Foley, Omania Lead Wrestling to Navy Classic Title

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Led by redshirt senior Rayvon Foley and redshirt sophomore Peyton Omania, the Michigan State wrestling team walked away Saturday with the team title at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md.

Foley claimed the 133 crown after placing second two weeks ago at the MSU Open, while Omania won the 149 title in his season debut for the Spartans. Redshirt senior Cameron Caffey and redshirt junior Layne Malczewski also aided the team score by making the finals in the 197 and 184 weight class, respectively.

Winning all three matches by five-or-more points, Foley knocked off Navy's Joshua Koderhandt by a 8-3 in the final. Two classes up, Omania pinned his opponents in two of his three victories to reach the 149 finals, where he defeated Kody Komara of Kent State in 9-8 decision. For Malczewski, he had major decisions in two of his three winning bouts before losing to Navy's David Key in the final with a 10-4 decision, while Caffey won two matches before suffering a 8-0 major defeat to Jacob Koser of Navy.

Other notables were sophomore Chase Saldate taking third place in the 157 class, pinning both of his first two opponents in under 2:00, and fellow sophomore Caleb Fish going 4-1 to place third at 165.

With 10 Spartans placing in their respective weight classes, MSU finished with 129.5 points to place first in the team standings, edging out second-place Ohio by 3.5 points and host Navy (third) by 7.0 points.

Michigan State continues its season with a road trip to Pennsylvania in two weeks, wrestling at Lock Haven on Dec. 2 and heading to Bucknell on Dec. 3.

TOP RESULTS
Julian Saldana – 125
First Round Bye
Second Round def. Aiden Lewis (Bucknell) – Fall 5:49
Quarterfinals fell to Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) – Dec. 8-4
Consolation Third Round def. Malik Hardy (The Citadel) – Technical Fall 17-0 (4:17)
Consolation Fourth Round def. Calvin Dalton (Bucknell) – Dec. 3-1 SV
Consolation Semifinals def. Andrew Fallon (American) – Dec. 2-1 TB2
3rd Place Match fell to Sanchez – Dec. 6-3

Rayvon Foley – 133
First Round Bye
Quarterfinals def. Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) – Maj. 15-4
Semifinals def. Brendan Fenton (Kent State) – Dec. 6-0
Finals def. Joshua Koderhandt (Navy) – Dec. 8-3

Peyton Omania – 149
First Round Bye
Second Round def. Jack Nies (American) – Fall 2:24
Quarterfinals def. PJ Crane (Navy) – Maj. 12-4
Semifinals def. Kolby Depron (Bucknell) – Fall 2:22
Finals def. Kody Komara (Kent State) – Dec. 9-8

Chase Saldate – 157
First Round def. Aidan Lenz (The Citadel) – Fall 1:26
Quarterfinals def. Al De Santis (Rutgers) – Fall 1:40
Semifinals fell to Jordan Slivka (Ohio) – Dec. 4-2
Consolation Semifinals def. Enrique Munguia (Kent State) – Dec. 4-2
Third Place Match def. Ben Barton (Lock Haven) – Medical Forfeit

Caleb Fish – 165
First Round Bye
Second Round def. Phillip Gohn (Edinboro) – Technical Fall 17-2 (7:00)
Quarterfinals def. Val Park (Navy) – Dec. 5-3 SV
Semifinals fell to Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) – Dec. 4-3
Consolation Semifinals def. Tim Fitzpatrick (American) – Dec. 6-5
Third Place Match def. Colt Yinger (Ohio) – Medical Forfeit

Layne Malczewski – 184
First Round def. Thomas Dressler (Lock Haven) – Maj. 8-0
Quarterfinals def. Max Gourley (VMI) – Dec. 7-3
Semifinals def. Ethan Ducca (Edinboro) – Maj. 13-5
Finals fell to David Key (Navy) – Dec. 10-4

Cameron Caffey – 197
First Round Bye
Quarterfinals def. Tanner Clark (Kent State) – Technical Fall 20-5 (7:00)
Semifinals def. Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) – Dec. 3-2
Finals fell to Jacob Koser (Navy) – Maj. 8-0

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Caffey

Caleb Fish

Rayvon Foley

Layne Malczewski

Peyton Omania

Julian Saldana

Chase Saldate