LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Junior Yaraslau Slavikouski placed second at 285 pounds, and sophomore Philip Conigliaro finished sixth at 165 pounds to lead Harvard University wrestling at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
 
Competing at an event that featured 12 ranked teams, Slavikouski won four straight matches, including a victory over top-seeded Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in Saturday morning's semifinals, to reach the 285-pound first-place match prior to bowing out with an injury default in that contest.
 
Conigliaro placed sixth at 165 pounds after winning a pair of matches to open Saturday's competition before dropping two narrow contests to close the day. He placed at Cliff Keen for the second time after finishing seventh at 165 pounds in 2019.

Harvard Highlights

• Junior Yaraslau Slavikouski – ranked No. 15 in the country at 285 pounds and seeded at No. 4 at the invitational – registered a 4-1 record on his way to his second-place finish at 285. On Saturday, he opened the day with a 3-2 victory over No. 1 seed Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in the semifinals for his fourth straight win. In the first-place match, he ended his run with an injury default against No. 10 seed Gary Traub of Oregon State.
• Slavikouski made his season debut at the event, starting his 2021-22 campaign with a 3-0 record on Friday.
• Sophomore Philip Conigliaro – ranked No. 12 in the nation at 165 pounds and seeded at No. 5 for the event – placed sixth at 165 pounds behind a 4-3 record over the course of the weekend. On Saturday, he opened the day with a 4-0 victory over No. 9 seed Joseph Grello of Oklahoma and a 3-1 win over Clayton Wilson of Nebraska. In the consolation semifinals, Conigliaro dropped a 5-3 decision to No. 3 seed Carson Kharchla of Ohio State prior to falling to No. 4 seed Cameron Amine of Michigan in sudden victory in the fifth-place match.
• Conigliaro placed at Cliff Keen for the second time after coming in seventh at 165 pounds in 2019. Conigliaro placed at an event for the second time this season after winning the 165-pound title at the Keystone Classic on Nov. 21.
• After advancing to day two with a 2-1 record on Friday, junior Beau Bayless dropped a 3-1 decision in sudden victory to No. 7 seed Jacob Allen of Navy at 125 pounds in his only match on Saturday.
• In the team standings, Harvard came in 18^th out of 26 schools with 32.5 points.

Harvard Results

125 Pounds
Beau Bayless (2-2)
Day 1 (2-1)
(5) Joe Manchio (Columbia) def. Beau Bayless in Round of 16, Dec. 3-2
Bayless def. Jordan White (The Citadel) in Consolation, MD 9-0
Bayless def. Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) in Consolation, Dec. 8-2
Day 2 (0-1)
(7) Jacob Allen (Navy) def. Bayless in Consolation, Dec. 3-1 SV
 
133 Pounds
Dillon Murphy (0-2)
Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) def. Murphy in Round of 32, Dec. 6-1
Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) def. Murphy in Consolation, Dec. 5-4
 
141 Pounds
Michael Jaffe (0-2)
(6) Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) def. Jaffe in Round of 16, Dec. 10-5
Tyler Hunt (Navy) def. Jaffe in Consolation, Dec. 13-6
 
149 Pounds
Lukus Stricker (1-2)
(1) Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) def. Stricker in Round of 16, TF 18-3 3:19
Stricker def. Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) in Consolation, Dec. 12-6
Sam Turner (Nebraska-Kearney) def. Stricker in Consolation, TF 18-0 2:40
 
157 Pounds
Trevor Tarsi (0-2)
Charles Darracott (Stanford) def. Tarsi in Round of 32, Dec. 6-1
(6) Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) def. Tarsi in Consolation, Dec. 8-2
 
165 Pounds
(5) Philip Conigliaro (4-3, Sixth Place)
Day 1 (2-1)
Conigliaro def. Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) in Round of 32, Dec. 5-3
Conigliaro def. Brady Chrisman (Kent State) in Round of 16, Dec. 8-3
(4) Cameron Amine (Michigan) def. Conigliaro in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-1 SV
Day 2 (2-2)
Conigliaro def. (9) Joseph Grello (Oklahoma) in Consolation, Dec. 4-0
Conigliaro def. Clayton Wilson (Nebraska) in Consolation, Dec. 3-1
(3) Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) def, Conigliaro in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 5-3
(4) Cameron Amine (Michigan) def. Conigliaro in Fifth-Place Match, Fall 7:29 SV
 
174 Pounds
(13) Joshua Kim (2-2)
Kim def. Cole Burke (The Citadel) in Round of 32, MD 11-3
(4) Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) def. Kim in Round of 16, Dec. 3-1
Kim def. Louis Rojas (California Baptist) in Consolation, Dec. 7-2
(12) Tyler Eischens (Stanford) def. Kim in Consolation, MD 9-1
 
184 Pounds
Luke Rada (0-2)
(4) Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) def. Rada in Round of 16, Dec. 5-1
Jackson McKinney (Oregon State) def. Rada in Consolation, Dec. 9-4
 
197 Pounds
Nick Marcenelle (0-2)
(6) Thomas Penola (Purdue) def. Marcenelle in Round of 32, MD 22-10
(12) Luke Stout (Princeton) def. Marcenelle in Consolation, Dec. 7-5
 
285 Pounds
(4) Yaraslau Slavikouski (4-1, Second Place)
Day 1 (3-0)
Slavikouski def. Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) in Round of 32, TF 17-0 4:49
Slavikouski def. Daniel Conley (Columbia) in Round of 16, MD 10-1
Slavikouski def. (5) Lucas Davison (Northwestern) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 5-3
Day 2 (1-1)
Slavikouski def. (1) Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) in Semifinals, Dec. 3-2
(10) Gary Traub (Oregon State) def. Slavikouski in First-Place Match, Injury Default

Next Up

After the finals break, Harvard resumes competition at the Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.