WARSAW, Poland -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo claimed silver at 70kg, while Derek White took fifth place at 125kg at the Poland Open, which concluded on Thursday (July 21) at the Arena Ursynów. It was Pantaleo's second time reaching the event's final; he captured gold last summer. Pantaleo fell 3-2 to Armenia's Andreasyan [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan graduate Myles Amine will remain at his alma mater to continue his international wrestling career with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, the club announced Monday (July 18). Amine, who completed his collegiate career as the first ever five-time NCAA All-American last spring, is already an Olympic bronze medalist and [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club announced today (Monday, July 11) the addition of All-American Ben Honis to its senior-level freestyle roster. Honis, who wrestles in the 97kg freestyle weight class, recently transitioned to representing Italy in international competition. "We are excited to have Ben join our team," said Michigan head coach Sean [...]
ORAN, Algeria -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Myles Amine captured 86kg gold, while Stevan Micic and Malik Amine won bronze at 65kg and 74kg, respectively, at the Mediterranean Games on Tuesday (June 28) at the EMEC Hall. Myles Amine claimed his the second international gold of 2022 -- on the heels of his first ever European [...]
STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's J'den Cox won the best-of-three championship series at 92kg to claim the spot on the U.S. Senior Freestyle World Team at the first of USA Wrestling's two Final X events on Friday night (June 3) at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena. Cox claimed the first and third matches to [...]
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo captured the 70kg title at the U.S. Open on Saturday evening (April 30) at the South Point Arena. It is Pantaleo's first 2021 senior national championship. Pantaleo earned a 3-2 win over Jordan Oliver in the championship final, taking the initial lead on a first-period [...]
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Myles Amine captured the 86kg/189-pound gold medal at the European Championships on Wednesday (March 30) at the BOK Sports Hall. It was Amine's first international gold and his fourth straight European medal. He is also the first wrestler from San Marino to win a European title Amine, who [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added two-time world champion J'Den Cox to its senior-level freestyle roster, the club announced on Monday (Jan. 10). Cox has claimed five total Olympic and world medals since 2016. "Everyone looks forward to J'Den's full-time arrival to Ann Arbor," said Michigan head coach Sean Bormet. "His [...]
The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo, Alex Dieringer and Mason Parris will compete at the 2021 U.S. World Team Trials this weekend (Sat-Sun., Sept. 11-12) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Action starts at 10 a.m. CDT each day, while the best-of-three finals are slated for 2 p.m. CDT on Sunday. The World Team [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added former Oklahoma State heavyweight standout Derek White to its senior-level freestyle roster, the club announced on Friday (Aug. 13). "Derek will be a great addition to our CKWC roster," said Michigan head coach Sean Bormet. "We are very proud of our recent heavyweight success, both [...]