Dec. 7, 2013

 

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No. 8 Ohio State Finish Third at CKLV Invite

DiJulius, Stieber win titles

 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – With a pair of champions in Johnni DiJulius (133 pounds) and Logan Stieber (141 pounds), the eighth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team rallied from sixth place to finish third with 119.5 points at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Saturday night. In addition to winning the 141-pound title, Stieber was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. Oklahoma won the team title with 154.5 points, while Nebraska was the runner-up with 130.5 points.

 

The Buckeyes will return to dual action Dec. 15 when they travel to State College, Pa., to face No. 1 Penn State at noon live on BTN.

 

In addition to DiJulius and Stieber, six Buckeyes placed in the Top 8 of their respective weight classes. Kenny Courts (184 pounds) finished third, Ian Paddock (149 pounds) was fifth and Nick Heflin was a sixth-place finisher. Nick Roberts (125 pounds) was seventh, while Randy Languis and Nick Tavanello finished eighth at 157 pounds and heavyweight, respectively.

 

DiJulius had one of the more impressive outings of the tournament, defeating the Nos. 5, 1 and 2 seeds en route to the title. After posting a 3-0 record on the first day of competition, DiJulius handed No. 1 seed Joe Colon of Northern Iowa a 6-2 loss before downing second-seed Cody Brewer of Oklahoma in 44 seconds. 

 

Stieber collected his third fall of the CKLV invite and a technical fall to win the 141-pound crown. First, Stieber pinned No. 5 seed Nick Lester of Oklahoma in 2:22. Subsequently, Stieber recorded a 16-1 technical fall over sixth seed Anthony Abidin of Nebraska.

 

Wrestling seven matches in two days, Courts rallied from a quarterfinal loss and won four consecutive matches to conclude the tournament in third place. Of the four matches Courts won Saturday, two were bonus point victories, including a 4:48 pin of No. 5 seed Ophir Bernstein of Brown in the third-place matchup.

 

Fifth-place finisher Paddock overcame a 3-1 sudden victory loss to fifth-seed Christopher Villalonga of Cornell in wrestlebacks and defeated third-seed Eric Grajales of Michigan in the fifth-place bout. Injuries forced Heflin to medical forfeit his final three matches to eventually finish sixth.

 

A redshirt freshman, Roberts was impressive in the tournament as he defeated the Nos. 6, 11, 8 and 12 seeds en route to his seventh-place finish. In his final match-up, Roberts edged 12th-seed Earl Hall of Iowa State, 4-3.

 

Despite earning wins in wrestleback competition, both Languis and Tavanello were handed setbacks in their respective seventh-place bouts. Languis dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 10 Robert Burg of Navy and Tavanello lost to No. 7 William Smith of Rutgers, 4-2.  

 

2013 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational

Final Results

Dec. 7

 

Team Scores (Top 10)

Place             Team                                   Score              

1.                    Oklahoma                         154.5                                                                    

2.                    Nebraska                           130.5                                                                    

3.                    Ohio State                        119.5                                                                    

4.                    Cornell                                115.5                                                                    

5.                    Michigan                            108.5                                                                    

6.                    Northern Iowa                75.5                                                                      

7.                    Virginia                               73.0                                                                      

8.                    Iowa State                        62.5                                                                      

9.                    North Carolina State     59.5                                                                      

10.                  Virginia Tech                    56.5                                                                      

 

Individual Results

125 Pounds - Seventh

Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. No. 6 Tim Lambert (Nebraska), 5-4

Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. No. 11 Camden Eppert (Purdue), 4-1

No. 3 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) dec. Nick Roberts (Ohio State), 6-4

Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 4-0

No. 5 Martin Martinez (Air Force) dec. Nick Roberts (Ohio State), 7-3

Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. No. 12 Earl Hall (Iowa State), 4-3

                                                                                                                                       

133 Pounds - Champion

No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. Isaiah Hurtado (San Francisco State), 8-5

No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. Jose Mendoza (CSU Bakersfield), 6-2

No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Rosario Bruno (Michigan), 6-5

No.4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 1 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa), 6-2

No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) fall No. 2 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma), :44

 

141 Pounds - Champion

No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 13-3

No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) fall Bradford Gerl (California Baptist (Calif.)), 2:00

No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) fall, No. 8 Danny Sabatello (Purdue), :44

No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) fall No. 5 Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 2:22

No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 6 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska), 16-1 (2:06)

 

149 Pounds - Fifth

No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) maj. dec. Mark Marchetti (Army), 14-5

No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. No. 10 Brandon Nelsen (Purdue), 13-8

No. 2 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 10-2

No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. No. 11 Brandon Richardson (Wyoming), 6-1

No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. Brian Hamann (North Carolina State), 7-0

No. 5 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 3-1sv

No. 7 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Eric Grajales (Michigan), 8-2

157 Pounds - Eighth

Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. Brady Bersano (California Baptist (Calif.)), 4-3

No. 1 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 21-8

Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 3-2

Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers), 5-1

Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. No. 6 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma), 5-3

No. 2 Roger Pena (Oregon State) fall Randy Languis (Ohio State), 2:59

No. 10 Robert Burg (Navy) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 1-0

 

174 Pounds - DNP

Mark Martin (Ohio State) fall David Irish (California Baptist (Calif.)), 6:14

No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Mark Martin (Ohio State), 16-6

Mark Martin (Ohio State) medical forfeit Patrick Kissel (Purdue)

Mark Martin (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Dominic Kastl (Cal Poly), 3-1

No. 7 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) dec. Mark Martin (Ohio State), 4-2

 

184 Pounds - Third

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) tech fall Zachariah Jimenez (San Francisco State), 16-1 (5:00)

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) maj dec. Ryan Tompkins (Army), 10-2

No. 7 Timothy Dudley (Nebraska) dec. No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 9-8

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) tech fall Devin Hightower (Air Force), 16-0 (5:59)

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 13-6

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) medical forfeit No. 1 Jacob Swartz (Boise State)

No. 2 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) fall No. 5 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 4:48

197 Pounds - Sixth

No. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. Ruben Franklin (CSU Bakersfield), 8-1

No. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers), 6-0

No. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 6 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 6-3

No. 2 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) medical forfeit No. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State)

Cody Dixon (Boise State) medical forfeit no. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State)

No. 10 Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) medical forfeit No. 3 Nick Heflin (Ohio State)

 

HWT - Eighth

No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) dec. Sam Cervantes (CSU Bakersfield), 8-5sv

No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 6 Daniel Gusev (Arizona State), 8-0

Ethan Hayes (Virginia) dec. No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3-2

No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) dec. No. 9 Stryker Lane (Cornell), 5-2

No. 5 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) fall No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3:26

No. 7 William Smith (Rutgers) dec. No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 4-2

 

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