Ohio State captures third straight title in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Led by champions Joey McKenna (141), Myles Martin (184) and Kollin Moore (197), the Ohio State Buckeyes captured their third straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday. It’s Ohio State’s sixth Las Vegas team title since 2009 and eighth straight top-five finish in the event. The Buckeyes amassed 148 points and finished 32.5 points ahead of runner-up Missouri. Nebraska finished third with 105 points, while Northern Iowa (84.5) and Michigan (82.5) finished fourth and fifth respectively. Martin and Moore were the lone repeat champions. Martin, a three-time All-American who is currently ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, rolled to an 11-5 victory in the finals over Nebraska’s Taylor Venz. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Moore, ranked No. 3, topped unranked Eric Schultz of Nebraska 8-3 in the championship match at 197 pounds. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20866
Iowa escapes with 19-18 win over Iowa State
By Craig Sesker, InterMat Senior Writer 12/1/2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry used to be the best in college wrestling. But for the past decade and a half it hasn’t been much of a rivalry. The Hawkeyes had won 14 straight duals over the Cyclones entering Saturday’s matchup and hadn’t lost to ISU since 2004. The rivalry is back on now. The No. 23 Cyclones threw a huge scare into the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes by winning four of the first six matches and nearly pulling off a dramatic finish in the final bout. But Iowa recovered, bolstered by a last-second comeback win by Jacob Warner, to escape with a 19-18 win over ISU before 9,751 fans Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa dodged a huge bullet when ISU’s Austin Gomez threw No. 10 Austin DeSanto to his back late in their 133-pound match and nearly scored a pin. DeSanto fought off his back before the No. 14 Gomez, a highly touted freshman, prevailed 14-9. A Gomez pin would’ve given ISU the victory in the dual meet. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20865
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