2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Adam Coon
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Hwt
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Fowlerville, Mich.
- High School:
- Fowlerville
At Michigan
• 3x NCAA All-American (2015, '16, '18)
• 2x NCAA finalist (2015, '18)
• 2x Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational heavyweight champion (2013, '17)
• Ranks 22nd in wins in U-M program history with 116-15 career record
• Career win percentage of .885 ranks sixth in U-M program history
• 3x Academic All-Big Ten, 3x NWCA All-Academic
• 2014 Junior World bronze medalist in both Greco-Roman and freestyle (120kg/264 pounds)
Graduate Student (2017-18)
• Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, NWCA All-Academic
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA All-American, heavyweight
• Runner-up at the NCAA Championships (March 15-17) with a 4-1 record
• Fell to Ohio State's #1 Kyle Snyder, 3-2, in the NCAA championship bout; earned wins vs. Stanford's #7 Nathan Butler (7-0) and Oregon State's #6 Amar Dhesi (4-2) in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively
• Runner-up at the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4) with a 2-1 record; fell to Ohio State's Snyder, 4-2, in the double overtime in the final
• Pinned Iowa's #5 Sam Stoll (2:13) in the Big Ten semifinals
• Posted a perfect 14-0 dual-meet record, including a 9-0 mark in Big Ten duals
• Used a first-period takedown to defeat Ohio State's #1 Kyle Snyder, 3-2, in the Clash at Crisler dual meet (Feb. 11); it was Snyder's first loss in more than two years
• Also earned notable dual wins against Arizona State's #4 Tanner Hall (5-2, Nov. 10), Lehigh's #13 Jordan Wood (6-2, Nov. 19), Penn State's #8 Nick Nevills (8-0, Jan. 12) and Iowa's #3 Sam Stoll (3-2, Jan. 27)
• Opened the second semester with a 21-6 technical fall win against Indiana's Fletcher Miller for 100th career win
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) with a 6-0 record
• Used an overtime takedown to beat Arizona State's #4 Tanner Hall, 4-2, in the CKLV championship bout; also defeated Stanford's #13 Nathan Butler (2-0) and Eastern Michigan's #18 Gage Hutchison (fall, 4:10)
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 5) with a 3-0 record; pinned Northwestern's #14 Conan Jennings (1:43) in the final
Senior (2016-17)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Redshirted season; did not compete due to injury
Junior (2015-16)
• Academic All-Big Ten, NWCA All-Academic
• NCAA All-American, heavyweight
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) with a 5-1 record
• Pinned Virginia Tech's #3 Ty Walz in overtime (7:57) in the third-place match; also pinned Oregon State's Amarveer Dhesi (0:48) in the consolation semis
• Took runner-up honors at the Big Ten Championships (March 5-6) with a 3-1 record; fell to Ohio State's Kyle Snyder, 7-4, in the championship match
• Capped Michigan's comeback win at Rutgers with a first-period pin (1:25) against #13 Billy Smith in the final bout (Feb. 7)
• Cruised to an 11-2 major decision vs. Illinois #19 Brooks Black (Jan. 15)
• Used a pair of early takedowns to defeat Oregon State's #10 Amarveer Dhesi, 6-3 (Jan. 7)
• Missed the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational to participate in the U.S. Open (Dec. 17-19), where he posted a 4-0 record en route to the Greco-Roman 130kg title; also won the 130kg Greco title at the Bill Farrell International Open (Nov. 7-9), pinning Toby Erickson (5:19) in the championship match
• Posted a 3-0 record at the season-opening Northeast Duals (Nov. 15)
Sophomore (2014-15)
• Academic All-Big Ten, NWCA All-Academic
• NCAA All-American, heavyweight
• Claimed second place at the NCAA Championships (March 19-21) with a 4-1 record; fell to NC State's #1 Nick Gwiazdowski, 7-6, in the heavyweight championship
• Won a wild overtime scramble with one second remaining to defeat Northwestern's #2 Mike McMullan, 3-1 SV, in NCAA semifinals; also defeated Missouri's #8 Devin Mellon (5-2) and Maryland's #12 Spencer Myers (2-1) at NCAAs
• Claimed third place at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 3-1 record; earned a 5-2 win over Wisconsin's #2 Connor Medbery in the third-place match
• Posted a 7-1 Big Ten dual record; pinned four of eight Big Ten opponents
• Used a reversal in the tiebreaker to defeat Iowa's #2 Bobby Telford (Feb. 13)
• Defeated Nebraska's #17 Collin Jensen, 5-3 (Feb. 6)
• Sacrificed a late lead in a 7-3 loss to Wisconsin's #3 Connor Medbery (Jan. 23)
• Pinned Minnesota's #13 Michael Kroells in 0:26 (Jan. 9)
• Took second place at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) with a 4-1 record; fell to Oklahoma State's #4 Austin Marsden, 7-4, in the championship match
• Claimed third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6) with a 5-1 record
• Dropped a 5-3 decision to Virginia Tech's #9 Ty Walz in CKLV semifinals; defeated Ohio State's #11 Nick Tavanello, 11-4, and Nebraska's #14 Collin Jensen (fall, 1:56) at CKLV
• Posted a 2-0 record at the EMU Duals (Nov. 15)
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) with a 4-0 record; pinned Tiffin's Garrett Grey (3:45) in the final
• Named one of two team captains in 2014-15
Summer 2014
• Captured freestyle and Greco-Roman bronze medals at 120kg/264 pounds at the Junior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia; posted similar 4-1 records in both styles with two pins apiece
• Pinned Turkey's Yusuf Emre Dede at 2:18 in the world freestyle bronze-medal match
• Pinned Japan's Arata Sonoda at 0:45 in the world Greco bronze-medal match
• Swept freestyle and Greco-Roman titles at U.S. Junior World Team Trials
• Captured freestyle 125kg/275-pound title at University Nationals
• Claimed dual freestyle and Greco-Roman 120kg/264-pound titles at FILA Juniors
Freshman (2013-14)
• Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 21); named USA Wrestling's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 9)
• NCAA Qualifier; reached the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships (March 20-22), finishing a match shy of All-America honors with a 2-2 record
• Posted a 0-2 record at the Big Ten Championships (March 8-9); rebounded with wins to place ninth
• Clinched U-M's win at #6 Pittsburgh with a 9-6 decision over #19 P.J. Tasser (Feb. 15); • Used six seconds riding time to edge Iowa's #3 Bobby Telford, 3-3, in the second tiebreaker (Feb. 9)
• Earned a 12-3 major decision over Nebraska's Collin Jensen to clinch Michigan's tiebreaker criteria win over #7 Nebraska
• Suffered first collegiate loss to Michigan State's #9 Mike McClure, 5-1 (Jan. 24)
• Clinched Michigan's win over #2 Minnesota with a 4-2 SV2 decision over two-time defending NCAA champion Tony Nelson (Jan. 19)
• Rolled to a 14-4 major decision over Purdue's Alex White in Big Ten dual debut (Jan. 10)
• Used a late takedown to secure a 4-1 decision against Maryland's #7 Spencer Myers (Jan. 5)
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) with a 5-0 record; defeated Iowa's #4 Bobby Telford, 3-2, in the final
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7) with a 5-0 record
• Defeated Boise's State #5 J.T. Felix, 7-5 SV, in the CKLV championship match; also beat NC State's #3 Nick Gwiazdowski, 3-1 SV, in the quarterfinals
• Scored two third-period takedowns in 7-2 decision over Oregon State's Amarveer Dhesi (Nov. 17)
• Used riding time to beat Northern Illinois' Jared Torrence 3-3 TB2 in varsity debut at EMU Duals (Nov. 16)
• Captured heavyweight title at the MSU Open (Nov. 9) with a 4-0 record and two falls
• Pinned Central Michigan's Jimmy Szep (6:58) for first collegiate win
Prep
• Graduated from Fowlerville High School (2013)
• Selected as 2013 Detroit Athletic Club HS Athlete of the Year
• Named the 2013 Midwest region recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
• 2013 Junior Schalles Award winner
• Selected as Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" award winner (2013)
• Four-time All-Livingston County Wrestler of the Year
• Four-time Michigan state champion, winning at 215 pounds (2010, '11) and 285 pounds (2012, '13)
• Career prep record of 212-3, finishing with three straight undefeated seasons
• Captured 100 kg/220-pound freestyle title at the 2011 FILA Cadet World Championships
• Two-time USA Wrestling Junior Triple Crown winner (2012, '13), capturing titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle in the same year
• Also earned four varsity letters in football and track and field
• Named all-state linebacker (2012) and two-time honorable mention offensive line (2010, '11); named 2013 All-Livingston County Defensive Player of the Year and four-time all-league offensive line and defensive line/linebacker
• 2013 state runner-up in discus and shot put; three-time state placer in shot put, also finishing sixth as a sophomore and junior (2011, '12)
• Ranked as the nation's No. 2 overall recruit by InterMat and No. 1-ranked heavyweight wrestler
• National Honor Society; Class of 2013 Salutatorian
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in aerospace engineering
• Born on November 14, 1994
• Son of Dan and Dana Coon; father wrestled at Alma College (1979-83)
• Has two sisters, Rachel and Madeline
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2013-14 | 32-5 | 14-1 | 18-4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | dnp | dnp |
| 2014-15 | 32-5 | 12-1 | 20-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3rd | 2nd |
| 2015-16 | 23-3 | 15-1 | 8-2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2016-17 (RS) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 29-2 | 14-0 | 15-2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2nd | 2nd |
| Totals | 116-15 | 55-3 | 61-12 | 38 | 6 | 16 |
