LAS VEGAS - Redshirt seniors Connor Schram and Nathan Butler have advanced to the semifinals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Friday, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Schram reached the semifinals at 125 pounds with wins over Vlad Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney), 4-2, Braken Mead (Ohio State), 14-2, and Will Bardezbain (Kent State), 4-1. He moves to 9-1 on the season and will face the No. 8 seed Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in the semifinals on Saturday.
Butler went 4-0 at 285 pounds on Friday to make it to the semifinals, where he will take on top-seeded Adam Coon of Michigan. The Leavenworth, Kansas native posted his second technical fall of the season in the opening round against Virginia's Tyler Love, 16-0 (7:00). He also put up two major decision before defeating Purdue's Shawn Streck, 5-1, in the quarterfinals.
No. 15 Keaton Subjeck knocked-off 10th-ranked Drew Hughes of Michigan State, 5-2, in the round of 16 at 174 pounds before suffering his first loss of the season, 9-5 to third-ranked Bo Jordan (Ohio State) in the quarterfinals. He is now 10-1 on the season.
Redshirt freshman Nathan Traxler, ranked 16th nationally at 197 pounds, posted a fall in 2:28 over Edinboro's Aaron Paddock in his first match. He advanced to the quarterfinals with a 9-5 decision over Northern Iowa's Jacob Holschlag, where he fell 13-3 to third-ranked Jared Haught of Virginia Tech.
The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will wrap up on Saturday as four Cardinal are still alive in the tournament.
#11 Connor Schram, 125 pounds | 3-0
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Vlad Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney) | 4-2 |
| maj. dec. Braken Mead (Ohio State) | 14-2 |
| dec. Will Bardezbain (Kent State) | 4-1 |
Gabriel Townsell, 133 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Charles Tucker (Cornell) | 3-1 |
| lost to Lane Peters (Army) | 11-5 |
Isaiah Locsin, 141 pounds | 3-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Christian Monserrat (West Virginia) | 4-3 |
| tech. fall Brendan Fitzgerald (Ohio State) | 17-0 (4:03) |
| dec. Kizhan Clarke (American) | 6-3 |
| maj. dec. Joe Russ (Binghamton) | 13-5 |
| lost to Russell Rohfling (CSU Bakersfield) | 9-7 (SV) |
Jake Barry, 149 pounds | (0-2)
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) | 16-3 |
| lost to Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) | 10-0 |
Brandon Dallavia, 165 pounds | 1-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Taylor Owens (Embry-Riddle) | 17-2 (5:28) |
| lost to #3 Logan Massa (Michigan) | 19-4 (6:34) |
| lost to Logan Parks (Central Michigan) | 4-0 |
#15 Keaton Subjeck, 174 pounds | 2-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| dec. Matt Finesilver (Duke) | 5-3 |
| dec. #10 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) | 5-2 |
| lost to #3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) | 9-5 |
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Austin Flores, 184 pounds | 0-2
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| lost to Ryan Anderson (Cal Poly) | 3-1 (SV) |
| lost to Seth McCleod (Oregon State) | 14-4 |
#16 Nathan Traxler, 197 pounds | 2-1
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| fall Aaron Paddock (Edinboro) | F2:28 |
| dec. Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) | 9-5 |
| lost to #3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) | 13-3 |
#13 Nathan Butler, 285 pounds | 4-0
| Opponent | Result |
|---|---|
| tech. fall Tyler Love (Virginia) | 16-0 (7:00) |
| maj. dec. Zach Schrader (Cal Baptist) | 10-2 |
| maj. dec. Hunter Mullins (Wyoming) | 12-0 |
| dec. Shawn Streck (Purdue) | 5-1 |