CSUB Heads To Cliff Keen Invitational This Weekend

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--The CSU Bakersfield wrestling team travels to the Las Vegas Convention Center this weekend for the 31st annual Cliff Keen Invitational Friday and Saturday. Friday's prelims begin at 9 a.m. with the quarterfinals and getting underway at 6 p.m. On Saturday, the consolation round begins at 9 a.m. with finals set for 3 p.m.

Teams scheduled to compete are No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Missouri, No. 8 Cornell, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 17 Virginia, No. 19 Wyoming, No. 23 Kent State, Air Force, American, Army, Arizona State, Boise State, Brown, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Cal Baptist, Colorado State-Pueblo, Harvard, , Michigan, Navy, Nebraska-Kearney, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State, North Idaho College, San Francisco State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley University, , West Virginia, Western Wyoming CC, and Wisconsin.

The probable starting lineup for CSUB will be;
125 Tyler Iwamura (R-Sr., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS)    9-0, 2 pins
133 Ian Nickell (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS)                     11-1, 1 pin
141 Timmy Box (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS)                    8-0, 3 pins
149 Jake Briggs (R-So., Fair Oaks, Calif., Boise State)                          6-1
157 Adam Fierro (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS)                     7-4
165 David Meza (R-Fr., Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS)                      9-4
174 Bryce Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS)           8-2, 3 pins
184 Reuben Franklin (So., Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta HS)              7-6
197 Frankie Hurtado (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Liberty HS)                     3-8
285 Sammy Cervantes (R-Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Palomar College)     3-6

Iwamura and Hammond are both nationally ranked in polls this weekd. Iwamura is 17th in the Amateur Wrestling News poll, 18th in the D1Collegewrestling.net poll, and 23rd in Gregg Henry's/WrestlingReport D-I poll at 125. Hammond is 19th in the D1CollegeWrestling.net poll at 174.

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