EAST LANSING, Mich. – In the final home dual of his coaching career, Michigan State wrestling head coach Tom Minkel walked off the platform at Jenison Field House with a win as the Spartans defeated Northwestern, 19-15, Sunday afternoon.
For the second consecutive home match, the dual wasn’t decided until the last bout, but the Spartans prevailed this time on Dimitrus Renfroe’s 5-3 decision at heavyweight over Conan Jennings. MSU (1-12, 1-7 Big Ten) won the final three matches and six overall against the Wildcats (1-9, 0-5) to rally from a 12-3 deficit.
“I thought I might be sad about it, but really it was a lot of fun today,” said Minkel, who is retiring following his 25th season at MSU in 2015-16.