LAS VEGAS – After an impressive morning and early afternoon session to start the Cliff Keen Invitational, the Sun Devils advanced five in the championship round and two in the consolation brackets to the evening session.
After evening finals, four Sun Devils advance to the championship semifinals – Josh Shields, Anthony Valencia, Zahid Valencia, and Tanner Hall – while one, Ali Naser, moves to the consolation bracket with a chance to ultimately advance to the third place match.
Notably, Josh Shields, the No. 8 seed in the tournament at 157 pounds pinned the No. 1 seed, Michigan's Brian Murphy in the quarterfinals.
No. 3 seed A.Valencia defeated Cornell's Brandon Womack, the No. 6 seed by major decision, 18-6, at 165 lbs. while No. 2 Z.Valencia and No. 4 Tanner Hall earned a pair of decisions at 174 and heavyweight, respectively, to advance to the semis.
As a team, ASU current sits in a tie for fifth with Central Michigan (57 pts). The remainder of the top 10 is as follows: 1st – Ohio State (73), 2nd – Virginia Tech (71), 3rd – Minnesota (61.5), 4th – Cornell (59.5), 7th – Wisconsin (55), 8th – Edinboro (45.5), 9th – Michigan (39.5), 10th – Stanford (37.5).
Saturday's action starts once again at 9 am PT, with the second consolation quarterfinals, followed by the championship and consolation semis and consolation finals for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth places.
The championship finals for first, second, third, and fourth places are in the final session at 3 pm PT.
FloWrestling.org is streaming all matches of the tournament while those wanting to attend in person can buy preliminary (morning) match tickets for $15 and championship (afternoon) match tickets for $20 at the door (cash only).
125: Josh Kramer
Round of 32 – Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) def. Josh Kramer, fall 1:48
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Josh Kramer def. David Gonzalez (Cal Poly), fall :33
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – Josh Kramer def. #5 Austin Assad (Michigan), 11-6 dec
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – Ben Thornton (Purdue) def. Josh Kramer, 8-4 dec
133: Ali Naser
Round of 32 - #8 Ali Naser def. Bryce Shoemaker (Nebraska-Kearney), 10-1 MD
Round of 16 – #8 Ali Naser def. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), fall 5:45
Quarterfinals - #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) def. #8 Ali Naser, 9-4 dec
141: Tyler Sage
Round of 32 – Mason Smith (Central Michigan) def. Tyler Sage, fall :57
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – #7 Joey Palmer (Oregon State) def. Tyler Sage, 10-2 MD
149: Josh Maruca
Round of 32 – Josh Maruca def. Thomas Stevenson (North Idaho), TF 18-2 5:00
Round of 16 – #2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. Josh Maruca, 13-7 dec
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – Josh Maruca def. Josh Cortez (Cal Poly), 9-2 dec
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – Nick Barber (Eastern Michigan) def. Josh Maruca, 8-3 dec
157: Josh Shields
Round of 32 - #8 Josh Shields def. Zach Elvin (Navy), 10-7 dec
Round of 16 - #8 Josh Shields def. #9 Jake Ryan (Ohio State), 8-5 dec
Quarterfinals - #8 Josh Shields def. #1 Brian Murphy (Michigan), fall 3:20
165: Anthony Valencia
Round of 32 - #3 Anthony Valencia def. Cody Burcher (Ohio State), 5-3 dec
Round of 16 - #3 Anthony Valencia def. Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 7-4 dec
Quarterfinals - #3 Anthony Valencia def. #6 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 18-6 MD
174: Zahid Valencia
Round of 32 - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Ben Harvey (Army), 7-6 dec
Round of 16 - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist), 15-7 MD
Quarterfinals - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Myles Amine (Michigan), 4-3 dec
184: Conner Small
Round of 32 - Nick Fiegener (Cal Baptist) def. Conner Small, 12-0 MD
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Ryan Harman (Navy) def. Conner Small, 16-5 MD
197: Austyn Harris
Round of 32 – Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) def. Austyn Harris, 5-3 dec
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Christian Brunner (Purdue) def. Austyn Harris, 15-1 MD
HWT: Tanner Hall
Round of 64 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Jack Kuck (Northern Colorado), fall 4:35
Round of 32 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Josh Fox (Ohio State), 8-0 MD
Round of 16 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Dan Perry (Michigan), fall :55
Quarterfinals - #3 Tanner Hall def. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-2 dec
After evening finals, four Sun Devils advance to the championship semifinals – Josh Shields, Anthony Valencia, Zahid Valencia, and Tanner Hall – while one, Ali Naser, moves to the consolation bracket with a chance to ultimately advance to the third place match.
Notably, Josh Shields, the No. 8 seed in the tournament at 157 pounds pinned the No. 1 seed, Michigan's Brian Murphy in the quarterfinals.
Josh Shields goes into alpha dog mode to deck top seed and All-American Brian Murphy. https://t.co/HstZbbMdkP pic.twitter.com/BYcgrcMVzR
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) December 3, 2016
No. 3 seed A.Valencia defeated Cornell's Brandon Womack, the No. 6 seed by major decision, 18-6, at 165 lbs. while No. 2 Z.Valencia and No. 4 Tanner Hall earned a pair of decisions at 174 and heavyweight, respectively, to advance to the semis.
As a team, ASU current sits in a tie for fifth with Central Michigan (57 pts). The remainder of the top 10 is as follows: 1st – Ohio State (73), 2nd – Virginia Tech (71), 3rd – Minnesota (61.5), 4th – Cornell (59.5), 7th – Wisconsin (55), 8th – Edinboro (45.5), 9th – Michigan (39.5), 10th – Stanford (37.5).
Saturday's action starts once again at 9 am PT, with the second consolation quarterfinals, followed by the championship and consolation semis and consolation finals for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth places.
The championship finals for first, second, third, and fourth places are in the final session at 3 pm PT.
FloWrestling.org is streaming all matches of the tournament while those wanting to attend in person can buy preliminary (morning) match tickets for $15 and championship (afternoon) match tickets for $20 at the door (cash only).
Zahid and Anthony Valencia are two of the Sun Devils competing in Saturday morning's semifinals #ElevateAll pic.twitter.com/3GQp8wL0R8
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) December 3, 2016
125: Josh Kramer
Round of 32 – Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) def. Josh Kramer, fall 1:48
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Josh Kramer def. David Gonzalez (Cal Poly), fall :33
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – Josh Kramer def. #5 Austin Assad (Michigan), 11-6 dec
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – Ben Thornton (Purdue) def. Josh Kramer, 8-4 dec
133: Ali Naser
Round of 32 - #8 Ali Naser def. Bryce Shoemaker (Nebraska-Kearney), 10-1 MD
Round of 16 – #8 Ali Naser def. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), fall 5:45
Quarterfinals - #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) def. #8 Ali Naser, 9-4 dec
141: Tyler Sage
Round of 32 – Mason Smith (Central Michigan) def. Tyler Sage, fall :57
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – #7 Joey Palmer (Oregon State) def. Tyler Sage, 10-2 MD
149: Josh Maruca
Round of 32 – Josh Maruca def. Thomas Stevenson (North Idaho), TF 18-2 5:00
Round of 16 – #2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. Josh Maruca, 13-7 dec
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – Josh Maruca def. Josh Cortez (Cal Poly), 9-2 dec
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – Nick Barber (Eastern Michigan) def. Josh Maruca, 8-3 dec
157: Josh Shields
Round of 32 - #8 Josh Shields def. Zach Elvin (Navy), 10-7 dec
Round of 16 - #8 Josh Shields def. #9 Jake Ryan (Ohio State), 8-5 dec
Quarterfinals - #8 Josh Shields def. #1 Brian Murphy (Michigan), fall 3:20
165: Anthony Valencia
Round of 32 - #3 Anthony Valencia def. Cody Burcher (Ohio State), 5-3 dec
Round of 16 - #3 Anthony Valencia def. Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 7-4 dec
Quarterfinals - #3 Anthony Valencia def. #6 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 18-6 MD
174: Zahid Valencia
Round of 32 - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Ben Harvey (Army), 7-6 dec
Round of 16 - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Nolan Kistler (Cal Baptist), 15-7 MD
Quarterfinals - #2 Zahid Valencia def. Myles Amine (Michigan), 4-3 dec
184: Conner Small
Round of 32 - Nick Fiegener (Cal Baptist) def. Conner Small, 12-0 MD
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Ryan Harman (Navy) def. Conner Small, 16-5 MD
197: Austyn Harris
Round of 32 – Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) def. Austyn Harris, 5-3 dec
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Christian Brunner (Purdue) def. Austyn Harris, 15-1 MD
HWT: Tanner Hall
Round of 64 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Jack Kuck (Northern Colorado), fall 4:35
Round of 32 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Josh Fox (Ohio State), 8-0 MD
Round of 16 - #3 Tanner Hall def. Dan Perry (Michigan), fall :55
Quarterfinals - #3 Tanner Hall def. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-2 dec