University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Panther Train heads west for Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
12/5/2024 9:00:00 AM | Wrestling
UNI to send ten to the desert for key in-season tournament in Las Vegas beginning Friday.
 No. 10 UNI wrestling (2-0 / 2-0 Big 12) at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
- 11 a.m. CT | Dec. 6, 2024
- 12 p.m. CT | Dec. 7, 2024
- Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nev.
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- Ten members of the UNI wrestling team will take to the mat this weekend at one of the nation's top in-season in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Competition is slated to begin on Friday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center with live coverage available on FloWrestling. Brackets will be announced at a later time ahead of the start of competition.
2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Schedule:
- FRIDAY: 11 a.m. CT - Round One Pigtail Championship, Round Two of (32) Championship, Round Three Consolation of (32), Round Four Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16), Round Five Consolation 2nd of (16)
- FRIDAY: 8 p.m. CT - Round Six Championship Quarterfinals, Consolation Round 1st of (8) and Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
- SATURDAY: 12 p.m. CT - Round Eight Championship Semifinals, Round Nine Consolation Semifinals, Consolation Finals (5th/6th/7th/8th)
- SATURDAY: 5 p.m. CT - Championship Finals (1st/2nd/3rd/4th)
Parker Keckeisen, the reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, leads the Panthers into Las Vegas as the reigning tournament champion at 184 pounds. Cael Happel (141 pounds), who placed fourth at Cliff Keen last season and second two years ago, also returns to Nevada. Other keys Panthers heading to the desert include Kyle Gollhofer (125 pounds), Cory Land (133 pounds), Colin Realbuto (149 pounds), Ryder Downey (157 pounds), Jack Thomsen (165 pounds), Jared Simma (174 pounds), Wyatt Voelker (197 pounds) and Lance Runyon (heavyweight).
Northern Iowa visits Las Vegas on the backs of consecutive top-15 dual wins in Big 12 competition, most recently defeating No. 15 Missouri last week with victories in seven bouts, including bonus point wins from Keckeisen and Downey.Â
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2024 UNI PARTICIPANTS & RANKINGS (Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational)
- 125 | Kyle Gollhofer (5-3)
- 133 | [11] #27/27 Cory Land (7-0)
- 141 | [3] #6/5 Cael Happel (7-0)
- 149 | [5] #17/13 Colin Realbuto (1-0)
- 157 | [3] #6/6 Ryder Downey (8-0)
- 165 | #31/28 Jack Thomsen (5-2)
- 174 | [8] #21/14 Jared Simma (6-2)
- 184 | [1] #2/2 Parker Keckeisen (2-0)
- 197 | [10] #16/19 Wyatt Voelker (7-1)
- HWT | [7] #20/18 Lance Runyon (7-0)
                [Tournament pre-seed] (Intermat/FloWrestling rankings listed)
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2024 CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Appalachian State, Arizona State, Binghamton, Cal Baptist, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Hofstra, Iowa State, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Navy, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Ohio, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Purdue, Rider, Sacred Heart, South Dakota State, Stanford, Northern Iowa, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wyoming
UNI wrestling action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (University of Northern Iowa Wrestling), X (@UNI_wrestling) and on Instagram (@uni_panther_wrestling). Check out the latest Panther news and information online at UNIpanthers.com.
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