At 174 pounds, Lewnes won a 5-3 decision over the second-seeded Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska to win his third Las Vegas Invitational title. Lewnes notched two takedowns and had an escape to start the second period, while he held Dwyer to three escapes. In the semis, he defeated Jeffrey James (4) (Oklahoma), 7-3.
Grey, the No. 3 seed, picked up a bonus point for the Big Red in his semifinal match by winning by a 10-2 major decision over Kelly Kubec (7) (Oregon State). Grey placed second after losing a 5-3 decision to Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly in the finals.
At 197 in the wrestlebacks, Simaz pinned his third opponent of the competition. He won by fall in 4:51 over Indiana’s Matt Powless. Simaz advanced to the third place match after he won a 6-2 decision over Logan Brown of Purdue the No. 5 seed. The Big Red sophomore took third place after defeating Oregon State’s Chad Hanke by a 23-8 tech fall in 6:37.
At 141 pounds, Dake faced Reece Humphrey of Ohio State in the semifinals. Humphrey, the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country, narrowly defeated the Big Red freshman, 4-2, in sudden victory. Dake shutout the No. 2 seeded and third ranked Chris Druin of Arizona State in the consolation round, 4-0. In his match for third place, Dake faced Zach Bailey (5) of Oklahoma. Bailey won by a 2-1 decision in the first tiebreaker.
In the wrestlebacks at 184 pounds, Bosak won his first match of the day by tech fall (16-0, 7:00) over UNC Greensboro’s Andrew Saunders. No. 6 nationally ranked Joe LeBlanc (3) from Wyoming narrowly defeated Bosak, 7-5, in sudden victory. Bosak placed fifth after receiving a medical forfeit from Matt Ryan of West Virginia.
At 125 pounds, Perrelli was pinned by the No. 1 seed Angel Escobedo (Indiana) in 5:22 in the semifinals. In the wrestlebacks, he lost a close 5-4 decision to Old Dominion’s James Nicholson. Perrelli placed fifth after defeating Boise States’ Alan Bartelli, 4-3.
The Big Red will break for the holidays and will be back in action on Dec. 29-30 for the Southern Scuffle.
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