Right after Fargo 2018 ended, Jordan Crace verbally committed to wrestle for Michigan State University. Crace made the announcement on social media Friday evening.

This is only the beginning!#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/niyiB9VIaH

— Jordan Crace® (@jsc_120) July 20, 2018

Crace finished third as a freshman and was a Division II state champ as a sophomore for St. Paris Graham in Ohio. The rising senior has since transferred to Elyria, where he will be seeking a Division I (big school) state title to close out his career.

Currently ranked sixth at 138lbs, Crace just made the Junior freestyle semis before falling to sixth place at Fargo. He helped Ohio finish as runner-up in the team race for the second consecutive year.

About his commitment to the Spartans, Crace told FloWrestling the following:

"I felt like i was going to fit right in from the first time I visited MSU. The coaches and I get along so well, and the environment at MSU is amazing! We’re on the rise for sure!"

Entering Fargo, Crace was No. 23 on the Class of 2019 Big Board. That puts him at fourth in a very strong group of rising seniors from the state of Ohio, which has six total in the top 26. All of them were Fargo All-Americans.

We had him as the 19th best prospect at 141 pounds, though he will probably be moved up to 149 when those are updated in the next few weeks.

This past December, Crace beat two-time California state champ Cleveland Belton and two-time Ohio state champ Jordan Decatur to make the Ironman finals. You can watch the Decatur match below.

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Crace is the first prospect to commit to Michigan State from the Class of 2019, and the highest rated incoming prospect to verbal to MSU since Roger Chandler took over as the Spartans head coach.