All-American Ghadiali to Transfer to Michigan

We haven’t even reached the 2025 NCAA Championships yet and the transfer season is heating up! This morning, All-American heavyweight, Taye Ghadiali formerly of Campbell, announced that he will use his final year of eligibility back in his home state to compete for the University of Michigan. 

Ghadiali has qualified for the NCAA Championships on four occasions - three times after winning a SoCon title. In 2024, Ghadiali posted an 8-5 win in sudden victory over the EIWA champion, Nathan Taylor, to earn All-American honors for the first time. He would eventually finish eighth. 

This year, Ghadiali fell to Isaac Trumble (NC State) by a point in the second weekend of the season, then he downed 2024 All-American and Big Ten finalist Nick Feldman at the NWCA All-Star Classic. 

Ghadiali competed at the Knockout Classic in late December and was injured and ruled out for the season. Since he only competed in four events in 2024-25, Ghadiali would be eligible for an injury waiver and eligible in 2025-26. 

Through four-plus years at Campbell, Ghadiali amassed a 91-24 record. What’s impressive is that he wasn’t considered a high-profile recruit and went 7-7 as a redshirt freshman. 

This will be the third consecutive season where Michigan fills the heavyweight slot with a graduate transfer. 2024’s heavyweight Lucas Davison made the national finals. This year, Josh Heindselman was fourth in the Big Ten and has the sixth seed at nationals.