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• Gomez heads into NCAA Quarterfinals with triple-overtime win

  Updated 03/20/2008 9:49pm

  In a marathon match that lasted three overtimes, sophomore wrestler Franklin Gomez overcame a tough unseeded opponent and a hurt ankle to advance to today’s quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.

• No. 1 Gomez cool, calm, expecting to be NCAA champion

  Updated 03/18/2008 8:46pm

  While the thought of wrestling for a national championship in front of 22,000 people may put added pressure on some individuals, it hasn’t affected sophomore wrestler Franklin Gomez.

• Gomez wins Big Ten, football lands 2 more verbal commitments

  Updated 03/09/2008 9:38pm

  Sophomore Franklin Gomez won the Big Ten Championship at 133 pounds, defeating No. 1-seeded Jimmy Kennedy 3-1 in the championship match to advance to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. on March 20-22.

• Baseball looking sharp, wrestlers get win

  Updated 02/24/2008 8:49pm

  A recap of the sport events of the weekend, including the opening weekend for baseball, a winning wrestling tournament, and a loss for the softball team at Palm Springs.

• Wrestling team drops 9th straight

  Updated 02/17/2008 9:30pm

  The MSU wrestling team is still searching for its first conference win after dropping yet another close dual meet on Friday.

• Team struggling in tough Big Ten, drops dual meets

  Updated 02/10/2008 8:56pm

  In Sunday’s dual meet against Northwestern, the MSU wrestling team won four of the 10 matches, but came up short in a 25-15 loss to the No. 11 Wildcats.

• MSU pinned by No. 11 Northwestern

  Updated 02/10/2008 11:46pm

  The MSU wrestling team fell to No. 11 Northwestern by the score of 25-15 Sunday at Jenison Field House.

• Far from home, close to greatness

  Updated 02/03/2008 9:41pm

  Sophomore wrestler Franklin Gomez couldn’t have always been this good, could he? “I think I was,” Gomez said with a smile.

• Pair of close meets slip away from MSU

  Updated 01/27/2008 10:07pm

  It was two different dual meets but two very similar endings for the MSU wrestling team this weekend.

• Wrestling falls to Minnesota

  Updated 01/25/2008 11:20pm

  The MSU wrestling team fell 23-15 to No. 4 Minnesota Friday night at
  Jenison Field House in its Big Ten opener.

• Spartans face tough test against Minnesota

  Updated 01/24/2008 10:58pm

  It’s been nearly two weeks since the MSU wrestling team last took to the mat, but instead of getting an easy tune-up the Spartans will take on No. 4 Minnesota tonight at Jenison Field House.

• Quiet leader looks to emerge from shadows

  Updated 01/15/2008 8:12pm

  When senior wrestler Joe Williams first visited MSU, he was a high school sophomore tagging along during his older brother’s official visit.

• Wrestling team loses dual meets

  Updated 01/13/2008 9:27pm

  The MSU wrestling team dropped two meets this weekend, losing 21-14 to No. 20 Pittsburgh and 29-7 to No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. The losses move MSU’s season record to 3-5-0 this season.

• Elite wrestlers square off in weekend meet

  Updated 01/08/2008 9:12pm

  When the MSU wrestling team travels to Oklahoma on Saturday to take on the No. 18 Sooners and No. 20 Pittsburgh Panthers, nearly every weight class will boast nationally ranked wrestlers.

• Team effort helps notch first shutout in 8 years

  Updated 01/06/2008 10:44pm

  The outcome of Friday’s dual meet was already decided by the time sophomore wrestler Alan O’Donnell stepped on the Jenison Field House mat, but that didn’t make the final match of the night any less exciting.

• Unbeaten Gomez focuses on strong finish as sophomore

  Updated 11/25/2007 8:27pm

  After beginning the 2006 campaign with a 17-0 start, standout wrestler Franklin Gomez sputtered down the stretch and missed out on a trip to the NCAA Division I Championships.

• MSU wrestling wins big

  Updated 11/11/2007 10:52pm

  An MSU wrestler experienced a whiff of victory in Sunday’s MSU Open at Jenison Field House.