LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ohio wrestling traveled west to Las Vegas, Nev. to compete with some of the nation's best collegiate wrestlers in the Cliff Keen Collegiate Invitational Dec. 5-6. The Bobcats finished the two-day tournament with 28 points to place 19^th out of 30 teams.

Redshirt Senior Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio) was an outstanding performer for the Bobcats over the weekend, placing sixth in the 184 lb. bracket. Perrine, pre-seeded 11^th in the 184 lb. bracket, started off his tournament with a 2-1 decision win over 18^th ranked Ian Bush of West Virginia. Following a decision loss to 10^th ranked Issac Dean of Iowa State, Perrine rattled off consecutive ranked wins, defeating 26^th ranked James Rowley of Purdue and 15^th ranked Aaron Ayzerov of Columbia by fall at 4:23. After a defeat to 12^th ranked Brian Soldano of Oklahoma, Perrine moved to the 5^th place match where he would again face Iowa State's Dean. After a hard fought battle that lasted into the third overtime period, Perrine narrowly dropped the match to finish the weekend in sixth place.

Redshirt Junior Derek Raike (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) was another standout for the Bobcats, continuing a strong recent run of form with a seventh place finish in the 157 lb. bracket. Raike rebounded from a round of 32 defeat to top ranked Ty Watters of West Virginia with a dominant 13-3 major decision victory over Wyoming's Antonio Avila in the consolation round of 16. Raike  continued his momentum from there, rattling off decision victories over 33^rd ranked Drayden Morton of Cal Baptist and 14^th ranked Cael Swensen of San Diego State to reach the consolation round of four. After a defeat to 23^rd ranked Chance McLane of Arizona State, Raike rebounded to defeat 19^th ranked Jimmy Harrington of Harvard by medical forfeit to claim seventh place.  
 
The Bobcats return to the mat on December 20, when they travel to North Carolina to face Davidson. The meet will start at 1 p.m.

Full results for Ohio's wrestlers:

125 – Freshman, Brayden Teunissen (Belvidere, Ill.)

• Nico Provo (Stanford) - L, 19-4 TF.
• Cory Iannuci (Sacred Heart) – W, 18-2 TF
• Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) – L, 2-3 Dec.

141 – Freshman, Abe Hermes (Milan, Ohio)

• #8 Julian Tagg (SDSU) – L, 14-1 F
• Damian Alvarez (Cal Baptist) – W, 7-3 F
• #18 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy) – L, 14-4 MD

149 – Freshman, Carson Weber (Shorewood, Ill.)

• Patrick Jordon (VMI) – L, Fall 1:04
• Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly) – L, 17-2 TF

157 – Redshirt Junior,  Derek Raike (Point Pleasant, W. Va.)

• #1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) – L, 6-0 Dec.
• Antonio Avila (Wyoming) – W, 13-3 MD
• #33 Drayden Morton (Cal Baptist) – W, 13-9 Dec.
• #14 Cael Swensen (San Diego State) - W, 3-2 Dec.
•  #23 Chance McLane (Arizona State) – L, 4-1 Dec.
• #19 Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) – W, FF

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

• #16 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) – L, 17-3 MD
• Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) – L, 4-1 Dec.

174 – Redshirt Sophomore, Jeremy Olszko (Northfield, Ohio)

• #20 Brody Conley (West Virginia) – L, 4-2 Dec.
• Tate Geiser (Edinboro) – W, 11-5 Dec.
• Eddie Enright (Northwestern) – L, 12-3 MD.

184 – Redshirt Senior, #21 Sal Perrine (Northfield, Ohio)

• #18 Ian Bush (West Virginia) – W, 2-1 Dec.
• #10 Isaac Dean (Iowa State) – L, 4-2 Dec.
• #33 James Rowley (Purdue) – W, 8-1 Dec.
• #15 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) – W, F 4:23
• #12 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) – L, 16-1, TF
• #10 Isaac Dean (Iowa State) – L, 2-2 Dec. TB3

197 – Redshirt Senior, #26 Zayne Lehman (Akron, Ohio)

• Max Acciardi (Arizona State) - W, 6-0 Dec.
• Aiden Hanning (Cornell) – W, 9-1 MD
• #8 Joey Novak (Wyoming) – L, 11-1 MD
• Angelo Posada (Stanford) – L, F 1:11

285 - Redshirt Freshman, Wyatt Schmitt (Shorewood, Ill)

• #22 Juan Mora (Oklahoma) - L, 19-4 TF.
• Parker Ferrell (Virginia Tech) – L, 2-0 Dec.

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