Saturday, November 8
East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State University
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Michigan State Open
Photo by: Kam Beal
Fourteen Spartans Place at Annual MSU Open
11/8/2025 11:13:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State wrestling got its season underway on Saturday hosting the annual Michigan State Open inside historic Jenison Field House. The Spartans placed 14 student-athletes on the podium, including eight in the open bracket.
Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Caleb Weiand, redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Luke Vanadia and redshirt junior 197-pounder Kael Wisler all advanced to the finals in their respective weight classes.
Weiand took send place at 125, winning his first two bouts of the tournament by fall pinning Nico Calello (Kent State) and Dustin Boyer (Unattached) before defeating Arizona State's Anee Vigil by tech fall (15-0). Weiand's finals bout with Ohio State's Vinny Kilkeary went to sudden victory where the Spartan was defeated, 4-1.
Vanadia won his first three bouts of the day to advance to the finals at 184 pounds, earning a tech fall in his opening match over Daniel Jezik (Northern Illinois), 19-4. Decisions over Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 10-8, and Holden Martin (Kent State), 8-1, sent him to the finals where he lost a narrow decision to Michigan's Codei Khawaja, 4-2.
Wisler won his first three bouts of the day with bonus points to advance to the finals at 197 pounds. Wisler's day started with a pin of Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine) in 6:23 before he majored Arizona State's Jacob Meissner, 8-0, in the quarters. His semi-final pin of fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State) in 3:57 sent him to the finals where he was defeated by Ohio State's Seth Shumate.
Several Spartans wrestled back to take third on Saturday including redshirt junior 125-pounder Nick Corday, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaden Crumpler and freshman 149-pounder Evan Gosz (fresh/soph bracket). Taking fourth in the open bracket for MSU was redshirt sophomore heavyweight Max Vanadia and redshirt freshman 157-pounder Darius Marines. Vanadia wrestled back through the consolation semi-finals where he knocked off No. 20-ranked David Szuba of Arizona State in sudden victory, 11-8. Redshirt sophomore 149-pounder Clayton Jones took fifth. Redshirt junior heavyweight Josh Terrill took six after wrestling back to the fifth-place bout.
Both Max Vanadia and Terrill hit their NCAA match limits on Saturday and were unable to wrestle for their final placements.
Also among Spartan place-winners in the fresh/soph bracket were freshman Jace Morgan (4th/141), freshman Owen Segorski (5th/165), freshman Michael Esteban (6th/125) and freshman Ricardo Saenz (6th/133).
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Open Bracket
125:
Caleb Weiand (2nd Place, 3-1)
R1: fall Nico Calello (Kent State), 1:36
QF: fall Dustin Boyer, 1:33
SF: tech fall Anee Vigil (Arizona State), 15-0
F: lost by dec. Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State), 4-1 (SV-1)
Nick Corday (3rd Place, 3-1)
QF: lost by fall, Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State), 6:24
CON-QF: dec. Talan Parsons (Northern Illinois), 8-7
CON-SF: dec. Anee Vigil (Arizona State), 2-1 (SV-1)
3rd: dec. Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), 4-2
133:
Andy Hampton (1-2)
R2: dec. Luke Passarelli (Davidson), 4-0
QF: lost by dec. Amonn Ohl (Edinboro), 7-4
CON4: lost by major dec. Nick Molchak (Kent State), 11-3
141:
Jaden Crumpler (3rd Place, 3-1)
QF: dec. Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin), 8-4
SF: lost by dec. Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan), 4-0
CON-SF: dec. Jacob Brennamen (Edinboro), 7-1
3rd: dec. Lucas Peters (Indiana), 7-2
Evan Herriman (0-2)
R1: lost by fall Jacob Brennamen (Edinboro), 6:46
CON2: lost by dec. Landen Duncan (Kent State), 3-2
149:
Clayton Jones (5th Place, 3-2)
R1: lost by fall Ryan Michaels (Edinboro), 6:52
CON2: dec. Nathan Roth (Kent State), 12-9
CON-QF: dec. August Hibler (Northwestern), 5-2
CON-SF: lost by dec. Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan), 8-7
5th: fall Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois), 5:00
157:
Braden Stauffenberg (1-2)
R2: dec. Brody Hallin (Northern Illinois), 5-1
QF: lost by tech fall, Chance McClane (Arizona State), 20-3
CON4: lost by dec. Keegan Knapp (Kent State), 5-4
Darius Marines (4th Place, 3-2)
R2: dec. Logan Fite (Duke), 10-3
QF: dec. Collin Arch (Northern Illinois), 8-5 (SV-1)
SF: lost by dec. James Chance (Kent State), 5-3
CON-SF: dec. Keegan Knapp (Kent State), 10-3
3rd: lost by dec. Mason Shrader (Central Michigan), 16-7
165:
Jack Conley (1-2)
R1: tech fall Luke LeClerc (Bellarmine), 16-1
QF: lost by dec. TJ Schierl (Ohio State), 7-3
CON2: lost by dec. Colin Young (Northern Illinois), 9-4
Cam Adams (1-2)
R1: dec. Pat Downing (Ohio State), 5-3
QF: lost by fall Ryan Burgos (Edinboro), 0:54
CON2: lost by major dec. Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan), 8-0
184:
Ryan Boucher (0-2)
R1: lost by dec. Cody Brenner (Central Michigan), 4-1 (SV-1)
CON4: lost by dec. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 4-2
Luke Vanadia (2nd Place, 3-1)
R2: tech fall Daniel Jezik (Northern Illinois), 19-4
QF: dec. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 10-8
SF: dec. Holden Martin (Kent State), 8-1
F: lost by dec. Codei Khawaja, 4-2
197:
Demond Harrison (1-2)
R1: lost by fall Brody Evans (Edinboro), 6:52
CON2: dec. Jacob Meissner (Arizona State), 8-4
CON-QF: lost by major dec. Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 13-4
Kael Wisler (2nd Place, 3-1)
R1: fall Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine), 6:23
QF: major dec. Jacob Meissner (Arizona State), 8-0
SF: fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State), 3:57
F: lost by major dec. Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 17-5
HWT:
Josh Terrill (6th Place, 4-2)
R1: tech fall David McCarthy Jr (Central Michigan), 18-3
R2: tech fall Eli Makel (Edinboro), 17-1
QF: lost by dec. Carter Blugh (GVSU), 4-1 (SV-1)
CON4: dec. Aden Roe (Edinboro), 7-1
CON-QF: dec. Aidan Fockler (Central Michigan), 6-1
CON-SF: lost by dec. Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois), 7-2
5th: No Contest
James Campbell (3-2)
R1: fall Abel Ngoh (Kent State), 3:45
R2: lost by major dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 14-2
CON2: major dec. David McCarthy Jr. (Central Michigan), 14-2
CON-QF: fall Logan Bender (Northern Illinois), 1:25
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Max Vanadia (MSU), 15-3
Max Vanadia (4th Place, 5-1)
R1: dec. Aden Roe (Edinboro), 8-3
R2: major dec. Ben Szuba (Arizona State), 11-3
QF: lost by dec. Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois), 5-2 (SV-1)
CON4: major decision James Campbell (MSU), 15-3
CON-QF: dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 6-3
CON-SF: dec. #20 David Szuba (Arizona State), 11-8 (SV-1)
3rd: No Contest
Fresh/Soph Bracket
125:
Michael Esteban (6th Place, 2-3)
R2: major dec. Austin Zimmerman (Edinboro), 13-2
QF: dec. Chris Kiser (Michigan), 4-2
SF: lost by dec. Chris Vargo (Edinboro), 13-7
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State), 14-5
5th: lost by dec. Ty Henderson (Purdue), 4-0
133:
Conor Mc Alary (2-2)
R1: fall Mason Feudale (GVSU), 3:56
QF: lost by tech fall, Kyler Larkin (Arizona State), 20-3
CON2: major dec. Sawyer Smith (Findlay), 14-2
CON-QF: lost by major dec. Preston LeFevre (GVSU), 11-2
Ricardo Saenz (6th Place, 1-3)
QF: dec. Dakota King (Ohio State), 7-3
SF: lost by major dec. Vincent Paino (Purdue), 11-1
CON-SF: lost by tech fall Preston LeFevre (GVSU), 17-2
5th: lost by dec. Gavin Jendreas (Indiana), 7-5
141:
Sean Larkin (2-2)
R1: major dec. Will Pask (Findlay), 14-4
QF: lost by tech fall, Pierson Manville (Arizona State), 17-1
CON2: fall Marley Washington (Davidson), 1:14
CON-QF: lost by dec. Collin Twigg (GVSU), 3-2 (TB-1)
Jace Morgan (4th Place, 3-2)
R1: dec. Simon Kruse (Wisconsin), 10-5
QF: dec. Parker Sentiapl (Edinboro), 12-5
SF: lost by fall Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 2:59
CON-SF: dec. Collin Twigg (GVSU), 8-7
3rd: lost by dec. Giosue Hickman (Northwestern), 7-3
149:
Sammy Agnello (1-2)
R1: lost by major dec. Landon Thomas, 9-0
CON1: tech fall Rayaan Tabaddor, 16-1
CON2: lost by fall, Logan Trenary (Northern Illinois), 3:15
Evan Gosz (3rd Place, 4-1)
R1: tech fall Arber Dembogaj-Beyer, 17-1
QF: fall Logan Trenary (Northern Illinois), 0:44
SF: lost by dec. Cooper Hilton (Michigan), 12-11
CON-SF: fall Landon Thomas, 2:13
3rd: major decision Hunter Sturgill (Indiana), 11-3
157:
Mason Stewart (2-2)
R1: major Bobby Patrick, 12-3
QF: lost by dec. Tyler Tyrzinski (Illinois), 10-3
CON2: fall Joe Clark (Edinboro), 2:22
CON-QF: lost by fall Silas Stits (Kent State), 0:37
165:
Owen Segorski (5th Place, 4-2)
R1: dec. Anthony Gutierrez, 9-4
QF: lost by dec. Reese Stephen (Kent State), 4-1
CON2: dec. Ty Deericks (Kent State), 8-5
CON-QF: dec. Dennis Aleksandryuk, 8-7
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Adrian Pellot (Purdue), 15-3
5th: major dec. Anthony Gutierrez, 11-3
Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Caleb Weiand, redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Luke Vanadia and redshirt junior 197-pounder Kael Wisler all advanced to the finals in their respective weight classes.
Weiand took send place at 125, winning his first two bouts of the tournament by fall pinning Nico Calello (Kent State) and Dustin Boyer (Unattached) before defeating Arizona State's Anee Vigil by tech fall (15-0). Weiand's finals bout with Ohio State's Vinny Kilkeary went to sudden victory where the Spartan was defeated, 4-1.
Vanadia won his first three bouts of the day to advance to the finals at 184 pounds, earning a tech fall in his opening match over Daniel Jezik (Northern Illinois), 19-4. Decisions over Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 10-8, and Holden Martin (Kent State), 8-1, sent him to the finals where he lost a narrow decision to Michigan's Codei Khawaja, 4-2.
Wisler won his first three bouts of the day with bonus points to advance to the finals at 197 pounds. Wisler's day started with a pin of Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine) in 6:23 before he majored Arizona State's Jacob Meissner, 8-0, in the quarters. His semi-final pin of fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State) in 3:57 sent him to the finals where he was defeated by Ohio State's Seth Shumate.
Several Spartans wrestled back to take third on Saturday including redshirt junior 125-pounder Nick Corday, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaden Crumpler and freshman 149-pounder Evan Gosz (fresh/soph bracket). Taking fourth in the open bracket for MSU was redshirt sophomore heavyweight Max Vanadia and redshirt freshman 157-pounder Darius Marines. Vanadia wrestled back through the consolation semi-finals where he knocked off No. 20-ranked David Szuba of Arizona State in sudden victory, 11-8. Redshirt sophomore 149-pounder Clayton Jones took fifth. Redshirt junior heavyweight Josh Terrill took six after wrestling back to the fifth-place bout.
Both Max Vanadia and Terrill hit their NCAA match limits on Saturday and were unable to wrestle for their final placements.
Also among Spartan place-winners in the fresh/soph bracket were freshman Jace Morgan (4th/141), freshman Owen Segorski (5th/165), freshman Michael Esteban (6th/125) and freshman Ricardo Saenz (6th/133).
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Open Bracket
125:
Caleb Weiand (2nd Place, 3-1)
R1: fall Nico Calello (Kent State), 1:36
QF: fall Dustin Boyer, 1:33
SF: tech fall Anee Vigil (Arizona State), 15-0
F: lost by dec. Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State), 4-1 (SV-1)
Nick Corday (3rd Place, 3-1)
QF: lost by fall, Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State), 6:24
CON-QF: dec. Talan Parsons (Northern Illinois), 8-7
CON-SF: dec. Anee Vigil (Arizona State), 2-1 (SV-1)
3rd: dec. Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), 4-2
133:
Andy Hampton (1-2)
R2: dec. Luke Passarelli (Davidson), 4-0
QF: lost by dec. Amonn Ohl (Edinboro), 7-4
CON4: lost by major dec. Nick Molchak (Kent State), 11-3
141:
Jaden Crumpler (3rd Place, 3-1)
QF: dec. Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin), 8-4
SF: lost by dec. Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan), 4-0
CON-SF: dec. Jacob Brennamen (Edinboro), 7-1
3rd: dec. Lucas Peters (Indiana), 7-2
Evan Herriman (0-2)
R1: lost by fall Jacob Brennamen (Edinboro), 6:46
CON2: lost by dec. Landen Duncan (Kent State), 3-2
149:
Clayton Jones (5th Place, 3-2)
R1: lost by fall Ryan Michaels (Edinboro), 6:52
CON2: dec. Nathan Roth (Kent State), 12-9
CON-QF: dec. August Hibler (Northwestern), 5-2
CON-SF: lost by dec. Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan), 8-7
5th: fall Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois), 5:00
157:
Braden Stauffenberg (1-2)
R2: dec. Brody Hallin (Northern Illinois), 5-1
QF: lost by tech fall, Chance McClane (Arizona State), 20-3
CON4: lost by dec. Keegan Knapp (Kent State), 5-4
Darius Marines (4th Place, 3-2)
R2: dec. Logan Fite (Duke), 10-3
QF: dec. Collin Arch (Northern Illinois), 8-5 (SV-1)
SF: lost by dec. James Chance (Kent State), 5-3
CON-SF: dec. Keegan Knapp (Kent State), 10-3
3rd: lost by dec. Mason Shrader (Central Michigan), 16-7
165:
Jack Conley (1-2)
R1: tech fall Luke LeClerc (Bellarmine), 16-1
QF: lost by dec. TJ Schierl (Ohio State), 7-3
CON2: lost by dec. Colin Young (Northern Illinois), 9-4
Cam Adams (1-2)
R1: dec. Pat Downing (Ohio State), 5-3
QF: lost by fall Ryan Burgos (Edinboro), 0:54
CON2: lost by major dec. Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan), 8-0
184:
Ryan Boucher (0-2)
R1: lost by dec. Cody Brenner (Central Michigan), 4-1 (SV-1)
CON4: lost by dec. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 4-2
Luke Vanadia (2nd Place, 3-1)
R2: tech fall Daniel Jezik (Northern Illinois), 19-4
QF: dec. Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan), 10-8
SF: dec. Holden Martin (Kent State), 8-1
F: lost by dec. Codei Khawaja, 4-2
197:
Demond Harrison (1-2)
R1: lost by fall Brody Evans (Edinboro), 6:52
CON2: dec. Jacob Meissner (Arizona State), 8-4
CON-QF: lost by major dec. Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 13-4
Kael Wisler (2nd Place, 3-1)
R1: fall Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine), 6:23
QF: major dec. Jacob Meissner (Arizona State), 8-0
SF: fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State), 3:57
F: lost by major dec. Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 17-5
HWT:
Josh Terrill (6th Place, 4-2)
R1: tech fall David McCarthy Jr (Central Michigan), 18-3
R2: tech fall Eli Makel (Edinboro), 17-1
QF: lost by dec. Carter Blugh (GVSU), 4-1 (SV-1)
CON4: dec. Aden Roe (Edinboro), 7-1
CON-QF: dec. Aidan Fockler (Central Michigan), 6-1
CON-SF: lost by dec. Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois), 7-2
5th: No Contest
James Campbell (3-2)
R1: fall Abel Ngoh (Kent State), 3:45
R2: lost by major dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 14-2
CON2: major dec. David McCarthy Jr. (Central Michigan), 14-2
CON-QF: fall Logan Bender (Northern Illinois), 1:25
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Max Vanadia (MSU), 15-3
Max Vanadia (4th Place, 5-1)
R1: dec. Aden Roe (Edinboro), 8-3
R2: major dec. Ben Szuba (Arizona State), 11-3
QF: lost by dec. Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois), 5-2 (SV-1)
CON4: major decision James Campbell (MSU), 15-3
CON-QF: dec. Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 6-3
CON-SF: dec. #20 David Szuba (Arizona State), 11-8 (SV-1)
3rd: No Contest
Fresh/Soph Bracket
125:
Michael Esteban (6th Place, 2-3)
R2: major dec. Austin Zimmerman (Edinboro), 13-2
QF: dec. Chris Kiser (Michigan), 4-2
SF: lost by dec. Chris Vargo (Edinboro), 13-7
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State), 14-5
5th: lost by dec. Ty Henderson (Purdue), 4-0
133:
Conor Mc Alary (2-2)
R1: fall Mason Feudale (GVSU), 3:56
QF: lost by tech fall, Kyler Larkin (Arizona State), 20-3
CON2: major dec. Sawyer Smith (Findlay), 14-2
CON-QF: lost by major dec. Preston LeFevre (GVSU), 11-2
Ricardo Saenz (6th Place, 1-3)
QF: dec. Dakota King (Ohio State), 7-3
SF: lost by major dec. Vincent Paino (Purdue), 11-1
CON-SF: lost by tech fall Preston LeFevre (GVSU), 17-2
5th: lost by dec. Gavin Jendreas (Indiana), 7-5
141:
Sean Larkin (2-2)
R1: major dec. Will Pask (Findlay), 14-4
QF: lost by tech fall, Pierson Manville (Arizona State), 17-1
CON2: fall Marley Washington (Davidson), 1:14
CON-QF: lost by dec. Collin Twigg (GVSU), 3-2 (TB-1)
Jace Morgan (4th Place, 3-2)
R1: dec. Simon Kruse (Wisconsin), 10-5
QF: dec. Parker Sentiapl (Edinboro), 12-5
SF: lost by fall Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 2:59
CON-SF: dec. Collin Twigg (GVSU), 8-7
3rd: lost by dec. Giosue Hickman (Northwestern), 7-3
149:
Sammy Agnello (1-2)
R1: lost by major dec. Landon Thomas, 9-0
CON1: tech fall Rayaan Tabaddor, 16-1
CON2: lost by fall, Logan Trenary (Northern Illinois), 3:15
Evan Gosz (3rd Place, 4-1)
R1: tech fall Arber Dembogaj-Beyer, 17-1
QF: fall Logan Trenary (Northern Illinois), 0:44
SF: lost by dec. Cooper Hilton (Michigan), 12-11
CON-SF: fall Landon Thomas, 2:13
3rd: major decision Hunter Sturgill (Indiana), 11-3
157:
Mason Stewart (2-2)
R1: major Bobby Patrick, 12-3
QF: lost by dec. Tyler Tyrzinski (Illinois), 10-3
CON2: fall Joe Clark (Edinboro), 2:22
CON-QF: lost by fall Silas Stits (Kent State), 0:37
165:
Owen Segorski (5th Place, 4-2)
R1: dec. Anthony Gutierrez, 9-4
QF: lost by dec. Reese Stephen (Kent State), 4-1
CON2: dec. Ty Deericks (Kent State), 8-5
CON-QF: dec. Dennis Aleksandryuk, 8-7
CON-SF: lost by major dec. Adrian Pellot (Purdue), 15-3
5th: major dec. Anthony Gutierrez, 11-3
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