TRENTON, N.J. – Cleveland State is tied for 11th place with 17 points after the first day of the 2025 MAC Championships hosted by Rider University. The Vikings have five wrestlers remaining in the consolation brackets tomorrow.

CMU leads the championships with 98 points, Lock Haven is second with 85 and Rider is third with 73.5 points.

Nick Molchak (133 Pounds), Tate Geiser (165 Pounds), Ronald Dimmerling (174 Pounds), Joey Lyons (197 Pounds), and Daniel Bucknavich (285 Pounds) will be back on the mat tomorrow for the Green and White.

On the first day, the Vikings had three falls, three decisions, and two major decisions.

CSU Results at the MAC Championships
Ben Aranda – 125 Pounds (1 Bid)
Champ Round 1 – Bye
Champ Quarters – Ben Monn (GMU) DEC Aranda, 4-1 SV
Cons Round 2 – Grant Stahl (CMU) FALL Aranda, 6:50

Nick Molchak – 133 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – Bye
Champ Quarters – No. 30 Colton Camacho (EU) FALL Molchak (CSU), 6:11
Cons Round 2 – Molchak (CSU) MD Adan Benavidez (KSU), 14-0
Cons Quarters – TJ England (OU)

Ethan Mitchell – 141 Pounds (1 Bid)
Champ Round 1 – Kaden Jett (OU) DEC Mitchell (CSU), 2-0
Cons Round 2 – Dominic Hargrove (GMU) FALL Mitchell (CSU), 4:53

Connor Saylor – 149 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – Lucas Kapusta (LHU) FALL Saylor (CSU), 4:54
Cons Round 2 –   No. 26 Kaden Cassidy (GMU) TF Saylor (CSU), 15-0

Douglas Terry – 157 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – No. 22 DJ McGee (GMU) FALL Terry (CSU), :35
Cons Round 1 – Ryan Burgos (EU) MD Terry (CSU), 13-3

Tate Geiser – 165 Pounds (2 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – Bye
Champ Quarters – Chandler Amaker (CMU) DEC Geiser (CSU), 4-2
Cons Round 2 – Geiser (CSU) DEC Jack Lledo (OU), 9-6
Cons Quarters – Caden Dobbins (LHU)

Ronald Dimmerling – 174 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – Dimmerling (CSU) FALL Tommy Bennett (NIU), 6:09
Champ Quarters – No. 6 Garrett Thompson (OU) TF Dimmerling (CSU), 15-0
Cons Round 2 – Dimmerling (CSU) DEC Brody Evans (EU), 4-2
Cons Quarters – No. 30 Avery Bassett (LHU)

JR Reed – 184 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 –Marcus Petite (UB) INJ Reed (CSU), 5:08
Cons Round 2 – Adrian Gacek (CU) FOR Reed (CSU)

Joey Lyons – 197 Pounds (1 Bid)
Champ Round 1 – Lyons (CSU) DEC Lonnell Owens-Pabon (UB), 2-1
Champ Quarters – No. 29 Tucker Hogan (LHU) DEC Lyons (CSU), 4-2
Cons Round 2 – Lyons (CSU) MD Nicholas Lodato (EU), 14-2
Cons Quarters – Tyler Kocak (GMU)

No. 27 Daniel Bucknavich – 285 Pounds (3 Bids)
Champ Round 1 – Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Jack MacDonald (UB), 1:21
Champ Quarters – Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Bryan Caves (CMU), 3:58
Champ Semis – No. 17 Gavin Hoffman (LHU) DEC No. 27 Bucknavich (CSU), 3-2
Cons Semis – Winner match 172