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Fifth-year senior Stevan Micic took an Olympic redshirt this year and is now preparing to return to Michigan for one final season.
‘We’re gonna be the best team’: After Olympics postponed, redshirting wrestlers plan to return
Aria Gerson
Daily Sports Editor

First, COVID-19 canceled the NCAA Championships. Then, it pushed the Olympics back to 2021. Now, Bormet and the Michigan wrestling team must adapt again.
Fifth-year seniors Myles Amine, Logan Massa and Stevan Micic, all of whom took Olympic redshirts last year, plan to return to the Wolverines for the 2021 season while simultaneously training for Tokyo. According to Amine, the Wolverines haven’t received official word from the NCAA on whether they will be able to take a second Olympic redshirt. But all three are already sold on coming back.

Though Mason Parris didn't go undefeated, Michigan still finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships.
Parris leads the way as Michigan finishes seventh at the Big Ten Championships
Steel Hurley
Daily Sports Writer

In the chaos amongst the multiple mats and crowds of people on the gym floor at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, redshirt junior Tyler Meisinger — wrestling at 165 pounds — ran amongst the crowd to his coaches and embraced them, with a grin stretching from ear to ear.

Fifth-year senior Jackson Striggow’s come-from-behind victory at 197 pounds highlighted the Michigan wrestling team’s 33-6 win over Edinboro on Friday.
No. 21 Michigan rolls past Edinboro, 33-6
Steel Hurley
Daily Sports Writer

The No. 21 Michigan wrestling team (7-6) had come out of a tough stretch of Big Ten dual meets, losing three matches in a row against three of the top-12 ranked schools. With the Big Ten tournament coming up, a trip to Edinboro (10-8) could have caused some trouble. But the Wolverines did not overlook the Scots, dominating in a 33-6 win on Friday.

Redshirt junior Kanen Storr pulled his Olympic redshirt in December.
With three out on Olympic redshirts, Michigan wrestling learning to adapt
Aria Gerson
Daily Sports Editor

After losing three top athletes to the Olympics, Michigan wrestling coach Sean Bormet and the Wolverines are looking to keep moving forward, despite their depleted roster.

The No. 22 Michigan wrestling team lost to No. 1 Iowa, 27-9, on Senior Night.
Michigan falls to No. 1 Iowa on Senior Night
Quinn Nolan
For The Daily

Despite No. 2 heavyweight sophomore Mason Parris’ pin over No. 3 redshirt freshman Tony Cassioppi, the No. 22 Michigan wrestling team (6-4 overall, 5-2 Big Ten) fell to No. 1 Iowa (11-0, 8-0), 27-9, on Senior Night.

Mason Parris moved to 23-0 this weekend in an otherwise dull meet for Michigan.
Parris a bright spot in Wolverines' defeat
Adam Rich
Daily Sports Writer

On a night at Crisler Center that didn’t provide Wolverines fans with much to cheer for, Parris’ closing act was spectacular. In the course of dazzling those in attendance, the ever-improving Parris staked his claim to be considered the best heavyweight in the nation.

Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris sealed the dual meet against Rutgers with a first-period pin
Parris seals the deal as Michigan fights off Rutgers’ comeback attempt
Steel Hurley
For the Daily

It happened in a flash.

Everyone saw it coming, but it still stunned the masses at Madison Square Garden.

Redshirt junior Kanen Storr gained a bonus point in the 149-pound match Sunday afternoon at No. 15 Illinois.
Wolverines fail to capitalize on opportunities at Illinois
Avi Rajendra-Nicolucci
Daily Sports Writer

Down 4-3 in the match, Braunagel went low, grabbed Embree’s legs and slammed him onto the mat to take the lead, 5-4. Braunagel finished Embree with a second thunderous takedown to end the match and clinch the meet for the No. 15 Illini (5-3 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) giving them a 20-13 win over No. 23 Michigan (5-3, 4-1) on Sunday afternoon.

Redshirt sophomore Jack Medley’s win in the 125-pound match clinched Michigan’s road win at No. 15 Northwestern.
Medley’s upset victory fuels Michigan to road win
Lily Israel
Daily Sports Writer

It’s a moment Michigan coach Sean Bormet always talks about: being the guy to decide the match. The one with the weight of the team on your shoulders. It’s usually the heavyweights.

In Friday's match against Maryland, 157-pound freshman No. 12 Will Lewan defeated his opponent, 19-4.
Michigan underclassmen spur a dominating win
Abbie Telgenhof
Daily Sports Writer

With four of its key wrestlers redshirting to potentially compete in the Olympics, the Michigan wrestling team needs its underclassman to close the gap. Early in the season, they’ve shown up in big ways.