Michigan
NCAA Championships
Eight Wolverines Bound for St. Louis for NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/16/2021 3:32:00 PM | Wrestling
» Michigan will send eight wrestlers to the 2021 NCAA Championships, tying its largest qualifying contingent since sending all 10 in 2015.
» Three Wolverines earned top-five NCAA seeds -- No. 1 Myles Amine (197 pounds), No. 2 Mason Parris (Hwt) and No. 5 Logan Massa (174).
» Michigan has boasted 22 NCAA champions and 195 All-Americans in program history and has had three or more All-Americans in each of the last five tournament appearances.
THIS WEEK
Thu-Sat., March 18-20 -- at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.)
Tournament Site | Brackets (PDF) | Digital Program
Thursday, March 18 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./5 p.m CDT
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results | Live Video
Friday, March 19 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./7 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results | Live Video
Saturday, March 20 -- at NCAA Championships, 10 a.m./6 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN3 | Live Results | Live Video
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The University of Michigan wrestling team will send eight individual wrestlers to St. Louis, Mo., to compete in the 2021 NCAA Championships, scheduled for Thursday through Saturday (March 18-20) at Enterprise Center.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the first three of the tournament's six sessions will be split in two; half the weight classes will be contested, the mats will be cleared, then the second half of the weights will compete. Action starts at 10 a.m. CDT on Thursday (March 18) with pigtail matches and the first round. The second session will resume later that day at 5 p.m. CDT and feature continued preliminary matches as well as the first round of wrestlebacks.
On Friday (March 19), wrestling will begin at 10 a.m. CDT with the quarterfinal round and continued wrestlebacks. The fourth session -- the first combined sessions -- is slated for 7 p.m. CDT and will feature semifinals and wrestlebacks. On Saturday (March 20), the fifth session is scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT and will wrap up the consolation bracket, featuring seventh-, fifth- and third-place matches at all weights. The finals are slated for 6 p.m. CDT Saturday evening.
The Wolverines have finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships on five occasions (1928, '29, '67, '74, 2005) and have posted 46 top-10 finishes in their 75 appearances at the tournament, including back-to-back top-five finishes -- fourth place in 2018 and fifth place in 2019.
Individually, U-M has produced 22 NCAA champions and 195 All-Americans, and the Wolverines have boasted at least one All-American in 23 of the last 25 tournaments, including three or more in each of the last five appearances.
Schedule of Events/Broadcast Info
All times listed are Central Time.
Thursday, March 18
Session I: 10 a.m. / 1 p.m. (TV: ESPNU/ESPN3)
Session II: 5 p.m. / 8 p.m. (TV: ESPN2/ESPN3)
Friday, March 19
Quarterfinals: 10 a.m. / 2 p.m. (TV: ESPNU/ESPN3)
Semifinals: 7 p.m. (TV: ESPN2/ESPN3)
Saturday, March 20
Championship Medal Round: 10 a.m. (TV: ESPN2/ESPN3)
Finals: 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN/ESPN3)
Michigan's NCAA Qualifiers
| Wgt. | Name | Year/Elig. | Hometown (High School) |
| 125 | Dylan Ragusin | Fr./Fr. | Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 141 | Drew Mattin | Sr./Jr. | Delta, Ohio (Delta) |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 5th/Sr. | Leslie, Mich. (Leslie) |
| 157 | Will Lewan | Jr./So. | Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic) |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | So./Fr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 6th/Sr. | St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns) |
| 197 | Myles Amine | Gr./Sr. | Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | Jr./Jr. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) |
NCAA Tournament Notes
• Michigan will send eight wrestlers to the NCAA Championships -- tying its largest since sending all 10 in 2015 -- including two returning NCAA All-Americans in sixth-year senior Logan Massa (174 pounds) and graduate student Myles Amine (197). Massa previously placed third at 165 pounds at the 2017 even, while Amine is a three-time All-American at 174 pounds, twice placing third (2018, '19) and claiming fourth as a freshman (2017).
• The Wolverines also will send three NWCA All-Americans to St. Louis. The National Wrestling Coaches Association awarded All-America honors last season after the 2020 NCAA Championships was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Junior Mason Parris (Hwt) was a first team All-American, while fifth-year senior Kanen Storr (149) and junior/sophomore Will Lewan (157) earned second-team accolades.
• For the third year in a row, the NCAA seeded all 33 wrestlers at every weight class. Three Wolverines earned top-five seeds for the NCAA Championships:
Wt. -- Wrestler, Seed
125 -- Dylan Ragusin, No. 11
141 -- Drew Mattin, No. 25
149 -- Kanen Storr, No. 11
157 -- Will Lewan, No. 14
165 -- Cameron Amine, No. 11
174 -- Logan Massa, No. 5
197 -- Myles Amine, No. 1
Hwt -- Mason Parris, No. 2
• Graduate student Myles Amine is the first Wolverine to carry a No. 1 seed into the NCAA Championships since two-time NCAA champion Kellen Russell in 2012. Russell was the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds in three of his four NCAA appearances (2009, '11, '12) and captured back-to-back NCAA titles in his final two seasons. Steve Luke also earned the No. 1 seed at 174 pounds in 2009 and went on to capture the NCAA title.
• With 195 NCAA All-America certificates in program history, the Wolverines rank sixth among the leading programs in the nation, trailing only Oklahoma State, Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Penn State. Michigan has produced at least one All-American in 23 of the last 25 seasons. The Wolverines also rank ninth among the national elite with 22 NCAA individual titles in program history.
• All four members of the Michigan coaching staff garnered NCAA All-America honors during their respective collegiate careers. Head coach Sean Bormet was a two-time NCAA All-American at 158 pounds, after seeing his sophomore season cut short due to injury, and reached the final as a senior (1994). Assistant coach Josh Churella was a three-time All-American at 141 and 149 pounds and reached the final as a junior (2007), while assistant coach Kellen Russell captured two NCAA 141-pound titles (2011, '12) and was a three-time All-American. Volunteer coach David Bolyard claimed All-America honors at 165 pounds (2004) at Central Michigan.
• Three Wolverines are set to make their NCAA Championships debut this week in St. Louis -- freshman Dylan Ragusin (125 pounds), junior/sophomore Will Lewan (157) and sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine (165). Lewan qualified for NCAAs last season before the cancelation of the event. Ragusin is the third Michigan true freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships in four seasons, joining Mason Parris (Hwt, 2019) and Drew Mattin (125, 2018).
Wolverine Bites
• Graduate student Myles Amine captured the 197-pound Big Ten title with a 7-3 decision against Nebraska's top-ranked and previously unbeaten Eric Schultz in the championship final. Twice a Big Ten runner-up at 174 pounds (2018, '19), Amine is the first Michigan wrestler to capture a Big Ten title since 2018 and the first to do so at 197 pounds since Tyrel Todd in 2009.
• Amine is 6-0 since making his delayed season debut due to injury -- his first college competition in nearly two years -- and has defeated nationally-ranked opponents in each of his last five bouts, including Nebraska's then-No. 1 Eric Schultz and Iowa's No. 3 Jacob Warner at the Big Ten Championships.
• With a 99-20 career record, Amine is just one win shy of becoming the 37th Wolverine wrestler to reach the prestigious 100-win milestone. The most recent Michigan wrestler to reach the milestone was Adam Coon, who finished his career with a stellar 116-15 record, in 2017-18.
• Junior Mason Parris dropped his first match of the season to Minnesota's Gable Steveson in the Big Ten heavyweight final -- Parris' only two losses over the last two seasons have been to Steveson. He is now 8-1 on the season and has earned bonus points in all eight of his wins, with four falls, a technical fall and three major decisions. Parris has similarly led U-M in falls in each of the last three seasons and boasted 28 pins in his career, accounting for more than 40 percent of his collegiate wins (68).
• Sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine is 9-2 on the season and his only losses have been by one point and two points, respectively, to the two Big Ten 165-pound finalists -- Ohio State's No. 7 Ethan Smith and Iowa's No. 1 Alex Marinelli. Amine defeated Nebraska's Peyton Robb, 4-1, to claim third place at the Big Ten Championships -- the best finish for a Michigan freshman since Logan Massa claimed runner-up -- also at 165 pounds -- in 2017.
U-M Individual Rankings
| Wt. | Wrestler | InterMat | Flo | TW | TOM | AWN |
| 125 | Dylan Ragusin | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| 141 | Drew Mattin | NR | NR | 28 | 27 | NR |
| 149 | Kanen Storr | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | NR |
| 157 | Will Lewan | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| 165 | Cameron Amine | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 174 | Logan Massa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 197 | Myles Amine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Last Time Out
The Wolverines took fourth place at the 2021 Big Ten Championships (March 6-7), crowning an individual champion in graduate student Myles Amine (197 pounds) and earning eight total placewinners. Junior Mason Parris also reached the finals, taking heavyweight runner-up honors for the second straight season, while sophomore/freshman Cameron Amine placed third at 165 pounds in his Big Ten tournament debut. Freshman Dylan Ragusin (125) and fifth-year senior Kanen Storr (149) also won their medal-round matches, claiming seventh and fifth place, respectively. [ Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 ]
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