LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Fifth-year senior Peyton Corridor (165) of the West Virginia College wrestling group closed out his championship run contained in the Las Vegas Conference Heart with a pair of victories over nationally-ranked foes on the ultimate day of the forty third Cliff Eager Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Prime-seeded Corridor led off the day by recording a 12-7 choice over No. 4-seed Hunter Garvin within the semifinals, earlier than assembly No. 6-seed Cameron Amine of Oklahoma State within the finals at 165 kilos.
With 27 seconds left within the first time beyond regulation interval, Corridor caught Amine off stability and secured the match-winning takedown to seal the championship.
The Chester, West Virginia, native turned the primary Mountaineer to win their bracket on the CKLV since three-time nationwide champion Greg Jones took house the title at 174 kilos in 2002, in addition to the primary to succeed in the finals since fifth-year senior Dustin Rogers completed runner-up at heavyweight in 2007.
At 184 kilos, redshirt senior Dennis Robin held on for a 4-2 choice over No. 6-seed Jaden Bullock of Michigan to earn a seventh-place end on the occasion after falling to No. 8-seed Seth Shumate of Ohio State in his first match of the day.
As a group, the Mountaineers landed in eleventh place with 40.5 group factors, which marked the best end for this system for the reason that 2007 squad wrapped up its efficiency in twelfth.
No. 18 West Virginia returns house for its first Massive 12 matchup of the season, the place WVU will battle Cal Baptist in a particular off-campus twin at Oak Glen Excessive College on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. ET.
Championships
165: No. 1 Peyton Corridor (WVU) dec. No. 4 Hunter Garvin (Stanford), 12-7
165: No. 1 Peyton Corridor (WVU) dec. No. 6 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State), 4-1 (SV1)
[Champion]
Consolations
184: No. 8 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) gained by fall Dennis Robin (WVU), [T – 0:19]
184: Dennis Robin (WVU) dec. No. 6 Jaden Bullock (Michigan), 4-2
[7th Place]
*No. Seed
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