COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sixth-ranked Mizzou Wrestling will get its first test of true tournament action this weekend as it heads to the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. The two-day tournament, which features a field loaded with top-25 wrestlers, begins Friday with a 9 a.m. (CT) weigh in. The championship finals will be held Saturday (Dec. 1) at 5 p.m. (CT). The entire tournament will be streamed live on FloWrestling.com. The complete schedule is below:
Friday, November 30, 2018
- 8:40 a.m.: Skin Check
- 9:00 a.m.: Weigh-ins, Las Vegas Convention Center
- 11:00 a.m.: Round 1 Pig Tail Championship, Round 2 of (32) Championship, Round 3 Consolation of (32), Round 4 Championship of (16), Consolation 1st of (16) Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
- 8:00 p.m.: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals & Consolation Round 1st of (8)
Saturday, December 1, 2018
- 9:45 a.m.: Skin Check
- 10:00 a.m.: Weigh-ins, Las Vegas Convention Center
- 11:00 a.m.: Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
- 12:00 p.m.: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
- 5:00 p.m.: Championship Finals, 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
Mizzou head coach Brian Smith will head into the tournament with the same 10 wrestlers who started in the team's last dual vs. Virginia Tech. More than half of the wrestlers in Cliff Keen field are ranked, giving Mizzou's 10 wrestlers a taste of what the NCAA Championships will be like in March. Below is the projected lineup (rankings by Intermat):
- 125: Colby Smith (2-0)
- 133: No. 9 John Erneste (2-0)
- 141: No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (3-0)
- 149: No. 4 Grant Leeth (3-0)
- 157: Jarrett Jacques (6-2)
- 165: No. 13 Connor Flynn (2-1)
- 174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (3-)
- 184: Dylan Wisman (1-2)
- 197: Wyatt Koelling (2-1)
- HWT: No. 20 Zach Elam (3-0)
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