2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Taye Ghadiali
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Hwt
- Hometown:
- Warren, Mich.
- High School:
- Fitzgerald
Pronunciation
Graduate Student (2025-26)
• Academic All-Big Ten, NWCA Scholar All-America • NCAA All-American, Heavyweight
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 19-21) with a 5-1 record
• Bounced back from a close semifinal loss with wins over Iowa's #8 Ben Kueter (5-0) and Oklahoma State's #7 Konner Doucet (5-0)
• Captured the heavyweight title at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 4-0 record; beat Nebraska's #3 A.J. Ferrari, 5-2, in the championship bout
• Also earned a 5-2 decision over Penn State's #5 Cole Mirasola in the Big Ten semifinals
• Led the Wolverines with a 28-3 record, including a 14-1 mark in dual meets and team-best 59 dual points
• Scored bonus points in 17 of 28 wins, earning two pins, 10 technical falls and five major decisions
• Went 8-0 in Big Ten duals, including four straight ranked wins to close out the conference slate -- over Ohio State's #3 Nick Feldman (4-1, Feb. 1), Penn State's #12 Cole Mirasola (5-1, Feb. 6), Iowa’s #8 Ben Keuter (10-0, Feb. 13), and Wisconsin's #9 Braxton Amos (2-1 SV, Feb. 15)
• Claimed third place at the CKLV Invitational (Dec. 5-6) with a 6-1 record; earned an 8-2 decision over Arizona State's #23 David Szuba in the medal round
• Went 2-1 at the National Dual Invitationals (Nov. 15) with bonus wins over ASU's #23 David Szuba (17-2) and Missouri's #25 Jarrett Stoner (17-7)
• Earned a 21-6 technical fall over VMI's Cole Will in Michigan wrestling debut (Nov. 9)
Prior to Michigan
• Graduated (twice) from Campbell University (2023, '25)
• Became the second All-American in Campbell program history with an eighth-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships
• Four-time NCAA qualifier at heavyweight (2021, '22, '23, '24)
• Named the 2024 SoCon Wrestler of the Year
• Three-time SoCon heavyweight champion (2022, '23, '24) and runner-up (2021)
• Posted a 102-28 record at Campbell, including a 36-6 mark in 2023-24; boasted 62 bonus wins with 29 falls
• NWCA Scholar All-American; SoCon Academic All-Conference (2024)
• Three-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2020, '23, '24)
Prep
• Graduated from Warren Fitzgerald High School (2019)
• Captured a 2019 Michigan state championship at 215 pounds
• Two-time Michigan state placewinner, taking third as a junior (2018)
• Placed sixth at 220 pounds at the 2019 Senior Nationals
• Posted a 140-16 career prep record, including a perfect 45-0 mark as senior
• Named to the Macomb County Dream Team and First Team
• Nominated for Detroit Free Press Wrestler of the Year
• Also lettered in football and baseball, earning team's defensive player of the year award as a senior
• Graduated with High Honors
Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Social Work, pursuing a master's degree in social work
• Earned a bachelor's in trust and wealth management (2023) and Master of Business Administration degree (2025) from Campbell
• Born on July 24, 2001
• Son of Brad and Teresa Comer
• Has three siblings, Jonathan, Jordan and Malia
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Conf. | NCAA |
| 2019-20 (RS) | 8-4 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 7-7 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | dnp |
| 2021-22 | 19-4 | 9-1 | 10-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1st | dnp |
| 2022-23 | 26-5 | 19-3 | 7-2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1st | dnp |
| 2023-24 | 36-6 | 16-1 | 20-5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1st | 8th |
| 2024-25 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025-26 | 28-3 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1st | 3rd |
| Totals | 128-31 | 67-12 | 61-21 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
