LAS VEGAS – After one full day of competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, three Arizona State wrestlers are still alive in the championship round, with four more wrestling in the consolation rounds on Saturday.
At 174, Zahid Valencia will next wrestle UNI's Lujan in the semifinals while Josh Shields will re-match Ohio State's Micah Jordan at 157 lbs after facing in the dual match in Columbus earlier this season. All-American Tanner Hall next faces Duke's Jacob Kasper in the semis.
Ryan Millhof (125), Ali Naser (133), Josh Maruca (149), and Anthony Valencia (165) remain alive in the consolation round of 8 in their respective weight classes. Each of the four have to win four matches for a third-place finish.
Millhof will face Michigan's No. 9 Mattin, Naser will face Pitt's No. 2 Forys, Maruca will take on UNCO's Fate, and A. Valencia No. 14 Romero from Utah Valley.
Nikko Villarreal (141), Kordell Norfleet (184), and Austyn Harris (197) also represented the Sun Devils in Vegas.
Going into Saturday, the Sun Devils sit in fourth-place (71.5 pts) behind Michigan, Ohio State, and Nebraska.
FloWrestling will broadcast Saturday's action while live scoring can be found on FloArena at http://arena.flowrestling.org/event/0775c795-3596-69a8-871d-ac42f93ffb84.
At 174, Zahid Valencia will next wrestle UNI's Lujan in the semifinals while Josh Shields will re-match Ohio State's Micah Jordan at 157 lbs after facing in the dual match in Columbus earlier this season. All-American Tanner Hall next faces Duke's Jacob Kasper in the semis.
Ryan Millhof (125), Ali Naser (133), Josh Maruca (149), and Anthony Valencia (165) remain alive in the consolation round of 8 in their respective weight classes. Each of the four have to win four matches for a third-place finish.
Millhof will face Michigan's No. 9 Mattin, Naser will face Pitt's No. 2 Forys, Maruca will take on UNCO's Fate, and A. Valencia No. 14 Romero from Utah Valley.
Nikko Villarreal (141), Kordell Norfleet (184), and Austyn Harris (197) also represented the Sun Devils in Vegas.
Going into Saturday, the Sun Devils sit in fourth-place (71.5 pts) behind Michigan, Ohio State, and Nebraska.
FloWrestling will broadcast Saturday's action while live scoring can be found on FloArena at http://arena.flowrestling.org/event/0775c795-3596-69a8-871d-ac42f93ffb84.