Huskers Claim Fourth at Cliff Keen

Las Vegas, Nev.-A pair of Jordans led the Huskers to a fourth-place team finish on Saturday at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas. Six of the nine Nebraska wrestlers competing finished in the top six, but NU was led by sophomores Kenny Jordan and Jordan Burroughs.

 

Kenny Jordan, competing at 133 pounds, went a perfect 6-0 at Las Vegas to improve to 8-0 on the season. He racked up three bonus-point victories to start the tournament and ended with three straight decisions, including a 7-0 win over T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State-Fullerton in the finals.

 

Meanwhile, Burroughs went 6-1 to earn third place at 149 pounds and run his season record to 15-2. Burroughs lost a 6-5 decision to Lance Palmer of Ohio State in the quarterfinals on the first day, but rebounded in the consolation bracket to earn a rematch with Palmer. It was another tight match, but Burroughs prevailed 2-1 in double overtime to earn third.

 

Fellow sophomore Stephen Dwyer finished fifth with a 5-2 record. Dwyer finished the second day with a 3-1 decision over Jarrod King of Edinboro.

 

Junior Brandon Browne earned a third-place finish after notching a 7-1 record. Browne opened competition with three-straight major decision wins, but lost 5-2 in the quarterfinals to John Dergo of Illinois. Browne wrestled his way through the consolation bracket and ended the second day with a 6-4 decision over Edinboro’s Phil Moricone to finish third.

 

Junior Vince Jones was impressive in his first action of the season. He opened the tournament with three straight pins, all in under a minute. Jones finished sixth with a 5-3 record, but two of those losses where to Louis Caputo of Harvard and all three were by two points.

 

This is the second consecutive year that Nebraska has finished fourth as a team, while Michigan won the team title this year. Nebraska racked up 112.5 points this year, compared to just 94 last year.

 

The non-varsity wrestlers competed at the Bob Smith Open in Hays, Kan., hosted by Fort Hays State. Freshman Tucker Lane continued an impressive start to his career winning all four of his matches and finishing first in the heavyweight division. Sophomore Levi Wofford claimed fourth at 184 pounds.

 

The Huskers return to the mat on Thursday to face the defending NCAA champion Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis at 7 p.m.

 

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TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan ? 127

2. Missouri ? 125

3. Ohio State ? 121

4. Nebraska ? 112.5

5. Wisconsin ? 107.5

6. Illinois ? 100
7. Edinboro ? 85
t8. Cal State-Fullerton ? 68.5
t8. Pittsburgh ? 68.5
10. Hofstra ? 61

 

MATCH RESULTS
125 Pounds
Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Mitch Fenton (Rider), 4-1

Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Jake Gonzales (Oregon State), 4-1

Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Borislav Novachkov (Cal Poly), 8-5

Tony Pescaglia (Missouri) by default over Paul Donahoe (NU)

Dave Tomasette (Hofstra) by default over Paul Donahoe (NU)

Gabe Flores (Illinois) by default over Paul Donahoe (NU)

Paul Donahoe (NU) finishes in sixth place

 

133 Pounds

Kenny Jordan (NU) by tech. fall over Jerome Greco (Columbia), 15-0

Kenny Jordan (NU) by fall over Kyler Hutter (Old Dominion), 3:51

Kenny Jordan (NU) by major dec. over Rick Rappo (Penn), 13-2

Kenny Jordan (NU) by dec. over Filip Novachkov (Cal Poly), 2-1

Kenny Jordan (NU) by dec. over Reece Humphrey (Ohio State), 7-6

Kenny Jordan (NU) by dec. over T.J. Dillashaw (Cal State-Fullerton), 7-0

Kenny Jordan (NU) finishes in first place

 

141 Pounds

Robert Sanders (NU) by major dec. over Brandon Nice (Missouri Valley), 14-2

Sal Tirico (Columbia) by dec. over #9 Robert Sanders (NU), 8-3

Robert Sanders (NU) by dec. over Nexi Delgado (Cal-Davis), 7-3

 

149 Pounds

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by major dec. over Cody Chipperfield (Wyoming), 19-7

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Adam Hall (Boise State), 7-5

Lance Palmer (Ohio State) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-5

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Josh Wagner (Missouri), 8-3

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by major dec. over Kaylen Baxter (Old Dominion), 14-3

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Josh Churella (Michigan), 11-7

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 2-1 (2OT)

Jordan Burroughs (NU) finishes in third place

 

157 Pounds

Chris Oliver (NU) by tech. fall over Tom Timothy (Penn), 15-0

Ben Fiacco (UNC) by injury default over Chris Oliver (NU)

Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado) by forfeit over Chris Oliver (NU)

 

165 Pounds

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Chris Musser (Brown), 11-3

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Bryron Sigmon (UNC-Greensboro), 17-4

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Bryan Tice (Cal State-Fullerton), 8-1

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Chris Brown (Old Dominion), 9-3

Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5-2

Pat Tisch (Arizona State) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5-4

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Jarrod King (Edinboro), 3-1

Stephen Dwyer (NU) finishes in fifth place

 

174 Pounds

Brandon Browne (NU) by major dec. over Ryan Johnson (Northern Colorado), 15-4

Brandon Browne (NU) by major dec. over Tyler Bernacchi (Cal-Davis), 10-1

Brandon Browne (NU) by major dec. over Bran Crudden (Brown), 24-12

John Dergo (Illinois) by dec. over Brandon Browne (NU), 5-2

Brandon Browne (NU) by major dec. over Larry Wilbanks (Western State), 9-1

Brandon Browne (NU) by default over Tyler Bernacchi (Cal-Davis)

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Matt Stolpinski (Navy), 8-4

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Phil Moricone (Edinboro), 6-4

Brandon Browne (NU) finishes in third place

 

184 Pounds

Vince Jones (NU) by fall over Tommy Spellman (Virginia Tech), 0:52

Vince Jones (NU) by fall over Charlie Gibbs (Missouri Valley), 0:47

Vince Jones (NU) by fall over Ryan Goodman (North Carolina State), 0:29

Louis Caputo (Harvard) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 6-4

Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Matt Casperson (Boise State), 11-4

Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Lior Zamir (Penn), 5-4

Raymond Jordan (Missouri) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 8-4

Louis Caputo (Harvard) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 8-6

Vince Jones (NU) finishes in sixth place

 

285 Pounds

Jon May (NU) by dec. over Travis Ewart (Missouri Valley), 8-2

Justin Dobies (North Carolina) by fall over Jon May (NU), 2:21

Jon May (NU) by fall over Brady Punt (South Dakota State), 1:10

Jon May (NU) by dec. over Jason Marshall (Ohio), 5-2

John Wise (Illinois) by fall over Jon May (NU), 3:52