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LAS VEGAS - The Virginia Tech wrestling team had a successful first day of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Friday as five wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals with one other alive in the consolations. Tech sits in a tie for 10th place overall at the prestigious tournament.

Action will resume tomorrow morning and run all the way through the finals tomorrow night.

Below are the results for all eight Hokie wrestlers participating in the tournament.

125: #5 seed Jarrod Garnett (2-0)
First Round: def. Penn Gottfried (Columbia), MD 16-2
Second Round: def. Kyle McCrite (North Idaho), 10-3

133: #5 seed Devin Carter (2-0)
First Round: def. Derek Gillespie (Air Force), Fall 2:10
Second Round: def. #12 seed Jordan Keller (Oklahoma), Fall 4:28
Quarterfinals: vs. #4 seed Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan)

141: #5 seed Chris Diaz (2-1)
First Round: def. Mike Morales (West Virginia), 7-5 (SV)
Second Round: lost to #12 seed Vincente Varela (Hofstra), 3-2
Consolations: def. Mike Bell (Duke), 3-2

149: #5 seed Brian Stephens (2-0)
First Round: def. Eric Filipowicz (Navy), MD 14-3
Second Round: def. Hicks Manson (Cornell), 6-2
Quarterfinals: TBA

157: #6 seed Pete Yates (2-0)
Pigtail: def. Colton Palmer (NC State), MD 13-2
First Round: def. Brad Steele (Dickinson State), TF 18-3 (4:48)
Second Round: def. Walter Peppelman (Harvard), 5-1
Quarterfinals: TBA

165: Chris Moon (1-2; ELIMINATED)
First Round: vs. Jonathan Brascetta (Oregon State), 5-4
Second Round: lost to Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly), MD 13-4
Consolations: lost to Mike Fucci (Grand Canyon), 4-3 (SV)

184: #6 seed Tommy Spellman (2-0)
First Round: def. Dillon Kern (Central Michigan), Fall 2:10
Second Round: def. Hunter Collins (Michigan), 7-3
Quarterfinals: TBA

197: Chris Penny (1-2; ELIMINATED)
First Round: lost to Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 3-1
Consolations: def. Bryan Panzano (Harvard), MD 10-1
Consolations: lost to #7 seed Chad Hanke (Oregon State), 7-5

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