Metcalf honored as Big Ten Athlete of the Year
6/20 - Davison native Brent Metcalf was not only the best wrestler in the Big Ten this year, but he can also now call himself the best athlete in the entire Big Ten. Today Metcalf was named the Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year.
Metcalf's trophy case has got to be getting full as he has already been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year as well as the Hodge Trophy winner, going to the nation's top wrestler. Metcalf won the Big Ten and NCAA Title this year at 149lbs for the University of Iowa. Click more to read the full release from the Big Ten.
Cunningham leaving CMU for Iowa State
5/30 - One of Michigan's biggest wrestling names will be leaving the state next year as former Fulton state champ and NCAA champ for CMU Casey Cunnigham has taken a job as an assistant at Iowa State University. Cunningham, who has coached for 7 years at CMU, has been training and competing as well and is one of the top 163lb freestyle wrestlers in the world. For the full release from Iowa State, click more.
Tyrell Todd earns Olympic Trials berth
5/19 - The last chance for qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Trials came last weekend in Colorado at the Rocky Mountain Regional. One of the men earning a right to wrestle for the Olympic squad was University of Michigan all-american Tyrell Todd who won the 185lb freestyle division. Two other Wolverines fell just short, finishing 2nd at the Rocky Mountain regional as Michael Watts and Josh Churella finished runner up at 121 and 145.5lbs. For full results from the Rocky Mountain Regional, click more.
Michigan colleges make academic Top 30
5/10 -The NCWA released their National All-Academic Team today as well as the top 30 academic programs in the country. All four of Michigan's Division I College wrestling programs made the list with Eastern Michigan leading the way in 22nd with a 2.934 team GPA. MSU camp in 23rd, followed by CMU in 25th and Michigan in 30th. Click more to view Michigan's members of the All-Academic team.
Metcalf wins Hodge Award
3/29 - Brent Metcalf did it all this year. He won the Big Ten tournament and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. He won the toughest weight of the NCAA Tournament in dominant fashion and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. Now to add to his trophy case he was named the Hodge Award winner for 2008. The Hodge Award, which is commonly reffered to as the Heisman of college wrestling, is awarded yearly to the collegiate wrestler of the year. Metcalf, just a sophomore, finished this year 39-1 with 12 pins, 7 tech falls,
and 9 major decisions. Next year he will bide to become just the third multiple time Hodge winner since it's inception in 1994.
Metcalf is the man after dominant NCAA win
3/21 - Davison native Brent Metcalf was arguably the most dominant champion of tonight's NCAA finals as he scored a 14-8 decision over Penn State's Bubba Jenkins to win the 149lb national championship. Metcalf's performance did not go
unrecognized as he was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. Caro native Wynn Michalak of CMU fell short at 197lbs and the Wolverine pair of Eric Tannenbaum and Steve Luke also lost in close finals matches. The Chipps and Wolverines tied for 6th overall while Metcalf's Iowa Hawkeyes ran away with the team title. For a full recap of the NCAA Finals, click more.
Metcalf, Tannenbaum, Gomez among Big 10 winners
3/9 - The University of Michigan garnered three individual Big 10 titles today in Minneapolis to propel them to a third place team finish. Kellen Russell, Eric Tannenbaum,and Steve Luke won titles for UM, while Franklin Gomez won a Big Ten crown for MSU. Davison native Brent Metcalf won the biggest match of the day as he upended Dustin Schlatter to win the 149lb title. Click more for full recap.
Chipps win 7th straight MAC title
3/8 - Central Michigan continued their reign as kings of the MAC today as they wrapped up their 7th straight conference title with a school-record tying 9 individual National Qualifiers. CMU claimed 7 individual titles from Brandon Carter, Steve Brown, Trevor Stewart, Brandon Sinnott, Christian Sinnott, Wynn Michalak, and Bubba Gritter. Also receiving wildcard selections to compete in the NCAA Championships were CMU's Luke Smith and Connor Beebe, along with EMU's Charlie Pienaar. EMU true freshman Andrew Novak was selected as the first alternate to compete at the NCAAs.
Sparta duo leads Olivet to 11th place NCAA finish
3/8 - For the second consecutive year a Sparta grad led Olivet by finishing runner up at the NCAA Division III Tournament. Last year it was Kyle Vanderhyde, this year it was Jason Brew. Brew lived up to his seed as he finished 2nd at 157lbs. Vanderhyde finished 4th at 174 after making the finals a year ago. North Central's Adam Johnson, native to Portland, fell in the semifinals but came back to finish 3rd at 133lbs.
Wolverines down rival Spartans
12/24 - #12 Michigan and Michigan State renewed their rivalry today in Ann Arbor with the Wolverines coming out on top. Michigan won 7 of 10 weights, including major decisions from Novi native Josh Churella (pictured) at 149 and Steve Luke at 174. UM avenged a loss to MSU last year in East Lansing. Among those winning for the Spartans was Alan O'Donell, who defeated former Lakewood High School teammate Eddie Phillips at 285lbs. Both squads are now off until the Big Ten
Championships, which are in two weeks in Minneapolis, MN. For a full recap of today's dual click more.
Muskegon finishes 12th at NJCAA Nationals
12/23 - Muskegon Community College finished 12th at the NJCAA Junior College National Championships behind the efforts of three all-americans. Chad Freind led the Jayhawks, finishing runner up at 197lbs while Jordan McKienna finished 6th at 165lbs and New Boston Huron native Jeremy Szekely nabbed AA honors finishing 8th at 125lbs. For full results, click more.
Olivet qualifies 3 for Nationals, finishes 2nd in region
12/23 - Olivet College finished 2nd in the Midwest Regional Tournament, advancing three individuals to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Winning regional crowns and qualifying for the Comets was sparta natives Jason Brew and Kyle Vanderhyde at 149 and 174lbs, as well as Darin Cruickshank at 165lbs. The Div III Nationals are in two weeks on March 7-8 in Cedar Rapids, IA. For full recap, click more.
Michigan loses heartbreaker to #1 Iowa
2/18 - The 10th ranked Michigan Wolverines fell just short of ending their current dual slump against top ranked Iowa today. The Wolverines split with Iowa, winning 5 of 10 matches, however, the Hawkeyes scored more bonus points to secure the win 20-16. Kellen Russell, Jeff Marsh, Eric Tannenbaum, Steve Luke, and Tyrel Todd all won for Michigan. UM was without senior all-american Josh Churella, who would have met up in a highly anticipated match with Davison High School native Brent Metcalf at 149lbs. Metcalf defeated Justin Chrzanowski via tech fall 25-8. For full box recap click more.
Muskegon qualifies 8 for NJCAA Nationals
The Muskegon Community College wrestling team finished second only to #2 ranked Meramec CC at the Central District/Region IV Wrestling Championships in River Grove, Illinois last weekend. Six Muskegon wrestlers reached the championship finals with David Wyper winning the championship at 285 lbs. Finishing second for was 125 lb. Jeremy Szekely (New Boston Huron), 133 lb. Jubran Nassar (Dearborn Fordson), 149 lb. Mike Leonard (Richmond), 165 lb. Jordan McKiernan (Richmond), and 197 lb. Chad Friend. Corey Moore of Bridgeport (184) and Corunna native Taylor Cochran also earned bids to the NJCAA Nationals, which are Feb 21-23 in Rochester, MN.
Wolverines, Spartans fall in Friday night duals
2/9 - Friday night was a bad evening for Michigan's Big Ten schools as Michigan and Michigan State both lost close duals. #6 Michigan fell to 10th ranked Penn State 20-14 while MSU lost to 7th ranked Ohio State 23-15. For full box scores from this weekend's college duals, click more. Michigan State will host #11 Northwestern sunday while Michigan travels to Columbus to take on #7 Ohio State.
EMU grapplers make history
2/4 - In just his second season at the helm of Eastern Michigan, coach Derek Delporto is already breaking records. His Eagle squad went 3-0 in Ithaca, NY last weekend, notching 14th win to surpass the school record for wins in a season. The record has held since 1974-1975, and this year's EMU squad is now 14-5, 2-1 in
the MAC. For full results from EMU's weekend, click more.
Brew wins Wheaton Invitational, Olivet finishes 6th
2/4 - Sparta grad Jason Brew, currently ranked #3 in NCAA DIII, continued his impressive junior season for Olivet College last weekend when he went 5-0 and won the 157lb division of the Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational. The comets finished 6th as a team as Kyle Vanderhyde (174), Darin Cruickshank (165), and Kyle Labrecque (125) also placed in the tournament. For full results from OC website, click more.
MCC crowns three champs at Laker Open
2/4 - Muskegon Community College had 5 finalists and three invidual champions at the Grand Valley State Laker Open saturday. Former Comstock Park state champ Elijiah Troost of MCC won the 125lb final over another former MI State Champ, Blair Mellish of Olivet College. Also winning for MCC was Mathais Sarli at 133 and David Wyper at 285.
Marsh upset over Poeta pushes Wolverines past Illini
2/2 - Joe McFarland's #6 ranked Wolverines rattled off six straight wins Friday night from 141 through 184 to pick up a Big Ten win over 15th ranked Illinois. The biggest win of the night went to Dexter native Jeff Marsh who upended the top ranked, previously
undefeated Mike Poeta of Illinois at 157lbs. For a full box score, as well as more college results from the weekend, click more.
Muskegon Community College wins Monon Bell Duals
1/28 - The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks won the Team Championship at the Monon Bell Duals at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN last saturday, January 26th.. The Jayhawks won their pool by defeating Mount St. Joseph 34-10 and Manchester College 30-12. Muskegon then defeated Tri-State University 34-13 to reach the championship match against Division II Indianapolis University. Muskegon CC defeated Indianapolis 25-18. Jayhawks going 4-0 on the day and getting big wins in the championship match were Elijah Troost of Comstock Park and Jordan McKiernan of Richmond. Click more for full duals results.
College weekend wraps up as Spartans fall to Purdue
1/27 - An action packed weekend of college wrestling wrapped up sunday afternoon in East Lansing as Purdue edged the Spartans 18-16. MSU also lost a nail-biter to #4 Minnesota on Friday night. The Gophers beat #6 Michigan as well this weekend to complete the MI-Big 10 weekend sweep. CMU and EMU clashed saturday as well, with the Chipps coming away victorious. For all the college results from this weekend, click more.
CMU knocks off Michigan in battle for state supremacy
1/20 - The 9th ranked Central Michigan Chippewas earned Michigan college bragging rights for the year as they downed #4 Michigan on Sunday 21-13 in Mt Pleasant. The Chipps were carried by their strong upperweights as they won 4 of the final 5 matches from 165 through 285, including an upset win by DCC native Trevor Stewart (pictured) at 165, who upended #2 ranked Eric Tannebaum 5-3. For full results, click more.
U of M, Brent Metcalf, Grand Valley headline Natl Duals
1/13 - The only dual that coach Joe McFarland and the Michigan Wolverines lost this weekend at the NWCA National Duals was the the University of Iowa, and they were not alone. The Hawkeyes dominated the tournament as Michigan was the only team to put up double digit points on them. The Hawks were led by Davison native Brent Metcalf, who was named tournament outstanding wrestler. Michigan ended up third after edging Minnesota 23-16 in the consolation finals. In the NCWA division, Grand Valley State sucessfully defended their title, as they beat Newman in the finals 31-21. Click more for a full recap of the duals.
Chipps knock off two ranked squads to remain perfect
1/8 - Coach Borelli's 5th ranked CMU squad won a pair of big duals Sunday to give them some momentum heading into the National Duals next weekend. The Chipps knocked off #16 Hofstra 22-14 and #13 Edinboro 28-11 to push their season record to 7-0. Among those going 2-0 on the day for CMU was Brandon Sinnott (pictured) who defeated the #6 and #12 ranked wrestlers at 174lbs. For a full recap of CMU's sunday duals, click more.
Wolverines go undefeated at Lone Star duals, EMU 3-1
1/8 - Michigan and Eastern Michigan both made the trip to Texas last weekend for the Lone Star Duals. UM went a perfect 3-0, tallying wins over Harvard, Columbia, and Appalachian State. EMU went 3-1, losing only to Appalachian State. Click more for full results from the Lone Star Duals.
MSU blanks Ohio U in first dual of new year
1/5 - Tom Minkel's MSU Spartans opened the new year with a 39-0 trouncing over Ohio University in front of the home crowd. True freshman Anthony Jones of Highland Park, a Division 3 state champ last year, made his debut and came away with an overtime win at 149lbs. For a recap and results from the MSU website, click more.
Metcalf wins Midlands Title, CMU finishes 3rd
12/31 - There was a large contingency of Michigan Grapplers in Evanston this weekend for the 45th Midlands Championships. As far as Michigan colleges go, Central Michigan, Michigan State, and Olivet College competed with CMU finishing 3rd behind Iowa & Iowa State. MSU finished 11th and Olivet finished 30th out of the field of 52 teams. The only Michigander to win gold was Davison native Brent Metcalf, who won the 149lb crown for the University of Iowa. Click more for a full recap.
Eastern Michigan blanks Olivet 42-0
12/21 - Coach Derek Delporto's EMU Eagles shut out Todd Hibbs and his Olivet Comet squad last night 42-0 in Ypsilanti. Olivet, currently ranked 16th in DIII, lost tight battles in many weights, but were unable to break through with a win. There were a few weights that featured former Michigan prep standouts squaring off,
including 125 where EMU's former 2x D2 state champ Andrew Novak of New Boston Huron defeated another former D2 state champ in Olivet's Blair Mellish 11-5. Click more to view the full recap from EMU's website.
CMU wins Reno TOC, bring home 4 individual titles
12/18 - Tom Borelli's #6 CMU Chippewas claimed 4 individual crowns at the Reno Tournament of Champions yesterday to push them to the tournament title. This is the second year that the Chipps have twon the tournament. Caro native Wynn Michalak (pictured) racked up 2 falls, a tech-fall, a major decision, and a 3-1 finals win en route to the 197lb title. Click more for full recap.
Olivet's Brew wins ONU Invite; Lahar finishes 2nd
12/17 - Olivet finished 4th at the Ohio Northern Invitational saturday led by two individual finalists. Former Sparta 2x state champ Jason Brew led the Comets as he won the title at 157lbs. True freshman Vince Lahar, a former 3x MI state champ from Clio, continued his impressive freshman campaign as he finished 2nd at 149lbs. Middleville native Dayne Fletke and Harper Creek grad Joe Yurisch also placed in the top 5. Fletke finished 4th at 184lbs and Yurisch was 5th at 197. Click more for a recap from the Olivet website.
Northwestern drops EMU 29-6
12/17 - Eastern Michigan fell yesterday at home to #9 Northwestern 29-6. Winning for EMU was Sean Clair at 133, who remains perfect in dual competetion, and Charles Pienaar at 174. Click more for complete results from Intermat.
EMU falls to #14 Edinboro 31-6
12/16 - Eastern Michigan suffered their first loss of the season at the War at the Shore in Edinboro. Coach Derek Delporto's Eagles lost 31-6 to the 14th ranked Fighting Scots. Winning for EMU was senior Charlie Pienaar at 184 and sophomore Sean Clair at 133. Clair remained undefeated in duals with a 4-3 win over NCAA qualifier Ricky Deubel. For full results, click more.
JJJ gives 2nd contribution to
Welcome to College
12/12 - Welcome to College is back with EMU freshman JJ Johnson's 2nd entry. In his latest blog JJ talks about his developments as a student athlete, differences
between high school and collegiate wreslting, and he offers some insight and advice to future prep and college wrestlers. Click more to see what JJ had to say!
EMU crushes Ohio U in season opener
12/8 - Coach Derek Delporto's EMU Eagle squad got their season off on the right foot thursday night with a dominant win over Ohio University. The Eagels won 8 of 10 wins en route to the 31-6 shelling. True freshman Andrew Novak of New Boston Huron, a D2 state champ last March, won his 1st career match with 1st period fall at 125lbs. Also earning a fall for EMU was Westland John Glenn native Rece Cox at 149lbs. Other Michigan natives picking up wins were Justin Brandel of Swan Valley at 165 at West Ottawa native John McClure at 197. For full recap of the dual from EMU website, click more.
Michigan wins Cliff Keen Invite with 3 champs
True freshman Russell explodes onto national scene
11/30 - #10 Michigan won the Cliff Keen Vegas Invitiational this weekend behind the efforts of 3 individual champions. The Wolverines finished 1st out of a 48 team field, edging 2nd place Missouri, ranked #7, by 2.5 points. Top ranked Eric Tannebaum and 7th ranked Tyrell Todd were not big surprises to win as they each entered the tournament seeded #1 and #2 at 165 and 184, respectively. However, true freshman Kellen Russell exploded onto the college scene as he entered the tournament unranked and seeded 13th, but stormed through the 141lb bracket en route to the championship. Click more for a full recap of the CK Invite.
Chipps down Spartans 33-3 in front of home crowd
11/30 - In front of nearly 2,000 fans at Rose Arena last night in Mt Pleasant, the CMU Chippewas defeated in state rival Michigan State 33-3. The only Spartan to win was 6th ranked Franklin Gomez, who defeated #14 Connor Beebe 10-3 at 133lbs. Scoring bonus points for the Chipps was Bubbba Gritter with a fall and Brandon Carter, Trevor Stewart, and Christian Sinnott with major decisions. For full results, click more.
College Previews for 2007 released
UM, MSU, CMU, EMU, and Olivet all previewed
The college season has already gotten underway, check out the MI Grappler college previews to stay in tune with what is happening at your favorite school! Click more to view previews.
Chippewas & Wolverines in action @ Northeast Duals
CMU dominates competetion, UM goes 3-1 @ Journeyman Duals
11/25 - Coach Tom Borelli's CMU Chippewas started their season in dominant fashion today at the Journeyman Northeast Duals in Troy, NY. The Chipps went 4-0, outscoring their opponents by a total of 148-15. #5 Michigan was also in action, going 3-1 with their lone loss coming in the form of an upset loss to Maryland. To view full results of CMU and UM from the duals, click more.
Grand Ledge grad Wright wins Mizzou Open
Missouri freshman wins first College title
11/122 - Grand Ledge graduate Pat Wright, currently a freshman at Missouri, won the first open tournament of his young career last weekend with a 1st place finish at the Missouri Open freshman/sophomore division. Wright went 4-0 on the day at 165lbs, including a 3-1 overtime win in the finals over Bryan Wells of Campbellsville. Click more to view full release from Missouri's website.
Michigan State goes 2-1 at ACC/Big Ten Clash
11/17 - MSU got their first dual wins of the season today at the ACC/Big Ten Clash in Chapel Hill, NC. The Spartans won their opening match over host North Carolina 21-15, then fell to Virginia 29-10 before ending their day with a 23-15 win over North Carolina State. Leading the way for MSU was 6th ranked Franklin Gomez, who stayed undefeated on the year with 3 wins today, including a 7-1 decision over 9th ranked Eric Albright of Virginia. Senior Joe Williams, ranked 14th, continued to impress at 197lbs, going 2-0 with a 10-2 major decision over 20th ranked Brent Jones of Virginia. Click more all of MSU's results on the day.
Olivet plays host to Comet Duals, finishes 2-2
11/17 - Olivet College hosted the Comet Duals this weekend and finished 2-2 on the day. The Comets, currently ranked 8th in NCAA Division III, soundly defeated Mount Union and 26th ranked Ohio Norther. They fell to #3 Wisconsin-Lacrosse 33-6 and were narrowly defeated by #12 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 24-18. Leading the way individually was former Sparta state champ Jason Brew, who went 4-0 at 157lbs. For full results from the Comet Duals, click more.
MSU's Gomez named Big Ten wrestler of the week
11/14 - MSU sophomore Franklin Gomez started his 07-08 campaign with a bang. Gomez won the MSU Open at 133 pounds, defeating Big Ten finalist Andrae Hernandez of Indiana in the finals. With his win, Gomez moved up to 6th in the 133lb national rankings. To view the full release from the Big Ten, click more.
EMU nabs Ohio state champ Sulzer
11/15 - Derek Delporto and the EMU coaching staff received a big time commitment today from Ohio state champ Aaron Sulzer. Sulzer, a Junior National All-American last summer in Fargo, is projected to wrestle 149/157 for the Eagles. Go to Recruiting Central to see all the commitments/signings.
Five MI Grapplers crowned at MSU Open
Nation's best converge on East Lansing
11/10 - Jenison Fieldhouse was a Michigan wrestling showcase today in East Lansing as the venue was filled with household names from the Michigan wrestling community. There were five wrestlers with Michigan ties who were crowned
champions. For a tournament recap and a listof all the place winners as well as the placewinners with Michigan ties, click more.
Michigan State falls to Old Dominion 20-16
11/10 - The 2007-08 dual season got underway last night with their home opener against Old Dominion. ODU won 6 out of 10 matches to come out of East Lansing with the win. In the most highly anticipated match of the night Spartan senior Joe Williams won at 197 with an impressive major decision over 16th ranked Ryan Mendoza. Former Montrose HS standout John Fulger picked up a 1st period fall in his Spartan dual debut at 157lbs and Lakewood alum Alan O'donnell won at 285lbs. 10th ranked Franklin Gomez also picked up a win for MSU at 133lbs. Click more to read full results from MSU website.
Welcome to College is back with MSU's Phil Khozein
11/6 - The "Welcome to College" blog series is back and better than ever as former Hesperia 2x state champ Phil Khozein, now a freshman wrestler at Michigan State, submitted his second blog. In Khozein's blog he talks about his transformation from an average freshman to a proud Spartan. Click more to read Khozein's blog.
McFarland and Delporto featured on FloWrestling
11/6 - Martin Floreani of FloWrestling.com was in Michigan last weekend for the EMU open and he conducted interviews with EMU Head Coach Derek Delporto and UofM head coach Joe McFarland. Click the links below to view the interviews.
College season officially underway with EMU open
MSU's Wimberley, CMU's Kelto win EMU open titles
11/4 - The college wrestling season has finally arrived in Michigan as most of Michigan's colleges and univerisities were in action saturday at the Eastern Michigan Open. MSU and CMU each had a champ on the day as Jeff Wimberley of MSU won at 141lbs and Ben Kelto of CMU took home the crown at 184lbs. Some former Michigan preps placing in the top 4 were Joel Trombley of MSU at 125, Jason Brew of Olivet at 157, Abe Cross of MSU at 184, and Jarod Trice of CMU at 285. Click more for full results of the EMU open...More...
Mike Kessler wins The Citadel College Open
11/6 - Mike Kessler of Bay City Western made his college debut last weekend in Charleston, SC at The Citadel Open, where he won the 141lb title. Kessler, wrestling for Appalachian State University, went 4-0 on the day and won his finals match by major decision, 11-3 over Spencer Jasper of Duke. Kessler was a 3x Division 1 state placer in high school. Click here to view tournament brackets from Citadel Open.
Donahoe, Churella, Kish slated for NWCA All-Star meet
10/30 - The 42nd annual NWCA All-Star Classic is set for November 19th in Eugene, OR at the University of Oregon. Three former Michigan prep stars have been invited to attend: Paul Donahoe, Josh Churella, and Roger Kish. Returning
NCAA champ Donahoe, a native of Davison who currently wrestles for Nebraska, will be wrestling 4th ranked Jayson Ness of Mineesota. University of Michigan senior Churella, native of Novi, will face off with Big Ten rival Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota. Lapeer West native Kish, who is currently ranked #2 for the top ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, will be squaring off with #1 ranked Jake Varner of Iowa State. University of Michigan senior Eric Tannenbaum will also be in action, going against Pat Pitsch of Arizona State at 165lbs. To view the full lineups, click here.
Pat Wright takes 3rd in first collegiate tournament
10/29 - Grand Ledge native Pat Wright's collegiate career at the University of Missouri got off to a good start as he went 6-1 at the Lindenwood Open lasweekend to finish 3rd at 165lbs. Wright, a D1 state runner up last year, lost his first match to eventual runner up Tyson Campbell of Oklahoma Central 6-5. He then stormed through the consolations winning 6 straight including wins over the #1, #2, #5, and #7 seeds of the tournament. Another MI native in action was East Kentwood alum Randy Vanderveen, who made the semifinals at 174lbs before losing to eventual champion John Wilcox. Vanderveen, competing for Lindenwood University, injury defaulted out following the semifinals. Click more to view the full brackets...More...
CMU adds Ohio lightweight Ben Sergent
10/25 - Coach Tom Borelli signed added another top recruit to his 07/08 recruiting class as Ohio state champ Ben Sergent verbally commited to be a Chippewa. Sergent, projected to wrestle 125lbs, joins fellow Ohio state champ Eric Cubberly (proj 165lbs), Florida champ Scotti Sentes (proj 125/133), and Michigan champ Ben Bennett of Rockford (proj 174lbs) in this stellar class. Sergent was also a Junior National freestyle champ. Go to Recruiting Central to see all the commitments.
Donahoe ranked #1 in preseason college poll
Slew of Michigan natives present in WrestlingReport rankings
10/8 - The first NCAA Division 1 wrestling rankings came out last week and Davison native Paul Donahoe landed the #1 spot at 125 lbs as he looks to defend his 2007 National Title. Also finding themselves in the top 2 are Josh Churella, Roger Kish, and Bubba Gritter at 149, 184, and 285lbs, respectively. Click more to see all the grapplers with Michiganties who made the rankings.
Michigan nabs Ohio stud Boyd
McFarland lands second top 30 recruit in last 48 hours
10/4 - It has been a busy week for coach Joe McFarland as his Wolverines have picked up two blue chip out of state recruits in the last 48 hours. The most recent was Ohio state champ Coby Boyd of St Paris Graham high school. Boyd is ranked as the #24 recruit in the country by InterMat and joins Californian Hunter Collins, the #29 recruit who commited to the maize & blue earlier this week.
Goto our Recruiting Central to see all the latest happenings on the college recruiting scene.
Johnson discusses hard core training in Ann Arbor
Former Jenison star training in the Big House, hanging with Zeerip & Smith
9/27 - The latest entry in our Welcome to College series comes from Ann Arbor as freshman David Johnson weighs in on lifting, dorm life, running the Big House, and more! Read Johnson's blog to hear everything he had to say about
life as a Wolverine.
MI Grappler College Recruiting Roundup
7/10 - The 06-07 recruiting season has come to an end, now check out who UM, MSU, CMU, EMU, and Olivet has signed with Michigan Grappler's Recruiting Roundup. Roundup includes full lists of the schools' recruiting classes as well as in depth analyses of how these additions will impact the schools of Michigan.
Click here to view the Recruiting Roundup!
Brent Metcalf featured on FloWrestling.com
Former Michigan 4x state champ Brent Metcalf of Davison was featured recently in an exclusive interview on the website FloWrestling.com. Metcalf, who is preparing for his debut season with Iowa next year, talked about Tom Brands, his travels to Russia, freestyle vs. folkstyle wrestling, his goals for next year and much more. Click here to view the entire interview.
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