2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Nearly 100 Big Upsets In Week 5 Of The NCAA Season

Nearly 100 Big Upsets In Week 5 Of The NCAA Season

All of the upsets from the fourth week of Division 1 collegiate wrestling.

Dec 5, 2022 by Andrew Spey
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The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational added heaps of new upsets to the ever-growing list for this 2022-23 NCAA D1 wrestling season. 

The usual caveats apply, as these results may not look like upsets by March (or earlier). Holler if we missed anything!

125 Pounds

Richard Figueroa, Arizona State over #8 Matt Ramos, Purdue

Brett Ungar, Cornell over #10 Malik Heinselman, Ohio State

HM Liam Cronin, Nebraska over #9 Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State

Nebraska won the CKLV, and it was thanks to efforts from wrestlers like Liam Cronin, who defeated All-American Brandon Kaylor to secure third place in the 125-pound division.

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Kurt McHenry, Michigan over #18 Jake Ferri, Kent State

Tanner Jordan, South Dakota State over #19 Caleb Smith, Appalachian State

Dean Peterson, Rutgers over #23 Ryan Miller, Penn

Kyle Gollhofer, Northern Iowa over HM Tucker Owens, Air Force

Brett Ungar, Cornell over HM Tucker Owens, Air Force

HM Liam Cronin, Nebraska over #21 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech


133 Pounds

Joe Heilman, Rutgers over #10 Michael Colaiocco, Penn

#24 Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa over #6 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan

Bisco lost his second match of the CKLV, then went on a tear on the backside, beating three ranked wrestlers on his way to receiving a medical forfeit in the third place bout, including a win over 2022 bloodrounder Ragusin in the consi semis.

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Dylan Koontz, Ohio State over #17 Boo Dryden, Nebraska

#24 Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa over #7 Chris Cannon, Northwestern

Angelo Rini, Columbia over #17 Boo Dryden, Nebraska

#22 Jason Shaner, Oregon State over #9 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech

#14 Micky Phillippi, Pittsburgh over #4 Lucas Byrd, Illinois

Kurtis Phipps, Bucknell over HM Hunter Leake, California Baptist

Derrick Cardinal, South Dakota State over HM Ethan Rotondo, Cal Poly

Brendon Fenton, Kent State over HM Ethan Rotondo, Cal Poly

#24 Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa over #18 Cody Phippen, Air Force

#23 Chance Rich, CSU Bakersfield over #19 Sean Carter, Appalachian State

#9 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech over #7 Chris Cannon, Northwestern

#22 Jason Shaner, Oregon State over #20 Kai Orine, NC State


141 Pounds

Dylan D'Emilio, Ohio State over #9 Cole Mattin, Michigan

HM Carter Young, Oklahoma State over #4 Jakob Bergeland, Minnesota

Young's victory over a top 5 opponent wasn't enough to propel the Cowboys to a victory over the Gophers in a dual meet this weekend, but it will go a long way to helping the local Stillwater High School grad move up the rankings and earn a better seed for the NCAA tournament in March.

HM Parker Filius, Purdue over #13 Vince Cornella, Cornell

#17 Brock Hardy, Nebraska over #6 Ryan Jack, NC State

Isaac Salas, CSU Bakersfield over HM Job Greenwood, Wyoming

#17 Brock Hardy, Nebraska over #9 Cole Mattin, Michigan

HM Joshua Koderhandt, Navy over #18 Darren Miller, Bucknell

#16 Clay Carlson, South Dakota State over #13 Vince Cornella, Cornell

#15 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa over #12 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech

#17 Brock Hardy, Nebraska over #15 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa

One of Hardy's three wins over higher ranked wrestlers at the CKLV. This one over Happel was for the title.

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HM Parker Filius, Purdue over #24 Matt Kazimir, Columbia


149 Pounds

HM Chance Lamer, Michigan over #12 Colin Realbuto, Northern Iowa

#24 Alec Hagan, Ohio over #12 Colin Realbuto, Northern Iowa

Danny Fongaro, Columbia over HM Isaiah Delgado, Utah Valley

#7 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern over #3 Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State

#17 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State over #14 Quinn Kinner, Rider

#9 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State over #6 Max Murin, Iowa

#4 Kyle Parco, Arizona State over #3 Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State

#5 Sammy Sasso, Ohio State over #4 Kyle Parco, Arizona State

157 Pounds

Tommy Askey, Appalachian State over #19 Derek Holschlag, Northern Iowa

Cael Swensen, South Dakota State over #19 Derek Holschlag, Northern Iowa

Cesar Alvan, Columbia over #23 Peyten Kellar, Ohio

#11 Kendall Coleman, Purdue over #2 Will Lewan, Michigan

Coleman's CKLV semifinal win over #2 Lewan was arguably the most impressive of his career, and Coleman is a three-time NCAA Tournament qualifier.

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#10 Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State over #5 Brayton Lee, Minnesota


165 Pounds

Bubba Wilson, Nebraska over #12 Joshua Ogunsanya, Columbia

Bubba Wilson, Nebraska over #18 Tony Negron, Arizona State

#21 Tanner Cook, South Dakota State over #6 Carson Kharchla, Ohio State

Tanner Cook may be the most dangerous man in the NCAA, as evidenced by this 37 second pin over All-American Carson Kharchla. 

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Donald Cates, NC State over HM Jordan Slivka, Ohio

Donald Cates, NC State over HM Josh Kim, Harvard

Blaine Bergey, Princeton over HM Caleb Fish, Michigan State

Giano Petrucelli, Air Force over HM Cole Moody, Wyoming

Cameron Pine, Clarion over HM Cole Moody, Wyoming

HM Andrew Sparks, Minnesota over #17 Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State

HM Alex Facundo, Penn State over #24 Brian Meyer, Lehigh


174 Pounds

Alex Faison, NC State over #17 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming

Sal Perrine, Ohio over #17 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming

#23 Chris Foca, Cornell over #6 Ethan Smith, Ohio State

Nick Incontrera, Penn over HM Jackson Turley, Rutgers

#23 Chris Foca, Cornell over #15 Cade DeVos, South Dakota State

Foca is going to see a big boost in his ranking after defeating three wrestlers that were slotted ahead of him at the CKLV, including this bout with DeVos for third-place. 

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#23 Chris Foca, Cornell over #21 Troy Fisher, Northwestern

#3 Mikey Labriola, Nebraska over #2 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech


184 Pounds

Lenny Pinto, Nebraska over #6 Trey Munoz, Oregon State

Pinto made the semifinals of the CKLV, and all but guaranteed himself his first national ranking in the NCAA, thanks to this win over the Beavers' top 10 184-pounder. 

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Dylan Connell, Illinois over #20 Matthew Waddell, Chattanooga

Peter Acciardi, California Baptist over HM David Key, Navy

Noah Blake, Air Force over HM Ben Vanadia, Purdue

Tyler Dow, Wisconsin over HM Nate Dugan, Princeton

Lenny Pinto, Nebraska over HM Ben Vanadia, Purdue

#21 Anthony Montalvo, Arizona State over #16 Will Feldkamp, Clarion

#8 Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech over #4 Kaleb Romero, Ohio State

HM Cade King, South Dakota State over #21 Anthony Montalvo, Arizona State

HM Neil Antrassian, Virginia over #22 Caleb Hopkins, Campbell

#12 Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota over #11 Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State

#3 Trent Hidlay, NC State over #2 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa


197 Pounds

#16 Ethan Laird, Rider over #1 Max Dean, Penn State

Jesse Dellavecchia beat Ryan Deakin at the 2022 NCAAs, but that was a year before Deakin won an NCAA title, so someone with better historical data and/or knowledge than me will have to see if a Rider wrestler has ever beaten a reigning national champ before. Either way, impressive stuff for the guy they call "Franchise".

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HM Evan Bockman, Utah Valley over #12 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State

Michial Foy, Minnesota over #23 Luke Surber, Oklahoma State

Billy Janzer, Rutgers over HM Cole Urbas, Penn

HM Tanner Harvey, Oregon State over #17 Kordell Norfleet, Arizona State

#8 Michael Beard, Lehigh over #1 Max Dean, Penn State

HM Andy Smith, Virginia Tech over #18 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State

#19 Silas Alred, Nebraska over #12 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State

#22 Luke Stout, Princeton over #15 Cameron Caffey, Michigan State

#6 Yonger Bastida, Iowa State over #3 Jacob Warner, Iowa

#24 Braxton Amos, Wisconsin over #22 Luke Stout, Princeton

#15 Cameron Caffey, Michigan State over #14 Lou Deprez, Binghamton


285 Pounds

#23 Tyrell Gordon, Northern Iowa over #7 Tate Orndorff, Ohio State

#14 AJ Nevills, South Dakota State over #1 Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State

Dean wasn't the only #1 in the rankings to take a loss this week. AJ Nevills knocked off 2022's heavyweight runnerup in the CKLV quarterfinals (it was an eventful CKLV if you hadn't noticed). 

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#23 Tyrell Gordon, Northern Iowa over #14 AJ Nevills, South Dakota State

Ryan Vasbinder, Michigan State over HM Matthew Cover, Princeton

#21 Owen Trephan, NC State over #12 Lewis Fernandes, Cornell

#9 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force over #5 Yaraslau Slavikouski, Harvard

HM Boone Mcdermott, Rutgers over #24 Ben Goldin, Penn