The semifinal round of one of the nation’s top in-season tournaments, the Cliff Keen Invitational, begins on Saturday. Here are the matchups for the remaining Cornell and Army wrestlers, as well as a few other New York natives.
Semifinals:
125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. Josh Martinez (Air Force)
141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) vs. Hunter Stieber (Ohio State)
165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. Zach Toal (Missouri)
285: Pete Capone (Johnson City HS, Ohio State) vs. Chad Hanke (Oregon State)
Saturday Consolations:
141: Steven Keith (Shoreham Wading River, Harvard) vs. Travis Himmelman (Boise State)
149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Tanner Hiatt (Northern Iowa)
Daniel Young (Army) vs. Derek Valenti (Virginia)
165: Paul Hancock (Army) vs. Holden Packard (Boise State)
174: Duke Pickett (Cornell) vs. Bryce Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield)
184: Craig Scott (Cornell) vs. Mason Bailey (Navy)
197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) vs. Matt Lenagh (Nebraska Kearney)
285: Stryker Lane (Cornell) vs. Evan Knutson (North Dakota State)
Quarterfinals:
125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 11-4
141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) pin Tim Box (Cal State Bakersfield), 2:05
Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) dec Steven Keith (Shoreham Wading River, Harvard), 9-3
165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) major Holden Packard (Boise State), 12-1
174: Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec Duke Pickett (Cornell), 6-2
184: Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) pin Craig Scott (Cornell), 2:35
197: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) pin Jace Bennett (Cornell), 1:05
285: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec Stryker Lane (Cornell), 5-2
Pete Capone (Johnson City HS, Ohio State) dec Levi Cooper (Arizona State), 4-3
Friday Night Consolations:
125: Brock Banta dec Billy Watterson (John Jay HS, Brown), 7-5
149: Daniel Young (Army) dec Kevin Tao (American), 5-3
Chris Villalonga (Cornell) over Joseph Garner (North Dakota State), 8-0
157: Adam Fierro (Cal State Bakersfield) dec Chris Dowdy (Cornell), 8-3
165: Paul Hancock (Army) dec Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 5-3
197: Jackson Hein (Wisconsin) dec Bryce Barnes (Army), 8-3