Friday, December 5
Las Vegas, NV
11:00am
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Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Falcon Wrestling Takes the Fight to the 43rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
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43rd Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, 2025
Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center, Las Vegas
The 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is set to go down December 5-6 and can be viewed live only on FloWrestling. This event will feature many of the country's best Division I wrestlers.
Representing Air Force
Nine Falcons will compete over the weekend. Three Air Force wrestlers brandish numbers in front of their names in team captain No. 33 Tucker Owens, No. 32 Brian Burburija, and freshman standout No. 29 Karson Tompkins. Tompkins, who ranked as high as No. 18 in the early season, earned a No. 11 pre-seed in the 197 division.
125: #33 Tucker Owens
133: Gavin Caprella
141: Carter Nogle
149: Bryce Shelton
157: Jake Doone
174: Gunner Cramblett
184: #32 Brian Burburija
197: #29 Karson Tompkins (11)
285: Rylan Kuhn
Schedule of Events
Friday, December 5, 2025
6:45 am PST: Skin Check
7:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center
9:00 am PST: 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)
6:00 pm PST: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals, Consolation Round 1st of (8), & Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
Saturday, December 6, 2025
7:45 am PST: Skin Check
8:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center
10:00 am PST: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
3:00 pm PST: CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
Who's Who
Teams competing alongside Air Force are Appalachian State, #21 Arizona State, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Columbia, #20 Cornell, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, #4 Iowa State, Michigan, Navy, Northern #8 Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, #22 Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, Rider, Sacred Heart, #11 South Dakota State, #9 Stanford, Utah Valley, VMI, #18 Virginia Tech, #14 West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Ranked Wrestlers in the Field
125 lbs (14 Ranked)
#3 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
#6 Brady Roark, SD State
#10 Stevo Poulin, Iowa State
#12 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia
#14 Blake West, Northern Illinois
#15 Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
#16 Tyler Klinsky, Rider
#21 Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton
#23 Diego Sotelo, Michigan
#25 Bridger Ricks, Utah Valley
#26 Koda Holeman, Cal Poly
#27 Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma
#28 Dedrick Navarro, Northwestern
#30 Marcello Milani, Cornell
133 lbs (10 Ranked)
#3 Evan Frost, Iowa State
#6 Tyler Knox, Stanford
#11 Dillon Campbell, Virginia Tech
#20 Sean Spidle, Northwestern
#21 Derrick Cardinal, SD State
#23 Tyler Ferrara, Cornell
#26 Kyler Larkin, Arizona State
#27 Markel Baker, Northern Illinois
#28 Blake Boarman, Purdue
#30 Jarvis Little, App State
141 lbs (14 Ranked)
#5 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly
#6 Anthony Echemendia, Iowa State
#8 Julian Tagg, SD State
#15 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
#18 Caedyn Ricciardi, Navy
#20 Elijah Griffin, Rider
#22 Greyson Clark, Purdue
#24 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley
#25 Lorenzo Frezza, Columbia
#27 Tyler Wells, Oklahoma
#28 Nash Singleton, Oregon State
#30 Pierson Manville, Arizona State
#32 Jack Consiglio, Stanford
#33 Jesse Vasquez, California Baptist
149 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Kaleb Larkin, Arizona State
#3 Lachlan McNeil, Michigan
#4 Jacob Frost, Iowa State
#5 Jack Gioffre, Oklahoma
#9 Jaxon Joy, Cornell
#13 David Evans, Utah Valley
#14 Aden Valencia, Stanford
#22 Eligh Rivera, Princeton
#24 Alek Martin, SD State
#26 Noah Nininger, Virginia Tech
#28 Willie McDougald, West Virginia
#30 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming
#31 Kaden Keiser, App State
#33 Paul Kelly, California Baptist
157 lbs (12 Ranked)
#1 Ty Watters, West Virginia
#3 Daniel Cardenas, Stanford
#6 Vincent Zerban, Iowa State
#11 Rafael Hipolito, Oklahoma
#13 Stoney Buell, Purdue
#14 Cael Swensen, SD State
#19 Jimmy Harrington, Harvard
#21 Jared Hill, Wyoming
#22 Cam Catrabone, Michigan
#23 Chance McLane, Arizona State
#32 Jagger French, Cal Poly
#33 Drayden Morton, California Baptist
165 lbs (11 Ranked)
#4 Joey Blaze, Purdue
#5 Hunter Garvin, Stanford
#15 Ryan Burton, Virginia Tech
#16 Nicco Ruiz, Arizona State
#18 Dylan Gilcher, Michigan
#19 Drake Rhodes, SD State
#20 Peyten Kellar, Oklahoma
#22 Ty Whalen, Princeton
#24 Matthew Olguin, Oregon State
#26 Connor Euton, Iowa State
#31 Cesar Alvan, Columbia
174 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Simon Ruiz, Cornell
#7 Danny Wask, Navy
#8 MJ Gaitan, Iowa State
#11 Beau Mantanona, Michigan
#12 Garrett Thompson, Ohio
#16 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford
#20 Brody Conley, West Virginia
#22 Brody Baumann, Purdue
#23 Moses Espinoza-Owens, SD State
#25 Carter Schubert, Oklahoma
#27 Daschle Lamer, Oregon State
#29 Riley Davis, Wyoming
#30 Sergio Desiante, Virginia Tech
#32 Nick Fine, Columbia
184 lbs (15 Ranked)
#7 Brock Mantanona, Michigan
#10 Isaac Dean, Iowa State
#11 James Conway, Franklin & Marshall
#12 Brian Soldano, Oklahoma
#13 Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming
#15 Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia
#16 Jared McGill, Edinboro
#18 Ian Bush, West Virginia
#19 Kole Mulhauser, Princeton
#21 Sal Perrine, Ohio
#23 Jaden Bullock, Virginia Tech
#26 Christian Hansen, Cornell
#28 Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly
#31 TJ McDonnell, Oregon State
#33 Caleb Uhlenhopp, Utah Valley
197 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Rocky Elam, Iowa State
#6 Justin Rademacher, Oregon State
#7 Bennett Berge, SD State
#8 Joey Novak, Wyoming
#14 Deanthony Parker, Oklahoma
#18 Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech
#19 Payton Thomas, Navy
#21 Rune Lawrence, West Virginia
#22 Brock Zurawski, Rider
#26 Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia
#28 Colton Hawks, Arizona State
#29 Karson Tompkins, Air Force
#30 Ben Vanadia, Purdue
#32 Hayden Walters, Michigan
285 lbs (12 Ranked)
#1 Yonger Bastida, Iowa State
#5 Taye Ghadiali, Michigan
#11 Spencer Lanosga, Navy
#12 Luke Rasmussen, SD State
#15 Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech
#21 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly
#22 Juan Mora, Oklahoma
#24 Christian Carroll, Wyoming
#27 Devon Dawson, Northern Illinois
#28 Hayden Filipovich, Purdue
#31 David Szuba, Arizona State
#32 Ashton Davis, Cornell
Up Next
Air Force will take the fight to Clinton, South Carolina, for a trio of duals against host Presbyterian, Davidson, and Franklin & Marshall, on December 18. Dual action in Templeton Gymnasium kicks off at 9 a.m. ET and will run to completion.
Last Time Out
Air Force freshman Rylan Kuhn claimed the heavyweight title at the 2025 Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield in the Icardo Center. The Falcons, with three finalists, put 10 wrestlers on the podium across the event.
Alongside Kuhn, Air Force finalists included senior team captain Tucker Owens (125) and nationally ranked No. 29 C4C Karson Tompkins (197). Four Falcons earned fourth place finishes in C4C Gunner Cramblett, C3C Logan Fowler, C2C Owen Heiser, and C2C Antonio Ramos. Gavin Caprella (133) and Brenden Barnes (141) finished fifth place while Bubba Wright (133) finished sixth.
Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, 2025
Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center, Las Vegas
The 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is set to go down December 5-6 and can be viewed live only on FloWrestling. This event will feature many of the country's best Division I wrestlers.
Representing Air Force
Nine Falcons will compete over the weekend. Three Air Force wrestlers brandish numbers in front of their names in team captain No. 33 Tucker Owens, No. 32 Brian Burburija, and freshman standout No. 29 Karson Tompkins. Tompkins, who ranked as high as No. 18 in the early season, earned a No. 11 pre-seed in the 197 division.
125: #33 Tucker Owens
133: Gavin Caprella
141: Carter Nogle
149: Bryce Shelton
157: Jake Doone
174: Gunner Cramblett
184: #32 Brian Burburija
197: #29 Karson Tompkins (11)
285: Rylan Kuhn
Schedule of Events
Friday, December 5, 2025
6:45 am PST: Skin Check
7:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center
9:00 am PST: 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)
6:00 pm PST: Round 6 Championship Quarter Finals, Consolation Round 1st of (8), & Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)
Saturday, December 6, 2025
7:45 am PST: Skin Check
8:00 am PST: Weigh-ins, Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center
10:00 am PST: Round 8 Championship Semi-Finals, Round 9 Consolation Semi Finals, Consolation Finals 5th & 6th, 7th & 8th Places
3:00 pm PST: CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th Places
Who's Who
Teams competing alongside Air Force are Appalachian State, #21 Arizona State, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Columbia, #20 Cornell, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, #4 Iowa State, Michigan, Navy, Northern #8 Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, #22 Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, Rider, Sacred Heart, #11 South Dakota State, #9 Stanford, Utah Valley, VMI, #18 Virginia Tech, #14 West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Ranked Wrestlers in the Field
125 lbs (14 Ranked)
#3 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
#6 Brady Roark, SD State
#10 Stevo Poulin, Iowa State
#12 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia
#14 Blake West, Northern Illinois
#15 Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
#16 Tyler Klinsky, Rider
#21 Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton
#23 Diego Sotelo, Michigan
#25 Bridger Ricks, Utah Valley
#26 Koda Holeman, Cal Poly
#27 Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma
#28 Dedrick Navarro, Northwestern
#30 Marcello Milani, Cornell
133 lbs (10 Ranked)
#3 Evan Frost, Iowa State
#6 Tyler Knox, Stanford
#11 Dillon Campbell, Virginia Tech
#20 Sean Spidle, Northwestern
#21 Derrick Cardinal, SD State
#23 Tyler Ferrara, Cornell
#26 Kyler Larkin, Arizona State
#27 Markel Baker, Northern Illinois
#28 Blake Boarman, Purdue
#30 Jarvis Little, App State
141 lbs (14 Ranked)
#5 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly
#6 Anthony Echemendia, Iowa State
#8 Julian Tagg, SD State
#15 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
#18 Caedyn Ricciardi, Navy
#20 Elijah Griffin, Rider
#22 Greyson Clark, Purdue
#24 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley
#25 Lorenzo Frezza, Columbia
#27 Tyler Wells, Oklahoma
#28 Nash Singleton, Oregon State
#30 Pierson Manville, Arizona State
#32 Jack Consiglio, Stanford
#33 Jesse Vasquez, California Baptist
149 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Kaleb Larkin, Arizona State
#3 Lachlan McNeil, Michigan
#4 Jacob Frost, Iowa State
#5 Jack Gioffre, Oklahoma
#9 Jaxon Joy, Cornell
#13 David Evans, Utah Valley
#14 Aden Valencia, Stanford
#22 Eligh Rivera, Princeton
#24 Alek Martin, SD State
#26 Noah Nininger, Virginia Tech
#28 Willie McDougald, West Virginia
#30 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming
#31 Kaden Keiser, App State
#33 Paul Kelly, California Baptist
157 lbs (12 Ranked)
#1 Ty Watters, West Virginia
#3 Daniel Cardenas, Stanford
#6 Vincent Zerban, Iowa State
#11 Rafael Hipolito, Oklahoma
#13 Stoney Buell, Purdue
#14 Cael Swensen, SD State
#19 Jimmy Harrington, Harvard
#21 Jared Hill, Wyoming
#22 Cam Catrabone, Michigan
#23 Chance McLane, Arizona State
#32 Jagger French, Cal Poly
#33 Drayden Morton, California Baptist
165 lbs (11 Ranked)
#4 Joey Blaze, Purdue
#5 Hunter Garvin, Stanford
#15 Ryan Burton, Virginia Tech
#16 Nicco Ruiz, Arizona State
#18 Dylan Gilcher, Michigan
#19 Drake Rhodes, SD State
#20 Peyten Kellar, Oklahoma
#22 Ty Whalen, Princeton
#24 Matthew Olguin, Oregon State
#26 Connor Euton, Iowa State
#31 Cesar Alvan, Columbia
174 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Simon Ruiz, Cornell
#7 Danny Wask, Navy
#8 MJ Gaitan, Iowa State
#11 Beau Mantanona, Michigan
#12 Garrett Thompson, Ohio
#16 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford
#20 Brody Conley, West Virginia
#22 Brody Baumann, Purdue
#23 Moses Espinoza-Owens, SD State
#25 Carter Schubert, Oklahoma
#27 Daschle Lamer, Oregon State
#29 Riley Davis, Wyoming
#30 Sergio Desiante, Virginia Tech
#32 Nick Fine, Columbia
184 lbs (15 Ranked)
#7 Brock Mantanona, Michigan
#10 Isaac Dean, Iowa State
#11 James Conway, Franklin & Marshall
#12 Brian Soldano, Oklahoma
#13 Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming
#15 Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia
#16 Jared McGill, Edinboro
#18 Ian Bush, West Virginia
#19 Kole Mulhauser, Princeton
#21 Sal Perrine, Ohio
#23 Jaden Bullock, Virginia Tech
#26 Christian Hansen, Cornell
#28 Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly
#31 TJ McDonnell, Oregon State
#33 Caleb Uhlenhopp, Utah Valley
197 lbs (14 Ranked)
#2 Rocky Elam, Iowa State
#6 Justin Rademacher, Oregon State
#7 Bennett Berge, SD State
#8 Joey Novak, Wyoming
#14 Deanthony Parker, Oklahoma
#18 Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech
#19 Payton Thomas, Navy
#21 Rune Lawrence, West Virginia
#22 Brock Zurawski, Rider
#26 Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia
#28 Colton Hawks, Arizona State
#29 Karson Tompkins, Air Force
#30 Ben Vanadia, Purdue
#32 Hayden Walters, Michigan
285 lbs (12 Ranked)
#1 Yonger Bastida, Iowa State
#5 Taye Ghadiali, Michigan
#11 Spencer Lanosga, Navy
#12 Luke Rasmussen, SD State
#15 Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech
#21 Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly
#22 Juan Mora, Oklahoma
#24 Christian Carroll, Wyoming
#27 Devon Dawson, Northern Illinois
#28 Hayden Filipovich, Purdue
#31 David Szuba, Arizona State
#32 Ashton Davis, Cornell
Up Next
Air Force will take the fight to Clinton, South Carolina, for a trio of duals against host Presbyterian, Davidson, and Franklin & Marshall, on December 18. Dual action in Templeton Gymnasium kicks off at 9 a.m. ET and will run to completion.
Last Time Out
Air Force freshman Rylan Kuhn claimed the heavyweight title at the 2025 Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield in the Icardo Center. The Falcons, with three finalists, put 10 wrestlers on the podium across the event.
Alongside Kuhn, Air Force finalists included senior team captain Tucker Owens (125) and nationally ranked No. 29 C4C Karson Tompkins (197). Four Falcons earned fourth place finishes in C4C Gunner Cramblett, C3C Logan Fowler, C2C Owen Heiser, and C2C Antonio Ramos. Gavin Caprella (133) and Brenden Barnes (141) finished fifth place while Bubba Wright (133) finished sixth.
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