Wolverines to Host CSU Bakersfield in Dual Opener

» No. 4 Michigan will host CSU Bakersfield in its 2021-22 dual-meet opener at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 14) at Cliff Keen Arena; it will be the first ever meeting between the programs.
» The Wolverines are ranked at nine of 10 weight classes, most notably No. 4 Stevan Micic (133), No. 2 Myles Amine (184) and No. 2 Mason Parris (Hwt).
» The 2021-22 season will be the fourth under head coach Sean Bormet, who has guided U-M to a 25-8 dual record and a pair of top-five NCAA finishes over his tenure.

THIS WEEK
Sunday, Nov. 14 -- vs. CSU Bakersfield (Cliff Keen Arena), 1 p.m.
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The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (0-0) will kick off the dual-meet portion of its 2021-22 schedule at home this Sunday afternoon (Nov. 14), hosting CSU Bakersfield (0-0) at 1 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. The meet will be streamed live on B1G+.

Michigan's Projected Starting Lineup

Wgt.	Name	Year/Elig.	Hometown (High School)
125	Jack Medley	5th/Sr.	Chesterfield, Mich. (Anchor Bay)
133	Dylan Ragusin	So./Fr.	Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
141	Cole Mattin	Jr./So.	Delta, Ohio (Delta)
or	Pat Nolan	Jr./So.	Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
149	Kanen Storr	Gr./Sr.	Leslie, Mich. (Leslie)
157	Will Lewan	Sr./Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
or	Fidel Mayora	So./Fr.	Northlake, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
165	Cameron Amine	Jr./So.	Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
174	Max Maylor	Sr./Jr.	Highland, Wis. (Highland)
184	Jelani Embree	5th/Sr.	Eastpointe, Mich. (Warren Lincoln)
197	Patrick Brucki	Gr./Sr.	Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
Hwt	Blake Querio	Jr./So.	Holly, Mich. (Holly)

Wolverine Bites

• Through 99 years of U-M wrestling history, Michigan has posted a 66-31-2 record in its first dual meet of the season. In last season's COVID-delayed opener, the Wolverines claimed seven individual bouts to cruise to a 26-10 decision at Rutgers. Dylan Ragusin earned a fast pin in his collegiate debut at 125 pounds, while Logan Massa and Mason Parris secured bonus with major decisions at 174 pounds and heavyweight.

• Michigan returns four All-Americans and 10 total NCAA qualifiers in 2021-22. Among the returners are Tokyo Olympians and graduate students Myles Amine (184 pounds) and Stevan Micic 141), who have combined for seven All-America honors over their collegiate careers, but will not appear in competition for the Maize and Blue until second semester. Junior/sophomore Cameron Amine (165) and senior Mason Parris (Hwt) both earned All-America honors last season for the first time in their careers.

• The Wolverines added another All-American in the offseason in graduate student transfer Patrick Brucki at 197 pounds. Brucki placed fourth at the 2019 NCAA Championships and was an NWCA first team All-American after the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He sat out 2020-21 season while recovering from double hip surgery and completing his bachelor's degree from Princeton. Brucki made his Michigan debut at the MSU Open (Nov. 6) and placed second. He now owns an 85-17 record over his collegiate career.

• Freshman Chance Lamer headlined the Wolverines' effort at the MSU Open, posting a 4-0 record en route to the 141-pound title. He is the third Wolverine true freshman to win his collegiate debut over the past three events; Will Lewan (157) and Mason Parris (Hwt) captured individual titles in 2018. Wrestling unattached, Lamer earned a decisive 10-4 win over Cal Poly's Lawrence Saenz in the championship match with four takedowns off single-leg attacks, including two in the third period, and 1:39 in riding-time advantage.

• Several returning Wolverine starters are slated to change weight classes this season. Myles Amine, who claimed three All-America finishes at 174 pounds before jumping up to 197 last season, will move down to 184 pounds for his final season. Stevan Micic, a three-time All-American at 133 pounds, bumps up to 141 this year after appearing at 57kg (125 pounds) at the Olympics. Sophomore/freshman Dylan Ragusin will move up a weight to 133 pounds, while graduate student Drew Mattin, who has qualified for NCAAs at both 125 and 141 pounds, comes back down to 133.

• The Wolverines will start the 2021-22 season with nine wrestlers ranked nationally at their respective weight classes, including five in the top 10 according to Flowrestling: No. 5 Stevan Micic (141), No. 8 Will Lewan (157), No. 2 Myles Amine (184), No. 2 Patrick Brucki (197) and No. 2 Mason Parris (Hwt).

• Myles Amine used a late takedown to rally past India's Deepak Punia, 4-2, and capture Olympic bronze at 86kg/189 pounds in Tokyo. He became the second Olympic medalist in Michigan wrestling history, joining Steve Fraser, who captured the 90kg/198-pound Greco-Roman gold medal in 1984. Amine and Stevan Micic (57kg freestyle, Serbia) were the seventh and eighth Olympians in program history. Amine, who served as one of two San Marino flag bearers during the Olympic Opening Ceremony, also became the country's first male Olympic individual medalist.

• Head coach Sean Bormet enters his fourth season at the helm of the Wolverine program. Under his guidance, the Wolverines have compiled a 25-8 dual-meet record, including an 18-6 mark in Big Ten duals, and has posted back-to-back fifth-place NCAA finishes in 2019 and 2021. Michigan has boasted eight different All-Americans over the last three seasons.

• The Wolverines also added a new face to their staff with assistant coach Kevin Jackson. Considered one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers in U.S. history, Jackson is an Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion. He spent 15 total years with USA Wrestling's freestyle program in several coaching capacities, including eight as USAW national freestyle coach (2001-08) and, most recently, the last four as the national freestyle developmental coach (2017-21).

• Michigan will face six teams ranked in the NWCA preseason poll, most notably four top-10 teams in No. 2 Penn State, No. 8 Arizona State, No. 9 Nebraska and No. 10 Ohio State. Eleven of 14 Big Ten schools were either ranked or receiving votes to start the 2021-22 season. Michigan earned the No. 4 preseason ranking.

U-M Individual Rankings

Wt.	Wrestler	InterMat	Flo	AWN	WIN
125	Jack Medley	23	18	NR	NR
133	Dylan Ragusin	18	17	NR	13
141	Stevan Micic	4	5	3	NR
149	Kanen Storr	17	24	19	12
157	Will Lewan	16	8	16	14
165	Cameron Amine	11	13	9	10
184	Myles Amine	2	2	3	3
197	Patrick Brucki	10	8	8	8
Hwt	Mason Parris	2	2	2	2

Scouting the Opposition

CSU Bakersfield: The Roadrunners will open their dual-meet schedule in Ann Arbor this weekend. They split their squad between the Menlo and Bill Musick Opens last weekend, with Josh Brown taking second place at 149 pounds at the former and three unattached freshmen claiming Bill Musick individual titles. Two CSUB wrestlers are ranked in the latest InterMat rankings: Chance Rich (No. 14, 133 pounds) and Angelo Martinoni (21, 141). Sunday will mark the first ever meeting between Michigan and CSU Bakersfield.

Last Time Out

The Wolverines crowned a champion and six total placewinners at the MSU Open last Saturday (Nov. 6). Freshman Chance Lamer went 4-0 in his collegiate debut en route to the 141-pound open title, while sophomore/freshman Chris Kim and graduate student Patrick Brucki took runner-up honors at 133 pounds (freshman/sophomore) and 197 pounds (open). U-M also posted a pair of placers in the open division at 133 in sophomore/freshman Dylan Ragusin (fourth place) and graduate student Drew Mattin (fifth). Freshman Zack Mattin rounded out the Wolverines' placers with a third-place division in the 149-pound freshman/sophomore division. [ Full Recap ]