ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan senior Alec Pantaleo will remain at his alma mater to continue his international wrestling career with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, the club announced Tuesday (April 2). Pantaleo, who completed his collegiate career as a three-time NCAA All-American last month, is a previous junior world team member in freestyle. [...]
2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sat-Sun., Oct. 20-18 Papp Laszlo Arena • Budapest, Hungary • Live Video/Results | USA Wrestling | Tournament Site | Flowrestling CKWC AT THE UWW SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Three Cliff Keen Wrestling Club wrestlers will vie for world gold at the 2018 UWW Senior World Championships over the next week (Sat-Sun., Oct. 20-18) at [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan senior/junior Stevan Micic has been forced to withdraw from the 2018 World Wrestling Championships due to injury. Micic, previously a junior world bronze medalist, was set to make his senior world debut at 57kg/125 pounds wrestling for Serbia. "Our staff and team are obviously very disappointed for Stevan," said [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two-time Olympic and six-time world champion Sergei Beloglazov has been named the new head coach of the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, the club announced on Friday (Aug. 31). Considered among the greatest freestyle wrestlers in the history of the sport, Beloglazov relocated to Ann Arbor from his hometown Kaliningrad, Russia, this month [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added former U.S. World Team member Nick Simmons to its coaching staff, the club announced Friday (July 20). Simmons, who also brings eight years of collegiate coaching experience, will work with both CKWC senior-level and Michigan RTC athletes. "Nick brings a lot to the table," said [...]
Men's Freestyle Finals TULSA, Okla. -- Cliff Keen Wrestling Club athlete Adam Coon used a late throw and pin to put an exclamation point on his championship series sweep against Robby Smith and qualify for the U.S. Greco-Roman World Team at 130kg/286 pounds at the World Team Trials on Friday afternoon (June 22) at the [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan graduate Domenic Abounader will remain at his alma mater to continue his wrestling career with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, the club announced Thursday (May 31). Abounader plans to represent Lebanon, drawing from his father's roots, in his international career. "Dom has brought a tremendous amount of passion and [...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- University of Michigan graduate student Adam Coon moved one step closer to making the 2018 U.S. world freestyle team after sweeping the 125kg/275-pound best-of-three finals at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on Sunday (May 20) at the RCTC Regional Sports Center. Coon controlled both matches to defeat former Minnesota NCAA champion Tony [...]
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Adam Coon reached the U.S. Open finals in both Greco-Roman and freestyle of his first post-collegiate competition, capturing the 125kg/275-pound title in the latter on Saturday (April 28) at South Point Arena. Coon defeated 2012 Olympic champion Jake Varner, 3-1, in the freestyle final on a late takedown from his over-under body [...]