CEAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State wrestling team improved to
6-1-1 on the season after going 2-0-1 on Saturday (Jan. 16) in the
inaugural Spartan Duals at Jenison Field House. Michigan State defeated
Stanford in round one, 25-10, tied Rutgers in round two, 16-16, and
ended the day by downing Northern Illinois, 28-6.
Leading the way for the Spartans on Saturday were No. 1 Franklin Gomez
at 133 pounds, No. 13 David Cheza at 149 pounds and Tyler Dickenson at
197 pounds as all went 3-0 on the day.
In round one against Stanford, Gomez got a major decision over Justin
Paulsen to tie the score at four as MSU went on to win six of the next
eight matches en route to a 25-10 win. The Spartans took control of the
dual in the 157-pound match as Anthony Jones Jr. pined Mike Kent at 5:27
to give MSU a commanding 16-4 advantage.
The Spartans got their toughest test of the day in round two against
Rutgers. With Rutgers leading 7-3 entering the 149-pound bout, the
Spartans got a major decision from David Cheza (15-3) to the knot the
score at seven. Jones then fell in a tough-fought battle at 157 pounds,
2-0, to Daryl Cocozzo before Kyle Bounds retied the score at 10 for MSU
with 5-2 win over Greg Zannetti at 165 pounds. The seesaw battle
continued at 174 as Ian Hinton dropped his only dual of the day to give
Rutgers back the lead, 13-0.
The Green and White then picked up consecutive wins at 184 pounds as
Nick Palmieri defeated Dan Siedenberg, 3-2, and Dickenson scored a 2-1
upset-win over No. 19 Lamar Brown, giving MSU its first lead of the
match, 16-13, with one match to go. The Scarlet Knights' ninth-ranked DJ
Russo gave the Spartans' Alan O'Donnell his only loss of the afternoon,
6-3, in the heavyweight bout to end the dual in a 16-16 tie.
In the final round of the day, MSU took eight of 10 matches from
Northern Illinois and never trailed en route to 28-6 win. Curran Jacobs
picked up his first dual-match victory of the season as he got an 11-4
decision over Zach Benzio at 184 pounds.
Michigan State will return to action next weekend for a pair of Big Ten
dual meets at Jenison Field House. The Spartans will host Minnesota at 7
p.m. on Friday and Illinois on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Round 1
Michigan State 25, Stanford 10
125: Ryan Mango maj. dec. Brennan Lyon, 19-6; Stanford leads, 4-0
133: No. 1 Franklin Gomez maj. dec. Justin Paulsen, 13-2; Tied, 4-4
141: Dan Osterman dec. Bret Baumbach, 10-3; MSU leads, 7-4
149: No. 13 David Cheza dec. Tyler Parker, 6-1; MSU leads, 10-4
157: Anthony Jones Jr. pins Mike Kent, 5:27; MSU leads, 16-4
165: Nick Amuchastegui dec. Kyle Bounds, 6-0; MSU leads, 16-7
174: Ian Hinton dec. Spence Patrick, 6-3; MSU leads, 19-7
184: No. 11 Zack Giesen dec. Nick Palmieri, 4-2; MSU leads, 19-10
197: Tyler Dickenson dec. Richard Kessler, 6-1; MSU leads, 22-10
HWT: Alan O'Donnell dec. Dylan Rush, 7-3; MSU wins, 25-10
Round 2
Michigan State 16, Rutgers 16
125: Joe Langel maj. dec. Brennan Lyon, 12-0; Rutgers leads, 4-0
133: No. 1 Franklin Gomez dec. No. 17 Bill Ashnault, 4-1; Rutgers leads,
4-3
141: Trevor Melde dec. Dan Osterman, 10-4; Rutgers leads, 7-3
149: David Cheza maj. dec. Dave Greenwald, 15-3; Tied, 7-7
157: Daryl Cocozzo dec. Anthony Jones, 2-0; Rutgers leads, 10-7
165: Kyle Bounds dec. Greg Zannetti, 5-2; Tied, 10-10
174: Dan Rinaldi dec. Ian Hinton, 7-5; Rutgers leads, 13-10
184: Nick Palmieri dec. Dan Siedenberg, 3-2; Tied, 13-13
197: Tyler Dickenson dec. No. 19 Lamar Brown, 2-1; Michigan State leads,
16-13
HWT: No. 9 DJ Russo dec. Alan O'Donnell, 6-3; Match Ends as Tie, 16-16
Round 3
Michigan State 28, Northern Illinois 6
125: Brennan Lyon wins by forfeit; Michigan State leads, 6-0
133: Franklin Gomez maj. dec. Zach Taylor, 12-1; Michigan State leads,
10-0
141: Vince Castillo dec. Dan Osterman, 4-3; Michigan State leads, 10-3
149: David Cheza dec. Dan Ruetiger, 4-0; Michigan State leads, 13-3
157: Brian Deutsch dec. Anthony Jones, 10-9; Michigan State leads, 13-6
165: Kyle Bounds dec. John Odden, 8-6; Michigan State leads, 16-6
174: Ian Hinton dec. Mason True, 7-3; Michigan State leads, 19-6
184: Curran Jacobs dec. Zach Benzio, 11-4; Michigan State leads, 22-6
197: Tyler Dickinson dec. Scott Penny, 3-2; Michigan State leads, 25-6
HWT: Alan O'Donnell dec. Dakota Greenhaw, 6-5; Michigan State Wins, 28-6
Complete Spartan Duals Results
