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Michigan Grappler College Previews
Michigan Grappler will be releasing College Team Previews for the 09-10 season over the course of the next two weeks. Kicking things off is Grand Valley State, check back to see the rest.
College season kicks off with EMU Open
11/8 - The college season got underway here in Michigan last weekend with the EMU Open and all Michigan colleges were well represented. Eddie Phillips of Michigan was the only Michigander to win in the open division as he took home the 285lb title. Click more for full results and recap.
Michigan lands Blair standout
10/29 - It was announced today that National Prep Champion Max Huntley of Blair Academy in New Jersey has verbally committed to The University of Michigan. Huntley, who is also a Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East Champion, wrestled 189lbs for Blair last year and is projected at 197lbs for the Wolverines. He is the 3rd Blair prospect in the last 4 years to pick Michigan, following NCAA All-American Kellen Russell and current true freshman Sean Boyle.
Gomez & Miller land #1 Pre-Season Rankings
10/1 - The Amateur Wrestling News recently released their Pre-Season College NCAA Division 1 Rankings and two Michigan collegiates landed top rankings. Returning NCAA Champ Franklin Gomez of Michigan State (pictured) received the #1 nod at 133lbs while returning NCAA finalist Mike MIller of Central Michigan earned the highest ranking at 174lbs. Click more to see the full rankings and all theMichiganders who made the cut.
Churella joins Michigan coaching staff
9/26 - This week University of Michigan Head Coach Joe McFarland announced that former Wolverine All-American Ryan Churella would be joining the staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Churella, who was a 3x All-American for Michigan, continues to train and compete internationally as he was a World Team alternate at 74kg this year after finishing 3rd at the World Trials last summer. Click more to read the full release.
Eifert talks about the Cornell "grey-shirt" experience
9/20 - The latest addition to our Welcome to College blog series comes from Cornell recruit and 3x State Champ Craig Eifert. The Mason native is deferring his enrollment to Cornell until next fall, the Ivy-League equivalent of a redshirt. In his humorous blog he talks about his unique situation and the experiences that go along with it. Click more to read the full entry.
Osterman already starting to feel like a Spartan
Michigan Grappler Welcome to College Blog Series
9/16 - 3x state champ Dan Osterman is the latest entry in our Welcome to College Blog series. In his blog the St. Johns grad talks about everything he has encountered in his first three weeks at Michigan State, from Pre-Season workouts,
to managing his time, to his experiences in the wrestling room. Click more to read Osterman's full blog and see what he has been up to in East Lansing.
Eastern Michigan adds new coach to staff
9/17 - The Eastern Michigan wrestling team added another member to their coaching staff this week with the hiring of former NCAA Division III National Champ Joe Pflug. Pflug, who graduated last spring from Heidelburg College, was a 2x Division III All-American, finishing 1st in 2006 and 3rd in 2007. He will serve as an assistant coach alongside Head Coach Derek Delporto and current assistant David Bolyard. Click more to read the full release from EMU.
Spartans land Indiana standout McMurray
9/7 - Michigan State received another big commitment this weekend as 2x Indiana State Champ Sean McMurray committed to the Spartans. McMurray, who was an NHSCA Junior National Runner-Up last year at 152lbs, is ranked by InterMat as the #76 recruit in
the country. It is the 4th commitment for the Spartans this fall and their 1st Top 100 Recruit.
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Waldo kicks off Welcome to College Blogs
9/4 - The MI Grappler Welcome to College blog series kicks off this year with an entry from former 4x state champ Kyle Waldo. The Rockford native is currently a true freshman on the Nebraska Wrestling Team.
Recruiting Roundup 2009
Michigan Grappler has broken down the incoming recruiting classes of all the Michigan College programs, click more to see who is coming in and what impact they might have.
Michigan Grappler Team of the Decade
As 2009 nears an end, so does the first decade of the 21st century. Michigan Grappler has gone back in time to put together the best college wrestlers in the state of Michigan over the past 10 years, click more to see who we came up with.
CMU announces 2009 recruiting class
Kamron Jackson coming back to Michigan as a Spartan
Simaz & Trice fall in University Nationals Finals
4/26 -The University Nationals attracted some of the best collegiate wrestlers in the country to Akron, Ohio this weekend and 8 Michigan Grapplers came away with all-american honors, including two 2007 graduates who made the finals. CMU freshman Jarod Trice finished runner-up at 120kg while former Allegan state champ Cam Simaz of Cornell finished 3rd at 96kg. Simaz lost in the finals and then defaulted his true second match to finish 3rd. Click more for a full recap of the University Nationals.
Olivet names Brissette new Head Wrestling Coach
4/24 - Olivet College has found their new wrestling coach. The Comet Athletic Department has named Bay City native Brandon Brissette as the new man to take over for coach Todd Hibbs at the OC. Brissette has been an assistant coach at Heidelberg College for the past four years and was a 2005 graduate of Wartburg College where he was a 4 year letter winner on the wrestling team. Click more to view the full release from Olivet.
Oakland University lands fleet of Michigan recruits
4/16 - The young Oakland University Wrestling Team should receive a big boost next fall in the form of a star-studded group of Michigan recruits. The Grizzlies
have already received commitments for next year from 19 wrestlers, including three of Michigan's Top 100 Recruits. Don Gorman and Jake Hyde, the #43 and #45 ranked recruits from Michigan Grappler's recent Top 100 Senior Recruit Rankings, headline Oakland's recent additions. Hyde was a Division 1 state champion this year at 160lbs while Gorman was a 3x Division 3 state placer. Goto our Recruiting Central to stay up to speed with all the recruiting news.
Jones wins final bout to finish 3rd at FILA Juniors
4/11 - Michigan State sophomore Anthony Jones won his final bout at 154lbs today via 2nd period fall over Anthony Vinson, Jr. to finish 3rd at the FILA Junior Freestyle National Championships today. Jones was one of 7 college grapplers with Michigan ties to place today, click more for a full recap.
Cam Simaz named EIWA Freshman of the Year
3/27 - The EIWA announced their post-season awards monday and Allegan, Michigan native Cam Simaz was named the conference freshman of the year. Simaz, a 3x Division 2 state champion from Allegan, earned all-american honors at the NCAA Championships by finishing 8th at 197lbs. Click more to read the full release from Cornell.
Gomez, Luke win NCAA Titles; Metcalf dethroned
3/21 - The 2009 NCAA wrestling season concluded tonight and there will be a Spartan and a Wolverine coming home with some major hardware. MSU junior Franklin Gomez (pictured) won the 133lb title with a win over Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and Michigan's Steve Luke downed Mike Miller of CMU at 174lbs to end his senior season undefeated as a national champion. Davison natives Paul Donahoe and Brent Metcalf were both upset in the finals. Metcalf, a returning champ and Hodge Trophy winner, was knocked off by Darrion Caldwell of North Carolina State in what many are calling the upset of the decade.Click more for a full recap.
Hibbs stepping down as coach at Olivet College
3/11 - Olivet College announced today that coach Todd HIbbs will be stepping down as the leader of the Comets wrestling program. Hibbs has been an instrumental part of the resurgence of Olivet as national contenders in NCAA Division III and in his five years at the helm he has ammased a record of 54-26-2 while racking up three Mid-States Conference Championships. Click more for full release from Olivet.
Brew finishes runner up at NCAA DIII Championships
3/11 - Former Sparta state champ Jason Brew capped off his illustrius career at Olivet College last weekend by finishing runner up at the NCAA Division III National Championships. Brew fell 2-1 in the final to Aaron Wernimont of Wartburg. Wernimont is widely considered one of the top wrestlers in all of DIII. Click more for a recap.
CMU wins 8th straight MAC title
3/10 - Central Michigan University rebounded from a late season loss to Kent State to win their 8th straight MAC Championship last weekend in dominant fashion. The Chipps were led by 4 individual champions in true freshman Scotti Sentes (125), Steve Brown (149), Trevor Stewart (165), and Mike Miller (174). EMU finished 4th win one champion - John McClure at 184lbs. CMU nabbed 4 other automatic NCAA tournament bids as Connor Beebe (133), Anthony Dalie (141), Vice Didona (184), and Jarod Trice (285) finished runner up to earn at large bids. Therefore, at least 8 Chipps will be wrestling at the NCAA Tournament. The rest of the qualifers will be announced later this week.
Russell, Luke, Todd win Big 10 Titles to lead Michigan
3/8 - The Big Ten Championships wrapped up today in Pennsyvlania. The University of Michigan finished the weekend strong with three individual champions. Sophomore Kellen Russell won his 2nd title in as many years at 141lbs while seniors Steve Luke and Tyrel Todd finished their careers on top with Conference crowns as well. Michigan finished 3rd overall behind Iowa and Illinois. Michigan State's Franklin Gomez repeated as champ at 133lbs with an overtime win over Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and Davison native Brent Metcalf continued his dominance with a 2nd period fall in the finals over Bubba Jenkins of Penn State. Click more for full brackets.
MCC advances 9 to NJCAA National Tournament
2/16 The Muskegon Community College wrestling team finished second last weekend at the Central District Championships hled at Triton College in Illinois. 9 Jayhawks advanced to the NJCAA National Championships, including returning national runner up Chad Friend (pictured) who won the 197lb championship with a 10-4 win over former Kearsley state champ Travis Pettengill, wrestling for Meramec CC. Click more to see all the MCC national qualifiers.
Bell, Jackson, Bommarito lead North Idaho to Regional title
2/16 - Three former Michigan standouts won Western Regional Titles last weekend as freshmen. Former 2x D1 state champ Jeremy Bommarito of Hartland, along with 2x D3 champ Kamron Jackson and state finalist Celic Bell of South Haven all won tournament titles to lead North Idaho to the championship. With their tournament titles, Bell, Jackson, and Bommarito will now advance to the NJCAA National Championships in Rochester, MN on February 27-28.
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