msuspartans.com —  Fresh off a 21-15 victory over No. 14 Illinois on Sunday, the Michigan State wrestling team returns to action this Friday, Feb. 4 to take on No. 3 Penn State at 7 p.m. in Jenison Field House. The match will be streamed live on BigTenNetwork.com. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team, led by victories over ranked wrestlers by Dan Osterman and Ian Hinton and a fall by Sean McMurray at 157 pounds, defeated No. 14 Illinois, 21-15, Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House. The Spartans (9-4, 1-3 Big Ten) brought energy and determination into each and every contest and were able win six of the 10 matches.

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msuspartans.com —  In the midst of a four-match home stretch, the Michigan State wrestling team hosts No. 14 Illinois Sunday, Jan. 30 at Jenison Field House, beginning at 2 p.m. The Spartans are coming off two close home losses to No. 21 Central Michigan and No. 19 Northwestern last weekend. read more »
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statenews.com —  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. 18 Northwestern’s John Schoen on Sunday, Dickenson extended past regulation and took the match into a sudden-victory double overtime before winning. read more »
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statenews.com —  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. 21 Central Michigan on Friday, Minkel said he was proud of the way the Spartans (8-4 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) attacked the Chippewas (4-7), but he had much different feelings about their 22-15 loss on Sunday against No. 19 Northwestern. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team fell Sunday afternoon to No. 19 Northwestern, 22-15, at Jenison Field House. Northwestern won the first six matches of the dual, but the Spartans were able to rattle off four consecutive victories of their own to close the dual. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team fell to No. 21 Central Michigan, 19-18, in a highly competitive dual Friday night at Jenison Field House. The Spartans fell behind 19-6 after the 174-pound match, but claimed victories in the final three matches to nearly pull off the comeback win. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  After splitting duals against West Virginia and Ohio State on the road last weekend, the Michigan State wrestling team returns to Jenison Field House to host No. 21 Central Michigan Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 19 Northwestern Sunday at 2 p.m. read more »
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statenews.com —  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. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team (8-2, 0-2 Big Ten) fell to Ohio State, 19-16, Sunday afternoon in a dual hosted by the Buckeyes at Millersburg's West Holmes High School. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The Michigan State wrestling team rallied from a 12-0 deficit to come back and defeat West Virginia, 21-18, Friday night at the WVU Coliseum. With MSU trailing 18-15 in the final match, heavyweight Joe Rizqallah pinned Philip Mandzik in the second period to give MSU the 21-18 victory. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  The wrestling mat is not the only stage that junior Curran Jacobs performs on. Jacobs recently played a leading role in the Michigan State Theater Department's production of the Shakespearean comedy, As You Like It. He starred as Orlando, the lead male character, and also choreographed a number of scenes. read more »
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statenews.com —  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. read more »
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msuspartans.com —  After going unbeaten in the Spartan Duals last Saturday at Jenison Field House with wins over Lock Haven, Oakland and Eastern Michigan, the Michigan State wrestling team hits the road this week to face West Virginia Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Morgantown, W.V., and Ohio State Sunday at 2 p.m. in Millersburg, Ohio. Both the Mountaineers and Buckeyes are receiving votes in the NWCA/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll. read more »
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statenews.com —  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. MSU started the day much as it did at last year’s Spartan Duals: with a victory. In this one, they beat Lock Haven 28-12, after being down by as much as six early on. That was one of three team wins for MSU on the day. read more »
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