Kevin Beazley after his win in the NCAA quarterfinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan wrestling head coach Joe McFarland announced today (Monday, May 1) the addition of transfer Kevin Beazley to the Wolverine program. Beazley, a 2017 NCAA All-American at 197 pounds for Old Dominion, will be a graduate student in 2017-18 and have one year of eligibility remaining.
"We're excited to have Kevin join our program," said McFarland, "and I know he's really excited to come back home to Michigan. He brings great experience at the highest level of collegiate and international competition and has a broad skillset with his Greco background. He's also a serious and dedicated student. He will be a great fit at Michigan."
Beazley claimed NCAA All-America honors with an eighth-place finish at 197 pounds at the 2017 NCAA Championships last March. A two-time NCAA qualifier, he has placed among the top four at the Mid-American Conference Championships in each of his last three appearances, including a runner-up finish in 2017. Beazley posted a 25-8 record last season and owns a 103-52 mark over his collegiate career.
Beazley, who took an Olympic redshirt season in 2015-16, is also an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler, twice representing the United States at 96kg/211 pounds at the Junior World Championships -- in 2013 in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia. He took second place at the 2015 U.S. Open and 2015 World Team Trials in his first year at the senior level.
A native of Howell, Michigan, Beazley was a 189-pound state champion (2012) and two-time state finalist (2011, '12) at Detroit Catholic Central, where he registered a career prep record of 190-22.
Beazley will graduate from Old Dominion this spring with a bachelor's degree in sport management and will enter Michigan's Master of Science in Sport Management program in the fall. He is a two-time NWCA All-Academic Team, Academic All-MAC Wrestling Team and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honoree (2015, '17).
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