Central Michigan University Athletics

Mason Shrader was CMU's top finisher, third, on Sunday at the Keystone Classic.
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Shrader 3rd at Keystone Classic; 8 Chippewas Place
11/23/2025 9:22:00 PM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA – Mason Shrader placed third at 157 pounds to lead the Central Michigan wrestling team on Sunday at the Keystone Classic, hosted by Penn, at The Palestra.
Shrader, a redshirt senior, was the top finisher among the 14 Chippewas who participated in the 11-team tournament. Eight Chippewas placed in their respective weight classes.
CMU finished seventh in the team standings with 86.5 points. Rutgers (159) was first followed by host Penn (140) and Lock Haven (103.5).
CMU's Nick Blackburn (141) and Luke Cochran (197) each placed fourth; Adrien Cramer (184), Andrew Austin (133) and Bryan Caves (285) each finished fifth; Jimmy Nugent (149) was sixth; and Aidan Fockler (285) placed seventh.
Shrader went 4-1 on the day, closing with an 8-5 victory over Anthony White of Rutgers in the third-place match. Shrader opened with an 8-1 win over Wyatt Sout of Penn and then posted a 19-4 technical fall victory over Michigan State's Braden Stauffenberg. He then topped Lock Haven's Nick Stampoulos, 4-3, to reach the semifinals, where he dropped a 7-4 decision to Jude Swisher of Penn.
Blackburn, a sophomore, dropped a 7-5 decision to Edinboro's Jacob Brennamen in the third-place match at 141, while Cochran, a redshirt sophomore, dropped a 5-3 decision to Tucker Hogan of Lock Haven in the third-place match at 197.
Cramer, a redshirt senior, topped Matthew Walsh of Harvard, 4-3, in the fifth-place match at 184; Austin downed Billy Townson of Rutgers on a 2-0 decision in the fifth-place match at 133; and Caves posted a 2-0 win over Josh Terrill of Michigan State in the fifth-place match at 285.
Nugent fell in the fifth-place match at 149 to Lock Haven's Lucas Kapusta, 11-2; and Fockler finished seventh when Lock Haven's Kade Sottolano forfeited the seventh-place match at 285.
Match-by-match results for CMU wrestlers with their won-loss record in parenthesis.
157: Mason Shrader (4-1), third place
W Wyatt Sout, Penn, 8-1 dec.
W Braden Stauffenberg, Michigan State, 19-4 TF 4:37
W Nick Stampoulos, Lock Haven, 4-3 dec.
L Jude Swisher, Penn, 7-4 dec.
W Anthony White, Rutger, 8-5 dec.
184: Adrian Cramer (4-1), fifth place
W Matthew Waddell, Hofstra, 8-3 dec.
L James Conway, Franklin & Marshall, 4-2 dec.
W Harrison Smith, Virginia Tech, 5-4 dec.
W Cory Thomas, Michigan State, 5-3 dec.
W Matthew Walsh, Harvard, 4-3
285: Aidan Fockler (4-2), seventh place
W Zachary Delsanter, Penn, 5-1 dec.
W Daniel Bittner, Harvard, 19-3 TF 4:18
L Hunter Catka, Rutgers, 21-5 TF 4:41
W Aden Roe, Edinboro, 8-2 dec.
L Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 4-2 dec.
W Kade Sottolano, Lock Haven, NC
133: Andrew Austin (4-1), fifth place
W Andrew Hampton, Michigan State, 8-2 dec.
L Mason Leiphart, Franklin & Marshall, 9-8 dec.
W Gauge Shipp, Hofstra, 7-2 dec.
W Deven Casey, Penn, 15-5 MD
W Billy Townson, Rutgers, 2-0 dec.
285: Bryan Caves (4-1), fifth place
W Aden Roe, Edinboro, 6-4 dec.
L Nate Schon, Drexel, 4-1 dec.
W Daniel Bittner, Harvard, 2-0 dec.
W Kade Sottolano, Lock Haven, 4-0 dec.
W Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 2-0 dec.
133: Cameron Chinavare (0-2)
L Billy Townson, Rutgers, 4-2 dec.
L Deven Casey, Penn, 11-2 MD
165: Chandler Amaker (1-2)
L Joseph Cangro, Harvard, 8-2 dec.
W Jesse Scott, Franklin & Marshall, 8-1
L Paul Ognissanti, Penn, 5-2 dec.
149: Jimmy Nugent (3-2), sixth place
W DaShawn Farber, Lock Haven, Fall 6:09
L Collin Gaj, Virginia Tech, 12-2 MD
W Clayton Jones III, Michigan State, Fall 2:14
W Pat Phillips, Franklin & Marshall, 8-1 dec.
L Lucas Kapusta, Lock Haven, 11-2 MD
141: Kellan Aure (0-2)
L Tahir Parkins, Rutgers, 7-4 dec.
L Parker Sentipal, Edinboro, 2-1 dec.
197: Luke Cochran (2-2), fourth place
W Dylan Greenstein, Harvard, 17-3 MD
W Nick Lodato, Edinboro, 14-2 MD
L Kael Wisler, Michigan State, 5-4 dec.
L Tucker Hogan, Lock Haven, 5-3 dec.
174: Mason Alessio (0-2)
L Liam Carlin, Penn, 4-1
L Sam Gautreau, Lock Haven, 7-2
141: Nick Blackburn (2-2), fourth place
W Sean Larkin, Michigan State, 14-3 MD
W Bryce Kresho, Franklin & Marshall, 8-4 dec.
L Joseph Oliveri, Rutgers, 4-1 dec.
L Jacob Brennamen, Edinboro, 7-5 dec.
174: Nick Marienfeld (0-2)
L Lance Urbas, Penn, 13-4 MD
L Brian Heard, Penn, 8-5 dec.
157: Seth Larson (0-2)
L Darius Marines, Michigan State, 4-2
L Gavin Carroll, Drexel, 10-8 dec.
184: Wyatt Ferguson (1-2)
L Jared McGill, Edinboro, 15-7 MD
W Damian Weaver, Rutgers, 16-3 MD
L Harrison Smith, Virginia Tech, 4-1
Shrader, a redshirt senior, was the top finisher among the 14 Chippewas who participated in the 11-team tournament. Eight Chippewas placed in their respective weight classes.
CMU finished seventh in the team standings with 86.5 points. Rutgers (159) was first followed by host Penn (140) and Lock Haven (103.5).
CMU's Nick Blackburn (141) and Luke Cochran (197) each placed fourth; Adrien Cramer (184), Andrew Austin (133) and Bryan Caves (285) each finished fifth; Jimmy Nugent (149) was sixth; and Aidan Fockler (285) placed seventh.
Shrader went 4-1 on the day, closing with an 8-5 victory over Anthony White of Rutgers in the third-place match. Shrader opened with an 8-1 win over Wyatt Sout of Penn and then posted a 19-4 technical fall victory over Michigan State's Braden Stauffenberg. He then topped Lock Haven's Nick Stampoulos, 4-3, to reach the semifinals, where he dropped a 7-4 decision to Jude Swisher of Penn.
Blackburn, a sophomore, dropped a 7-5 decision to Edinboro's Jacob Brennamen in the third-place match at 141, while Cochran, a redshirt sophomore, dropped a 5-3 decision to Tucker Hogan of Lock Haven in the third-place match at 197.
Cramer, a redshirt senior, topped Matthew Walsh of Harvard, 4-3, in the fifth-place match at 184; Austin downed Billy Townson of Rutgers on a 2-0 decision in the fifth-place match at 133; and Caves posted a 2-0 win over Josh Terrill of Michigan State in the fifth-place match at 285.
Nugent fell in the fifth-place match at 149 to Lock Haven's Lucas Kapusta, 11-2; and Fockler finished seventh when Lock Haven's Kade Sottolano forfeited the seventh-place match at 285.
Match-by-match results for CMU wrestlers with their won-loss record in parenthesis.
157: Mason Shrader (4-1), third place
W Wyatt Sout, Penn, 8-1 dec.
W Braden Stauffenberg, Michigan State, 19-4 TF 4:37
W Nick Stampoulos, Lock Haven, 4-3 dec.
L Jude Swisher, Penn, 7-4 dec.
W Anthony White, Rutger, 8-5 dec.
184: Adrian Cramer (4-1), fifth place
W Matthew Waddell, Hofstra, 8-3 dec.
L James Conway, Franklin & Marshall, 4-2 dec.
W Harrison Smith, Virginia Tech, 5-4 dec.
W Cory Thomas, Michigan State, 5-3 dec.
W Matthew Walsh, Harvard, 4-3
285: Aidan Fockler (4-2), seventh place
W Zachary Delsanter, Penn, 5-1 dec.
W Daniel Bittner, Harvard, 19-3 TF 4:18
L Hunter Catka, Rutgers, 21-5 TF 4:41
W Aden Roe, Edinboro, 8-2 dec.
L Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 4-2 dec.
W Kade Sottolano, Lock Haven, NC
133: Andrew Austin (4-1), fifth place
W Andrew Hampton, Michigan State, 8-2 dec.
L Mason Leiphart, Franklin & Marshall, 9-8 dec.
W Gauge Shipp, Hofstra, 7-2 dec.
W Deven Casey, Penn, 15-5 MD
W Billy Townson, Rutgers, 2-0 dec.
285: Bryan Caves (4-1), fifth place
W Aden Roe, Edinboro, 6-4 dec.
L Nate Schon, Drexel, 4-1 dec.
W Daniel Bittner, Harvard, 2-0 dec.
W Kade Sottolano, Lock Haven, 4-0 dec.
W Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 2-0 dec.
133: Cameron Chinavare (0-2)
L Billy Townson, Rutgers, 4-2 dec.
L Deven Casey, Penn, 11-2 MD
165: Chandler Amaker (1-2)
L Joseph Cangro, Harvard, 8-2 dec.
W Jesse Scott, Franklin & Marshall, 8-1
L Paul Ognissanti, Penn, 5-2 dec.
149: Jimmy Nugent (3-2), sixth place
W DaShawn Farber, Lock Haven, Fall 6:09
L Collin Gaj, Virginia Tech, 12-2 MD
W Clayton Jones III, Michigan State, Fall 2:14
W Pat Phillips, Franklin & Marshall, 8-1 dec.
L Lucas Kapusta, Lock Haven, 11-2 MD
141: Kellan Aure (0-2)
L Tahir Parkins, Rutgers, 7-4 dec.
L Parker Sentipal, Edinboro, 2-1 dec.
197: Luke Cochran (2-2), fourth place
W Dylan Greenstein, Harvard, 17-3 MD
W Nick Lodato, Edinboro, 14-2 MD
L Kael Wisler, Michigan State, 5-4 dec.
L Tucker Hogan, Lock Haven, 5-3 dec.
174: Mason Alessio (0-2)
L Liam Carlin, Penn, 4-1
L Sam Gautreau, Lock Haven, 7-2
141: Nick Blackburn (2-2), fourth place
W Sean Larkin, Michigan State, 14-3 MD
W Bryce Kresho, Franklin & Marshall, 8-4 dec.
L Joseph Oliveri, Rutgers, 4-1 dec.
L Jacob Brennamen, Edinboro, 7-5 dec.
174: Nick Marienfeld (0-2)
L Lance Urbas, Penn, 13-4 MD
L Brian Heard, Penn, 8-5 dec.
157: Seth Larson (0-2)
L Darius Marines, Michigan State, 4-2
L Gavin Carroll, Drexel, 10-8 dec.
184: Wyatt Ferguson (1-2)
L Jared McGill, Edinboro, 15-7 MD
W Damian Weaver, Rutgers, 16-3 MD
L Harrison Smith, Virginia Tech, 4-1
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