LAS VEGAS – After day one at the Cliff Keen Invitational, four Sun Devils advanced to the semifinals, while four more have the chance to wrestle through the consolation round on Saturday.
Seven Sun Devils reached the quarterfinals on Friday – Brandon Courtney (125), Jacori Teemer (157), Josh Shields (165), Anthony Valencia (174), Zahid Valencia (184), Kordell Norfleet (197), Tanner Hall (HWT) – giving ASU its highest total of quarterfinalists since at least 2009.
Senior Zahid Valencia (184) will have the chance to capture his third CKLV title in four years on Saturday, when he takes on Lou Deprez of Binghamton. Zahid was crowned champion back in his freshman and sophomore seasons, while the Sun Devils took the year off from CKLV last season.
All-American Josh Shields will face North Dakota State's Andrew Fogarty at 165 lbs., while Anthony Valencia will get the chance to face the tournament's No. 1 seed at 174 Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa. Heavyweight Tanner Hall will look to avenge his loss from earlier in the season, with a rematch against Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley).
Brandon Courtney (125), Josh Maruca (149), Jacori Teemer (157) and Kordell Norfleet (197) will have to battle through the consolation bracket Saturday. All four will have to win four straight matches to take home a third place finish.
The Sun Devils sit in third place (60.5 points) going into the final day at CKLV, trailing Ohio State (68) and Nebraska (69).
Fans can follow the event live tomorrow as it will be streamed on FloWrestling.org with live results on FloWrestling's FloArena. Coverage begins at 10 am MST.
125 -- #18 Brandon Courtney
Round of 32 – #18 Brandon Courtney MD Beau Bayless (Harvard), 13-5
Round of 16 – #18 Brandon Courtney MD Joshua Portillo (Nebraska-Kearney), 10-2
Quarterfinals – #11 Devin Schroder (Purdue) FALL #18 Brandon Courtney, 6:03
133 -- #12 Josh Kramer
Round of 32 – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) DEC #12 Josh Kramer, 8-6
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Forfeit (Injury)
141 -- Navonte Demison
Round of 32 – Mitchell Mckee (Minnesota)TF Navonte Demison, 16-0
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – BYE
Consolation Round of 16 (2) - Jack Ryan (Cal Poly) DEC Navonte Demison, 3-2
149 -- #23 Josh Maruca
Round of 32 – #23 Josh Maruca DEC Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart), 3-0
Round of 16 – #9 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) DEC #23 Josh Maruca, 9-4
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – #23 Josh Maruca MD Selwyn Porter (The Citadel), 15-5
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – #23 Josh Maruca DEC Aj Leitten (NC State), 8-4
157 -- #19 Jacori Teemer
Round of 32 - #19 Jacori Teemer MD Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska-Kearney), 14-5
Round of 16 - #19 Jacori Teemer MD Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 18-8
Quarterfinals - #4 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) DEC #19 Jacori Teemer, 8-5
165 -- #5 Josh Shields
Round of 32 - #5 Josh Shields TF Layne Van Anrooy (Michigan), 16-1
Round of 16 - #5 Josh Shields DEC Cole Moody (Wyoming), 8-4
Quarterfinals - #5 Josh Shields TF #25 Emil Soehnlen (Purdue), 19-4
174 -- #8 Anthony Valencia
Round of 32 - #8 Anthony Valencia DEC Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU), 6-5
Round of 16 - #8 Anthony Valencia FALL Sage Heller (Hofstra), 2:58
Quarterfinals - #8 Anthony Valencia MD #15 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 15-6
184 -- #1 Zahid Valencia
Round of 32 - #1 Zahid Valencia FALL Dominic Kincaid (Fresno State), 3:37
Round of 16 - #1 Zahid Valencia FALL Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 4:43
Quarterfinals - #1 Zahid Valencia TF #10 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 26-8
197 -- #14 Kordell Norfleet
Round of 32 – BYE
Round of 16 - #14 Kordell Norfleet DEC Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 9-8
Quarterfinals – #1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) DEC #14 Kordell Norfleet, 5-3
HWT -- #7 Tanner Hall
Round of 32 - #7 Tanner Hall DEC Thomas Penola (Purdue), 4-2
Round of 16 - #7 Tanner Hall DEC Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 9-8
Quarterfinals - #7 Tanner Hall DEC #14 Brian Andrews (Wyoming), 2-1
Seven Sun Devils reached the quarterfinals on Friday – Brandon Courtney (125), Jacori Teemer (157), Josh Shields (165), Anthony Valencia (174), Zahid Valencia (184), Kordell Norfleet (197), Tanner Hall (HWT) – giving ASU its highest total of quarterfinalists since at least 2009.
Senior Zahid Valencia (184) will have the chance to capture his third CKLV title in four years on Saturday, when he takes on Lou Deprez of Binghamton. Zahid was crowned champion back in his freshman and sophomore seasons, while the Sun Devils took the year off from CKLV last season.
All-American Josh Shields will face North Dakota State's Andrew Fogarty at 165 lbs., while Anthony Valencia will get the chance to face the tournament's No. 1 seed at 174 Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa. Heavyweight Tanner Hall will look to avenge his loss from earlier in the season, with a rematch against Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley).
Brandon Courtney (125), Josh Maruca (149), Jacori Teemer (157) and Kordell Norfleet (197) will have to battle through the consolation bracket Saturday. All four will have to win four straight matches to take home a third place finish.
The Sun Devils sit in third place (60.5 points) going into the final day at CKLV, trailing Ohio State (68) and Nebraska (69).
Fans can follow the event live tomorrow as it will be streamed on FloWrestling.org with live results on FloWrestling's FloArena. Coverage begins at 10 am MST.
125 -- #18 Brandon Courtney
Round of 32 – #18 Brandon Courtney MD Beau Bayless (Harvard), 13-5
Round of 16 – #18 Brandon Courtney MD Joshua Portillo (Nebraska-Kearney), 10-2
Quarterfinals – #11 Devin Schroder (Purdue) FALL #18 Brandon Courtney, 6:03
133 -- #12 Josh Kramer
Round of 32 – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) DEC #12 Josh Kramer, 8-6
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – Forfeit (Injury)
141 -- Navonte Demison
Round of 32 – Mitchell Mckee (Minnesota)TF Navonte Demison, 16-0
Consolation Round of 16 (1) – BYE
Consolation Round of 16 (2) - Jack Ryan (Cal Poly) DEC Navonte Demison, 3-2
149 -- #23 Josh Maruca
Round of 32 – #23 Josh Maruca DEC Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart), 3-0
Round of 16 – #9 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) DEC #23 Josh Maruca, 9-4
Consolation Round of 16 (2) – #23 Josh Maruca MD Selwyn Porter (The Citadel), 15-5
Consolation Round of 8 (1) – #23 Josh Maruca DEC Aj Leitten (NC State), 8-4
157 -- #19 Jacori Teemer
Round of 32 - #19 Jacori Teemer MD Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska-Kearney), 14-5
Round of 16 - #19 Jacori Teemer MD Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 18-8
Quarterfinals - #4 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) DEC #19 Jacori Teemer, 8-5
165 -- #5 Josh Shields
Round of 32 - #5 Josh Shields TF Layne Van Anrooy (Michigan), 16-1
Round of 16 - #5 Josh Shields DEC Cole Moody (Wyoming), 8-4
Quarterfinals - #5 Josh Shields TF #25 Emil Soehnlen (Purdue), 19-4
174 -- #8 Anthony Valencia
Round of 32 - #8 Anthony Valencia DEC Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU), 6-5
Round of 16 - #8 Anthony Valencia FALL Sage Heller (Hofstra), 2:58
Quarterfinals - #8 Anthony Valencia MD #15 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 15-6
184 -- #1 Zahid Valencia
Round of 32 - #1 Zahid Valencia FALL Dominic Kincaid (Fresno State), 3:37
Round of 16 - #1 Zahid Valencia FALL Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 4:43
Quarterfinals - #1 Zahid Valencia TF #10 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 26-8
197 -- #14 Kordell Norfleet
Round of 32 – BYE
Round of 16 - #14 Kordell Norfleet DEC Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 9-8
Quarterfinals – #1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) DEC #14 Kordell Norfleet, 5-3
HWT -- #7 Tanner Hall
Round of 32 - #7 Tanner Hall DEC Thomas Penola (Purdue), 4-2
Round of 16 - #7 Tanner Hall DEC Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 9-8
Quarterfinals - #7 Tanner Hall DEC #14 Brian Andrews (Wyoming), 2-1