ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy wrestling team (1-3) returns to action this weekend when it travels to Las Vegas, Nev., for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The two-day tournament begins on Friday at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and continues on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT.

This year's field features 32 teams, including 10 programs ranked in the top 25 of this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll. A quartet of top-10 teams are set to compete in Vegas this weekend – Iowa State (3rd), Oklahoma State (5th), Virginia Tech (7th) and South Dakota State (8th).
 
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Tournament Schedule
Friday, Dec. 5

• Noon ET / 9 am PT: pig tail championship, round of 32 championship, consolation of 32, championship of 16, consolation of 16 and consolation second round of 16.
• 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT: quarterfinals, consolation of 8 and consolation second round of eight.

 
Saturday, Dec. 6

• 1 pm ET / 10 am PT: semifinals, consolation semifinals and consolation finals (5th & 6th, 7th & 8th place matches).
• 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT: championship finals (1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th place matches).

 
CKLV Projected Lineup (2025-26 Record)
141: No. 15 Caedyn Ricciardi (6-2)
149: Kaemen Smith (3-4)
165: Davis Park (3-6)
174: No. 7 Danny Wask (6-1)
197: No. 28 Zyan Hall (5-3)
285: No. 11 Spencer Lanosga (7-0)
 
CKLV Invitational Notes

• Navy will compete in the invitational for the 16th time in program history and the fifth under head coach Cary Kolat.
• The Mids finished 22nd out of 30 teams in last year's tournament.
• Navy is in search of its first individual champion at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
• Danny Wask has a 7-5 career record at the CKLV Invitational and has reached the podium each year he has entered. He finished fourth as a freshman (2023) and placed sixth last season.
• Team captain Kaemen Smith joins Wask as the only Midshipmen traveling this weekend with CKLV Invitational experience. He went 1-2 in the tournament as a freshman in 2022.
• Spencer Lanosga is off to a strong start to his collegiate career with a 7-0 record. He is the only undefeated Mid this season and is ranked 11th at 285 pounds in the latest InterMat rankings.
• Lanosga will be competing in his second tournament this season. He previously competed in the Navy Classic where he won the heavyweight crown with a 3-0 mark in the tournament.
• Caedyn Ricciardi (141 pounds) climbed to No. 15 in the national rankings after a 6-2 start to the season that includes three wins over ranked opponents.
• Zyan Hall entered the 197-pound rankings at 28 after he defeated 29th-ranked Robert Platt in the dual against North Carolina.
• Davis Park is 3-6 across three tournaments this season, including a 1-1 showing in his most recent outing at the Shorty Hitchcock Open.
• Navy is one of three military academies in the CKLV Invitational field along with Air Force and VMI.
• Three EIWA programs are competing this weekend – Franklin & Marshall, Navy and Sacred Heart.

 
Other Mids in Action
Navy is also sending 19 wrestlers to compete at the Patriot Open on Sunday at the George Mason Field House in Fairfax, Va. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. with live results on FloArena.
 
Patriot Open Projected Lineup (2025-26 Record)
125: Andrew Binni (3-4) / Jack Bergmann (4-3)
133: Brendan Ferretti (4-6)
141: Adam Heckman (0-0) / Nicholas Vafiadis (4-5)
149: Frank Antonelli (6-3) / Tyler Hood (2-2) / James Latona (3-2)
157: Julian Everitt (0-0) / Jonathan Ley (6-7) / Charlie Evans (2-2) / Cooper Rathburn (10-3)
165: Dylan Elmore (5-5) / Mason Collins (2-2)
174: Liam Kilrain (2-3)
184: Anthony Bruscino (0-2) / Gage Yackee (4-6)
197: Payton Thomas (3-4)
285: Dominic Iaquinto (1-3)