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Cliff Keen Invitational
Bucknell Wrestling Finishes 21st at Cliff Keen Invitational
12/6/2008 7:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 6, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Bucknell's three wrestlers who advanced to the NCAA Championships last March were placewinners at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Saturday. Nationally ranked Bison David Marble (133) and Andy Rendos (165) each placed sixth in his respective weight class, while Shane Riccio (174) earned an eighth-place showing. Bucknell finished 21st overall in the team standings with 41 points.
Marble and Rendos each advanced to the semifinals, but lost there to top-five ranked opponents. Marble then dropped a pair in the wrestlebacks to finish sixth, while Rendos posted a pair of medical forfeits to drop to sixth place.
Marble, who went 3-3 at the two-day event, faced a total of four nationally ranked opponents. He defeated T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton in Friday night's quarterfinals by a 3-2 margin. However, Dillashaw upended Marble 8-1 in the fifth-place match Saturday. Marble has defeated Dillashaw, who is ranked 17th nationally, at each of the last two NCAA Championships. Marble's loss in the semifinals came to eventual champion and No. 3-ranked Jimmy Kennedy.
Rendos lost his semifinal match to Cornell's Mack Lewnes, the top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds. He had advanced to the semifinals with a 4-0 shutout of No. 8 Zach Shanaman of Penn. It was his second win this season over a top-10 opponent.
Riccio took a different path to his eighth-place finish as he lost in the second round and needed to win three consecutive bouts in the consolation bracket. He advanced to the consolation quarterfinals, but was pinned by Jesse Feinsad (New Mexico) and Shane Onufer (Wyoming) to finish eighth. Riccio, who unlike Marble and Rendos did not face a ranked opponent, did post back-to-back 7-0 decisions against Mike Wolfer (Columbia) and Eric Starks (Arizona State).
Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) posted four total victories in the consolation bracket and was 4-2 at the two-day event, but came one win shy of guaranteeing a top-eight finish. His weekend came to an end with a 2-2 overtime loss against No. 19 Ben Kjar. Earlier Reber had defeated Lehigh's John McDonald by a 10-1 major decision. Overall, Bison wrestlers were 5-1 against EIWA foes, including Reber's 1-0 showing.
Kevin LeValley (149) and David Thompson (184) were also in action on Saturday. LeValley finished the weekend with a 2-2 record, while Thompson was 1-2. Jay Hahn went 0-2 on Friday to round out the seven Bison who were in action at the tournament.
Bucknell (2-4, 1-1 EIWA) will return to duals action Dec. 19 with a tri-meet against Cleveland State, Drexel and Wagner.
125: Derek Reber (No. 13 seed), Fr., Lewisburg, Pa.
1st Round: L, dec. Michael Martinez (Wyoming), 6-4
Consolation 1st Round: W, dec. Andy Pokorny (Nebraska), 8-1
Consolation 2nd Round: W, fall Matt Stoll (Embry Riddle), 2:09
Consolation 3rd Round: W, maj. dec. 10 seed John McDonald (Lehigh), 10-1
Consolation 4th Round: W, dec. Taylor Cummings (North Carolina State), 7-2
Consolation 5th Round: L, dec. No. 19 (8 seed) Ben Kjar (Utah Valley), 2-2 (tb)
Reber eliminated
133: No. 16 David Marble (No. 4 seed), Jr., Harpursville, N.Y.
1st Round: W, fall Franky Villaescusa (Embry Riddle), 5:32
2nd Round: W, dec. Thomas Kimbrell (Cal State Bakersfield), 4-2
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 17 (5 seed) T.J. Dillashaw (Cal State Fullerton), 3-2
Semifinals: L, dec. No. 3 (1 seed) Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois), 6-2
Consolation Semifinals: L, dec. No. 19 (7 seed) Jimmy Conroy (Pittsburgh), 10-7
5th Place Match: L, dec. No. 17 (5 seed) T.J. Dillashaw (Cal State Fullerton), 8-1
Marble places sixth at 133 pounds
149: Kevin LeValley (No. 11 seed), So., Hugo, Colo.
1st Round: W, maj. dec. David Foxen (Brown), 17-3
2nd Round: L, dec. No. 17 (6 seed) Jason Chamberlain (Boise State), 6-2
Consolation 3rd Round: W, dec. Nick Walpole (Indiana), 8-1
Consolation 4th Round: L, dec. 14 seed Mark Powell (Pittsburgh), 3-1
LeValley eliminated
165: No. 14 Andy Rendos (No. 5 seed), Jr., Brockway, Pa.
1st Round: W, fall Zach Sevar (San Francisco State), 4:26
2nd Round: W, dec 12 seed Paul Young (Indiana), 5-0
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 8 (4 seed) Zach Shanaman (Penn), 4-0
Semifinals: L, dec. No. 1 (1 seed) Mack Lewnes (Cornell), 8-1
Consolation Semifinals: L, med. forfeit No. 6 (3 seed) Luke Manuel (Purdue)
5th Place Match: L, med. forfeit 9 seed Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
Rendos places sixth at 165 pounds
174: Shane Riccio (No. 6 seed), Jr., Warren, N.J.
1st Round: W, dec. Todd Noel (Cal State Fullerton), 3-1
2nd Round: L, dec. 11 seed Travis Rutt (Wisconsin), 5-3
Consolation 3rd Round: W, dec. Mike Wolfer (Columbia), 7-0
Consolation 4th Round: W, dec. Eric Starks (Arizona State), 7-0
Consolation 5th Round: W, dec. Tyler French (Air Force), 3-2
Consolation Quarterfinals: L, fall Jesse Feinsad (New Mexico), 5:24
7th Place Match: L, fall 12 seed Shane Onufer (Wyoming), 6:45
Riccio places eighth at 174 pounds
184: David Thompson, So., West Liberty, Ohio
1st Round: W, dec. No. 15 (6 seed) David Craig (Lehigh), 7-5
2nd Round: L, dec. 11 seed Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh), 3-1
Consolation 3rd Round: L, dec. Tim Hawkins (Cal State Fullerton), 11-6
Thompson eliminated
197: Jay Hahn, So., Malvern, Pa.
1st Round: L, dec. No. 2 (1 seed) Tyrel Todd (Michigan), 14-8
Consolation 1st Round: L, fall Luke McPeak (New Mexico), 6:36
Hahn eliminated
