Michigan
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Wolverines to Host Oregon State in Annual Joe Wells Classic Dual
1/2/2020 4:22:00 PM | Wrestling
» No. 22 Michigan will host Oregon State in the annual Joe Wells Classic at 4 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 5) at Cliff Keen Arena.
» Mason Parris, ranked as high as No. 5 nationally at heavyweight, remains undefeated on the season with a 15-0 record, including eight wins over ranked opponents, and eight bonus wins.
» Kanen Storr came out of his Olympic redshirt at the Midlands Championships over the holiday break; he owns a 10-3 record on the season and is ranked as high as No. 9 at 149 pounds.
THIS WEEK
Sunday, Jan. 5 -- vs. Oregon State (Cliff Keen Arena), 4 p.m.
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PROMOTIONS
• Jan. 5: Team posters and schedule magnets giveaway
• Full Promotions Schedule
The No. 22-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (1-1) will kick off the New Year at home this Sunday (Jan. 5), hosting Oregon State (2-1) at 4 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The dual will represent the fifth annual Joe Wells Classic. Wells, who coached at Michigan from 1979-92, served as the Beavers' head coach from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. Wells passed away on April 16, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer.
Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Jack Medley | Jr./So. | Chesterfield, Mich. (Anchor Bay) |
| 133 | Austin Assad | 5th/Sr. | Northfield, Ohio (Brecksville) |
| 141 | Cole Mattin | Fr./Fr. | Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
| or | Ben Freeman | Jr./So. | Walled Lake, Mich. (Central) |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | Sr./Jr. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| or | Nick Freeman | So./Fr. | Walled Lake, Mich. (Central) |
| 157 | Will Lewan | So./Fr. | Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 165 | Layne Van Anrooy | Jr./So. | Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg) |
| 174 | Max Maylor | So./Fr. | Highland, Wis. (Highland) |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | Jr./So. | Eastpointe, Mich. (Warren Lincoln) |
| or | Bobby Striggow | So./Fr. | Orono, Minn. (Orono) |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | 5th/Sr. | Orono, Minn. (Orono) |
| or | J.T. Correll | Jr./So. | Easton, Pa. (Blair Academy) |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | So./So. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) |
Wolveine Bites
• Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris remains unbeaten on the season with a 15-0 record, including eight wins over nationally-ranked opponents and eight bonus wins -- with four pins -- and is ranked as high as No. 3 in the national polls. Parris defeated Arizona State's sixth-ranked Tanner Hall, 6-3, in the finals at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7) with two takedowns and 1:03 riding-time advantage. He also owns three wins over Central Michigan's now-fifth-ranked Matt Stencel, including 9-2 and 4-0 decisions in the finals at the MSU Open (Nov. 2) and Black Knight Invite (Nov. 17).
• Senior/junior Kanen Storr came out of his Olympic redshirt at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30), where he took seventh place at 149 pounds with a 6-2 record, including Big Ten wins over Purdue's Nate Limmex (8-1) and Wisconsin's Cole Martin (6-3). Storr, who was an NCAA qualifier last season at 141 pounds, is ranked as ninth in the national rankings at 149. Storr previously took runner-up honors, while competing unattached, at the MSU Open (Nov. 2). He is 10-3 on the season.
• Freshman Cole Mattin also came out of redshirt last semester, earning a dramatic 11-8 comeback win against Central Michigan's Dresden Simon at 141 pounds (Nov. 24). Mattin overcame essentially a five-point deficit -- 5-1 plus riding time -- with a feet-to-back single leg for six points midway through the third period. Mattin was one match away from matching at the CKLV tournament. He is ranked No. 25 by TrackWrestling.
• Sophomore Jack Medley earned a ranked win at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a 6-5 decision against North Carolina State's 15th-ranked Jakob Camacho behind a late reversal and rideout. He also earned his second win of the season against three-time NCAA qualifier Christian Moody of Oklahoma at the CKLV, using three takedowns, a reversal and 3:08 riding time to win 9-4.
• Sophomore/freshman Will Lewan, who defaulted out of the CKLV tournament with injury, captured the Black Knight Invite title at 157 pounds with a 3-0 record and a 5-2 decision against Army's Luke Weiland in the championship bout behind a pair of third-period takedowns. It was his second collegiate tournament title and his second top-three finish this season. Lewan is 9-3 on the year and ranked as high as No. 9 nationally.
• Three Wolverines are currently taking Olympic redshirts for the 2019-20 season -- fifth-year seniors Myles Amine and Logan Massa and graduate student Stevan Micic. Micic and Amine already have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after placing fifth at 57kg/125 pounds and 86kg/189 pounds, respectively, at the UWW World Championships in September. Massa qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials with his first-place finish at the Senior Nationals in December. None of the three are enrolled in classes this semester and will retain the year of NCAA eligibility through the athletics activity waiver.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | TW | TOM | AWN |
| 125 | Jack Medley | NR | NR | 27 | NR | NR |
| 141 | Cole Mattin | NR | NR | 25 | NR | NR |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 10 | 13 | 17 | NR | 9 |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 |
| 184 | Jelani Embree | 17 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 12 |
| 197 | Jackson Striggow | NR | NR | 30 | NR | NR |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Scouting the Opposition
Oregon State: The Beavers enter the weekend with a 2-1 record, opening the season with wins against Simon Fraser (40-8, Nov. 15) and George Mason (26-16, Nov. 21) before falling to Nebraska, 32-3, in their most recent dual appearance (Dec. 20). Oregon State competed in the Southern Scuffle this week, where it had three placewinners -- Devan Turner (133 pounds), Hunter Willits (157) and Colt Doyle (184). No Beaver wrestlers are currently ranked top-25 among their respective weight classes in the latest InterMat poll. Michigan owns a 10-1 advantage in the all-time series against Oregon State, claiming each of the last four meetings, including a 33-8 decision last year in Corvallis.
Last Time Out
The Wolverines had a pair of individual placewinners and five total point scorers at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7), notably sophomore Mason Parris, who captured the heavyweight title -- Michigan's fourth CKLV champion in three seasons. Parris defeated Arizona State's sixth-ranked Tanner Hall, 6-3, in the championship match to cap a 5-0 tournament run. Junior/sophomore Jelani Embree placed eighth at 184 pounds after defaulting out with injury, while junior/sophomore Jack Medley and freshman Cole Mattin just missed out on placing in their CKLV debuts at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively. [ Full Recap ]
Up Next
Friday, Jan. 10 -- vs. Michigan State (Cliff Keen Arena), 7 p.m.
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