Michigan State University Athletics
Saturday, November 7
East Lansing, Mich.
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11/7/2026 10:01:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State wrestling got its 2026-27 season underway at the annual Michigan State Open on Saturday from inside historic Jenison Field House. Redshirt senior 197-pounder Kael Wisler was the highest placing Spartan, taking third place at 197 pounds.
Also placing for MSU were redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Darius Marines who took fourth place and graduate Connor O'Neill, who took sixth place in the open bracket at 174 pounds.
The third-seeded Wisler got his day started with a 14-1 major decision over Edinboro's Hunter Hutcheson and followed it up with an overtime victory over Michigan's Codei Khawaja in the quarters. After a loss in the 197-pound semifinals, Wisler made his way through the consolation bracket, majoring Central Michigan's Luke Cochran, 12-2, before earning a 5-3 decision over Michigan's Hayden Walters in the third-place bout.
Marines won his first two bouts by decision, taking out Oklahoma's Layton Schneider, 4-1, and Northern Illinois' Lucan O'Brien, 7-1. After a quarterfinal loss to Michigan's Cooper Hilton, Marines won three consecutive consolation matches before hitting his limit for matches in a day at six. Marines defeated teammate Braden Stauffenberg by major decision, 10-2, before pinning Michigan's Blake Cosby in just 35 seconds. In the consolation semifinals, Marines earned a major decision victory with an 11-3 advantage over Central Michigan's Seth Larson.
O'Neill won his opening round bout by decision, 3-0, over Findlay's Donavyn Watts, but a 10-8 loss in the quarters forced him to battle back on the back side of the bracket. O'Neill majored Maclaine Percival of Cumberlands, 10-0, and got a 7-1 decision over Michigan's Josh Knudten before falling in his final two consolation bouts.
Also with winning days for the Spartans were redshirt freshman 149-pounder Evan Gosz who went 4-2, redshirt senior 157-pounder Braden Stauffenberg who went 3-2, and heavyweights Josh Campbell and Logan Tollison who each finished the day 3-2.
FINAL RESULTS
125
Drew Hansen (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Billy Smith (Findlay), 10-2
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Elijah Valencia (Cumberlands), 6-4
Sammy Stewart (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Mikey Bautista (Army Prep), 4-1
Cons. R2: Decision over Jackson Shipley (Indiana), 5-0
Cons. R3: Defeated by decision, Ayden Bollinger (Indiana), 3-2
133
Caleb Weiand (Open), 1-2
Champ R1: Fall over Blue Stiffler (Bucknell), 5:44
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Teddy Flores (Michigan), 8-3
Cons. R3: Defeated by decision, Nick Molchak (Kent State), 5-4
Conor McAlary (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Dominic Canali (Edinboro), 9-1
Cons. R2: Decision over Hunter Luttrell (Cumberlands), 5-0
Cons R3: Defeated by tech fall, Will Detar (Northwestern), 19-3
Michael Esteban (Fresh/Soph), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Jackson Refsnider (Bucknell), 13-4
Cons. R2: Medical forfeit
141
Connor Younts (Fresh/Soph), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Connor Peterson (Kent State), 4-3
Cons. R2: Decision over Jace Morgan (Michigan State), 4-1 (SV)
Cons. R3: Decision over Cade Dunn (Grand Valley), 14-7
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Cooper Hinz (Michigan), 5-1
Jace Morgan (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Wins by default (1:42)
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Bayden Sigle (Bucknell), 9-6
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Connor Younts (Michigan State), 4-1 (SV)
149
Evan Gosz (Open), 4-2
Champ R1: Decision over Micah Cotrell (Findlay), 10-4
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois), 8-1
Cons. R2: Major decision over Colin Kacena (Central Michigan), 16-3
Cons. R3: Decision over Dallas Russell (Oklahoma), 4-0
Cons. R4: Decision over Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), 15-8
Cons. R5: Defeated by decision, Daniel Miranda (Arizona State), 9-4
Evan Herriman (Open), 1-2
Champ R2: Decision over August Hibler (Northwestern), 3-1
Quarterfinal: Defeated by major decision, Ismael Ayoub (Kent State), 14-4
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan), 11-9
Sammy Agnello (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Fall, Jordyn Raney (Ohio State), 5:56
Cons. R1: Defeated by decision, Dax Chase (Ohio State), 3-2
Sean Larkin (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Fall, Nathan Roth (Kent State), 2:51
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 14-11 (SV)
157
Braden Stauffenberg (Open), 3-2
Champ R1: Fall over Kaden Schaefer (Bucknell), 4:03
Champ R2: Defeated by Fall, Tyler Turzinski (Northern Illinois), 6:05
Cons. R2: Decision over Tommy Gibbs (Indiana), 8-5
Cons. R3: Decision over Landon Desselle (Ohio State), 3-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Darius Marines (Michigan State), 10-2
Clayton Jones (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Fall over Lane Robinson (Wisconsin), 5:40
Champ R2: Fall over A.J. Parish (Findlay), 2:31
Quarterfinal: Defeated by Fall, Haakon Peterson (Michigan), 5:40
Cons. R4: Defeated by Fall, Justin Gates (Michigan), 5:22
Darius Marines (Open), 5-1, Fourth Place
Champ R1: Decision over Layton Schneider (Oklahoma), 4-1
Champ R1: Decision over Lucan O'Brien (Northern Illinois), 7-1
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Cooper Hilton (Michigan), 10-4
Cons. R4: Major decision over Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State), 10-2
Cons. R5: Fall over Blake Cosby (Michigan), 0:35
Cons. Semi: Major decision over Seth Larson (Central Michigan), 11-3
3rd: No contest, Cooper Hilton (Michigan)
Reed Booth (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R2: Decision over Tyson Imhoff (Wisconsin), 8-3
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Clay Kimmy (Edinboro), 8-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Dallas Korponic (Central Michigan), 16-5
165
Jack Conley (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Bryce Burkett (Oklahoma), 5-1
Cons. R1: Decision over Logan Chambers (VMI), 11-9
Cons. R2: Decision over Finn Shepard (Oklahoma), 13-6
Cons. R3: Defeated by Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois), 12-5
Mason Stewart (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Finn Shepard (Oklahoma), 13-6
Cons. R2: Defeated by Fall, Bryce Burkett (Oklahoma), 3:26
174
Connor O'Neill (Open), 3-3, Sixth Place
Champ R2: Decision over Donavyn Watts (Findlay), 3-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Tate Geiser (Edinboro), 10-8
Cons. R4: Major decision over Maclaine Percival (Cumberlands), 10-0
Cons. R5: Decision over Josh Knudten (Michigan), 7-1
Cons. Semi: Defeated by major decision, Eddie Enright (Northwestern), 8-0
5th: Defeated by Fall, Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 0:37
Owen Segorski (Open), 1-2
Champ R1: Fall over Noah Blough (Lake Erie), 4:41
Quarterfinal: Defeated by Fall, Lorenzo Norman (Oklahoma), 2:32
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Braxton Quaintance (Kent State), 4-1
184
Demond Harrison (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Mason Higley (Kent State), 4-3
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, JR Reed (Kent State), 5-3
Gavin Craner (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, JR Reed (Kent State), 7-2
Cons. R2: Advances by medical forfeit
Cons. R3: Decision over Brayden Zuercher (Spartan Combat), 3-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Leonard Tukhlynovych (Arizona State), 14-6
197
Brady Jess (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Decision over Jon Golec (Findlay), 5-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by major decision, Cole Will (VMI), 12-3
Cons. R2: Defeated by tech fall, Alex Smith (Northwestern), 15-0
Kael Wisler (Open), 4-1, Third Place
Champ R1: Major decision over Hunter Hutcheson (Edinboro), 14-1
Quarterfinal: Decision over Codei Khawaja (Michigan), 2-2 (SV)
Semifinal: Defeated by Fall, Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell), 4:34
Cons. Semi: Major decision over Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 12-2
3rd: Decision over Hayden Walters (Michigan), 5-3
HWT
James Campbell (Open), 3-2
Champ R1: Defeated by tech fall, Giulian Bodiu (Findlay), 18-3
Cons. R2: Fall over Dirk Morley (Northwestern), 2:57
Cons. R3: Fall over Will Greenberg (Bucknell), 4:36
Cons. R4: Fall over Aden Roe (Edinboro), 0:40
Cons. R5: Defeated by major decision, Carter Nevers (Central Michigan), 13-2
Josh Terrill (Open), 1-2
Champ R2: Tech fall over Will Greenberg (Bucknell), 17-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Connor Diemel (Wisconsin), 4-1 (SV)
Cons. R4: Medical forfeit
Logan Tollison (Fresh/Soph), 3-2
Champ R1: Decision over Hunter Vander Heiden, 6-1
Champ R2: Fall over Lucas Stuerenburg (Lake Erie), 4:05
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Colin Whyte (Kent State), 2-1
Cons. R4: Fall over David McCarthy Jr. (Central Michigan), 2:05
Cons. R5: Defeated by Fall, Logan Bender (Norther Illinois), 2:10
Also placing for MSU were redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Darius Marines who took fourth place and graduate Connor O'Neill, who took sixth place in the open bracket at 174 pounds.
The third-seeded Wisler got his day started with a 14-1 major decision over Edinboro's Hunter Hutcheson and followed it up with an overtime victory over Michigan's Codei Khawaja in the quarters. After a loss in the 197-pound semifinals, Wisler made his way through the consolation bracket, majoring Central Michigan's Luke Cochran, 12-2, before earning a 5-3 decision over Michigan's Hayden Walters in the third-place bout.
Marines won his first two bouts by decision, taking out Oklahoma's Layton Schneider, 4-1, and Northern Illinois' Lucan O'Brien, 7-1. After a quarterfinal loss to Michigan's Cooper Hilton, Marines won three consecutive consolation matches before hitting his limit for matches in a day at six. Marines defeated teammate Braden Stauffenberg by major decision, 10-2, before pinning Michigan's Blake Cosby in just 35 seconds. In the consolation semifinals, Marines earned a major decision victory with an 11-3 advantage over Central Michigan's Seth Larson.
O'Neill won his opening round bout by decision, 3-0, over Findlay's Donavyn Watts, but a 10-8 loss in the quarters forced him to battle back on the back side of the bracket. O'Neill majored Maclaine Percival of Cumberlands, 10-0, and got a 7-1 decision over Michigan's Josh Knudten before falling in his final two consolation bouts.
Also with winning days for the Spartans were redshirt freshman 149-pounder Evan Gosz who went 4-2, redshirt senior 157-pounder Braden Stauffenberg who went 3-2, and heavyweights Josh Campbell and Logan Tollison who each finished the day 3-2.
FINAL RESULTS
125
Drew Hansen (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Billy Smith (Findlay), 10-2
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Elijah Valencia (Cumberlands), 6-4
Sammy Stewart (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Mikey Bautista (Army Prep), 4-1
Cons. R2: Decision over Jackson Shipley (Indiana), 5-0
Cons. R3: Defeated by decision, Ayden Bollinger (Indiana), 3-2
133
Caleb Weiand (Open), 1-2
Champ R1: Fall over Blue Stiffler (Bucknell), 5:44
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Teddy Flores (Michigan), 8-3
Cons. R3: Defeated by decision, Nick Molchak (Kent State), 5-4
Conor McAlary (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Dominic Canali (Edinboro), 9-1
Cons. R2: Decision over Hunter Luttrell (Cumberlands), 5-0
Cons R3: Defeated by tech fall, Will Detar (Northwestern), 19-3
Michael Esteban (Fresh/Soph), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by major decision, Jackson Refsnider (Bucknell), 13-4
Cons. R2: Medical forfeit
141
Connor Younts (Fresh/Soph), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Connor Peterson (Kent State), 4-3
Cons. R2: Decision over Jace Morgan (Michigan State), 4-1 (SV)
Cons. R3: Decision over Cade Dunn (Grand Valley), 14-7
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Cooper Hinz (Michigan), 5-1
Jace Morgan (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Wins by default (1:42)
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Bayden Sigle (Bucknell), 9-6
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Connor Younts (Michigan State), 4-1 (SV)
149
Evan Gosz (Open), 4-2
Champ R1: Decision over Micah Cotrell (Findlay), 10-4
Champ R2: Defeated by decision, Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois), 8-1
Cons. R2: Major decision over Colin Kacena (Central Michigan), 16-3
Cons. R3: Decision over Dallas Russell (Oklahoma), 4-0
Cons. R4: Decision over Elliott Biba (Wisconsin), 15-8
Cons. R5: Defeated by decision, Daniel Miranda (Arizona State), 9-4
Evan Herriman (Open), 1-2
Champ R2: Decision over August Hibler (Northwestern), 3-1
Quarterfinal: Defeated by major decision, Ismael Ayoub (Kent State), 14-4
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan), 11-9
Sammy Agnello (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Fall, Jordyn Raney (Ohio State), 5:56
Cons. R1: Defeated by decision, Dax Chase (Ohio State), 3-2
Sean Larkin (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by Fall, Nathan Roth (Kent State), 2:51
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, Mason Tieffel (Kent State), 14-11 (SV)
157
Braden Stauffenberg (Open), 3-2
Champ R1: Fall over Kaden Schaefer (Bucknell), 4:03
Champ R2: Defeated by Fall, Tyler Turzinski (Northern Illinois), 6:05
Cons. R2: Decision over Tommy Gibbs (Indiana), 8-5
Cons. R3: Decision over Landon Desselle (Ohio State), 3-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Darius Marines (Michigan State), 10-2
Clayton Jones (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Fall over Lane Robinson (Wisconsin), 5:40
Champ R2: Fall over A.J. Parish (Findlay), 2:31
Quarterfinal: Defeated by Fall, Haakon Peterson (Michigan), 5:40
Cons. R4: Defeated by Fall, Justin Gates (Michigan), 5:22
Darius Marines (Open), 5-1, Fourth Place
Champ R1: Decision over Layton Schneider (Oklahoma), 4-1
Champ R1: Decision over Lucan O'Brien (Northern Illinois), 7-1
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Cooper Hilton (Michigan), 10-4
Cons. R4: Major decision over Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State), 10-2
Cons. R5: Fall over Blake Cosby (Michigan), 0:35
Cons. Semi: Major decision over Seth Larson (Central Michigan), 11-3
3rd: No contest, Cooper Hilton (Michigan)
Reed Booth (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R2: Decision over Tyson Imhoff (Wisconsin), 8-3
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Clay Kimmy (Edinboro), 8-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Dallas Korponic (Central Michigan), 16-5
165
Jack Conley (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Bryce Burkett (Oklahoma), 5-1
Cons. R1: Decision over Logan Chambers (VMI), 11-9
Cons. R2: Decision over Finn Shepard (Oklahoma), 13-6
Cons. R3: Defeated by Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois), 12-5
Mason Stewart (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Finn Shepard (Oklahoma), 13-6
Cons. R2: Defeated by Fall, Bryce Burkett (Oklahoma), 3:26
174
Connor O'Neill (Open), 3-3, Sixth Place
Champ R2: Decision over Donavyn Watts (Findlay), 3-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Tate Geiser (Edinboro), 10-8
Cons. R4: Major decision over Maclaine Percival (Cumberlands), 10-0
Cons. R5: Decision over Josh Knudten (Michigan), 7-1
Cons. Semi: Defeated by major decision, Eddie Enright (Northwestern), 8-0
5th: Defeated by Fall, Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 0:37
Owen Segorski (Open), 1-2
Champ R1: Fall over Noah Blough (Lake Erie), 4:41
Quarterfinal: Defeated by Fall, Lorenzo Norman (Oklahoma), 2:32
Cons. R4: Defeated by decision, Braxton Quaintance (Kent State), 4-1
184
Demond Harrison (Open), 0-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, Mason Higley (Kent State), 4-3
Cons. R2: Defeated by decision, JR Reed (Kent State), 5-3
Gavin Craner (Open), 2-2
Champ R1: Defeated by decision, JR Reed (Kent State), 7-2
Cons. R2: Advances by medical forfeit
Cons. R3: Decision over Brayden Zuercher (Spartan Combat), 3-2
Cons. R4: Defeated by major decision, Leonard Tukhlynovych (Arizona State), 14-6
197
Brady Jess (Fresh/Soph), 1-2
Champ R1: Decision over Jon Golec (Findlay), 5-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by major decision, Cole Will (VMI), 12-3
Cons. R2: Defeated by tech fall, Alex Smith (Northwestern), 15-0
Kael Wisler (Open), 4-1, Third Place
Champ R1: Major decision over Hunter Hutcheson (Edinboro), 14-1
Quarterfinal: Decision over Codei Khawaja (Michigan), 2-2 (SV)
Semifinal: Defeated by Fall, Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell), 4:34
Cons. Semi: Major decision over Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 12-2
3rd: Decision over Hayden Walters (Michigan), 5-3
HWT
James Campbell (Open), 3-2
Champ R1: Defeated by tech fall, Giulian Bodiu (Findlay), 18-3
Cons. R2: Fall over Dirk Morley (Northwestern), 2:57
Cons. R3: Fall over Will Greenberg (Bucknell), 4:36
Cons. R4: Fall over Aden Roe (Edinboro), 0:40
Cons. R5: Defeated by major decision, Carter Nevers (Central Michigan), 13-2
Josh Terrill (Open), 1-2
Champ R2: Tech fall over Will Greenberg (Bucknell), 17-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Connor Diemel (Wisconsin), 4-1 (SV)
Cons. R4: Medical forfeit
Logan Tollison (Fresh/Soph), 3-2
Champ R1: Decision over Hunter Vander Heiden, 6-1
Champ R2: Fall over Lucas Stuerenburg (Lake Erie), 4:05
Quarterfinal: Defeated by decision, Colin Whyte (Kent State), 2-1
Cons. R4: Fall over David McCarthy Jr. (Central Michigan), 2:05
Cons. R5: Defeated by Fall, Logan Bender (Norther Illinois), 2:10
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