Wrestling Program Adds Class of 8
12/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan wrestling coach Tom Borrelli has announced his 2016 signing class.
The class comprises eight wrestlers, seven of whom hail from the state of Michigan. All eight sport highly accomplished resumés on both the high school and USA Wrestling mats.
Five of the wrestlers - Sean Sterling of Dundee, Jared Roehl of Millington, Andrew Marten of Tecumseh, Collin Lieber of Lexington, and Brock Bergelin of Denmark, Wis. - have signed national letters of intent.
Three others have signed a Chippewa Letter of Intent. They are Kameron Bush of Grandville, Nicholas Jenkins of Westland, and Nolan Saxton of Lakeview.
"This was the choice school for all of them, they want to be here," said Borrelli, who is in his 25th year in charge of the Chippewa program. "All of them made sacrifices to be here and I think that says that down the road they're going to represent us well.
"They're really, really good students and I think they have the potential to be really, really good college wrestlers."
Each of the eight is in the midst of his senior year of high school. They have combined to win seven individual state championships. Bergelin has won two state titles in Wisconsin.
Brock Bergelin • 125 pounds • Denmark, Wis./Denmark HS
Two-time Wisconsin high school state champion ... won two sectional and two regional championships while in high school ... three-time first team all-conference selection ... Junior freestyle All-American ... Cadet Greco-Roman All-American ... finished second at Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals ... placed fourth at the Cliff Keene USA Wrestling Junior/Cadet Folkstyle ... honor roll student at Denmark High School.
Kameron Bush • 152 pounds • Grandville, Mich./Grandville HS
Placed first at 152 pounds in Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I State Tournament in 2016 ... finished third in Division I state tournament at 145 in 2015 ... placed seventh at 140 in 2014.
Nicholas Jenkins • 285 pounds • Westland, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS
Placed first at 285 pounds in Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I State Tournament in 2016 ... placed sixth at heavyweight in 2015 ... 2016 FloNationals medalist ... four-year letter winner in wrestling ... two-year letter winner in football ... carries a 3.2 grade point average.
Collin Lieber • 171 pounds • Lexington, Mich./Croswell-Lexington HS
Runner-up at 152 pounds in Michigan High School Athletic Association Division III State Tournament in 2016 ... runner-up at 135 pounds in Division II state tournament in 2014 ... placed third at 152 as a junior in 2015 ... entered senior year at Cros-Lex with a 165-7 career record ... three-time regional champion ... Twice named most valuable wrestler (upper weights) at Swan Valley Tournament ... carries a 4.1 grade point average ... ranked sixth in his graduating class ... earned President's Education Outstandings Academic Excellence Award.
Andrew Marten • 133/141 pounds • Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh HS
2016 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II state champion at 125 pounds … Named to 2016 Michigan Grappler East Region Dream Team ... placed fourth in Division II high school state finals in 2015 ... three-time high school state qualifier ... 2016 Double All-American at Junior Duals ... AAU Junior Olympics All-American ... won three Michigan USA Wrestling freestyle state championships and one in Greco-Roman ... carries a 4.05 grade point average.
Jared Roehl • 197 pounds • Millington, Mich./Millington HS
2016 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division III state runner-up at 189 pounds … won 189-pound Division III state title in 2015 ... placed sixth at 171 in 2014 Division III state tourney ... 2015 Saginaw News Wrestler of the Year Award winner ... three-time All-Tri Valley Conference linebacker ... two-time All-State selection in football at linebacker ... carries a 3.9 grade point average ... member of the National Honor Society.
Nolan Saxton • 152 pounds • Lakeview, Mich./Chippewa Hills HS
Placed fifth at 130 pounds in the 2016 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division III State Tournament while wrestling for Lakeview High School ... placed fifth at 119 in 2015 ... finished seventh at 112 in 2014 ... three-time Central State Activities Association champion ... Grappler Fall Classic All-American ... carries a 3.8 grade point average.
Sean Sterling • 165 pounds • Dundee, Mich./Dundee HS
2016 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division III state champion at 152 pounds … placed third at 145 pounds in 2015 state tournament ... finished fourth at 135 pounds in 2014 state tournament … helped lead Dundee to team state titles in 2014 and 2016, and a state runner-up finish in 2015 ... placed sixth in the 2016 FloNationals ... carries a 3.9 grade point average.
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