During the 2021-22 season the Spartans finished with an overall record of 10-4 and went 4-4 in Big 10 duals, including a 17-16 victory over then #17 Purdue and a 20-17 win over #14 Rutgers. Outside of the Big 10, Michigan State posted a 19-17 win over #21 Central Michigan. The Spartans went on to finish the season placing 12th at the Big 10 tournament and 41st at the national tournament with five national qualifiers, all of which return to the lineup in 2022-23.

125: Tristan Lujan (JR)

133: Rayvon Foley (GR)

141: Jordan Hamdan (RS JR)

149: Peyton Omania (RS JR) or Eddie Homrock (JR)

157: Chase Saldate (JR)

165: Caleb Fish (JR)

174: DJ Shannon (JR) or Marty Larkin (JR) or Luke Daly (SO)

184: Layne Malczewski (RS SR)

197: Cameron Caffey (GR)

285: Ryan Vasbinder (GR)

125: Tristan Lujan (JR)

Last year Selma, CA native Tristan Lujan established himself into Michigan State’s lineup and had mixed results, however, showed a lot of upside into how he can compete for the green and white. Lujan had close matches with top 20 opponents like Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), Devin Schroder (Purdue), Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), and Drake Ayala (Iowa) while posting wins over B1G opponents Jacob Moran (Indiana) and Zach Spence (Maryland). Look for Lujan to continue to build on his 2021-22 season and push into the top 25 during his junior campaign.

133: Rayvon Foley (GR)

Foley has been the focal point of the Spartans lineup since becoming the starter during his true freshman season in 2017-18. Since then Foley has qualified for the national tournament four times in four tries, including placing seventh at the national tournament in 2019. He has also been ranked as high as fifth and holds a resume of wins over the likes of Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), Chris Cannon (Northwestern), Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), Devin Schroder (Purdue), Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), and many other national qualifiers and All-Americans. With a sea of seniors graduating and others moving out of the weight, look for Foley to finish his last year in a Spartan singlet high on the podium at the national tournament in Tulsa.

141: Jordan Hamdan (RS JR)

After qualifying for the national tournament in 2020-21 at 133, Hamdan moved up to 141 last year with Rayvon Foley making the move up to 133. Since moving up to 141 he saw limited time behind fifth year senior Matt Santos, however, has posted wins over the likes of Josh Saunders (Cornell), Bryce West (Northern Iowa), Boo Dryden (Minnesota), and Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern) during his time in the green and white. Going into this season expect Hamdan to have grown into the 141 pound weight class and be in the mix at the B1G tournament this year. Assuming he has grown into the weight, Hamdan will be impactful to the Spartan lineup and make it back to the big show in Tulsa.

149: Peyton Omania (RS JR) or Eddie Homrock (JR)

Over the course of the last two years Peyton Omania has cemented himself as the starter at 149 for Michigan State and posted wins over Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) and Kanen Storr (Michigan). He has also won two-straight U23 national crowns and won a bronze medal at the 2019 Junior Worlds in Greco at 67kg. Going into this season, however, it seems that Roger Chandler and his coaching staff are going to have to make tough decisions at the weight class. A year ago Omania posted a record of 8-13 (2-8 in the B1G) with his best win coming over Cody Komara (Kent State). During that time, Eddie Homrock has continued to battle at 141 and 149 for the Spartans and has posted wins over Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) and Nico Bolivar (Indiana) while he has been a backup to Santos and Omania. Look for their wrestle-off match to be close and for Omania and Homrock to split time before someone emerges as a starter.

157: Chase Saldate (JR)

Chase Saldate came to East Lansing in the fall of 2020 and became an instant boost to the Spartan lineup qualifying for the NCAA’s as a true freshman in 2021. Last year he also qualified for NCAA’s before going 0-2 in Detroit. Saldate has a resume of wins over Kendall Coleman (Purdue), Brock Mauller (Missouri), and Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) and is known for being savvy and always having entertaining matches. With a large crop of graduated seniors leaving the weight, expect Saldate to move up in the rankings and make a run in Tulsa this coming year.

165: Caleb Fish (JR)

Eaton Rapids, MI native Caleb Fish burst onto the collegiate scene last year when in his second starting dual upset #11 Zach Hartman of Bucknell 11-5. He would go on to beat Davison superstar and now Penn State foe Alex Facundo 5-3 at the Southern Scuffle before qualifying for the national tournament. Fish has consistently had close matches with top 20 opponents and is on the verge of becoming a staple to the 165 pound weight class. Expect him to continue to build on a solid 2021-22 year and establish himself as a threat to the weight in the coming year.

174: DJ Shannon (JR) or Marty Larkin (JR) or Luke Daly (SO)

The Michigan State coaching staff went and nabbed DJ Shannon from Illinois during the off-season where he is now the favorite to start for the Spartans during the 2022-23 season. While at Illinois he was the starter at 174 for two consecutive years and was a match away from making it to the national tournament. Throughout his collegiate career he has won matches over Emil Soehnlen (Purdue), Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma), Fritz Schriel (Ohio State), and Andrew McNally (Wisconsin). Shannon will be competing with Marty Larkin and Luke Daly who have been solid backups for the Spartans thus far in their career. Look for Shannon to emerge as the starter and attempt to make a run at the B1G and national tournaments.

184: Layne Malczewski (RS SR)

Malczewski has qualified for the national tournament three times in three attempts (one at 174 and two at 184) and has been a perennial top 20 competitor for the Spartans during his time donning the green and white. He holds wins over former All-American John Poznanski (Rutgers) and other national qualifiers including Kyle Cochran (Maryland), Max Lyon (Purdue), Jack Jessen (Northwestern), and Rocky Jordan (Ohio State). Malczewski has proven that he can compete with the best and with a slew of graduating seniors leaving the weight, expect him to be gunning for the podium in Tulsa this year.

197: Cameron Caffey (GR)

Cam Caffey has been a staple in the Spartan lineup since the 2018-19 season and has now qualified for the national tournament four times in four tries, making the round of 12 once and the round of 16 twice. Caffey has been ranked as high as sixth during his time in a Spartan singlet and he holds numerous wins over All-Americans including the likes of National Champion Max Dean (Penn State), Taylor Venz (Nebraska), Lucas Davison (Northwestern), Michael Beard (Penn State), and Greg Bulsak (Rutgers). He has been knocking on the door to All-American his entire college career, and this year he is a favorite to be high on the podium at the national tournament while some consider him a dark horse to contend for a national title.

285: Ryan Vasbinder (GR)

Vasbinder transferred to Michigan State from McKendree in the summer of 2021. Prior to coming to Michigan State, Vasbinder was a Division II national champion at 197 pounds. Last season Vasbinder sat behind Cam Caffey at 197 and now graduated Brad Wilton at heavyweight. With Wilton gone, Vasbinder now moves in to fill a vacant heavyweight spot. Assuming that Vasbinder has put on enough size throughout the summer he should be a solid competitor for the Spartans.