No. 6 Buckeyes Return to Las Vegas for Annual Cliff Keen Invite
12/4/2024 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
No. 6Â Ohio State at 2024 Cliff Keen Invitational
Dates: Dec. 6-7, 2024
Times: Event Schedule
Ohio State Tickets: Click or call 1-800-Go-Bucks
Cliff Keen Invite: Tickets
Venue: Las Vegas — LV Convention Center
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Season Records: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 6 Ohio State is one of 30 teams competing for the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Friday and Saturday. Ohio State finished in the No. 3 spot in the 2023 event. Schools are permitted to enter one wrestler in each weight class, simulating postseason competition.
Of the 30Â teams scheduled to participate in the 42nd annual event, 12Â are ranked among the Top 25. The Buckeyes enter the event as the No. 6Â team nationally (InterMat).Â
Ohio State has six team titles since 2009 at the CKLVI including three-consecutive (2016, 17, 18). The Buckeyes have placed outside the Top 5 just twice in the past decade and own 11 Top 3 finishes.
EVENT HISTORY & 2024Â SCHEDULE
Brackets: 2024Â Brackets
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Friday, Dec. 6, 2024
9 am PST/Noon ET: Round 1 Pig Tail Championship, Round 2 of (32) Championship, Round 3 Consolation of (32), Round 4 Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16) Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
6 pm PST/9 pm ET: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals & Consolation Round 1st of (8) and Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
9 am PST/Noon ET: Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
10 am PST/1 pm ET: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
3 pm PST/6 pm ET: CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
| No. 6 Ohio State CKLV Lineup | Weight | 2024-25Â Record |
|---|---|---|
| No. 10 Brendan McCrone (R-So.) | 125 | 8-0 |
| No. 15 Nic Bouzakis (R-So.) | 133 | 7-1 |
| No. 2 Jesse Mendez (Jr.) | 141 | 6-0 |
| Gavin Brown (R-So.) | 149 | 8-1 |
| No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (R-Jr.) | 157 | 3-0 |
| No. 7 Sammy Sasso (Gr.) | 165 | 3-0 |
| Seth Shumate (R-So.) | 184 | 2-0 |
| No. 10 Luke Geog (R-So.) | 197 | 7-1 |
| No. 8 Nick Feldman (R-So.) | HWT | 5-1 |
VEGAS WINNINGS
• Ohio State has won the team title six times since 2009 (2009, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18). The Buckeyes earned second-place finishes in 2014, 2019 and 2021, third in 2013 and 2023, fifth in 2015 and 12th in 2010. There was no event in 2020 (Covid).
• Ohio State has finished in the Top-5 in 12 of the last 14 seasons.
CKLVI CAREER RECORDS
Brendan McCrone (3-2/2023), Nic Bouzakis (7-1/3rd/2023), Jesse Mendez (5-0/1st/2023), Paddy Gallagher (5-2/7th/2023), Sammy Sasso (5-0/1st/2022, 3-1-2nd/2021, 3-1/2nd/2019), Luke Geog (1-2/2023), Nick Feldman (5-3/6th/2023)
UP NEXT
The Buckeyes return to dual competition Dec. 13 at Pittsburgh.
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