Sunday, December 29
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Michigan State University
at
Midlands Championships
Photo by: Kam Beal
Two Spartans Reach Podium at 60th Midlands Championships
12/30/2024 6:30:00 PM | Wrestling
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – Redshirt senior 174-pounder Marty Larkin and redshirt freshman heavyweight Max Vanadia each placed seventh on Monday afternoon at the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. As a team Michigan State scored 32.5 points to place 13th of 25 teams.
Larkin and Vandia each finished with a 4-2 record at Midlands, with Vanadia winning four matches on the back side of the bracket after dropping his first-round bout. Vanadia's only losses of the tournament were to Stanford's Peter Ming in round one and in the consolation quarterfinals. Larking reached the quarterfinals on the winner's side before winning a pair of consolation matches.
Redshirt senior Tristan Lujan reached the 133-pound quarterfinals on the winner's side but fell in consecutive bouts to conclude his tournament. Freshman 184-pounder Cory Thomas won three matches in the consolation bracket but came up just one win short of the podium.
Michigan State wrestling is back in action on Friday, January 10 at No. 1-ranked Penn State. First whistle is set for 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
PLACEWINNERS
174 – Marty Larkin – 4-2 – Seventh Place
R1: Larkin dec. Riley Hackworth (George Mason), 5-0
R2: Larkin tech Ethan Popp (Purdue), 15-0
QF: Lorenzo Martin (Stanford) tech Larkin, 18-3
C4: Larkin dec. Carter Schmidt (Cal Baptist), 3-2 (TB-1)
C5: Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec. Larkin, 10-4
7th: Larkin dec. Collin Guffey (Stanford, 11-9
285 – Max Vanadia – 4-2 – Seventh Place
R1: Peter Ming (Stanford) major Vanadia, 10-0
C2: Vanadia dec. Kade Sottolano (Edinboro), 4-0
C3: Vanadia dec. Josh Terrill (Michigan State), 4-0
C4: Vanadia dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 10-3
C5: Peter Ming (Stanford) major Vanadia, 14-6
7th: Vanadia via MFF
FULL RESULTS
125 – Caleb Weiand – 1-2
R2: Weiand fall JB Dragovich (George Mason), 1:53
R3: Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) dec. Weiand, 8-2
C4: Patrick Adams (Northwestern) dec. Weiand, 7-5
125 – Nick Corday – 0-2
R2: Blaine Frazier (Indiana) fall Corday, 6:28
C3: Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) major Corday, 12-1
133 – Tristan Lujan – 1-2
R2: Lujan dec. Spencer Barnhart (Penn), 5-3
QF: Tyler Knox (Stanford) major Lujan, 9-0
C4: Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) major Lujan, 14-1
133 – Andy Hampton – 1-2
R1: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) major Hampton, 15-4
C1: Hampton dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 8-3
C2: Angelo Rini tech Hamption, 16-0
141 – Jaden Crumpler – 1-2
R1: Joseph Oliveri (Rutgers) tech Crumpler, 21-4
C1: Crumpler fall Dominic Hargrove (George Mason), 6:43
C2: Jason Miranda (Stanford) major Crumpler, 14-1
149 – Clayton Jones – 0-2
R2: Finn Solomon (Pitt) tech Jones, 18-2
C3: Christopher Martino (Princeton) fall Jones, 2:38
157 – Braden Stauffenberg – 0-2
R1: DJ McGee (George Mason) dec. Stauffenberg, 8-2
C2: Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) dec. Stauffenberg, 7-5
165 – Jay Nivison – 1-2
R1: Nivison dec Zach Hanson (Stanford), 10-7
R2: Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) dec. Nivision, 7-5
C2: Cael Berg (Harvard) dec. Nivison, 8-5 (SV-1)
174 – Ceasar Garza – 0-2
R1: Luca Augustine (Pitt) tech Garza, 19-4
C2: Connor Owens (Michigan) dec. Garza, 4-1 (SV-1)
184 – Luke Vanadia – 0-2
R2: Chase Kranitz (Pitt) major Vanadia, 11-2
C3: Ian Bush (West Virginia), fall Vanadia, 2:55
184 – Cory Thomas – 3-2
R2: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) tech Thomas, 18-3
C3: Thomas fall Austin Stewart (Northern Illinois), 3:56
C4: Thomas MFF over Jared McGill (Edinboro)
C5: Thomas dec. Deron Pulliam (SIUE), 5-2
C6: Donnell Washington (Indiana) major Thomas, 14-2
184 – Luke Daly – 2-2
R2: Michael Squires (Princeton) dec. Daly, 6-5
C2: Daly fall Matt Kubas (Northwestern), 4:55
C3: Daly dec. Gavin Bell (Ohio State), 9-6
C4: Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) major Daly, 10-2
197 – Kael Wisler – 1-2
R1: Wisler dec. Nick Nosler (SIUE), 4-1
R2: Gabe Sollars (Indiana) injury def. Wisler
C2: Brook Byers (Stanford) injury def. Wisler
285 – Josh Terrill – 1-2
R2: Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) win by DQ over Terrill
C2: Terrill dec. Will Sather (Princeton), 9-3
C3: Max Vanadia (Michigan State) dec. Terrill, 4-0
Marty Larkin wins an 11-9 decision over Stanford's Collin Guffey to place 7th at Midlands!#GoGreen | #OneFocus pic.twitter.com/ib5TUUNQ7M
— Michigan State Wrestling (@MSU_Wrestling) December 30, 2024
Larkin and Vandia each finished with a 4-2 record at Midlands, with Vanadia winning four matches on the back side of the bracket after dropping his first-round bout. Vanadia's only losses of the tournament were to Stanford's Peter Ming in round one and in the consolation quarterfinals. Larking reached the quarterfinals on the winner's side before winning a pair of consolation matches.
Max Vanadia guarantees himself at least a Top 8 finish at Midlands with a 10-3 victory over CMU's Bryan Caves#GoGreen | #OneFocus pic.twitter.com/8mKdXWBGSK
— Michigan State Wrestling (@MSU_Wrestling) December 30, 2024
Redshirt senior Tristan Lujan reached the 133-pound quarterfinals on the winner's side but fell in consecutive bouts to conclude his tournament. Freshman 184-pounder Cory Thomas won three matches in the consolation bracket but came up just one win short of the podium.
Michigan State wrestling is back in action on Friday, January 10 at No. 1-ranked Penn State. First whistle is set for 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
PLACEWINNERS
174 – Marty Larkin – 4-2 – Seventh Place
R1: Larkin dec. Riley Hackworth (George Mason), 5-0
R2: Larkin tech Ethan Popp (Purdue), 15-0
QF: Lorenzo Martin (Stanford) tech Larkin, 18-3
C4: Larkin dec. Carter Schmidt (Cal Baptist), 3-2 (TB-1)
C5: Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec. Larkin, 10-4
7th: Larkin dec. Collin Guffey (Stanford, 11-9
285 – Max Vanadia – 4-2 – Seventh Place
R1: Peter Ming (Stanford) major Vanadia, 10-0
C2: Vanadia dec. Kade Sottolano (Edinboro), 4-0
C3: Vanadia dec. Josh Terrill (Michigan State), 4-0
C4: Vanadia dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 10-3
C5: Peter Ming (Stanford) major Vanadia, 14-6
7th: Vanadia via MFF
FULL RESULTS
125 – Caleb Weiand – 1-2
R2: Weiand fall JB Dragovich (George Mason), 1:53
R3: Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) dec. Weiand, 8-2
C4: Patrick Adams (Northwestern) dec. Weiand, 7-5
125 – Nick Corday – 0-2
R2: Blaine Frazier (Indiana) fall Corday, 6:28
C3: Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) major Corday, 12-1
133 – Tristan Lujan – 1-2
R2: Lujan dec. Spencer Barnhart (Penn), 5-3
QF: Tyler Knox (Stanford) major Lujan, 9-0
C4: Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) major Lujan, 14-1
133 – Andy Hampton – 1-2
R1: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) major Hampton, 15-4
C1: Hampton dec. Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois), 8-3
C2: Angelo Rini tech Hamption, 16-0
141 – Jaden Crumpler – 1-2
R1: Joseph Oliveri (Rutgers) tech Crumpler, 21-4
C1: Crumpler fall Dominic Hargrove (George Mason), 6:43
C2: Jason Miranda (Stanford) major Crumpler, 14-1
149 – Clayton Jones – 0-2
R2: Finn Solomon (Pitt) tech Jones, 18-2
C3: Christopher Martino (Princeton) fall Jones, 2:38
157 – Braden Stauffenberg – 0-2
R1: DJ McGee (George Mason) dec. Stauffenberg, 8-2
C2: Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) dec. Stauffenberg, 7-5
165 – Jay Nivison – 1-2
R1: Nivison dec Zach Hanson (Stanford), 10-7
R2: Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) dec. Nivision, 7-5
C2: Cael Berg (Harvard) dec. Nivison, 8-5 (SV-1)
174 – Ceasar Garza – 0-2
R1: Luca Augustine (Pitt) tech Garza, 19-4
C2: Connor Owens (Michigan) dec. Garza, 4-1 (SV-1)
184 – Luke Vanadia – 0-2
R2: Chase Kranitz (Pitt) major Vanadia, 11-2
C3: Ian Bush (West Virginia), fall Vanadia, 2:55
184 – Cory Thomas – 3-2
R2: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) tech Thomas, 18-3
C3: Thomas fall Austin Stewart (Northern Illinois), 3:56
C4: Thomas MFF over Jared McGill (Edinboro)
C5: Thomas dec. Deron Pulliam (SIUE), 5-2
C6: Donnell Washington (Indiana) major Thomas, 14-2
184 – Luke Daly – 2-2
R2: Michael Squires (Princeton) dec. Daly, 6-5
C2: Daly fall Matt Kubas (Northwestern), 4:55
C3: Daly dec. Gavin Bell (Ohio State), 9-6
C4: Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) major Daly, 10-2
197 – Kael Wisler – 1-2
R1: Wisler dec. Nick Nosler (SIUE), 4-1
R2: Gabe Sollars (Indiana) injury def. Wisler
C2: Brook Byers (Stanford) injury def. Wisler
285 – Josh Terrill – 1-2
R2: Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) win by DQ over Terrill
C2: Terrill dec. Will Sather (Princeton), 9-3
C3: Max Vanadia (Michigan State) dec. Terrill, 4-0
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