Wrestling Returns Home to Face Northwestern on BTN

Sunday, February 1

East Lansing, Mich.

2 PM

Michigan State University

Northwestern

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1/30/2026 11:35:00 AM | Wrestling

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State wrestling returns to Jenison Field House this weekend taking on Northwestern in Big Ten action on Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. Sunday's dual will be televised nationally on Big Ten Network with Tim Johnson and Zach Mackey on the remote call.

The Spartans enter Sunday with a 3-6 record in duals and an 0-4 mark in Big Ten contests, while Northwestern is 3-5 overall and 1-4 in Big Ten duals following a 38-4 loss to Michigan on Friday night.

The First Whistle
NCAA Coaches released their first set of individual rankings the past week and the Spartans were well-represented with four wrestlers garnering recognition. Redshirt-junior 197-pounder Kael Wisler is the highest-ranked Spartan by the coaches at #23, while redshirt sophomore heavyweight Josh Terrill is #30, redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Caleb Weiand is #32 and redshirt freshman 157-pounder Darius Marines is #33. Wisler moved up in the rankings across the board this week rising to #23 via both FloWrestling and InterMat as well. Weiand moved to #31 via FloWrestling at 133.

Terrill has won three-straight for MSU since entering the starting lineup at heavyweight and is coming off a victory by fall against Indiana's Caleb Marzolino on Monday. True freshman Evan Gosz improved to 3-0 in duals this season following a 20-6 major decision victory against Indiana.

Michigan State has benefited from strong performances at 197 pounds and heavyweight all season long. In duals, MSU has out-scored its opponents 55-14 at those weights with a 14-4 record.

The Spartans are 28-24 against Northwestern all-time but have lose three-straight including a 27-12 loss last season. Michigan State's last victory over the Wildcats came on February 8, 2019 by a final score of 30-10.

MICHIGAN STATE PROBABLES

125	Nick Corday	R-Jr.
133	#32/31/NR Caleb Weiand	R-So.
OR	Andy Hampton	R-Sr.
141	Sean Larkin	R-Fr.
OR	Jace Morgan	Fr.
149	Clayton Jones	R-So.
OR	Evan Gosz	Fr.
157	#33/NR/NR Darius Marines	R-Fr.
OR	Braden Stauffenberg	R-Jr.
165	DJ Shannon	Gr.
OR	Jack Conley	R-So.
174	Connor O'Neill	Gr.
184	Ryan Boucher	R-Sr.
197	#23/23/23 Kael Wisler	R-Jr.
HWT	#30/NR/NR Josh Terrill	R-Jr.

*Rankings by Coaches/FloWrestling/InterMat

NORTHWESTERN PROBABLES

125	#25/23 Dedrick Navarro	R-So.
133	#25/24 Sean Spidle	R-Sr.
OR	Luis Bazan	R-So.
141	#33/31 Billy Dekraker	Fr.
OR	Giosue Hickman	R-Fr.
149	August Hibler	R-Fr.
157	Gunnar Myers	R-Fr.
165	Jacob Bostelman	R-So.
174	#27/30 Eddie Enright	R-Fr.
OR	Andre Rocker	R-Jr.
184	J.D. Perez	Gr.
197	Alex Smith	Fr.
HWT	Gabe Christenson	Gr.