No. 21 Indiana Drops Dual at No. 18 Michigan

Sunday, January 26

Ann Arbor, Mich.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

#18 Michigan

1/26/2025 5:28:00 PM | Wrestling

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Despite leading 10-0 to start the match, No. 21 Indiana fell to No. 18 Michigan, 22-13, on Sunday afternoon at the Crisler Center.

With the loss, Indiana falls to 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.

The Hoosiers split the weekend with a win at Michigan State on Friday, 35-3.

KEY MOMENTS
• No. 18 Jacob Moran (125) put up points in a hurry to start off the dual with a 17-2 tech fall over Wilfried Tanefeu to open the match to give IU a 5-0 lead.
• No. 27 Angelo Rini (133) followed up Moran with a tech fall of his own with an 18-3 win against Teddy Flores to put Indiana up 10-0.
• Michigan won their next three matches to make it 10-10 at the break.
• After Michigan took the wins at 165 and 174 lbs., freshman Sam Goin (184) made his first Big Ten dual appearance and upset No. 20 Jaden Bullock in a 12-6 decision.
• Michigan closed out the dual with two wins at 197 and 285 lbs. with two close wins as No. 2 Jacob Cardenas (197) beat No. 20 Gabe Sollars in an 8-4 decision and No. 9 Josh Heindselman (285) beat No. 18 Jacob Bullock by decision, 2-1.

NOTABLES
• Rini has won his last two matches by tech fall.
• Moran and Rini each went 2-0 on the weekend.
• Goin's upset of No. 20 Jaden Bullock marked his third ranked victory of the season.
• Bullock and Heindselman's match was a rematch from the finals at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships when Heindselman edged Bullock in a 5-4 decision.

MATCH RESULTS

125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Wilfried Tanefeu (UM)                       |TF, 17-2 |        Score: IU up 5-0

133: No. 27 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Teddy Flores (UM)                    |TF, 18-3 (7:00) |         Score: IU up 10-0

141: No. 11 Sergio Lemley (UM) def. No. 25 Henry Porter (IU)     |MD, 15-2 |                   Score: IU up 10-4

149: Cameron Catrabone (UM) def. Joey Buttler (IU)                  |Dec. 8-1 |                  Score: IU up 10-7

157: No. 15 Chase Saldate (UM) def. Ryan Garvick (IU)                |Dec. 11-5 |                Score: Tied 10-10

165: No. 10 Beau Mantanona (UM) def. No. 12 Tyler Lillard (IU) |Dec. 8-5 |             Score: UM up 13-10

174: No. 29 Joseph Walker (UM) def. No. 26 Derek Gilcher (IU)      |Dec. 8-2 |            Score: UM up 16-10

184: Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 20 Jaden Bullock (UM)                       |Dec. 12-6 |          Score: UM up 16-13

197: No. 2 Jacob Cardenas (UM) def. No. 20 Gabe Sollars (IU)         |Dec. 8-4 |           Score: UM up 19-13

285: No. 9 Josh Heindselman (UM) def. No. 18 Jacob Bullock (IU)                 |Dec. 2-1 |          Score: UM up 22-13

FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 18 MICHIGAN 22, No. 21 INDIANA 13

UP NEXT
• Indiana will return to the mat on Saturday, Feb. 1 against Northwestern at 4 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall.