Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - In one of the first big individual events of the year, most of the starters for the Virginia Tech wrestling team will head west this weekend for the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Several top wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes will participate in an event that starts Friday and ends Saturday night and will be held inside the Las Vegas Convention Center (Hall C-5).
There will be no live results, but FloWrestling and InterMat are expected to cover the event. Escapesports.com will have updated brackets. For more information, check out the event website at cklvwrestle.com.
Here are the 10 wrestlers scheduled to compete in the event:
125: Joey Dance
133: Kevin Norstrem
141: Devin Carter
149: Sal Mastriani
157: David Wesley
165: Chad Strube
174: Zach Epperly
184: Austin Gabel
197: Jared Haught
285: Ty Walz
Additionally, several Hokies will head to State College, Pennsylvania, for the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday. Below are those wrestlers competing in the event:
125: Brandon Olsen (unattached)
141: Dennis Gustafson (unattached)
141: Jerry Ronnau
149: Solomon Chishko (unattached)
149: Taylor Misuna (unattached)
149: Chad Saunders (unattached)
149: Brent Waterman
157: David Bergida
157: Carter Page (unattached)
157: Jake Spengler (unattached)
157: Justus Weaver (unattached)
174: Tae Leary
184: Zack Zavatsky (unattached)
197: David Reck
285: Dan Garwood
285: Brandon Taylor (unattached)
Escapesports.com will have updated brackets throughout the day.