Michigan Wrestling History

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Year Big Tens Big Ten Champs NCAA Qualifiers NCAAs NCAA Champs All-Americans Cliff Keen Team Duals Notes

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

3rd

3rd

8th

3rd

3rd

4th

3

3

1

1

3

1

8

6

5

9

7

7

11th

7th

6th

7th

2nd

10th

1

0

0

0

1

0

3

4

5

3

5

4

n/a

3rd

DNP

5th

7th

3rd

Steve Luke/Tyrel Todd/Kellen Russell

Eric Tennenbaum/Steve Luke/Josh Churella/Tyrel Todd

Eric Tennenbaum/Josh Churella/Steve Luke

Ryan Churella/Greg Wagner

Ryan Bertin/Ryan &Josh Churella/Eric Tennenbaum

Ryan Churella

2003 6th 0 8 7th 1 3 8th Ryan Bertin
2002 3rd 1 9 9th 0 4 5th Otto Olsen
2001 4th 1 8 7th 0 5 5th Otto Olsen
2000 5th 0 7 13th 0 3 n/a Joe Warren
1999 5th 0 7 13th 0 3 n/a n/a
1998 4th 2 4 12th 0 3 n/a Bill Lacure/Airron Richardson
1997 5th 0 6 22nd 0 1 n/a n/a
1996 7th 0 6 9th 0 5 n/a n/a
1995 5th 1 5 22nd 0 2 n/a Chad Biggert
1994 4th 1 5 5th 0 3 DNP Sean Bormet
1993 5th 1 6 11th 0 3 5th Sean Bormet

We have never won a NCAA Championship, but finished runner-up five times: 2005, 1974, 1967, 1929 and 1928. The last time we won the Big Ten Championship was 1973. 3 Big Ten Champions in 2005 was the first time since 1974 when we had 4 champions. We had 5 Big Ten Champions in 1965 and 1960. We also had 4 champions in 1974, 1967, 1955 and 1930. We've had 3 champions in 1961, 1940, 1938 and 1927. We have won 11 Big Ten Team Championships. Iowa has won 31 (1974-1998 in the Dan Gable era), Illinois 17, Indiana 13, Minnesota 9, Michigan State has won 8. Iowa has won 20 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Minnesota won two, and Michigan State and Indiana have won one each. Iowa has won 72 individual national championships with 262 All-Americans and Michigan has won 19 individual titles including 159 All-Americans, Michigan State has won 24 individual championships with 131 All-Americans, Penn State has won 20 individual championships with 154 All-Americans, Illinois has 20 individual titles, Minnesota has 18 titles with 129 All-Americans and Wisconsin has won 17 NCAA individual titles. Iowa has won 180 individual Big Ten Championships, Michigan has earned 118.

History Lesson: Cliff Keen

History Lesson: 1934 NCAA Championships

History Lesson: Ed George

History Lesson: Skip Nalan

Top 20 Wrestling Programs of All-Time

Big Ten Wrestling Record Book

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Brackets from 1928-2004

Past Seasons 2003-2007

NCAA Wrestling Records

Michigan High School Athletic Association Wrestling Records

MHSAA Yearly Wrestling Champions
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