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)