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Wrestling Gets Strong Performances in Las Vegas, Finishes 23rd

Odom came out strong in the first round, earning a 15-4 major defeat over Lassen's Al Daniels in the first round.

He next lost a heartbreaking 6-5 dual to Nathan Vasquez of Fresno State, but came back in the next two wrestlebacks with a decisive pair of victories over T.J. Huxel of the Air Force (8-4) and Troy Hall of Pacific (9-5).

In his next wrestleback, Odom again wrestled a close bout, but fell short, losing 8-5 to Edinboro's Sahun Shapert. After wrestling in the 149-pound class last year, Odom's solid wrestling throughout the weekend proved he is definitely ready to lead the way at 157-pounds.

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After taking second place at East Stroudsburg, Rechul continued to wrestle well at heavyweight, battling to the end with his Vegas opponents.

In the first round, Rechul grappled to a 6-4 victory over Brad Steele of Wyoming, a tough competitor who would wrestleback to place fourth in the tournament.

Despite a strong effort, he lost two close matches to Tommy Rowlands of Ohio State (5-2) and Mike Maben of Cal Davis (3-2).

Vegas gave Reuchel valuable experience against some of the top wrestlers under his belt, which he can use as a springboard for continued domination in his weight class.

Led by these performances, the Crimson finished 23rd at the tournament. Illinois captured the championship, followed by Nebraska and then Lehigh.

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