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: 1-2 • BIG TEN: 1-2 (1-2, 1-2 B1G) No. 23 MICHIGAN STATE at Indiana Tri-Meet JANUARY at Indiana (1-3, 1-3 B1G) and vs. No. 7 Nebraska (2-1, 2-1 B1G) Sat., 16 Tri-Meet vs. MARYLAND* (+) W, 42-0 Date: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 UMD vs. No. 14 MINN (+) MINN, 48-0 vs. No. 14 MINNESOTA* (+) L, 6-28 Times: Mat 1 Mat 2 12 p.m MSU at IU Extra Matches Sun., 24 at No. 2 Penn State* Postponed 2 p.m. IU vs. NEB Extra Matches Fri., 29 at No. 11 Ohio State* L, 9-24 4 p.m. MSU vs. NEB Extra Matches FEBRUARY Location: Bloomington, Ind. • Wilkinson Hall Streaming Coverage: Big Ten Network+ Sat., 6 Quad-Meet at Indiana Twitter Updates: @wrestlingmsu at Indiana* 2 p.m. vs. No. 7 Nebraska* 4 p.m. vs. No. 24 Rutgers* Postponed No. 23 Michigan State wrestling wraps up its regular-season action away from home this weekend, heading to Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday, Feb. 6 for a tri-meet where the Spartans Fri., 12 PURDUE* (+) TBA will take on host Indiana and No. 7 Nebraska. Action from IU’s Wilkinson Hall gets underway at 12 p.m. ET with MSU at IU, followed by IU and Nebraska at 2 p.m., before the Spartans Fri., 19 MICHIGAN* (BTN) TBA and Cornhuskers tangle at 4 p.m. Saturday’s event was originally scheduled to include No. 24 Rutgers, but the Scarlet Knights had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues within the program. MARCH Sat.-Sun., 6-7 Big Ten Championships All Day Saturday’s action will be streamed on Big Ten Network+. University Park, Pa. (+/BTN) SPARTAN PROBABLE LINEUP Thur.-Sat., 18-20 NCAA Championships All Day W t . Name (Yr., Hometown) R e c . N o t e s at St. Louis, Mo. 125 No. 13 Rayvon Foley (R-JR, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1-2 Redshirted ‘19-20; NCAA All-American at 125 in ‘19 (7th) Home meets in BOLD CAPS; Times listed are East- -OR- Tristan Lujan (FR, Selma, Calif.) 2-2 Won first match of season in 17-6 MD ern; All home meets held in Jenison Field House. 133 Jordan Hamdan (R-FR, Hudson, Mich.) 1-2 Won first match of season, 13-12, in UMD dual -OR- Andrew Chambal (FR, Davison, Mich.) 1-1 Made collegiate debut w/ win in first match Schedule key: 141 Jaden Enriquez (R-Jr., Tulare, Calif.) 0-1 Went 3-3 in ‘19-20 before season-ending injury (1/12/20) + = Streamed on Big Ten Network+ ^ = MSU wrestlers compete unattached -OR- Matt Santos (R-SR, Saginaw, Mich.) 1-0 Went 15-17 overall in ‘19-20, 6-10 in duals * = Big Ten Conference dual -OR- Jake Spiess (R-SR, Delta, Ohio) 1-2 Posted fastest fall in opening weekend at 0:57 149 Peyton Omania (R-FR, Concord, Calif.) 1-2 Won U23 Greco-Roman gold at 67 kg; tallied 13-9 win in opener -OR- Eddie Homrock (FR, Fowlerville, Mich.) 0-1 Made collegiate debut at MSU tri-meet extra matches 157 Chase Saldate (FR, Gilroy, Calif.) 2-1 Posted pin in Spartan debut; battle No. 6 Lee (MINN) to 5-4 dec. -OR- Nathan Atienza (R-JR, Livonia, Mich.) 1-2 Was 10-8 in open tourneys in ‘19-20 at 149 and 157 pounds -OR- Jaden Enriquez (R-Jr., Tulare, Calif.) 0-0 Went 3-3 in ‘19-20 before season-ending injury (1/12/20) 165 No. 17 Jake Tucker (R-SR, Lowell, Ind.) 1-2 Won opener then battled No. 16 Sparks (MINN) to 8-7 dec.;‘19-20 NCAA Qualifier MSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS -OR- Caleb Fish (FR, Eaton Rapids, Mich.) 3-0 Went 2-0 in extra matches, including SV pin Wrestling Contact ........................... Zach Fisher 174 No. 20 Drew Hughes (R-SR, Lowell, Ind.) 1-2 Won opener; MSU’s 1st 3-time NCAA Q since ‘15 -OR- Jackson Renicker (R-SR, Brighton, Mich.) 0-1 Dropped 8-3 dec. in extra match; went 7-9 in ‘19-’20 Cell Phone ............................(517) 896-2413 -OR- Nathan Jimenez (R-SO, Elburn, Ill.) 0-1 3rd in family line of brothers of B1G wrestlers Email .......................... [email protected] 184 No. 12 Layne Malczewski (R-SO, Macomb, Mich.) 3-0 Won last seven regular-season bouts; ‘19-20 NCAA Qualifier Twitter ......................................@wrestlingmsu -OR- Nathan Jimenez (R-SO, Elburn, Ill.) 0-1 3rd in family line of brothers of B1G wrestlers 197 No. 8 Cameron Caffey (R-JR, Carbondale, Ill.) 3-0 Won 13-straight regular-season matches; ‘19-20 NCAA Qualifier Facebook ...Michigan State University Wrestling -OR- Austen Malczewski (R-JR, Washington, Mich.) 0-3 Dropped pair of decisions in extra matches; 10-7 in ‘19-20 Instagram ..................................@wrestlingmsu 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 285 Brad Wilton (R-JR, Mason, Mich.) 1-1 Registered fall in opener in 3:14 -OR- Christian Rebottaro (R-Sr., Scotts Valley, Calif.) 0-1 17-16 overall, 9-9 in duals in ‘19-20; faced six Top 5 foes -OR- Team rankings according to NWCA/USA Today; Individual rankings according to FloWrestling 2020-21 Michigan State Wrestling SPARTAN WRESTLING QUICK FACTS Saturday’s tri-meet is the Spartans’ second tri-meet of the season, as they opened the abbreviated 2021 ledger with tri-meet on Jan. 16 with Maryland and then-No. 14 Min- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY nesota. MSU was scheduled to go to then-No. 2 Penn State on Jan. 24, but that was also Location: East Lansing, Mich. postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Last time out, No. 23 Michigan State took on No. 1855 Founded: 11 Ohio State on Jan. 29 at Columbus, with MSU dropping a 24-9 hard-fought battle. Enrollment: 49,695 (Fall, 2020) Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green and White HEAD COACH HOMECOMING President: Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. Michigan State head coach Roger Chandler returns to his alma mater Indiana on Saturday Athletics Director: Bill Beekman for the second time as MSU’s leader. Chandler’s first trip leading the Spartans back to IU Conference: Big Ten was for a ducal on Jan. 19, 2018, battling to an 18-15 victory for MSU. Home Facility: Jenison Field House Chandler was a three-time All-American while competing for the Hoosiers, named IU COACHING INFORMATION Male Athlete of the Year in 1996-97 and inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Head Coach: Roger Chandler 5th year head coach/24th overall Hall of Fame in 2008. Chandler placed eighth at NCAA Championships in 1995, third in Alma Mater: Indiana (1997) 1996 and second in 1997. Chandler finished his career at Indiana with a 134-25 record Office Phone: (517) 432-0724 and earned a degree in sport management. Email Address: [email protected] Record at School: 30-41 (5th year) COACH CHANDLER SAYS Career Record: Same On difference in preparing for multiple matches in a day compared to a standard dual: “There’s no doubt this is not your typical year. We are doing everything to give our kids Assistant Coach: Chris Williams the opportunity to compete. Even though it’s not ideal wrestling multiple Big Ten match- 14th year (Michigan State, 2002) Year (Alma Mater): es in a day, it is what it is and we will continue to take each challenge head on. The good Office Phone: (517) 353-7189 E-Mail Address: [email protected] thing is that it’s preparation for the Big Ten Championships when every match each guy wrestles is going to be a championship level match.” Assistant Coach: Willie Miklus Year (Alma Mater): 1st year (Missouri, 2017) On how it feels going to back to his alma mater Indiana, where he was an All-American: Office Phone: (517) 432-5036 “It’s always good to go back and visit part your past. When I was at Indiana, it was a spe- E-Mail Address: [email protected] cial time in my life where I had lots of great memories of competing back in the day. A lot of who I am today was built of my success and experiences of when I was at Indiana.” Wrestling Mailing Address: 212 IM-Sports West LOWELL DUO OF SPARTANS FROM THE HOOSIER STATE Michigan State University East Lansing, Mich. 48824 • Michigan State has two wrestlers on its roster from the state of Indiana, both hailing Wrestling Office Phone: from Lowell, Indiana in redshirt-seniors Jake Tucker and Drew Hughes (517) 355-5270; (517) 353-7189 • Tucker wrestles at 157 and has started all three matches this season, posting a 1-2 TEAM INFORMATION record and currently ranked No. 17 in the FloWrestling rankings ... Tucker was a state 2019-20 Overall Record: 8-10 champion as part of a two-time All-State IHSA 2A honoree at Mt. Carmel High School in 2019-20 Big Ten Record/Finish: 2-7/12th Chicago ... he accumulated a 140-24 record during his four-year career. 2020 Big Ten Championships Finish: 10th/57 points 2020 NCAA Championships Finish: N/A {COVID-19} • Hughes is the Spartans’ starter at 174 and is also 1-2 so far and ranked No. 20 in the Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 FloWrestling rankings ..