EAST LANSING, Mich. – Sun Devil Wrestling made noise all day throughout Jenison Field House at the Michigan State Open to begin the 2025-26 season on Saturday. Arizona State saw six first-place finishes and nine of its 20 wrestlers advance to their respective weight class finals, including two sets of Sun Devils squaring off in the finals at 165lb and 174lb.
The highly anticipated debut of Kyler Larkin did not disappoint, as the freshman phenom went a perfect 4-0, including two falls and two tech falls, to secure first-place in the 133LB fresh / soph division.
Older brother Kaleb Larkin followed suit with a clean sweep 4-0 of his own, which featured two falls, a tech fall and a major decision en route to a first-place finish of his own.
Pierson Manville (141LB) and Nicco Ruiz (165LB) joined the Larkins in the winners' circle in the freshman / sophomore division, as Chance McLane (157LB) and Leo Tukhlynovych (174LB) claimed first in the open division.
Full individual results
125 freshman /sophomore | Damian Moreno (5-1)
R1: Dec. 7-1 over Bryce Arbogast (Edinboro)
R2: TF 21-4 (5:51) over Simon Dominguez (GVSU)
QF: Dec. 9-3 over Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State)
SF: Archer Anderson (Central Michigan) MD 14-5 over Moreno
ConsSF: Dec. 7-3 over Ty Henderson (Purdue)
ConsF: Dec. 8-5 over Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State)
125 open | An’ee Vigil (2-2)
R1: Dec. 5-2 over Anthony Isek (Indiana)
R2: Nick Corday (Michigan State) Dec. SV over Vigil
Cons1: F 6-1 (2:03) over Anthony Isek (Indiana)
Cons2: Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) TF 15-0 (2:49) over Vigil (2:49)
133 freshman / sophomore | Kyler Larkin (4-0 / first-place)
R1: F 13-1 (4:10) over Jaiden Sarabia (Kent State)
QF: TF 20-3 (3:11) over Conor McAlary (Michigan State)
SF: TF 19-3 (5:40) over Gavin Jendreas (Indiana)
Finals: F 18-5 (4:52) over Vincent Paino (Purdue)
133 open | Carter Dibert (0-2)
R1: Adan Benavidez Dec. 6-5 over Dibert
Cons 1: Markel Baker F 12-0 over Dibert (5:24)
141 freshman / sophomore | Pierson Manville (4-0 / first-place)
R1: TF 17-1(2:23) over Brady Vogt (GVSU)
QF: TF 17-1 (3:22) over Sean Larkin (Michigan State)
SF: Dec. 2-0 over Brogan Fielding (Ohio State)
Finals: TF 21-5 (4:01) over Mason Tieffel (Kent State)
149 freshman / sophomore | Kaleb Larkin (4-0 / first-place)
R1: F 14-1 (2:00) over Rayaan Tabaddor
QF: F 13-2 (4:02) over Landon Thomas
SF: TF 17-2 (4:53) over Hunter Sturgill (Indiana)
Finals: MD 15-1 over Cooper Hilton (Michigan)
157 open | Chance McLane (4-0 / first-place )
R1: MD 11-0 (:48) over Dillon Lanfair
QF: MD 14-3 over Mason Schrader (Central Michigan)
SF: TF 20-3 (4:49) over Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State)
Finals: M FOR 0-0 over James Chance (Kent State)
157 open | Michael Kilic (2-2)
R1: James Chance (Kent State) MD 11-0 over Kilic
Cons1: F (:36) over Dillon Lanfair
Cons2: MD 9-0 over Brody Hallin (Northern Illinois)
Cons3: Ryan Garvick (Indiana Dec. 7-4 over Kilic
157 freshman / sophomore | Jabari Hinson (3-2)
R1: Dec. 6-4 over Silas Stits (Kent State)
QF: Dec. 3-1 over Lane Button (Central Michigan)
SF: Justin Gates (Michigan) Dec. 8-3 over Hinson
Cons1: Silas Stits (Kent State) Dec. 6-2 over Hinson
Cons2: Dec. 5-3 over Garret McChesney (Edinboro)
165 freshman / sophomore | Nicco Ruiz
R1: F 3-0 (2:57) over Dennis Aleksandryak
QF: TF 16-0 (3:26) over Tyler Pressel (GVSU)
SF: TF 19-3 (5:55) over Adrian Pellot (Purdue)
Finals: TF 19-3 (6:45) over Israel Ibarra (ASU)
165 freshman /sophomore | Israel Ibarra (3-1)
QF: MD 12-4 over Damon Michaels (Edinboro)
SF: Dec. 6-2 over Reese Stephen (Kent State)
Finals: Nicco Ruiz (ASU) TF 19-3 (6:45) over Ibarra
174 open | Cael Valencia (3-1)
R1: MD 12-2 over Marc Koch (Davidson)
QF: MD 15-7 over Connor Owens (Michigan)
SF: MD 12-3 over Tyler Schofield (Northern Illinois)
Finals: Leo Tukhlynovych (ASU) Dec. 10-9 over Valencia
174 open | Leo Tukhlynovych (4-0 / first-place)
R1: TF 19-3 (5:52) over Aiden Carr
QF: Dec. 7-5 over Tate Geiser (Edinboro)
SF: Dec. 7-3 over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois)
Finals: Dec. 10-9 over Cael Valencia (ASU)
184 open | Shay Addison (2-3)
R1: MD 17-6 over Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois)
QF: MD 21-7 over Roman Rogotzke (Indiana)
SF: Codei Khawaja (Michigan) Dec. 8-5 over Addison
Cons1: Trent Thomas (Kent State) M FOR over Addison
Cons2: Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois) M FOR over Addison
197 freshman / sophomore | Aidan Ysaguirre (3-1)
R1: TF 21-4 (5:48) over Bernard Harrison (GVSU)
QF: Dec. 10-3 over Luke Sparkman (Findlay)
SF: MD 14-3 over Mason Higley (GVSU)
Finals: Alex Smith (Northern Illinois) Dec. 7-2 over Ysaguirre
197 open | Jacob Meissner (0-2)
R1: Kael Wisner (Michigan State) MD 8-0 over Meissner
Cons1: Demond Harrison (Michigan State) Dec. 8-4 over Meissner
197 open | Damion Schunke (0-2)
R1: Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois) Dec. 5-3 over Schunke
Cons1: Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) TF 19-4 (6:52) over Schunke
197 open | Max Acciardi (3-2)
R1: Cole O’Boyle (Central Michigan) F 13-11 (6:37) over Acciardi
Cons1: F 16-1 (4:12) over Luke Sparkman (Findlay)
Cons2: Dec. 15-13 over Marcell Booth (Northwestern)
ConsQF: Dec. 12-5 over Derek Badgely (GVSU)
ConsSF: Mason Higley (Kent State) F 6-1 (2:36) over Acciardi
285 open | David Szuba (4-2)
R1: F 13-5 (5:46) over Jayson Roy
R2: F 3-0 (:29) over DJ Spring (Davidson)
QF: F 10-1 (2:40) over Aidan Fockler (Central Michigan)
SF: Carter Blough (GVSU) Dec. SV 4-1 over D.Szuba
Cons1: Max Vanadia (Michigan State) Dec. SV 11-8 over D. Szuba
Cons2: NC over Josh Terrell (Michigan State)
285 open | Ben Szuba (2-2)
R1: Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) Dec. 7-2 over B.Szuba
Cons1: Max Vanadia (Michigan State) MD 11-3 over B. Szuba
Cons2: TF 21-3 (6:08) over Jayson Roy
Cons2: Dec. 5-2 over Simon Lato (Central Michigan)
Up next
The Sun Devils' season will roll on as the team is set to compete in the first-ever National Duals in Tulsa, Okla., next week with a $1,000,000 prize on the line. The squad will begin with a first-round dual against Michigan to kick things off.
ASU will be one of 16 schools competing in the groundbreaking National Duals Invitational, scheduled to take place on Nov. 15-16 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 16-team field reflects both tradition and depth in college wrestling. Cornell, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech earned automatic bids by finishing in the top 12 at the 2025 NCAA Championships. ASU will be joined by Lehigh, Little Rock, Missouri, and Wyoming, who were randomly selected from programs finishing between 13 and 24. Together, the competitors have combined for more than 60 NCAA team titles and 450 individual national champions.
In addition to world-class competition, the event will feature a record-setting $1 million prize purse — the first of its kind in collegiate wrestling. The champion will claim $200,000, with $150,000 awarded to both the runner-up and third-place teams, and prize money extending through eighth place. Every participating program will also receive a $20,000 stipend, underscoring the Invitational’s commitment to supporting the sport at the highest level.
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