MICHIGAN STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 550 S. HARRISON ROAD • 1855 PLACE • EAST LANSING, MICH. 48823 OFFICE PHONE: 517-355-2271 • MSUSPARTANS.COM • @WRESTLINGMSU • WRESTLING CONTACT: Zach Fisher / [email protected] THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN WRESTLING 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 0-0 • BIG TEN: 0-0 (0-0, 0-0 B1G) No. 25 MICHIGAN STATE Tri-Meet with JANUARY No. 14 Minnesota (0-1, 0-1 B1G) & Maryland (0-1, 0-1 B1G) Sat., 16 Tri-Meet vs. MARYLAND* (+) 12 p.m. Date: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 Maryland vs. No. 14 Minnesota* (+) 2 p.m. Times: 12 / 2 / 4 p.m. vs. No. 14 MINNESOTA* (+) 4 p.m. Location: East Lansing, Mich. • Jenison Field House Sun., 24 at Penn State* TBA Streaming Coverage: Big Ten Network+ Twitter Updates: @wrestlingmsu Fri., 29 at Ohio State* TBA Schedule: MSU vs. UMD - 12 p.m. FEBRUARY UMD vs. MINN - 2 p.m. MSU vs. MINN - 4 p.m. Sat., 6 Quad-Meet at Indiana at Indiana* TBA No. 25 Michigan State wrestling opens the 2021 season on Saturday, Jan. 16 hosting a tri-meet vs. Nebraska* TBA with No. 14 Minnesota and Maryland. The Spartans get action started by taking on Maryland vs. Rutgers* TBA at 12 p.m., followed by the Terrapins tangling with Minnesota at 2 p.m., before MSU and Minnesota wrap up the day at 4 p.m. The tri-meet will be streamed on Big Ten Network+. Fri., 12 PURDUE* (+) TBA Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no fans in the stands, however, a limited num- Fri., 19 MICHIGAN* (BTN) TBA ber of family members of the student-athletes will be allowed. MARCH Saturday is the MSU’s first two of the Spartans’ nine matches on six dates due to the delayed Sat.-Sun., 6-7 Big Ten Championships All Day start of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, MSU’s schedule features one tri and University Park, Pa. (BTN+/BTN) one quad meet, along with four duals. Thur.-Sat., 18-20 NCAA Championships All Day SPARTAN PROBABLE LINEUP at St. Louis, Mo. W t . N ame (Yr., Hometown) R e c . N o t e s Home meets in BOLD CAPS; Times listed are East- 125 No. 2 Rayvon Foley (R-Jr., Ann Arbor, Mich.) 0-0 Redshirted ‘19-20; NCAA All-American at 125 in ‘19 (7th) ern; All home meets held in Jenison Field House. 133 Jordan Hamdan (R-Fr., Hudson, Mich.) 0-0 Redshirted ‘19-20; led MSU frosh with 18 Ws, all in open tournaments Schedule key: 141 Matt Santos (R-Sr., Saginaw, Mich.) 0-0 Went 15-17 overall in ‘19-20, 6-10 in duals + = streamed on Big Ten Network Plus -OR- Jake Spiess (R-Sr., Delta, Ohio) 0-0 Went 12-9 in ‘19-20 at 133 and 141 pounds ^ - MSU wrestlers compete unattached * Big Ten Conference dual -OR- Jaden Enriquez (R-Jr., Tulare, Calif.) 0-0 Went 3-3 in ‘19-20 before season-ending injury (1/12/20) 149 Peyton Omania (R-Fr., Concord, Calif.) 0-0 Olympic redshirt in ‘19-20; won U23 Greco-Roman gold at 67 kg 157 Nathan Atienza (R-Jr., Livonia, Mich.) 0-0 Was 10-8 in open tourneys in ‘19-20 at 149 and 157 pounds -OR- Chase Saldate (Fr., Gilroy, Calif.) 0-0 1 of 2 true frosh in probable starters; CA state champ at 152 in 202, 53-0 SR ssn 165 No. 13 Jake Tucker (R-Sr., Lowell, Ind.) 0-0 27-9 in ‘19-20 at 157; NCAA Qualifier; 6th at B1G Champs MSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Wrestling Contact ........................... Zach Fisher -OR- Caleb Fish (Fr., Eaton Rapids, Mich.) 0-0 1 of 2 true frosh in probable starters; two-time state champion Cell Phone ............................(517) 896-2413 174 No. 17 Drew Hughes (R-Sr., Lowell, Ind.) 0-0 18-11 in ‘19-20 at 165; MSU’s 1st 3-time NCAA Q since ‘15; 7th at B1G Champs Email .......................... [email protected] 184 No. 19 Layne Malczewski (R-So., Macomb, Mich.) 0-0 25-13 in ‘19-20 at 174; NCAA Qualifier; 7th at B1G Champs Twitter ......................................@wrestlingmsu 197 No. 7 Cameron Caffey (R-Jr., Carbondale, Ill.) 0-0 27-7 in ‘19-20 at 184; NCAA Qualifier; B1G Runner-Up Facebook . Michigan State University Wrestling 285 Christian Rebottaro (R-Sr., Scotts Valley, Calif.) 0-0 17-16 overall, 9-9 in duals in ‘19-20; faced six Top 5 foes Instagram ..................................@wrestlingmsu -OR- Brad Wilton (R-Jr., Mason, Mich.) 0-0 2-2 overall at 197 in injury-plagued ‘19-20 Team rankings according to NWCA/USA Today; Individual rankings according to FloWrestling 2020-21 Michigan State Wrestling SPARTAN WRESTLING QUICK FACTS SPARTAN WRESTLING IN NWCA RANKINGS • Michigan State enters Saturday ranked No. 25 in this week’s NWCA Coaches Poll... MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MSU was No. 21 in this season’s preseason rankings (1/1/21), sliding out of last week’s Location: East Lansing, Mich. (1/5/21), but back in this week’s at No. 25 ... it is the first time since 2009 that the Spar- 1855 Founded: tans are in the NWCA’s regular-season rankings, when MSU was No. 21 in the Nov. 11, Enrollment: 49,695 (Fall, 2020) Nickname: Spartans 2009 poll ... prior to 2009, the Spartans were ranked in most of the 2007 weekly rankings. Colors: Green and White President: Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. RANK ‘EM Bill Beekman Athletics Director: • Along with the NWCA rankings, MSU is in several different team rankings, as high as No. Conference: Big Ten Home Facility: Jenison Field House 10 by Wrestle Stat’s Dual Rankings to No. 25 in NWCA Coaches Poll. COACHING INFORMATION • Individually, eight different Spartans are ranked in at least one of the five rankings Head Coach: Roger Chandler from Flowrestling (Top 25 individuals in each weight class), Intermat (Top 20 individu- 5th year head coach/24th overall als), OnTheMat (Top 33 individuals), Trackwrestling (Top 33 individuals) and Wrestle Stat Indiana (1997) Alma Mater: (Top 33 individuals). Office Phone: (517) 432-0724 Email Address: [email protected] Record at School: 29-40 (5th year) • Redshirt-junior 125-pounder Rayvon Foley is the highest-ranked Spartan, coming in at Career Record: 29-40 (5th year) No. 2 in all five rankings, and one of four Spartans to be ranked in all five polls, joined by 197-pounder Cameron Caffey (R-JR), 165-pounder Jake Tucker (R-SR), 174-pounder Drew Assistant Coach: Chris Williams Hughes (R-SR). Year (Alma Mater): 14th year (Michigan State, 2002) Office Phone: (517) 353-7189 E-Mail Address: [email protected] COACH CHANDLER SAYS “I am excited for the our wrestlers to be able to compete again. It’s been over 10 months Assistant Coach: Willie Miklus since some of them wrestled at the Big Ten Championships last March and much longer Year (Alma Mater): 1st year (Missouri, 2017) for many others. They have stayed motivated which has been tough at times not knowing (517) 432-5036 Office Phone: when we would be able to compete again. The time has finally come again and each and E-Mail Address: [email protected] every guy will take full advantage of their opportunity to compete. If we have learned Wrestling Mailing Address: anything during these times, it’s that nothing is for certain and that we will be thankful 212 IM-Sports West for the opportunity and compete at a high level this weekend.” Michigan State University East Lansing, Mich. 48824 Wrestling Office Phone: NEW SEASON, NEW RESTRICTIONS DURING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES (517) 355-5270; (517) 353-7189 • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season will feature several Michigan State University, Big Ten, local, state and national restrictions and guidelines during these un- TEAM INFORMATION precedented times. 2019-20 Overall Record: 8-10 2019-20 Big Ten Record/Finish: 2-7/12th • There will be no fans in the stands, however, a limited number of family members of 10th/57 points 2020 Big Ten Championships Finish: the student-athletes will be allowed. 2020 NCAA Championships Finish: N/A {COVID-19} Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/3 • Due to the NCAA granting a blanket waiver for 2020-21, all wrestlers will be eligible to compete in varsity action this season without losing the ability to redshirt. PROGRAM INFORMATION National Championships (1):1967 • The Big Ten Conference will be competing in conference-only matches, with each team Big Ten Championships (8): 1961, 1966, 1967, competing in nine matches on either six or seven dates, with the Big Ten Championships 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 slated for March 6-7 at University Park, Pa., hosted by Penn State and the NCAA Champi- National Champions: 25 Big Ten Champions: 68 onships, scheduled for March 18-20 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Extra Matches: Due to only wrestling within the conference, the Big Ten will permit Wrestling Contact: Zach Fisher schools to hold extra matches on competition dates ... Though they will not count to- Office Phone: 517-355-2271 wards dual scoring, they will count towards an individual’s varsity record for purposes of 517-896-2413 Cell Phone: seeding for the conference and national tournament. Office Fax: 517-353-9636 Email: [email protected] MOVIN’ ON UP Mailing Address: Four of the Spartans NCAA Qualifiers from a year ago have moved up a weight class: 1855 Place • 550 S. Harrison Road • Jake Tucker R-SR: From 157 to 165 East Lansing, Mich.