2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Austin Severn
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 197
- Hometown:
- New Lothrop, Mich.
- High School:
- New Lothrop
2016-17: Finished 23-12 at 197 pounds … qualified for the NCAA Championships (3/16-18), finished 0-2 … went 2-2 to place fifth in the MAC Championships (3/4-5) … recorded two pins, one technical fall, and three major decisions … went 3-1 to place third at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5) … went 3-0 to place first at the Michigan State Open (11/20) … went 3-2 at the Las Vegas Invitational (12/02-03) … went 3-2 to at the Midlands Championship at Northwestern (12/29-30).
2015-16: Went 15-7 for the season ... won the 184-lb. title at the Michigan State Open (11/15), going 4-0 … amassed four wins at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) but withdrew from the fifth-place match for medical reasons … won four matches at the Edinboro Open (2/6) … downed Old Dominion’s Keleab Fetahi, 8-2, in lone MAC dual meet appearance (2/21).
2014-15: Went 14-13 overall on the season with a MAC record of 1-2 ... had one pin fall ... named MAC All-Academic.
2013-14: Went 14-13 competeting in open tournaments ... finished third at 184 pounds in the freshman/sophomore division at the Michigan State Open (11/16/13) ... went 4-0 at the Alma Open, placing first (1/25/14).
2012-13: Redshirted.
High School: Ranked by InterMat as the No. 12 195-pound recruit in the nation ... two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state champion ... finished 61-0 as a junior en rooute to Division IV state title at 171 pounds ... went 56-3 at 189 pounds as a senior, claiming his second consecutive state championship ... won all four of his matches by pin at the 2012 individual state tournament ... finished as the state runner-up at 160 pounds as a sophomore ... amassed a 188-27 career record ... named the Arugus-Press Wrestler of the Year in 2012.