U of M Men's Wrestling
Mark Churella, 3-three time NCAA Champion, 1977, 78, 79
| Overall | Big Ten | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Year | W | L | T | Pct. | W | L | T | Pct. | CT | NCAA | ||
| Clifford Thorne | 1922* | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | ||||||||
| Peter Botchen | 1922-1923** | ||||||||||||
| Richard Barker | 1923-1925 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Cliff Keen |
1925-1942 1945-1970 |
274 | 91 | 10 | .749 | 199 | 67 | 6 | .748 | 9 | |||
| Ray Courtright | 1942-1944 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1 | |||
| Wally Weber | 1944-1945 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | ||||
| Rick Bay | 1970-1974 | 43 | 5 | 3 | .873 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 1 | |||
| Bill Johannesen | 1974-1978 | 43 | 22 | 0 | .662 | 20 | 15 | 0 | .571 | ||||
| Dale Bahr | 1978-1999 | 221 | 119 | 6 | .647 | 116 | 64 | 5 | .644 | ||||
| Joe McFarland | 1999-2018 | 214 | 105 | 6 | .668 | 97 | 56 | 3 | .692 | ||||
| Sean Bormet | 2018- | 56 | 17 | .767 | 35 | 13 | .739 | 1 | |||||
* unofficial varsity team. Formal varsity status was granted in 1922/23.
** Wrestling was offcially raised to varsity status by the Board in Control in December 1922 (along with hockey, swimming, and golf) but due to lack of suitable practice area and funds to hire a coach, its debut as a varsity sport was delayed until 1923/24. Botchen, a retired professional wrestler and proprietor of the Jefferson Billiards Parlor in Ann Arbor, volunteered to coach the team. He was later hired as a wrestling instuctor in the Intramural Department and may have served as an assistant varsity coach.
Wrestling Team Photos
[Early photos ususally included only varsity letterwinners. Later photos usually included the full squad. Some scans are from half-tone pictures in the Michiganensian, others are from original negatives or prints. Photos for some years are missing.]
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1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 |
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 |
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 |
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 |
1970 1971 1972 1973 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
1980 1981 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1987 1988 1989 |
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 |
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
Wrestlng: All-Time Roster Record Book (from mgoblue.com
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| Year | Wrestler | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | James O. Kelly | 155 |
| 1932 | Carl Dougovito | 158 |
| 1939 | Harold Nichols | 145 |
| 1940 | Donald Nichols | 175 |
| 1946 | William Courtright | 155 |
| 1953 | Norvard Nalan | 130 |
| 1954 | Norvard Nalan | 130 |
| 1963 | Jack Barden | 191 |
| 1966 | Dave Porter | HWT |
| 1967 | Jim Kamman | 153 |
| 1968 | Dave Porter | HWT |
| 1973 | Jarrett Hubbard | 150 |
| 1974 | Jarrett Hubbard | 150 |
| 1977 | Mark Churella | 150 |
| 1978 | Mark Churella | 150 |
| 1979 | Mark Churella | 167 |
| 1986 | Kirk Trost | HWT |
| 2003 | Ryan Bertin | 157 |
| 2005 | Ryan Bertin | 157 |
| 2009 | Steve Luke | 174 |
| 2011 | Kellen Russell | 141 |
| 2012 | Kellen Russell | 141 |
| 2022 | Nick Suriano | 125 |
| 2023 | Mason Parris | HWT |
| Michigan has produced 213 All-Americans (115 individuals). Wrestling All-American status is determined by finish in the NCAA tournament. | |
| Coach | All-Americans |
| Cliff Keen | 69 (44) |
| Rick Bay | 13 (7) |
| William Johannesen | 8 (4) |
| Dale Bahr | 43 (24) |
| Joe McFarland | 60 (27) |
| Sean Bormet | 21 (12) |