LAS VEGAS – For the second year in a row, Brevin Cassella secured a spot on the podium at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational after winning three matches during the tournament's first two sessions on Friday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Cassella previously finished eighth at this event in 2023, one of two Bearcats to reach the podium at what is considered one of the most prestigious in-season wrestling tournaments in the country.

Highlights
•    All five of Binghamton's wrestlers who were competing on Friday won at least one match, helping the Bearcats finish the first day 21st.
•    Cassella opened his tournament with a ranked win against No. 32 Sean Harman of Oregon State 9-3, followed by an 11-0 major decision over Iowa State's Aiden Riggins. After being defeated by No. 4 Dean Hamiti Jr. of Oklahoma State 20-5, Cassella defeated another ranked opponent in No. 26 Brody Baumann of Purdue 15-0 to reach the podium.
•    After recording two pins at Cornell's Big Red Invitational on Nov. 24, Cory Day carried his momentum into Las Vegas by pinning three opponents. Day defeated Michigan's Dzhabrail Khurshidov, Harvard's Logan Marrisal and Wyoming's Kevin Zimmer. With his three pins, Day now leads the Bearcats in falls with five.
•    Will Ebert won two matches to become the first Binghamton wrestler to reach 10 wins this season. He also added his fourth pin of 2024-25 by defeating Appalachian State's Logan Eller.
•    Micah Roes bounced back from his loss in the opening round by defeating No. 23 Jeff Strickenberger of West Virginia 9-1 for his first ranked win of the season. Roes followed that with a 7-3 victory against North Carolina State's Troy Hohman.
•    Carson Wagner had a 4-1 lead in the second period of his first match against No. 2 Caleb Smith of Nebraska before falling 8-5 in the back-and-forth contest. The sophomore would then go on to beat Appalachian State's Noah Luna 8-3.

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Day One Results
Carson Wagner
125 R16 | No. 2/2 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) def. Carson Wagner (Binghamton) DEC 8-5
125 Consi of 16 #2 | Carson Wagner (Binghamton) def. Noah Luna (Appalachian State) DEC 8-3
125 Consi of 8 #1 | No. NR/29 Adrian Meza (Iowa State) def. Carson Wagner (Binghamton) MD 11-2

Micah Roes
133 R32 | No. 19/22 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) def. Micah Roes (Binghamton) FALL 3-0 4:54
133 Consi of 16 #1 | Micah Roes (Binghamton) def. No. 23/26 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) MD 9-1
133 Consi of 16 #2 | Micah Roes (Binghamton) def. Troy Hohman (NC State) DEC 7-3
133 Consi of 8 #1 | No. 33/NR Stockton O'Brien (Wyoming) def. Micah Roes (Binghamton) DEC 4-1 SV

Brevin Cassella
174 R32 | No. 13/15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) def. No. 32/NR Sean Harman (Oregon State) DEC 9-3
174 R16 | No. 13/15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) def. Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) MD 11-0
174 Quarterfinals | No. 4/5 Dean Hamiti Jr. (Oklahoma State) def. No. 13/15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) TF 20-5 6:11
174 Consi of 8 #2 | No. 13/15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) def. No. 26/28 Brody Baumann (Purdue) TF 15-0 4:20

Will Ebert
184 R32 | No. 24/19 Will Ebert (Binghamton) def. Shay Addison (Arizona State) MD 9-0
184 R16 | No. 28/26 James Rowley (Purdue) def. No. 24/19 Will Ebert (Binghamton) DEC 5-2
184 Consi of 16 #2 | No. 24/19 Will Ebert (Binghamton) def. Logan Eller (Appalachian State) FALL 3-0 1:32
184 Consi of 8 #1 | Dennis Robin (West Virginia) def. No. 24/19 Will Ebert (Binghamton) DEC 6-5

Cory Day
285 R32 | No. 14/17 Cory Day (Binghamton) def. Dzhabrail Khurshidov (Michigan) FALL 0-0 3:12
285 R16 | No. 31/NR Harley Andrews (Nebraska) def. No. 14/17 Cory Day (Binghamton) FALL 3-0 0:38
285 Consi of 16 #2 | No. 14/17 Cory Day (Binghamton) def. Logan Marissal (Harvard) FALL 11-0 0:57
285 Consi of 8 #1 | No. 14/17 Cory Day (Binghamton) def. Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) FALL 6-0 4:27
285 Consi of 8 #2 | No. 18/20 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) def. Cory Day (Binghamton) FALL 7-0 6:32

*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat

Up Next
Cassella will continue to wrestle in the consolation round of four on Saturday. The opening session begins at 1 p.m.