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Kaleb Larkin shines for Wrestling as Sun Devils fall short at National Duals Invitational

Kaleb Larkin shines for Wrestling as Sun Devils fall short at National Duals InvitationalKaleb Larkin shines for Wrestling as Sun Devils fall short at National Duals Invitational
by Danny Sullivan

TULSA, Okla. – A star is born. 149-pound phenom Kaleb Larkin, son of legendary Sun Devil wrestler Eric Larkin, put the country on notice with two dominant wins at the National Duals Invitational on Saturday at the Bok Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Results //  Official bracket // Tournament Central 

Arizona State (0-2) dropped its first two duals of the season to Michigan and Lehigh, with respective scores of 30-10 and 24-18. Despite the outcomes, Larkin’s arrival remains a huge storyline. The Arizona native’s dominance has cemented him in headlines across the wrestling world: 

 

 

 

Larkin outscored opponents 31-7 across both bouts, with a 12-3 MD win over No. 2-ranked Lachlan McNeil (Michigan), and a TF 19-4 (7:00) over Owen Reinsel (Lehigh). 

Larkin was joined by younger brother Kyler Larkin (133 LB) and redshirt-freshman Pierson Manville (141 LB) as Sun Devils to go undefeated at the National Duals Invitational. The trio combined to outscore their opponents 79-24, with a collective 2 MD’s and 2 TF’s en route to a combined 6-0 record. 

The young guns for ASU will look to build on the team’s experience at the highly competitive 16-team field, which features 13 of the top 16 teams in the country going toe-to-toe in Tulsa. 

Bout-by-bout results  
Round one: Michigan 30, ASU 10
125| No. 21 Diego Sotelo (Michigan) MD 9-0 over Damian Moreno
133| Kyler Larkin Dec. 13-9 over Gauge Botero (Michigan)
141| No. 33 Pierson Manville Dec. 3-1 over Eren Sement (Michigan)
149| Kaleb Larkin MD 12-3 over No. 2 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
157| No. 30 Cam Cartrabone (Michigan) MD 12-4 over No. 24 Chance McLane
165| Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) Dec. 4-1 over No.12 Nicco Ruiz
174| No. 8 Beau Mantanoa (Michigan)  F 3-0 (:50) over Cael Valencia
184| No. 14 Brock Mantanoa (Michigan) MD 15-6 over Aziz Fayzullaev
197| No.32 Hayden Walters (Michigan) MD 9-1 over Jacob Meissner
285| No.4 Taye Ghadialdi TF 17-2 (7:00) over No. 33 David Szuba

Consolation round: Lehigh 24, ASU 18
125| No. 5 Sheldon Seymor (Lehigh) F 12-3 (4:16) over An’ee Vigil
133 | Kyler Larkin TF 21-6 (5:00) over Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)
141 | No. 33 Pierson Manville MD 11-1 over Carter Bailey (Lehigh)
149 | Kaleb Larkin TF 19-4 (7:00) over Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)
157 | No. 19 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) Dec. 2-1 over No. 24 Chance McLane 
165 | No. 7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) SV 5-2 over No. 12 Nicco Ruiz
174 | Zeke Dubler (Lehigh) Dec. 4-0 over Leo Tukhlynovych
184 | No. 21 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) Dec. 4-1 over Aziz Fayzullaev 
197 | Remy Brancato (Lehigh) F 3-0 (2:27) over Max Acciardi
HWT | No. 33 David Szuba MD 14-5 over Calvin Lachman (Lehigh)

Up next
The Sun Devils will play host to No. 5 Oklahoma State in the team’s first home dual of the season. The dual will begin at 1:00 p.m. MST on Sunday, Nov. 23, at Desert Financial Arena. The match will be streamed live via ESPN+ with Blake Niemann on the call. 

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