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    Brester wins title at CKLV Invitational

    Primm, Nev. -- Craig Brester continued a dominant senior season as he claimed the 197-pound championship while leading the Nebraska wrestling team to a fifth-place finish with 94 points at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitaitonal on Saturday in Primm, Nev.

    After three falls on Friday, Brester pinned Purdue's Logan Brown in 2 minutes, 30 seconds to advance to the finals, where he won a 6-3 decision over Oklahoma's Eric Lapotsky for the 197-pound title. The Howells, Neb., native is now 11-0 this season and has won five matches by fall.

    Brester won of three Husker to reach the finals, in addition to senior Stephen Dwyer (174) and sophomore Tucker Lane (285). Dwyer and Lane each claimed runner-up finishes after advancing to the championhip round with semifinal vicotires. Dwyer defeated Purdue's Luke Manuel (7-3), but fell to Cornell's Mack Lewnes by decision (5-3), while Lane downed Oklahoma's Nathan Fernandez (3-1) before dropping the title bout to Indiana's Nate Everhart (3-2).

    Nebraska was without defending 157-pound national champion Jordan Burroughs, who was forced to withdraw from the Las Vegas Invitational after a first round mouth injury.


    The Huskers are back on the road next week on a short turnaround, traveling to No. 4 Minnesota on Thursday (7 p.m.) before a dual at South Dakota State on Saturday (2 p.m.).

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