Buckeyes In 2nd Place after Day One at Cliff Keen Invite

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Buckeyes In 2nd Place after Day One at Cliff Keen Invite

12/1/2023 11:34:00 PM | Wrestling

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No. 7 Ohio State at 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational
Dates: Dec. 1-2, 2023
Times: Event Schedule
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Venue: Las Vegas — LV Convention Center
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Match Notes: Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State advanced five wrestlers to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Friday, and three of those Buckeyes moved on to compete in the semifinals Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Three Buckeyes remain in contention for third place when consolation matches resume Saturday morning.

Jesse Mendez (141), Dylan D'Emilio (149), Carson Kharchla (174), Gavin Hoffman (184) and Nick Feldman (HWT) all won their early session matches Friday to advance to the quarterfinals later in the evening.

Mendez, D'Emilio and Kharchla won their quarterfinal matches to advance to the semifinals Saturday.

Nic Bouzakis (133) and Paddy Gallagher (157) battled back after early losses to advance in the consolation bracket and remain in contention for third.

Hoffman and Feldman fell in quarterfinal bouts to drop into their respective consolation brackets. Hoffman lost his match before Feldman earned a win to remain in contention for third place when action resumes Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

In the team standings, Ohio State heads into the Saturday matches in second place with 86 points behind Iowa State with 88.5.

Ohio State Results-2023 Cliff Keen Invitational, Dec. 1, 2023

125-Brendan McCrone (3-2)
Rnd 32: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) F Malik Hardy (The Citadel), 1:27
Rnd 16: 125-Jore Volk (Wyoming) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 4-2
C of 16 #2: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) MD Tucker Owens (Air Force), 13-0
C of 8 #1: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) DEC Nicholas Babin (Columbia), 5-3
C of 8 #2: 125- Tanner Jordan (SDSU) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 11-7

133-Nic Bouzakis
Rnd 32: 133-Tyler Knox (Stanford) MD Nic Bouzakis (OSU), 11-3
C of 16 #1: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) TF Wilfried Tanefeu (Michigan), 21-4 4:58
C of 16 #2: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) TF Ethan Qureshi (Cornell), 21-4 4:09
C of 8 #1: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) MD Dustin Norris (Purdue), 18-5
C of 8 #2: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) MD Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), 20-6
C of 4: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) vs. Ethan Oakley (APPST)

141-Jesse Mendez
Rnd 32:141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) TF Isaac Byers (Appalachian State), 19-4 3:42
Rnd 16: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) F Jaden Pepe (Harvard), 1:32
QF: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) TF Vince Cornella (Cornell), 18-1
SF: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) vs. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)

149-Dylan D'Emilio
Rnd 64:149-Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) MD Jack Crook (Harvard), 13-3
Rnd 32:149-Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) F James Latona (Navy), 4:14
Rnd 16: 149-Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) MD Richard Fedalen (Columbia), 11-2
QF: 149- Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) DEC Jackson Arrington (NC State), 9-8
SF: 149- Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) vs. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)

157-Paddy Gallagher
Rnd 32: 157-Paddy Gallagher (OSU) TF Daniel Manibog (Oklahoma State), 21-5 6:13
Rnd 16: 157-Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) DEC Paddy Gallagher (OSU), 8-5
C of 16 #2: 157- Paddy Gallagher (OSU) MD Rhise Royster (Long Island), 14-4
C of 8 #1: 157- Paddy Gallagher (OSU) MD Christopher Earnest (Campbell), 10-1
C of 8 #2: 157- Paddy Gallagher (OSU) DEC Peyton Kellar (Ohio), 6-5
C of 4: 157-Paddy Gallagher (OSU) vs. Bryce Andonian (VTU)

165-Isaac Wilcox (2-2)
Rnd 32:165-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) DEC Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley), 5-2
Rnd 16:165-Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) DEC Isaac Wilcox (OSU), 4-1 SV
C of 16 #2: 165-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) MD Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 14-3
C of 8 #1: 165- Hunter Garvin (Stanford) MD Isaac Wilcox (OSU), 16-6

174-Carson Kharchla
Rnd 32:174-Carson Kharchla (OSU) F Cortilius Vann (Morgan State), 1:32
Rnd 16:174-Carson Kharchla (OSU) F Adam Thebeau (Nebraska), 2:12
QF: 174-Carson Kharchla (OSU) DEC Austin Murphy (Campbell), 6-0
SF: 174-Carson Kharchla (OSU) vs. Cade DeVos (SDSU)

184-Gavin Hoffman (2-2)
Rnd 32: 184-Gavin Hoffman (OSU) DEC Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State), 12-9 SV
Rnd 16: 184-Gavin Hoffman (OSU) DEC Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech), 2-1
QF: 184- Sam Wolf (USAF) DEC Gavin Hoffman (OSU), 4-1 SV
C of 8#2: 184- Jaden Bullock (Michigan) DEC Gavin Hoffman (OSU), 4-3

197-Luke Geog (1-2)
Rnd 32:197-Luke Geog (OSU) TF Cael Crebs (Navy), 19-4 6:51
Rnd 16:197-Max Shaw (North Carolina) DEC Luke Geog (OSU), 5-4
C of 16 #2: 197- Joey Novak (Wyoming) F Luke Geog (OSU), 5:58

285-Nick Feldman
Rnd 64:285-Nick Feldman (OSU) TF Ben Stemmet (The Citadel), 17-2 4:02
Rnd 32:285-Nick Feldman (OSU) TF Jeff Crooks (Harvard), 19-4 2:17
Rnd 16:285-Nick Feldman (OSU) DEC Lewis Fernandes (Cornell), 8-1
QF: 285-Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) MD Nick Feldman (OSU), 13-5
C of 8 #2: 285-Nick Feldman (OSU) TF Jose Valdez (UNIA), 19-3
C of 4: 285-Nick Feldman (OSU) vs. Cory Day (BING)