Michigan State University Athletics
Thursday, March 19
Cleveland, Ohio
Michigan State University
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Sam Janicki
Wrestling Concludes Trip to NCAA Championships
3/19/2026 10:56:00 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND – Redshirt junior 197-pounder Kael Wisler and redshirt sophomore 149-pounder Clayton Jones concluded their trip to the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday night, falling in the consolation bracket.
In the opening prelim of the 149-pound bracket, No. 32-seeded Jones led 8-5 going into the third period against Brown's Austin McBurney but was taken down twice in the third to fall by decision, 11-9. In his consolation match Jones took over two minutes of riding time into the third period but was taken down in the final seconds to drop a 4-1 decision.
At 197 pounds, No. 28-seeded Wisler was pinned by fifth-seeded Joey Novak of Wyoming in the third period of the first round. In his consolation match, Wisler held 1:23 of riding time in the third period and nearly finished a takedown near the edge of the mat in the closing seconds of the bout. Trailing 6-3, a challenge that would've given Wisler the takedown with nine seconds remaining was unsuccessful, ending his tournament.
FINAL RESULTS
No. 32 Clayton Jones (0-2)
Prelim: loss by decision, No. 33 Austin McBurney (Brown), 11-9
Consolation Round One: loss by decision, No. 30 Dylan Layton (Rider), 4-1
No. 28 Kael Wisler (0-2)
Round One: loss by fall, No. 5 Joey Novak (Wyoming), 4:43
Consolation Round One: loss by decision, No. 12 Luke Geog (Ohio State), 6-4
In the opening prelim of the 149-pound bracket, No. 32-seeded Jones led 8-5 going into the third period against Brown's Austin McBurney but was taken down twice in the third to fall by decision, 11-9. In his consolation match Jones took over two minutes of riding time into the third period but was taken down in the final seconds to drop a 4-1 decision.
At 197 pounds, No. 28-seeded Wisler was pinned by fifth-seeded Joey Novak of Wyoming in the third period of the first round. In his consolation match, Wisler held 1:23 of riding time in the third period and nearly finished a takedown near the edge of the mat in the closing seconds of the bout. Trailing 6-3, a challenge that would've given Wisler the takedown with nine seconds remaining was unsuccessful, ending his tournament.
FINAL RESULTS
No. 32 Clayton Jones (0-2)
Prelim: loss by decision, No. 33 Austin McBurney (Brown), 11-9
Consolation Round One: loss by decision, No. 30 Dylan Layton (Rider), 4-1
No. 28 Kael Wisler (0-2)
Round One: loss by fall, No. 5 Joey Novak (Wyoming), 4:43
Consolation Round One: loss by decision, No. 12 Luke Geog (Ohio State), 6-4
Players Mentioned
/ Wrestling
/ Wrestling
Braden Stauffenberg | Will To Serve | Spartans All-Access
Tuesday, February 18
Spartans All-Access: Layne Malczewski
Monday, January 22
Spartans All-Access: Mayhem at the Mainstage
Tuesday, December 12
Spartans All-Access: Tristan Lujan
Wednesday, December 21