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Minkel named to committee
MSU wrestling head coach Tom Minkel has been appointed to be one of six members serving on the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
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MSU loses at Indiana, Purdue
In its first away dual meet in more than a month, the MSU wrestling team lost to Indiana, 22-9. The Hoosiers got off to a quick start and an early 10-0 lead by winning the first three matches.
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Wrestlers look for Big Ten wins against Indiana, Purdue
The MSU wrestling team is looking to rebound this weekend with a trip to the Hoosier State following a tumultuous home loss to No.
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Nittany Lions dominate weekend at MSU
Opening the match against No. 3 Penn State, junior 184-pounder Ian Hinton’s 13-1 major decision loss to Penn State’s No. 14 Quentin Wright foreshadowed the course of the match for MSU on Friday at Jenison Field House.
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Bird makes presence felt on mat
With 32 athletes and four coaches, the MSU wrestling team has made room on its roster for one additional purple, blue and yellow member of the team. Indigo — head coach Tom Minkel’s colorful hyacinth macaw — attends wrestling practice most days of the week and has become a valuable member of the MSU wrestling family.
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Sean McMurray propels MSU wrestlers to win against No. 14 Illinois
After taking an early lead, the MSU wrestling team saw it evaporate in an instant. Losing back-to-back-to-back duals in overpowering fashion, the Spartans trailed No.
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Spartans beat Fighting Illini for first conference victory
In the middle of an up-and-down season, the MSU wrestling team has been forced to think more creatively and “find a way” to take home individual and team victories.
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Wrestlers to face tough Illinois
In the home stretch of its season, the MSU wrestling team has some grueling Big Ten competition lying ahead, starting with No.
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Spartans count on conditioning
With their bodies taking a severe beating in every wrestling match, junior 197-pounder Tyler Dickenson and his teammates need to be in the best possible shape to carry them through to the end. During an intense match against No.
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Spartans struggle against ranked foes
Looking back on the two tough matches the MSU wrestling team had this weekend at Jenison Field House, head coach Tom Minkel had split feelings about the two events. In the 19-18 loss to in-state rival No.
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Spartans look to quickness, endurance in search of victory
After securing his 150th dual win at MSU last weekend, wrestling head coach Tom Minkel has a strategy to keep his team on the road to success for the second half of the season. The Spartans (8-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) have proven they are as tough and as quick as some of the top teams in the nation, but to continue their successful season, Minkel said they need to be more offensive-minded. “We’re going to set the tone, set the pace, set the tempo,” he said.
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Wrestlers fall to Buckeyes
The MSU wrestling team lost to Ohio State, 19-16, at Millersburg, Ohio’s West Holmes High School on Sunday.
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MSU wrestling, gymnastics compete in 'Beauty and the Beast' at West Virginia
Although the tale is as old as time, applying Beauty and the Beast to sports is relatively new, and the MSU gymnastics and wrestling teams are entering uncharted waters Friday at West Virginia.
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Wrestlers look to continue early success with good weekend
Despite season-ending injuries and unexpected lineup changes, the MSU wrestling team still has a few tricks and strategies left to try and maintain the team’s best season start since 1993-94.
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MSU sweeps weekend matches
For the second year in a row, the MSU wrestling team hosted the Spartan Duals on Saturday, inviting four nonconference foes into the confines of Jenison Field House.
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Wrestlers prepare for matchup with defending national champion Iowa
Head coach Tom Minkel has the MSU wrestling team ready to open its Big Ten season on the road this weekend, and while some teams might be worried, Minkel said he’s embracing the conference opener against three-time defending national champion and No. 7 Iowa.
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6 Spartans prepare for NCAA Championships, Gomez looks to repeat
The MSU wrestling program has produced 19 individual wrestling champions, but only five have gone on to win multiple national championships. Thursday, Franklin Gomez will begin his journey to repeat as champion of the 133-pound class in the same way as he entered last season’s NCAA Championships.
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6 Spartans headed to NCAA championships
The Spartans are sending six wrestlers to the championships for the first time since 2003 as they finished seventh at the conference championships and saw four wrestlers secure automatic selections and two others receive at-large bids.
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Spartans prep for Big Ten Championships
Competing against the nation’s best every week, the MSU wrestling team finally is in line to reap the benefits of facing a grueling schedule with a young lineup. As the team prepares for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, it hopes the growth of its underclassmen will carry over in the results of the competition.
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MSU drops home finale to Hoosiers 24-15
In the final home match of his career, Franklin Gomez wasted no time in securing an advantage and pinning Indiana’s Matt Ortega for a six-point fall.