Wolverines to Ring in 2022 with Non-Conference Slate vs. No. 6 ASU in Austin

Monday, January 3

Austin, Texas

7:00 PM CT

Michigan

Arizona State

Myles Amine (Sam Janicki)

Wolverines to Ring in 2022 with Non-Conference Slate vs. No. 6 ASU in Austin

1/2/2022 10:15:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Leah Howard

UPDATED (1/3/22) -- Due to recent COVID-19 developments within the ASU program, Monday night's dual in Austin, Texas, has been adjusted. Instead of a traditional dual, Arizona State and Michigan have agreed to four matches: 125, Jack Medley/Brandon Courtney, 133, Dylan Ragusin/Michael McGee, 141, Stevan Micic/Julian Chlebove and 184, Myles Amine/Josh Nummer, with appropriate measures taken as recommended by public health officials. The contest is still slated for a 7 p.m. CST start and air live on FloWrestling.

» No. 3 Michigan will face No. 6 Arizona State on Monday (Jan. 3) at 7 p.m. CST in Austin, Texas; the dual will be streamed live by host FloWrestling.
» 2020 Olympians Stevan Micic (141 pounds) and Myles Amine (184) and fellow All-Americans Logan Massa (174) and Mason Parris (Hwt) are all slated to make their season dual debuts; it will be Micic's first collegiate appearance since 2018-19.
» Michigan has claimed four straight dual wins against Arizona State, including a 23-12 comeback win in 2018-19, but the Sun Devils just edged U-M out for an NCAA team trophy last season in St. Louis.

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The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team (3-0) will kick off the New Year with a non-conference matchup against No. 6 Arizona State (3-1) on Monday (Jan. 3) in Austin, Texas. Hosted by FloWrestling, the dual is slated for a 7 p.m. CST start at the JW Marriott.

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	Stevan Micic	Gr./Sr.	Cedar Lake, Ind. (Hanover Central)
149	Cole Mattin	Jr./So.	Delta, Ohio (Delta)
157	Will Lewan	Sr./Jr.	Chicago, Ill. (Montini Catholic)
or	Nick Freeman	Sr./Jr.	Walled Lake, Mich. (Central)
165	Cameron Amine	Jr./So.	Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
174	Logan Massa	Gr./Sr.	St. Johns, Mich. (St. Johns)
184	Myles Amine	Gr./Sr.	Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central)
197	Patrick Brucki	Gr./Sr.	Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
Hwt	Mason Parris	Sr./Jr.	Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg)

Wolverine Bites

• Four Wolverines are slated to make their season dual-meet debuts against ASU on Monday. Graduate student Stevan Micic, a 2020 Olympian, has not competed since the 2018-19 season and will make his debut up at 141 pounds. He was previously a three-time NCAA All-American at 133 pounds. Graduate students Logan Massa and Myles Amine, an 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, will compete at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, while senior/junior Mason Parris will slot in at heavyweight. All three are ranked top six at their respective weight classes.

• Amine made his debut at the Matmen Open last week (Dec. 29-30), posting a 4-0 record en route to the 184-pound title and the tournament's outstanding wrestler honors. It also was his debut at 184 pounds after wrestling at 197 last season, and he defeated a familiar foe in NCAA champion and former Penn State standout Mark Hall, 4-2, in the final, scoring the deciding points off a last-second takedown in the first period. It was Amine's first win over Hall; he went 0-5 against the Nittany Lion while both were in college -- all five matches were decided by a single point.

• Michigan boasted four champions at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11) -- Drew Mattin (133 pounds), Pat Nolan (141), Logan Massa (174) and Mason Parris (Hwt). It was the season debut for All-Americans Massa and Parris. Massa, who recently enrolled in school second semester to use his free COVID season, went 5-0 with four bonus wins, including a 19-3 technical over Ohio State's Fritz Schierl in the final. Parris similarly went 5-0 with five bonus wins; he pinned Indiana's Jacob Bullock at 6:02 in the championship final.

• Sophomore/freshman Dylan Ragusin captured the 133-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4) with a 4-0 record and a 9-5 decision against Northwestern's No. 6 Chris Cannon in the championship bout. It was Ragusin's first collegiate match against Cannon, but he avenged a loss in their last meeting in the semifinals at the U23 Freestyle World Team Trials in May. U-M has boasted six CKLV champions over the last five tournaments.

• Michigan has claimed bonus points in 15 of its 27 dual-meet wins this season. Ragusin, fifth-year senior Jelani Embree and graduate student Patrick Brucki have earned bonus in all three dual appearances.

• Head coach Sean Bormet is in his fourth season at the helm of the Wolverine program. Under his guidance, the Wolverines have compiled a 28-8 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.

U-M Individual Rankings

Wt.	Wrestler	InterMat	Flo	AWN	WIN
125	Jack Medley	19	NR	NR	15
133	Dylan Ragusin	8	9	5	6
141	Stevan Micic	3	4	3	4
149	Kanen Storr	17	NR	20	14
157	Will Lewan	15	13	17	13
165	Cameron Amine	10	11	10	10
174	Logan Massa	6	6	6	NR
184	Myles Amine	2	2	3	3
197	Patrick Brucki	8	10	9	9
Hwt	Mason Parris	2	2	2	2

Scouting the Opponent

Arizona State: The Sun Devils enter the dual with a 3-1 record and posted a 2-1 mark at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in their most recent action on Dec. 20-21. ASU opened the event with wins over Hofstra (42-4) and No. 7 Virginia Tech (23-12) before falling to No. 2 Penn State (29-10) in its finale. Eight Sun Devil wrestlers are ranked nationally at their respective weights, most notably four in the four: No. 4 Brandon Courtney (125 pounds), No. 4 Michael McGee (133), No. 3 Jacori Teemer (157) and No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Hwt). Michigan leads, 6-3, in the all-time series against Arizona State and has claimed each of the last four meetings, including a 23-12 victory -- with wins in each of the last six matches -- in Tempe in January 2019. The Sun Devils edged U-M out for an NCAA team trophy last season in St. Louis, claiming fourth place at the national tournament by five points over the fifth-place Wolverines.

Last Time Out

The Wolverines claimed third place at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational nearly a month ago (Dec. 3-4), boasting an individual champion and six total placewinners. Dylan Ragusin captured the 133-pound title, defeating Northwestern's Chris Cannon, 9-5, in the championship bout to garner U-M's sixth CKLV crown over the last five tournaments. Jack Medley (125 pounds), Cole Mattin (141) and Will Lewan (157) all placed fourth, Cameron Amine (165) took fifth and Patrick Brucki (197) placed sixth. [ Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 ]