msuspartans.com —  Senior Curran Jacobs advanced in the consolation bracket at 174 pounds with a 5-1 decision over Seth Creasy of Lock Haven and a fall over Ryan LeBlanc of Indiana in session three of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Anthony Jones Jr. (157), Ian Hinton (184) and Steve Andrus (heavyweight) were each eliminated after dropping consolation round-four matches in Friday's third session at the Scottrade Center. Each went 1-2 in the tournament. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  In the second session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Thursday night at Scottrade Center, 184-pounder Ian Hinton won his consolation match but Anthony Jones Jr. (157), Curran Jacobs (174) and Steve Andrus (HWT) lost in their third-round matches. Additionally, Dan Osterman (149) and David Cheza (165) were eliminated with loses in the consolation bracket. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The NCAA Wrestling Championships kicked off Thursday afternoon at the Scottrade Center with first and second-round matches. No. 10 seed Anthony Jones Jr. (157), Curran Jacobs (174) and Steve Andrus (heavyweight) each recorded victories for Michigan State and advanced to the third-round Thursday night. read more »
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statenews.com —  Seniors 157-pounder Anthony Jones Jr., 165-pounder David Cheza, 174-pounder Curran Jacobs and 184-pounder Ian Hinton all will be wrestling for the final time in a green and white singlet. Juniors 149-pounder Dan Osterman and heavyweight Steve Andrus can use the experience at the tournament to help build toward their own wrestling success with MSU in the future. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Six Spartan wrestlers - Steve Andrus (heavyweight), David Cheza (157 pounds), Ian Hinton (184), Curran Jacobs (174), Anthony Jones Jr. (157) and Dan Osterman (149) - will represent Michigan State in this week's NCAA Wrestling Championships held Thursday-Saturday (March 15-17) at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Six Spartans automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships based on their performances at the Big Ten Championships last weekend at Purdue: junior Dan Osterman (149 pounds), senior Anthony Jones Jr. (157), senior David Cheza (165), senior Curran Jacobs (174), senior Ian Hinton (184) and junior Steve Andrus (heavyweight). read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Five Michigan State wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships following their performances in the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at Mackey Arena on the campus of Purdue University. Anthony Jones Jr. (157 pounds), David Cheza (165), Curran Jacobs (174), Ian Hinton (184) and Steve Andrus (HWT) have all earned bids to nationals. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Senior Anthony Jones Jr. qualified for his third career trip to the NCAA Championships with a 7-2 decision over Josh Demas of Ohio State at 157 pounds in session one on Saturday. Jones advanced to the semifinals and is guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Championships by placing in the top-six of his weight class at the Big Ten Championships. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  Adversity is something that everyone faces through the nuances of life - but not many are born into the situation that wrestling senior Anthony Jones Jr. was. His mother, Temeke Manica, and grandmother, Rosie Manica, raised Jones after his father, Anthony Jones Sr., was murdered before he was even born. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team will head to West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the 2012 Big Ten Championships this weekend (March 3-4) at Purdue University. The event will be held at Mackey Arena. read more »
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statenews.com —  On the surface, senior wrestlers Curran Jacobs and Anthony Jones Jr. couldn’t be more different. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Big Ten Conference has announced the preliminary seeds for the 2012 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 3-4 (Saturday-Sunday) on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. read more »
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sportsradiointerviews.com —  “Suga” Rashad Evans joined WCNN in Atlanta with the Rude Awakening to talk about how he got involved in MMA, if fighters are friends with each other outside of the cage, what he looks at when preparing for a fight, if he is still friends with Jon “Bones” Jones, and how his knee is doing following the injury a little while back. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team dropped its final dual of the season to No. 25 Central Michigan, 21-12, Thursday night at McGuirk Field House. MSU won four matches, picking up individual wins from Dan Osterman (149 pounds), Anthony Jones Jr. (157), Curran Jacobs (174) and Nick McDiarmid (197). read more »
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statenews.com —  As the MSU wrestling team heads into its final dual of the season — at No. 25 Central Michigan on Thursday — the Spartans hope to continue improving on the mat and end the regular season on a high note before the postseason begins. read more »
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