Nickell Bows Out of Cliff Keen Invitational

LAS VEGAS – Redshirt senior wrestler Sean Nickell's run at the Cliff Keen Invitational ended this morning with a loss to No. 7 Ethan Lizak of Minnesota.

Nickell was defeated in the second period as Lizak racked up a 15-0 advantage in 4:28.

Yesterday, he opened the tournament by shutting out Fresno State's Gary Joint 4-0. In his second bout, he got pinned by fourth-seeded John Erneste of Missouri in the first period. Erneste is also ranked 10th in the country. However, the 18^th-ranked wrestler in the country rallied and knocked off Harvard's Lukus Stricker to end the morning session and defeated Navy's Casey Cobb 13-4 in the evening session.

CSUB will be back in action on Sunday, December 9 at Oregon State.

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Players Mentioned

Sean Nickell: 133; 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Sean Nickell
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Junior
: 133