LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Mizzou Wrestling wrapped up a strong performance at day one of the Cliff Keen Invitational Friday by putting three wrestlers into the semifinals while finishing in second place in the team standings as the championship brackets move into the semis. Mizzou has 77.5 total points, trailing first-place Ohio State by 1.5. The Tigers have eight grapplers still alive in their respective weight classes, including three in the championship bracket. Advancing to the semifinals were John Erneste (133), Jaydin Eierman (141) and Daniel Lewis (174).

Erneste picked up three pins on his way to the semifinals to highlight a dominant day for him. He will meet top-ranked Nick Suriano of Rutgers tomorrow in the semis. Eierman had two pins and used a 3-2 decision in the quarters to move to the semis. Lewis had two falls and a major on his way to the finals.

The Tiers trail Ohio State, which has seven wrestlers still alive, including six in the championship bracket. Mizzou is ahead of Northern Iowa, which is third with 62 points and six wrestlers still alive. Action will resume tomorrow beginning with the consolation rounds at 11 a.m. (CT) and the semifinals at noon. The championship finals will be at 5 p.m. (CT). All bouts can be streamed at FloWrestling.com.

Below are the team scores following day one and the individual results at each weight class.

Place       Team                      Pts         Champ.   Cons.
1              Ohio State             79          6              1
2              Missouri                 77.5       3              5
3              Northern Iowa      62          4              2
4              Nebraska               57.5       4              2
5              Michigan                48.5       2              3
6              Pittsburgh              48          2              4
7              Purdue                   45          2              2             
8              Rutgers                  42.5       2              1
9              Virginia Tech         40.5       1              3
10            North Carolina      40          2              4

Below is the breakdown of each of Mizzou's 10 wrestlers by class. Each wrestler's bouts are  listed in reverse chronological order.

Colby Smith - 125 Pounds – Consolation Round of 8

• Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) – Saturday
• vs. (4) Louie Hayes (Virginia) – W, 10-4
• vs.  (12) Sidney Flores (Air Force) – W, 11-4
• vs. Shane Metzler (Rutgers) – W, 2-0
• vs. Gage Curry (American) – W, 5-1
• vs. (2) Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) – L, 8-3

John Erneste –133 Pounds - Semifinals

• vs. (1) Nick Suriano (Rutgers) – Saturday
• vs. Noah Gonser (Campbell) – W, Fall – 1:15
• vs. (13) Sean Nickell (Cal State Bakersfield) – W, Fall- 2:39
• vs. Hunter Kosco (Brown) – W, Fall – 1:49

Jaydin Eierman – 141 Pounds - Semifinals

• vs. (3) Michael Carr (Illinois) – Saturday
• vs. (10) Kanen Starr (Michigan) – W, 3-2
• vs. Dominic Latona (Virginia Tech) – W, Fall – 5:00
• vs. Grant Willits (Oregon State) – W, Fall – 4:33

Grant Leeth – 149 Pounds - Consolation Round of 8

• vs. (12) Jared Prince (Navy) – Saturday
• vs. (6) Brock Zacheri (Clarion) – L, 3-2
• vs. Zachary Krause (Brown) – W, 9-5
• vs. Khristian Olivas (Fresno State) – W, 7-4
• vs. Wyatt Corneliuson (Cal Poly) – W, MD 10-2

Jarrett Jacques – 157 Pounds - Consolation Round of 8

• vs. Eric Barone (Illinois) – Saturday
• vs. Matthew Malcom (Nebraska-Kearney) – W, 6-4
• vs. Samuel Freeman (Western Wyoming) – W, TF 17-1
• vs. Patrick Wheeler (Highline) – W, Fall – 0:22
• vs. Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) – W, 6-5
• vs. (1) Tyler Berger (Nebraska) – L, MD 10-1
• vs. Cooper McCullough (North Idaho) – W, Fall - 1:30

Connor Flynn – 165 Pounds – Consolation Round of 8

• vs. (12) Jake Wentzel (Pitt) – Saturday
• vs. (3) Bryce Steiert (UNI) – L, 6-3
• vs. (11) Cam Coy (Virginia) – W, TF 15-0
• vs. Jace Anderson (Western Wyoming) – W, TF 15-0
• vs. Richard Stamm (Hofstra) – W, TF 18-1

Daniel Lewis – 174 Pounds – Semifinals

• vs. (3) Taylor Lujan (UNI) – Saturday
• vs. (10) – Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) – W, Fall – 2:27
• vs. Garrett Strang (Cal Baptist) – W, Fall – 1:38
• vs. Ethan Smith (Ohio State) – W, 6-1
• vs. Robert Patrick (Virginia) – W, MD 10-0

Dylan Wisman – 184 Pounds – Eliminated

• vs. Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) – L, 3-2
• vs. Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) – W, 2-1
• vs. Carless Looney (Wyoming) –L, 8-7

Wyatt Koelling – 197 Pounds – Eliminated

• vs. Andre Lee (Illinois) – L, 3-1
• vs. Greg Bulsak (Clarion) – L, Fall – 4:32
• vs. (3) Corey Griego (Oregon State) – W, Fall – 2:18

Zach Elam – HWT – Consolation Round of 8

• vs. Jake Boyd (Oklahoma) – Saturday
• vs. Patrick Grayson (Nebraska) – W, 2-1
• vs. Deuce Randal (Illinois) – W, 4-0
• vs. Ian Butterbrodt (Brown) – W, 3-1
• vs. Tobin Cahill (Clarion) – W, Fall – 0:48
• vs. Niko Camacho (American) – L, 3-2
• vs. Jarrod Snyder (Cal State Bakersfield) – W, MD 8-0