How To Watch The 2023 CKLV Wrestling Invitational
How To Watch The 2023 CKLV Wrestling Invitational
Here's what to know about the 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational and more information.
The closest thing college wrestling fans will get to an NCAA Wrestling Tournament preview will come about four months earlier as teams flock to Las Vegas for the most premier tournament of the regular season.
The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational will feature 15 of FloWrestling’s preseason top-25 teams, including No. 3 Virginia Tech, as well as 10 of the top-20 Pound-For-Pound Wrestlers in the country. Former and current NCAA champions such as David Carr and Vito Arujau as well as multiple 2023 NCAA All-Americans will compete at the event.
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Nebraska returns as the defending Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Champion as they beat out N.C. State by 10 points in 2022.
This year the Cornhuskers are ranked No.6 in the preseason poll, the third-highest ranked team in the field behind only Virginia Tech and Cornell. The Hokies are hoping to improve on last year’s showing, which then finished 11th.
Here’s what to know about the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
When Is The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational?
The event begins on Dec. 1 and ends on Dec. 2.
Where Is The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational?
The meet will be at the Westgate Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas.
How To Watch The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational?
The entire Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational will stream on FloWrestling and the FloSports app. Every match will be available and on both platforms will be home to highlights, archives and breaking news from Las Vegas.
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational Schedule
Here’s the schedule for the tournament:
Friday, December 1st, 2023
- 6:45 am PST: Skin Check
- 7:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Paradise Event Center
- 9:00 am PST: Round 1 Pig Tail Championship, Round 2 of (32) Championship, Round 3 Consolation of (32), Round 4 Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16) Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
- 6:00 pm PST: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals, Consolation Round 1st of (8), & Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
- 7:45 am PST: Skin Check
- 8:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Paradise Event Center
- 10:00 am PST: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
- 3:00 pm PST: CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational Brackets
Brackets will be available the week of the event or earlier in November.
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational Teams
Here are the teams competing at the Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational:
- No. 20 Air Force
- Appalachian State
- No. 7T Arizona State University
- Binghamton University
- California Baptist University
- Cal Poly
- CSU Bakersfield
- Campbell University
- Citadel
- Columbia
- No. 5 Cornell
- Harvard
- Hofstra University
- No. 11 Iowa State
- Long Island University
- Maryland
- No. 9 University of Michigan
- Morgan State
- No. 6 University of Nebraska
- No. 7T North Carolina State University
- Navy
- Northwestern University
- No. 15 Ohio State University
- Ohio University
- No. 10 Oklahoma State University
- No. 21 T Oregon State
- No. 19 Purdue
- Rider University
- Sacred Heart
- No. 13 South Dakota State University
- Stanford University
- No. 17 University of North Carolina
- No. 14 University of Northern Iowa
- Utah Valley University
- No. 3 Virginia Tech
- Wyoming
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational 2022 Results
Here's the teams scores from the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational:
- Nebraska 137.5
- NC State 127.5
- South Dakota State 123
- Michigan 96.5
- Northern Iowa 96
- Arizona State 89
- Cornell 83.5
- Ohio State 82.5
- Oregon State 82.5
- Northwestern 81.5
- Virginia Tech 76
- Purdue 45.5
- Columbia 44.5
- Navy 41.5
- Utah Valley 36.5
- Air Force 34
- Appalachian State 33.5
- Harvard 22.5 1
- Bucknell 20.5
- Ohio 20
- Kent State 14
- Hofstra 13.5
- Wyoming 12
- Cal Poly 11.5
- Clarion 9.5
- Cal State Bakersfield 9
- Edinboro 8
- Nebraska-Kearney 8
- Sacred Heart 7.5
- California Baptist University 7
- The Citadel 6.5
- Western Wyoming 5
- Long Island University 2.5
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational 2022 Champions
Here are the weight class tournament champions:
- 125: Richard Figueroa, Arizona State
- 133: Vitali Arujau, Cornell
- 141: Brock Hardy, Nebraska
- 149: Sammy Sasso, Ohio State
- 157: Peyton Robb, Nebraska
- 165: Julian Ramirez, Cornell
- 174: Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
- 184: Trent Hidlay, N.C. State
- 197: 2 Isaac Trumble, N.C. State
- 285: Mason Parris, Michigan
FloWrestling College Wrestling Rankings
Here’s the FloWrestling top 25 preseason rankings:
1 Penn State 141
2 Iowa 73.5
3 Virginia Tech 64.5
4 Missouri 62
5 Cornell 61.5
6 Nebraska 59.5
T7 Arizona State 50.5
T7 NC State 50.5
9 Michigan 49
10 OK State 38
11 Iowa State 35.5
12 N. Colorado 31
13 SD State 27
14 UNI 26
15 Ohio State 25.5
16 Wisconsin 24.5
17 North Carolina 23
18 Oklahoma 21.5
19 Purdue 20
20 Air Force 18
T21 Lock Haven 17.5
T21 Oregon State 17.5
T23 Lehigh 13.5
T23 Rutgers 13.5
25 Indiana 13
When is the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament?
The NCAA Wrestling Championships are March 21- 23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
FloWrestling Archived Footage
Video footage from all events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloWrestling subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.
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