Michael Kemerer

Height 5-9

Weight 174 lbs.

Class RS Sr.

Hometown Murrysville, Pa.

High School Franklin Regional

2020-21

All-American.
Became 22nd four-time All-American in program history
Placed runner-up at NCAA Championships.
Earned No. 1 seed at NCAA Championships, posting a 7-0 record before national tournament
Big Ten Champion
11-1 overall record with seven bonus-point victories
Reached as high as No. 1 in national rankings
Academic All-Big Ten
NWCA Scholar Athlete
Letterwinner

2019-20

2018-19

2017-18

All-American, placing fourth at NCAA Championships
Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships
Posted a 27-3 record at 157 pounds, going 14-0 in dual competition and 8-0 in Big Ten duals
Won Midlands title
Won Most Pins/Fastest Time Award, pinning four opponents in 9:54 at Midlands CHampionships
Won first 22 matches of the season
Led team in overall wins (27), dual wins (14), overall dual and Big Ten dual winning percentage (1.000), Big Ten dual wins (8) and pins (10)
Ranked second in overall winning percentage (.900), dual team points scored (62) and technical falls (5)
Recorded four major decisions and 10 pins, scoring bonus points in 19 of his 27 victories
Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week twice (11/28, 1/3)
Quickest pin was in 1:25
Shared the Most Pins Award with Sam Stoll (10)
Academic All-Big Ten
NWCA All-American team
Letterwinner

2016-17

Placed third at the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds to earn his first career All-America honor
Big Ten Championships runner-up
Midlands Champion
Spent the last three months of the season ranked No. 2 nationally
Opened the season 19-0
Led the team with 33 wins, recorded a 33-3 overall mark while starting every dual at 157 pounds
Owned a 14-1 records in duals and an 8-1 mark in Big Ten duals
Scored 57 points in duals, second most on the team
Tied for second on the team with five technical falls, and tied for the team lead with 12 major decisions
Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie first team
Academic All-Big Ten
NWCA All-America team
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner
Letterwinner

2015-16

Redshirted
Won four open tournament titles at 149 pounds, including Duhawk Open, Grand View Open, Harold Nichols Open, and Joe Parisi Open
Placed fifth at Midlands Championships (6-2)
Posted a 24-2 record overall, with only two losses to fourth-ranked Alex Richardson and seventh-ranked Jake Sueflohn at Midlands
Only two losses were by a combined three points
19 of 24 wins resulted in bonus points, including eight major decisions, five technical falls, and six falls
Won UWW Junior National Championship

High School

State champion with an undefeated record as a senior in 2015
Four-time sectional champion, and three-time state runner-up
Led Franklin Regional to consecutive state championships as a junior and senior
Four-time Super 32 finalist and two-time champion
Four-time Powerade finalist and three-time champion
Three-time Fargo All-American
Two-time Ironman finalist with one title
Four-time member of the honor roll and a member of the National Honors Society
High school coach was Erick Mausser, club coach was former Iowa All-American Jody Strittmatter

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