Kal Miller Wins Second Consecutive Tiger Style Invite Championship, 17 Terps Compete Overall

Saturday, November 11

Kansas City, MO

11 AM

Maryland

Tiger Style Invite

Kal Miller Wins Second Consecutive Tiger Style Invite Championship, 17 Terps Compete Overall

11/11/2023 5:34:00 PM | Wrestling

KANSAS CITY, MO -- Kal Miller took home his second consecutive first-place titles at the second annual Tiger Style Invite on Saturday. Miller won his championship bout in thrilling style, needing three overtimes to secure the win by tiebreaker in his hometown over Missouri's Josh Edmond, the 16th-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds.

Miller won his first bout by decision and the second by injury default to take his spot in the championship.

Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills both finished in second, each getting impressive victories to make the finals before falling narrowly to ranked opponents.

Smith's day didn't start until the semifinals and he needed just 32 seconds to collect a fall and advance to the finals. Nevills was dominant all day, winning his first two by technical falls with a combined 33-1 score. He then earned an impressive 9-3 decision over 27th-ranked Josiah Hill from Little Rock to earn a spot in the championship bout.

After dropping their first matches of the day, Gaven Bell (165) and Chase Mielnik (184) both rebounded well, winning two matches to put themselves in position to take home third place, before falling in those bouts.

The Terps' trio of true freshman 141-pounders (Dario Lemus, Michael Pizzuto, Clayton Gabrielson) impressed in Kansas City, as each one won at least two matches. Lemus and Pizzuto met in the third-place bout, with Lemus coming out on top. Gabrielson put himself into the seventh-place match, ultimately dropping a hard-fought and high-scoring bout.

Dom Solis won three matches, including two major decisions, and took home fifth-place.

Conner Quinn picked up two victories on the day to take seventh-place.

Overall, 14 of the 17 Terps who wrestled placed. Maryland finished with 114.5 team points and finished fourth.

Full Results:

(125) No. 17 Braxton Brown

Quarters: Brown tech fall (15-0, 1:24) Reid Nelson (Little Rock)
Semis: Dom Mendez (Cal Poly) major dec. (21-12) Brown
Cons. Semi - Austin Kegley (Lindenwood) won by MFF over Brown
5th Place Match - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) won by MFF over Brown (Maryland)

(133) Conner Quinn

No. 24 Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) major dec. (17-4) Quinn
Consi Round 2: Quinn tech fall (16-0, 6:13) Caleb Park (Cal Poly)
Consi Round 3: Joshua Sarpy (Little Rock) dec. (9-8) Quinn
7th-Place: Quinn dec. (3-2) Caiden Pelc (Lindenwood)

(141) No. 22 Kal Miller

Quarters: Miller dec. (4-1) Owen Uhls (Missouri)
Semis: Miller wins by injury forfeit (0:03) over Lemus
Finals: Miller (TB-1 2-1) No. 16 Josh Edmond

(141) Dario Lemus

Quarters: Lemus dec. (7-3) Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)
Semis: Miller wins by injury forfeit (0:03) over Lemus
Consi Semi: Dario Lemus major dec. (14-4) Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly)
3rd-Place: Lemus dec. (7-2) Pizzuto

(141) Michael Pizzuto

Round 1: Pizzuto dec. (2-0) Cole Minnick (LR)
Quarters: Pizzuto dec. (7-2) Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly)
Semis: No. 16 Josh Edmond (Missouri) tech fall (20-5, 5:23) Pizzuto
Consi Semi: Pizzuto won by MFF over Owen Uhls (Missouri)
3rd-Place: Lemus dec. (7-2) Pizzuto

(141) Clayton Gabrielson

Round 1: Gabrielson major dec. (12-0) Ben Bohr (LIND)
Quarters: No. 16 Josh Edmond (Missouri) tech fall (22-5, 5:33) Gabrielson
Consi Round 2: Gabrielson tech fall (15-0, 1:42) Gunnar LeGrand (Lindenwood)
Consi Round 3: Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) dec. (4-2) Gabrielson
7th-Place: Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) dec. (25-18) Gabrielson

(157) No. 28 Michael North

Round 1: James Conway (Missouri) dec. (11-6) North
Consi Round 2: North (UMD) wins by MFF over Shork (UMD)
Consi Round 3: No. 25 Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec. (14-8) North
7th-Place: Jorden Johnson (SIU Edwardsville) won by forfeit over North

(157) Kevin Schork

Round 1: No. 8 Brock Mauller (Missouri) tech fall (17-2, 3:52) Schork
Consi Round 2: North (UMD) wins by MFF over Shork (UMD)

(165) John Martin Best

Quarters: Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) dec. (10-4) Best
Consi Round 3: Bilal Bailey (Little Rock) 2-1 won by injury default over John Martin Best (Maryland) 0-2 (Inj. 2:43)
7th-place: Money won by injury default over Best

(165) Gaven Bell

Quarters: Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) major dec. (14-3) Bell
Consi Round 3: Bell major dec. (12-0) Money
Consi Semi: Bell tech fall (15-0, 2:06) Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly)
3rd-Place: Bilal Bailey (Little Rock) fall (1:12) Bell

(165) Ryan Money

Quarters: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole fall (2:59) Money
Consi Round 3: Bell major dec. (12-0) Money
7th-Place: Money won by injury default over Best

(174) No. 32 Dominic Solis

Round 1: Solis major dec. (12-0) Hayden Shepherd (SIU Edwardsville)
Quarters: Solis dec. (6-5) Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly)
Semis: No. 6 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) major dec. (17-4) Solis
Cons. Semi: Elis Pfleger (Missouri) major dec. (9-1) Solis
5th-Place: Solis major dec. (10-2) Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly)

(184) Chase Mielnik

Quarters: Clayton Whiting (Missouri) major dec. (14-4) Mielnik
Consi Round 3: Mielnik fall (1:26) Mckinley Kemper (Lindenwood)
Consi Semi: Mielnik dec. (8-6) Triston Wills (Little Rock)
3rd-Place: Sean Harman (Missouri) dec. (5-2) Mielnik

(197) No. 8 Jaxon Smith

Semis: Smith fall (0:32) Nick Nosler (SIUE)
Finals: No. 24 Stephen Little (Little Rock) dec. (7-3) Smith

(285) No. 17 Seth Nevills

Round 1: Nevills tech fall (16-1, 7:00) Cole Jackson (Cal Poly)
Quarters: Nevills tech fall (17-0, 6:59)Cole Gripka (Missouri)
Semis: Nevills dec. (9-3) No. 27 Josiah Hill (Little Rock)
Finals: No.5 Zach Elam (Missouri) dec. (8-1) Nevills

(285) Sam O'Brian

Round 1: David Hernandez (Lindenwood) dec. (7-3) O'Brian
Consi Round 2: Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) tech fall (19-3, 6:02) O'Brian

(285) Jordan Gabriel

Round 1: No. 5 Zach Elam (Missouri) tech fall (21-2, 4:12) Gabriel
Consi Round 2: Cole Jackson (Cal Poly) dec. (5-2) Gabriel

Up Next

The Terps return to College Park for their home opener when they welcome Pittsburgh to the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The dual will begin at 7:30 pm and will air on B1G+.