LAS VEGAS, Nev.-The Big Red wrestling team placed second at the Las Vegas Invitational this weekend where Mack Lewnes won the individual title at 174 pounds. Five other Big Red wrestlers placed in their respective weight classes including Mike Grey (2nd, 133), Cam Simaz (3rd, 197), Kyle Dake (4th, 141), Steve Bosak (5th, 174) and Frank Perrelli (5th, 125). Cornell finished with 121.5 team points just one point behind team champions Ohio State (122.5)

At 174 pounds, Lewnes won a 5-3 decision over the second-seeded Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska to win his third Las Vegas Invitational title. Lewnes notched two takedowns and had an escape to start the second period, while he held Dwyer to three escapes. In the semis, he defeated Jeffrey James (4) (Oklahoma), 7-3.

Grey, the No. 3 seed, picked up a bonus point for the Big Red in his semifinal match by winning by a 10-2 major decision over Kelly Kubec (7) (Oregon State). Grey placed second after losing a 5-3 decision to Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly in the finals.

At 197 in the wrestlebacks, Simaz pinned his third opponent of the competition. He won by fall in 4:51 over Indiana's Matt Powless. Simaz advanced to the third place match after he won a 6-2 decision over Logan Brown of Purdue the No. 5 seed. The Big Red sophomore took third place after defeating Oregon State's Chad Hanke by a 23-8 tech fall in 6:37.

At 141 pounds, Dake faced Reece Humphrey of Ohio State in the semifinals. Humphrey, the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country, narrowly defeated the Big Red freshman, 4-2, in sudden victory. Dake shutout the No. 2 seeded and third ranked Chris Druin of Arizona State in the consolation round, 4-0. In his match for third place, Dake faced Zach Bailey (5) of Oklahoma. Bailey won by a 2-1 decision in the first tiebreaker.

In the wrestlebacks at 184 pounds, Bosak won his first match of the day by tech fall (16-0, 7:00) over UNC Greensboro's Andrew Saunders. No. 6 nationally ranked Joe LeBlanc (3) from Wyoming narrowly defeated Bosak, 7-5, in sudden victory. Bosak placed fifth after receiving a medical forfeit from Matt Ryan of West Virginia.

At 125 pounds, Perrelli was pinned by the No. 1 seed Angel Escobedo (Indiana) in 5:22 in the semifinals. In the wrestlebacks, he lost a close 5-4 decision to Old Dominion's James Nicholson. Perrelli placed fifth after defeating Boise States' Alan Bartelli, 4-3.

Las Vegas Invitational
December 4-5 at Primm, NV

Top 25 team scores:
1. Ohio State     122.5         14. Navy     57.0
2. Cornell     121.5            15. Rider     40.0
3. Oklahoma     109.5           16. Michigan     47.0
4. Boise State     97.5         17. Drexel     41.5
5. Nebraska     94.0            18. Harvard     40.5
6. Indiana     90,5             19. Illinois     36.5
7. Cal Poly     78.5            20. Virginia Tech     36.0
8. Oregon State     77.5        21. Bakersfield     35.5
9. Wisconsin     73.5           22. Northern Colo      33.0
10. Wyoming     71.0            23. Buffalo     32.0
11. Arizona State     69.5     T24. Columbia     30.5
12. Bucknell     60.0          T24. Hofstra     30.5
13. Purdue     58.0

Championship Finals:
125_Angel Escobedo, Indiana 4-2 Anthony Robles, Arizona State
133_Boris Novachkov, Cal Poly 5-3 Mike Grey, Cornell
141_Reece Humphrey, Ohio State 5-3 Filip Novachkov, Cal Poly
149_Kyle Ruschell, Wisconsin 3-1 Lance Palmer, Ohio State
157_JP O'Connor, Harvard 2-1;sv Adam Hall, Boise State
165_Andrew Howe, Wisconsin 6-3 Colt Sponseller, Ohio State
174_Mack Lewnes, Cornell 5-3 Stephen Dwyer, Nebraska
184_Kirk Smith, Boise State 6-4;sv John Dergo,Illinois
197_Craig Brester, Nebraska 5-3 Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma
285_Nate Everhart, Indiana 3-2 Tucker Lane, Nebraska

Consolation Finals (For third through eighth):
125_James Nicholson, Old Dominion 7-2 Michael Martinez, Wyoming; Frank Perelli, Cornell 4-3 Alan Bartelli, Boise State; Ben Kjar, Utah Valley F2:00 Nikko Triggas, Ohio State
133_Tyler Graff, Wisconsin 6-3 Steve Mytych, Drexel; Kelly Kubec, Oregon State 3-2 David Marble, Bucknell; Ben Ashmore, Arizona State MFF Flint Ray, Utah Valley
141_Zachory Bailey, Oklahoma 2-1;sv Kyle Dake, Cornell; Levi Jones, Boise State F1:42 Chris Drouin, Arizona State; Chris Diaz, Virginia Tech MFF Kenny Hashimoto, Northern Colorado
149_Kyle Terry, Oklahoma 2-0 Jason Chamberlain, Boise State; Kevin LeValley, Bucknell 19-2 Walter Peppelman,, Harvard; RJ Pena, Oregon State F6:34 Peter Yates, Virginia Tech
157_Jesse Dong, Virginia Tech 8-0 Justin Gaethje, Northern Colorado; Chase Pami, Cal Poly 4-1 Bryce Saddoris, Navy; Shane Vernon, Oklahoma 10-1 Colton Salazar, Purdue
165_Shane Onufer, Wyoming F2:15 Andy Rendos, Bucknell; Paul Young, Indiana 8-5 PJ Gillespie, Hofstra; John-Martin Cannon, Buffalo 11-6 Oscar Huntley, Navy
174_Luke Manuel, Purdue 6-2 Jeffrey James, Oklahoma; Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra 4-1 Justin Zeerip, Michigan; David Rella, Ohio State MFF Luke Rebertus, Navy
184_Joe LeBlanc, Wyoming 10-5 Mike Pucillo, Ohio State; Steve Bosak, Cornell MFF Matt Ryan, West Virginia; Andrew Saunders, Greensboro 7-0 Andrew Buck Navy
197_Cam Simaz, Cornell 23-8 Chad Hanke, Oregon State; Logan Brown, Purdue MFF Anthony Biondo, Michigan; Tyler Smith, Rider F6:21 Matt Powless, Indiana
285_Nathan Fernandez, Oklahoma 7-3 Mitch Monteiro, Cal Poly; Ed Bordas, Rider MFF Erik Nye, Arizona State; Clayton Jack, Arizona State 4-2 Kyle Frey, Drexel