Four Sooners Place at Cliff Keen Invite

LAS VEGAS - Four Sooners placed as the No. 18/20/20 Oklahoma wrestling team wrapped up the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday.

At 141 pounds, No. 2/2/2 (Flo/InterMat/Track) Dom Demas began the day in the 141-pound semifinals after going 3-0 on Friday. The redshirt sophomore dropped a close match with No. 4/4/5 Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 5-2. Demas earned a 16-7 major decision over No. NR/NR/30 Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa) in the consolation semifinals before defeating Iowa State's No. 13/13/13 Ian Parker via tech fall, 19-4 (5:05) in the third-place match. With a 5-1 record on the weekend, the 2018-19 All-American moves to 14-2 on the season.

No. 16/16/11 Jake Woodley (197) also opened Saturday with a semifinal appearance, taking Purdue's No. 19/17/17 Christian Brunner to the wire but falling 2-1 after riding time was added. Woodley upset No. 6/10/10 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 3-2, in the consolation semifinals. Woodley's late comeback attempt in the third-place match fell short against Cal Poly's No. 10/12/8 Thomas Lane, as he fell, 4-2, to claim fourth place at 197.

At 133, No. 13/15/14 Anthony Madrigal picked a pair of victories over ranked opponents on his way to a seventh-place finish. The sophomore shutout No. 18/NR/21 Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech), 7-0, in the second consolation round of eight. In the first consolation round of four, Northern Colorado's Mosha Schwartz topped Madrigal in a 7-5 decision. In a rematch from Nov. 16's Kent State Tri, Madrigal once again got the best of Kent State's No. 20/20/25, 3-1, with a takedown in sudden-victory overtime of the seventh-place bout. .

After a 16-5 major decision over Northern Iowa's Keaton Geerts, No. 20/14/17 Justin Thomas (157) recorded an 8-4 victory against No. 22/NR/19 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). In the second consolation round of four, Thomas was defeated by Purdue's No. 7/8/7 Kendall Coleman, 5-2. Thomas advanced to the fifth-place match, but earned sixth place after a medical forfeit.

No. 14/NR/21 Anthony Mantanona was pinned by No. 12/15/11 Brandon Womack (Cornell) in the 174-pound second consolation round of eight to bring his run in the tournament to an end.

Overall, the Sooners collected 66.5 points as a team, finishing in tenth place.

Up Next

The Sooners' home opener is set for Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. when OU will host No. 10/13/7 Oklahoma State for the season's first of two Bedlam duals. Tickets for the event can be purchased online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424.

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Final Results

133

Sophomore Anthony Madrigal - Seventh Place

Cons. Round of 8 #2 - No. 13/15/14 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) DEC No. 18/NR/21 Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech), 7-0
Cons. Round of 4 #1 - Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) DEC No. 12/15/14 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma), 7-5
Seventh-Place Bout - No. 13/15/14 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) DEC No. 20/20/25 Tim Rooney (Kent State), 3-1 SV

141

Redshirt Sophomore Dom Demas - Third Place

Semifinals - No. 4/4/5 Mitchell Mckee (Minnesota) DEC No. 2/2/2 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 5-2
Cons. Round of 4 #2 - No. 2/2/2 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) MD No. NR/NR/30 Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa), 16-7
Third-Place Bout - No. 2/2/2 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) TF No. 13/13/13 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 19-4 (5:05)

157

Redshirt Junior Justin Thomas - Sixth Place

Cons. Round of 8 #2 - No. 20/14/17 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) MD Keaton Geerts (Northern Iowa), 16-5
Cons. Round of 4 #1 - No. 20/14/17 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) DEC No. 22/NR/19 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State), 8-4
Cons. Round of 4 #2 - No. 7/8/7 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) DEC No. 20/14/17 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma), 5-2
Fifth-Place Bout - No. NR/NR/32 Jacob Wright (Fresno State) M FOR No. 20/14/17 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma)

174

Redshirt Sophomore Anthony Mantanona

Cons. Round of 8 #2 - No. 12/15/11 Brandon Womack (Cornell) F No. 14/NR/21 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma), 4:07

197

Redshirt Sophomore Jake Woodley - Fourth Place

Semifinals - No. 19/17/17 Christian Brunner IL (Purdue) DEC No. 16/16/11 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma), 2-1
Cons. Round of 4 #2 - No. 16/16/11 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) DEC No. 6/10/10 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 3-2
Third-Place Bout - No. 10/12/8 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) DEC No. 16/16/11 Jake Woodley, 4-2