LAS VEGAS, Nev. – No. 6 Mizzou Wrestling had another strong performance at one of college wrestling's premier tournaments, taking home second place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Saturday. Mizzou had five of its 10 wrestlers earn podium finishes, highlighted by a pair of runner-up nods, while finishing with a team total 115.5 points. Only second-ranked Ohio State finished with more points. Mizzou edged nationally-ranked Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota, among others, on the weekend as it continues to establish itself as one of the nation's top programs.

Earning second-place finishes were Jaydin Eierman at 141 pounds and Daniel Lewis at 174 pounds. Both advanced to the finals at their respective weight classes in dominant fashion before each fell to the top-seeded wrestler in their respective weight classes. Both Eierman and Lewis wrestled to seed as they came in at No. 2 in their brackets. Both finished with 4-1 records on the weekend.

One of the highlights of the entire tournament was true freshman HWT Zach Elam. He earned a hard-fought third-place finish at heavyweight, doing so the hard way as he showed toughness and character throughout. After dropping his second bout of the weekend Friday, Elam rallied to win his next eight bouts, four earning bonus points for the team. He closed his tournament by downing Demetrius Thomas of Pitt, 3-1, in the third-place match.

At 133 pounds, John Erneste took fifth place and earned the tournament's most falls award, posting pins in his first three championship bracket bouts. He won the fifth-place match over Wyoming's Montorie Bridges, 10-4, Saturday.

Also earning a podium finish was 165-pounder Connor Flynn. Seeded sixth, Flynn lost to No. 2 Branson Ashworth of Wyoming, 11-3, to open action Saturday but rebounded for a 4-0 win over fifth-seeded Joey Gunther of Illinois, 4-0, in the seventh-place bout.

Below are the full team scores for the top 10. Mizzou's individual results are listed below that.

Place       Team                      Pts.|
1              Ohio State             148
2              Missouri                 115.5
3              Nebraska               105.5
4              Northern Iowa      84.5
5              Michigan                82.5
6              Minnesota             79.5
7              Pittsburgh              77
8              Utah Valley            70
9              Rutgers                  66.5
10           Purdue                   65.5

Below is the breakdown of each of Mizzou's 10 wrestlers by class. Each wrestler's bouts are listed in reverse chronological order. Each wrestler has every bout listed. Those that were contested Saturday are listed in italics.

Colby Smith - 125 Pounds – Consolation Round of 8

• Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) – Saturday – Forfeit
• 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 – Fifth Place

• vs. (5) Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) –Saturday -  W, 10-4
• vs. (3) Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) – Saturday -  W, 7-3
• vs. (1) Nick Suriano (Rutgers) – Saturday – L, 3-2
• 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 – Second Place

• vs. (1) Joseph McKenna (Ohio State) – Saturday – L, 6-2
• vs. (3) Michael Carr (Illinois) – Saturday – W, 5-2
• 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 - Forfeit
• 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 – Saturday – L, 4-2
• 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 – Seventh Place

• vs. (5) Joey Gunther (Illinois) – W, 4-0
• vs. (2) Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) – L, MD 11-3
• vs. (12) Jake Wentzel (Pitt) – Saturday – W, 8-6
• 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 – Second Place

• vs. (1) Myles Amine (Michigan) – L, 10-7
• vs. (3) Taylor Lujan (UNI) – Saturday – W, Fall – 1:54
• 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 – Third Place

• vs. Demetrius Thomas (Pitt) – Saturday – W, 3-1
• vs. Chase Singletary (Ohio State) – Saturday – W, Fall – 3:21
• vs. (5) Joseph Goodhart (Drexel) – Saturday - W, MD 10-2
• vs. Jake Boyd (Oklahoma) – Saturday – W, Fall – 6:10
• 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