Michigan State University
Central Michigan
No. 21 Central Michigan Tops Spartans
12/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. â€" The Michigan State wrestling team dropped a road dual at No. 21 Central Michigan, 33-0, Sunday afternoon at McGuirk Arena.
The Chippewas (4-0) won two of the first three matches by just one point, as Mitch Rogaliner lost a 3-2 decision to Brent Fleetwood at 125 pounds and Garth Yenter came up just short against 14th-ranked Zach Horan at 141, 4-3.
CMU has three top-10 wrestlers in its lineup, and all three of those starters notched victories on Sunday.
Minkel was part of a prematch ceremony recognizing the 1985-86 CMU wrestling team, the first in school history to win a Mid-American Conference championship. A three-time All-American at CMU, Minkel was an assistant on that championship team under former Chippewas coach Chick Sherwood.
The Spartans (0-5) return to action Thursday, Dec. 10 to face Michigan at 7 p.m. in Ann Arbor. The match will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
Central Michigan 33, Michigan State 0
125: Brent Fleetwood (CMU) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 3-2
133: Corey Keener (CMU) tech. fall Patrick Blommel (MSU), 21-6
141: No. 14 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Garth Yenter (MSU), 4-3
149: No. 8 Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. Mark Bozzo (MSU), 4-1
157: No. 9 Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Joe Johnson (MSU), 5-0
165: Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. Travis Curley (MSU), 8-2
174: No. 9 Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Shane Shadaia (MSU), 7-1
184: Austin Severn (CMU) dec. Schwan Shadaia (MSU), 8-2
197: Jackson Lewis (CMU) major dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 13-5
HWT: Newton Smerchek (CMU) dec. Dimitrus Renfroe (MSU), 2-0
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