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Pictured: Northwestern's Ryan Deakin competing at the 2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University Sports Information.  Every year within the NCAA Division I wrestling schedule, there are certain “must-see events” that fans want to make a note of on their respective calendars. One of those “must-see” showcases for many of the best in Division I is fast approaching. The 2021Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (CKLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, is just two days away, beginning on Friday, December 3 and ending Saturday, December 4.  Here’s everything you need to know to prepare yourself for the action. 

How to Watch

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Schedule of Events

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Teams in Vegas this Weekend (26 Teams)

Binghamton, California Baptist Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, The Citadel, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Kent State, Michigan, Minnesota, Navy, Nebraska Kearney, Nebraska, Northwestern, Northern Colorado, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, Sacred Heart, Stanford, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, Wyoming

Possible TOM Top-20 Ranked Wrestlers by Weight

Based on the above list of 26 teams in attendance, if every TOM top-20 wrestler from the latest TOM D-I National Rankings is in attendance, there will be 79 ranked wrestlers will be competing December 3-4 in Vegas.  Note: This figure is subject to change based on final registration information. It isn't likely that every ranked wrestler will compete.   In case you missed it, here are the latest NCAA D-I College Individual Regular Season Rankings from November 30, 2021.  Did we miss any athletes? Feel free to contact TOM Site Editor Christopher Miller (Email: cmiller@theopenmat.com, Twitter: @C_Miller_atTOM) or DM to our official Twitter account (@theopenmat).

125 Pounds (9)

No. 3 Pat Glory, Princeton No. 4 Taylor LaMont, Utah Valley No. 6 Devin Schroder, Purdue  No. 8 Malik Heinselman, Ohio State No. 11 Patrick McKee, Minnesota No. 14 Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern No. 17 Joey Prata, Oklahoma No. 18 Jack Medley, Michigan No. 19 Joe Manchio, Columbia

133 Pounds (5)

No. 4 Vito Arujau, Cornell No. 7 Chris Cannon, Northwestern No. 13 Chance Rich, CSU-Bakersfield No. 15 Tony Madrigal, Oklahoma No. 18 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan

141 Pounds (6)

No. 4 Stevan Micic, Michigan No. 6 Real Woods, Stanford  No. 7 Clay Carlson, South Dakota State  No. 8 Dom Demas, Oklahoma No. 11 Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado #16 Parker Filius, Purdue

149 Pounds (8)

No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell No. 2 Sammy Sasso, Ohio State No. 4 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern No. 5 Jaden Abas, Stanford No. 9 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska No. 10 Mitch Moore, Oklahoma No. 17 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly No. 20 Kanen Storr, Michigan

157 Pounds (9)

No. 2 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern No. 4 Brayton Lee, Minnesota No. 6 Quincy Monday, Princeton No. 8 Jared Franek, North Dakota State No. 9 Peyton Robb, Nebraska No. 11 Kendall Coleman, Purdue No. 14 Will Lewan, Michigan No. 15 Jacob Wright, Wyoming No. 16 Justin Thomas, Oklahoma

165 Pounds (9)

No. 2 Shane Griffith, Stanford No. 3 Evan Wick, Cal Poly No. 6 Cameron Amine, Michigan  No. 8 Demetrius Romero, Utah Valley No. 11 Luke Weber, North Dakota State  No. 12 Phillip Conigliaro, Harvard No. 13 Carson Kharchla, Ohio State No. 17 Julian Ramirez, Cornell No. 18 Cole Moody, Wyoming No. 19 Jackson Hemauer, Northern Colorado

174 Pounds (8)

No. 3 Mikey Labriola, Nebraska No. 7 Ethan Smith, Ohio State No.8 Chris Foca, Cornell No. 14 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming No. 17 Gerrit Nijenhuis, Purdue No. 18 Cade DeVos, South Dakota State 19 Troy Fisher, Northwestern  No. 20 Trey Munoz, Oregon State 

184 Pounds (7)

No. 2 Myles Amine No. 6 Bernie Truax, Cal Poly No. 12 Tate Samuelson, Wyoming  No. 15 Taylor Venz, Nebraska  No. 16 Rocky Jordan, Ohio State No. 17 Max Lyon, Purdue No. 19 Jonathan Loew, Cornell

197 Pounds (9)

No. 6 Jake Woodley, Oklahoma No. 8 Patrick Brucki, Michigan No. 9 Stephen Buchanan, Wyoming No. 10 Eric Schultz, Nebraska No. 11 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State No. 12 Thomas Penola, Purdue  No. 13 Lou DePrez, Binghamton No. 16 Jacob Koser, Navy No. 20 Jacob Cardenas, Cornell

285 Pounds (9)

No. 1 Gable Steveson, Minnesota No. 3 Mason Parris, Michigan No. 7 Tate Orndorff, Ohio State No. 13 Christian Lance, Nebraska No. 14 Brian Andrews, Wyoming No. 15 Lucas Davison, Northwestern No. 17 Lewis Fernandes, Cornell No. 18 Yaraslau Slavilouski, Harvard No. 20 AJ Nevills, South Dakota State

Pre-Seeds 

Pre-seeds have been released. Who is in? Who is out? Click here to see them all in Flo Arena.  

*Official CKLV 2021 Brackets*

Official brackets have been released. Who is ranked where? Click here to see them all in Flo Arena.  

Some notes to be aware of

+ Vito is not registered at 133. Does that mean he’s going to descend to 125 to challenge spencer? + This will be Yianni’s first real test at the new weight (149). This bracket is probably the deepest of all the weights. A Yianni vs. Sammy Sasso matchup could be one of the best bouts of the event. At 165, a TOM No. 2 Shane Griffith (Stanford) vs. No. 3 Evan Wick (Cal Poly) is a possible match worth drooling over. Look for Ohio State's Carson Kharchla to make some noise this weekend as well.  + Unfortunately, Minnesota and Michigan will be missing some serious star power.  + Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin is going for the illustrious three-peat this weekend at 157. Per InterMat’s Earl Smith, the NU Wildcat is looking to join an elite group that possess three CKLV titles. Only six individuals have done this over the last 15 seasons: Kollin Moore (Ohio State), Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), Logan Stieber (Ohio State; 4 titles), Mack Lewnes (Cornell), and Ben Askren (Missouri).  Looking back, Deakin’s CKLV in 2019 was electric: Deakin’s 2019 CKLV title results were as follows, per Northwestern Sports Information:  157: No. 2 Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Peter Pappas (Edinboro), 2:09 157: No. 2 Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Jacob Wright (Fresno State), 4:16 157: No. 2 Ryan Deakin (NU) Dec. No. 7 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State), 8-5 157: No. 2 Ryan Deakin (NU) Dec. No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State), 9-3 157: No. 2 Ryan Deakin (NU) Dec. No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State), 6-2 Can Nebraska's Peyton Robb dethrone another giant at 157 in Deakin? The Cornhusker took out 2021 149-pound champ Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) and went to overtime with fellow 2021 NCAA 157-pound champ David Carr (Iowa State) earlier this year. +  While 149 is probably your best (most compelling) weight, 157 an 165 are not far behind. That said, there is potential for fantastic matches at all 10 weights. +  Top teams No. 1 Iowa and No. 2 Penn State (NWCA) won't be in Vegas this weekend, but they have some great team duals. No. 2 Penn State will take on the UPenn Quakers and No. 1 Iowa will battle the Cyclones of Iowa State.

USA Wrestling CKLV Preview

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Miller's CKLV 2021 Champion Picks

125: Pat Glory, Princeton 133: Chris Cannon, Northwestern 141: Clay Carlson, South Dakota State 149: Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell 157: Ryan Deakin, Northwestern 165: Evan Wick, Cal Poly 174: Mikey Labriola, Nebraska 184: Taylor Venz, Nebraska 197: Jake Woodley, Oklahoma 285: Lucas Davison, Northwestern

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