 1:10 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) dec Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 4-2 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) 12-4 149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) tech Aidan Medora (Wisconsin) 18-1 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 14-7 165 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 9-6 174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) maj Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) 12-2 184 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) tech Matthew Jens (Wisconsin) 19-4 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech Nico Colucci (Wisconsin) 15-0 285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) tech Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 24-8 Penn 34 Morgan State 6 125 - Brady Pruett (Penn) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 19-1 133 - Ryan Miller (Penn) tech Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) 17-2 141 - Evan Mougalian (Penn) tech Myrin Nixon (Morgan State) 16-1 149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) maj Yannis Charles (Morgan State) 15-3 157 - Jackson Dean (Penn) dec Eric Tecson (Morgan State) 6-3 165 - Reed Fullmer (Penn) FFT 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Darrien Roberts (Morgan State) 5-0 184 - Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) dec Nathan Taylor (Penn) 5-4 197 - Josh Labarbera (Penn) dec Cam Johnson (Morgan State) 8-1 285 - Xavier Doolin (Morgan State) dec John Pardo (Penn) 8-5

The Walsh Ironman took place on Friday and Saturday from Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. For over a decade, the Ironman has been unanimously recognized as the toughest in-season high school tournament in the nation. Competitors traveled from all over the nation to solidify themselves as one of the country’s best. As illustrated earlier in the week, the stars of the Ironman will likely become the stars of the collegiate wrestling world in the near future. Below are wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle in college and participated in the 2024 Walsh Ironman. They are listed by school and their results from the Ironman are noted in parentheses. If they have two numbers - that is their record at the tournament; otherwise a placement is noted. Air Force Tyler Harrill: 150 lbs (Skutt Catholic, Nebraska) - Class of 2026 (1-2) American Colin Martin: 126 lbs (Staunton River, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (1-1) RJ Robinson: 175 lbs (Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Arizona State Alex Taylor: 285 lbs (Mount Vernon, Ohio) - Class of 2026 (Sixth Place) Army West Point Johnny Green: 120 lbs (Aurora, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Bloomsburg Wyatt Bush: 215 lbs (Grundy, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Seventh Place) James DeLuise: 190 lbs (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (0-2) Brown Ryan Kennedy: 138 lbs (SPIRE Academy, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Devon Magro: 157 lbs (Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Khimari Manns: 132 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (4-2) Riley McPherson: 215 lbs (Brecksville, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Maximus Norman: 175 lbs (Baylor School, Tennessee) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Bucknell Will Greenberg: 285 lbs (Hawken, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (1-2) Jackson Heslin: 126 lbs (Green Farms Academy, Connecticut) - Class of 2026 (1-2) Shane McFillin: 165 lbs (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) California Baptist Adonis Bonar: 190 lbs (Creighton Prep, Nebraska) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Cleveland State Carson Mize: 175 lbs (Marysville, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (1-2) Columbia Marco Frinzi: 150 lbs (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (1-2) Cornell Tyler Traves: 144 lbs (Mountain View, Virginia) - Class of 2026 (Third Place) Thomas Verrette: 138 lbs (Edmond North, Oklahoma) - Class of 2026 (2-2) George Mason Dom Sumpolec: 175 lbs (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (3-2) Harvard Robert Kucharczk: 190 lbs (Lake Highland Prep, Florida) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Hofstra Chase Hontz: 157 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Illinois Wyatt Medlin: 150 lbs (Washington Community, Illinois) - Class of 2026 (Fifth Place) Indiana Anthony Gutierrez: 165 lbs (St. Charles East, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Gavin Jendreas: 126 lbs (Crown Point, Indiana) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Matt Kowalski: 190 lbs (Springboro, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Seventh Place) Hunter Sturgill: 150 lbs (Baylor School, Tennessee) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Iowa Jarrel Miller: 190 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Tyrel Miller: 175 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Kent State Silas Stits: 157 lbs (Center Grove, Indiana) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Lehigh Keanu Dillard: 126 lbs (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Anthony Evanitsky: 157 lbs (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Jason Singer: 215 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (2-2) Chase Van Hoven: 157 lbs (Brooke Point, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Cael Wiedemoyer: 165 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Fourth Place) Little Rock Billy Greenwood: 150 lbs (Poudre, Colorado) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Landon Jobber-Spence: 215 (Staunton River, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Mason Wagner: 144 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Eighth Place) Maryland Liston Seibert: 120 lbs (Massillon Perry, Ohio) - Class of 2026 (Eighth Place) Michigan Gauge Botero: 126 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) De’Alcapon Veazy: 190 lbs (Ponderosa, Colorado) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Michigan State Michael Esteban: 126 lbs (Marist, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (4-2) Evan Gosz: 144 lbs (Fremd, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Minnesota Mason Carlson: 126 lbs (Syracuse, Utah) - Class of 2026 (Seventh Place) Missouri Seth Mendoza: 138 lbs (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Navy Tyler Hood: 150 lbs (St. Christopher’s, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Trey Wagner: 132 lbs (Northampton, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (2-2) NC State Will Denny: 157 lbs (Marist, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Brogan Tucker: 157 lbs (Graham, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Nebraska Niko Rotella: 157 lbs (Skutt Catholic, Nebraska) - Class of 2026 (0-2) Cade Ziola: 215 lbs (Skutt Catholic, Nebraska) - Class of 2025 (Second Place) North Carolina Matthew Botello: 132 lbs (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Jacob Levy: 285 lbs (Lake Highland Prep, Florida) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Lukas Littleton-Mascaro: 120 lbs (Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Fifth Place) Devon Miller: 126 lbs (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Northern Colorado Christian Fretwell: 132 lbs (Lake Gibson, Florida) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Aydan Thomas: 120 lbs (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Northern Iowa Waylon Cressell: 175 lbs (Warren Central, Indiana) - Class of 2026 (Seventh Place) Northwestern Anthony Rinehart: 175 lbs (Crown Point, Indiana) - Class of 2025 (0-1) Alex Smith: 215 lbs (Lake Highland Prep, Florida) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Norwich Nick Barrena: 132 lbs (State College, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (0-2) Ohio Ricky Ericksen: 190 lbs (Marist, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Oklahoma Sebastian DeGennaro: 126 lbs (Jensen Beach, Florida) - Class of 2025 (4-2) Oklahoma State Ishmael Guerrero: 157 lbs (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Ladarion Lockett: 165 lbs (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Kody Routledge: 157 lbs (Edmond North, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Ethan Teague: 175 lbs (Stillwater, Oklahoma) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Sergio Vega: 138 lbs (Sunnyside, Arizona) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Oregon State Manny Saldate: 132 lbs (SLAM Academy, Nevada) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Penn Deven Casey: 132 lbs (IC Prep, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Grayson Meak: 190 lbs (Cold Spring Harbor, New York) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Max Stein: 150 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Penn State Marcus Blaze: 138 lbs (Perrysburg, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Asher Cunningham: 175 lbs (State College, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Nathan Desmond: 126 lbs (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (Champion) William Henckel: 175 lbs (Blair Academy, New Jersey) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Sam Herring: 138 lbs (Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Fourth Place) Pittsburgh Karson Brown: 126 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2026 (Fifth Place) Princeton Mark Effendian: 285 lbs (Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Purdue Zach Stewart: 132 lbs (Marmion Academy, Illinois) - Class of 2026 (Seventh Place) Noah Weaver: 215 lbs (Rossville, Indiana) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) SIU Edwardsville Donovan Allen: 138 lbs (Marist, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (2-2) South Dakota State Riley Johnson: 165 lbs (Skutt Catholic, Nebraska) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Utah Valley Geronimo Rivera: 138 lbs (Layton, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Virginia Adam Butler: 144 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Jayce Paridon: 138 lbs (Lake Highland Prep, Florida) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Emmitt Sherlock: 175 lbs (Gilman School, Maryland) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Lincoln Shulaw: 190 lbs (St. Francis DeSales, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (1-2) Ethan Timar: 120 lbs (St. Edward, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Virginia Tech Claudio Torres: 165 lbs (Lake Highland Prep, Florida) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Noah Nininger: 150 lbs (Staunton River, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Champion) VMI Andrew Barford: 175 lbs (St. Francis DeSales, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (2-2) West Virginia Gunner Andrick: 138 lbs (Point Pleasant, West Virginia) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Cole Evans: 150 lbs (Perrysburg, Ohio) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Luke Satriano: 132 lbs (Valley Central, New York) - Class of 2025 (5-2) Jason Torres: 138 lbs (Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Wyoming Bradlee Farrer: 165 lbs (Pleasant Grove, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Lane Foard: 190 lbs (Benedictine College Prep, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Gunner Henry: 190 lbs (Brownsburg, Indiana) - Class of 2025 (2-2)

Team Scores 1. Oklahoma State 192 2. Nebraska 115 3. Ohio State 110.5 4. Virginia Tech 90 5. Iowa State 89.5 6. Northern Iowa 85.5 7. Michigan 75 8. Stanford 72.5 9. South Dakota State 62 10. Purdue 53.5 Championship Finals 125: Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 7-4 133: Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec Evan Frost (Iowa State) 7-3 141: Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) 5-2 149: Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 6-3SV 157: Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) 4-3 165: Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) 4-1SV 174: Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) dec Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) 4-3 184: Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 8-3 197: Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) fall Evan Bates (Northwestern) 4:34 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) fall Isaac Trumble (NC State) 2:35 Third Place Bouts 125: Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 2-0 133: Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) 13-10 141: Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Josh Koderhandt (Navy) :41 149: Jaden Abas (Stanford) fall Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 1:42 157: Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) MedFFT Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 165: Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 1-0 174: Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Simon Ruiz (Cornell) 10-7 184: Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) maj Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 18-4 197: Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 8-2 285: Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) MedFFT Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) Fifth Place Bouts 125: Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 4:21 133: Tyler Knox (Stanford) dec Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 5-0 141: Jacob Frost (Iowa State) MedFFT Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 149: Carter Young (Oklahoma State) dec Sammy Alvarez (Rider) 4-1 157: Jared Hill (Wyoming) MedFFT Joey Blaze (Purdue) 165: Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) dec Hunter Garvin (Stanford) 8-4 174: Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Danny Wask (Navy) 9-0 184: Isaac Dean (Rider) MedFFT Evan Bockman (Iowa State) 197: Andy Smith (Virginia Tech)/Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 285: Brett Mower (Oregon State) MedFFT Nick Feldman (Ohio State) Seventh Place Bouts 125: Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) maj Marcello Milani (Cornell) 8-0 133: Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota Sate) dec Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 12-5 141: Sergio Lemley (Michigan) MedFFT Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 149: Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 8-3 157: Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) MedFFT Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) 165: Beau Mantanona (Michigan) fall Kyle Mosher (Columbia) 2:53 174: Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 11-9 184: Dennis Robin (West Virginia) dec Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 4-2 197: Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec Christian Carroll (Iowa State) 6-1 285: Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) MedFFT Harley Andrews (Nebraska)

Semifinal Results 125 lbs Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 2-2RTTB Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) 5-2 133 lbs Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 5-2 Evan Frost (Iowa State) dec Tyler Knox (Stanford) 3-1 141 lbs Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 8-6 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) dec Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 7-4 149 lbs Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) fall Jaden Abas (Stanford) 6:53 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 9-6 157 lbs Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 4-1SV Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Joey Blaze (Purdue) 5-2 165 lbs Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Hunter Garvin (Stanford) 12-7 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 4-1 174 lbs Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) dec Garrett Thompson (Ohio) 10-6 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) maj Simon Ruiz (Cornell) 14-1 184 lbs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Evan Bockman (Iowa State) 11-1 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Isaac Dean (Rider) 2-0 197 lbs Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) maj Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) 12-0 Evan Bates (Northwestern) MedFFT Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 285 lbs Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) InjDef Nick Feldman (Ohio State) Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 9-0

Day one is in the books from Vegas! In a few short hours, the wrestlers will take the mat again in the Las Vegas Convention Center for the semifinals at the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The first few rounds produced plenty of upsets and surprises, while at the same time, some of the greats in our sport were able to show why they’re special. Below is a match-by-match preview of the semifinal round. Past history, if applicable, between the participants has been included and is easy to reference thanks to our pals at WrestleStat. Wrestling in the semifinals will resume at 1pm Eastern on FloWrestling. 125 lbs #2 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) vs. #11 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) What a difference a year makes! In 2023 at the CKLV, Eddie Ventresca went 0-2 and got majored twice while dealing with an injury. This time around, Ventresca posted a pair of solid wins before notching two takedowns and adding back points to knock off returning All-American Tanner Jordan. Caleb Smith has been as good as you’d expect. He dealt with an early deficit in the Round of 16 and held off a tough Maximo Renteria, for the second time this year to make the semis. These two met twice while Smith was at Appalachian State and both times Smith prevailed. #3 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. #4 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) This is the kind of match you hope to see at a tournament of this caliber. Ramos/Spratley has the potential to be an NCAA semifinal or finals-type bout. After David Taylor was hired by Oklahoma State, he brought in world champion Thomas Gilman to work with the lightweights. One of the first bits of feedback to trickle out of the Cowboy wrestling room was how much Spratley has improved while working with Gilman. That has been evident in the early going this year. But let’s not forget about the 2023 NCAA runner-up Ramos. He’s now 13-0 on the year and his “closest” match has been a 16-3 major decision. 133 lbs #12 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) vs. #22 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) Just like you predicted before the tournament, right? Jacob Van Dee handed All-American Dylan Ragusin his first loss of the 2023-24 season and he did it again on Friday night - jumping out to a quick 6-0 lead with a takedown and nearfall against the top-seeded Wolverine star. He’d hang on for a 10-4 win. Zeth Romney also took out a notable foe from the Big Ten in the quarters as he shocked Nic Bouzakis, 6-5. While Romney is currently higher in the rankings than Bouzakis, it was the Ohio State wrestler who teched Romney at this tournament a year ago. Last year, Romney and Van Dee met in Vegas and Romney secured a 10-4 win; however, he came up just shy of the podium. #7 Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs. #9 Tyler Knox (Stanford) Speaking of the 2023 CKLV, Evan Frost used it as a breakout point, making the finals as a redshirt freshman. Along the way, he slipped by true freshman Tyler Knox. Knox is unbeaten on the year with wins over 2024 NCAA finalist Drake Ayala and fellow CKLV semifinalist Zeth Romney. The only blemish on Frost’s record this year comes from Ayala. Last year, the matchup finished 2-1 in favor of Frost. I think this one should have much more scoring. 141 lbs #2 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #8 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) Jesse Mendez is only two matches away from winning back-to-back CKLV titles. While Mendez was never in danger of losing during his quarterfinal contest with Sam Latona, he did have difficulty getting to his offense in a 5-1 victory. It marked the first regular decision of the year for the 2024 national champion. EIWA champion Josh Koderhandt survived a tight, low-scoring bout with Sergio Lemley that was decided in rideouts. He has secured his third career top-six finish at the CKLV after taking fifth in 2021 and fourth the next season. This will be the first collegiate matchup for these two. #4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #10 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) The other returning CKLV champion in this bracket is Brock Hardy, who won the 2022 title at 141 lbs. He and Tagen Jamison got well acquainted with each other last year and will meet for the third time in this tournament. The two clashed in the 2023 quarterfinals and Hardy pitched a 4-0 shutout. After a semifinal loss, the pair met again for fifth place. This time, Jamison turned the tables to the tune of a 13-5 major decision. Who wins the rubber match? Both wrestlers come into this match unbeaten in 2024-25. 149 lbs #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. #12 Jaden Abas (Stanford) With all of the conference realignment that occurred over the past few years in college athletics, this is now an ACC rivalry! In preparation for this or purely by coincidence, Stanford and Virginia Tech have met in each of the last two years in dual action and Caleb Henson and Jaden Abas are familiar with each other. As a true freshman, Henson majored the returning All-American, 11-1. Abas did not wrestle in their dual last year. The 2024 national champion, Henson, is looking to get a step higher on the CKLV podium after taking second in 2023. This marks the second time Abas has finished in the top-six in Vegas - he was fifth in 2021. #5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. #7 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) Ridge Lovett is seeking his second consecutive CKLV crown and a rematch with Caleb Henson; however, he has a massive hurdle in the semifinal in the form of Anthony Echemendia. Both were CKLV placewinners and All-Americans last season, but Echemendia did his work at 141 lbs (and could be headed back there). This should be an interesting strategic bout. Lovett is definitely capable from his feet, but he holds a considerable advantage from the top position (it was the difference in his quarters win over Sammy Alvarez). Echemendia is best on his feet and has a whole arsenal of attacks. 157 lbs #3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. #9 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) Though this is a Big Ten matchup, Nebraska and Ohio State do not meet in dual action this year, so it’ll be the only possible time for these two to clash before the Big Ten Championships. Antrell Taylor and Paddy Gallagher had polar opposite quarterfinal wins. Taylor had a back-and-forth, action-packed 15-11 win over Chase Saldate - one that saw him rack up four takedowns while surrendering two. Gallagher survived a 2-1 slugfest in tiebreakers over Paniro Johnson. Gallagher was seventh at this historically loaded CKLV weight class in 2023, while Taylor did not place at 165. #6 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) vs. #15 Joey Blaze (Purdue) Both Ryder Downey and Joey Blaze have locked up a top-six finish at this tournament after missing out on the podium at this aforementioned loaded 157 lb weight class. Ryder Downey lost to a pair of All-Americans in Vegas, but went on to win the Big 12 and earn the fifth seed at nationals. Joey Blaze was a true freshman that finished sixth in the Big Ten. Blaze made the semis after shutting down the dangerous Peyten Keller. Kellar was a fifth-place finisher at nationals and the second seed in this tournament. Downey advanced after a sudden victory takedown over Trevor Chumbley in the quarters. 165 lbs #4 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) vs. #6 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) We’ll get to see a rematch of the 2024 NWCA All-Star Match at this weight. That’s fine because it turned out to be one of the most exciting bouts of the evening as Peyton Hall pinned Hunter Garvin in the third period; however, Garvin was leading 5-3 after two. Garvin has been a point-scoring machine with a pair of techs in his two previous CKLV matches. Hall had six-point wins over tough freshmen in each of his last two bouts. #9 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) vs. #20 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) The bottom half of the 165 lb bracket was bound to look strange after third-seeded Terrell Barraclough was upset by Jack Thomsen in the opening round. Thomsen ended up falling to the sixth seed, Cam Amine, in the quarters. Amine is looking to make his first CKLV finals appearance after taking fourth last year and fifth in 2021. Bubba Wilson has also earned a spot on the podium for the third time. He missed out, while at 174 lbs in 2023, but was fourth in 2022 and eighth in 2021. Wilson got to the semis by taking out the second seed, Sammy Sasso, 6-4. This will be the fifth collegiate meeting between this pair. Amine has controlled the series three-matches-to-one. As you might expect, each has been a relatively low-scoring affair. 174 lbs #8 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) vs. #23 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) Both of these wrestlers were generally surprised placewinners at the 2023 CKLV. Norman upset Shane Griffith on his way to seventh place and Garrett Thompson pinned eventual All-American Hunter Garvin for fifth place at 165 lbs. Thompson did it again Friday night when he stunned All-American and Big 12 champion Cade DeVos, 10-7. Norman wasn’t as much of a shocker, as he earned a spot in the top ten by defeating Nelson Brands in the second week of the regular season. He made the semifinals after downing former Blair Academy teammate, Danny Wask, in the quarters. Last year, Wask shut him out 5-0. #5 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. #13 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) So far, Dean Hamiti has been dominant at his first CKLV tournament. He has a major decision to go along with two tech fall victories. His quarterfinal tech came at the expense of 2023 CKLV placewinner Brevin Cassella. With a change of scenery in the offseason, Hamiti has shown he could be capable of challenging the two past national champions atop this weight. One of the more overlooked stud freshmen of this season has been Cornell’s Simon Ruiz. Cornell typically has at least one freshman who is a podium threat and Ruiz may be that guy. He was responsible for Cassella’s only loss heading into this tournament, as he beat the Bearcat veteran 5-3 at the Big Red Invitational. 184 lbs #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #14 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) This could be the first of three or more meetings between Parker Keckeisen and Evan Bockman. Keckeisen is looking to make the CKLV finals for a third consecutive year and back-to-back titles. In each of his three wins at this year’s tournament, Keckeisen has amassed 19 points and each resulted in a tech. More like Teckeisen. Bockman is at a new weight and new school, so he hasn’t faced Keckeisen before. Bockman has been able to put the points on the board, himself with a major decision and tech before an 8-1 win over Nathan Haas in the quarters. #3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. #31 Isaac Dean (Rider) Even at a tournament as deep as the CKLV there are bound to be some shockers. Isaac Dean was one of those with his march to the semifinals. Dean posted two close wins over Colt Barley and Jeremy Olszko, before taking out All-American Bennett Berge in the quarters. The Bronc veteran was able to get the first takedown, late in the first period, and held on for a 4-3 victory. It was a ho-hum performance for Dustin Plott, who had identical 19-4 tech falls in both of his bouts yesterday. Plott is looking to make the CKLV finals for the first time - he fell in the quarters last year and wrestled back for third. 197 lbs #3 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. #11 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) After AJ Ferrari’s name was pulled from the tournament, Jacob Cardenas was deemed the presumptive favorite and he looked the part on Friday. Cardenas turned in three straight tech fall victories, the last one coming over Iowa State’s stud freshman Christian Carroll. He’s looking to improve upon his fourth-place finish from 2023. Andy Smith gets to the semis after a hard-fought win over fifth-seeded Luke Surber in the quarters. Smith was a semifinalist in 2022 and finished sixth. These two are no strangers to each other. When Cardenas was at Cornell, they met on three occasions. In each instance, Cardenas got his hand raised. Their first bout was a one-point margin, but after that, Cardenas opened up the gap and even won by a major decision in their January 2024 dual. #9 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) vs. #24 Evan Bates (Northwestern) Another surprise semifinalist is Northwestern’s Evan Bates. Bates was leading Luke Geog 5-3 when the Ohio State wrestler injury defaulted in the Round of 16. In the quarters, Bates took out third-seeded Zach Glazier, 8-2. It was a stark contrast to their bout last season. While at Iowa, the eventual Big Ten runner-up majored Bates, 11-2. Munoz has clinched a second career podium finish at the CKLV. Despite being seeded second at last year’s tournament, Munoz missed out on the top eight. Up a weight class in 2024, Munoz held off a tough Joey Novak in the quarterfinals, 5-3. 285 lbs #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) vs. #8 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) This is one of the matches I’m looking forward to the most from the CKLV semis. Wyatt Hendrickson made a name for himself as a pinning and bonus-point machine for the Air Force Academy. After his graduation and a transfer to Oklahoma State, that reputation has followed him. To make the semifinals, Hendrickson posted a pair of first-period falls and a tech. Nick Feldman was billed as the top recruit in the high school Class of 2022 and has lived up to the hype with an appearance in the Big Ten finals and an All-American finish as a redshirt freshman in 2024. An All-Star loss has dropped Feldman in the rankings a bit, however, he’s bounced back strong with three techs and a major decision since that loss. These two squared off in the NCAA consolation semifinals last year with Hendrickson getting a 14-5 major decision victory. Can Feldman close the gap or perhaps flip that decision? #5 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) #6 Isaac Trumble (NC State) Speaking of rematches, we’ll have another in the bottom half of the heavyweight bracket with Cohlton Schultz and Isaac Trumble. These two tangled at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic and Schultz shocked Trumble with a throw and a first-period fall. While Schultz could prevail again, I think a first-period fall is probably an outlier of a result. Surprisingly enough, Schultz's only CKLV placement was an eighth-place finish in 2022. Trumble was a champion that year at 197 lbs.

Friday’s DI Dual Results American 25 Buffalo 13 125 - Coen Bailey (American) dec Max Elton (Buffalo) 4-1SV 133 - Raymond Bailey (American) fall Michael Giugliano (Buffalo) 1:23 141 - Cael McIntyre (American) dec Andy Lucinsky (Buffalo) 8-5 149 - Sam Ewing (Buffalo) dec Gage Owen (American) 6-4 157 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) maj Jack Nies (American) 14-5 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 4-1SV 174 - Caleb Campos (American) tech Raphael Knapp (Buffalo) 19-2 184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) dec Hunter Hohman (American) 2-0 197 - Lonnell Pabon (Buffalo) dec Liam Volk-Klos (American) 12-5 285 - Will Jarrell (American) tech Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) 16-0 George Mason 29 Buffalo 9 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) dec Max Elton (Buffalo) 2-1 133 - Charlie Bunting (George Mason) tech Michael Giugliano (Buffalo) 19-3 141 - Andy Lucinsky (Buffalo) dec Dom Hargrove (George Mason) 8-4 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) maj Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 10-0 157 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) dec JT Chance (George Mason) 8-6 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) tech Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 17-2 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) maj Raphael Knapp (Buffalo) 9-0 184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) dec Malachi DuVall (George Mason) 7-1 197 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) maj Lonnell Pabon (Buffalo) 12-3 285 - James Blackman (George Mason) tech Robbie Unruh (Buffalo) 18-2 Illinois 34 Indiana 3 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec Caelan Riley (Illinois) 5-2 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Angelo Rini (Indiana) 3-0 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Henry Porter (Indiana) 4-1 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) fall Anthony Bahl (Indiana) 4:43 157 - Jason Kraisser (Illinois) dec Ryan Garvick (Indiana) 2-0 165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) dec Derek Gilcher (Indiana) 2-0 174 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) maj Nick South (Indiana) 11-3 184 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec DJ Washington (Indiana) 4-2 197 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) dec Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 10-8 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) fall Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 5:52 Duke 22 Davidson 21 125 - Luke Passarelli (Davidson) maj Riley Rowan (Duke) 14-3 133 - Raymond Adams (Duke) dec John Hager (Davidson) 4-1 141 - Blake Reihner (Davidson) dec Noah Kochman (Duke) 4-2 149 - Xavier McKnight (Davidson) tech Peter Chacon (Duke) 20-3 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) maj Logan Fite (Duke) 15-4 165 - Aiden Wallace (Duke) dec Bryce Griffin (Davidson) 4-0 174 - Gaetano Console (Duke) maj Marc Koch (Davidson) 14-4 184 - Ian McGehee (Davidson) tech Logan Richey (Duke) 19-2 197 - Vincent Lee (Duke) fall Dylan Smith (Davidson) 5:35 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) fall DJ Spring (Davidson) 3:00 Oklahoma 28 Central Michigan 6 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) dec Kaden Chinavare (Central Michigan) 9-6 133 - Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 4-1 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) maj Kellan Aure (Central Michigan) 11-3 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) maj Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) 14-4 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec KJ Evans (Oklahoma) 5-3SV 165 - Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) dec Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) 12-6 174 - Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) maj Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 9-1 184 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) maj Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) 12-1 197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) 8-6 285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 8-3 Rutgers 34 Lock Haven 6 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) tech Lucas Fye (Lock Haven) 20-5 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 10-7 141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) tech Conner Heckman (Lock Haven) 19-3 149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 4-1SV 157 - Conner Harer (Rutgers) dec Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) 1-0 165 - Tony White (Rutgers) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 4-1 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 10-3 184 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 4-3 197 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) fall Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) :52 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) fall Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 5:28 Virginia 25 Penn 11 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) tech Keyveon Roller (Virginia) 23-8 133 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec Alex Almeyda (Penn) 5-0 141 - Evan Mougalian (Penn) dec Kyren Butler (Virginia) 9-6 149 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) dec Cross Wasilewski (Penn) 4-3 157 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) maj Paul Ognissanti (Penn) 11-2 165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) dec Andy Troczynski (Penn) 7-3 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Rocco Contino (Virginia) 6-4 184 - Justin Phillips (Virginia) dec Nate Taylor (Penn) 7-0 197 - Max Shulaw (Virginia) maj Jackson Zimmerman (Penn) 9-0 285 - Gabe Christenson (Virginia) tech John Pardo (Penn) 19-2 Iowa 39 Princeton 3 125 - Joey Cruz (Iowa) dec Ethan Rivera (Princeton) 6-2 133 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) maj Danny Jones (Princeton) 13-2 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 4-2 149 - Kyle Parco (Iowa) tech Christopher Martino (Princeton) 17-2 157 - Miguel Estrada (Iowa) tech Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 21-6 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Hudson Hightower (Princeton) 19-3 174 - Nelson Brands (Iowa) tech Xavier Giles (Princeton) 20-4 184 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) maj Mikey Squires (Princeton) 19-6 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) tech Luke Stout (Princeton) 19-3 285 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) dec Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) 8-2 Iowa 23 Army West Point 16 125 - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) maj Joey Cruz (Iowa) 8-0 133 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 7-3 141 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 11-6 149 - Kyle Parco (Iowa) maj Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) 14-5 157 - Dakota Morris (Army West Point) fall Kael Voinovich (Iowa) 5:00 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) maj Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 11-2 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 21-4 184 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Andrew Christie (Army West Point) 11-7 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) tech Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) 20-4 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) dec Easton Fleshman (Iowa) 2-0

Quarterfinal Results 125 lbs Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 4-2 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 8-5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 3-0 Matt Ramos (Purdue) MedFFT Vincent Robinson (NC State) 133 lbs Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 10-4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 6-5 Tyler Knox (Stanford) InjDef Cory Land (Northern Iowa) Evan Frost (Iowa State) fall Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) 6:59 141 lbs Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 5-1 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 2-1TB Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) maj Jameson Garcia (Harvard) 11-2 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) maj Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 10-1 149 lbs Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 6-3 Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 7-2 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) maj Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) 8-0 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Sammy Alvarez (Rider) 2-0 157 lbs Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan) 15-11 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) dec Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) 2-1TB Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 4-1 Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Peyten Kellar (Ohio) 2-0 165 lbs Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) 7-1 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) fall MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) 2:56 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) dec Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 4-1 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 6-4 174 lbs Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 10-7 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) dec Danny Wask (Navy) 12-7 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 6-4 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) tech Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) 20-5 184 lbs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 19-3 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) dec Nathan Haas (California Baptist) 8-1 Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) 4-3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) tech James Rowley (Purdue) 19-4 197 lbs Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) tech Christian Carroll (Iowa State) 16-1 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 4-3 Evan Bates (Northwestern) dec Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) 8-2 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 5-3 285 lbs Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) fall Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 1:23 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Harley Andrews (Nebraska) 18-3 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) 5-1 Isaac Trumble (NC State) tech Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) 18-3

Round of 16 Results 125 lbs Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 8-5 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Adrian Meza (Iowa State) 8-2 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec Marcello Milani (Cornell) 8-5 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Nick Treaster (Navy) 6-4 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) tech Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 17-2 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 4:40 Vincent Robinson (NC State) maj Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) 11-3 Matt Ramos (Purdue) tech Jack Braman (Wyoming) 19-1 133 lbs Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tech Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 17-2 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) maj Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) 12-1 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) fall Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 2:09 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) 7-3 Tyler Knox (Stanford) dec Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) 6-3 Cory Land (Northern Iowa) dec Brett Ungar (Cornell) 4-0 Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) dec Troy Hohman (NC State) 6-4 Evan Frost (Iowa State) dec Stockton O’Brien (Wyoming) 16-10 141 lbs Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Jacob Frost (Iowa State) 19-4 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Joshua Saunders (Cornell) 7-2 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Greyson Clark (Purdue) 9-2 Sergio Lemley (Michigan)dec Aden Valencia (Stanford) 2-0 Jameson Garcia (Harvard) dec Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) 6-5 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) tech Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 15-0 Jordan Titus (West Virginia) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 7-4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) maj Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) 13-0 149 lbs Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Jagger French (Cal Poly) 19-3 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) dec Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 14-7 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Koy Buesgens (NC State) 4-2 Jaden Abas (Stanford) tech Tanner Frothinger (Utah Valley) 18-1 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Cam Catrabone (Michigan) 4-2 Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) dec Sam Cartella (Northwestern) 10-4 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) dec Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 9-6 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 9-1 157 lbs Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) fall Colton Washleski (Rider) 3:42 Chase Saldate (Michigan) fall Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) 3:31 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) 4-2SV Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) fall Jose Farias (CSU Bakersfield) :58 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) maj Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 12-0 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) dec Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) 8-4 Joey Blaze (Purdue) tech Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) 17-2 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) 6-3SV 165 lbs Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Mac Church (Virginia Tech) 6-0 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) dec Brock Mantanona (Michigan) 11-9 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) dec Cesar Alvan (Columbia) 5-4 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) tech James Lledo (Ohio) 20-3 Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 4-0 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) dec Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) 5-1 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 5-1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) 8-3 174 lbs Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 7-1 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 8-1 Danny Wask (Navy) dec Brody Baumann (Purdue) 9-5 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) maj Aiden Zarrella (Sacred Heart) 17-8 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) tech Michael Wilson (Rider) 19-4 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec Matthew Singleton (NC State) 6-1 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) 11-0 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) maj Joseph Walker (Michigan) 10-2 184 lbs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 19-4 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) dec Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 5-4 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) tech Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) 19-4 Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 9-3 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) tech Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly) 22-6 Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) 7-3 James Rowley (Purdue) dec Will Ebert (Binghamton) 5-2 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) tech Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 19-4 197 lbs Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) tech Joseph Curtis (Columbia) 19-4 Christian Carroll (Iowa State) dec Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) 10-9 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) dec Camden McDanel (Nebraska) 9-4 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) maj Max Acciardi (Arizona State) 18-8 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) dec Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) 6-2 Evan Bates (Northwestern) InjDef Luke Geog (Ohio State) Joey Novak (Wyoming) dec Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 5-1 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Austin Starr (Ohio) 16-1 285 lbs Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) tech Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) 16-0 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) dec Jordan Greer (Ohio) 11-5 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) fall Cory Day (Binghamton) :38 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) 21-5 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) fall Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) 3:42 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) fall Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) :48 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) maj Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) 13-1 Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Aiden Compston (Cornell) :59

Round of 32 Results 125 lbs Caleb Smith (Nebraska) maj Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) 11-3 Adrian Meza (Iowa State) dec Ryan Meek (Ohio) 8-4 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) 5-0 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Richard Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) 8-7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) fall Jace Schafer (West Virginia) 1:21 Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) dec Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) 6-1 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Dylan Acevedo Switzer (Hofstra) 2:25 Vincent Robinson (NC State) maj Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 10-2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) tech Noah Luna (Appalachian State) 17-2 133 lbs Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tech Jacob Macatangay (Purdue) 21-4 Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) dec Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) 6-1 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) fall Micah Roes (Binghamton) 4:54 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) tech Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State) 19-2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) 1:51 Tyler Knox (Stanford) maj TJ England (Ohio) 11-0 Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 8-1 Troy Hohman (NC State) fall Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) 3:57 Stockton O’Brien (Wyoming) dec Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 9-6 141 lbs Jacob Frost (Iowa State) InjDef Eli Griffin (California Baptist) Josh Saunders (Cornell) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 4-2 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) tech Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield) 18-3 Greyson Clark (Purdue) fall Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 7:43 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec McKenzie Bell (Rider) 5-2 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 9-6 Cole Brooks (Wyoming) maj Alec Vanbebber (Cal Poly) 11-3 Nash Singleton (Oregon State) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 10-3 Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) maj Riley Edwards (Appalachian State) 17-5 149 lbs Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 17-2 Jagger French (Cal Poly) dec Nick Vafiadis (Navy) 4-1 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) maj Ayden Garver (Oregon State) 13-4 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Gavin Brown (Ohio State) 2-0 Tanner Frothinger (Utah Valley) tech Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 20-3 Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Colin Dupill (South Dakota State) 12-5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State) 11-4 Sam Cartella (Northwestern) maj Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 19-6 Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) fall Derek Raike (Ohio) 4:59 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 2:19 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Steve Caday (CSU Bakersfield) 1:20 157 lbs Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) maj Michael Kilic (Arizona State) 14-4 Colton Washleski (Rider) maj Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) 11-3 Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) maj Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) 8-0 Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) maj Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) 13-3 Jose Farias (CSU Bakersfield) dec Devon Deem (Navy) 4-3 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) tech Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 21-5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) tech Daniel Manibog (California Baptist) 17-1 Jurius Clark (Hofstra) fall Sasha Gavronsky (West Virginia) 4:04 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) tech Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) 18-1 Joey Blaze (Purdue) maj Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) 10-2 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) dec Nate Wade (Cornell) 8-7 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec Jared Hill (Wyoming) 8-3 165 lbs Peyton Hall (West Virginia) tech Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 18-3 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) dec Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 8-2 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) tech Michael Bobola (Harvard) 17-2 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) fall Tyler Sagi (Navy) 1:59 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Stoney Buell (Purdue) 8-1 Jack Lledo (Ohio) maj Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 11-2 Jack Thompson (Northern Iowa) dec Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) 10-5 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) maj Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 11-3 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) dec Drayden Morton (California Baptist) 3-1 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) tech Enrique Munguia (Rider) 18-2 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) maj Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) 11-1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Derek Fields (NC State) 13-8 174 lbs Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) dec Riley Davis (Wyoming) 8-2 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) fall Joseph Martin (Northwestern) 4:55 Brody Baumann (Purdue) fall Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 3:29 Aiden Zarrella (Sacred Heart) tech Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield) 15-0 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) maj Jack McGill (Columbia) 10-1 Michael Wilson (Rider) dec Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) 4-2 Matthew Singleton (NC State) dec Brody Conley (West Virginia) 3-2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) maj Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 10-0 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Sean Harman (Oregon State) 9-2 Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) maj Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) 11-3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) tech Max Wilner (Arizona State) 18-1 184 lbs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Matthew Walsh (Harvard) 19-4 Ross McFarland (Hofstra) maj Logan Eller (Appalachian State) 18-7 Evan Bockman (Oregon State) maj TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 16-4 Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) dec Daniel Williams (Navy) 7-3 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) maj Tye Monteiro (Stanford) 20-8 Isaac Dean (Rider) dec Colt Barley (Cornell) 4-1 Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) dec Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 7-3 Will Ebert (Binghamton) maj Shay Addison (Arizona State) 9-0 James Rowley (Purdue) dec Jon Halverson (Northwestern) 6-4 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) fall Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 6:42 197 lbs Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) tech Max Agresti (Havard) 15-0 Christian Carroll (Iowa State) maj Andrew Macchiavello (NC State) Fall 4:34 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) maj Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 8-0 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) maj Aidan Hanning (Cornell) 13-5 Max Acciardi (Arizona State) maj Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) 11-3 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) dec Austin Cooley (West Virginia) 9-2 Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) 15-0 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) fall Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 3:44 Austin Starr (Ohio) fall Nik Miller (Hofstra) 1:28 285 lbs Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) fall Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 1:13 Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) tech Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) 20-4 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) fall Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 1:35 Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Dzhabrail Khurshidov (Michigan) 3:12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) maj Brett Mower (Oregon State) 13-4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) tech Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) 19-4 Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) maj Logan Marissal (Harvard) 10-2 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) tech Dirk Morley (Northwestern) 18-1 Aiden Compton (Cornell) dec Danny Church (Hofstra) 4-3

On Sunday, No. 23 Lehigh will host No. 1 Penn State at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa. The Nittany Lions walk in as heavy favorites, as they do against almost all opponents, but there are still several intriguing individual contests across the 10 weights. The following is a bout-by-bout preview of the dual. 125: No. 15 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. No. 16 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) Seymour came off redshirt last season and split time with Luke Stanich at 125 pounds. He went 13-5 on the year and actually picked up a victory over Gary Steen in last year’s edition of this dual. Seymour has gotten off to an 8-1 start to this season including a pair of victories over No. 17 Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) as well as a 12-0 major decision over Jakob Camacho (NC State). Lilledahl is yet another blue-chip recruit for the Penn State program, and he appears ready to make an immediate impact during his first season of college wrestling. On the high school level, he excelled in both folkstyle and freestyle. He won multiple Super 32 and Ironman titles, and he was also a multiple-time age-group world champion. Lilledahl is currently undefeated through four collegiate bouts. Only one of his opponents has avoided giving up bonus points and that was teammate Kurt McHenry. 125 has been an issue for the Nittany Lions for years. There have been some bright spots, but there has not been the consistent success that the Penn State fans have grown accustomed to at most weights. Lilledahl might be the one to hold this weight down for a few seasons. Seymour is a good early-season test, but he is also one that Lilledahl should be able to pass. Prediction: Lilledahl decision over Seymour Dual: Penn State 3, Lehigh 0 133: No. 1 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. No. 10 Braeden Davis (Penn State) It looks like Crookham will return to the lineup for this match. He burst onto the scene last year as a redshirt freshman. He went undefeated in the regular season including an early season victory over eventual champion Vitali Arujau (Cornell). Although Crookham lost the rematch at the NCAA tournament and eventually finished third, he is considered one of the strongest contenders for the top of the podium at this weight. In his only action so far this season, he scored a 17-1 technical fall over Kevin Lopez of Morgan State. While 125 has been an issue in years past for Penn State, that was not the case for much of last season. Davis had a very impressive regular season and finished it off with a Big Ten title. He defeated Patrick McKee (Minnesota), Michael DeAugustino (Michigan), and Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) on his way to the title with the latter two victories coming in overtime. However, he surprisingly dropped a pair of his matches at the NCAA tournament and failed to place. Davis has moved up to 133 pounds this year after an injury to All-American Aaron Nagao. Crookham deserves to be the favorite in this contest, but it should be a very informative match for both wrestlers. It should be a good measure of how Crookham is doing returning from injury, while at the same time seeing how Davis will be able to hang against the larger opposition at 133 pounds. Prediction: Crookham decision over Davis Dual: Penn State 3, Lehigh 3 141: No. 22 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) vs. No. 3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) Hines is a four-time NCAA qualifier who is looking to find his way onto the podium in his final year of eligibility. He came the closest to reaching All-American status at the 2023 NCAA tournament where he saw his run come to an end in the bloodround. In limited action this year, Hines has gone 2-2 with a pair of technical fall victories over Jacob Mann (Princeton) and Myrin Nixon (Morgan State). Bartlett has made a steady progression since joining the Nittany Lion starting lineup as a redshirt freshman in 2022. He qualified for the NCAA tournament that year, the following year he finished third, and then last season, he made the finals before falling against Ohio State’s No. 2 Jesse Mendez. In his only action so far this season, Bartlett won the Black Knight Invite with four-straight victories including a win over No. 25 Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb). These two have actually met twice before on the collegiate level. Not only has Bartlett won both matches, but he actually widened the gap. The Penn State wrestler won the first match by an 8-4 decision, while the rematch last season was a 15-3 major decision. Look for Bartlett to push for bonus points again. Prediction: Bartlett major decision over Hines Dual: Penn State 7, Lehigh 3 149: No. 29 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) vs. No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) Griffin was a somewhat surprising entry into the EIWA tournament last year for Lehigh. During his redshirt freshman season, he wrestled in only three duals, but he still earned the nod for the postseason. Griffin made the most of the opportunity as he finished third in the EIWA and qualified for his first NCAA tournament. To start his second season in the lineup, Griffin has been extremely active. He has already wrestled 12 matches, picked up nine wins, and scored an impressive eight falls. After finishing third as a redshirt freshman at the 2023 NCAA tournament, Van Ness sat out the vast majority of last season with an injury. He has returned to his role as the 149-pound starter this year. In his only action to date, he won the Black Knight Invite with victories over veterans Andrew Clark (Rutgers) and Richard Fedalen (Columbia). Van Ness wrestled only three matches last year before sitting out with an injury. One of those matches was against Griffin. The Penn State wrestler was able to score an early fall. While the match was only 90-seconds long, it should be the kind of physical edge that Van Ness should be able to expect in the rematch. Prediction: Van Ness technical fall over Griffin Dual: Penn State 12, Lehigh 3 157: Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh) vs. No. 4 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) Gonzalez joined Lehigh last year after twice placing at the PIAA tournament on the high school level. He redshirted his first year with the program and competed in only three open tournaments. So far this season, he has gone 9-3 including a 20-3 technical fall over Shaymus Macintosh (Morgan State) in his dual debut. It appeared as if the original plan last year was for Kasak to redshirt. However, an injury to Van Ness opened up a spot for the true freshman. Kasak took full advantage of the opportunity. He posted a 24-5 record and finished third at his very first NCAA tournament. Kasak has continued to display his dominant form this year as he went 4-0 at the Black Knight Invite with a 5-2 victory over teammate Alex Facundo. Kasak has shown dynamic offense and scrambling since he burst onto the college scene last year. There is no reason to believe that trend will not continue here. Prediction: Kasak major decision over Gonzalez Dual: Penn State 16, Lehigh 3 165: Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) vs. No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) Lawrence picked up a few spot starts last season at 174 pounds including a match against Penn State’s Carter Starocci. He appears to be the starter this year down at 165 pounds. To start his first year in the lineup, he has gone 6-4 including a 9-4 victory over Pittsburgh’s Kelin Laffey in his first dual action of the campaign. Mesenbrink was perhaps a program-changing recruit for Cal Baptist out of high school. However, he shut it down after only two matches in the 2023 season and eventually transferred to Penn State. Mesenbrink was brilliant during his first season in the lineup. He carried an undefeated record into the national finals and eventually dropped a one-point match against David Carr to finish second. Carr has since moved on, which makes Mesenbrink a clear favorite at the weight. The pace that Mesenbrink is able to put on opponents is going to be a problem for Lawrence. Even if he is not effective early, he will continue to attack and eventually break through. It is hard for most opponents to hold up. Prediction: Mesenbrink technical fall over Lawrence Dual: Penn State 21, Lehigh 3 174: Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) vs. No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State) On the high school level, Rogers won a National Prep title for Blair Academy as well as several other top tournaments. His results earned him a top-20 spot in the recruiting rankings. Rogers eventually signed with Michigan where he spent his first two years of college wrestling. With the Wolverines, he went 17-8 overall but dropped all four of his dual matches while wrestling up at 197 pounds. After transferring to Lehigh, he has dropped down to 174 pounds and put together a 5-2 record to start his sophomore campaign. Haines enters his third season of college wrestling with two finals appearances under his belt. Last year, he went undefeated on the year and defeated Jacori Teemer, then of Arizona State, in the 157-pound final. This season, he made a big move up to 174 pounds. The results have been consistent with his performance at lower weights so far. Through four matches, he has picked up a pair of technical falls and a pair of falls. Only one opponent has made it to the third period against Haines. It will be interesting to see if the lower weight unlocks Rogers’ true potential, but this contest might be asking a little bit too much of him at this point of the season. Haines is relentless, but Rogers might be able to hang and prevent bonus points. Prediction: Haines decision over Rogers Dual: Penn State 24, Lehigh 3 184: Jack Wilt (Lehigh) vs. No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) After a pair of seasons wrestling exclusively in open tournaments, Wilt earned a starting job for Lehigh at 184 pounds last season and represented the squad at the EIWA tournament. He finished with a 12-13 record and returns this year for his junior season. He won all three of his matches at the Journeyman Classic to start the season but then dropped a major decision against Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) in his first dual match. Starocci is looking to cement himself in the records book this season. After redshirting during the 2020 season, he won the next four NCAA tournaments at 174 pounds. He has moved up to 184 pounds this year. Thanks to the extra covid year, Starocci has a chance to be a five-time NCAA champion. The record will likely stand forever unless there is another life-changing event in our future. Of course, it was only an exhibition match at the NWCA All-Star Classic, but he has already defeated his biggest obstacle to the title in No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa). While Starocci has wrestled more tactically against top opposition throughout his career, he has turned it on when he sees he has a clear advantage. That will likely be the case in this one as he pushes for the technical fall late in the match. Prediction: Starocci technical fall over Wilt Dual: Penn State 29, Lehigh 3 197: No. 6 Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. No. 23 Josh Barr (Penn State) Beard started his career at Penn State. After a redshirt year, he took over the starting job at 197 pounds for the injury-shortened 2021 season. He qualified for the NCAA tournament with a 3-3 performance at the Big Ten tournament and went on to become an All-American with a seventh-place finish. Despite the strong result, Beard found himself behind the eventual NCAA champion at the weight the following season. After a year sitting behind Max Dean, Beard transferred to Lehigh where he qualified once again for the NCAA tournament. Last year, he returned to the event and picked up his second All-American nod as he finished eighth. Beard has started his final run of college wrestling with an undefeated 9-0 record including wins over No. 10 Luke Geog (Ohio State), No. 13 Zach Braunagel (Illinois), and No. 15 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh). Barr went undefeated while redshirting last year. Most of his matches were in open tournaments, but he did earn a starting nod against Indiana. In that bout, he scored a major decision over Indiana’s Roman Rogotzke. In his only action this year, Barr won the Black Knight Invite. His toughest opposition in the event came against teammates Lucas Cochran and Connor Mirasola. Barr was able to score major decisions in both matches. Beard certainly has the experience edge and should be the favorite. However, would it really shock anyone if Barr pulled off the upset? Penn State often has their youngsters ready to go, so this will probably be one of the more closely contested matches of the dual. Prediction: Beard decision over Barr Dual: Penn State 29, Lehigh 6 285: No. 10 Owen Trephan/Calvin Lachman/JT Davis (Lehigh) vs. No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) Sources within the program indicate that NC State transfer Trephan will not be able to wrestle in this event. With last year’s starter Nathan Taylor already out for the season with an injury, that does not leave Lehigh with a lot of good options. Against Morgan State, true freshman Calvin Lachman got the call and dropped a major decision against Xavier Doolin. In the dual against Pittsburgh, JT Davis bumped up from 197 pounds. He acquitted himself quite well and dropped only a 1-0 decision against No. 14 Dayton Pitzer. Kerkvliet went undefeated with a 70% bonus rate last year, and he even scored a 13-4 major decision over Lucas Davison in the NCAA title match. It was his first championship after three previous All-American trips to the tournament. This season, he has gone 4-0 with three falls and a technical fall. Assuming that Davis gets the call here with the mission to keep it close, Kerkvliet should be able to put up bonus points here. When he has had a size advantage in the past, he has been able to be dominant. Look for him to score early and often here against either Davis or Lachman. Prediction: Kerkvliet technical fall over Davis Dual: Penn State 34, Lehigh 6

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