Schubert, Soldano Advance to Semis at Cliff Keen Invite

2025 Cliff Keen Invitational oklahoma

Day 1 | All Day | Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center | Las Vegas, Nev.

Oklahoma Wrestlers
Wt.	Wrestler	Status
125	Conrad Hendriksen	Elim.
133	Carter Schmidt	Elim.
141	No. 24 Tyler Wells	Cons. R4
149	Hunter Hollingsworth	Elim.
157	Layton Schneider	Elim.
165	Clay Giddens	Elim.
174	Carter Schubert	SEMIS
184	No. 13 Brian Soldano	SEMIS
197	No. 11 DJ Parker	Cons. R4
HWT	No. 24 Juan Mora	Elim.
	TEAM SCORE
7th	Oklahoma	47.0

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 19 Oklahoma wrestling team rolled through day one of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday at the Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center, advancing four athletes to Saturday's action, highlighted by semifinal berths for Carter Schubert and Brian Soldano.

At 174 pounds, No. 7 seed Schubert continued his momentum from last week's dual win, cruising into the semifinals with three straight decision victories. The Marion, N.Y., native defeated Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley), Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) and Cash Stewart (Cal Poly), allowing just two points across the three matches. Schubert will face sixth-seeded Moses-Espinoza Owens of South Dakota State in Saturday's semifinal round.

Soldano, seeded fifth at 184 pounds, received a first-round bye before opening his tournament with a 9-6 victory over No. 12 seed James Rowley (Purdue). He then delivered one of the highlights of the day in the quarterfinals, countering an early takedown attempt with a reversal and pinning No. 4 seed Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) in just 20 seconds. The fall – his 30th career pin and second as a Sooner since transferring from Rutgers – secured his place in the semifinals.

The pair became Oklahoma's first semifinalists at the CKLV since Jake Woodley reached the final four at 197 pounds in 2021.

In the consolation bracket, junior Tyler Wells (141) and senior DJ Parker (197) remain in contention for podium finishes. Wells rebounded from an opening-round defeat with three straight wins, including two by major decision. Parker, now 7-2 on the season, dropped only a quarterfinal bout to Oregon State's No. 4 seed Justin Rademacher.

The Sooners sit in seventh place in the team standings with 47 points. No. 3 Iowa State leads the field with 107.5 points, followed by No. 24 Stanford (67.0), No. 18 West Virginia (65.5), Arizona State (56.0) and No. 15 Michigan (55.0).

Day two of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational begins Saturday, Dec. 7, with the championship and consolation semifinals, along with fifth and seventh-place bouts, at 12 p.m. CT. Finals and third-place matches are slated for 5 p.m. CT. All action will stream live on FloWrestling, with live stats available on FloArena.

Final Results

125 lbs - Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma DEC Blake West, Northern Illinois 3-0

125 lbs - Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma DEC Bridger Ricks, Utah Valley 2-1

125 lbs - Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia DEC Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma 7-3

125 lbs - Koda Holeman, Cal Poly DEC Conrad Hendriksen, Oklahoma 7-3

133 lbs - Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma F Amonn Ohl, Edinboro 13-1 4:59

133 lbs - Tyler Knox, Stanford MD Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma 12-0

133 lbs - Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma DEC Anthony Lucio, Cal Poly 7-3

133 lbs - Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma DEC Jarvis Little, Appalachian State 4-2

133 lbs – Sean Spidle, Northwestern DEC Carter Schmidt, Oklahoma 4-1 SV

141 lbs - Haiden Drury, Utah Valley DEC Tyler Wells, Oklahoma 2-0

141 lbs - Tyler Wells, Oklahoma MD Aldo Hernandez, Appalachian State 11-3

141 lbs - Tyler Wells, Oklahoma MD Jacob Brenneman, Edinboro 11-3

141 lbs - Tyler Wells, Oklahoma DEC Jordan Titus, West Virginia 4-3

149 lbs - Gabe Willochell, Wyoming DEC Hunter Hollingsworth, Oklahoma 4-0

149 lbs - Hunter Hollingsworth, Oklahoma MD Hayden Zinkin, CSU Baskersfield 14-2

149 lbs - Gavin Brown, Purdue DEC Hunter Hollingsworth, Oklahoma 5-2

157 lbs - Jimmy Harrington, Harvard MD Layton Schneider, Oklahoma 10-2

157 lbs - Layton Schneider, Oklahoma DEC Felix Lettini, Sacred Heart 7-3

157 lbs - Mark Takara, Utah Valley DEC Layton Schneider, Oklahoma 7-1

165 lbs - Ty Whalen, Princeton TF Clay Giddens, Oklahoma 18-1 2:36

165 lbs - Clay Giddens, Oklahoma DEC Gabriel Schumm, Cal Baptist 9-5

165 lbs - Ryan Burgos, Edinboro DEC Clay Giddens, Oklahoma 12-11

174 lbs - Carter Schubert, Oklahoma DEC Tanner Lofthouse, Utah Valley 6-0

174 lbs - Carter Schubert, Oklahoma DEC Graham Gambrall, Oregon State 4-1 SV

174 lbs - Carter Schubert, Oklahoma DEC Cash Stewart, Cal Poly 4-1

184 lbs - Brian Soldano, Oklahoma DEC James Rowley, Purdue 9-6

184 lbs - Brian Soldano, Oklahoma F Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming 2-3 (0:20)

197 lbs - Deanthony Parker Jr., Oklahoma F Chris Delena, Sacred Heart 4-0 5:48

197 lbs - Justin Rademacher, Oregon State DEC Deanthony Parker Jr., Oklahoma 4-1

197 lbs - Deanthony Parker Jr., Oklahoma DEC Kael Bennie, Utah Valley 10-3

285 lbs - Juan Mora, Oklahoma TF Wyatt Schmitt, Ohio 19-4 4:55

285 lbs - Juan Mora, Oklahoma DEC Ashton Davis, Cornell 4-2

285 lbs - Spencer Lanosga Navy DEC Juan Mora, Oklahoma 7-2

285 lbs - Devon Dawson Northern Illinois DEC Juan Mora, Oklahoma 7-6 TB1