Fresno State Athletics
Friday, December 6
Las Vegas, NV
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Cliff Keen Invite
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Four 'Dogs remain alive after opening day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite
12/6/2019 8:30:00 PM | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS - The Fresno State wrestling team team tallied 10 individual wins on Friday at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite hosted at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Bulldogs had four wrestlers advance to day two on Saturday as redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Jacob Wright, redshirt senior 165-pounder Ricky Padilla, redshirt sophomore 174-pounder Jackson Hemauer and sophomore heavyweight Randy Gonzalez all remain alive in the consolation bracket.
"We had some good things happen today and for the four guys still alive, I am excited for them, and we will see what they can do tomorrow," said head coach Troy Steiner.
Wright and Padilla each tallied three wins apiece as the pair overcame early losses to rally in the consolation bracket with Wright picking up two consolation bracket wins and Padilla recording three victories, including a hard-fought 4-2 win on Friday evening over Koy Wilkinson of Utah Valley.
Hemauer, seeded ninth in the tournament, defeated eighth-seeded Brandon Womack of Cornell, 7-3 in the round of 16 before falling 4-3 to top-seeded Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals in the evening session.
After winning by a medical forfeit over fourth-seeded Chase Singletary of Ohio State in the round of 16, Gonzalez fell to fifth-seed Christian Lance of Nebraska by a major decision, 15-5.
Greg Gaxiola (149 lbs), Dominic Kincaid (184 lbs.) and Ryan Reyes (197 lbs.) each picked up one win apiece in the morning before bowing out.
Fresno State is currently tied for 21st as a team with 14.5 total team points and is one of 16 teams with four or more wrestlers still alive in the tournament on Saturday.
The Bulldogs close out action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. PT.
2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite Day One Results
Jeremy Trinh, RSo., 125 lbs. (0-2)
Round of 32: Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) won by fall over Trinh, 6:46
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Dominic LaJoie (Cornell) won by fall over Trinh, 1:21
Gary Joint, RSo., 133 lbs. (0-1)
Round of 32: No. 11 seed Louie Hayes (Virginia) won by injury default over Joint, 3:09
Greg Gaxiola, RJr., 149Â lbs. (1-2)
Round of 32: No. 1 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. Gaxiola, 11-3
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Gaxiola dec. Tyler Vath (Edinboro), 7-0
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Benjamin Lamantia (Michigan) dec. Gaxiola, 7-1
Jacob Wright, RSo., 157Â lbs. (3-1)
Round of 32: Wright dec. Holden Heller (Hofstra), 7-3
Round of 16: No. 2 seed Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by fall over Wright, 6:16
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Wright maj. dec. Brady Chrisman (Kent State), 16-5
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Wright dec. Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Wright vs. Justin McCoy (Virginia) - Saturday at 9 AM
Ricky Padilla, RSr., 165 lbs. (3-1)
Round of 32: No. 7 seed Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) won by fall over Padilla, 6:52
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Padilla dec. Michael Bartolo (Clarion), 9-5
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Padilla dec. Jacob Thalin (CSU Bakersfield), 8-4
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Padilla dec. Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Padilla vs. No. 6 seed Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) - Saturday at 9 AM
No. 9 seed Jackson Hemauer, RSo., 174Â lbs. (1-1)
Round of 16: Hemauer dec. No. 8 seed Brandon Womack (Cornell), 7-3
Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. Hemauer, 4-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Hemauer vs. No. 14 Kimball Bastain (Utah Valley) - Saturday at 9 AM
Dominic Kincaid, RSr., 184Â lbs. (1-2)
Round of 32: No. 1 seed Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) won by fall over Kincaid, 3:37
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Kincaid dec. Charles Small (Hofstra), 3-2
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec. Kincaid, 6-2
Ryan Reyes, Fr., 197Â lbs. (1-1)
Round of 32: Reyes dec. Colin McCracken (Kent State), 6-5
Round of 16: No. 6 seed Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) won by injury default, 2:51
Randy Gonzalez, So., Hwt. (0-1)
Round of 16: Gonzalez won by medical forfeit over No. 4 seed Chase Singletary (Ohio State)
Quarterfinals: No. 5 seed Christian Lance (Nebraska) maj. dec. Gonzalez, 15-5
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Gonzalez vs. No. 10 seed John Borst (Virginia Tech) - Saturday at 9 AM
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The Bulldogs had four wrestlers advance to day two on Saturday as redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Jacob Wright, redshirt senior 165-pounder Ricky Padilla, redshirt sophomore 174-pounder Jackson Hemauer and sophomore heavyweight Randy Gonzalez all remain alive in the consolation bracket.
"We had some good things happen today and for the four guys still alive, I am excited for them, and we will see what they can do tomorrow," said head coach Troy Steiner.
Wright and Padilla each tallied three wins apiece as the pair overcame early losses to rally in the consolation bracket with Wright picking up two consolation bracket wins and Padilla recording three victories, including a hard-fought 4-2 win on Friday evening over Koy Wilkinson of Utah Valley.
Hemauer, seeded ninth in the tournament, defeated eighth-seeded Brandon Womack of Cornell, 7-3 in the round of 16 before falling 4-3 to top-seeded Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals in the evening session.
After winning by a medical forfeit over fourth-seeded Chase Singletary of Ohio State in the round of 16, Gonzalez fell to fifth-seed Christian Lance of Nebraska by a major decision, 15-5.
Greg Gaxiola (149 lbs), Dominic Kincaid (184 lbs.) and Ryan Reyes (197 lbs.) each picked up one win apiece in the morning before bowing out.
Fresno State is currently tied for 21st as a team with 14.5 total team points and is one of 16 teams with four or more wrestlers still alive in the tournament on Saturday.
The Bulldogs close out action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. PT.
2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite Day One Results
Jeremy Trinh, RSo., 125 lbs. (0-2)
Round of 32: Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) won by fall over Trinh, 6:46
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Dominic LaJoie (Cornell) won by fall over Trinh, 1:21
Gary Joint, RSo., 133 lbs. (0-1)
Round of 32: No. 11 seed Louie Hayes (Virginia) won by injury default over Joint, 3:09
Greg Gaxiola, RJr., 149Â lbs. (1-2)
Round of 32: No. 1 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. Gaxiola, 11-3
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Gaxiola dec. Tyler Vath (Edinboro), 7-0
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Benjamin Lamantia (Michigan) dec. Gaxiola, 7-1
Jacob Wright, RSo., 157Â lbs. (3-1)
Round of 32: Wright dec. Holden Heller (Hofstra), 7-3
Round of 16: No. 2 seed Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by fall over Wright, 6:16
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Wright maj. dec. Brady Chrisman (Kent State), 16-5
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Wright dec. Dewey Krueger (Wyoming), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Wright vs. Justin McCoy (Virginia) - Saturday at 9 AM
Ricky Padilla, RSr., 165 lbs. (3-1)
Round of 32: No. 7 seed Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) won by fall over Padilla, 6:52
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Padilla dec. Michael Bartolo (Clarion), 9-5
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Padilla dec. Jacob Thalin (CSU Bakersfield), 8-4
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Padilla dec. Koy Wilkinson (Utah Valley), 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Padilla vs. No. 6 seed Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) - Saturday at 9 AM
No. 9 seed Jackson Hemauer, RSo., 174Â lbs. (1-1)
Round of 16: Hemauer dec. No. 8 seed Brandon Womack (Cornell), 7-3
Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) dec. Hemauer, 4-3
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Hemauer vs. No. 14 Kimball Bastain (Utah Valley) - Saturday at 9 AM
Dominic Kincaid, RSr., 184Â lbs. (1-2)
Round of 32: No. 1 seed Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) won by fall over Kincaid, 3:37
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Kincaid dec. Charles Small (Hofstra), 3-2
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec. Kincaid, 6-2
Ryan Reyes, Fr., 197Â lbs. (1-1)
Round of 32: Reyes dec. Colin McCracken (Kent State), 6-5
Round of 16: No. 6 seed Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) won by injury default, 2:51
Randy Gonzalez, So., Hwt. (0-1)
Round of 16: Gonzalez won by medical forfeit over No. 4 seed Chase Singletary (Ohio State)
Quarterfinals: No. 5 seed Christian Lance (Nebraska) maj. dec. Gonzalez, 15-5
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Gonzalez vs. No. 10 seed John Borst (Virginia Tech) - Saturday at 9 AM
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition and in life. To become a BDF member, please visit bulldogfoundation.org.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
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