EAST LANSING, Mich. — No. 9 Wisconsin sent 11 wrestlers to open the tournament season at the Michigan State University Open. Five Badgers placed in their respective weight classes at the Michigan State Open, led by sophomore Brooks Empey (285 pounds) who placed second, true freshman Gannon Rosenfeld (285) who placed third and true freshman Dylan Coy (133) who placed fourth.

"Overall it was a good first tournament of the year with a lot of great competition," said Wisconsin assistant coach Seth Gross. "The effort and fight was there each match and it was good to figure out what areas we will really need to focus on moving forward."

"I'm excited for our young guys and know that they will build off of this and continue to improve."

Empey won his first three bouts by two decisions and one medical forfeit, including a win against his teammate Jonah Schmidtke. He fell to Hogan Swenski of Ohio State in the first-place match and ultimately ended up in second place in the freshman/sophomore heavyweight division, scoring a total of 15 team points..

Freshmen Rosenfeld and Coy were extremely impressive in their first-ever collegiate tournament. Rosenfeld finished 5-1 in the tournament, comprised of two major decisions and three decisions. He went on to win the third-place bout over Keegan Nugent of Michigan, totalling 13.5 team points. Coy went 3-2 in the tournament and also had a bye. He won by fall once and decision twice.

The Badgers also had two sixth-place finishers in Schmidkte and Cody Goebel. Schmidtke, a sophomore wrestling unattached, won his first two matches by decision, then fell to fellow badgers Empey and Rosenfeld back-to-back. He finished 2-3 in the tournament, gathering six team points. True freshman lGoebel, wrestling attached, also went 2-3 in his first collegiate tournament. 

Wisconsin wrestlers Jack Severin (5.5 team points), Aidan Medora, Kevin Meicher, Gavin Model (5.0 team points), freshman Michael Tal-Shahar and Graham Calhoun (1.5 team points) also competed in the tournament. Full results for every wrestler are below.

Results:

ATTACHED WRESTLERS

Gavin Model - 165 lbs - Open Division - 1-2, 5.0 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Model (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Model won by major decision over Alex Isbrandt (Findlay) ,14-4

• Quarterfinal - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) won by fall over Model, 6:09

• Cons. Round 4 - Cameron Haddock (Utah Valley University) won by decision over Model, 4-1

Gannon Rosenfeld - 285 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 3rd place, 5-1, 13.5 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Rosenfeld won by major decision over James Campbell (Michigan State), 17-5

• Quarterfinal - Ira (Alexander) Jenkins (Michigan) won by decision over Rosenfeld, 6-5

• Cons. Round 2 - Rosenfeld won by decision over Carter Blough (Michigan State), 3-1

• Cons. Round 3 - Rosenfeld won by decision over Mason Cover (Cleveland State), 7-1

• Cons. Semi - Rosenfeld won by major decision over Jonah Schmidtke (University of Wisconsin), 12-2

• 3rd Place Match - Rosenfeld won by decision over Keegan Nugent (Michigan), 8-2

Michael Tal-Shahar - 197 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 0-2

• Champ. Round 1 - Tal-Shahar (Bye)

• Quarterfinal - Jacob Lee (Michigan State) won by decision over Talshahar, 7-4

• Cons. Round 2 - Caden Ferris (Central Michigan) won by decision over Talshahar, 8-3

Brooks Empey - 285 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 2nd place, 3-1, 15.0 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Empey won by decision over Carter Blough (Michigan State), 4-1

• Quarterfinal - Empey won by medical forfeit over Mike Misita (Ohio State)

• Semifinal - Empey won by decision over Jonah Schmidtke (University of Wisconsin), 4-0

• 1st Place Match - Ira (Alexander) Jenkins (Michigan) won by decision over Empey, 4-0

Dylan Coy - 133 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 4th place, 3-2, 10.5 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Coy (Bye)

• Quarterfinal - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by fall over Coy, 3:45

• Cons. Round 2 - Coy won by fall over Dan Adams (Cleveland State), 2:33

• Cons. Round 3 - Coy won by decision over Paul Woo (Ohio University), 6-2

• Cons. Semi - Coy won by decision over Brian Beers (Illinois), 6-0

• 3rd Place Match - Brock Bobzien (Unattached) won by decision over Coy, 6-0

Cody Goebel - 149 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 6th place, 2-3, 8.0 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Goebel won by fall over Charlie Fifield (Illinois), 2:34

• Quarterfinal - Goebel won by decision over Aiden Smith (Northern Illinois), 7-6

• Semifinal - Derek Raike (Ohio University) won by major decision over Goebel, 13-4

• Cons. Semi - Brody Hallin (Northern Illinois) won by decision over Goebel, 5-1

• 5th Place Match - Grayson Sonntag (Central Michigan) won by decision over Goebel, 4-3

UNATTACHED WRESTLERS

Jack Severin - 141 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 2-2, 5.5 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Severin (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Severin won by decision over Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan), 8-5

• Quarterfinal - Pierce Taylor (Ohio University) won by decision over Severin, 6-5

• Cons. Round 4 - Severin won by major decision over Aidan Waszak (Ohio University), 12-4

• Cons. Round 5 - Carsen Richards (Lake Erie) won by decision over Severin, 7-3

Jonah Schmidtke - 285 lbs - Fr./So. Division - 6th place, 2-3, 6.0 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Schmidtke won by decision over Evan Sevastos (Ashland University), 7-0

• Quarterfinal - Schmidtke won by decision over Josh Terrill (Michigan State), 4-2

• Semifinal - Brooks Empey (University of Wisconsin) won by decision over Schmidtke, 4-0

• Cons. Semi - Gannon Rosenfeld (University of Wisconsin) won by major decision over Schmidtke,12-2

• 5th Place Match - Hogan Swenski (Ohio State) won by decision over Schmidtke, 7-3

Aidan Medora - 149 lbs - Open Division - 0-2

• Champ. Round 1 - Tyson Humpherys (Utah Valley University) won by tech fall over Medora, 17-1

• Cons. Round 1 - Medora (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) won by major decision over Medora, 13-4

Kevin Meicher - 165 lbs - Open Division - 0-2

• Champ. Round 1 - Meicher (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by fall over Meicher, 2:25

• Cons. Round 2 - Miles Hoey (Michigan State) won by decision over Meicher, 7-6

Graham Calhoun - 174 lbs - Open Division - 1-1, 1.5 team points

• Champ. Round 1 - Calhoun (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) won by decision over Calhoun, 6-3

• Cons. Round 2 - Calhoun won by major decision over Matthew McKenna (Michigan), 11-2

• Cons. Round 3 - Owen Guilford (Olivet College) won by medical forfeit over Calhoun
  (MFFs do not count against record)