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    Stieber wins OW in Las Vegas, Buckeyes finish second

    LAS VEGAS -- Logan Stieber won the 141-pound title, picking up his 100th career victory in the championship match, to highlight Ohio State’s efforts on the final day of the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Stieber capped off a 5-0 weekend with two major decisions, running his season record to 10-0 and career mark to 100-3. The Cliff Kean title was the fourth of his career, making him just the second wrestler to ever win the event four times (Stephen Abas of Fresno State is the other).

    Logan Stieber was named Outstanding Wrestler in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
    In the team standings, Ohio State finished second overall in a field that featured 11 ranked teams. The Buckeyes compiled 120 points, behind only top-ranked Minnesota. Virginia Tech was third with 110 points.

    Stieber scored early and often in the semifinal round and rolled to a 9-1 major decision over Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers. Stieber then took down second-seeded and third-ranked Devin Carter of Virginia Tech in the finals, 12-3. The showdown was a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals. He has now won all 10 of his matches by either major decision, technical fall or fall this season. He was also selected as the Most Valuable Wrestler.

    Other individual standouts for the Buckeyes on Saturday included third-place showings from Nathan Tomasello, Johnni DiJulius and Kyle Snyder.

    Seeded sixth at 125 pounds, Tomasello started his day with a 8-3 decision over Conor Youtsey of Michigan and then edged Ronnie Bresser in the next consolation round, 4-3. He moved into the third place match by upsetting fourth-seeded and seventh-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force, 6-2 and then rounded out the day with a 11-4 decision over Trey Andrew in the third place match. He is now 14-2 on the year.

    DiJulius, the defending champion at 133 pounds, had little trouble through his first two consolation matches on Saturday, easily disposing of Jade Rauser of Utah Valley, 19-3, and then taking out 12th-seeded Ian Nickel of Cal State Bakersfield, 5-2. In the third consolation match of the day, he edged fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked George DiCamillo of Virginia, his second win over DiCamillo in the last two weeks. He finished off his 5-0 day with a 9-0 major decision over fifth-seeded and 13th-ranked Earl Hall of Iowa State.

    Snyder dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to second-seeded and third-ranked Kyven Gadson of Iowa State in the semifinals, but bounced right back to defeat Trent Noon by major decision and advance to the third place match. In the match, he pulled away in the third period for a 14-5 major decision over fifth-seeded and 18th-ranked Jace Bennett of Cornell. The true freshman is now 13-1 on the season.

    At 174 pounds, Mark Martin went 2-1 on the day and pinned Peter Renda of North Carolina State in the eighth place match.

    Nick Tavanello won three matches on the day, including a pin over fifth-seeded Joe Stolfi of Bucknell, and finished in fifth place at 285 pounds. He had lost to Stolfi, 3-1, yesterday in the quarterfinals and is now 13-4 on the season.

    The Buckeyes return to action next Sunday, Dec. 14, when they host fifth-ranked Missouri at St. John Arena. For ticket information, click here.

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