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Pair of close meets slip away from MSU
It was two different dual meets but two very similar endings for the MSU wrestling team this weekend.
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Wrestling falls to Minnesota
The MSU wrestling team fell 23-15 to No. 4 Minnesota Friday night at Jenison Field House in its Big Ten opener.
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Spartans face tough test against Minnesota
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.
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Quiet leader looks to emerge from shadows
When senior wrestler Joe Williams first visited MSU, he was a high school sophomore tagging along during his older brother’s official visit.
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Wrestling team loses dual meets
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.
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Elite wrestlers square off in weekend meet
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.
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Team effort helps notch first shutout in 8 years
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.
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Unbeaten Gomez focuses on strong finish as sophomore
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.
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MSU wrestling wins big
An MSU wrestler experienced a whiff of victory in Sunday’s MSU Open at Jenison Field House.
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Simmons, Gomez compete in Las Vegas
Former Spartan wrestler Nick Simmons, a four-time All-American, won two matches over the weekend at the U.S.
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Nick Simmons fails to win national title, finishes 3rd at championships
Auburn Hills — MSU wrestler Nick Simmons emerged victorious in his final match as a Spartan at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, but it wasn't the match he wanted to end his collegiate career. Simmons took third place in the 133-pound weight class at the national finals after defeating Tennessee-Chattanooga's fifth-seeded Matt Keller in wrestleback finals Saturday morning. But the win came one night after he was upset in the championship semifinals, 4-3, by Oklahoma State's fourth-seeded Coleman Scott, ending his last effort at winning his first national title. In the match's first period, Scott scored a two-point takedown and a two-point near-fall to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
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Brothers take aim at NCAA titles
Nick and Andy Simmons are linked in many ways — brotherhood, wrestling, Big Ten Championships and All-America honors. This weekend, the senior grapplers from Williamston look to create one common bond that has eluded them in their tenure at MSU: national champions. The Spartans wrestlers will travel to Auburn Hills on Thursday in pursuit of their first national championship titles after finishing in the top 10 at nationals in back-to-back years.
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Simmons brothers learn NCAA seeding
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons snagged the top seed in the 133-pound weight class Monday for the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend, his second consecutive No.
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Nick Simmons wins 3rd title
Senior wrestler Nick Simmons has accomplished nearly everything in college wrestling during his four years as a Spartan. But while the Williamston native has piled up All-American acknowledgments and Big Ten titles, he has yet to reach the pinnacle of college wrestling — winning a national championship. Simmons moved one step closer to reaching that summit last weekend by winning his third individual title at the Big Ten Championships held at Breslin Center. Top-seeded Simmons defeated Indiana's No.
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Grapplers prepare for Big Ten Championships
The preliminary seeds have been posted, and the MSU wrestlers are ready for the Big Ten Championships this weekend. MSU will host the championship meet, and all Big Ten teams will head to Breslin Center for the first time since 1996.
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Grapplers fall to Oklahoma, now 3-11 on season
Despite senior Nick Simmons' record-breaking pin, the No. 22 MSU wrestling team was overpowered by No.
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Simmons brothers leave lasting mark on program
It was over in 58 seconds. Friday was the last time Nick Simmons stepped on the wrestling platform at Jenison Field House for a dual meet.
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Simmons brothers conclude home wrestling careers
Senior brothers Nick and Andy Simmons will wrestle in their final dual meet tonight when the No. 22 MSU wrestling team takes on No.
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Simmons ties record in MSU loss
No. 2-ranked senior Nick Simmons posted his 45th fall Sunday against Penn State's Bryan Heller to tie the all-time record in MSU wrestling history. Wrestling at 141 pounds for the second time in his career, Simmons moved up from his usual weight class of 133 Friday against Indiana to fill in for brother Andy Simmons, who was out with an injury.
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MSU returns home to face Indiana, Penn State
The No. 22 MSU wrestling team will conclude its Big Ten play this weekend when it hosts to No. 18 Indiana today and No.