College Week 7 Recap

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

In their first action since a first place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions, #23 Michigan State opened 2023 with a win on Friday night. The Spartans came away with their seventh-straight win following a 28-9 dual victory over the Bucknell Bison in East Lansing. With their home-opening win, the Spartans improved to 7-0 for the first time since the 1973-74 season in which MSU got out to an 11-0 start.

MSU won 7 of 10 matches in the dual, including 4 wins by bonus points. Tristan Lujan started the dual off with a major decision at 125lbs. Chase Saldate added another major decision at 157lbs, while Layne Malczewski picked up a 2nd period pin at 184lbs, and Cam Caffey earned a 19-2 tech fall at 197lbs. Rayvon Foley was the winner by 5-4 decision at 133lbs, beating #22 Kurt Phipps.

The Spartans will wrestle next in East Lansing on January 13th against #5 Michigan.

Michigan State 28, Bucknell 9
125 | Tristan Lujan (MSU) major dec. Grayson McLellan (BUCK) 14-5
133 | #11 Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. #22 Kurt Phipps (BUCK) 5-4
141 | Dylan Chappell (BUCK) dec. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) TB-2, 2-1
149 | Braden Bower (BUCK) dec. Peyton Omania (MSU) 3-1
157 | #21 Chase Saldate (MSU) major dec. Riley Bower (BUCK) 8-0
165 | #33 Caleb Fish (MSU) dec. Chase Barlow (BUCK) 5-3
174 | Ceasar Garza (MSU) vs. Sam Barnes (BUCK) 8-3
184 | #20 Layne Malczewski (MSU) fall over Mikey Bartush (BUCK) 3:17
197 | #15 Cameron Caffey (MSU) tech. fall over Nolan Springer (BUCK) 19-2
285 | Dorian Crosby (BUCK) dec. Ryan Vasbinder (MSU) 5-3

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

#5 Michigan had a road trip to California over the weekend, wrestling Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield. In the first dual, Michigan claimed seven of 10 matches, earning a trio of six-point bonus wins, to defeat #25 Cal Poly 30-11. Most notably, Cameron Amine made his season dual debut, earning a 5-2 decision over #30 Legend Lamer. Dylan Ragusin and Mason Parris earned first period falls, while Chance Lamer won by injury default after taking the lead over #18 Dom Demas.

Michigan wrapped up its west-coast road trip with a dominant 36-0 win against CSU Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon. The Wolverines, who improved to 5-0 in duals this season, earned three bonus wins and earned their first shutout win in five seasons. Dylan Ragusin and Cole Mattin won the two ranked matches of the afternoon, defeating #19 Chance Rich and #28 Angelo Martinoni, respectively. Brendin Yatooma won the most excited match of the day, with a 6 point move in the final seconds to beat Mateo Morales 8-3.

#5 Michigan 30, #25 Cal Poly 11
125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) dec. Antonio Lorenzo, 3-2
133 -- #5 Dylan Ragusin (U-M) pinned Ethan Rotondo, 2:44
141 -- Lawrence Saenz (CP) dec. #20 Cole Mattin, 4-1
149 -- #20 Chance Lamer (U-M) injury def. #18 Dom Demas, 4:54
157 -- #8 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Luka Wick, 8-2
165 -- #6 Cameron Amine (U-M) dec. #30 Legend Lamer, 5-2
174 -- Brawley Lamer (CP) dec. #31 Joseph Walker, 6-1
184 -- #9 Matt Finesilver (U-M) dec. Jarad Priest, 8-2
197 -- #8 Bernie Truax (CP) tech. fall Brendin Yatooma, 16-1 (7:00)
285 -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Trevor Tinker, 2:38

#5 Michigan 36, CSU Bakersfield 0
125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) dec. Richard Castro-Sandoval, 10-4
133 -- #5 Dylan Ragusin (U-M) dec. #19 Chance Rich, 7-3
141 -- #20 Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. #28 Angelo Martinoni, 4-1
149 -- #20 Chance Lamer (U-M) major dec. Josh Brown, 12-3
157 -- #8 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Brock Rogers, 8-3
165 -- #6 Cameron Amine (U-M) tech. fall Braden Smelser, 16-1 (4:13)
174 -- Max Maylor (U-M) dec. Albert Urias, 8-4
184 -- #9 Matt Finesilver (U-M) dec. Jacob Hansen, 7-1
197 -- Brendin Yatooma (U-M) dec. Mateo Morales, 8-3
285 -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Jake Andrews, 2:23

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Bonus points and overtime matches were the difference in the Chippewas loss to Clarion on Sunday.  CMU lost overtime matches at 125lbs and 165lbs. Additionally, Clarion was able to earn a major decision at 141lbs, and pins at 149lbs and 184lbs. Will Feldkamp, a graduate of Dexter HS, was the winner by fall at 184lbs for Clarion. Vince Perez, Corbyn Munson, Alex Cramer, and Bryan Caves were the winners for the Chippewas, all winning by decision.

Up next: Central Michigan is at home against Northern Illinois and SIUE on January 13th and 15th, respectively.

Clarion 25, Central Michigan 12
125: Joey Fischer (C) dec. Sean Spidle, 5-3, TB-2
133: Vince Perez (CMU) dec. Koen Kish, 9-4
141: Seth Koleno (C) major dec. Jimmy Nugent, 17-6
149: Kyle Schickel (C) pinned Johnny Lovett, 5:34
157: Corbyn Munson (CMU) dec. Trevor Elfvin, 7-2
165: Cam Pine (C) dec. Tracy Hubbard, 11-9, SV-1
174: Alex Cramer (CMU) dec. John Worthing, 11-7
184: Will Feldkamp (C) pinned Ben Cushman, 4:17
197: Ty Bagoly (C) dec. Cameron Wood, 8-3
285: Bryan Caves (CMU) dec. Austin Chapman, 3-0

OTHER MICHIGAN GRAPPLERS IN ACTION

141 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State, Dundee HS) dec Darren Green (Wyoming) 7-2
141 - Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) dec Casey Swiderski (Iowa State, Dundee HS) 8-6SV
157 - Cael Swensen (SDSU) dec Anthony Gibson (N. Illinois, John Glenn HS) 4-3
157 - Anthony Gibson (N. Illinois, John Glenn HS) maj Joseph Mora (Cal Baptist) 8-0
165 - Aiden Riggins (Iowa) dec Stoney Buell (Purdue, Dundee HS) 9-4
174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo, Davison HS) dec Chase Diehl (SIU Edwardsville) 3-1SV
184 - Neil Antrassian (Virginia, Bedford HS) dec Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 10-5
285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) dec Brandon Whitman (North Carolina, Dundee HS) 2-0
285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell, Warren Fitz HS) dec Cale Davidson (Nebraska) 5-3
285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell, Warren Fitz HS) maj Abraham Preston (GW) 22-8
285 - Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia, Napoleon HS) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 6-3
285 - Greg Hodulick (Buffalo) fall Dan McKiernan (SIUE, Richmond HS) 6:58
285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin, Lake Fenton HS) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 3-0

MICHIGAN GRAPPLERS IN THE RANKINGS

125 - #24 Jarrett Trombley (NC State, Lake Fenton HS)
125 - #27 Kurt McHenry (Michigan)
125 - #28 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State)
133 - #5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)
133 - #11 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State, Ann Arbor Pioneer HS)
141 - #10 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State, Dundee HS)
141 - #20 Cole Mattin (Michigan)
149 - #20 Chance Lamer (Michigan)
157 - #8 Will Lewan (Michigan)
157 - #20 Derek Gilcher (Indiana, Detroit CC HS)
157 - #21 Chase Saldate (Michigan State)
157 - #32 Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan, Chelsea HS)
165 - #6 Cameron Amine (Michigan, Detroit CC HS)
165 - #16 Alex Facundo (Penn State, Davison HS)
165 - #33 Caleb Fish (Michigan State, Eaton Rapids HS)
174 - #31 Joe Walker (Michigan)
184 - #9 Matt Finesilver (Michigan)
184 - #18 Neil Antrassian (Virginia, Bedford HS)
184 - #20 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State, Dakota HS)
197 - #4 Max Dean (Penn State, Lowell HS)
197 - #15 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State)
285 - #2 Mason Parris (Michigan)
285 - #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin, Lake Fenton HS)
285 - #12 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell, Warren Fitzgerald HS)
285 - #17 Colton McKiernan (SIUE, Richmond HS)

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