Jan. 2, 1998

Michigan Opens Dual Meet Season With a Win

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State University wrestling team opened it's dual-meet season with a 22-13 win over conference foe Ohio State at Jenison Fieldhouse on Friday. The victory leaves Michigan State with a 1-0 overall record.

The Spartans won the first seven matches of the meet and led 22-0 after the 167 pound weight class. Senior captain David Morgan (Ferndale), ranked No. 1 at 118 pounds, upped his record to perfect 20-0 for the season with a victory over OSU's Matt Fratta.

MSU will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the defending NCAA Champion Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, January 4th.

                                                               MSU  PSU
118 lbs - David Morgan (MSU) dec. Matt Fratta (OSU) 3-0          3   0
126 lbs - Pat McNamara (MSU) maj. dec. Mark Balog (OSU) 12-2     7   0
134 lbs - Issac Miller (MSU) dec. Rob Archer (OSU) 5-2          10   0
142 lbs - Nick Curry (MSU) dec. Jeff Bucher (OSU) 4-2           13   0
150 lbs - David Hughes (MSU) dec. Peter Rogers (OSU) 3-2 2OT    16   0
158 lbs - Greg DeGrand (MSU) dec. Dan DiCesare (OSU) 2-1 2OT    19   0
167 lbs - Will Hill (MSU) dec. Bo James (OSU) 6-3               22   0
177 lbs - Sean Salmon (OSU) maj. dec. James Brimm (MSU) 11-2    22   4
190 lbs - Mitch Clark (OSU) dec. Nick Muzashvili (MSU) 8-1      22   7
275 lbs - Eric Wood (OSU) win by forfeit                        22   13
                                                  Final Score   22   13
Referee: Rick Shifter
Attendance: 2,237

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