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'Cats Claim Two Championships, Six Top-Three Finishes at Michigan State Open
11/8/2025 7:17:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Eddie Enright and Alex Smith both finished first in their weight classes on Saturday at the Michigan State Open, becoming two of six Wildcats to claim top-three finishes at the first event of the season. Enright, Smith, Giosue Hickman and Gunnar Myers were among the top finishers in the freshman/sophomore division, while Massey Odiotti and Sam Cartella both wrestled to third place in the open division.
In his first taste of collegiate action, first-year Smith made a strong impression at 197 lbs. He opened his day with an 18-3 win by technical fall over Findlay's Ronnie Thomas, then followed it up with an even more emphatic result in the quarterfinals, pinning Nathan Elstner (NIU) midway through the second period. A 6-0 decision over Derek Badgley (GVSU) delivered Smith to the championship bout, where he finished off his opponent, Aidan Ysaguirre (ASU), by 7-2 decision.
Enright racked up a trio of bonus-point victories on his own run to the title at 174 lbs, defeating all three of his opponents by major decision. He outscored his foes 47-10 on the day, capped off by an 11-0 shutout against Purdue's Aidan Costello in the championship match.
Also in the freshman/sophomore division, a pair of Wildcats impressed in wrestlebacks to claim third-place finishes. After falling narrowly in a 2-0 decision to open his day, Hickman won four straight bouts to secure his third-place finish at 141 lbs. Wrestling at 157, Myers opened his day with a 15-3 major decision over Joe Clark (EDIN) before falling in the second round to Michigan's Justin Gates. In the back half of the bracket, he picked up two more bonus-point victories to reach the third-place bout, where he won a 9-6 decision over Stiles Stits (KENT).
At 149 lbs in the open division, Cartella surrendered just four points all day. He picked up a pin of Tommy Curran (NIU) in the first round, then took his only loss of the tournament to Jimmy Nurgent (CMU) in sudden victory, 4-1. From there, a technical fall and a major decision - both of which saw Cartella keep his opponent off the scoreboard - brought him to a podium finish.
Odiotti wrestled to a series of scrappy victories along the way to his third-place finish at 133 lbs. He ran off three straight wins to open his day, beginning with a dominant 18-2 technical fall over Logan Klinge (GVSU). After a setback to a ranked opponent in the quarterfinals, Odiotti won by 11-7 decision over Nick Molchak (KENT) to put himself in the third-place match, where he put an exclamation point on his day with a first-period pin of Amonn Ohl (EDIN).
Matthew Kubas (184 lbs) and Jacob Bostelman (165 lbs) both finished fifth in their weight classes, rounding out the group of eight total podium finishers for Northwestern.
UP NEXT
The 'Cats return to action next Saturday when they visit SIUE for the first dual match of their 2025-26 season. That match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT.
Complete Michigan State Open Results (all rankings listed are InterMat Rankings)
141 lbs: Giosue Hickman - 3rd place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Collin Twigg (GVSU) won by decision over Giosue Hickman (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Parker Sentipal (EDIN) (Dec 12-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Giosue Hickman won by major decision over Joshua Vasquez (GVSU) (Maj 13-2)
Cons. Semi - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Brogan Fielding (OSU) (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Jace Morgan (MSU) (Dec 7-3)
157 lbs: Gunnar Myers - 3rd place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Gunnar Myers won by major decision over Joe Clark (EDIN) (Maj 15-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Justin Gates (MICH) won by decision over Gunnar Myers (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 2 - Gunnar Myers won by technical fall over Bobby Patrick (TF 16-0 3:46)
Cons. Round 3 - Gunnar Myers won by decision over Lane Button (CMU) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi - Gunnar Myers won by major decision over Garrett McChesney (EDIN) (Maj 17-9)
3rd Place Match - Gunnar Myers won by decision over Silas Stits (KENT) (Dec 9-6)
174 lbs: Eddie Enright - 1st place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Eddie Enright received a bye
Quarterfinal - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Jake Jonker (KENT) (Maj 15-2)
Semifinal - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Braxton Quaintance (KENT) (Maj 21-8)
Final - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Aidan Costello (PUR) (Maj 11-0)
184 lbs: Matthew Kubas - 5th place (Fresh/Soph Divison)
Quarterfinal - Matt Kubas won by decision over Easton Belifore (EDIN) (Dec 4-1)
Semifinal - Cody Kirk (DAV) won by fall over Matt Kubas (Fall 6:35)
Cons. Semi - Carson Mize (OSU) won by fall over Matt Kubas (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match - Matt Kubas won by fall over Tyson Clear (EDIN) (Fall 5:00)
197 lbs: Marcell Booth (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Marcell Booth received a bye
Quarterfinals - Mason Higley (KENT) won by decision over Marcell Booth (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Marcell Booth won by technical fall over Ronnie Thomas (FIND) (TF 17-2 3:19)
Cons. Round 3 - Max Acciardi (ASU) won by decision over Marcell Booth (Dec 15-13)
197 lbs: Alex Smith - 1st place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Smith won by technical fall over Ronnie Thomas (FIND) (TF 18-3 3:44)
Quarterfinals - Alex Smith won by fall over Nathan Elstner (NIU) (Fall 4:15)
Semifinals - Alex Smith won by decision over Derek Badgely (GVSU) (Dec 6-0)
Final - Alex Smith won by decision over Aidan Ysaguirre (ASU) (Dec 7-2)
125 lbs: No. 28 Dedrick Navarro - 4th place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Dedrick Navarro received a bye
Quarterfinals - Dedrick Navarro won by major decision over Talan Parsons (NIU) (Maj 11-0)
Semifinals - Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Dedrick Navarro won by technical fall over Anthony Isek (IND) (TF 20-3 6:43)
3rd Place Match - Nick Corday (MSU) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Dec 4-2)
133 lbs: Massey Odiotti - 3rd place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Massey Odiotti won by technical fall over Logan Klinge (GVSU) (TF 18-2 4:35)
Champ. Round 2 - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Calvin Werden (NIU) (Dec 11-9)
Quarterfinals - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Nathan Jerore (MICH) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinals - No. 28 Markel Baker (NIU) won by decision over Massey Odiotti (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Semi - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Nick Molchak (KENT) (Dec 11-7)
3rd Place Match - Massey Odiotti won by fall over Amonn Ohl (EDIN) (Fall 2:31)
149 lbs: No. 28 Sam Cartella - 3rd place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Cartella won by fall over Tommy Curran (NIU) (Fall 5:37)
Quarterfinals - No. 31 Jimmy Nugent (CMU) won in sudden victory over Sam Cartella (Dec 4-1 SV)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Cartella won by medical forfeit over Anthony Bahl (IND) (MF)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Cartella won by technical fall over Ryan Michaels (EDIN) (TF 16-0 5:46)
Cons. Semi - Sam Cartella won by major decision over Jacob Brya (NIU) (Maj 8-0)
3rd Place Match - Sam Cartella won by medical forfeit over No. 31 Jimmy Nugent (CMU) (MF)
149 lbs: August Hibler (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - August Hibler won by fall over Anthony Bahl (IND) (Fall 6:00)
Quarterfinals - Sergio Lemley (MICH) won by decision over August Hibler (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 2 - August Hibler won by technical fall over Lucan O'Brien (NIU) (TF 17-0 5:36)
Cons. Round 3 - Clayton Jones (MSU) won by decision over August Hibler (Dec 5-2)
165 lbs: Jacob Bostelman - 5th place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over Colin Young (NIU) (Dec 11-4)
Quarterfinals - e'Than Birden (OSU) won by decision over Jacob Bostelman (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over Max Kirby (EDIN) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over No. 33 Chandler Amaker (CMU) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semi - Tj Schierl (OSU) won by fall over Jacob Bostelman (Fall 1:30)
5th Place Match - Jacob Bostelman won by medical forfeit over e'Than Birden (OSU) (MF)
184 lbs: J.D. Perez (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Ferguson (CMU) won by decision over J.D. Perez (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 1 - J.D. Perez received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Ronald Dimmerling (KENT) won by major decision over J.D. Perez (Maj 24-12)
197 lbs: Gabe Christenson (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Schaffer (KENT) won by major decision over Gabe Christenson (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Gabe Christenson received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Brayden Mirjavadi (GVSU) won by decision over Gabe Christenson (Dec 6-5)
285 lbs: Dirk Morley (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Devon Dawson (NIU) won by major decision over Dirk Morley (Maj 20-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Dirk Morley received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Dirk Morley won by decision over Brentan Simmerman (KENT) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Aden Roe (EDIN) won by decision over Dirk Morley (Dec 4-2)
In his first taste of collegiate action, first-year Smith made a strong impression at 197 lbs. He opened his day with an 18-3 win by technical fall over Findlay's Ronnie Thomas, then followed it up with an even more emphatic result in the quarterfinals, pinning Nathan Elstner (NIU) midway through the second period. A 6-0 decision over Derek Badgley (GVSU) delivered Smith to the championship bout, where he finished off his opponent, Aidan Ysaguirre (ASU), by 7-2 decision.
Enright racked up a trio of bonus-point victories on his own run to the title at 174 lbs, defeating all three of his opponents by major decision. He outscored his foes 47-10 on the day, capped off by an 11-0 shutout against Purdue's Aidan Costello in the championship match.
Also in the freshman/sophomore division, a pair of Wildcats impressed in wrestlebacks to claim third-place finishes. After falling narrowly in a 2-0 decision to open his day, Hickman won four straight bouts to secure his third-place finish at 141 lbs. Wrestling at 157, Myers opened his day with a 15-3 major decision over Joe Clark (EDIN) before falling in the second round to Michigan's Justin Gates. In the back half of the bracket, he picked up two more bonus-point victories to reach the third-place bout, where he won a 9-6 decision over Stiles Stits (KENT).
At 149 lbs in the open division, Cartella surrendered just four points all day. He picked up a pin of Tommy Curran (NIU) in the first round, then took his only loss of the tournament to Jimmy Nurgent (CMU) in sudden victory, 4-1. From there, a technical fall and a major decision - both of which saw Cartella keep his opponent off the scoreboard - brought him to a podium finish.
Odiotti wrestled to a series of scrappy victories along the way to his third-place finish at 133 lbs. He ran off three straight wins to open his day, beginning with a dominant 18-2 technical fall over Logan Klinge (GVSU). After a setback to a ranked opponent in the quarterfinals, Odiotti won by 11-7 decision over Nick Molchak (KENT) to put himself in the third-place match, where he put an exclamation point on his day with a first-period pin of Amonn Ohl (EDIN).
Matthew Kubas (184 lbs) and Jacob Bostelman (165 lbs) both finished fifth in their weight classes, rounding out the group of eight total podium finishers for Northwestern.
UP NEXT
The 'Cats return to action next Saturday when they visit SIUE for the first dual match of their 2025-26 season. That match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT.
Complete Michigan State Open Results (all rankings listed are InterMat Rankings)
141 lbs: Giosue Hickman - 3rd place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Collin Twigg (GVSU) won by decision over Giosue Hickman (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Parker Sentipal (EDIN) (Dec 12-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Giosue Hickman won by major decision over Joshua Vasquez (GVSU) (Maj 13-2)
Cons. Semi - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Brogan Fielding (OSU) (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Giosue Hickman won by decision over Jace Morgan (MSU) (Dec 7-3)
157 lbs: Gunnar Myers - 3rd place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Gunnar Myers won by major decision over Joe Clark (EDIN) (Maj 15-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Justin Gates (MICH) won by decision over Gunnar Myers (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 2 - Gunnar Myers won by technical fall over Bobby Patrick (TF 16-0 3:46)
Cons. Round 3 - Gunnar Myers won by decision over Lane Button (CMU) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi - Gunnar Myers won by major decision over Garrett McChesney (EDIN) (Maj 17-9)
3rd Place Match - Gunnar Myers won by decision over Silas Stits (KENT) (Dec 9-6)
174 lbs: Eddie Enright - 1st place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Eddie Enright received a bye
Quarterfinal - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Jake Jonker (KENT) (Maj 15-2)
Semifinal - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Braxton Quaintance (KENT) (Maj 21-8)
Final - Eddie Enright won by major decision over Aidan Costello (PUR) (Maj 11-0)
184 lbs: Matthew Kubas - 5th place (Fresh/Soph Divison)
Quarterfinal - Matt Kubas won by decision over Easton Belifore (EDIN) (Dec 4-1)
Semifinal - Cody Kirk (DAV) won by fall over Matt Kubas (Fall 6:35)
Cons. Semi - Carson Mize (OSU) won by fall over Matt Kubas (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match - Matt Kubas won by fall over Tyson Clear (EDIN) (Fall 5:00)
197 lbs: Marcell Booth (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Marcell Booth received a bye
Quarterfinals - Mason Higley (KENT) won by decision over Marcell Booth (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Marcell Booth won by technical fall over Ronnie Thomas (FIND) (TF 17-2 3:19)
Cons. Round 3 - Max Acciardi (ASU) won by decision over Marcell Booth (Dec 15-13)
197 lbs: Alex Smith - 1st place (Fresh/Soph Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Smith won by technical fall over Ronnie Thomas (FIND) (TF 18-3 3:44)
Quarterfinals - Alex Smith won by fall over Nathan Elstner (NIU) (Fall 4:15)
Semifinals - Alex Smith won by decision over Derek Badgely (GVSU) (Dec 6-0)
Final - Alex Smith won by decision over Aidan Ysaguirre (ASU) (Dec 7-2)
125 lbs: No. 28 Dedrick Navarro - 4th place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Dedrick Navarro received a bye
Quarterfinals - Dedrick Navarro won by major decision over Talan Parsons (NIU) (Maj 11-0)
Semifinals - Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Dedrick Navarro won by technical fall over Anthony Isek (IND) (TF 20-3 6:43)
3rd Place Match - Nick Corday (MSU) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Dec 4-2)
133 lbs: Massey Odiotti - 3rd place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Massey Odiotti won by technical fall over Logan Klinge (GVSU) (TF 18-2 4:35)
Champ. Round 2 - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Calvin Werden (NIU) (Dec 11-9)
Quarterfinals - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Nathan Jerore (MICH) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinals - No. 28 Markel Baker (NIU) won by decision over Massey Odiotti (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Semi - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Nick Molchak (KENT) (Dec 11-7)
3rd Place Match - Massey Odiotti won by fall over Amonn Ohl (EDIN) (Fall 2:31)
149 lbs: No. 28 Sam Cartella - 3rd place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Cartella won by fall over Tommy Curran (NIU) (Fall 5:37)
Quarterfinals - No. 31 Jimmy Nugent (CMU) won in sudden victory over Sam Cartella (Dec 4-1 SV)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Cartella won by medical forfeit over Anthony Bahl (IND) (MF)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Cartella won by technical fall over Ryan Michaels (EDIN) (TF 16-0 5:46)
Cons. Semi - Sam Cartella won by major decision over Jacob Brya (NIU) (Maj 8-0)
3rd Place Match - Sam Cartella won by medical forfeit over No. 31 Jimmy Nugent (CMU) (MF)
149 lbs: August Hibler (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - August Hibler won by fall over Anthony Bahl (IND) (Fall 6:00)
Quarterfinals - Sergio Lemley (MICH) won by decision over August Hibler (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 2 - August Hibler won by technical fall over Lucan O'Brien (NIU) (TF 17-0 5:36)
Cons. Round 3 - Clayton Jones (MSU) won by decision over August Hibler (Dec 5-2)
165 lbs: Jacob Bostelman - 5th place (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over Colin Young (NIU) (Dec 11-4)
Quarterfinals - e'Than Birden (OSU) won by decision over Jacob Bostelman (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over Max Kirby (EDIN) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Bostelman won by decision over No. 33 Chandler Amaker (CMU) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semi - Tj Schierl (OSU) won by fall over Jacob Bostelman (Fall 1:30)
5th Place Match - Jacob Bostelman won by medical forfeit over e'Than Birden (OSU) (MF)
184 lbs: J.D. Perez (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Ferguson (CMU) won by decision over J.D. Perez (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 1 - J.D. Perez received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Ronald Dimmerling (KENT) won by major decision over J.D. Perez (Maj 24-12)
197 lbs: Gabe Christenson (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Schaffer (KENT) won by major decision over Gabe Christenson (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Gabe Christenson received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Brayden Mirjavadi (GVSU) won by decision over Gabe Christenson (Dec 6-5)
285 lbs: Dirk Morley (Open Division)
Champ. Round 1 - Devon Dawson (NIU) won by major decision over Dirk Morley (Maj 20-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Dirk Morley received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Dirk Morley won by decision over Brentan Simmerman (KENT) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Aden Roe (EDIN) won by decision over Dirk Morley (Dec 4-2)
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