Wrestling Hosts Spartan Duals Saturday at Jenison Field House

Jan. 6, 2011

Michigan State hosts Spartan Duals
Date	Saturday, Jan. 8
Location	Jenison Field House \| East Lansing, Mich.
Schedule	11 a.m. - Michigan State vs. Lock Haven; Eastern Michigan vs. Mott CC; Olivet vs. Oakland 1 p.m. - Michigan State vs. Oakland; Lock Haven vs. Eastern Michigan; Olivet vs. Mott CC 3 p.m. - Michigan State vs. Eastern Michigan; Lock Haven vs. Olivet; Oakland vs. Mott CC
Notes	Michigan State
Statistics	Michigan State \| Lock Haven \| Eastern Michigan
Multimedia	Spartan Duals Video Preview

MICHIGAN STATE HOSTS SPARTAN DUALS
The Michigan State wrestling team (4-1) hosts the second annual Spartan Duals Saturday at Jenison Field House. MSU will welcome five teams to the event, which also includes Lock Haven, Eastern Michigan, Oakland, Olivet and Mott Community College. The Spartans will take on Lock Haven at 11 a.m., Oakland at 1 p.m. and Eastern Michigan at 3 p.m.

SPARTAN PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Eric Olanowski (Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.), 8-9, Went 2-2 at Midlands
133: Brenan Lyon (So., Ithaca, Mich.), 6-4, Starting his 1st dual at 133; started 11 at 125 in `09-10
141: Joel Trombly (Sr., New Baltimore, Mich.), 0-8, Has started in five career duals (1-4)
149: Dan Osterman (So., Carson City, Mich.), 13-4, Is 5-0 in dual meets this season
157: Sean McMurray (Fr., Portage, Ind.), 9-5, True freshman could see time in the lineup
OR
Phil Khozein (Jr., Jenison, Mich.), 2-6, Could see his first action in the lineup this weekend
165: Ben Boudro (Sr., Richmond, Mich.), 8-6, Is 3-2 in dual meets this season
174: Curran Jacobs (Jr., Owosso, Mich.), 15-4, Took first at the Cleveland State Open Dec. 12
184: Ian Hinton (Jr., Nappanee, Ind.), 8-4, Is 4-1 in dual meets this season
197: No. 20 Tyler Dickenson (Jr., Pewamo, Mich.), 13-7, Placed eighth at the Midlands Championships
Hwt.: No. 16 Mike McClure (R-Fr., Holland, Mich.), 16-4, Leads team with 16 victories

LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State placed 23rd at the 2010 Midlands Championships held Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. Four Spartans advanced to the second day of competition in the 48th annual tournament, which is one of the largest and most prestigious during the regular season.

Junior Tyler Dickenson was the top finisher for MSU, placing eighth at 197 pounds. Dickenson compiled a 2-1 record on the first day and opened the second day of competition with a 7-6 upset over fifth-seeded Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield. By defeating Orozco, Dickenson assured himself of at least an eight-place showing, and that is where he would finish after falling to sixth-seeded Brent Haynes of Missouri by technical fall, 16-0 in 4:16, and to second-seeded Luke Lofthouse of Iowa, 10-3, in the seventh-place match.

At 174 pounds, Curran Jacobs lost to second-seeded Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford, 4-2, ending Jacobs' shot at placing in the top eight. Jacobs won four straight in the consolation bracket after falling in his first match of the tournament.

In the heavyweight division, both Mike McClure and Joe Rizqallah wrestled into the second day of the tournament. McClure, a seventh seed, won his final four matches on the first day in the consolation bracket, including a fall against 12th-seeded Kyle Simonson of Iowa State in 6:21 to wrap up session two. McClure fell to third-seeded D.J. Russo of Rutgers, 5-1, in his first match on Thursday.

Joe Rizqallah also won his last four matches on the first day, featuring victories over teammate Steve Andrus and Spencer Myers of Maryland. Rizqallah bowed out to Michael McMullan of Northwestern, 9-2, in his first match on Thursday.

Dan Osterman, seeded 11th at 149 pounds, lost his first match, but won his next two in the consolation bracket before falling to fourth-seeded Eric Terrazas of Illinois, 6-4.

The Spartans compiled a total of 22 points in the team standings.

A QUICK GLANCE AT THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Lock Haven (1-2)
• The Bald Eagles have a 1-2 record, with losses to Ohio (33-6) and Penn State (48-0), and a victory over Millersburg (47-3).
• In the only previous meeting between the two schools, Michigan State defeated Lock Haven, 25-10, in the National Duals on Jan. 19, 2002.

Oakland
• The Oakland Grizzlies are members of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association.
• Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between Michigan State and Oakland.

Eastern Michigan (3-4)
• EMU enters the Spartan Duals with a 3-4 record.
• Along with Michigan State, the Eagles also participated in the Sprawl & Brawl Nov. 21 in Vestal, N.Y., posting wins over Harvard (24-22) and Sacred Heart (42-0), while falling to host Binghamton (29-6).
• In other dual action, Eastern Michigan defeated Cleveland State (38-3) and lost to Northwestern (34-3) and Indiana (24-13).
• EMU had two wrestlers place in the MSU Open: Filiberto Colon took fourth at 133 pounds, and Mike LeHolm also claimed fourth at 141 pounds, both in the open division.
• EMU finished in 25th place at the Midlands Championships.
• MSU leads the all-time series against the Eagles, 13-1, including a 26-9 victory last season.

Olivet (4-3-1)
• Olivet enters the Spartan Duals with victories against Chicago (35-6), Wisconsin-Whitewater (23-12), St. John's-Minn. (18-14) and Baldwin Wallace (28-18), losses to Wartburg (27-12), Coe College (28-9) and Grand View-Iowa (25-23), and a tie against Heidelberg (18-18).
• MSU is 3-0 all-time vs. Olivet, but the two schools will not meet in this weekend's event.

Mott Community College
• Mott Community College is a member of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association.
• The Bears competed in the MSU Open on Nov. 13 at Jenison Field House.

SPARTANS GO 2-0-1 AT INAUGURAL SPARTAN DUALS IN 2010
In the inaugural Spartan Duals last season 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 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 in the event.

CHEZA OUT FOR SEASON
Junior David Cheza, who qualified for the NCAA Championships last year, will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a torn rotator cuff. One of the team leaders, Cheza was ranked nationally at 157 pounds the first two months of the season and compiled a 6-4 record, including a victory over then-third ranked Justin Lister of Binghamton at the Sprawl & Brawl, 7-4.

In addition to Cheza, Anthony Jones is also taking a medical redshirt this season with a shoulder injury. Jones qualified for the last two NCAA Championships at 157 pounds and will return for his senior season in 2011-12.

ANCHOR AT HEAVYWEIGHT
Red-shirt freshman heavyweight Mike McClure is making an immediate impact in his first year as a starter. McClure, currently ranked 16th by InterMat, leads the team with 16 victories and is 5-0 in dual meets this season.

The Holland, Mich., native began the season by winning the Eastern Michigan Open, then placed fourth at the MSU Open. In his first career Big Ten dual match, he upset 15th-ranked Blake Resing of Iowa, 4-2.

McClure went 9-4 as a true freshman in open tournaments, including a second-place showing at the EMU Open and a fifth-place finish at the MSU Open in the freshman/sophomore division.

DICKENSON HAVING HIS BEST SEASON YET AT 197 POUNDS
Now in his third year as the starter at 197 pounds, junior Tyler Dickenson is having his best season yet as a Spartan.

The Pewamo, Mich., product has steadily improved since his arrival on campus. After going 8-20 as a red-shirt freshman and 16-18 as a sophomore, Dickenson is now 13-7 and ranked 20th in the nation in his weight class. He finished eighth in the prestigious Midlands Championships, and has also placed second at the EMU Open and fourth at the MSU Open.