Huntley wrestled his last regular-season match Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena, winning against Purdue’s Drake Stein with an impressive 16-1 technical fall.
Maggie Kolcon
For the Daily
Wrestling
The Wolverines followed the same script they have been using for most of the season: Keep it close, and the big guys will close out the match.
With dominating wins at Maryland and Rutgers, the eighth-ranked Wolverines guaranteed themselves at least a third-place finish in the Big Ten.
Adam Coon, Domenic Abounader and Brian Murphy were all football stars in high school.
As it continues to plow through a challenging Big Ten schedule, the No. 8 Michigan wrestling team faced two difficult opponents over the weekend, taking on Northwestern at home on Friday and Penn State in Happy Valley on Sunday.
In a meet that saw the Wolverines struggle to get anything going, Coon was steady, winning via major decision, 15-5.
Some of the lighter-weight wrestlers have shined for Michigan as of late.
The Michigan wrestling team kept rolling this weekend, as it took down an in-state rival in the 19th-ranked Chippewas (2-1 MAC, 5-3 overall) and a conference foe No. 21 Indiana (3-2 Big Ten, 6-2 overall).
The 10th-ranked Wolverines have received great performances from their captains all season, and Friday’s dual meet against Illinois was no exception.
Michigan defeated No. 13 Illinois, 25-14, and erased a 14-8 deficit with four matches to go.