LAS VEGAS—The three members of the Arizona State wrestling team still in competition placed in their respective weight classes on Saturday at the 34th Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at the Cashman Center.
Both senior Matt Kraus and freshman Tanner Hall placed fourth at 149 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, while sophomore Robbie Mathers placed seventh at 141 pounds.
As a team, the Sun Devils finished with 48 points, for 17th of 39 teams. Missouri won the team competition with 144 points, while Minnesota took second with 104 points, and Oklahoma rounded out the top-three with 101 points.
Hall opened the day with a 2-1 loss in the semifinals to Minnesota’s Michael Kroells, before he bounced back with a 4-3 decision over Nick Tavanello of Ohio State, avenging the loss in the dual match on Nov. 20. In the Third Place bout, Hall fell, 3-2, to Oklahoma’s Ross Larson.
Kraus advanced to the Consolation Round of Four via a medical forfeit, where he defeated North Dakota State’s Clayton Ream in a 14-3 major decision in a rematch of the Round of 32 match from Friday. In the consolation semis, Kraus defeated Oklahoma’s Davion Jeffries in a 13-2 major decision before falling to Michigan’s Alec Pantaleo in a 7-2 decision in the Third Place bout.
Mathers Advanced out of the second Consolation Round Of Eight with an 11-6 decision over Army’s Logan Everett before he was pinned by Bucknell’s Tyler Smith in 2:45 in the Consolation Round of Four. In the Seventh Place bout, Mathers defeated Pac-12 foe Ian Nickell of Cal State Bakersfield in a 4-2 decision.
Sun Devil wrestling will be back in action on Dec. 29-30, at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill.
Team Scores
1. Missouri – 144 points
2. Minnesota – 104 points
3. Oklahoma – 101 points
4. Cornell – 101 points
5. Ohio State – 99 points
17. Arizona State – 48 points
141 Pounds – Robbie Mathers (4-2, Seventh Place)
Round of 32: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Jordan Hall (North Idaho): Fall 1:16
Round of 16: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Emilio Martinez (Virginia): Dec 12-8
Quarterfinals: Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. Robbie Mathers (ASU): Maj 15-7
Conso Round of 8-2: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Logan Everett (Army): Dec 11-6
Conso Round of 4: Tyler Smith (Bucknell) def. Robbie Mathers (ASU): Fall 2:45
Seventh Place Bout: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Ian Nickell (CSUB): Dec 4-2
149 Pounds – Matt Kraus (5-2, Fourth Place)
Round of 32: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Clayton Ream (North Dakota St.): SV 6-4
Round of 16: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Victor Lopez (Bucknell): Fall 2:34
Quarterfinals: Mike Depalma (Kent State) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 9-2
Conso Round of 8-2: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Alex Griffin (Purdue): Med Forf
Conso Round of 4: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Clayton Ream (North Dakota St): Maj 14-3
Conso Semis: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma): Maj 13-2
Third Place Bout: Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 7-2
Heavyweight – Tanner Hall (5-2, Fourth Place)
Round of 64: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Spencer Empey (Cal Poly): Dec 6-2
Round of 32: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Gaylen Edmo (Boise State): Dec 3-1
Round of 16: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Michael Hughes (Hofstra): Dec 4-1
Quarterfinals Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa): Dec 4-1
Semifinals: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) def. Tanner Hall (ASU): Dec 2-1
Consolation Semis: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State): Dec 4-3
Third Place Bout: Ross Larson (Oklahoma) def. Tanner Hall (ASU): Dec 3-2