CMU's Aure, Craner Earn Titles at Michigan State Open

Saturday, November 8

East Lansing, Mich.

9:30 a.m.

Central Michigan University

Michigan State Open

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

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By: Andy Sneddon

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Central Michigan's Kellan Aure and Gavin Craner earned weight-class championships on Saturday at the Michigan State Open at Jenison Field House.

Aure, a redshirt sophomore, went 3-0 to win the 141-pound class in the Open Division of the tournament.

Craner, a freshman wrestling in his first collegiate event, posted a 3-0 mark to win the 184-pound class in the Freshman/Sophomore Division.

Also for the Chippewas, Nick Blackburn (141) and Archer Anderson (125) each placed second, Mason Shrader (157) was third, Luke Cochran (197) and Nick Marienfeld (174) each placed fourth, Cole O'Boyle (197) placed fifth, and Mason Alessio (174) finished sixth.

Anderson and O'Boyle wrestled in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, while all of the others wrestled in the Open Division.

Aure opened with an 8-0 major decision victory over Jacob Brennamen of Edinboro, then defeated Indiana's Lucas Peters, 4-1; and then downed Blackburn in the final, 5-2.

Cramer downed Ohio State's Carson Mize, 11-8, in his opening pount andthen posted a 20-2 technical fall victory over Tyson Clear of Edinboro to reach the final, where he dfeated Cody Kirk of Davidson, 8-3.

Match-by-match results for CMU wrestlers with won-loss record in parenthesis

OPEN DIVISION
Cameron Chinavare (0-2), 133 pounds
L Nathan Jerore, Michigan, 7-2
L Calvin Werden, Northern Illinois, 10-5

Andrew Austin (1-2), 133
W Nick Molchak, Kent State, 12-3 MD
L Jackson Blum, Indiana, 3-1 MD
L Lucian Brink, Northern Illinois, M For

Kellan Aure (3-0), 141, first place
W Jacob Brennamen, Edinboro, 8-0 MD
W Lucas Peters, Indiana, 4-1
W Nick Blackburn, Central Michigan, 5-2

Nick Blackburn (2-1), 141, second place
W Landen Duncan, Kent State, 4-1
W Jaden Crumpler, Michigan State, 4-0
L Kellan Aure, Central Michigan, 5-2

Colin Kacena (0-2), 149
L Jacob Brya, Northern Illinois, 4-0
L Aidan Torres, Indiana, 16-0 TF

Jimmy Nugent (3-2), 149
W Lucan O'Brien, Northern Illinois, 5-1
W Samuel Cartella, Northwestern, 4-1
L Michael Gioffre, Illinois, 4-2
W Clayton Jones, Michigan State, 8-7
L Samuel Cartella, Northwestern, medical forfeit

Mason Shrader (4-1), 157, third place
W Keegan Knapp, Kent State, 19-4 TF
W Ryan Garvick, Indiana, 5-3
L Chance McClane, Arizona State, 14-3 MD
W Aidan Davis, Bucknell, 12-2 MD
W Darius Marines, Michigan State, 16-7 MD

Seth Larson (2-2), 157
W Aidan Davis, Bucknell, 8-4
L James Chance, Kent State, 9-1 MD
W Logan Fite, Duke, 16-3 MD
L Aidan Davis, Bucknell, 5-2

Chandler Amaker (2-2), 165
L Brett Smith, Northern Illinois, 3-2
W Boede Campbell, Ohio State, 8-1
W Cam Adams, Michigan State, 8-0 MD
L Jacob Bostelman, Northwestern, 7-3

Cole Hopkins (0-2), 165
L e'Than Birden, Ohio State, 7-2
L Colin Young, Northern Illinois, 4-2

Mason Alessio (3-2), 174, sixth place
W Magnus Kuokkanen, Indiana, 9-5
L Connor Owens, Michigan, 6-5
W Ethan Barr, Kent State, 6-3
W Brayden Gautreau, Central Michigan, 4-3
L Tate Geiser, Edinboro, 10-4

Nick Marienfeld (4-2), 174, fourth place
W Josh Knudten, Michigan, 8-1
L Tate Geiser, Edinboro, 7-2
W Magnus Kuokkanen, Indiana, 5-4
W Tommy Bennett, Northern Illinois, 12-9
W Connor Owens, Michigan, 6-5
L Tate Geiser, Edinboro, 20-4

Brayden Gautreau (2-2), 174
L Tommy Bennett, Northern Illinois, 11-3
W Aidan Carr, unattached, 21-4 TF
W Tyler Schofield, Northern Illinois, 4-2
L Mason Alessio, Central Michigan, 4-3

Trey Myers (0-2), 184
L Roman Rogotze, Indiana, 11-4
L Caleb Roe, Northern Illinois, 16-0 TF

Wyatt Ferguson (1-2), 184
W Jesse Perez, Northwestern, 10-9
L Damarion Ross, Northern Illinois, 4-1
L Ryan Boucher, Michigan State, 3-0

Cody Brenner (2-2), 184
W Ryan Boucher, Michigan State, 4-1
L Codei Khawaja, Michigan, 7-3
W Ronald Dimmerling, Kent State, 9-4
L Roman Rogotze, Indiana, 5-2

Adrien Cramer (2-2), 184
W Trent Thomas, Kent State, 5-3
L Luke Vanadia, Michigan State, 10-8
W Ryan Boucher, Michigan State, 4-2
L Trent Thomas, Kent State, 7-2

Luke Cochran (3-2), 197 fourth place
L Blake Schaffer, Kent State, 8-5
W Damion Schunke, Arizona State, 19-4 TF
W Demond Harrison, Michigan State, 13-4 MD
W Spencer Mooberry, Northern Illinois, 8-1
L Blake Schaffer, Kent State, 13-7

Bryan Caves (2-2), 285
W James Campbell, Michigan State, 14-2 MD
L Sean Carroll, Northern Illinois, 8-1
W Ben Szuba, Arizona State, 7-2
L Max Vanadia, Michigan State, 6-3

Aidan Fockler (3-2), 285
W Lance Trost, Michigan, Fall 1:38
W Brentan Simmerman, Kent State, 5-1
L Ben Szuba, Arizona State, Fall 2:40
W Caleb Marzolino, Indiana, 21-6
L Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 6-1

Simon Lato (1-2), 285
L Devon Dawson, Northern Illinois, 14-3 MD
W Lance Trost, Michigan, 9-1
L Ben Szuba, Arizona State, 5-2

David McCarthy, (0-2), 285
L Josh Terrill, Michigan State, 18-3 MD
L James Campbell, Michigan State, 14-2 MD

FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE DIVISION
Archer Anderson (3-1), 125, second place
W Donnel Mendez, Grand Valley State, 18-7 MD
W Joshua Vazquez, Northern Illinois, 17-0 TF
W Damian Moreno, Arizona State, 14-5 MD
L Chris Vargo, Edinboro, 16-7 MD

Lane Button (1-2) 157
L Jabari Hinson, Arizona State, 3-1
W Scott Speakman, Findlay, 4-1
L Gunnar Myers, Northwestern, 6-4

Gavin Craner (3-0), 184, first place
W Carson Mize, Ohio State, 11-8
W Tyson Clear, Edinboro, 20-2 TF
W Cody Kirk, Davidson, 8-3

Cole O'Boyle (3-2), 197, fifth place
W Max Acciardi, Arizona State, 13-11
L Derek Badgely, Grand Valley State, 11-9
W Bernard Harrison, Grand Valley Sate, Fall 4:05
W Benjamin Leece, Grand Valley State, 9-8
L Mason Higley, Kent State, 18-1 TF
W Derek Badgely, Grand Valley State, 4-2