Stieber, a three-time defending champion at the CKLV Invitational and seeded first at 141 pounds, was dominant on Friday, picking up a pin and two tech fall on the way to the semifinals. He pinned Devin Reynolds of Oregon State in the opening round in just 1:18 and then followed that up with a 16-0 tech fall over Iowa State’s Dante Rodriguez and 17-1 rout of eighth-seeded Todd Preston. With the wins, Stieber is 8-0 on the season and 98-3 in his career.
Snyder, seeded third at 197 pounds, earned a 13-7 decision over Joe Popple of Bucknell in the opening round and then had little trouble advancing in the second round and quarterfinals, earning a pair of 14-4 major decisions. Snyder, from Woodbine, Md., is 11-0 on the season with five major decisions.
Other Buckeyes that advanced to the quarterfinal round of action included sixth-seeded Nathan Tomasello, who got a pin in just 52 seconds in the opening round over Kevin Hunt of Grand Canyon. Tomasello eventually fell to third-seeded Dylan Peters of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.
Defending 133-pound champion Johnni DiJulius went 2-1 on the day with a tech fall in the opening round (19-4) and major decision in the second round (18-5). He lost a heartbreaking quarterfinal match to 10th-seeded Daniel DeShazer of Nebraska-Kearney, 3-1.
At 174 pounds, Mark Martin had a 14-4 major decision in the opening round and 5-2 decision in the second round before dropping his quarterfinal match to Nebraska’s Robert Kokesh, 7-2. Nick Tavanello also represented the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals, winning his first two matches by decision and fall, respectively.
Action continues tomorrow at the CKLV Wrestling Invitational with the fourth round of consolations at noon, followed by the semifinals and consolation round five at 1 p.m. The finals will commence at 6 p.m. EST.
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