Overview

Head coach: Sean Bormet

Assistants: Kevin Jackson, Josh Churella, David Bolyard

2023 NCAA tournament finish: 6th

2023 NCAA tournament points: 58.5

2023 NCAA tournament record: 22-15

2023 Big 10 tournament finish: 5th

2023 dual record: 11-4, 5-3

Returning national qualifiers: 7 (Michael DeAugustino, Dylan Ragusin, Chris Cannon, Will Lewan, Cam Amine, Shane Griffith, Lucas Davison) 

Returning All-Americans: 6 (Micheal DeAugustino, Chris Cannon, Will Lewan, Cam Amine, Shane Griffith, Lucas Davison)

Last NCAA champion: Mason Parris (2023)

Highest NCAA team finish: 2nd (2022, 2005, 1974, 1967, 1929, 1928)

Highest NCAA team finish under Bormet: 2nd (2022)

Most place winners under Bormet: 6 (2022)

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Last 10 NCAA Championships

2013: 33rd

2014: 17th

2015: 11th

2016: 9th

2017: 10th

2018: 4th

2019: 5th

2020: Canceled (COVID)

2021: 5th

2022: 2nd

2023: 6th

Summary

Michigan killed it in the transfer portal, adding four All-Americans, including three-time All-American Shane Griffith, who won an NCAA title in 2021 for Stanford. 

That was crucial because the Wolverines lost five starters, all NCAA qualifiers, including heavyweight national champion and Hodge Trophy winner Mason Parris.

Michigan's lineup now features wrestlers with a combined 13 career All-American finishes and six currently ranked among the top 12 in their weight classes. That will likely increase to seven if three-time NCAA qualifier Dylan Ragusin does not use his redshirt next season. 

If he wrestles, Ragusin will likely move from 133 to 141 pounds to accommodate Chris Cannon, a two-time All-American. The latest from coach Sean Bormet is that redshirting Ragusin remains a possibility, but a final decision will not be made until closer to the Wolverines' season opener.

Clearly, Michigan boasts a stronger lineup when it includes Ragusin. Without him, the Wolverines would start non-NCAA qualifiers at four weights.

Still, the mix of new and returning talent puts Michigan in a great position to significantly better last season's finishes of sixth at the NCAA Championships and fifth in the Big Ten. 

 Michigan's Projected 2023-24 Lineup

125: Michael DeAugustino, SR (AA)

133: Chris Cannon, JR (AA)

141: Dylan Ragusin, JR (NQ)

149: Fidel Mayora, JR

157: Will Lewan, SR (AA)

165: Cam Amine, JR (AA)

174: Shane Griffith, SR (AA)

184: Rylan Rogers, FR 

197: Brendin Yatooma, JR

285: Lucas Davison (AA), SR

125: Michael DeAugustino, SR

2023 record: 10-9

2023 NCAA tournament record: 1-2

The Northwestern transfer will take over 125 after the graduation of two-time NCAA qualifier Jack Medley. DeAugustino spent the first half of last season ranked inside the top five nationally before finishing 10-9. He hopes to return to his 2022 form when he went 15-6 and placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. 

DeAugustino scored bonus points in nine of his 102 matches at Northwestern, including three last season, all of which were major decisions. 

The four-time NCAA qualifier fell short of the podium in Tulsa after dropping an overtime decision against Jore Volk in the opening round, defeating #5 seed Caleb Smith in his first consolation bout before getting eliminated by Patrick McKee in a battle of returning All-Americans. 

DeAugustino went 55-28 in three seasons as a starter at Northwestern. His most noteworthy wins came against NCAA finalists Mat Ramos (Purdue), Brandon Courtney (Arizona State), Jack Mueller (Virginia) and All-Americans Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), McKee (Minnesota), Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State), Liam Cronin (Nebraska) and Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan). 

He is #12 in the latest NCAA rankings and sixth among Big Ten wrestlers. 

133: Chris Cannon, JR

2023 record: 20-10

2023 NCAA tournament record: 1-2

The Northwestern transfer, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, fell short of the podium at the NCAA Championships after finishing seventh the previous two years. Cannon entered the tournament seeded 12th but got knocked off by CSU Bakersfield's Chance Rich in the opening round and got eliminated by Air Force's Cody Phippen in the consolation second round to end a 20-10 season. 

Prior to the NCAA Championships, Cannon notched wins last season against the wrestlers who finished fifth (Aaron Nagao, then of Minnesota) and sixth (Jesse Mendez of Ohio State) at the national tournament. He has also pinned three-time All-American Michael McGee (Arizona State) and owns wins against 2023 NCAA runner-up Matt Ramos (Purdue) along with two-time All-American Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) and All-Americans Louie Hayes (Virginia) and Devan Turner (Oregon State). 

Cannon is currently ranked #12 overall and fourth among Big Ten wrestlers. His overall record is 48-19 and he has placed in the top five in the Big Ten the past three years. 

141: Dylan Ragusin, JR

2023 record: 19-10

2023 NCAA tournament record: 2-2

If he is part of the Wolverines' lineup next season, Ragusin will likely replace graduated NCAA qualifier Cole Mattin in this spot as he hopes to become an All-American for the first time after reaching the round of 12 in 2022 and the round of 16 last season. The three-time NCAA qualifier finished 24-8 last season with five pins, three technical falls and two major decisions. 

Ragusin owns wins over All-Americans Sam Latona (Virginia Tech), Patrick McKee (Minnesota), Cannon, DeAugustino, Mendez, Taylor LaMont (Wisconsin), Devan Turner (Oregon State) and Rayvon Foley (Michigan State).

He has a 51-23 career record with 22 bonus-point wins and has finished fifth, third and seventh at the past three Big Ten Championships. 

The Wolverines have a couple other options if Ragusin redshirts. They could turn to Sergio Lemley, one of their top incoming recruits. They also have Nathan Jerore, a redshirt freshman. The Michgan state champion went 11-7 in open competition last season, including a win over three-time West Virginia state champion Michael Dolan (West Virginia). 

149: Fidel Mayora, JR

2023 record: 2-4 

The Wolverines appeared set at this weight class until NCAA qualifier Chance Larmer transferred to Cal Poly following the first of what could have been four seasons as the starter.

Mayora, a four-time Fargo All-American, has gone 7-7 the past two seasons with five bonus-point victories. He decisioned Rutgers' Anthony White, an NCAA qualifier, last season. 

Another option here is incoming freshman Dylan Gilcher, a four-time state champion for Detroit Catholic Central, who is ranked #3 in the nation at 145 and #23 on the 2023 Big Board.

Gilcher has already beaten NCAA qualifiers Ryan Jack (North Carolina State) and Jore Volk (Wyoming) in national competitions. Jack is ranked #10 at 141 and Volk #16 at 125. Gilcher has also knocked off Tyler Kasak, who is #8 in the latest pound-for-pound high school rankings and #1 at 145.

157: Will Lewan, SR 

2023 record: 24-9

2023 NCAA tournament record: 3-3

The two-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier placed eighth at the NCAA Championships and third in the Big Ten last season, beating All-Americans Ed Scott (North Carolina State) and Brayton Lee (Minnesota) along the way. 

Lewan has also beaten three-time All-American Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), two-time All-Americans Jacori Teemer (Arizona State), Kaleb Young (Iowa) and Peyton Robb (Nebraska) and All-American Hunter Willits (Oregon State). 

He owns a 75-27 career record with 10 bonus-point wins. Lewan is ranked #7 at 157 pounds and third among Big Ten wrestlers. 

165: Cam Amine, JR

2023 record: 16-5

2023 NCAA tournament record: 4-2

Injuries caused Amine to drift in and out of the lineup last season, but the three-time All-American finished well, placing fourth at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. 

At the NCAA Championships, Amine bested his new teammate Griffith and two-time All-American Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). He has also beaten three-time All-American Alex Marinelli (Iowa), two-time All-American Peyton Robb (Nebraska) and All-Americans Carson Kharlcha (Ohio State) and Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State). 

Amine boasts a 50-16 career mark, 21-4 in duals, with 13 bonus-point wins. He is ranked #3 at 165 and first among Big Ten wrestlers. That means Amine has a great chance to capture his first Big Ten title after placing fourth, second and third in the past three years. 

174: Shane Griffith, SR

2023 record: 28-5

2023 NCAA tournament record: 5-2

The transfer portal's biggest prize this year was Griffith, who placed fifth at the NCAA Championships at 165 last season after winning a national championship in 2021 and falling to Missouri's Keegan O'Toole by a point in the 165-pound title match in 2022.

Overall, Griffith is 14-3 in the NCAA Championships with all of his losses coming by a single point to O'Toole, Iowa State's David Carr and Cam Amine. Those three have combined for three national championships and nine All-American finishes.

Griffith's All-American medal haul would surely be more had the 2020 NCAA Championships not been cancelled by the worldwide pandemic. He was poised to enter the tournament with a 28-0 record. 

Griffith boasts an 87-11 career record with 38 bonus-point wins. He captured a pair of Pac-12 titles at Stanford and was twice named Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year. Griffith was also a Hodge finalist as a redshirt freshman in 2020 and conference runner-up the past two years. 

Griffith's resume of wins includes three-time All-Americans Evan Wick (Wisconsin, Cal Poly), Alex Marinelli (Iowa), Bernie Truax (Cal Poly, Penn State) and two-time All-Americans Ethan Smith (Ohio State), Josh Shields (Arizona State) and Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). 

184: Rylan Rogers, FR

2023 record: 13-5 (in open competition) 

Rogers takes over for graduated four-time NCAA qualifier Matt Finesilver after going 13-5 with eight bonus-point wins as a redshirt last season. Rogers' best win was against NCAA qualifier Dennis Robin (West Virginia).

He is a two-time Idaho state champion, Super 32 winner and three-time Fargo All-American. 

197: Brendin Yatooma, JR

2023 record: 5-16

The two-time Michigan state champion experienced some growing pains in his first season as a starter, finishing 5-16 and 2-6 in duals. Yatooma did not place at the Big Ten championships.

His best wins have come against Cal State Bakersfield starter and Alaska state champion Caden Gerlach and Edinboro starter Nick Lodato, a New Jersey state champion.

285: Lucas Davison, SR

2023 record: 27-6

NCAA tournament record: 4-2

Davison, who has placed sixth and fifth at the last two NCAA Championships, will attempt to fill the massive lineup hole left by the departure of NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy winner and three-time All-American Mason Parris. Before Parris, three-time All-American Adam Coon held the spot. 

Davison, a four-time NCAA qualifier, has a 77-26 career mark with 27 bonus-point wins. He has placed fifth in the Big Ten the past two years. 

Davison's biggest career win to date was over three-time All-American Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State). 

He has also knocked off three-time All-American Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), two-time All-American Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) and one-time All-Americans Zach Elam (Missouri), Tate Orndorff (Ohio State), Lance Christian (Nebraska), Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), Michael Beard (Lehigh) and Shakur Rasheed (Penn State). 

Davison is ranked fourth overall and third among Big Ten wrestlers.