Everything is falling into place for Michigan wres-
tling.
This season — the 100th in program history — was
always going to be a memorable campaign, and the
squad had long pointed to the NCAA Championships,
held in nearby Detroit at Little Caesars Arena March
17-19, as a special opportunity. Throw in some super
seniors who originally wouldn't have had eligibility
— All-Americans Myles Amine, Stevan Micic and Logan
Massa, plus transfer Nick Suriano, a former NCAA cham-
pion — and anticipation was high.
Still, nobody expected the Wolverines to win the Big
Ten Championship leading into NCAAs. Defending na-
tional champion Iowa and Penn State were thought to
be unconquerable.
Behind titles from Amine at 184 pounds and Suriano
at 125, the Wolverines shocked the wrestling world and
topped their rivals in the sport's best conference March
6 in Lincoln, Neb. It was the program's 12th Big Ten title,
but first since 1973.
Head coach Sean Bormet was named Big Ten Coach
of the Year, just the second Wolverine ever to earn the
honor, and Amine was named the co-Wrestler of the
Championship, after he topped defending NCAA cham-
pion Aaron Brooks of Penn State. If Brooks had won, the
Nittany Lions would have claimed the crown.
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