Michigan
Michigan State Open
Catrabone Wins in Collegiate Debut, Nine Wolverines Place at MSU Open
11/9/2024 8:08:00 PM | Wrestling
» Cameron Catrabone captured the 157-pound freshman/sophomore title at the Michigan State Open with three falls and a major decision.
» Chase Saldate went 4-1 en route to third place at 157 pounds in his Michigan debut; his lone loss came against Ohio's No. 3 Peyton Kellar, 6-3 SV, in the semifinals.
» Michigan posted nine total placewinners; Teddy Flores (133 pounds) and Zar Walker (149) also placed in the in their collegiate debuts in the freshman/sophomore division.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- University of Michigan wrestling freshman Cameron Catrabone captured the 157-pound freshman/sophomore division title in his first collegiate tournament to highlight a contingent of nine Wolverine placewinners at the annual Michigan State Open on Sunday (Nov. 3) at Tippin Gymnasium.
Catrabone went 4-0 in his debut with four bonus wins — three falls and a major decision. He pinned Michigan State's Jack Conley in the championship final with a high-crotch takedown and an arm bar at the 58-second mark. It was his second first-period fall of the day; he cradled up Davenport's Cody Ueberroth for a 43-second pin in the opening round.
All three Wolverine freshmen making their debuts placed in the freshman/sophomore division. Teddy Flores took fourth place, and Zar Walker placed sixth at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. Both were victorious in their debut matches, with Flores using a third-period takedown and rideout to beat Purdue's Cooper Rider, while Walker defeated Davenport's Brody Orcutt, 8-4, with two takedowns and 1:42 riding-time advantage.
Graduate student Chase Saldate, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, went 4-1 en route to third place at 157 pounds in his Michigan debut. Saldate, a grad transfer from Michigan State, pinned Northern Illinois' Landen Johnson with an arm bar at 2:32 in his first bout in maize and blue. His lone loss came against Ohio's No. 3-ranked Kellar, 6-3, in the semifinals. Saldate scored first and was in on several scrambles in sudden-victory overtime but couldn't finish. He closed out the tournament with a 9-3 decision against Ohio State's Brock Herman, scoring two takedowns and earning 2:04 riding time.
Junior/sophomores Nolan Wertanen and Codei Khawaja placed fourth in the open division at 125 and 184 pounds, respectively, while senior/junior Christian Tanefeu, junior/sophomore Nathan Jerore and sophomore/freshman Hayden Walters all took fifth place — at 125, 141 and 197 pounds. It was Walters' second tournament placement in as many appearances this season.
The Wolverines will kick off the dual-meet portion of their 2024-25 schedule at home next Sunday (Nov. 17) when they host Columbia at 5 p.m. at Criser Center. Season and single-meet tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office.
Michigan Results
Freshman/Sophomore Division
133 Pounds -- Teddy Flores
First Round - dec. Cooper Rider (Purdue), 5-1
Second Round - major dec. Mason Feudale (Grand Valley State), 11-2
Quarterfinal - dec. Nathan Wood (Ohio), 4-2
Semifinals - tech. fall by Massey Odiotti (Northwestern), 18-3
Consolations - pinned Cameron Chinavare (Central Michigan), 5:47
Third-Place Match - major dec. by Calvin Werden (Northern Illinois), 10-1
Finished in fourth place with a 4-2 record
149 Pounds -- Zar Walker
First Round - dec. Brody Orcutt (Davenport), 8-4
Second Round - dec. Aidan Rush (Kent State), 10-8
Quarterfinals - dec. Royce Nilo (Wisconsin), 9-3
Semifinals - dec. by Tyler Guerra (unattached), 2-1
Consolations - dec. by Nate Roth (Kent State), 8-6
Fifth-Place Match - major dec. by Ramon Salazar (Oklahoma State), 13-5
Finished in sixth place with a 3-3 record
157 Pounds -- Cameron Catrabone
First Round - pinned Cody Ueberroth (Davenport), 0:43
Quarterfinals - major dec. Maclain Morency (Grand Valley State), 14-2
Semifinals - pinned Mason Stewart (Michigan State), 5:35
Final - pinned Jack Conley (Michigan State), 0:53
Finished as the 157-pound champion with a 4-0 record
Open Division
125 Pounds -- Christian Tanefeu
First Round - dec. Kaden Chinavare (Central Michigan), 12-8
Quarterfinals - injury def. Damion Ryan (Bellarmine), 0:25
Semifinals - major dec. by Blake West (Northern Illinois), 16-3
Consolations - dec. by Sam Smith (Oklahoma State), 11-5
Fifth-Place Match - tech. fall Malachi O'Leary (Ohio), 17-0 (4:49)
Finished in fifth place with a 3-2 record
125 Pounds -- Nolan Wertanen
First Round - major dec. Micah Medina (Bellarmine), 12-0
Quarterfinal - dec. Grant Stahl (Central Michigan), 8-5
Semifinals - tech. fall by Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 20-4 (4:07)
Consolations - pinned Malachi O'Leary (Ohio), 5:44
Third-Place Match - dec. by Sam Smith (Oklahoma State), 4-2
Finished in fourth place with a 3-2 record
141 Pounds -- Nathan Jerore
First Round - pinned Paul Woo (Ohio), 6:41
Quarterfinals - dec. Colin Roberts (Edinboro), 5-2
Semifinals - major dec. by Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State), 11-2
Consolations - dec. by Kellan Aure (Central Michigan), 4-1
Fifth-Place Match - dec. Carsen Richards (Lake Erie College), 4-1 SV
Finished in fifth place with a 3-2 record
157 Pounds -- Chase Saldate
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois), 2:32
Quarterfinals - dec. Brock Herman (Ohio State), 4-3
Semifinals - dec. by #3 Peyton Kellar (Ohio), 6-3 SV
Consolations - dec. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin), 4-0
Third-Place Match - dec. Brock Herman (Ohio State), 9-3
Finished in third place with a 4-1 record
184 Pounds -- Jack Cummings
First Round - tech. fall by Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State), 20-4 (5:03)
Consolations - tech. fall by Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 22-6 (7:00)
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
184 Pounds -- Codei Khawaja
First Round - dec. by Cody Brenner (Central Michigan), 4-1 SV
Consolations - major dec. (Northern Illinois), 18-7
Consolations - dec. Brayden Mirjavadi (Grand Valley State), 11-7
Consolations - tech. fall Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan), 15-0 (6:17)
Consolations - injury def. Jared McGill (Edinboro), 5:47
Third-Place Match - dec. Lucas Daly (Michigan State), 4-1
Finished in fourth place with a 4-2 record
197 Pounds -- Hayden Walters
First Round - major dec. by Remy Cotton (Michigan State), 12-3
Consolations - dec. Devonjae Hudson (Northern Illinois), 7-2
Consolations - dec. Luke Cochran (Central Michigan), 4-2
Consolations - major dec. Evan Grazzini (Bellarmine), 11-1
Consolations - dec. by Remy Cotton (Michigan State), 5-1
Fifth-Place Match - won by medical forfeit over Cameron Wood (Central Michigan)
Finished in fifth place with a 4-2 record
Heavyweight -- Ira Jenkins
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Jaylen Jones (Henry Ford College), 0:27
Quarterfinal - major dec. by Jordan Greer (Ohio), 11-0
Consolations - major dec. by Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 9-1
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
Heavyweight -- Austin Jordan
First Round - dec. by Bryan Caves (Central Michigan), 3-0
Consolations - dec. Drew Harris (Ohio), 7-1
Consolations - dec. by Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 7-1
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
Heavyweight -- Dzhabrail Khurshidov
First Round - Bye
Second Round - major dec. Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 8-0
Quarterfinals - dec. by Konnor Doucet (Oklahoma State), 5-0
Consolations - dec. by Simon Lato (Central Michigan), 10-9
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
Heavyweight -- Keegan Nugent
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. Jacob Christensen (Northern Illinois), 9-5
Quarterfinals - dec. by Max Vanadia (Michigan State), 10-8
Consolations - dec. by Brooks Empey (Wisconsin), 8-2
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
Heavyweight -- Lance Trost
First Round - dec. by Simon Lato (Central Michigan), 8-2
Consolations - pinned Kyle Combs (Ohio), 2:24
Consolations - pinned Jaylen Jones (Henry Ford College), 0:39
Consolations - pinned by Nicholas Pavlechko (Indiana), 5:47
Eliminated with a 2-2 record
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