Sunday, November 24
West Point, N.Y.
Michigan State University
at
Black Knight Invitational
Photo by: Kam Beal
Wrestling Takes Third at Black Knight Invitational
11/24/2024 5:47:00 PM | Wrestling
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Michigan State wrestling earned 83 team points and had nine wrestlers on the podium en route to a third-place finish at the 2024 Black Knight Invitational hosted by the United State Military Academy on Sunday. Only Penn State and Army finished above the Spartans in a nine team field.
"Proud of our guys for battling through a tough field today," said Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler. "I'm excited to get back in the room and build on this weekend with some time off before our next dual."
Redshirt senior Tristan Lujan took third via medical forfeit at 133 pounds, and redshirt junior Luke Daly took third in tiebreakers at 184 as the two finished the day as the highest placewinners for the Spartans. Michigan State had six total wrestlers reach the semifinals.
Taking fourth place was No. 27-ranked redshirt freshman Remy Cotton at 197, redshirt freshman Max Vanadia at heavyweight, redshirt senior DJ Shannon at 165 and redshirt freshman Caleb Weiand at 125. Vanadia had the upset of the day taking out No. 20-ranked Lucas Stoddard of Army in the quarterfinals, 4-3.
Battling through the back side of the bracket to place were redshirt sophomore Ceasar Garza who took fifth at 174, redshirt sophomore Kael Wisler who placed sixth at 197 and true freshman Cory Thomas who finished sixth at 184.
MSU will be back in action for a road dual at CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, December 15 before competing at the historic Midlands Championships to finish the calendar year on December 29-30.
FULL RESULTS
Tristan Lujan – 133 – Third Place
QF: Lujan tech fall Jared Chuquilin (LIU), 16-0
SF: Takeo Davis (Gardner-Webb) dec. Lujan, 11-4
3rd: Lujan by MFF
Luke Daly – 184 – Third Place
R16: Daly pins David Tuttle (Bloomsburg), 4:31
QF: Daly dec. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU), 4-1
SF: Carter Starocci (Penn St) pins Daly, 4:23
3rd: Daly dec. Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers), 2-1 (TB-2)
Remy Cotton – 197 – Fourth Place
R16: Cotton pins Maxx Decapua (LIU), 5:19
QF: Cotton major dec. Wolfgang Frable (Army), 16-4
SF: Lucas Cochran (Penn St) major dec. Cotton, 11-1
3rd: Connor Mirasola (Penn St) dec. Cotton, 8-4
Max Vanadia – HVY – Fourth Place
R16: Vanadia major dec. Tyler McCartharn (Bloomsburg), 15-2
QF: Vandia dec. #20 Lucas Stoddard (Army), 4-3
SF: Cole Mirasola (Penn St) pins Vanadia, :32
3rd: Brady Colbert (Army) pins Vanadia, 2:42
DJ Shannon – 165 – Fourth Place
R16: Shannon major dec. Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb), 14-4
QF: Shannon major dec. James Johnston (LIU), 12-2
SF: Gunner Filipowicz (Army) dec. Shannon, 9-3
3rd: Anthony White (Rutgers) major dec. 11-2
Caleb Weiand – 125 – Fourth Place
QF: Weiand dec. Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb), 9-8
SF: Charlie Farmer (Army) dec. Weiand, 5-4
3rd: Kurt McHenry (Penn St) major dec. Weiand, 13-1
Ceasar Garza – 174 – Fifth Place
R16: Garza dec. Jack McGill (Columbia), 9-4
QF: Dalton Harkins (Army) dec. Garza, 8-7
C8: Garza pins Corey Connolly (LIU), 4:30
C4: Garza dec. Marty Larkin (MSU), 8-3
5th: Garza dec. McGill, 4-2
Kael Wisler – 197 – Sixth Place
R16: Wisler major dec. Kolby Flank, 12-4
QF: Connor Mirasola (Penn St) pins Wisler, 5:33
C8: Wisler major dec. Cayden Bevis (Binghamton), 11-2
C4: Wisler dec. Josh McCutchen (Gardner-Webb), 8-6
5th: Wolfgang Frable (Army) dec. Wisler, 9-3
Cory Thomas – 184 – Sixth Place
R16: Zack Ryder (Penn St) pins Thomas, 3:43
C8: Thomas tech fall Cole Karpinski (Army), 18-1
C4: Thomas dec. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU), 4-1
5th: Brian Soldano (Rutgers) pins Thomas, :47
Andy Hampton – 133
QF: Ethan Berginc (Army) dec. Hampton, 11-5
C8: Hampton dec. Major Lewis (Bloomsburg), 7-0
C4: Timothy Levine (Penn St) pins Hampton, 5:15
Jaden Crumpler – 141
R16: Rich Treanor (Army) dec. Crumpler, 5-3
C8: Devin Matthews (LIU) dec. Crumpler, 5-0
Sean Larkin – 141
R16: Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec. Larkin, 6-2
C8: Amir Avazov (LIU) dec. Larkin, 6-3
Braden Stauffenberg – 157
R16: Stauffenberg tech fall Jack Valentin (LIU), 18-2
QF: Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb) dec. Stauffenberg, 5-2
C8: Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia) dec. Stauffenberg, 8-6
Jack Conley – 157
R32: Conley dec. William Morrow (Bloomsburg), 4-2
R16: Dakota Morris (Army) tech fall Conley, 15-0
C16: Conley dec. Taythan Silva (Army), 9-3
C8: Brayden Roberts pins Conley, 1:11
Mason Stewart – 157
R32: Alex Facundo (Penn St) tech fall Stewart, 19-4
C16: Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia) major dec. Stewart, 14-3
Cam Adams – 165
QF: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn St) tech fall Adams, 18-1
C8: Ty Watson (Penn St) pins Adams, 4:10
Marty Larkin – 174
R16: Levi Haines (Penn St) pins Larkin, 4:29
C8: Larkin tech fall Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb), 18-0
C4: Ceasar Garza dec. Larkin, 8-3
Ryan Boucher – 174
QF: Cooper Haase (Army) tech fall Boucher, 16-1
C8: Jack McGill (Columbia) major dec. Boucher, 15-4
"Proud of our guys for battling through a tough field today," said Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler. "I'm excited to get back in the room and build on this weekend with some time off before our next dual."
Redshirt senior Tristan Lujan took third via medical forfeit at 133 pounds, and redshirt junior Luke Daly took third in tiebreakers at 184 as the two finished the day as the highest placewinners for the Spartans. Michigan State had six total wrestlers reach the semifinals.
Taking fourth place was No. 27-ranked redshirt freshman Remy Cotton at 197, redshirt freshman Max Vanadia at heavyweight, redshirt senior DJ Shannon at 165 and redshirt freshman Caleb Weiand at 125. Vanadia had the upset of the day taking out No. 20-ranked Lucas Stoddard of Army in the quarterfinals, 4-3.
Battling through the back side of the bracket to place were redshirt sophomore Ceasar Garza who took fifth at 174, redshirt sophomore Kael Wisler who placed sixth at 197 and true freshman Cory Thomas who finished sixth at 184.
MSU will be back in action for a road dual at CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, December 15 before competing at the historic Midlands Championships to finish the calendar year on December 29-30.
FULL RESULTS
Tristan Lujan – 133 – Third Place
QF: Lujan tech fall Jared Chuquilin (LIU), 16-0
SF: Takeo Davis (Gardner-Webb) dec. Lujan, 11-4
3rd: Lujan by MFF
Luke Daly – 184 – Third Place
R16: Daly pins David Tuttle (Bloomsburg), 4:31
QF: Daly dec. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU), 4-1
SF: Carter Starocci (Penn St) pins Daly, 4:23
3rd: Daly dec. Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers), 2-1 (TB-2)
Remy Cotton – 197 – Fourth Place
R16: Cotton pins Maxx Decapua (LIU), 5:19
QF: Cotton major dec. Wolfgang Frable (Army), 16-4
SF: Lucas Cochran (Penn St) major dec. Cotton, 11-1
3rd: Connor Mirasola (Penn St) dec. Cotton, 8-4
Max Vanadia – HVY – Fourth Place
R16: Vanadia major dec. Tyler McCartharn (Bloomsburg), 15-2
QF: Vandia dec. #20 Lucas Stoddard (Army), 4-3
SF: Cole Mirasola (Penn St) pins Vanadia, :32
3rd: Brady Colbert (Army) pins Vanadia, 2:42
DJ Shannon – 165 – Fourth Place
R16: Shannon major dec. Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb), 14-4
QF: Shannon major dec. James Johnston (LIU), 12-2
SF: Gunner Filipowicz (Army) dec. Shannon, 9-3
3rd: Anthony White (Rutgers) major dec. 11-2
Caleb Weiand – 125 – Fourth Place
QF: Weiand dec. Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb), 9-8
SF: Charlie Farmer (Army) dec. Weiand, 5-4
3rd: Kurt McHenry (Penn St) major dec. Weiand, 13-1
Ceasar Garza – 174 – Fifth Place
R16: Garza dec. Jack McGill (Columbia), 9-4
QF: Dalton Harkins (Army) dec. Garza, 8-7
C8: Garza pins Corey Connolly (LIU), 4:30
C4: Garza dec. Marty Larkin (MSU), 8-3
5th: Garza dec. McGill, 4-2
Kael Wisler – 197 – Sixth Place
R16: Wisler major dec. Kolby Flank, 12-4
QF: Connor Mirasola (Penn St) pins Wisler, 5:33
C8: Wisler major dec. Cayden Bevis (Binghamton), 11-2
C4: Wisler dec. Josh McCutchen (Gardner-Webb), 8-6
5th: Wolfgang Frable (Army) dec. Wisler, 9-3
Cory Thomas – 184 – Sixth Place
R16: Zack Ryder (Penn St) pins Thomas, 3:43
C8: Thomas tech fall Cole Karpinski (Army), 18-1
C4: Thomas dec. Anthony D'Alesio (LIU), 4-1
5th: Brian Soldano (Rutgers) pins Thomas, :47
Andy Hampton – 133
QF: Ethan Berginc (Army) dec. Hampton, 11-5
C8: Hampton dec. Major Lewis (Bloomsburg), 7-0
C4: Timothy Levine (Penn St) pins Hampton, 5:15
Jaden Crumpler – 141
R16: Rich Treanor (Army) dec. Crumpler, 5-3
C8: Devin Matthews (LIU) dec. Crumpler, 5-0
Sean Larkin – 141
R16: Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec. Larkin, 6-2
C8: Amir Avazov (LIU) dec. Larkin, 6-3
Braden Stauffenberg – 157
R16: Stauffenberg tech fall Jack Valentin (LIU), 18-2
QF: Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb) dec. Stauffenberg, 5-2
C8: Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia) dec. Stauffenberg, 8-6
Jack Conley – 157
R32: Conley dec. William Morrow (Bloomsburg), 4-2
R16: Dakota Morris (Army) tech fall Conley, 15-0
C16: Conley dec. Taythan Silva (Army), 9-3
C8: Brayden Roberts pins Conley, 1:11
Mason Stewart – 157
R32: Alex Facundo (Penn St) tech fall Stewart, 19-4
C16: Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia) major dec. Stewart, 14-3
Cam Adams – 165
QF: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn St) tech fall Adams, 18-1
C8: Ty Watson (Penn St) pins Adams, 4:10
Marty Larkin – 174
R16: Levi Haines (Penn St) pins Larkin, 4:29
C8: Larkin tech fall Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb), 18-0
C4: Ceasar Garza dec. Larkin, 8-3
Ryan Boucher – 174
QF: Cooper Haase (Army) tech fall Boucher, 16-1
C8: Jack McGill (Columbia) major dec. Boucher, 15-4
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