
Brad Wilton was one of three Spartans to reach the podium on Sunday
Three Spartan Wrestlers on Sunday Podium at Big Ten Wrestling Championships
3/10/2019 4:51:00 PM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- Three members of the Michigan State wrestling program found their way to the podium on Sunday, March 10, during the final day of the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Williams Arena.
Michigan State finishes the tournament in 13th place with 29.5 points.
All Spartan wrestlers that did not automatically qualify for the 2019 NCAA Championships with their placement in Minneapolis, will find out about a potential at-large bid to Pittsburgh on Monday, March 12.
Sophomore Rayvon Foley, who qualified for the NCAA tournament already on Saturday, medically forfeited on Sunday to place sixth at 125 pounds.
Fellow NCAA qualifier, redshirt sophomore Drew Hughes, placed seventh following a medical forfeit by his opponent.
Redshirt freshman Brad Wilton also placed seventh following a 9-5 decision over Indiana's Jake Kleimola. It was Wilton's second victory over Kleimola on the weekend as he pinned the Hooiser in the tournaments opening round.
Wrestling back to place ninth at 184 pounds was redshirt freshman Cameron Caffey. Caffey won twice on Sunday, defeating Indiana's Norman Conley and Minnesota's Brandon Krone by way of 7-6 and 7-2 decisions respectively.
Other Spartan wrestlers competing on Sunday were Austin Hiles, Austin Eicher, and Anthony Tutolo. All three were defeated in the ninth-place bracket.
Big Ten Championships // March 9-10, 2019 // Minneapolis, Minn.
Final Results
Round 1:
125: Rayvon Foley major dec. Shane Metzler (RUT), 12-0
133: Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Anthony Tutolo, SV-1, 3-1
141: Kanen Storr (MICH) dec. Austin Eicher, 5-2
149: Thomas Thorn (MINN) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 10-1
165: Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Austin Hiles, 8-4
174: Drew Hughes dec. Joe Grello, 3-0
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Jelani Embree (MICH), 7-1
197: Brad Wilton fall Jake Kleimola (IND), 6:21
285: Sam Stoll dec. Chase Beard, 6-1
Quarterfinals:
125: Rayvon Foley dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 7-3
174: Mark Hall (PSU) fall Drew Hughes (2:38)
184: Shakur Rasheed (PSU) fall Cameron Caffey (5:21)
197: Bo Nickal (PSU) tech fall Brad Wilton, 19-4
Semifinals:
125: Sebastian Rivera (NU) major dec. Rayvon Foley, 14-6
Consolation Round 1:
141: Austin Eicher fall Daniel Bertoni (MD) (5:00)
149: Jaden Enriquez dec. Christian Kanzler (ILL), 3-1
165: Stephan Glasgow (RUT) dec. Austin Hiles, 9-4
285: Christian Colucci (RUT) dec. Chase Beard, 7-3
Consolation Round 2:
133: Ben Thornton (PUR) dec. Anthony Tutolo, 4-2
141: Mitch McKee (MINN) dec. Austin Eicher, 4-2
149: Pat Lugo (IOWA) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 12-3
174: Drew Hughes tech fall Mitch Bowman (IOWA), 20-5
184: Nick Gravina (RUT) dec. Cameron Caffey, 4-3
197: Brad Wilton dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 5-3
Consolation Round 3:
174: Michael Labriola (NEB) major dec. Drew Hughes, 8-0
197: Christian Brunner (PUR) dec. Brad Wilton, 3-0
Consolation Semifinals:
125: Elijah Oliver (IND) med. forfeit Rayvon Foley
Fifth-Place Round:
125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) med. forfeit Rayvon Foley – Places 6th
Seventh-Place Round:
174: Drew Hughes med. forfeit Ryan Christensen (WIS) – Places 7th
197: Brad Wilton dec. Jake Kleimola (IND), 9-5 – Places 7th
Ninth-Place Rounds:
133: Jevon Parrish (NEB) dec. Anthony Tutolo, 9-7
141: Austin Eicher dec. Daniel Bertoni (MD), 3-1
141: Peter Lipari (RUT) dec. Austin Eicher, 7-5
165: Austin Hiles med. forfeit Stephan Glasgow (RUT)
165: Joey Gunther (ILL) dec. Austin Hiles, 7-3
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Norman Conley (IND), 7-6
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Brandon Krone (MINN), 7-2 – Places 9th
Michigan State finishes the tournament in 13th place with 29.5 points.
All Spartan wrestlers that did not automatically qualify for the 2019 NCAA Championships with their placement in Minneapolis, will find out about a potential at-large bid to Pittsburgh on Monday, March 12.
Sophomore Rayvon Foley, who qualified for the NCAA tournament already on Saturday, medically forfeited on Sunday to place sixth at 125 pounds.
Fellow NCAA qualifier, redshirt sophomore Drew Hughes, placed seventh following a medical forfeit by his opponent.
Redshirt freshman Brad Wilton also placed seventh following a 9-5 decision over Indiana's Jake Kleimola. It was Wilton's second victory over Kleimola on the weekend as he pinned the Hooiser in the tournaments opening round.
Wrestling back to place ninth at 184 pounds was redshirt freshman Cameron Caffey. Caffey won twice on Sunday, defeating Indiana's Norman Conley and Minnesota's Brandon Krone by way of 7-6 and 7-2 decisions respectively.
Other Spartan wrestlers competing on Sunday were Austin Hiles, Austin Eicher, and Anthony Tutolo. All three were defeated in the ninth-place bracket.
Big Ten Championships // March 9-10, 2019 // Minneapolis, Minn.
Final Results
Round 1:
125: Rayvon Foley major dec. Shane Metzler (RUT), 12-0
133: Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Anthony Tutolo, SV-1, 3-1
141: Kanen Storr (MICH) dec. Austin Eicher, 5-2
149: Thomas Thorn (MINN) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 10-1
165: Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Austin Hiles, 8-4
174: Drew Hughes dec. Joe Grello, 3-0
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Jelani Embree (MICH), 7-1
197: Brad Wilton fall Jake Kleimola (IND), 6:21
285: Sam Stoll dec. Chase Beard, 6-1
Quarterfinals:
125: Rayvon Foley dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 7-3
174: Mark Hall (PSU) fall Drew Hughes (2:38)
184: Shakur Rasheed (PSU) fall Cameron Caffey (5:21)
197: Bo Nickal (PSU) tech fall Brad Wilton, 19-4
Semifinals:
125: Sebastian Rivera (NU) major dec. Rayvon Foley, 14-6
Consolation Round 1:
141: Austin Eicher fall Daniel Bertoni (MD) (5:00)
149: Jaden Enriquez dec. Christian Kanzler (ILL), 3-1
165: Stephan Glasgow (RUT) dec. Austin Hiles, 9-4
285: Christian Colucci (RUT) dec. Chase Beard, 7-3
Consolation Round 2:
133: Ben Thornton (PUR) dec. Anthony Tutolo, 4-2
141: Mitch McKee (MINN) dec. Austin Eicher, 4-2
149: Pat Lugo (IOWA) major dec. Jaden Enriquez, 12-3
174: Drew Hughes tech fall Mitch Bowman (IOWA), 20-5
184: Nick Gravina (RUT) dec. Cameron Caffey, 4-3
197: Brad Wilton dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 5-3
Consolation Round 3:
174: Michael Labriola (NEB) major dec. Drew Hughes, 8-0
197: Christian Brunner (PUR) dec. Brad Wilton, 3-0
Consolation Semifinals:
125: Elijah Oliver (IND) med. forfeit Rayvon Foley
Fifth-Place Round:
125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) med. forfeit Rayvon Foley – Places 6th
Seventh-Place Round:
174: Drew Hughes med. forfeit Ryan Christensen (WIS) – Places 7th
197: Brad Wilton dec. Jake Kleimola (IND), 9-5 – Places 7th
Ninth-Place Rounds:
133: Jevon Parrish (NEB) dec. Anthony Tutolo, 9-7
141: Austin Eicher dec. Daniel Bertoni (MD), 3-1
141: Peter Lipari (RUT) dec. Austin Eicher, 7-5
165: Austin Hiles med. forfeit Stephan Glasgow (RUT)
165: Joey Gunther (ILL) dec. Austin Hiles, 7-3
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Norman Conley (IND), 7-6
184: Cameron Caffey dec. Brandon Krone (MINN), 7-2 – Places 9th
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