LAS VEGAS – No. 6/8 Jacob A. Smith will wrestle in the 197-pound semifinals after leading the West Virginia University wrestling team on the first day of competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday.
After going 3-0 on the day, Smith, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, will face a familiar foe in No. 3 Jared Haught of Virginia Tech in Saturday’s championship semifinals. Haught, who hails from Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Smith squared off in the consolation semifinals of last year’s event, with Smith winning a 2-0 decision on his way to a fourth-place finish.