Final Brackets

LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Cornell wrestling's Kyle Dake won the individual title at 157 pounds at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend. The two-time NCAA champion defeated Nebraska-Kearney's TJ Hepburn, 4-0, in the championship bout. Steve Bosak (184) and Frank Perrelli (125) took second in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Mike Nevinger also placed, finishing eighth at 141 pounds.

Dake won his first match of the day, 7-1, over the No. 4 seed, Steven Monk, of North Dakota State. In the finals, Dake won the championship over the No. 7 seed, Hepburn, who won by default in the quarterfinals over the second seed, Walter Peppelman of Harvard.

At 125 pounds, Perrelli defeated Ohio State's Johnni DiJulius, 5-2 to advance to the finals. In the championship bout, he was edged out by Kent State's Nicholas Bedelyon, 3-1.

Bosak defeated fourth seeded Jacob Swartz, 2-1, in the semifinals at 184 pounds. He placed second after dropping a 7-3 decision to the No. 2 seed, Wyoming's Joe LeBlanc, in the finals.

At 141 pounds, Nevinger defeated the No. 5 seed, Dalton Jensen of Nebraska-Kearney, 4-2 in the wrestle backs to the open the day. He then faced returning NCAA champion Kellen Russell of Michigan. Russell won a 7-1 decision. Nevinger placed eighth after losing a 7-2 decision to North Carolina's Evan Henderson.

Cornell will break for the winter holidays, and will return to action after the new year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2.
 
125: Frank Perrelli (#2 Seed)
Perrelli tech fall Joaquin Calderon (North Idaho College), 15-0 (5:52)
Perrelli tech fall Shawn Nagel (Nebraska), 17-2
Perrelli dec. Michael Martinez (7) (Wyoming), 3-2
Perrelli dec. Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 5-2
Nicholas Bedelyon (1) (Kent State) dec. Perrelli, 3-1

133: Nick Pena
Aaron Kalil (6) (Navy) dec. Pena, 8-3
Brandon Rocha (Cal Poly) dec. Pena, 6-1

141: Mike Nevinger (#6 Seed)
Nevinger maj. dec. Tyler Untrauer (Air Force), 15-2
Jake Sueflohn (11) (Nebraska) maj. dec. Nevinger, 18-3
Nevinger dec. Frank Cimato (Drexel), 4-2
Nevinger maj. dec. Avery Garner (Utah Valley), 15-2
Nevinger dec. Dalton Jensen (5) (Nebraska-Kearney), 4-2
Kellen Russell (1) (Michigan) dec. Nevinger, 7-1
Evan Henderson (North Carolina) dec. Nevinger, 7-2

149: Craig Eifert (#6 Seed)
Eifert dec. Paul Liquori (Harvard), 6-3
Josh Wilson (Utah Valley State) dec. Eifert, 4-1
Eifert win by fall Markos Serna (Western Wyoming), 2:27
Eifert dec. Brandon Richards (Wyoming), 6-4
Tyler Nauman (1) (Pitt) dec. Eifert, 3-0

157: Kyle Dake (#1 Seed)
Dake win by fall Ross Taylor (Western Wyoming), 1:52
Dake win by fall Napoleon Aniciete (Utah Valley), 2:11
Dake dec. Brandon Zeerip (9) (Michigan), 6-0
Dake dec. Steven Monk (4) (North Dakota State), 7-1
Dake dec. TJ Hepburn (Nebraska-Kearney), 4-0
 
165: Marshall Peppelman (#9 Seed)
Peppelman tech fall Dylan Bushby (Western Wyoming), 15-0 (5:36)
Peppelman med forfeit Mason Bailey (8) (Navy)
Shane Onufer (1) (Wyoming) maj. dec. Peppelman, 8-0
Daniel Yates (6) (Michigan) dec. Peppelman, 7-3

174: Billy George (#9 Seed)
George dec. Jermain John (Hofstra), 8-2
Kurtis Julson (8) (North Dakota State), 3-2
George dec. Chris Hrunka (Edinboro), 6-5
Lance Bryson (West Virginia) dec. George, 3-1 SV

184: Steve Bosak (#1 Seed)
Bosak win by fall Victor Avery (Edinboro), 3:00
Bosak win by fall Hunter Collins (Michigan), 2:02
Bosak maj. dec. Timothy McCall (9) (Wisconsin), 11-0
Bosak dec. Jacob Swartz (4) (Boise State), 2-1
Joe LeBlanc (2) (Wyoming) dec. Bosak, 7-3

197: Lukasz Stala
Stala dec. Daniel Mills (Army), 3-2
Chris Honeycutt (1) (Edinboro) tech fall Stala, 18-3 (5:00)
Stala dec. Rands (Navy), 7-4
Stala dec. Simas Norkus (Western Wyoming), 2-0
 Maxwell Huntley (Michigan) dec. Stala, 6-2

HWT: Maciej Jochym
Jochym win by fall Daniel Miller (7)  (Navy), 6:31
JT Felix  (10) (Boise State) dec. Jochym, 10-8 SV
Henry Chirino (Northern Colorado), dec. Jochym, 9-5