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Chase Saldate
- Class:
- Senior
- Wt.:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Gilroy, Calif.
- High School:
- Gilroy
Bio
2023-24 (Senior) 25-8 Overall, 11-7 Open Tournaments, 14-1 Duals: Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Ranked seventh in the country with a career-high 11 falls … Ranked second on the team with six major decision victories … Nine of his 14 dual victories ended in bonus points … Opened his season taking second place at the Black Knight Invite with a pair of major decision victories over Rutgers’ Al De Santis, 9-0, and Gardner-Webb’s Drew Pepin, 14-3. At the tournament, he also defeated Blake Saito out of Brown in a commanding, 7-1, fashion … Started the dual season 7-0 off with five fall victories over Franklin & Marshall’s Dominic Wheatley at the 4:42 mark; Bloomsburg’s William Morrow in the first period in 2:23 of elapsed match time; pinned American’s Devon Capato at the 6:08 mark; then had a pair of first period pins over Ohio’s Daniel Segura and Michigan’s Zack Mattin … Against No. 1-ranked Penn State, he battled against the No. 1-ranked 157-pounder Levi Haines. Pushed Haines to the limit going into a second tiebreaker period before dropping a heartbreaking, 7-6, match. He was the first wrestler to take Haines to a tiebreaker period … Won three-straight matches by fall for the second time during the season over Wisconsin’s Luke Mechler, Illinois’ Braeden Scoles and Indiana’s Zack Rotkvich … Had his highest scoring match of his career against Maryland’s Michael North in a back-and-forth scoring affair defeating North, 13-10 in sudden victory … Finished the season with an electric comeback victory against Central Michigan’s four-time national qualifier, Johnny Lovett, from being down 6-1 to begin the third period with an escape, two takedowns and a stall point in the final 1:05 for an eight-point swing to come from behind, win 9-7 … Entered the B1G Championships as the No. 6-seed where he went 3-2 to claim seventh place with a pair of major decision victories over Maryland’s North (10-2) and Rutgers’ De Santis (9-1). For seventh place, Saldate picked up first period pin over Northwestern’s two-time national qualifier Trevor Chumbley … Entered his fourth NCAA Championships as the No. 24-seed, dropping both matches.
2022-23 (Junior) 28-8 Overall, 13-7 Open Tournaments, 15-1 Duals: Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Won eight matches by fall, five by major decision and one tech. fall … Became the second-straight Spartan to finish a Big Ten dual slate with an unblemished 8-0 individual record, joining Cameron Caffey’s run from a season ago … Scored his quickest pin of the season against Brandon Jacoby of Presbyterian in dual action in 1:44 of elapsed match time... Took second place at the 2022 Navy Classic, registering a pair of pins en route to a 3-1 overall showing at the event... Notched two more pins, as well as his first career tech fall at the Reno Tournament of Champions, ultimately placing fourth... Had the most successful weekend of his career, downing No. 8 Will Lewan of Michigan by a 3-1 margin in sudden victory before defeating No. 12 Brayton Lee of Minnesota, also 3-1... Scored decisions against Rutgers’ Andrew Clark and Penn State’s Terrell Barraclough... Notched his first pin in Big Ten dual competition against Maryland’s Kevin Schork at the 2:08 mark of the match... Earned a narrow 5-4 road decision over Ohio State’s 23rd-ranked Paddy Gallagher... Notched back-to-back decisions to close the B1G season with an 8-0 individual record, defeating Anthony Frederico of Illinois in a 2-0 contest before downing No. 23 Derek Gilcher of Indiana in a 4-0 result... Closed the dual campaign with a 4-3 decision over No. 28 Corbyn Munson at Central Michigan... Took fifth place at the Big Ten Championships with a 3-2 showing, advancing to the semifinals in the winners bracket before falling to No. 1 Peyton Robb... Notched his signature win of the year over sixth-ranked and third-seeded Kendall Coleman of Purdue in the fifth-place bout, completing a 6-1 decision... Enters his third NCAA Championships as the Spartans highest seeded wrestler as the No. 11 seed at 157 pounds … Recorded his first career NCAA Championships victory in the consolation first round by pinning Columbia’s Cesar Alvan at 3:00 of elapsed match time … Reached the “Blood Rounds” by defeating B1G opponents Kendall Coleman from Purdue, 6-4, and Trevor Chumbley out of Northwestern, 8-5.
2021-22 (Sophomore) 26-10 Overall, 10-3 Duals: Began campaign by going 5-0 with four pins at the MSU Open to win the 157 crown ... Had quickest MSU fall against Division I opponent this season, pinning Northern Illinois’ Munkhtulga Zuunbayan in 0:37 in the MSU Open first-place bout ... Placed third at Navy Classic, pinning both of his first two opponents in under 2:00 ... Collected six pins in first seven matches ... Posted major decisions in four of his six dual wins ... Reached Southern Scuffle championship bout, losing a 5-3 decision to No. 8 Jared Franek of North Dakota State to finish as 157-pound runner-up ... 5-3 in B1G duals ... Placed eighth at 2022 B1G Championships after being No. 6 seed ... Was the 21-seed at the 2022 NCAA Championships, going 0-2 at the event.
2020-21 (Freshman) 8-7 Overall, 4-3 Duals, 0-0 Extras: Recipient of MSU’s Outstanding Freshman Award ... Wrestled at 157 and finished his first season in the Green & White with an 8-7 record with a 4-3 duals record ... Was fourth on the team in overall wins, tied for third in dual wins, second in dual points (17), as well as tying for the team lead with two falls and sharing top honors on the team with two major decisions, and his fall in 1:32 was the third-fastest of the season ... Erupted out of the gates as a Spartan, posting a pin in his very first collegiate match, just 1:32 into his first match pinned Lucas Cordio of Maryland in the season-opener in Maryland/Minnesota tri-meet on Jan. 16 in East Lansing, before a hard-fought, narrow 5-4 loss to No. 6 Brayton Lee of Minnesota later in the day ... Then reeled off three-straight shutouts, including back-to-back 8-0 major decisions on the same day, over Indiana’s Matt Ortiz and Nebraska’a Jevon Parrish, at the Indiana tri-meet with Nebraska in Bloomington, Ind. on Feb. 6 ... Was dealt back-to-back defeats to close out regular season, losing to No. 7 Kendall Coleman of Purdue on Feb. 12 and No. 10 Will Lewan of Michigan on Feb. 19 in consecutive home duals ... As the No. 7 seed at the B1G Championships, opened first conference championship meet with a fall and went on to finish fourth ... Opened with fall at 3:31 over 10th-seeded Caleb Licking of Nebraska, before a 4-0 loss to second-seeded and No. 5 ranked Caleb Young of Iowa in the second round ... Bounced back with three wins in the consolation round over eighth-seeded Garrett Model of Wisconsin (8-3), sixth-seeded and No. 10 ranked Will Lewan of Michigan (MedFor), and fourth-seeded and No. 7 ranked Kendall Coleman of Purdue (3-1), avenging regular-season loss, to reach consolation final, where he was defeated, 6-3, by third-seeded and No. 6 ranked Brayton Lee of Iowa, finishing fourth ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships and was the No. 15 seed, where he lost to No. 18 Cade DeVos of South Dakota State, 3-1, and No. 31 Michael Petite of Buffalo, 7-2.
PREP: A four-year letter winner at Gilroy High School under coach Daniel ‘D.C.’ Cormier ... Won the CIF State Wrestling Championship at 152 pounds, finishing state tournament 6-0 winning five of the six matches by pinfall and winning by 14-0 major decision in others ... Finished senior season undefeated at 53-0 and ranked as top-ranked 152-pound wrestler by intermatwrestle.com ... A three-time All-State placer, finishing second as a junior, as well as a three-time Sectional Champion ... A two-time team captain ... Helped the Mustangs to one state title and three league titles during career ... Junior athlete of the year at Gilroy High School ... Won the Reno Tournament of Champions title, as well as a Fargo All-American ... 2019 Super 32 Champ.
PERSONAL: Son of Jimmy and Amy Saldate … Uncle, JR, and cousin, Jordan Soars, were wide receivers at San Jose State ... Another cousin is a linebacker at Cabrillo College ... Plans on majoring in media and information at MSU ... Worked with Daniel Cormier, Sean Bunch, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Deron Winn and Islam Makhachev along with many other UFC fighters ... Lists Ed Ruth as biggest wrestling influence because of his domination in every match ... Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods ... Hobbies include playing video games.
2022-23 (Junior) 28-8 Overall, 13-7 Open Tournaments, 15-1 Duals: Academic All-Big Ten honoree … Won eight matches by fall, five by major decision and one tech. fall … Became the second-straight Spartan to finish a Big Ten dual slate with an unblemished 8-0 individual record, joining Cameron Caffey’s run from a season ago … Scored his quickest pin of the season against Brandon Jacoby of Presbyterian in dual action in 1:44 of elapsed match time... Took second place at the 2022 Navy Classic, registering a pair of pins en route to a 3-1 overall showing at the event... Notched two more pins, as well as his first career tech fall at the Reno Tournament of Champions, ultimately placing fourth... Had the most successful weekend of his career, downing No. 8 Will Lewan of Michigan by a 3-1 margin in sudden victory before defeating No. 12 Brayton Lee of Minnesota, also 3-1... Scored decisions against Rutgers’ Andrew Clark and Penn State’s Terrell Barraclough... Notched his first pin in Big Ten dual competition against Maryland’s Kevin Schork at the 2:08 mark of the match... Earned a narrow 5-4 road decision over Ohio State’s 23rd-ranked Paddy Gallagher... Notched back-to-back decisions to close the B1G season with an 8-0 individual record, defeating Anthony Frederico of Illinois in a 2-0 contest before downing No. 23 Derek Gilcher of Indiana in a 4-0 result... Closed the dual campaign with a 4-3 decision over No. 28 Corbyn Munson at Central Michigan... Took fifth place at the Big Ten Championships with a 3-2 showing, advancing to the semifinals in the winners bracket before falling to No. 1 Peyton Robb... Notched his signature win of the year over sixth-ranked and third-seeded Kendall Coleman of Purdue in the fifth-place bout, completing a 6-1 decision... Enters his third NCAA Championships as the Spartans highest seeded wrestler as the No. 11 seed at 157 pounds … Recorded his first career NCAA Championships victory in the consolation first round by pinning Columbia’s Cesar Alvan at 3:00 of elapsed match time … Reached the “Blood Rounds” by defeating B1G opponents Kendall Coleman from Purdue, 6-4, and Trevor Chumbley out of Northwestern, 8-5.
2021-22 (Sophomore) 26-10 Overall, 10-3 Duals: Began campaign by going 5-0 with four pins at the MSU Open to win the 157 crown ... Had quickest MSU fall against Division I opponent this season, pinning Northern Illinois’ Munkhtulga Zuunbayan in 0:37 in the MSU Open first-place bout ... Placed third at Navy Classic, pinning both of his first two opponents in under 2:00 ... Collected six pins in first seven matches ... Posted major decisions in four of his six dual wins ... Reached Southern Scuffle championship bout, losing a 5-3 decision to No. 8 Jared Franek of North Dakota State to finish as 157-pound runner-up ... 5-3 in B1G duals ... Placed eighth at 2022 B1G Championships after being No. 6 seed ... Was the 21-seed at the 2022 NCAA Championships, going 0-2 at the event.
2020-21 (Freshman) 8-7 Overall, 4-3 Duals, 0-0 Extras: Recipient of MSU’s Outstanding Freshman Award ... Wrestled at 157 and finished his first season in the Green & White with an 8-7 record with a 4-3 duals record ... Was fourth on the team in overall wins, tied for third in dual wins, second in dual points (17), as well as tying for the team lead with two falls and sharing top honors on the team with two major decisions, and his fall in 1:32 was the third-fastest of the season ... Erupted out of the gates as a Spartan, posting a pin in his very first collegiate match, just 1:32 into his first match pinned Lucas Cordio of Maryland in the season-opener in Maryland/Minnesota tri-meet on Jan. 16 in East Lansing, before a hard-fought, narrow 5-4 loss to No. 6 Brayton Lee of Minnesota later in the day ... Then reeled off three-straight shutouts, including back-to-back 8-0 major decisions on the same day, over Indiana’s Matt Ortiz and Nebraska’a Jevon Parrish, at the Indiana tri-meet with Nebraska in Bloomington, Ind. on Feb. 6 ... Was dealt back-to-back defeats to close out regular season, losing to No. 7 Kendall Coleman of Purdue on Feb. 12 and No. 10 Will Lewan of Michigan on Feb. 19 in consecutive home duals ... As the No. 7 seed at the B1G Championships, opened first conference championship meet with a fall and went on to finish fourth ... Opened with fall at 3:31 over 10th-seeded Caleb Licking of Nebraska, before a 4-0 loss to second-seeded and No. 5 ranked Caleb Young of Iowa in the second round ... Bounced back with three wins in the consolation round over eighth-seeded Garrett Model of Wisconsin (8-3), sixth-seeded and No. 10 ranked Will Lewan of Michigan (MedFor), and fourth-seeded and No. 7 ranked Kendall Coleman of Purdue (3-1), avenging regular-season loss, to reach consolation final, where he was defeated, 6-3, by third-seeded and No. 6 ranked Brayton Lee of Iowa, finishing fourth ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships and was the No. 15 seed, where he lost to No. 18 Cade DeVos of South Dakota State, 3-1, and No. 31 Michael Petite of Buffalo, 7-2.
PREP: A four-year letter winner at Gilroy High School under coach Daniel ‘D.C.’ Cormier ... Won the CIF State Wrestling Championship at 152 pounds, finishing state tournament 6-0 winning five of the six matches by pinfall and winning by 14-0 major decision in others ... Finished senior season undefeated at 53-0 and ranked as top-ranked 152-pound wrestler by intermatwrestle.com ... A three-time All-State placer, finishing second as a junior, as well as a three-time Sectional Champion ... A two-time team captain ... Helped the Mustangs to one state title and three league titles during career ... Junior athlete of the year at Gilroy High School ... Won the Reno Tournament of Champions title, as well as a Fargo All-American ... 2019 Super 32 Champ.
PERSONAL: Son of Jimmy and Amy Saldate … Uncle, JR, and cousin, Jordan Soars, were wide receivers at San Jose State ... Another cousin is a linebacker at Cabrillo College ... Plans on majoring in media and information at MSU ... Worked with Daniel Cormier, Sean Bunch, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Deron Winn and Islam Makhachev along with many other UFC fighters ... Lists Ed Ruth as biggest wrestling influence because of his domination in every match ... Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods ... Hobbies include playing video games.
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