Caleb Weiand, Max Vanadia Punch Ticket to NCAA Championships
EVANSTON, Ill. – Two Spartans punched tickets to the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the 2025 B1G Wrestling Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Redshirt freshman 125-pounder Caleb Weiand and redshirt freshman heavyweight Max Vanadia each secured their trips to Philadelphia, marking their first career NCAA qualifications.
In total, six Michigan State wrestlers advanced to compete on day two of the B1G Championships. Weiand and Vanadia will each wrestle for seventh place on Sunday.
Redshirt junior Andy Hampton is wrestling in the 133-pound 11th place bracket, redshirt sophomore Ceasar Garza is wrestling in the 174-pound 9th place bracket, redshirt junior Luke Daly is wrestling in the 184-pound 9th place bracket and redshirt freshman Remy Cotton is wrestling in the 197-pound 11th place bracket.
The B1G is allocated 10 NCAA bids at 133, eight bids at 174, eight bids at 184 and 10 bids at 197.
Weiand dropped a tightly contested round one bout to Indiana's No. 20-ranked Jacob Moran but bounced back in consolations defeating Maryland's Tyler Garvin (5-0) and No. 15-ranked Joey Cruz of Iowa, 10-5 to guarantee his spot at the NCAA Championships. After a major decision loss to No. 17-ranked Nicolar Rivera of Wisconsin in the third round of consolations, Weiand advanced to Sunday's seventh-place match.
Vanadia needed just one win on Saturday to secure his spot in Philadelphia. After a round one loss to No. 10-ranked Luke Luffman of Illinois, Vanadia defeated Northwestern's Dirk Morley, 17-6, in wrestlebacks. A medical forfeit by Rutgers' Yaraslou Slavikouski helped Vanadia's cause, guaranteeing him a Top 8 finish in Evanston.
Hampton dropped his first two bouts of the day but avenged an earlier loss by defeating Northwestern's Massey Odiotti, 2-0. Garza rebounded by pinning Michigan's No. 30-ranked Joseph Walker in the first period. Daly picked off Purdue's Orlando Cruz twice on the day, both by decision.
FULL RESULTS
125 – Caleb Weiand (2-2)
R1: Defeated by decision, #20 Jacob Moran (Indiana), 9-8
C1: Winner by decision, Tyler Garvin (Maryland), 5-0
C2: Winner by decision, #15 Joey Cruz (Iowa), 10-5
C3: Defeated by major decision, #17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 12-1
7th: vs. #16 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota)
133 – Andy Hampton (1-2)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State), 11-2
C1: Defeated by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 7-3
EX1: Winner by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 2-0
EX2: vs. #14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)
174 – Ceasar Garza (1-2)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #10 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa), 22-5
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota), 4-2
EX1: Winner by fall, #30 Joseph Walker (Michigan), 1:21
EX2: vs. #24 Jackson Turley (Rutgers)
184 – Luke Daly (2-2)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 19-4
C1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 5-4
C2: Defeated by fall, #7 Silas Allred (Nebraska), 1:50
EX1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 10-7 (SV-1)
EX2: vs. #18 Ryder Dogotzke (Ohio State)
197 – Remy Cotton (0-2)
R1: Defeated by fall, #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska), 4:01
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 7-3
EX2: vs. #27 Ben Vanadia (Purdue)
HWT – Max Vanadia (1-2)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #10 Luke Luffman (Illinois), 15-1
C1: Winner by major decision, Dirk Morley (Northwestern), 17-6
C2: Advances by medical forfeit from #7 Yaraslou Slavikouski (Rutgers)
C3: Defeated by decision, #11 Ben Keuter (Iowa), 8-2
7th: vs. #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland)
141 – Jaden Crumpler (0-2)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #6 Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 17-1
C1: Defeated by tech fall, Cullen Schriever (Iowa), 18-2
149 – Clayton Jones III (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #16 Kannon Webster (Illinois), 9-3
C1: defeated by decision, Joey Butler (Indiana), 15-12 (SV-1)
EX1: Defeated by Injury default, Joey Butler (Indiana)
157 – Braden Stauffenberg (0-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), 17-2
C1: Defeated by major decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 10-0
EX1: Defeated by decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 4-3
165 – Jay Nivison (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska), 5-3
C1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 8-5
EX1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 4-1 (SV-1)
Remy Cotton Earns NCAA Qualification on Day Two of B1G Championships
EVANSTON, Ill. – Redshirt freshman Remy Cotton became the third Spartan to secure his spot at the NCAA Championships on Sunday at day two of the 2025 B1G Wrestling Championships. The Spartans will send three wrestlers to Philadelphia via automatic qualification.
All three Spartan qualifiers are redshirt freshmen, with 125-pounder Caleb Weiand and heavyweight Max Vanadia already punching their tickets on Saturday. Weiand and Vanadia each placed eighth at their first B1G Championships. Cotton was the tenth-place finisher at 197 pounds after medically forfeiting in the ninth-place bout.
Cotton secured his trip to Philly by winning his first bout of the weekend against Purdue's No. 27-ranked Ben Vanadia, 13-6. Vanadia is the older brother of Spartan twins, Luke and Max Vanadia.
Redshirt junior Andy Hampton placed 11th at 133 pounds following a medical forfeit by Minnesota's Tyler Wells.
As a team the Spartans placed 14th scoring 11.5 team points.
FULL RESULTS
125 – Caleb Weiand (2-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #20 Jacob Moran (Indiana), 9-8
C1: Winner by decision, Tyler Garvin (Maryland), 5-0
C2: Winner by decision, #15 Joey Cruz (Iowa), 10-5
C3: Defeated by major decision, #17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 12-1
7th: Medical forfeit vs. #16 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota)
133 – Andy Hampton (1-3)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State), 11-2
C1: Defeated by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 7-3
EX1: Winner by decision, Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 2-0
EX2: Defeated by tech fall, #14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin), 17-2
EX3: Placed 11th by medical forfeit, #18 Tyler Wells (Minnesota)
141 – Jaden Crumpler (0-2)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #6 Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 17-1
C1: Defeated by tech fall, Cullen Schriever (Iowa), 18-2
149 – Clayton Jones III (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #16 Kannon Webster (Illinois), 9-3
C1: defeated by decision, Joey Butler (Indiana), 15-12 (SV-1)
EX1: Defeated by Injury default, Joey Butler (Indiana)
157 – Braden Stauffenberg (0-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), 17-2
C1: Defeated by major decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 10-0
EX1: Defeated by decision, #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), 4-3
165 – Jay Nivison (0-3)
R1: Defeated by decision, #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska), 5-3
C1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 8-5
EX1: Defeated by decision, Stoney Buell (Purdue), 4-1 (SV-1)
174 – Ceasar Garza (1-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #10 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa), 22-5
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota), 4-2
EX1: Winner by fall, #30 Joseph Walker (Michigan), 1:21
EX2: Defeated by major decision, #24 Jackson Turley (Rutgers), 13-5
184 – Luke Daly (2-3)
R1: Defeated by tech fall, #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 19-4
C1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 5-4
C2: Defeated by fall, #7 Silas Allred (Nebraska), 1:50
EX1: Winner by decision, Orlando Cruz (Purdue), 10-7 (SV-1)
EX2: Defeated by tech fall, #18 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State), 16-1
197 – Remy Cotton (1-3)
R1: Defeated by fall, #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska), 4:01
C1: Defeated by decision, #23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State), 7-3
EX2: Winner by decision, #27 Ben Vanadia (Purdue), 13-6
EX3: Medial forfeit to Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
HWT – Max Vanadia (1-3)
R1: Defeated by major decision, #10 Luke Luffman (Illinois), 15-1
C1: Winner by major decision, Dirk Morley (Northwestern), 17-6
C2: Advances by medical forfeit from #7 Yaraslou Slavikouski (Rutgers)
C3: Defeated by decision, #11 Ben Keuter (Iowa), 8-2
7th: Defeated by decision, #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland), 4-0
Recaps courtesy of MSU Athletics.
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