A pair of new U-M starters emerged from the intrasquad meet as sophomore/freshmen Steve Luke (Massillon, Ohio/Perry HS) and Tyrel Todd (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) each swept his respective series at 157 and 194 pounds. Luke struck quickly in his final bout against junior/sophomore Jeff Marsh (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS), scoring a takedown just 20 seconds into the opening frame to take the lead for good. Marsh knotted the score at 2-2 with a pair of escapes, but Luke regained the advantage with an early escape in the third frame, giving him the final 3-2 edge.
Todd used a balanced attack against junior/sophomore Omar Maktabi (Iowa City, Iowa/West HS), scoring a takedown early in the first period and adding another with just 10 seconds remaining in the final frame. The Wolverine freshman also registered 2:15 in riding time to gain an extra point and the 6-2 victory.
The final round of wrestleoffs left one weight class unresolved as the 197-pound series between fifth-year senior Willie Breyer (Oxford, Mich./Oxford HS), the returning starter, and sophomore/freshman Casey White (Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS) is locked up at 1-1. White needed extra time to even the series in this evening's final round, holding Breyer without an escape in the second tiebreaker to claim a 3-2 win. The two Wolverines prepared to square again after a 30-minute break, but Breyer was unable to compete due to injury. The starting job will be determined in a final wrestleoff during the next week.
The meet opened and closed at the 125-pound weight class as both wrestleoff matches between junior Jim Shutich (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) and freshman Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) were contested. Shutich won both matches by slim margins, using a third-period reversal each time to come from behind and win 4-3 and 4-2.
Senior/junior Mark Moos (Lorain, Ohio/St. Edward HS) shut out freshman Justin Chrzanowski (Metamora, Mich./Lapeer West HS) 5-0 at 133 pounds on the strength of an early takedown and second-period reversal. Moos earned 1:11 in riding time after holding the advantage for most of the opening frame.
Returning junior/sophomore All-Americans Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) and Eric Tannenbaum (Naperville, Mich./North HS) won handily at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively, to resume their starting roles. Churella scored six takedowns against junior/sophomore Brad Cusumano (Utica, Mich./Utica HS) and added 3:40 in riding time to earn a 14-4 major decision victory. Tannenbaum registered a pair of first-period takedowns and added another in the second en route to an 8-2 decision over freshman Braden L'Amoreaux (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston HS).
Rounding out the evening's matches at 174 pounds, senior/junior Nick Roy (Wall, N.J./Wall HS) tallied a 9-5 decision against sophomore/freshman Cody Waters (Adrian, Mich./Adrian HS) behind four takedowns, three of which came in the first period.
Michigan will kick off the season next Saturday (Nov. 26) in a Big Ten Conference dual against Penn State in State College, Pa. The meet is slated for a 1 p.m. start at Rec Hall.
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