Wrestling Takes on EMU in Thursday Dual
12/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 1, 2009
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State wrestling team will travel to Ypsilanti to take on Eastern Michigan on Thursday (Dec. 3) at 7 p.m. It will be the Spartans' (2-1) first action since they went 2-1 at the Sprawl and Brawl in Binghamton, N.Y., on Nov. 22.
The Spartans lead the all-time series with Eastern Michigan, 11-1, and have won the last 10 meetings. The Eagles enter Thursday's match at 2-0-1 on the year, having defeated St. Cloud State and Cleveland State and tying Northwestern.
The Last Time Out
MSU defeated Wyoming (20-13) and Binghamton (20-12) but fell to Northern Iowa (18-13) at the Sprawl and Brawl on Nov. 22. No. 1 Franklin Gomez (133 pounds) remained undefeated on the year at 7-0 and is now undefeated in his last 21 matches. Sophomore 197-pounder Tyler Dickenson also went 3-0 at the event. Eric Olanowski (125 pounds), David Cheza (149 pounds), Kyle Bounds (165 pounds) and Ian Hinton (174 pounds) all went 2-1 in the three-dual event.
Signing Day
Coach Tom Minkel inked Sean McMurray (Portage, Ind.), Kamron Jackson (Southaven, Mich.), Nick McDiarmid (Hartland, Mich.), Nick Proctor (Neuqua Valley, Ill.), John Rizqallah (Allegan, Mich.), and Nick Humes (Stevensville-Lakeshore, Mich.) to National Letters of Intent. InterMat ranked the Spartans' recruiting class 19th-best in the nation.
Open Success
Freshman Dan Osterman has made quite an impact in his first two collegiate meets, taking first place in the 133-pound freshman/sophomore divisions at both the EMU Open and the MSU Open. Redshirt freshman Bryant Craft also had success at the MSU Open as he placed first in the 174-pound freshman/sophomore division while Franklin Gomez went 4-0 to claim his fourth consecutive title at 133 pounds.
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