ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club and head coach Sergei Beloglazov have agreed to a contract extension in conjunction with the postponement of the Tokyo Games and the start of a new Olympic cycle, the club announced on Wednesday (May 6). Over the last two years, since his arrival in Ann Arbor, Beloglazov [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer to its senior-level freestyle roster, the club announced on Tuesday (April 21). Dieringer, the 2016 Hodge Trophy winner, has been on the U.S. National Team each of the last four years and will compete internationally in the 86kg/189-pound freestyle weight [...]
HAVANA, Cuba -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo captured the 70kg/154-pound gold medal -- the first medal of his senior-level career -- at the Cerro Pelado International on Sunday (Feb. 16) at the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva. Pantaleo, a 2019 U.S. U23 world team member, posted a perfect 5-0 record and defeated fellow [...]
ROME, Italy -- Fifth-year senior Myles Amine and graduate student Stevan Micic of the University of Michigan wrestling team claimed silver and bronze, respectively, the European Championships this weekend (Feb. 14-16) at the PalaPellicone arena. The event served as the second UWW Ranking Series event and moved both Wolverines into the top four in the world [...]
ROME, Italy -- University of Michigan graduate student Stevan Micic highlighted the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's performance at the Matteo Pellicone with a bronze-medal finish at 57kg/125 pounds on Saturday (Jan. 18) at the PalaPellicone arena. The event served as the first UWW Ranking Series event. Micic defeated Ukraine's Andrii Yatsenko, 5-2, in his bronze-medal match, [...]
FORT WORTH, Texas -- University of Michigan fifth-year senior Logan Massa used a second-period throw to rally from an initial deficit and defeat NCAA champion Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech, 6-4, in the championship final at 74kg/163 pounds at the U.S. Senior Nationals on Sunday (Dec. 22) at the Fort Worth Convention Center. With his performance, [...]
CITY OF SAN MARINO, San Marino -- University of Michigan senior Myles Amine was named San Marino's 2019 Athlete of the Year as part of the country's 60th anniversary event celebrating the founding of its Olympic Committee over the weekend. Amine became the first Sammarinese wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games when he claimed fifth [...]
New York, N.Y. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Adam Coon rolled to a first-period technical superiority to capture the 130kg/286-pound Greco-Roman title at the Bill Farrell International Open on Friday (Nov. 15) at the New York Athletic Club. It was Coon's second career Bill Farrell title and first since 2015. Coon, the 2018 world silver [...]
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Cliff Keen Wrestling Club member Alec Pantaleo posted a 1-1 record at 70kg/154 pounds at the U23 World Championships on (Oct. 28) at the Ludovika Arena. It was Pantaleo's second freestyle world championship appearance after previously competing at the 2016 junior worlds. Pantaleo rolled to an 8-0 decision over Moldova's Stefan Tonu, a [...]
YAKUTSK, Russia – University of Michigan senior Logan Massa, who is representing the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club while taking an Olympic redshirt in 2019-20, won a bronze medal at 79 kg/174 pounds in freestyle wrestling at the Dmitry Korkin International on Sunday (Oct. 13). Massa outscored his opposition, 21-0, today. He defeated Mirlan Chynybekov of Kyrgyzstan, [...]