2015 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Seeds And Bracket Analysis

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Seeds And Bracket Analysis

Dec 3, 2015 by Christian Pyles
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Seeds And Bracket Analysis
Below are the official seeds as well as a little commentary on the bracket construction and potential big early match ups.  Official brackets will come out tomorrow morning on FloArena. All action can be watched live on Flo starting tomorrow at 12:00 PM EST.

125:
1. Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
2. Joey Dance, Virginia Tech
3. David Terao, American
4. Dylan Peters, UNI
5. Chasen Tolbert, UVU
6. Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State
7. Zeke Moisey, WVU
8. Connor Youtsey, Michigan
9. Paul Petrov, Bucknell
10. Barlow McGhee, Missouri
11. Nick Herrmann, UVA
12. Ryan Millhof, Oklahoma

Bracket Commentary:
- Barlow McGhee defeated Zeke Moisey at Lindenwood. They are a potential round of 16 match-up. The winner should see Joey Dance in the quarterfinal.
- Paul Petrov took out former NCAA All-American Darian Cruz earlier this year. He could see Connor Youtsey in the round of 16 with the winner taking on NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello.

133:
1. Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
2. Nahshon Garrett, Cornell
3. Johnni DiJulius, Ohio State
4. Rossi Bruno, Michigan
5. Earl Hall, ISU
6. George DiCamillo, UVA
7. Josh Martinez, Air Force
8. Mack McGuire, Kent State
9. Sam Brancale, Minnesota
10. Jade Rauser, UVU
11. Zach Synon, Missouri
12. Josh Alber, UNI
13. Esteban Gomez-Rivera, American

Bracket Commentary:
- Hall and Alber make for a very interesting early match up. Hall is a big favorite, but anytime you’re dealing with talented Freshman, you never know when they’ll have a breakout moment.
-No Ryan Taylor makes this field considerably weaker and helps put DiJulius on the same side as Garrett.


141:
1. Solomon Chishko, Virginia Tech
2. Tommy Thorn, Minnesota
3. Todd Preston, Harvard
4. Jamel Hudson, Hofstra
5. Micah Jordan, TOSU
6. Danny Sabatello, Purdue
7. Dante Rodriguez, ISU
8. George Fisher, Michigan
9. Tyler Smith, Bucknell
10. Matt Manley, Missouri
11. Ian Nickell, CSUB
12. Nic Gil, Navy

Bracket Commentary:
-The Smith/Fisher v Chishko quarter has upset potential for sure. Keep an eye on that one. Fisher has notched some big wins in his career including Dean Heil.
-Jamel Hudson has been red hot. He’ll tangle with Micah Jordan, someone the entire country has an eye on as a potential title contender.

149:
1. Lavion Mayes, Missouri
2. Mike DePalma, Kent State
3. Sal Mastriani, Virginia Tech
4. Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma
5. Alec Pantaleo, Michigan
6. Gabe Moreno, ISU
7. Matt Kraus, ASU
8. Geo Martinez, Boise State
9. Alex Griffin, Purdue
10. Victor Lopez, Bucknell
11. Jake Short, Minnesota
12. Joey Delgado, Oregon State

Bracket Commentary:
-Keep an eye on Alex Griffin out of the 9. He beat Richardson last year badly. He and Geo should have a competitive bout.
-Alec Pantaleo should get an opportunity for revenge right away against Davion Jeffries should both reach their quarter.

157:
1. Ian Miller, Kent State
2. Doug Welch, Purdue
3. Aaron Walker, Citadel
4. Dylan Cottrell, WVU
5. Eleazar De Luca, Northern Colorado
6. John Boyle, American
7. Russell Parsons, Army
8. Justin Staudenmayer, Brown
9. Markus Scheidel, Columbia
10. Andrew Atkinson, UVA
11. Brandon Kingsley, Minnesota
12. Olive Pierce, ASU

Bracket Commentary:
-Not an easy draw for the one seed, Miller. He’ll get the Staudenmayer/Schiedel winner then likely Dylan Cottrell of WVU just to make the finals.

165:
1. Isaac Jordan, Wisconsin
2. Cooper Moore, UNI
3. Clark Glass, Oklahoma
4. George Pickett, Cornell
5. David McFadden, Virginia Tech
6. Tanner Weatherman, ISU
7. Seth Thomas, Oregon State
8. Garrett Sutton, Michigan
9. Adam Fierro, CSUB
10. Chad Welch, Purdue
11. Tyrel White, Columbia
12. Daniel Lewis, Missouri

Bracket Commentary:
- I was hoping for a Daniel Lewis and David McFadden match and it looks like it could happen in the round of 16! Two of my favorite Freshman this year.

174:
1. Brian Realbuto, Cornell
2. Blaise Butler, Missouri
3. Lelund Weatherspoon, ISU
4. Matt Reed, Oklahoma
5. Jadaen Bernstein, Navy
6. Bryce Hammond, CSUB
7. Ricky Robertson, Wisconsin
8. Brian Harvy, Army
9. Zach Hernandez, Columbia
10. Frank Affronti, Hofstra
11. Fox Baldwin, UVA

Bracket Commentary:
-Fox Baldwin should hit former All-American Bryce Hammond in the round of 16.
-The #2 seed Blaize Butler should have an interesting quarterfinal with #7 seed Ricky Robertson. Robertson is coming down from 184lbs and Butler came up from 157lbs last year.

184:
1. Gabe Dean, Cornell
2. Blake Stauffer, ASU
3. Kenny Courts, Ohio State
4. Hayden Zilmer, NDSU
5. Willie Miklus, Missouri
6. Domenic Abounader, Michigan
7. Dylan Gabel, Nor Colorado
8. Mathew Miller, Navy
9. Tom Sleigh, Bucknell


Bracket Commentary:
-Kenny Courts could have a very tough quarter against a familiar opponent in Domenic Abounader. They have gone back and forth but Dom has multiple wins over Kenny.
-Zilmer and Miklus could be one of the best quarters of the day should it materialize.
-We didn’t get the Courts/Stauffer match in their dual a few weeks ago but it looks like we could see it in the semis if they get there.

197:
1. J’Den Cox, Missouri
2. Max Huntley, Michigan
3. Brett Pfarr, Minnesota
4. Jacob Smith, WVU
5. Zach Nye, UVA
6. Jared Haught, VT
7. Mark Martin, Ohio State
8. Derek Thomas, Utah Valley
9. Bryce Barnes, Army
10. Trent Noon, Nor. Colorado
11. Brad Johnson, Oklahoma
12. JT Goodwin, Cal Poly

Bracket Commentary:
-Nye and Smith had a wild OT match at NCAA’s last year where Smith was the winner.
-Don’t sleep on Mark Martin against Max Huntley of Michigan. There’s upset potential there.


285:
1. Ty Walz, Virginia Tech
2. Michael Kroells, Minnesota
3. Blaize Cabell, UNI
4. Ross Larson, Oklahoma
5. Nick Tavanello, Ohio State
6. Michael Hughes, Hofstra
7. Garrett Ryan, Columbia
8. Jeramy Sweany, Cornell
9. Brock Horwath, Wisconsin
10. Nick Gajdzik, Harvard
11. Tanner Hall, ASU

Bracket Commentary:
-The #11 seed Tanner Hall is a potential bracket buster. He should see #6 seed Michael Hughes in the round of 16.
-The #4/#5 match-up between Tavanello and Larson should be a close bout.