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Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Parris Advances to Heavyweight Semifinals at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
12/6/2019 11:46:00 PM | Wrestling
» Mason Parris advanced into heavyweight semifinals at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Parris earned bonus points in all three of his wins with two falls.
» Jack Medley (125) and Cole Mattin (141) dropped losses in the quarterfinals; Medley earned a ranked win in the second round with a 6-5 decision against North Carolina State's 15th-ranked Jakob Camacho.
» Michigan sits in 15th place (23 points) with four wrestlers still alive in the competition; Jelani Embree (184) rounds out the Wolverines' wrestleback wrestlers.
Site: Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas Convention Center)
Event: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: 15th Place of 32 Teams (23 points) after Day 1
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 7 -- at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - Day 2 (Las Vegas, Nev.), 9 a.m. PST
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Sophomore Mason Parris advanced to the heavyweight semifinals to headline the No. 22-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's first day of competition at the 38th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday (Dec. 6) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With three additional Wolverines still alive in the consolation bracket, U-M sits in 15th place with 23 points.
Parris, the top seed and nation's No. 2-ranked heavyweight, earned bonus points in all three of his first-day bouts, including quick first-period pins in both the first round and quarterfinals. Parris used his fireman's carry to strike immediately against Northern Iowa's Carter Isley in the quarterfinals before settling in to collect the fall at the 54-second mark. He also pinned South Dakota State's Blake Wolters in less than a minute in his first bout of the day, going high-crotch to double leg to cradle and eventually a half for the fall at 56 seconds. Parris is 13-0 on the season with four pins.
Michigan went 1-for-3 in the quarterfinal round, with junior/sophomore Jack Medley and freshman Cole Mattin dropping bouts at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively, after a pair of gritty wins apiece in the morning session.
Medley, unseeded at 125 pounds, dropped a 12-5 decision to Northwestern's Michael Deaugustino in the quarterfinals. He earned two solid wins in the morning session, scoring three takedowns, a reversal and 3:08 riding-time advantage en route to a 9-4 decision against three-time NCAA qualifier Christian Moody of Oklahoma before edging North Carolina State's 15th-ranked Jakob Camacho, 6-5, behind a late reversal and rideout.
Mattin, seeded eighth at 141 pounds, also earned his points on the mat in a gritty 4-3 decision over Utah Valley's Cameron Hunsaker in the second round. After nearly getting ridden out in the second period, Mattin scored a reversal and two-point near fall in the final 15 seconds of the frame before riding for the bulk of the third period. Mattin also defeated Virginia's Brian Courtney, 5-3, in the first round behind two single-leg takedowns in the first period. He fell to Ohio State's top-ranked Luke Pletcher in the quarterfinals.
Junior/sophomore Jelani Embree, seeded ninth at 184 pounds, rounds out the Wolverines' remaining competitors after posting a 3-1 record on the day. He bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Iowa State's 11th-ranked Samuel Colbray with back-to-back wrestleback wins, including a 9-4 decision against Northwestern's Jack Jessen -- on two takedowns and two back points -- in his evening-session match.
Michigan will return to action Saturday (Dec. 7) for the second and final day of competition at the 2019 Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. U-M will hit the mat at 9 a.m. PST for the semifinals and continued wrestleback rounds, while the championships finals are slated for a 3 p.m. PST start. All matches will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Top 15 Teams (After Day 1)
1. Nebraska             69 2. Ohio State            68 3. Arizona State         60.5 4. Northern Iowa         58 5. Purdue               53.5 6. Iowa State           45.5 6. Minnesota            45.5 8. Oklahoma             44.5 9. NC State             41.5 10. Northwestern         37 11. Cornell              35 12. Virginia             31 13. Wyoming              30.5 14. Northern Colorado   24.5 15. MICHIGAN             23
Michigan Results (Day 1)
Numbers listed are tournament seeds
125 Pounds -- Jack Medley
First Round - dec. Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 9-4
Second Round - dec. #4 Jakob Camacho (North Carolina State), 6-5
Quarterfinals - dec. by Michael Deaugustino (Northwestern), 12-5
Consolations - vs. Malik Heinselman (Ohio State)
141 Pounds -- #8 Cole Mattin
First Round - dec. Brian Courtney (Virginia), 5-3
Second round - dec. Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley), 4-3
Quarterfinals - tech. fall by #1 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State), 26-11 (6:20)
Consolations - vs. Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa)
149 Pounds -- Ben Lamantia
First Round - tech. fall Marcus Lopez (Grand Canyon), 18-0 (1:49)
Second Round - dec. by #2 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 7-4
Consolations - dec. Greg Gaxiola (Fresno State), 7-1
Consolations - dec. by #10 Russell Rohlfing (Cal State Bakersfield), 6-3
Eliminated with a 2-2 record
157 Pounds -- #5 Will Lewan
First Round - injury def. by Justin McCoy (Virginia), 3:48
Withdrew with a 0-1 record
165 Pounds -- Layne Van Anrooy
First Round - tech. fall by #2 Josh Shields (Arizona State), 16-1 (7:00)
Consolations - dec. by Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), 4-3
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
174 Pounds -- Max Maylor
First Round - major dec. by #3 Dylan Lydy (Purdue), 15-5
Consolations - major dec. by Sage Heller (Hofstra), 12-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
184 Pounds -- #9 Jelani Embree
First Round - dec. Cody Mulligan (Edinboro), 5-2
Second Round - dec. by #8 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 3-2 TB2
Consolations - dec. Luke Funck (Clarion), 6-1
Consolations - dec. Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 9-4
Consolations - vs. #11 Owen Webster (Minnesota)
197 Pounds -- J.T. Correll
First Round - dec. by #6 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma), 9-2
Consolations - dec. by Colin McCracken (Kent State), 4-3
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
Heavyweight -- #1 Mason Parris
First Round - pinned Blake Wolters (South Dakota State), 0:56
Second Round - major dec. Tyler Bagoly (Clarion), 14-2
Quarterfinals - pinned #9 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa), 0:54
Semifinals - vs. #5 Christian Lance (Nebraska)
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