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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ohio wrestling traveled west to Las Vegas, Nev. to compete in the Cliff Keen Collegiate Invitational Dec. 6-7. The Bobcats finished the two-day tournament with 33.5 points and an overall place of 16 out of 30 teams.

Redshirt junior Garrett Thompson (Murrysville, Pa.) had an outstanding performance, placing third overall in the 174-pound class after kicking it off with a Fall in the second period against Joseph Martin (Northwestern). From there, Thompson faced off against #8 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa), and #3 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State), winning against both ranked opponents with decisions. In the semifinals, Thompson lost to #12 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) after a decision of 10-6, but finished the tournament by winning his final matchup against #11 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) with a 10-7 decision, earning him the bronze.

Additional standout performances included redshirt sophomore Austin Starr (Indian Creek, Ohio), who secured two wins in the 194-pound class during the tournament, both by falls in the first period. Redshirt freshman Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio) also contributed two wins for the Bobcats in the 184-pound class, one by decision and the other with a fall in the first 30 seconds of the second period.

Ohio will be back in action for their next dual meet against Drexel on Tuesday, December 17 in Philadelphia, Pa. The dual is set to begin at 1 p.m.

Full results for Ohio's wrestlers:

125 – Sophomore, Ryan Meek (Luebbering, Mo.)

• Adrian Meza (Iowa State) - L, 8-4 Dec.
• Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) – L, TF 18-1

133 – Redshirt Senior, TJ England (South Hampton, Pa.)

• #10 Tyler Knox (Stanford) – L, 11-0 MD
• Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) – L, 15-2 MD

149 – Redshirt Sophomore, Derek Raike (Point Pleasant, W.Va.)

• #16 Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State University) – L, Fall 4:59
• Jaden Pepe (Harvard) – W, Fall 0:49
• #29 Koy Buesgens (NC State) – L, 9-1 MD

157 – Redshirt Junior, #5 Peyten Kellar (Cutler, Ohio)

• #27 Jared Hill (Wyoming) – W, 8-5 Dec.
• Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) – W, 6-3 Dec.
• #13 Joey Blaze (Purdue) – L, 2-0 Dec.
• #21 Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) - L, 12-4 MD

165 – Redshirt Sophomore, Jack Lledo (Penn Valley, Pa.)

• Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) – W, 11-2 MD
• #6 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) – L, 20-3 TF
• #5 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) – L, 13-1 MD

174 – Redshirt Junior, #17 Garrett Thompson (Murrysville, Pa.)

• Joseph Martin (Northwestern) – W, Fall 4:55
• #8 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) – W, 8-1 Dec.
• #3 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) – W, 10-7 Dec.
• #12 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) – L, 10-6 Dec.
• #13 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) – W, 11-1 MD
• #11 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) – W, 10-7 Dec.

184 – Redshirt Freshman, Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio)

• #16 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) – W, 7-3 Dec.
• #31 Isaac Dean (RIDR) – L, 7-3 Dec.
• Timothy McDonnell (Oregon State) – W, Fall 3:31
• Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly) – L, 9-4 Dec.

197 – Redshirt Sophomore, Austin Starr (Indian Creek, Ohio)

• Nikolas Miller (HOF) – W, Fall 1:28
• #7 Trey Munoz (ORST) – L, 16-1 TF
• Max Agresti (Harvard) – W, Fall 2:47
• #15 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) – L, 6-1 Dec.

285 - Redshirt Senior, #23 Jordan Greer (Avon, Ohio)

• #26 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) – L, 11-5 Dec.
• Dirk Morley (Northwestern) – W, 12-2 MD
• Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) – L, Fall 6:36

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