Sammy Sasso and Yahya Thomas (right) at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) In a few hours, the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will kick off its second day of action with the semifinals. On day one, there were plenty of upsets and incredible matches. The championship bracket will start at the semifinals, with lots of great potential matchups. Some of these competitors are meeting for the first time, while others have plenty of familiarity with each other.
Below, with the assistance of the great website WrestleStat , are past collegiate meetings between CKLV Invitational semifinalists:
125 lbs
Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) vs. Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) - No Previous Meeting
#10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) vs. #8 Matt Ramos (Purdue) - No Previous Meeting
133 lbs
#3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) vs. #9 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) - Arujau 1-0
- 2021 College Duals (12-2 Arujau)
#4 Michael McGee (Arizona State) vs. #5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) - McGee 2-0
- 2021-22 Dual Meet/ECM (10-0 McGee)
- 2022 NCAA Quarterfinals (8-7 McGee)
141 lbs
#17 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #14 Ryan Jack (NC State) - Jack 1-0
- 2022 WrangleMania (9-7 Jack)
#11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) vs. #22 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) - Split 1-1
- 2021-22 Dual Meet (11-4 Carlson)
- 2022 Daktronics Open (8-6 Happel)
149 lbs
#3 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) - Sasso 3-0
- 2020 Big Ten Championships (5-4TB Sasso)
- 2021 NCAA Quarterfinals (8-3 Sasso)
- 2021 CKLV Semifinals (6-4 Sasso)
#4 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) vs. #5 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) - Parco 2-1
- 2021 NCAA Consolation Quarterfinals (9-5 Parco)
- 2021 Mountaineer Invitational (Fall Parco)
- 2022 NCAA Consolation Quarterfinals (9-4 Millner)
157 lbs
#3 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs. #11 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) - Coleman 1-0
- 2019 Michigan State Open (Coleman 3-1 SV)
#4 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. #9 Ed Scott (NC State) - Robb 2-0
- 2022 NCAA Round of 12 (Robb Fall)
- 2022 WrangleMania (Robb 8-2)
165 lbs
#12 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) vs. #26 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) - Cook 1-0
- 2019-20 Dual Meet (Cook Fall)
#8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) vs. #10 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) - Split 2-2
- 2021 CKLV Consolations (Ramirez 13-5)
- 2021-22 Dual Meet (Ogunsanya Injury Default)
- 2021-22 EIWA Semifinals (Ogunsanya 6-4)
- 2022 NCAA Consolation Round of 24 (Ramirez 14-3)
174 lbs
#2 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) vs. #9 Chris Foca (Cornell) - Lewis 1-0
- 2021 Collegiate Duals (Lewis 3-1 TB)
#3 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) vs. #5 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) - Labriola 1-0
- 2021 NCAA Consolation Semifinals (Labriola 5-4)
184 lbs
#2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) - No Previous Meeting
#3 Trent Hidlay (NC State) vs. #4 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) - Hidlay 1-0
- 2022 NCAA 5th Place Match (Hidlay 3-2)
197 lbs
#21 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) vs. #32 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) - No Previous Meeting
#14 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. #23 Silas Allred (Nebraska) - Trumble 1-0
- 2022 WrangleMania (Trumble 9-2)
285
#4 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) vs. #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) - Davison 1-0
- 2021 CKLV Invitational (Davison Fall)
#3 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. #8 Wyatt Henderickson (Air Force) - No Previous Meeting
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