EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan claimed six of the open-division championships Saturday at the Michigan State Open, a one-day college wrestling tournament at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich.
The No. 14 Wolverines had 17 placewinners across the two divisions. Their champions were Henry Aslikyan at 125 pounds, Moses Mendoza at 133, Haakon Peterson at 157, Cameron Catrabone at 165, Brock Mantanona at 184 and Niko Sahakian at heavyweight. Catrabone beat Arizona State’s second-ranked Nicco Ruiz 9-5 in his final, and Peterson pinned Michigan State’s Clayton Jones in the quarterfinals.
Iowa State put five wrestlers on the podium, four of them freshmen wrestling for the first time for the Cyclones. Jake Miller at 157 and Valentine Popadiuc at 141 finished second in the freshman and sophomore division, and Carter Pearson took fifth at 133 in the open bracket after pinning Northwestern’s No. 26 Massey Odiotti.
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