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Michigan Wolverines wrestling

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Michigan Wolverines wrestling
UniversityUniversity of Michigan
Head CoachSean Bormet (6th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationAnn Arbor, MI
ArenaCliff Keen Arena
(Capacity: 1,800)
NicknameWolverines
Fight songThe Victors
NCAA individual champions
24
All-Americans
208
Conference Tournament championships
1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1944, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1973, 2022

The Michigan Wolverines wrestling team is an NCAA Division I Wrestling team competing as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team is coached by Sean Bormet, a two-time All-American at Michigan.

Current coaching staff

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As of December 27, 2022.

Name Position coached Consecutive season at
Michigan in current position
Sean Bormet Head coach 5th
Josh Churella Assistant Coach 9th
Kevin Jackson Assistant Coach 2nd
*David Bolyard Volunteer Coach 5th

Head coach history

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Years Name
1921–1922 Clifford Thorne
1922–1923 Peter Botchen
1923–1925 Richard Barker
1925–1970 Cliff Keen
1942–1944 Ray Courtright (Interim)
1944–1945 Wally Weber (Interim)
1970–1974 Rick Bay
1974–1978 Bill Johannesen
1979–1999 Dale Bahr
1999–2018 Joe McFarland
2018–present Sean Bormet

National champions

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Year NCAA Champion Weight Class
1930 Otto Kelly 155 lbs
1932 Carl Dougovito 175 lbs
1939 Harold Nichols 145 lbs
1940 Donald Nichols 175 lbs
1946 William Courtright 155 lbs
1953 Norvard Nalen 130 lbs
1954 Norvard Nalen (2) 130 lbs
1963 Jack Barden 191 lbs
1966 David Porter Heavyweight
1967 Jim Kamman 152 lbs
1968 David Porter (2) Heavyweight
1973 Jarrett Hubbard 150 lbs
1974 Jarrett Hubbard (2) 150 lbs
1977 Mark Churella 150 lbs
1978 Mark Churella (2) 150 lbs
1979 Mark Churella (3) 167 lbs
1986 Kirk Trost Heavyweight
2003 Ryan Bertin 157 lbs
2005 Ryan Bertin (2) 157 lbs
2009 Steve Luke 174 lbs
2011 Kellen Russell 141 lbs
2012 Kellen Russell (2) 141 lbs
2022 Nick Suriano 125 lbs
2023 Mason Parris Heavyweight

Awards and honors

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Wrestlers

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Dan Hodge Trophy

Coaches

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NWCA Coach of the Year
  • Sean Bormet (2022)
Big Ten Coach of the Year
  • Sean Bormet (2022)

Olympians

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Michigan wrestlers in the Olympics
Year Name Country Style Weight Class Place
1928 Amsterdam Ed Don George  United States Freestyle +87 kg 4th
1928 Amsterdam Robert Hewitt  United States Freestyle 56 kg 5th
1980 Moscow Mark Johnson  United States Greco-Roman 90 kg Boycott
1984 Los Angeles Steve Fraser  United States Greco-Roman 90 kg Gold
2008 Beijing Andy Hrovat  United States Freestyle 84 kg 12th
2020 Tokyo Myles Amine  San Marino Freestyle 86 kg Bronze
2020 Tokyo Stevan Mićić  Serbia Freestyle 57 kg 14th
2024 Paris Myles Amine  San Marino Freestyle 86 kg 5th
2024 Paris Austin Gomez  Mexico Freestyle 86 kg 12th
2024 Paris Stevan Mićić  Serbia Freestyle 57 kg DNC
2024 Paris Mason Parris  United States Freestyle 125 kg 10th
2024 Paris Adam Coon  United States Greco-Roman 130 kg 12th

Notable Michigan wrestlers

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References

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