In their first competition of the year, Oklahoma State had an incredibly successful Michigan State Open. Despite sending only a few of their starters to East Lansing, five different Cowboy wrestlers came away with titles at their respective weight classes in the Open Division. Check out the below article to see the results for all five champions with video links to all of their matches.

Cael Hughes, 133 Pounds

Rd of 16 - 20-3 tech fall over Noah Mattin, NMWA

Quarterfinals - 11-2 major decision over Lucian Brink, Northern Illinois

Semifinals - 11-2 major decision over Sean Spidle, Central Michigan

Finals - 7-4 win over Zan Fugitt, Wisconsin

Tagen Jamison, 141 Pounds

Rd of 16 - 14-4 major decision over Pierce Taylor, Ohio

Quarterfinals - 12-3 major decision over Christian Small, Lake Erie

Semifinals - 11-2 major decision over Nathan Jerore, Michigan

Finals - FALL (2:53) over Gabriel Bouyssou, Spartan Combat

Jersey Robb, 184 Pounds

Rd of 16 - 20-4 tech fall over Jack Cummings, Michigan

Quarterfinals - 14--3 major decision over Mason Christiansen, Oregon State

Semifinals - 8-5 (SV-1) decision over Jared McGill, Edinboro

Finals - 5-3 decision over Adrien Cramer, Central Michigan

Cody Merrill, 197 Pounds

Rd of 16 - FALL (2:51) over Niccolo Colucci, Wisconsin

Quarterfinals - 19-5 major decision over Cameron Wood, Central Michigan

Semifinals - 8-7 win over Remy Cotton, Michigan State

Finals - 4-2 win over Evan Bates, Northwestern

Donner Doucet, 285 Pounds

Rd of 16 - FALL (4:17) over Drew Harris, Ohio

Quarterfinals - 5-0 decision over Dzhabrail Khurshidov, Michigan

Semifinals - 5-0 decision over Max Vanadia, Michigan State

Finals - 2-0 decision over Jordan Greer, Ohio

What Does This Mean For The Cowboys?

Of the 5 wrestlers who won titles, only #14 Tagen Jamison is a guaranteed starter for the Cowboys this year. Cael Hughes and Cody Merrill were both top recruits but will be in roster battles at 133 and 197 respectively. Hughes will have to upend veteran Reece Witcraft at 133 and Luke Surber is currently the front-runner to start at 197. Oklahoma State will likely take most of the season to sort out these roster battles but this is a great start for both Hughes and Merrill.

Robb and Doucet will serve as backups behind All-Americans this year with Dustin Plott manning 184 pounds and Wyatt Hendrickson wrestling at heavyweight. Regardless of how the starting lineup works out for the Cowboys, winning 5 of 10 weights is a great sign for first-year coach David Taylor.

Other Oklahoma State Wrestlers At The MSU Open

Along with the wrestlers who won the Open Division, Oklahoma State had eight other wrestlers who placed in either the Freshman/Sophomore Division or the Open Division. Check out the results for those wrestlers below:

• Sam Smith - 3rd place in 125-pound Open Division
• JJ McComas - 1st place in 133-pound Freshman/Sophomore Division
• Zach Blankenship - 6th place in 133-pound Open Division
• Kolter Burton - 2nd place in 141-pound Freshman/Sophomore Division
• Cutter Sheets - 3rd place in 149-pound Open Division
• Ramon Salazar - 5th place in 149-pound Freshman/Sophomore Division
• Caleb Fish - 5th place in 157-pound Open Division
• Colin Young - 5th place in 165-pound Freshman/Sophomore Division

Michigan State University Open Champions

125: Nicolar Rivera, Wisconsin
133: Cael Hughes, Oklahoma State
141: #14 Tagen Jamison, Oklahoma State
149: Jaxon Joy, Spartan Combat
157: #4 Peyten Kellar, Ohio
165: Bryce Hepner, Ohio State
174: Alex Cramer, Central Michigan
184: Jersey Robb, Oklahoma State
197: Cody Merrill, Oklahoma State
285: Konner Doucet, Oklahoma State