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Laker Men's Wrestling Competes At Michigan State Open

Grand Valley State sent 25 wrestlers to compete at the 2026 Michigan State Open Saturday in East Lansing, Michigan. Freshman Bradley Meyers (184) finished fourth with a 3-2 mark, while fellow freshman Fred Hammond (174) finished fifth with a 3-2 ledger. Sophomore Braylenn Aulbach was 4-2 at 157 and finished 6th. 

Below is a list of results for each wrestler: 

149 – Blake Sloan 1-2
L by MD 14-0 Noah Rankin (Cumberlands)
W by dec. 12-8 Dennis Lafon (Lake Erie)
L by dec. 8-6 Frank Nitti (Wisconsin)
 
141 – Braden Broderick 0-2
L by TF 17-2 TJ Koester (Iowa State)
L by dec. 8-1 Josh Vasquez (GVSU)
 
184 Bradley Meyers  3-2 4th
L by dec. 7-1 Judah Heeg (Northern Illinois)
W by dec. 8-2 Zach Miracle (Edinboro)
W by MD 10-1 David Malin (Wisconsin)
W by Inj. Def. Elijah Hawes (Army Prep)
L by dec. 4-2 Judah Heeg (Northern Illinois)
 
157 Braylenn Aulbach 4-2 6th
L by TF 18-3 Jake Miller (Iowa State)
W by fall (4:43) Jack Hogan (Unat.)
W by dec. 11-6 Jordan Cook (Findlay)
W by dec. 12-11 Jackson Bradley (Purdue)
W by MD 11-1 Austin Perez (Cumberlands)
L by MD 17-5 Clay Kimmy (Edinboro)
 
125 Brice LaFleur 0-2
L by TF 22-6 Christian Castillo (Arizona State)
L by dec. 4-1 Cristian Haslem (Central Michigan)

149 Buddy Leonard 1-2
L by MD 10-0 Mikey Wilson (Michigan)
W by dec. 7-2 Evan Hemmeter (Cumberlands)
L by TF 20-3 Eddie Kessen (Central Michigan)
 
141 Cade Dunn 0-2
L by dec. 8-3 Garrison Weisner (Central Michigan)
L by dec. 14-7 Connor Younts (Michigan State)
 
149 Carter Nix 1-2 Open
W by fall (4:05) Anthony Bahl (Indiana)
L by fall (4:20) Pierson Manville (Arizona State)
L by MD 14-5 Dax Chase (Ohio State)
 
165 Cayden Strong 1-2 Open
L by TF 21-6 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)
W by dec. 5-0 Tommy Reed (Kent State)
L by dec. 4-1 Cole Hopkins (Central Michigan)
 
197 Derek Badgley 1-2
W by dec. 6-2 Nathan Elster (Northern Illinois)
L by MD 11-3 Aidan Ysaguirre (Arizona State)
L by dec. SV 11-8 Eli Larson (Northern Illinois)
 
125 Donnel Mendez 2-2
L by MD 10-2 Johnathon Mcginty (Oklahoma)
W by dec. 2-0 Teequavious Mills (Ohio State)
W by dec. 9-3 Rocco Czarnecki (Edinboro)
L by TF 20-2 Mike Bautista (Army Prep)
 
174 Fred Hammond  3-2 5th
W by dec. 3-1 Jalen Byrd (Central Michigan)
W by dec. 7-4 Andrew Barford (Virginia Military Institute)
L by dec. 7-1 Michael Baldwin (West Virginia) semifinal
L by MD 10-2 Alwalid Bourkia (Edinboro)
W by dec. 8-3 Andrew Barford (Virginia Military Institute)
 
165 Gary Morrison 0-2
L by dec. 8-2 Justin Wardlow (Arizona State)
L by dec. 10-3 Aidem Milam (Kent State)
 
285 Hayden Smith 1-2
W by dec. SV 11-8 Billy Hoelscher (Kent State)
L by TF 17-1 Ben Szuba (Arizona State)
L by fall (6:25) Hunter Vander Heiden (Wisconsin)
 
141 Josh Vasquez 1-2
L by dec. 13-9 Jack Dinwiddie (Findlay)
W by dec. 8-1 Braden Broderick (GVSU)
L by MD 14-2 Dominic Ferraro (Edinboro)
 
157 Lane Blanchard 2-2
W by dec. 4-2 Ryder Say (Edinboro)
W by dec. 8-4 Jordan Cook (Findlay)
L by MD 8-0 Travis Cardenas (Arizona State)
L by dec. 7-2 Austin Perez (Cumberlands)
 
285 Leyton Detter 0-2
L by dec. 5-2 Trayvn Boger (Northwestern)
L by fall (1:53) Logan McClellan (Edinboro)
 
157 Maclain Morency 0-2 Open
L by dec. 7-2 Lucan O'Brien (Northern Illinois)
L by fall (1:38) Layton Schneider (Oklahoma)
 
125 Mason Haines 0-2
L by fall (4:55) Jackson Shipley (Indiana)
L by dec. 6-0 Caden Kaleal (Edinboro)
 
125 Orion Wilson 1-2 Open
L by TF 21-4 Antonio Mills (Ohio State)
W by TF 20-4 Adam Gelman (Findlay)
L by MD 17-3 Adan Benavidez (Kent State)
  
133 Preston Lefevre 1-2
W by fall (2:55) Jake Landis (Kent State)
L by dec 6-4 Eric Casula (Oklahoma)
L by fall (3:57) Will Detar (Northwestern)
 
125 Simon Dominguez 0-2
L by fall (2:53) Mario Clark (Indiana)
L by MD 9-1 Teequavious Mills (Ohio State)
 
165 Tyler Parmeter 0-2
L by MD 10-2 Jaxon Miller (Northwestern)
L by TF 17-2 Ryan Meier (Northwestern)
 
165 Tyler Pressel 1-2 Open
L by MD 14-2 Logan Swaw (Illinois)
W by fall (2:49) Jianqiang Xie (Unat.)
L by dec. 10-3 Cole Hopkins (Central Michigan)
 
174 Zachary Knapp 1-2
L by MD 11-1 Beau Lewis (Virginia Military Institute)
W by fall (1:01) Antonius Bertone (Lake Erie)
L by dec. 6-3 Andrew Barford (Virginia Military Institute)
 
 
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