LAS VEGAS, NV – Seven Virginia Tech wrestlers will be competing in the 41st Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Westgate Paradise Event Center starting on Friday afternoon and concluding on Saturday evening. Action begins on Friday at 12 p.m. EST through 9 p.m. EST with placement rounds on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. EST through 6 p.m. EST live on Flowrestling with a streaming subscription. Live results and brackets will also be available on FloArena.
Hokies in the Field
Six of the seven Tech entries are ranked ahead of this weekend's action – No. 28 Eddie Ventresca (125-pounds), No. 4 Caleb Henson (149-pounds), No. 5 Bryce Andonian (157-pounds), No. 20 Connor Brady (165-pounds), No. 18 Sam Fisher (184-pounds), and No. 20 Hunter Catka (285-pounds). Joining the ranked Hokies is freshman Sonny Sasso at 197-pounds to round out the Blacksburg-based contingent in Las Vegas.
CKLV Pre-Seeds
There will be a totally of 15 ranked teams in what is traditionally the toughest in-season tournament with the field consisting of over 150 ranked wrestlers across all ten weight classes. Six of the Hokies are pre-seeded with four in the top-10, Henson and Andonian leading the way as both No. 3 seeds and both Brady and Catka at No. 10.
Eddie Ventresca, 125-pounds – No. 18 seed
Caleb Henson, 149-pounds – No. 3 seed
Bryce Andonian, 157-pounds – No. 3 seed
Connor Brady, 165-pounds – No. 10 seed
Sam Fisher, 184-pounds – No. 11 seed
Sonny Sasso, 197-pounds – Unseeded
Hunter Catka, 285-pounds – No. 10 seed
Henson, Andonian look to continue hot streak
The back-to-back punch of Henson and Andonian look to continue their stellar start to the 2023-2024 season. The pair combine at 19-0 with 15 bonus point victories while outscoring opponents 229-48 and have only given up a collective 13 offensive points.
Past Tech CKLV Placers
Sam Latona, 2021 – 6th, 133-pounds
Tom Crook, 2021 – 5th, 141-pounds
Mekhi Lewis, 2021 – 2nd, 174-pounds
Hunter Bolen, 2021 – 3rd, 184-pounds
Andy Smith, 2021 – 6th, 197-pounds
Joey Prata, 2019 – 4th, 125-pounds
Mitch Moore, 2019 – 8th, 141-pounds
Hunter Bolen, 2019 – 3rd, 184-pounds
John Borst, 2019 – 7th, 285-pounds
Mekhi Lewis, 2018 – 2nd, 165-pounds
Zack Zavatsky, 2018 – 4th, 184-pounds
Tom Sleigh, 2018 – 7th, 197-pounds
David McFadden, 2017 – 1st, 165-pounds
Zack Zavatsky, 2017 – 4th, 184-pounds
Jared Haught, 2017 – 2nd, 197-pounds
Joey Dance, 2016 – 1st, 125-pounds
Solomon Chishko, 2016 – 5th, 149-pounds
Sal Mastriani, 2016 – 6th, 157-pounds
Zack Zavatsky, 2016 – 2nd, 184-pounds
Jared Haught, 2016 – 2nd, 197-pounds
Ty Walz, 2016 – 2nd, 285-pounds
Joey Dance, 2015 – 2nd, 125-pounds
Solomon Chishko, 2015 – 5th, 141-pounds
Zack Zavatsky, 2015 – 3rd, 184-pounds
Jared Haught, 2015 – 6th, 197-pounds
Ty Walz, 2015 – 1st, 285-pounds
Joey Dance, 2014 – 2nd, 125-pounds
Kevin Norstrem, 2014 – 7th, 133-pounds
Devin Carter, 2014 – 2nd, 141-pounds
Sal Mastriani, 2014 – 8th, 149-pounds
Zach Epperly, 2014 – 5th, 174-pounds
Austin Gabel, 2014 – 8th, 184-pounds
Jared Haught, 2014 – 5th, 197-pounds
Ty Walz, 2014 – 2nd, 285-pounds
Austin Gabel, 2013 – 7th, 174-pounds
Nick Vetterlein, 2013 – 7th, 184-pounds
Chris Penny, 2013 – 5th, 197-pounds
Jarrod Garnett, 2010 – 3rd, 125-pounds
Devin Carter, 2010 – 5th, 133- pounds
Chris Diaz, 2010 – 4th, 141-pounds
Brian Stephens, 2010, 4th, 149-pounds
Chris Diaz, 2009 – 7th, 141-pounds
Pete Yates, 2009 – 8th, 149-pounds
Jesse Dong, 2009 – 3rd, 157-pounds
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