» Michigan crowned four champions and boasted five finalists and 11 total placewinners at the season-opening Michigan State Open.
» Cole Mattin (141) and Mason Parris (Hwt) won individual titles in the open division, while Rylan Rogers (184) and Ira Jenkins (Hwt) captured freshman/sophomore titles in their collegiate debuts.
» Mattin earned two ranked wins, including a 6-5 overtime decision over No. 25 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) in the final, while Parris scored bonus points in all five of his wins, including a 12-1 major decision over No. 18 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) in the final.
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House)
Event: Michigan State Open
Team Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 11 — vs. Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C.), 5 p.m.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team crowned four champions — two apiece in the freshman/sophomore and open divisions — and boasted 11 total placewinners at the annual Michigan State Open on Saturday (Nov. 5) at the Spartans’ Jenison Field House.
Senior/junior Cole Mattin and fifth-year senior Mason Parris won at 141 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, while freshmen Rylan Rogers and Ira Jenkins captured the 184 pounds and heavyweight freshman/sophomore titles in their collegiate debuts.
Mattin, ranked 16th in the latest InterMat poll, went 4-0 and earned two wins over ranked opponents, including a 5-4 overtime decision against Oklahoma’s 25th-ranked Mosha Schwartz in the championship final. Mattin rallied from an initial deficit to Schwartz and used a low single-leg takedown early in the third to pull himself back into the match. The aggressor throughout, he drew a stall warning in the third and, after several more unanswered shots, earned a match-ending stall point 45 seconds into the sudden-victory frame. Mattin also earned a win by injury default over Ohio State’s seventh-ranked Dylan D’Emilio at the 2:24 mark; he was leading 5-2 at the time after two first-period takedowns.
Parris, ranked No. 3 nationally, rolled to a 5-0 record with five bonus wins to capture his third career MSU Open title. He beat Oklahoma’s 18th-ranked Josh Heindselman, 12-1, in the championship behind four takedowns, a pair of stall points and 4:37 in riding-time advantage. Parris opened the day with three first-period pins in just a combined 5:38 before earning another major decision in the semifinals.
Rogers also earned bonus in all of his wins, albeit in a smaller bracket; he went 2-0 on the day and earned a 13-5 major decision against Michigan State’s Kael Wisler in the 184-pound freshman/sophomore final. Rogers scored on five takedowns against Wisler — two apiece in the first and second periods — and rode for 2:22.
Jenkins was 4-0 en route to the heavyweight freshman/sophomore title and defeated Wisconsin’s Brooks Empey 4-0 in the final. After a scoreless first period and a quick escape in the second, Jenkins rode out the third, tacking on two near falls late, to finish with 1:53 in riding-time advantage.
Graduate student Matt Finesilver took second place in his Michigan debut at 184 pounds with a 3-1 tournament record. He earned back-to-back 15-0 technical falls in his first two matches before ultimately falling to Ohio State’s fourth-ranked Kaleb Romero 12-5 in the championship match.
The Wolverines will kick off the dual-meet portion of their 2022-23 slate with two duals in the Tar Heel State next weekend. Michigan will participate in the Battle at Bragg event next Friday (Nov. 11), taking on Campbell at 5 p.m. at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., before facing North Carolina at 3 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the Tar Heels’ baseball field, Boshamer Stadium, in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Michigan Results
Freshman/Sophomore Division
125 Pounds Nolan Wertanen
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – tech. fall Nick Corday (Michigan State), 16-0
Semifinals – pinned by Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), 2:14
Consolations – pinned by Nick Molchak (Cleveland State), 5:39
Fifth Place – won by forfeit over Sam Hayes (Illinois)
Finished in fifth place with a 2-2 record
141 Pounds — Nathan Jerore
First Round – Bye
Second Round – dec. Cade Cass (Findlay), 5-2
Quarterfinals – dec. by Dylan Layton (Cleveland State), 8-2
Consolations – major dec. Jacob Necessary (Ohio), 18-5
Consolations – major dec. Dylan Gvillo (Northern Illinois), 10-2
Consolations – won by forfeit over Pierce Taylor (Ohio)
Third Place – dec. by Carsen Richards (Lake Erie), 3-2
Finished with fourth place with a 4-2 record
174 Pounds — Josh Knudten
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – dec. by JR Reed (Cleveland State), 7-5
Withdrew with a 0-1 record
184 Pounds — Rylan Rogers
Quarterfinals – Bye
Semifinals – major dec. Jacob Munger (Michigan State), 10-2
Final – dec. Kael Wisler (Michigan State), 13-5
Finished as the 184-pound champion with a 2-0 record
197 Pounds — Jack Cummings
First Round – dec. Misha Lomboy (Michigan State), 7-4
Quarterfinals – dec. by Joey Lyons (Cleveland State), 11-4
Consolations – pinned Ricky Legg (Ashland), 2:37
Consolations – dec. Lance Trost (Michigan), 8-4
Consolations – pinned by Jacob Lee (Michigan State), 2:02
Fifth Place – dec. by Joey Lyons (Cleveland State), 7-5
Finished in sixth place with a 3-3 record
197 Pounds — Lance Trost
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – pinned by Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 3:22
Consolations – dec. Kody Krupp (Olivet), 8-3
Consolations – dec. by Jack Cummings (Michigan), 8-4
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
Heavyweight — Ira Jenkins
First Round – dec. Hogan Swenski (Ohio State), 5-2
Quarterfinals – dec. Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin), 6-5
Semifinals – dec. Keegan Nugent (Michigan), 7-5
Final – dec. Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 4-0
Finished as the heavyweight champion with a 4-0 record
Heavyweight — Keegan Nugent
First Round – major dec. over Drew Harris (Ohio), 19-6
Quarterfinals – dec. Mason Cover (Cleveland State), 6-0
Semifinals – dec. by Ira Jenkins (Michigan), 7-5
Consolations – dec. Hogan Swenski (Ohio State), 8-5
Third Place – dec. by Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin), 8-2
Finished in fourth place with a 3-2 record
Open Division
125 Pounds — Kurt McHenry
First Round – dec. by Kase Mauger (Utah Valley), 12-10
Consolations – dec. Jack Medley (Michigan), 5-4
Consolations – dec. by Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State), 5-2
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
125 Pounds — Jack Medley
First Round – dec. by Brady Koontz (Ohio State), 5-3 TB
Consolations – dec. by Kurt McHenry (Michigan), 5-4
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
125 Pounds — Christian Tanefeu
First Round – tech. fall by Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), 19-1
Consolations – dec. Nick Korhorn (Findlay), 7-0
Consolations – win by forfeit over Maximo Renteria (Illinois)
Consolations – tech. fall by Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State), 15-0
Eliminated with a 1-3 record
133 Pounds — Wilfried Tanefeu
First Round – tech. fall by Jesse Mendez (Ohio State), 17-2
Consolations – dec. Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois), 7-6
Consolations – pinned by Jake Manley (Cleveland State), 2:23
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
141 Pounds — Chris Kim
First Round – pinned by Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois), 3:44
Consolations – pinned Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois), 1:24
Consolations – dec. by Jordan Decatur (Ohio State), 9-4
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
141 Pounds — Cole Mattin
First Round – Bye
Second Round – pinned Alex Epstein (Findlay), 1:41
Quarterfinals – injury def. over Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State), 2:24
Semifinals – dec. Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois), 7-5
Final – dec. Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma), 5-4 SV
Finished as the 141-pound champion with a 4-0 record
141 Pounds — Pat Nolan
First Round – dec. Blake Noonan (Michigan State), 11-4
Second Round – dec. Jordan Decatur (Ohio State), 6-4
Quarterfinal – dec. by Ty Smith (Utah Valley), 10-6
Consolations – dec. by Caleb Brooks (Northern Illinois), 7-4
Eliminated with a 2-2 record
174 Pounds — Max Maylor
First Round – major dec. by Ethan Smith (Ohio State), 15-4
Consolations – pinned Hunter Reed (Findlay), 2:25
Consolations – major dec. Jake Evans (Northern Illinois), 15-3
Consolations – dec. Caden Ernd (Illinois), 8-4
Consolations – dec. Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois), 5-3
Consolations – tech. fall by Ed Ruth (Illinois), 15-0
Fifth Place – won by forfeit over Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
Finished in fifth place with 5-2 record
174 Pounds – Matt McKenna
First Round – tech. fall by Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois), 16-1
Consolations – major dec. by Graham Calhoun (Wisconsin), 11-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
184 Pounds — Jaden Bullock
First Round – Bye
Second Round – pinned Justin Carnahan (Olivet), 0:51
Quarterfinals – dec. Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 6-3
Semifinals – major dec. by Kaleb Romero (Ohio State), 14-6
Consolations – major dec. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 11-2
Third Place – won by forfeit over Greyden Penner (Oklahoma)
Finished in third place with a 4-1 record
184 Pounds — Matt Finesilver
First Round – Bye
Second Round – tech. fall Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois), 15-0
Quarterfinals – tech. fall Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 15-0
Semifinals – dec. DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State), 3-1
Final – dec. by Kaleb Romero (Ohio State), 12-5
Finished as runner-up with a 3-1 record
197 Pounds — Bobby Striggow
First Round – Bye
Second Round – pinned Chase Waggoner (Illinois), 1:32
Quarterfinals – major dec. by Andrew Davison (Northwestern), 10-2
Withdrew with a 1-1 record
197 Pounds — Brendin Yatooma
First Round – Bye
Second Round – dec. by Evan Bates (Northwestern), 8-4
Consolations – dec. by Isiah Pettigrew (Illinois), 3-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
Heavyweight — Dzhabrail Khurshidov
First Round – Bye
Second Round – pinned Chris Berry (Iowa Western), 3:39
Quarterfinals – dec. by Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State), 7-2
Consolations – pinned Ryder Wiese (Oklahoma), 2:16
Consolations – dec. by Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 10-4
Eliminated with a 2-2 record
Heavyweight — Blake Querio
First Round – Bye
Second Round – dec. by Donovan King (Olivet), 3-0
Consolations – dec. by Matt Wroblewski (Illinois), 8-2
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
Heavyweight — Mason Parris
First Round – pinned Ryder Wiese (Oklahoma), 1:18
Second Round – pinned Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State), 2:01
Quarterfinals – pinned Nick West (Michigan State), 1:19
Semifinals – major dec. Chase Trussell (Utah Valley), 14-3
Final – major dec. Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma), 12-1
Finished as the heavyweight champion with a 5-0 record
