Remy Cotton Earns NCAA Qualification on Day Two of B1G Championships

EVANSTON, Ill. – Redshirt freshman Remy Cotton became the third Spartan to secure his spot at the NCAA Championships on Sunday at day two of the 2025 B1G Wrestling Championships. The Spartans will send three wrestlers to Philadelphia via automatic qualification.

All three Spartan qualifiers are redshirt freshmen, with 125-pounder Caleb Weiand and heavyweight Max Vanadia already punching their tickets on Saturday. Weiand and Vanadia each placed eighth at their first B1G Championships. Cotton was the tenth-place finisher at 197 pounds after medically forfeiting in the ninth-place bout.

Cotton secured his trip to Philly by winning his first bout of the weekend against Purdue's No. 27-ranked Ben Vanadia, 13-6. Vanadia is the older brother of Spartan twins, Luke and Max Vanadia.

Remy Cotton moves on in the extra bracket with a 13-6 win over #27 Ben Vanadia!#GoGreen | #OneFocus pic.twitter.com/f5By5Pp712
— Michigan State Wrestling (@MSU_Wrestling) March 9, 2025

Redshirt junior Andy Hampton placed 11th at 133 pounds following a medical forfeit by Minnesota's Tyler Wells.

As a team the Spartans placed 14th scoring 11.5 team points.

FULL RESULTS
125 – Caleb Weiand (2-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #20 Jacob Moran (Indiana), 9-8
C1: Winner by decision, Tyler Garvin (Maryland), 5-0
C2: Winner by decision, #15 Joey Cruz (Iowa), 10-5
C3: Defeated by major decision, #17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 12-1
7th: Medical forfeit vs. #16 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota)

133 – Andy Hampton (1-3)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State), 11-2
C1: Defeated by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 7-3
EX1: Winner by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 2-0
EX2: Defeated by tech fall, #14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin), 17-2
EX3: Placed 11th by medical forfeit, #18 Tyler Wells (Minnesota)

141 – Jaden Crumpler (0-2)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #6 Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 17-1
C1: Defeated by tech fall, Cullen Schriever (Iowa), 18-2

149 – Clayton Jones III (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #16 Kannon Webster (Illinois), 9-3
C1: defeated by decision, Joey Butler (Indiana), 15-12 (SV-1)
EX1: Defeated by Injury default, Joey Butler (Indiana)

157 – Braden Stauffenberg (0-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), 17-2
C1: Defeated by major decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 10-0
EX1: Defeated by decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 4-3

165 – Jay Nivison (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska), 5-3
C1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 8-5
EX1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 4-1 (SV-1)

174 – Ceasar Garza (1-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #10 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa), 22-5
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota), 4-2
EX1: Winner by fall, #30 Joseph Walker (Michigan), 1:21
EX2: Defeated by major decision, #24 Jackson Turley (Rutgers), 13-5

184 – Luke Daly (2-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 19-4
C1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 5-4
C2: Defeated by fall, #7 Silas Allred (Nebraska), 1:50
EX1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 10-7 (SV-1)
EX2: Defeated by tech fall, #18 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State), 16-1

197 – Remy Cotton (1-3)
R1: Defeated by fall, #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska), 4:01
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 7-3
EX2: Winner by decision, #27 Ben Vanadia (Purdue), 13-6
EX3: Medial forfeit to Gabe Sollars (Indiana)

HWT – Max Vanadia (1-3)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #10 Luke Luffman (Illinois), 15-1
C1: Winner by major decision, Dirk Morley (Northwestern), 17-6
C2: Advances by medical forfeit from #7 Yaraslou Slavikouski (Rutgers)
C3: Defeated by decision, #11 Ben Keuter (Iowa), 8-2
7th: Defeated by decision, #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland), 4-0