Michael Watts

Class:
Senior
Weight Class:
125 Pounds
Hometown:
Riverton, Utah
High School:
Riverton

Senior (2008-09)...Through Feb. 21...Competed in NCAA Championships and was eliminated with 0-2 record... Competed in Big Ten Conference Tournament and was eliminated with 0-2 record... Owns a 3-5 Big Ten dual record ... Boasts a career-high 14 wins, including 10 dual-meet wins... Earned a decisive 8-2 win over Illinois' B.J. Putrell (Feb. 20) ... Rallied from a early deficit to defeat Michigan State's Eric Olanowski 7-2 (Feb. 8) and snap a four-match skid ... Posted a 17-2 technical fall against Binghamton's Tyler Malmberg (Jan. 24) ... Recorded a 1-2 mark at the National Duals (Jan. 10-11), defeating Northern Iowa's Cruse Aarhus 11-2 ... Opened the New Year with three straight wins on Michigan's western roadswing (Jan. 2-4), including a 6-4 decision against Northern Colorado's 16th-ranked Tony Mustari ... Swept opening weekend dual matches, defeating Penn's seventh-ranked Rollie Peterkin (10-4, Nov. 22) and Lehigh's John McDonald (7-4, Nov. 21) ... Captured the 125-pound title at the Ashland Open (Nov. 15), posting a 4-0 mark with two falls and a tech fall.

Junior (2007-08)... Went 0-2 at the Big Ten Championships (March 8-9) ... Earned a 4-1 win over Michigan State's Clint Frutiger in dual-meet finale (Feb. 24) ... Registered a 9-8 win against Ohio State's Nikko Triggas (Feb. 10) after dropping a 3-1 match to Penn State's 10-ranked Mark McKnight (Feb. 8) ... Defeated Purdue's Akif Eren 2-0 in Big Ten dual opener (Jan. 25) ... Posted a 1-3 record at the National Duals (Jan. 12-13), pinning Northern Iowa's Caleb Flores (2:48) ... Won two matches at the Lone Star Duals (Jan. 5), defeating Columbia's 17th-ranked Brandon Kinney 5-4 ... Registered a 2-1 mark at the Wolverine Quad (Dec. 30) with a 7-2 technical fall against Lehigh's Mitch Berger ... Posted a 1-2 record at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), upsetting Pittsburgh's 17th-ranked Brad Gentzle in the pigtail round ... Claimed an 8-2 decision over Bucknell's Jose Matos at the Northeast Duals (Nov. 24) ... Also competed at the Eastern Michigan (Nov. 3) and Michigan State (Nov. 11) Opens.

Sophomore (2006-07)... Posted a 0-2 record at the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4) ... Recorded an 11-18 overall mark and went 1-9 in dual meets ... Earned a 1-7 Big Ten dual record ... Scored bonus points in seven victories ... Lone dual win came against Ohio State's Will Livingston (8-5, Feb. 10) ... Pulled out of redshirt at the National Duals (Jan. 13-14) and posted an 0-2 mark ... Took second place at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 16) with a 2-1 mark ... Posted a 1-2 record at the Penn State Open (Dec. 3) ... Captured the 125-pound title at the Wrestling Bear Open (Nov. 18) with a 3-0 mark and three falls ... Posted 2-2 records at the MSU Open (Nov. 12) and EMU Open (Nov. 4).

Freshman (2005-06)... NCAA Qualifier ... Posted a 0-2 mark at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18) ... Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships (March 4-5) with a 1-2 record ... Earned back-to-back win against Minnesota's Travis Lang (9-6, Feb. 17) and Indiana's Blane Culp (13-1, Feb. 19) in final dual weekend of the season ... Registered a 18-9 major decision against Ohio State's Anner Arroyo (Feb. 12) ... Earned a 12-7 decision against Purdue's Brandon Tucker (Feb. 5) and fell to Illinois' third-ranked Kyle Ott (18-6, Feb. 3) ... Suffered tough losses against Northwestern's eighth-ranked John Velez (15-7, Jan. 28) and Michigan State's fourth-ranked Nick Simmons (1:34, Jan. 29) ... Went 0-5 at the National Duals (Jan. 14-15) ... Narrowly lost to Lehigh's Matt Fisk 8-7 on riding time (Jan. 8) ... Fell to Cornell's fifth-ranked Troy Nickerson 22-9 (Jan. 3) ... Earned first varsity win 6-3 over Hofstra's Dave Tomasette (Jan. 2) ... Made collegiate varsity debut against Central Michigan (Dec. 11), suffering a 9-3 loss to Matt Steintrager ... Compiled a 3-2 mark at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 12-13) ... Posted a 4-2 record at the Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 5).

Prep... Riverton High School (2005) ... Honor Roll ... Eagle Scout ... Twice recognized as Wrestling USA Magazine's Utah Wrestler of the Year (2004, '05) ... Three-time Utah state champion (103 pounds in 2003, 112 pounds in '04, 119 pounds in '05) ... Named outstanding wrestler at 2005 Utah state meet ... Finished fifth at 2002 Utah state meet (103 pounds) ... Career record of 140-23 ... Claimed third place at 119 pounds at the 2005 Senior Nationals.

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring inpsychology ... Born on July 26, 1986 ... Son of John and JoeAnn Watts.

Year	Overall	Dual	Tourney	Falls	TF	MD	Big Ten	NCAA
2005-06	13-19	5-11	8-8	2	1	5	7th	DNP
2006-07	11-18	1-9	10-9	4	1	0	DNP	--
2007-08	13-19	9-11	4-8	2	1	0	DNP	--
2008-09	14-9	10-9	4-0	2	2	1	DNP	DNP
Totals	51-65	25-40	26-25	10	5	6