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Gophers Wrap Day One of Cliff Keen Invitational
12/3/2021 9:39:00 PM | Wrestling
Three wrestlers still alive as they look to advance to placement round tomorrow morning
LAS VEGAS - Minnesota closed out day one of the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., as three Gophers are still alive on the consolation side as they look to place in tomorrow's competition.Â
Minnesota kicked off the day with a solid performance in the opening session as they pushed three into the Friday evening quarterfinals, with Jake Gliva, Jake Bergeland, and Michael Blockhus all advancing.Â
After having a first round bye, Jake Gliva's first and only competition of the morning session was against No. 20 Job Greenwood of Wyoming. Gliva controlled the match early and often as he secured a takedowns in each of the first two periods of the bout, before displaying some solid collar-tie defense in the third period to hold his ranked opponent scoreless in the 5-0 victory.Â
Jake Bergeland rattled off two dominant performances in the first two rounds, pinning Sacred Heart's Jordan Carlucci before rolling to a major decision against Angelo Martinoni of CSU-Bakersfield.Â
Michael Blockhus earned a tech fall in his first round opponent against Princeton's Josh Breeding, then he advanced through the second round as an injury marred a clash between conference foes as he took on Michigan's Kanen Storr.Â
Michial Foy also advanced to the Friday evening session in the consolation round, going 2-1 on the morning after falling to No. 7 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) in the second round. Cael Carlson, Jared Krattiger, and Keaton Kluever were all eliminated from the tournament after Session I.Â
In Session II, the Gophers went winless as all three Gopher quarterfinalists fell to the top seeds in their brackets on the winners side, while Michial Foy dropped a tight 1-0 contest in his consolation bout.Â
Action continues tomorrow morning at 11:00am CT live on FloWrestling as the consolation rounds roll on. Fifth and seventh place matches will be contested at the end of Session III, while third place bouts will take place in Session IV at 5:00pm CT should the Gophers advance to that point.Â
DAY ONE RESULTS:Â
133: Jake Gliva
Round of 16: Jake Gliva dec. No. 20 Job Greenwood (Wyoming), 5-0
Quarterfinals: No. 6 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) dec. Jake Gliva, 5-0
141: Jake Bergeland
Round of 32: No. 23 Jake Bergeland pinned Jordan Carlucci (Sacred Heart), 3:25
Round of 16: No. 23 Jake Bergeland maj. dec. Angelo Martinoni (CSU-Bakersfield), 9-1
Quarterfinals: No. 10 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec. No. 23 Jake Bergeland, 6-3
149: Michael Blockhus
Round of 32: No. 21 Michael Blockhus tech fall Josh Breeding (Princeton), 20-5
Round of 16: No. 21 Michael Blockhus inj. def. No. 23 Kanen Storr (Michigan), 2:31
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec. No. 21 Michael Blockhus, 8-3
165: Cael Carlson
Round of 32: Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec. Cael Carlson, 4-0
Cons. Round of 16: Brady Chisman (Kent State) pinned Cael Carlson, 1:30
174: Jared Krattiger
Round of 32: No. 20 Jared Krattiger dec. Albert Urias (CSU-Bakersfield), 3-1 SV1
Round of 16: No. 17 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) dec. No. 20 Jared Krattiger, 8-3
Cons. Round of 16: Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) pinned No. 20 Jared Krattiger, 2:19
197: Michial Foy
Round of 32: No. 15 Michial Foy maj. dec. Hayden Prince (Nebraska-Kearney), 11-3
Round of 16: No. 7 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 15 Michial Foy, 13-3
Cons. Round of 16: No. 15 Michial Foy pinned Connor Rossi (Sacred Heart), 0:49
Cons. Round of 8: No. 22 Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. No. 15 Michial Foy, 1-0
HWT: Keaton Kluever
Round of 32: Lee Herrington (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. Keaton Kluever, 10-4
Cons. Round of 16: Riley Smith (Navy) dec. Keaton Kluever, 11-4
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