Saturday, December 7
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Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Lane Places Third at 197 Pounds in 38th Annual Las Vegas Invitational
12/7/2019 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Tom Lane is Cal Poly's highest finisher in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in seven years.
The senior decisioned Jake Woodley of Oklahoma 4-2 in the match for third and fourth place at 197 pounds on Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Lane was seeded No. 5 while Woodley was the sixth seed.
Lane (pictured at right) scored a takedown with 1:21 left in the first period. Woodley chose the neutral position in a scoreless second period. In the final period, Lane tallied an escape, Woodley secured a takedown and Lane escaped again with 48 seconds left for the win.
Lane, who reached the semifinals with a pair of wins Friday, was defeated in a 16-1 technical fall by top-seeded Kollin Moore of Ohio State on Saturday morning.
Lane then earned a spot in the consolation final with a 6-3 decision against Greg Bulsak of Clarion. Bulsak opened the match with a takedown, but Lane's escape and takedown gave him a 3-2 lead after one period. There was no scoring in the second period and Lane secured a reversal and riding time in the final period for the win.
"After a tough semifinal bout against the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the country, Tom showed a great deal of grit and determination by coming back and finishing third at one of the toughest tournaments," said Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas. "Tom has a fearless approach to the sport and that is a big part of his continued success."
Back in 2012, Cal Poly's Devon Lotito placed third at 133 pounds. Cal Poly's last champion at the 38th annual event is Ryan DesRoches at 174 pounds in 2011.
A two-time national qualifier, Lane was 4-1 in the tournament and is now 6-1 for the season. In 2017, Lane reached the quarterfinals at Las Vegas and finished one victory shy of placing. The Garden City, N.Y., native posted a 2-2 mark in the 2018 event.
Meanwhile, freshmen Jake Ryan at 141 pounds and Bernie Truax at 165 both lost their Round of 12 matches in the wrestlebacks Saturday morning.
Ryan was pinned by Mitch Moore of Virginia Tech in 47 seconds while Truax dropped a 13-2 major decision to Bailee O'Reilly of Minnesota. Ryan was 3-2 in the tournament while Truax finished 2-2.
Cal Poly finished 19th among 32 teams in the two-day tournament, scoring 26 points. Nebraska won with 118 points, followed by Ohio State (109.5) and Arizona State (103).
The two-day tournament was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center's Hall N4.
Cal Poly takes a break for Fall Quarter finals and returns to action at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 15.
Results for Cal Poly wrestlers:
125
Benny Martinez was pinned by Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 1:44
Benny Martinez dec. William Edelblute (Utah Valley) 7-2
Benny Martinez was tech. fall by Joshua Portillo (Nebraska-Kearney) 17-0, 4:41
133
Junior Fernandez was dec. by Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) 10-3
Junior Fernandez was dec. by Travis Ford-Melton (Purdue) 14-10
141
Jake Ryan dec. Alec White (Purdue) 8-7
Jake Ryan was dec. by Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) 7-4
Jake Ryan dec. Navonte Demison (Arizona State) 3-2
Jake Ryan dec. Brody Lamb (Northern Colorado) 10-3
Jake Ryan was pinned by Mitch Moore (Virginia Tech) 0:47
149
Joshy Cortez was dec. by Brayton Lee (Minnesota) 5-1
Joshy Cortez dec. Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) 6-1
Joshy Cortez was dec. by Brent Moore (Virginia Tech) 3-2
157
Brawley Lamer was dec. by Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) 6-1
Brawley Lamer dec. Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska-Kearney) 7-2
Brawley Lamer pinned Doug Gudenburr (Citadel) 1:22
Brawley Lamer was dec. by Keaton Geerts (Northern Iowa) 6-5
165
Bernie Truax was dec. by Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 9-5
Bernie Truax maj. dec. Chase Straw (Iowa State) 17-5
Bernie Truax maj. dec. Derek Ciavarro (Edinboro) 8-0
Bernie Truax was maj. dec. by Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 13-2
174
No entrant
184
Trent Tracy was maj. dec. by Trent Hidlay (North Carolina State) 12-4
Trent Tracy was tech. fall by Brody Thompson (Grand Canyon) 18-0, 1:36
197
No. 5 Tom Lane maj. dec. Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) 12-2
Tom Lane dec. No. 4 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 6-4
Tom Lane was tech. fall by No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) 16-1
Tom Lane dec. Greg Bulsak (Clarion) 6-3
Tom Lane dec. No. 6 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) 4-2 (third place)
285
Samuel Aguilar was dec. by Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) 8-3
Samuel Aguilar was pinned by Josiah Jones (Oklahoma) 2:08
Photo at top of page of Tom Lane courtesy of Nathan Nybakke | Photography805.com
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