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CARLSON, DEVOS ADVANCE TO CLIFF KEEN SEMIS
12/3/2021 10:55:00 PM | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS — South Dakota State's Clay Carlson and Cade DeVos wrestled their way into the semifinals during the opening day of competition Friday at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Carlson, the top seeded wrestler at 141 pounds, posted two wins on the day. After receiving an opening-round bye, the junior from Willmar, Minnesota, recorded a second period fall over Louis Newell of Kent State during the opening session, then came back in the evening with a 6-3 decision over eighth-seeded Jake Bergeland of Minnesota. It was Carlson's third victory of the young season against Bergeland.
In Saturday's semifinals, Carlson will take on fifth-seeded Parker Filius of Purdue.
DeVos, seeded fifth at 174 pounds, compiled a 3-0 record on the day in improving to 8-0 on the season. The sophomore from Altoona, Iowa, began the day with a 4-3 decision over Shane Finney of Navy, then closed out the first session with a 7-3 decision against 12th-seeded Tyler Eischens of Stanford. In the night session, DeVos upended fourth-seeded Hayden Hastings of Wyoming, 7-4, to set up a semifinal matchup Saturday against top-seeded Mikey Labriola of Nebraska.
Also remaining in contention for a top-eight placing is A.J. Nevills at heavyweight. Nevills, seeded sixth, won each of his two matches in the opening session before dropping a 6-3 decision to No. 3 Christian Lance of Nebraska later in the day.
Nevills is scheduled to wrestle Jayden Woodruff of Utah Valley in consolation action Saturday morning.
Eight of the 10 Jackrabbits to see action in the tournament won at least one match Friday. Eighth-seeded Tanner Jordan at 125 pounds, seventh-seeded Tanner Cook at 165 pounds and No. 7 197-pounder Tanner Sloan each won their opening-round matches. Jordan and Cook each lost their next two bouts, while Sloan withdrew from the tournament after dropping a 4-3 decision to 10th-seeded Gavin Hoffman in the Round of 16.
Picking up wins in consolation matches were Caleb Gross (133) and Kenny O'Neil (157).
Action resumes at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Central) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Following is a complete list of Jackrabbit results from the opening day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational:
125: #8 Tanner Jordan, So., St. Paris, Ohio (1-2 record)
• dec. Jake Svihal, Wyoming, 5-2
• lost to #9 Jace Koelzer, Northern Colorado, by dec., 4-0
• lost to Antonio Lorenzo, Cal Poly, by fall 4:43
Jordan eliminated
133: Caleb Gross, So., Pound, Wis. (1-2 record)
• lost to #1 Chris Cannon, Northwestern, by major dec., 13-2
• dec. Dylan Koontz, Ohio State, 5-3
• lost to #10 Anthony Sobotker, Binghamton, by fall 2:33
Gross eliminated
141: #1 Clay Carlson, Jr., Willmar, Minn. (2-0 record)
• def. Louis Newell, Kent State, by fall 4:54
• dec. #8 Jake Bergeland, Minnesota, 6-3
• vs. #5 Parker Filius, Purdue
149: Daniel Kimball, So., Buckingham, Iowa (0-2 record)
• lost to #6 Legend Lamer, by dec. 9-4
• lost to Kody Komara, Kent State, by dec. 7-6
Kimball eliminated
157: Kenny O'Neil, Jr., Prior Lake, Minn. (1-2 record)
• lost to #4 Kendall Coleman, by dec., 8-2
• dec. Brock Rogers, Cal State Bakersfield, 4-1
• lost to Charles Darracott, Stanford, by dec., 8-1
O'Neil eliminated
165: #7 Tanner Cook, So., Ilion, N.Y. (1-2 record)
• major dec. Cody Eaton, Northern Colorado, 18-7
• lost to #10 Joshua Ogunsanya, Columbia, by tech. fall 20-3 (3:00)
• lost to #9 Joseph Grello, Oklahoma, by fall 2:29
Cook eliminated
174: #5 Cade DeVos, So., Altoona, Iowa (3-0 record)
• dec. Shane Finney, Navy, 4-3
• dec. #12 Tyler Eischens, Stanford, 7-3
• dec. #4 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming, 7-4
• vs. #1 Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
184: Tate Battani, Jr., Huxley, Iowa (0-2 record)
• lost to Travis Stefanik, Princeton, by major dec., 13-4
• lost to Jacob Hansen, Cal State Bakersfield, by dec., 13-7
Battani eliminated
197: #7 Tanner Sloan, Jr., Alburnett, Iowa (1-1 record)
• dec. Tyler Bates, Kent State, 6-2
• lost to Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State, by dec., 4-3
Sloan withdrew from tournament
285: #6 A.J. Nevills, Jr. Clovis, Calif. (2-1 record)
• dec. Sam Aguilar, Cal Poly, 6-0
• def. Nick Copley, Sacred Heart, by fall 3:30
• lost to #3 Christian Lance, Nebraska, by dec., 6-3
• vs. Jayden Woodruff, Utah Valley
Carlson, the top seeded wrestler at 141 pounds, posted two wins on the day. After receiving an opening-round bye, the junior from Willmar, Minnesota, recorded a second period fall over Louis Newell of Kent State during the opening session, then came back in the evening with a 6-3 decision over eighth-seeded Jake Bergeland of Minnesota. It was Carlson's third victory of the young season against Bergeland.
In Saturday's semifinals, Carlson will take on fifth-seeded Parker Filius of Purdue.
DeVos, seeded fifth at 174 pounds, compiled a 3-0 record on the day in improving to 8-0 on the season. The sophomore from Altoona, Iowa, began the day with a 4-3 decision over Shane Finney of Navy, then closed out the first session with a 7-3 decision against 12th-seeded Tyler Eischens of Stanford. In the night session, DeVos upended fourth-seeded Hayden Hastings of Wyoming, 7-4, to set up a semifinal matchup Saturday against top-seeded Mikey Labriola of Nebraska.
Also remaining in contention for a top-eight placing is A.J. Nevills at heavyweight. Nevills, seeded sixth, won each of his two matches in the opening session before dropping a 6-3 decision to No. 3 Christian Lance of Nebraska later in the day.
Nevills is scheduled to wrestle Jayden Woodruff of Utah Valley in consolation action Saturday morning.
Eight of the 10 Jackrabbits to see action in the tournament won at least one match Friday. Eighth-seeded Tanner Jordan at 125 pounds, seventh-seeded Tanner Cook at 165 pounds and No. 7 197-pounder Tanner Sloan each won their opening-round matches. Jordan and Cook each lost their next two bouts, while Sloan withdrew from the tournament after dropping a 4-3 decision to 10th-seeded Gavin Hoffman in the Round of 16.
Picking up wins in consolation matches were Caleb Gross (133) and Kenny O'Neil (157).
Action resumes at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Central) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Following is a complete list of Jackrabbit results from the opening day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational:
125: #8 Tanner Jordan, So., St. Paris, Ohio (1-2 record)
• dec. Jake Svihal, Wyoming, 5-2
• lost to #9 Jace Koelzer, Northern Colorado, by dec., 4-0
• lost to Antonio Lorenzo, Cal Poly, by fall 4:43
Jordan eliminated
133: Caleb Gross, So., Pound, Wis. (1-2 record)
• lost to #1 Chris Cannon, Northwestern, by major dec., 13-2
• dec. Dylan Koontz, Ohio State, 5-3
• lost to #10 Anthony Sobotker, Binghamton, by fall 2:33
Gross eliminated
141: #1 Clay Carlson, Jr., Willmar, Minn. (2-0 record)
• def. Louis Newell, Kent State, by fall 4:54
• dec. #8 Jake Bergeland, Minnesota, 6-3
• vs. #5 Parker Filius, Purdue
149: Daniel Kimball, So., Buckingham, Iowa (0-2 record)
• lost to #6 Legend Lamer, by dec. 9-4
• lost to Kody Komara, Kent State, by dec. 7-6
Kimball eliminated
157: Kenny O'Neil, Jr., Prior Lake, Minn. (1-2 record)
• lost to #4 Kendall Coleman, by dec., 8-2
• dec. Brock Rogers, Cal State Bakersfield, 4-1
• lost to Charles Darracott, Stanford, by dec., 8-1
O'Neil eliminated
165: #7 Tanner Cook, So., Ilion, N.Y. (1-2 record)
• major dec. Cody Eaton, Northern Colorado, 18-7
• lost to #10 Joshua Ogunsanya, Columbia, by tech. fall 20-3 (3:00)
• lost to #9 Joseph Grello, Oklahoma, by fall 2:29
Cook eliminated
174: #5 Cade DeVos, So., Altoona, Iowa (3-0 record)
• dec. Shane Finney, Navy, 4-3
• dec. #12 Tyler Eischens, Stanford, 7-3
• dec. #4 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming, 7-4
• vs. #1 Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
184: Tate Battani, Jr., Huxley, Iowa (0-2 record)
• lost to Travis Stefanik, Princeton, by major dec., 13-4
• lost to Jacob Hansen, Cal State Bakersfield, by dec., 13-7
Battani eliminated
197: #7 Tanner Sloan, Jr., Alburnett, Iowa (1-1 record)
• dec. Tyler Bates, Kent State, 6-2
• lost to Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State, by dec., 4-3
Sloan withdrew from tournament
285: #6 A.J. Nevills, Jr. Clovis, Calif. (2-1 record)
• dec. Sam Aguilar, Cal Poly, 6-0
• def. Nick Copley, Sacred Heart, by fall 3:30
• lost to #3 Christian Lance, Nebraska, by dec., 6-3
• vs. Jayden Woodruff, Utah Valley
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