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Wrestling

3 Hokies place at Cliff Keen Invitational

BLACKSBURG – Competing in the nation's toughest tournament outside of the NCAA Championships, No. 13 Virginia Tech had three wrestlers place at the Cliff Keen Invitational, which concluded on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
Redshirt freshman Mekhi Lewis made a run to the finals at 165 pounds but was defeated by 10th-ranked Isaiah White of Nebraska by decision, 2-0. His second-place finish was the highest for a Tech individual followed by redshirt junior Zack Zavatsky's fourth place finish at 184 and redshirt senior Tom Sleigh's seventh place finish at 197.
 
The Hokies finished in a tie for 11th in the team standings with 84.5 points.
 
DAY 2 NOTES

  • After his loss in the semifinals, Zavatsky ripped off three wins in the consolation bracket to advance to the third-place match, including a 13-6 decision over ninth-ranked Max Dean of Cornell.
  • Lewis leaves Vegas with quality wins over Brown's Jonathan Viruet (No. 17), Wyoming's Branson Ashworth (No. 6) and Northern Iowa's Bryce Steiert (No. 9), whom he defeated in semifinals, 2-0.
  • In the toughest weight class, redshirt junior Korbin Myers went 2-2 at 133 after dropping a tight 6-4 decision to No. 11 Montorie Bridges of Wyoming in his first consolation match.

 
133: No. 16 Korbin Myers (2-2)
Myers TF Nicholas Hara (North Idaho), 18-3
Myers dec. No. 17 Dylan Duncan (Illinois)
No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) dec. Myers, 7-2
No. 11 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) dec. Myers, 6-4
 
165: No. 14 Mekhi Lewis (Second Place, 4-1)
Lewis TF Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan), 19-4
Lewis dec. No. 17 Jonathan Viruet (Brown), 6-4
Lewis dec. No. 6 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 3-1
Lewis dec. No. 9 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa), 2-0
No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. Lewis, 2-0
 
184: No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Fourth Place, 6-2)
Zavatsky TF Myles Terry (Oregon State), 20-5
Zavatsky dec. Dylan Wisman (Missouri), 3-2
Zavatsky dec. Owen Webster (Minnesota), 6-4
No.10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. Zavatsky, 9-6
Zavatsky dec. Will Sumner (Utah Valley), 7-4
Zavatsky dec. Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-2
Zavatsky dec. No. 9 Max Dean (Cornell), 13-6
No. 10 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. Zavatsky, 9-5
 
197: No. 14 Tom Sleigh (Seventh Place, 4-2)
Sleigh TF Frank Wyshinski (California Baptist),15-0
Sleigh dec. Zack Chakonis (Northwestern), 4-1
Greg Bulsak (Clarion) dec. Sleigh, 8-1
Sleigh dec. Cale Davidson (Wyoming), 1-0
Jay Aiello (Virginia) MD Sleigh, 9-1
Sleigh MFor Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley)