Central Michigan University Athletics
Five Sign On With CMU Wrestling
11/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan wrestling coach Tom Borrelli has announced the signing of five student-athletes who will join the Chippewa program in the 2018-19 season.
The class includes four wrestlers from Michigan high schools and a fifth from Ohio.
Two of those wrestlers, Mitchel Christensen of Essexville and Benjamin Cushman of Flushing, were Michigan high school state individual champions last spring. Christensen in Division III at 112 pounds for Garber High School, and Cushman in Division II at 197 pounds for Flushing High School.
Two others, Corbyn Munson of Chelsea and Dustin Gross of Dearborn Heights, were individual state runners-up in Michigan a year ago.
Shupp is a senior at Fairfield High School in Ohio and is a three-time Ohio High School Athletic Association state qualifier.
"We're really happy to get these guys," Borrelli said. "They're the right fit for our program and they fit the weight-class needs in the future. It's a really good class. We think these are the right types of kids for our program."
Mitchel Christensen • 125/133 pounds • Essexville, Mich./Garber HSFour-year letterwinner ... 2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Divison III state champion at 112 pounds ... three-time Bay County champion ... 2017 MLive Bay City Wrestler of the Year ... 2017 MLive Bay City Dream Team selection.
Benjamin Cushman • 197 pounds • Flushing, Mich./Flushing HS2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II state champion at 215 pounds ... finished junior season in '17 56-0 ... 2017 Regional champion ... two-time District champion ... two-time Flint Metro League Champion ... 2017 AAU Disney Duals All-American ... two-year letterwinner in football.
Dustin Gross • 152 pounds • 5-10 • Dearborn Heights, Mich./Annapolis HSTwo-time Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II state runner-up, 145 pounds in 2016; 152 pounds in `17 ... All-American honoree ... Freestyle and Greco State finalist
Zachary Shupp • 125 pounds • Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield HSFour-year letterwinner ... 2016 Southwest Ohio District champion ... two-time Southwest Ohio District runner-up ... three-time Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division I State qualifier ... three-time Greater Miami Conference champion ... 2017 FloNationals fourth place finalist ... three-time Southwest Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association Coaches Classic champion ... two-time Kenston Invitational champion ... two-time Fairfield Invitational champion ... 2016 Cincinnati Enquirer First Feam All-City honoree ... two-time Cincinnati Enquirer Second Team All-City recipient ... also earned three letters in soccer.
Corbyn Munson • 125 pounds • Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HSThree-year letterwinner ... 2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II state runner-up at 125 pounds ... placed at 2017 Indiana Mat Hoosier meet, 2017 Journeyman meet, and the 2017 Michigan Grappler meet ... two-time AAU Junior Olympic All-American ... 2016 AAU Disney Dual All-American ... USA Wrestling Junior National team member.
