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Izzak Olejnik Surpasses 100 Career Wins, Reaches Semifinals at CKLV
December 02, 2023 | Cowboy Wrestling
LAS VEGAS – Oklahoma State wrestler Izzak Olejnik secured his spot in the semifinal round of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and surpassed 100 career wins while competing at the Westgate Paradise Event Center Friday night.
Olejnik entered Friday with 97 career wins and ran through the 165-pound bracket, collecting a pair of falls on his way to a 4-0 day. He opened the day with a 4-1 decision over Guillermo Escobedo of CSU Bakersfield in the pigtail round before pinning The Citadel's Ben Haubert in 5:21 in the following match.
In the Round of 16, Olejnik reached the century mark in career wins with his second straight fall over 14th-seeded Stoney Buell of Purdue in 1:52. Olejnik then picked up an 8-1 decision over No. 11 Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) to reach tomorrow's semifinals, where he will take on Michigan's second-seeded Cameron Amine.
As a team, Oklahoma State finished the day in 10th with 50 points. Iowa State leads the field with 88.5 points, while Ohio State and Nebraska sit close behind at 86 and 82.5 points, respectively.
Fourth-seeded Dustin Plott earned bonus points in his first two matches of the day with an 18-7 major decision over Aaron Ayzerov of Columbia and 21-5 technical fall against Campbell's No. 13 Caleb Hopkins. In a back-and-forth quarterfinal matchup, Plott narrowly fell to No. 5 Lenny Pinto of Nebraska, 12-10. He went on to post a 17-1 technical fall over Ohio's No. 16 Zayne Lehman in just 3:30 in the ensuing consolation match. Plott will take on No. 11 Sam Fisher of Virginia Tech tomorrow morning.
Tagen Jamison, the 10th-seed at 141 pounds, is also still alive in the consolation bracket after a solid 3-1 day. Jamison posted back-to-back victories to reach the quarterfinal round, where he faced second-seeded Brock Hardy of Nebraska. Hardy took the match, 4-0, but Jamison quickly bounced back with a 7-6 decision over No. 12 Sergio Lemley of Michigan in consolations. Jamison is set to face sixth-seeded Vince Cornella of Cornell tomorrow morning.
Reece Witcraft, Luke Surber and Konner Doucet all put together solid performances in the morning session to reach the quarterfinal round. Witcraft, who was filling in for Daton Fix at 133 pounds following a late scratch, went 2-2 on the day. He secured a big 7-3 decision over No. 3 Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) in the Round of 16, but was ultimately eliminated following losses to Stanford's Tyler Knox and No. 12 Ethan Oakley of Appalachian State.
Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Surber and sixth-seeded Doucet were both forced to exit the tournament due to injury. Surber opened the day with a fast fall over CSU Bakersfield's Khristian Dove and 7-3 decision against No. 13 Julien Broderson of Iowa State, but missed his remaining matches due an injury sustained in the Round of 16. Six seconds into Doucet's quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 Grady Griess of Navy, he also went down and forfeited out of the remaining competition.
Troy Spratley went 3-2 on Friday as the No. 10 seed in the 125-pound bracket. Spratley posted a 9-5 decision against Navy's Evan Tallamdge, but dropped to the consolation bracket following a close 9-8 defeat to No. 7 Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State. In consolations, Spratley battled with back-to-back wins, however, was eliminated with a 5-4 loss to Nebraska's No. 4 Caleb Smith, who got a takedown in the final second to ice the match.
Jordan Williams picked up a pair of bonus point wins in the championship bracket before ending his day at 2-2 with defeats to No. 6 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) and Noah Tapia (Hofstra).
Daniel Manibog and Brayden Thompson each went 0-2 during the morning session at 157 and 174 pounds, respectively.
Saturday's action is scheduled to begin at noon CT with the championship bracket semifinals, as well as the conclusion of the consolation brackets. At 5 p.m. CT, the first-place and third-place matches will be held.
Streaming options, brackets and live results can be found at FloWrestling.org, while updates will be provided as they become available by @CowboyWrestling on X and @cowboywrestling on Instagram.
No. 10 Troy Spratley, 125 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Troy Spratley dec. Evan Tallamdge (Navy), 9-5
Round of 16: No. 7 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. No. 10 Troy Spratley, 9-8
Consolation Round of 16 #2: No. 10 Troy Spratley dec. Trever Anderson (UNI), 7-2
Consolation Round of 8 #1: No. 10 Troy Spratley MD No. 15 Spencer Moore (UNC), 11-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 4 Caleb Smith (NEB) dec. No. 10 Troy Spratley, 5-4
No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 133 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 14 Reece Witcraft TF Dustin Norris (PUR), 18-0, 6:12
Round of 16: No. 14 Reece Witcraft dec. No. 3 Julian Chlebove (ASU), 7-3
Quarterfinals: Tyler Knox (STAN) dec. No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 2-1
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 12 Ethan Oakley (APP) MD No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 16-5
No. 10 Tagen Jamison, 141 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Tagen Jamison MD Carter Dibert (ASU), 10-1
Round of 16: No. 10 Tagen Jamison dec. No. 7 Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY), 4-2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 10 Tagen Jamison, 4-0
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 10 Tagen Jamison dec. No. 12 Segio Lemley (MICH), 7-6
Consolation Round of 4: No. 10 Tagen Jamison vs. No. 6 Vince Cornella (CORN)
No. 11 Jordan Williams, 149 Pounds
Round of 64: No. 11 Jordan Williams MD Aiden Vandenbush (NW), 19-5
Round of 32: No. 11 Jordan Williams TF Aaron Turner (MORG), 21-6, 6:13
Round of 16: No. 6 Chance Lamer (POLY) dec. No. 11 Jordan Williams, 4-1
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Noah Tapia (HOF) dec. No. 11 Jordan Williams, 12-11
Daniel Manibog, 157 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Paddy Gallagher (OHST) TF Daniel Manibog, 21-5, 6:13
Consolation Round of 16 #1: No. 7 Trevor Chumbley (NW) MD Daniel Manibog, 12-0
No. 3 Izzak Olejnik, 165 Pounds
Round of 64: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik dec. Guillermo Escobedo (CSUB), 4-1
Round of 32: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik fall Ben Haubert (CIT), 5:21
Round of 16: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik fall No. 14 Stoney Buell (PUR), 1:52
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik dec. No. 11 Giano Petrucelli (AF), 8-1
Semifinals: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik vs. No. 2 Cameron Amine (MICH)
Brayden Thompson, 174 Pounds
Round of 32: Lorenzo Norman (STAN) dec. Brayden Thompson, 14-7
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Sal Perrine (OHIO) dec. Brayden Thompson, 7-3
No. 4 Dustin Plott, 184 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 4 Dustin Plott MD Aaron Ayzerov, 18-7
Round of 16: No. 4 Dustin Plott TF No. 13 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP), 21-5
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Lenny Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 4 Dustin Plott, 12-10
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 4 Dustin Plott TF No. 16 Zayne Lehman (OHIO), 17-1, 3:30
No. 4 Luke Surber, 197 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 4 Luke Surber fall Khristian Dove (CSUB), 1:06
Round of 16: No. 4 Luke Surber dec. No. 13 Julien Broderson (ISU), 7-3
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Jaxon Smith (UMD) med. for. No. 4 Luke Surber
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Sonny Sasso (VT) med. for. No. 4 Luke Surber
No. 6 Konner Doucet, Heavyweight
Round of 32: No. 6 Konner Doucet dec. Jose Valdez (UNI), 4-1
Round of 16: No. 6 Konner Doucet dec. No. 11 Boone McDermott (ORST), TB-1 3-2
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Grady Griess (NAVY) inj. def. No. 6 Konner Doucet, 0:06
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 12 Cory Day (BING) med. for. No. 6 Konner Doucet
Olejnik entered Friday with 97 career wins and ran through the 165-pound bracket, collecting a pair of falls on his way to a 4-0 day. He opened the day with a 4-1 decision over Guillermo Escobedo of CSU Bakersfield in the pigtail round before pinning The Citadel's Ben Haubert in 5:21 in the following match.
In the Round of 16, Olejnik reached the century mark in career wins with his second straight fall over 14th-seeded Stoney Buell of Purdue in 1:52. Olejnik then picked up an 8-1 decision over No. 11 Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) to reach tomorrow's semifinals, where he will take on Michigan's second-seeded Cameron Amine.
As a team, Oklahoma State finished the day in 10th with 50 points. Iowa State leads the field with 88.5 points, while Ohio State and Nebraska sit close behind at 86 and 82.5 points, respectively.
Fourth-seeded Dustin Plott earned bonus points in his first two matches of the day with an 18-7 major decision over Aaron Ayzerov of Columbia and 21-5 technical fall against Campbell's No. 13 Caleb Hopkins. In a back-and-forth quarterfinal matchup, Plott narrowly fell to No. 5 Lenny Pinto of Nebraska, 12-10. He went on to post a 17-1 technical fall over Ohio's No. 16 Zayne Lehman in just 3:30 in the ensuing consolation match. Plott will take on No. 11 Sam Fisher of Virginia Tech tomorrow morning.
Tagen Jamison, the 10th-seed at 141 pounds, is also still alive in the consolation bracket after a solid 3-1 day. Jamison posted back-to-back victories to reach the quarterfinal round, where he faced second-seeded Brock Hardy of Nebraska. Hardy took the match, 4-0, but Jamison quickly bounced back with a 7-6 decision over No. 12 Sergio Lemley of Michigan in consolations. Jamison is set to face sixth-seeded Vince Cornella of Cornell tomorrow morning.
Reece Witcraft, Luke Surber and Konner Doucet all put together solid performances in the morning session to reach the quarterfinal round. Witcraft, who was filling in for Daton Fix at 133 pounds following a late scratch, went 2-2 on the day. He secured a big 7-3 decision over No. 3 Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) in the Round of 16, but was ultimately eliminated following losses to Stanford's Tyler Knox and No. 12 Ethan Oakley of Appalachian State.
Meanwhile, fourth-seeded Surber and sixth-seeded Doucet were both forced to exit the tournament due to injury. Surber opened the day with a fast fall over CSU Bakersfield's Khristian Dove and 7-3 decision against No. 13 Julien Broderson of Iowa State, but missed his remaining matches due an injury sustained in the Round of 16. Six seconds into Doucet's quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 Grady Griess of Navy, he also went down and forfeited out of the remaining competition.
Troy Spratley went 3-2 on Friday as the No. 10 seed in the 125-pound bracket. Spratley posted a 9-5 decision against Navy's Evan Tallamdge, but dropped to the consolation bracket following a close 9-8 defeat to No. 7 Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State. In consolations, Spratley battled with back-to-back wins, however, was eliminated with a 5-4 loss to Nebraska's No. 4 Caleb Smith, who got a takedown in the final second to ice the match.
Jordan Williams picked up a pair of bonus point wins in the championship bracket before ending his day at 2-2 with defeats to No. 6 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) and Noah Tapia (Hofstra).
Daniel Manibog and Brayden Thompson each went 0-2 during the morning session at 157 and 174 pounds, respectively.
Saturday's action is scheduled to begin at noon CT with the championship bracket semifinals, as well as the conclusion of the consolation brackets. At 5 p.m. CT, the first-place and third-place matches will be held.
Streaming options, brackets and live results can be found at FloWrestling.org, while updates will be provided as they become available by @CowboyWrestling on X and @cowboywrestling on Instagram.
No. 10 Troy Spratley, 125 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Troy Spratley dec. Evan Tallamdge (Navy), 9-5
Round of 16: No. 7 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) dec. No. 10 Troy Spratley, 9-8
Consolation Round of 16 #2: No. 10 Troy Spratley dec. Trever Anderson (UNI), 7-2
Consolation Round of 8 #1: No. 10 Troy Spratley MD No. 15 Spencer Moore (UNC), 11-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 4 Caleb Smith (NEB) dec. No. 10 Troy Spratley, 5-4
No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 133 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 14 Reece Witcraft TF Dustin Norris (PUR), 18-0, 6:12
Round of 16: No. 14 Reece Witcraft dec. No. 3 Julian Chlebove (ASU), 7-3
Quarterfinals: Tyler Knox (STAN) dec. No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 2-1
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 12 Ethan Oakley (APP) MD No. 14 Reece Witcraft, 16-5
No. 10 Tagen Jamison, 141 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Tagen Jamison MD Carter Dibert (ASU), 10-1
Round of 16: No. 10 Tagen Jamison dec. No. 7 Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY), 4-2
Quarterfinals: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 10 Tagen Jamison, 4-0
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 10 Tagen Jamison dec. No. 12 Segio Lemley (MICH), 7-6
Consolation Round of 4: No. 10 Tagen Jamison vs. No. 6 Vince Cornella (CORN)
No. 11 Jordan Williams, 149 Pounds
Round of 64: No. 11 Jordan Williams MD Aiden Vandenbush (NW), 19-5
Round of 32: No. 11 Jordan Williams TF Aaron Turner (MORG), 21-6, 6:13
Round of 16: No. 6 Chance Lamer (POLY) dec. No. 11 Jordan Williams, 4-1
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Noah Tapia (HOF) dec. No. 11 Jordan Williams, 12-11
Daniel Manibog, 157 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 10 Paddy Gallagher (OHST) TF Daniel Manibog, 21-5, 6:13
Consolation Round of 16 #1: No. 7 Trevor Chumbley (NW) MD Daniel Manibog, 12-0
No. 3 Izzak Olejnik, 165 Pounds
Round of 64: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik dec. Guillermo Escobedo (CSUB), 4-1
Round of 32: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik fall Ben Haubert (CIT), 5:21
Round of 16: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik fall No. 14 Stoney Buell (PUR), 1:52
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik dec. No. 11 Giano Petrucelli (AF), 8-1
Semifinals: No. 3 Izzak Olejnik vs. No. 2 Cameron Amine (MICH)
Brayden Thompson, 174 Pounds
Round of 32: Lorenzo Norman (STAN) dec. Brayden Thompson, 14-7
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Sal Perrine (OHIO) dec. Brayden Thompson, 7-3
No. 4 Dustin Plott, 184 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 4 Dustin Plott MD Aaron Ayzerov, 18-7
Round of 16: No. 4 Dustin Plott TF No. 13 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP), 21-5
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Lenny Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 4 Dustin Plott, 12-10
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 4 Dustin Plott TF No. 16 Zayne Lehman (OHIO), 17-1, 3:30
No. 4 Luke Surber, 197 Pounds
Round of 32: No. 4 Luke Surber fall Khristian Dove (CSUB), 1:06
Round of 16: No. 4 Luke Surber dec. No. 13 Julien Broderson (ISU), 7-3
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Jaxon Smith (UMD) med. for. No. 4 Luke Surber
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Sonny Sasso (VT) med. for. No. 4 Luke Surber
No. 6 Konner Doucet, Heavyweight
Round of 32: No. 6 Konner Doucet dec. Jose Valdez (UNI), 4-1
Round of 16: No. 6 Konner Doucet dec. No. 11 Boone McDermott (ORST), TB-1 3-2
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Grady Griess (NAVY) inj. def. No. 6 Konner Doucet, 0:06
Consolation Round of 8 #2: No. 12 Cory Day (BING) med. for. No. 6 Konner Doucet
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