NC State
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
#2 Wrestling to Compete in Vegas at Cliff Keen Invitational
11/30/2023 5:26:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH - 10 members of the second-ranked NC State wrestling team (7-0) will travel west to Las Vegas, Nev. to participate in the highly anticipated Cliff Keen Invitational across Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2). The tournament is being held at the Westgate Paradise Event Center and is set to begin at 9 a.m. PST on Friday and 10 a.m. PST on Saturday.Â
All matches will be available for live streaming on FloWrestling here.
Featuring 35 total teams from across the country, 16 of them hold spots in the top 25 NWCA coaches poll. Out of all the teams at the event, the Wolfpack hold the highest team ranking at No. 2 followed by No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Cornell, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 14 South Dakoka State, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 16 Northern Iowa, No. 17 Navy, No. 22 Arizona State, No. 23 North Carolina, No. 24 Stanford, and No. 25 Maryland.Â
Last year, NC State placed second overall behind Nebraska. Trent Hidlay and Isaac Trumble won their individual brackets at 184 and 197, respectively. Ryan Jack at 141lbs and Ed Scott at 157lbs each placed third in their individual brackets.Â
Schedule:
Friday
9:00 am PST: Round 1 Pig Tail Championship, Round 2 of (32) Championship, Round 3 Consolation of (32), Round 4 Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16) Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
6:00 pm PST: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals, Consolation Round 1st of (8), & Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
Saturday
10:00 am PST: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
3:00 pm PST: CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
Projected Lineup:Â
125 - Troy Hohman
133 - Kai Orine
141 - Ryan Jack
149 - Jackson Arrington
157 - Ed Scott
165 - AJ Kovacs
174 - Alex Faison
184 - Dylan Fishback
197 - Trent Hidlay
285 - Owen Trephan
Rankings Update:
After week four of the season, the team remained at second in the nation for the third straight week this season.Â
| FloWrestling | InterMat | ||
| Weight | Rank | Rank | Athlete |
| 125 | #1 | #1 | Jakob Camacho |
| 133 | #5 | #4 | Kai Orine |
| 141 | #7 | #7 | Ryan Jack |
| 149 | #5 | #6 | Jackson Arrington |
| 157 | #8 | #8 | Ed Scott |
| 165 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 174 | #26 | #23 | Alex Faison |
| 184 | #18 | #20 | Dylan Fishback |
| 197 | #5 | #5 | Trent Hidlay |
| HWT | #13 | #13 | Owen Trephan |
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