After highest finish under Chandler at Big Ten Championships, 8 MSU wrestlers NCAA bound Junior Alex Hrisopoulos wrestles Iowa’s Pat Lugo. Lugo defeated Hrisopoulos, 8-3, at Jenison Fieldhouse on February 2, 2020. Photo by Matt Zubik | The State News
Eight Spartan wrestlers will compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 18-20 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
At the Big Ten Championships last week at Penn State, Michigan State walked away from the tournament finishing eighth overall and had three wrestlers finish in the top four.
With 73.5 points, it was the Spartans’ highest finish since 2010 and the most points under Head Coach Roger Chandler.
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Michigan State wrestling loses to Purdue with 1 meet left in regular season
Purdue freshman Emil Soehnlen lifts senior Drew Hughes during the Spartans loss to Purdue on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News
With only one more matchup of the regular season left, the No. 22 Spartans faced off against the No. 17 Boilermakers in a 21-12 matchup.
In last weekend’s matchup, the Spartans walked away 1-1 with a 28-10 over the Indiana Hoosiers but a 27-10 loss to the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Spartans were excited to be back home to face off against the Boilermakers.
“It’s good to be back home and be competing again in Jenison Field House, Head Coach Roger Chandler said after the meet. The season has flown by and has been a very weird,