Justin Wietfeldt

Class:
Senior
Position:
FO
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Hometown:
New Canaan, Conn.
High School:
New Canaan

At Michigan
• USILA Lacrosse All-American, Second Team (2024)
• Inside Lacrosse All-American, Second Team (2024)
• USA Lacrosse All-American, First Team (2024)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2024)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2024)
• Big Ten Specialist of the Week (March 26, 2024)
• Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American, honorable mention (2024)
• USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American, Second Team (2024)
• USILA All-America Third Team (2023)
• Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America (2023)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-America (2023)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2023)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2023)
• USILA Team of the Week (May 4, 2023)
• Big Ten Specialist of the Week (May 4, 2023)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024)

Senior (2024)
• Turned in the best statistical faceoff season on record, ranking second in the Big Ten and No. 2 nationally in winning percentage (61), and was second in the country and led the Big Ten in ground balls per game (9.06)
• With 155 ground balls on the season, he became the program leader in career pickups with 320, as well as the leader for winning percentage in a career (62 percent, 524-of-848)
• Had three contests with 14 ground balls, and won double-digit faceoffs in 15-of-17 games
• Scored two goals and dished out seven assists for nine points
• Had a trio of 14-ground ball efforts in back-to-back contests in the regular season (at Jacksonville, Delaware), the second-most in a single game in program history
• Won 21-of-26 against Jacksonville (Feb. 27) and 15-of-24 against Delaware (March 2) in best two-game stretch of the year
• Won 19-of-24 draws with 14 ground balls against Penn St. in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game (May 4)
• Assisted on Michael Boehm’s record-breaking point against Johns Hopkins (March 30)

Junior (2023)
• Collected 149 wins over 231 faceoffs (64.5 percent), topping the Big Ten and ranking No. 4 nationally
• Had 95 ground ball pickups to mark third in the league and 35th nationally (5.59/game)
• Collected double-digit ground balls against Ohio State (10), and Penn State (11), as well as nine against Duke in the NCAA Tournament (May 20)
• Won a season-best 14-of-17 draws against Ohio State (April 21)
• Had four goals on the season to go along with two assists (six points)

Sophomore (2022)
• Went 119-of-194 at the dot (61 percent) to rank second in the Big Ten and fourth nationally
• Collected 65 ground balls on the year, and scored two goals
• Played in 14 games, serving as the main option in nine games
• Won 15-plus faceoffs in three games vs. Harvard (March 12), Notre Dame (March 19) Johns Hopkins (March 26)
• Had nine ground balls against Harvard and Notre Dame
• Scored a goal against Delaware (March 5) and Johns Hopkins (March 26)

Freshman (2021)
• Played in eight games as U-M's backup faceoff option
• Went 11-of-25 at the dot with five ground balls (44 percent)
• Went 3-of-7 with two ground balls against Johns Hopkins (April 4)
• Began collegiate career with a 2-of-5 showing with two ground balls against Maryland (Feb. 20)

Prep
• New Canaan High School, New Canaan, Conn. (2020)
• Ranked as a four star recruit, the No. 92 player in the nation, and No. 10 FOGO in the country by Inside Lacrosse
• Three-time All-FCIAC Conference Team
• Two-time All-FCIAC Exemplary Scholar-Athlete
• Two-time team captain
• Team USA U19 Tryout Invitee
• Won 82 percent of face-offs in high school
• Totaled 500 faceoff wins, 345 ground balls, five goals and 11 assists during high school career
• Hobey Baker High School Character Award
• CIAC Second Team All-State in (hockey)
• FCIAC All-Conference (hockey)
• Team captain of hockey team
• National Honor Society

Club
• Eclipse

Personal
• Justin Dat-Fung Wietfeldt
• Son of Jocelyn & Peter Wietfeldt
• Enrolled in Ross School of Business, business administration major