Saturday, November 9
East Lansing, Mich.
9:30 AM
Michigan State University
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Michigan State Open
Photo by: Kam Beal
Wrestling’s Weiand Wins at MSU Open
11/9/2024 9:52:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Redshirt freshman Caleb Weiand won the first tournament of his collegiate career on Saturday, winning the 125-pound freshman/sophomore bracket at the annual Michigan State Open inside historic Jenison Field House. The Spartans had three finalists and nine total placewinners on the day, including two wrestlers that wrestled back to place third in the open bracket.
"I'm very proud of our guys for wrestling hard in their first tournament of the year," said Michigan State head wrestling coach Roger Chandler. "Caleb Weiand came out and scored a lot of points to earn his first tournament victory for us. The MSU Open always has a strong field, and this year was no different."
It was the first tournament of the season for the Michigan State wrestling program, which will compete at the Black Knight Invitational on Sunday, November 24 and at the Midlands Championships in December. MSU will take its talents to Athens, Ohio next weekend for a dual at Ohio University on Sunday, November 17. No team scores were kept at the MSU open.
Weiand, along with fellow redshirt freshman Jack Conley (157) and Cory Thomas (184) advanced to the finals in the freshman/sophomore bracket on Saturday. Conley and Thomas each placed second, falling in the championship bout. True freshman Mason Stewart fell in the 157-pound semifinals in the freshman/sophomore bracket, later wrestling back to take fourth.
MSU had five competitors wrestle back to place in open bracket competition. Redshirt freshman Remy Cotton took third at 197 pounds, narrowly defeating teammate Kael Wisler in the third-place bout by decision. Redshirt junior Luke Daly suffered a first-round loss at 184 pounds but battled back to win three matches on the back side to take third. Semifinalists redshirt sophomore Ceasar Garza (174) and redshirt freshman Max Vanadia (HVY) each placed fifth.
Three Spartans reached the consolation quarterfinals, narrowly missing competing in a placement match. Redshirt junior Ryan Boucher won four matches at 174 pounds, including three-straight on the back end to reach the consolation quarters of the open bracket. True freshman Brodie Dominique won a pair of matches to advance to the consolation quarters in the 149-pound freshman/sophomore bracket. JUCO transfer Cody Phelps won a pair of matches in his Spartan debut at 133 pounds.
FULL RESULTS
Caleb Weiand – 125 – Fresh/Soph (4-0) – 1st
R1: dec. Reid Spurley (Wisconsin), 10-3 (W)
QF: major dec. Austin Zimmerman (Edinboro), 8-0 (W)
SF: fall Ashton Jackson (Purdue), 4:41 (W)
F: dec. Camren French (Northern Illinois), 15-8 (W)
Jack Conley – 157 – Fresh/Soph (3-1) – 2nd
R1: fall Jack Jeppesen (Davenport), 0:46 (W)
QF: dec. Damon Michaels (Edinboro), 10-3 (W)
SF: dec. Ryan Garvick (Indiana), 8-3
F: fall Cameron Catrabone (Michigan), 0:58 (L)
Cory Thomas – 184 – Fresh/Soph (3-1) – 2nd
R1: major dec. Holden Martin (Kent State), 12-1 (W)
QF: major dec. Drew Linciome (Ohio), 13-2 (W)
SF: fall Dylan Russo (Wisconsin), 4:17 (W)
F: dec. Kyle Snider (Kent State), 4-1 (L)
Remy Cotton – 197 – Open (4-1) – 3rd
R1: major dec. Hayden Walters (Michigan), 12-3 (W)
QF: fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State), 1:22 (W)
SF: dec. Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State), 8-7 (L)
CSF: dec. Hayden Walters (Michigan), 5-1 (W)
3rd: dec. Kael Wisler (Michigan State), 4-2 (W)
Luke Daly – 184 – Open (3-1) – 3rd
R1: dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 4-2 (L)
C1: dec. Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan), 8-3 (W)
C2: dec. Mason Christiansen (Oregon State), 5-0 (W)
CSF: Win by MFF
3rd: dec. Codei Khawaja (Michigan), 4-1 (W)
Mason Stewart – 157 – Fresh/Soph (3-2) – 4th
R1: fall Charles Spinning (Ohio), 3:37 (W)
QF: dec. Diego Chavez (Findlay), 6-1 (W)
SF: fall Cameron Catrabone (Michigan), 5:35 (L)
CSF: dec. Ty Wilson (Northwestern), 4-1 (W)
3rd: dec. Ryan Garvick (Indiana), 3-1 (L)
Kael Wisler – 197 – Open (2-2) – 4th
R1: tech fall Nick Lodata (Edinboro), 16-1 (W)
QF: dec. Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 7-3 (W)
SF: fall Evan Bates (Northwestern), 0:32 (L)
CSF: Win by FF
3rd: dec. Remy Cotton (Michigan State), 4-2 (L)
Ceasar Garza – 174 – Open (2-2) – 5th
R2: dec. Gunner Cramblett (Air Force Prep), 8-5 (W)
QF: major dec. Robert Major (Indiana), 11-1 (W)
SF: fall Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), 2:09 (L)
CSF: dec. Lucas Condon (Wisconsin), 5-1 (L)
5th: Win by MFF
Max Vanadia – 285 – Open (4-2) – 5th
R1: tech fall Kyle Combs (Ohio), 16-0 (W)
R2: major dec. Simon Lato (Central Michigan), 14-4 (W)
QF: dec. Keegan Nugent (Michigan), 10-8 (W)
SF: dec. Konnor Doucet (Oklahoma State), 5-0 (L)
CSF: fall Nicholas Pavlechko (Indiana), 2:52 (L)
5th: tech fall Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 16-1 (W)
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Cam Adams – 165 – Open (1-0)
R1: fall Jamason Jodway (Davenport), 4:37 (W)
R2: MFF
Sammy Agnello – 141 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan), 7-4 SV-1 (L)
C1: tech fall Augustus Maughan (Unattached), 15-0 (W)
C2: major dec. Danial Aranda (Spartan Combat RTC), 9-1 (L)
Ryan Boucher – 174 – Open (4-2)
R1: tech fall London Kiser (Unattached), 20-3 (W)
R2: major dec. #21 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), 16-6 (L)
C2: major dec. Miles Curtis (GVSU), 14-2 (W)
C3: dec. Kenny Snyder (Findlay), 8-5 SV-1 (W)
C4: dec. Robert Major (Indiana), 6-4 (W)
CQF: fall Joseph Martin (Northwestern), 3:27 (L)
Jaden Crumpler – 141 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Giosue Hickman (Northwestern), 4-2 (L)
C2: tech fall Logan Guerrero (Unattached), 17-1 (W)
C3: dec. Carson Exford (Wisconsin), 4-1 (L)
Brodie Dominique – 149 – Fresh/Soph (2-2)
R1: fall Jayden Dambrosio (Edinboro), 2:12 (W)
R2: fall Nate Roth (Kent State), 1:28 (L)
C3: tech fall Cole Crasinski (Davenport), 20-2 (W)
C4: Win by MFF
CQF: dec. Nate Roth (Kent State), 5-3 (L)
Andy Hampton – 133 – Open (1-2)
R1: tech fall Andrew Austin (Central Michigan), 20-4 (L)
C1: dec. Ashton Anderson (Findlay), 1-0 (W)
C2: major dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 11-2 (L)
Drew Hansen – 125 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Tyeler Hagenen (Kent State), 11-5 (W)
R2: tech fall Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), 15-0 (L)
C4: major dec. Nico Calello (Kent State), 10-2 (L)
Clayton Jones – 149 – Open (2-1)
R1: dec. Collin Arch (Northern Illinois), 8-2 (W)
R2: dec. Billy Meiszner (Kent State), 7-6 (W)
QF: fall Aidan Torres (Indiana), 3:56 (L)
C4: MFF
Marty Larkin – 174 – Open (1-2)
R1: dec. Lucas Condon (Wisconsin), 11-5 (L)
C3: dec. Magnus Kuokkanen (Indiana), 7-5 (W)
C4: dec. Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern), 7-4 SV-1 (L)
Sean Larkin – 141 – Fresh/Soph (2-2)
R1: fall Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 4:52 (L)
C1: dec. Conner Kleinberg (Findlay), 8-1 (W)
C2: dec. Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), 7-6 (W)
C3: fall Colin Kacena (Central Michigan), 2:59 (L)
Duke Myers – 165 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: tech fall Gunnar Myers (Northwestern), 17-1 (L)
C2: dec. Tyler Pressel (GVSU), 5-3 (W)
C3: dec. Seth Digby (Unattached), 7-2 (L)
Jay Nivison – 165 – Open (2-2)
R1: dec. Nicholas Marienfeld (Central Michigan), 4-1 SV-1 (W)
R2: dec. Cody Goebel (Wisconsin), 10-6 (W)
QF: dec. Jack Haskin (Lake Erie), 1-0 (L)
C4: dec. Louie Cerchio (Spartan Combat RTC), 5-1 (L)
Cody Phelps – 133 – Open (2-2)
R1: major dec. TJ England (Ohio), 14-3 (W)
R2: dec. Sean Spidle (Central Michigan), 10-7 SV-1 (L)
C2: dec. Vince Perez (Central Michigan), 6-2 (W)
CQF: dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 9-2 (L)
Bryce Shingleton – 133 – Fresh/Soph (0-2)
R1: dec. Nathan Wood (Ohio), 4-1 (L)
C2: dec. Adan Benevidez (Kent State), 9-5 (L)
Braden Stauffenberg – 157 – Open (0-2)
R1: dec. Ryan Michaels (Edinboro), 6-2 (L)
C3: dec. Aaron Ferguson (Kent State), 7-6 TB-1 (L)
Bennett VandenBerg – 285 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: fall Owen Hawley (GVSU), 3:56 (L)
C1: fall Raymond VanDyke (Davenport), 5:31 (W)
C2: tech fall Dominic Burgett (Purdue), 19-4 (L)
Nick West – 285 – Open (1-2)
R1: dec. Jayson Roy (Unattached), 4-1 SV-1 (W)
QF: dec. Carter Blough (GVSU), 1-0 (L)
C4: major dec. Nicholas Pavlechko (Indiana), 9-0 (L)
"I'm very proud of our guys for wrestling hard in their first tournament of the year," said Michigan State head wrestling coach Roger Chandler. "Caleb Weiand came out and scored a lot of points to earn his first tournament victory for us. The MSU Open always has a strong field, and this year was no different."
It was the first tournament of the season for the Michigan State wrestling program, which will compete at the Black Knight Invitational on Sunday, November 24 and at the Midlands Championships in December. MSU will take its talents to Athens, Ohio next weekend for a dual at Ohio University on Sunday, November 17. No team scores were kept at the MSU open.
Weiand, along with fellow redshirt freshman Jack Conley (157) and Cory Thomas (184) advanced to the finals in the freshman/sophomore bracket on Saturday. Conley and Thomas each placed second, falling in the championship bout. True freshman Mason Stewart fell in the 157-pound semifinals in the freshman/sophomore bracket, later wrestling back to take fourth.
MSU had five competitors wrestle back to place in open bracket competition. Redshirt freshman Remy Cotton took third at 197 pounds, narrowly defeating teammate Kael Wisler in the third-place bout by decision. Redshirt junior Luke Daly suffered a first-round loss at 184 pounds but battled back to win three matches on the back side to take third. Semifinalists redshirt sophomore Ceasar Garza (174) and redshirt freshman Max Vanadia (HVY) each placed fifth.
Three Spartans reached the consolation quarterfinals, narrowly missing competing in a placement match. Redshirt junior Ryan Boucher won four matches at 174 pounds, including three-straight on the back end to reach the consolation quarters of the open bracket. True freshman Brodie Dominique won a pair of matches to advance to the consolation quarters in the 149-pound freshman/sophomore bracket. JUCO transfer Cody Phelps won a pair of matches in his Spartan debut at 133 pounds.
FULL RESULTS
Caleb Weiand – 125 – Fresh/Soph (4-0) – 1st
R1: dec. Reid Spurley (Wisconsin), 10-3 (W)
QF: major dec. Austin Zimmerman (Edinboro), 8-0 (W)
SF: fall Ashton Jackson (Purdue), 4:41 (W)
F: dec. Camren French (Northern Illinois), 15-8 (W)
Jack Conley – 157 – Fresh/Soph (3-1) – 2nd
R1: fall Jack Jeppesen (Davenport), 0:46 (W)
QF: dec. Damon Michaels (Edinboro), 10-3 (W)
SF: dec. Ryan Garvick (Indiana), 8-3
F: fall Cameron Catrabone (Michigan), 0:58 (L)
Cory Thomas – 184 – Fresh/Soph (3-1) – 2nd
R1: major dec. Holden Martin (Kent State), 12-1 (W)
QF: major dec. Drew Linciome (Ohio), 13-2 (W)
SF: fall Dylan Russo (Wisconsin), 4:17 (W)
F: dec. Kyle Snider (Kent State), 4-1 (L)
Remy Cotton – 197 – Open (4-1) – 3rd
R1: major dec. Hayden Walters (Michigan), 12-3 (W)
QF: fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State), 1:22 (W)
SF: dec. Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State), 8-7 (L)
CSF: dec. Hayden Walters (Michigan), 5-1 (W)
3rd: dec. Kael Wisler (Michigan State), 4-2 (W)
Luke Daly – 184 – Open (3-1) – 3rd
R1: dec. Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 4-2 (L)
C1: dec. Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan), 8-3 (W)
C2: dec. Mason Christiansen (Oregon State), 5-0 (W)
CSF: Win by MFF
3rd: dec. Codei Khawaja (Michigan), 4-1 (W)
Mason Stewart – 157 – Fresh/Soph (3-2) – 4th
R1: fall Charles Spinning (Ohio), 3:37 (W)
QF: dec. Diego Chavez (Findlay), 6-1 (W)
SF: fall Cameron Catrabone (Michigan), 5:35 (L)
CSF: dec. Ty Wilson (Northwestern), 4-1 (W)
3rd: dec. Ryan Garvick (Indiana), 3-1 (L)
Kael Wisler – 197 – Open (2-2) – 4th
R1: tech fall Nick Lodata (Edinboro), 16-1 (W)
QF: dec. Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 7-3 (W)
SF: fall Evan Bates (Northwestern), 0:32 (L)
CSF: Win by FF
3rd: dec. Remy Cotton (Michigan State), 4-2 (L)
Ceasar Garza – 174 – Open (2-2) – 5th
R2: dec. Gunner Cramblett (Air Force Prep), 8-5 (W)
QF: major dec. Robert Major (Indiana), 11-1 (W)
SF: fall Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), 2:09 (L)
CSF: dec. Lucas Condon (Wisconsin), 5-1 (L)
5th: Win by MFF
Max Vanadia – 285 – Open (4-2) – 5th
R1: tech fall Kyle Combs (Ohio), 16-0 (W)
R2: major dec. Simon Lato (Central Michigan), 14-4 (W)
QF: dec. Keegan Nugent (Michigan), 10-8 (W)
SF: dec. Konnor Doucet (Oklahoma State), 5-0 (L)
CSF: fall Nicholas Pavlechko (Indiana), 2:52 (L)
5th: tech fall Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 16-1 (W)
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Cam Adams – 165 – Open (1-0)
R1: fall Jamason Jodway (Davenport), 4:37 (W)
R2: MFF
Sammy Agnello – 141 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan), 7-4 SV-1 (L)
C1: tech fall Augustus Maughan (Unattached), 15-0 (W)
C2: major dec. Danial Aranda (Spartan Combat RTC), 9-1 (L)
Ryan Boucher – 174 – Open (4-2)
R1: tech fall London Kiser (Unattached), 20-3 (W)
R2: major dec. #21 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), 16-6 (L)
C2: major dec. Miles Curtis (GVSU), 14-2 (W)
C3: dec. Kenny Snyder (Findlay), 8-5 SV-1 (W)
C4: dec. Robert Major (Indiana), 6-4 (W)
CQF: fall Joseph Martin (Northwestern), 3:27 (L)
Jaden Crumpler – 141 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Giosue Hickman (Northwestern), 4-2 (L)
C2: tech fall Logan Guerrero (Unattached), 17-1 (W)
C3: dec. Carson Exford (Wisconsin), 4-1 (L)
Brodie Dominique – 149 – Fresh/Soph (2-2)
R1: fall Jayden Dambrosio (Edinboro), 2:12 (W)
R2: fall Nate Roth (Kent State), 1:28 (L)
C3: tech fall Cole Crasinski (Davenport), 20-2 (W)
C4: Win by MFF
CQF: dec. Nate Roth (Kent State), 5-3 (L)
Andy Hampton – 133 – Open (1-2)
R1: tech fall Andrew Austin (Central Michigan), 20-4 (L)
C1: dec. Ashton Anderson (Findlay), 1-0 (W)
C2: major dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 11-2 (L)
Drew Hansen – 125 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: dec. Tyeler Hagenen (Kent State), 11-5 (W)
R2: tech fall Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), 15-0 (L)
C4: major dec. Nico Calello (Kent State), 10-2 (L)
Clayton Jones – 149 – Open (2-1)
R1: dec. Collin Arch (Northern Illinois), 8-2 (W)
R2: dec. Billy Meiszner (Kent State), 7-6 (W)
QF: fall Aidan Torres (Indiana), 3:56 (L)
C4: MFF
Marty Larkin – 174 – Open (1-2)
R1: dec. Lucas Condon (Wisconsin), 11-5 (L)
C3: dec. Magnus Kuokkanen (Indiana), 7-5 (W)
C4: dec. Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern), 7-4 SV-1 (L)
Sean Larkin – 141 – Fresh/Soph (2-2)
R1: fall Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 4:52 (L)
C1: dec. Conner Kleinberg (Findlay), 8-1 (W)
C2: dec. Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), 7-6 (W)
C3: fall Colin Kacena (Central Michigan), 2:59 (L)
Duke Myers – 165 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: tech fall Gunnar Myers (Northwestern), 17-1 (L)
C2: dec. Tyler Pressel (GVSU), 5-3 (W)
C3: dec. Seth Digby (Unattached), 7-2 (L)
Jay Nivison – 165 – Open (2-2)
R1: dec. Nicholas Marienfeld (Central Michigan), 4-1 SV-1 (W)
R2: dec. Cody Goebel (Wisconsin), 10-6 (W)
QF: dec. Jack Haskin (Lake Erie), 1-0 (L)
C4: dec. Louie Cerchio (Spartan Combat RTC), 5-1 (L)
Cody Phelps – 133 – Open (2-2)
R1: major dec. TJ England (Ohio), 14-3 (W)
R2: dec. Sean Spidle (Central Michigan), 10-7 SV-1 (L)
C2: dec. Vince Perez (Central Michigan), 6-2 (W)
CQF: dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 9-2 (L)
Bryce Shingleton – 133 – Fresh/Soph (0-2)
R1: dec. Nathan Wood (Ohio), 4-1 (L)
C2: dec. Adan Benevidez (Kent State), 9-5 (L)
Braden Stauffenberg – 157 – Open (0-2)
R1: dec. Ryan Michaels (Edinboro), 6-2 (L)
C3: dec. Aaron Ferguson (Kent State), 7-6 TB-1 (L)
Bennett VandenBerg – 285 – Fresh/Soph (1-2)
R1: fall Owen Hawley (GVSU), 3:56 (L)
C1: fall Raymond VanDyke (Davenport), 5:31 (W)
C2: tech fall Dominic Burgett (Purdue), 19-4 (L)
Nick West – 285 – Open (1-2)
R1: dec. Jayson Roy (Unattached), 4-1 SV-1 (W)
QF: dec. Carter Blough (GVSU), 1-0 (L)
C4: major dec. Nicholas Pavlechko (Indiana), 9-0 (L)
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