University of Michigan
Michigan kicked off their season with a dominant 45-0 shutout over Virginia Military Institute, but the Wolverines will now see a much tougher test. The #11 Michigan team will compete in the inaugural National Duals Invitational, which will be held Saturday and Sunday at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Michigan will first see Arizona State at noon EST on Saturday. Should they win that dual, they will see the winner of Lehigh/Nebraska in the quarterfinals at 6pm EST on Saturday.
The 16-team field was determined based on teams’ finish in the final 2025 NCAA Division I standings; 11 of the top-12 teams accepted automatic invitations, while all participating teams placed 22nd or higher. Among this year’s field will be seven of the top-10 ranked teams, including four of the nation’s top-five teams – #2 Nebraska, #3 Iowa, #4 Ohio State and #5 Oklahoma State.
Michigan vs Arizona Projected Lineups
125 – #20 Diego Sotelo (UM) vs Damian Moreno (ASU)
133 – Eren Sement (UM) vs #32 Kyler Larkin (ASU)
141 – #10 Dylan Ragusin (UM) vs #28 Pierson Manville (ASU)
149 – #4 Lachlan McNeil (UM) vs #25 Kaleb Larkin (ASU)
157 – #30 Cam Catrabone (UM) vs #26 Chance McClane (ASU)
165 – Dylan Gilcher (UM) vs #14 Nicco Ruiz (ASU)
174 – #12 Beau Mantanona (UM) vs Cael Valencia (ASU)
184 – #14 Brock Mantanona (UM) vs Jacob Meissner (ASU)
197 – Hayden Walters (UM) vs #24 Colton Hawks (ASU)
285 – #4 Taye Ghadiali (UM) vs #23 David Szuba (ASU)
Michigan State University
MSU had three finalists in the Open division of the annual Michigan State Open this past weekend (Weiand, Vanadia, and Wisler). The Spartans will look to carry that momentum into an East Coast road trip this weekend. Michigan State will be in Long Island on Friday evening where they will see LIU. The Spartans will then travel West to New Jersey to see Rider University on Sunday afternoon.
Rider enters the weekend 0-1 with a 24-12 loss to #12 Illinois over the opening weekend. Rider has 4 guys ranked in the top-33 with a couple other guys just outside the rankings. The match of the dual will come at 125lbs where returning NCAA qualifier Caleb Weiand (Dakota HS) will take on #22 Klinsky of Rider.
This will be our first look at MSU in a dual, so we are still interested to see who they roll out at a few weights. We are assuming grad student DJ Shannon will be up at 174lbs, which would leave 165lbs open for someone like Cam Adams or Jack Conley. MSU also has a pair of good options at heavyweight in Max Vanadia and Josh Terrill.
MSU vs Rider Projected Lineups
125 – Caleb Weiand (MSU) vs #22 Tyler Klinsky (RU)
133 – Andy Hampton (MSU) vs Will Betancourt (RU)
141 – Jaden Crumpler (MSU) vs #23 Eli Griffin (RU)
149 – Clayton Jones (MSU) vs #33 Dylan Layton (RU)
157 – Darius Marines (MSU) vs Liam Scrivanich (RU)
165 – Cam Adams (MSU) vs Brendan Abdon (RU)
174 – DJ Shannon (MSU) vs Enrique Munguia (RU)
184 – Luke Vanadia (MSU) vs JP Hangey (RU)
197 – Kael Wisler (MSU) vs #21 Brock Zurawski (RU)
285 – Max Vanadia (MSU) vs Steyn De Lange (RU)
Michigan Grapplers in the Rankings
125 – #20 Diego Sotelo (Michigan
125 – #25 Marcello Milani (Cornell, Orchard Lake St. Mary HS)
133 – #14 Sean Spidle (Northwestern, Flint Powers HS)
141 – #10 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)
149 – #3 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State, Dundee HS)
149 – #4 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
149 – #6 Josh Edmond (Mizzou, Detroit Catholic Central HS)
149 – #31 Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan)
157 – #21 Stoney Buell (Purdue, Dundee HS)
157 – #267 Mason Shrader (Central Michigan, Brighton HS)
157 – #30 Cam Catrabone (Michigan)
174 – #11 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
174 – #17 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State, Davison HS)
174 – #31 Derek Gilcher (Indiana, Detroit Catholic Central HS)
184 – #14 Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
197 – #1 Josh Barr (Penn State, Davison HS)
197 – #19 Remy Cotton (Rutgers, Davison HS)
285 – #4 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan, Warren Fitzgerald HS)
