Two Wrestlers Finish In Top Eight At Cliff Keen

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PRIMM, Nev. - Junior Justin Gaethje (157 pounds) won seven-straight bouts en route to a fourth-place finish at the prestigious Cliff Keen Invitational, defeating two top-ten ranked wrestlers on the way to lead Northern Colorado over the weekend. The Bears finished in 22^nd place with a total of 33 points in the tournament.

Ohio State (122.5) won the tournament, while Cornell (121.5) finished second and Oklahoma (109.5) was third.

Gaethje dropped his first bout to top-ranked Jordan Burroughs from Nebraska, but rebounded to win the next seven, including back-to-back wins in the consolation semifinals and finals over No. 9 Colton Salazar from Purdue (9-7) and No. 2 Chase Pami from Cal Poly (11-4). In the third-place bout, he lost an 8-0 major decision to No. 15 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech.

Senior Kenny Hashimoto, who was ranked 16^th this week by InterMat Wrestle, finished in eighth place with a mark of 3-2. He won his two first bouts before running up against top-ranked Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and losing 15-6. In the consolation semifinals he dropped an 11-4 decision against 15^th-ranked Zack Bailey of Oklahoma.

Senior Tony Mustari posted a 3-2 record, while freshman Justin Gonzales went 2-2. Both Brandon Kammerzell and Eric Brennan went 1-2 at the 28^th annual tournament, while sophomore Tanner Weiks, junior Ed Matthews and senior Justin Tuell each went 0-2.

The Bears host Ohio in a dual on Dec. 9 in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion at 7:00 p.m. and then host No. 4 Minnesota on the 10^th at 3:00 p.m.

Tony Mustari, 125 pounds (3-2)
Piggyback First Round: No. 2 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) major Mustari, 15-4
Consolation First Round: Mustari dec. Kyle McCrite (North Idaho), 6-2
Consolation Round of 32: Mustari fall Taylor Cummings (North Carolina State), 4:10
Consolation Round of 24: Mustari dec. Drew Hammen (Wisconsin), 7-2
Consolation Round of 16: Andre Gonzalez (Cal State Fullerton) dec. Mustari, 9-4

No. 16 Kenny Hashimoto, 141 pounds (3-2) - Eighth Place
First Round: Hashimoto dec. Mark Weber (Michigan), 9-2
Second Round: Hashimoto dec. No. 20 Mike Mangrum (Oregon State), 16-12
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State) major Hashimoto, 15-6
Consolation Round of 12: Hashimoto dec. Juan Archuleta (Purdue), 7-5
Consolation Semifinals: No. 15 Zack Bailey (Oklahoma) dec. Hashimoto, 11-4
Seventh Place: Hashimoto medial forfeited

Justin Gonzales, 149 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Corey Manson (Cornell) SV Gonzales, 3-2
Consolation First Round: Gonzales major Sam Barnhart (Cal State Bakersfield), 9-0
Consolation Round of 32: Gonzales dec. Caleb Lockyer (Western State), 2-1
Consolation Round of 24: Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. Gonzales, 9-2

Justin Gaethje, 157 pounds (7-2) - Fourth Place
Piggyback First Round: No 1. Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) dec. Gaethje, 7-3
Consolation First Round: Gaethje major Richard Winger (Utah Valley), 23-9
Consolation Round of 32: Gaethje mfor Steve Ross (SIU-Edwardsville)
Consolation Round of 24: Gaethje dec. Andrew Balch (Cal State Bakersfield), 10-3
Consolation Round of 16: Gaethje major Ryan Konz (Indiana), 10-0
Consolation Round of 12: Gaethje dec. Joe Booth (Drexel), 11-4
Consolation Semifinals: Gaethje SV No. 9 Colton Salazar (Purdue), 9-7
Consolation Finals: Gaethje dec. No. 2 Chase Pami (Cal Poly), 11-4
Third Place: No. 15 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) major Gaethje, 8-0

Tanner Weiks, 165 pounds (0-2)
First Round: James Nakashima (Nebraska) major Weiks, 12-4
Consolation First Round: Quinn Donnell (CSU-Pueblo) dec. Weiks, 4-3

Brandon Kammerzell, 174 pounds (1-2)
Piggyback First Round: Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly) fall Kammerzell, 6:29
Consolation First Round: Kammerzell mfor Trevor Hall (Cal State Bakersfield)
Consolation Round of 32: Matt Bogardus (Buffalo) dec. Kammerzell, 5-0

Eric Brennan, 184 pounds (1-2)
First Round: Brennan dec. Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro), 4-2
Second Round: John Dergo (Illinois) tech. fall Brennan, 22-7 (7:00)
Consolation Round of 24: Erich Schmidtke (Oklahoma) dec. Brennan, 7-4

Ed Matthews, 197 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Kamron Jackson (North Idaho) dec. Matthews, 10-4
Consolation Round of 32: Ryan Smith (Cal Poly) inj. def. Matthews

Justin Tuell, Heavyweight (0-2)
First Round: Dan Miller (Navy) fall Tuell, 4:24
Consolation First Round: Moises Alcala (CSU-Pueblo) fall Tuell, 6:05