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Cliff Keen WC Adds Gomez to Freestyle Roster

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club announced on Tuesday (June 27) the addition of Austin Gomez to its freestyle roster. Gomez, an NCAA All-American and Big Ten champion at Wisconsin, will represent Mexico in international competition. "We're all thrilled to have Austin join our Cliff Keen Wrestling Club," said Michigan head coach Sean [...]

2023-06-27T12:10:49-04:00June 27th, 2023|

Finesilver Transitions to Freestyle Career with Cliff Keen WC

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club announced on Thursday (May 25) the addition of Matt Finesilver to its freestyle roster. Finesilver, a four-time NCAA qualifier who finished his collegiate career with Michigan this past spring, will represent Israel in international competition. "Matt has been a tremendous addition to our program and wrestling room [...]

2023-05-25T15:00:14-04:00May 25th, 2023|

Hodge Trophy Winner Parris to Continue International Career with Cliff Keen WC

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan graduate Mason Parris will remain at his alma mater to continue his international wrestling career with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, the club announced Wednesday (May 24). Parris, the 2023 Hodge Trophy winner and NCAA heavyweight champion, is slated to compete at Final X next month for the U.S. [...]

2023-05-24T17:24:56-04:00May 24th, 2023|

CKWC Heavyweights Coon, Parris Claim WTT Challenge

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Adam Coon and Mason Parris captured the heavyweight titles at Greco-Roman and freestyle, respectively, at USA Wrestling's World Team Trials Challenge Tournament over the weekend (Sat-Sun., May 20-21). With their WTT titles, Coon and Parris both qualify for Final X, slated for Saturday, June 10, in Newark, [...]

2023-05-22T10:35:01-04:00May 21st, 2023|

Amine Captures Silver, Fourth Straight Euro Medal

ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Myles Amine captured the 86kg/189-pound silver medal at the 2023 European Championships on Wednesday (April 19) at Arena Zagreb. It was Amine's fourth straight medal at the European Championships and fifth Euro medal since 2020. Amine fell to Greece's Dauren Kurugliev, 3-1, in the championship final. He earned [...]

2023-04-19T20:19:18-04:00April 19th, 2023|

Cliff Keen WC Welcomes NCAA Champion Tomasello to Freestyle Squad

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added NCAA champion and four-time All-American Nathan Tomasello to its senior-level freestyle roster, the club announced on Wednesday (Feb. 1). Tomasello, who most recently took second place at the 2021 U.S. World Team Trials, will compete internationally at 61kg this season. "I have always had tremendous [...]

2023-02-01T16:45:03-05:00February 1st, 2023|

Pantaleo Captures 70kg Gold at Zagreb Open

Zagreb, Croatia -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo captured the 70kg gold medal -- his second gold in less than two weeks -- at the Zagreb Open on Wednesday (Feb. 1) at the Dom Sportova arena. It was the first UWW Ranking Series event of the 2023 season. Pantaleo, who also claimed gold at [...]

2023-02-01T15:56:03-05:00February 1st, 2023|

Pantaleo Dominates En Route to Henri Deglane Title

NICE, France -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Alec Pantaleo kicked off 2023 with a dominant performance and 70kg gold medal at the annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Salle Leyrit arena. Pantaleo posted a 3-0 record, outscoring his opposition 32-1, including a 12-1 win over Georgia's Giorgi Tcholadze in the [...]

2023-02-05T10:35:49-05:00January 21st, 2023|

Coon Returns to Cliff Keen WC, Petkovic Joins Coaching Staff

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club announced Wednesday (Jan. 11) the return of world silver medalist and three-time Michigan All-American Adam Coon to the club's roster. Longtime USA Wrestling Greco-Roman coach Momir Petkovic, himself an Olympic champion and four-time world medalist, has joined the CKWC coaching staff and will personally coach Coon at [...]

2023-01-11T12:54:45-05:00January 11th, 2023|
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