Michael Wolfgram

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Weight:
285
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
York, Pa.
High School:
Central York HS

2024-25 (5th)

Fourth place finisher at Southeast Open (HWT)
Finished 11-9 overall, including three wins against Big 12 opponents
- Defeated Oklahoma's No. 19 Juan Mora in sudden victory, 8-5
Finished his career with 89 wins
Season cut short due to injury

2023-24 (r-Sr.)

Sixth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship
Team's Iron Mountaineer
Team Captain
Posted a 20-12 record as a starter at heavyweight
Captured a pair of victories in the consolation round over Wyoming's Kevin Zimmer (6-4) and Utah Valley's Chase Trussell (4-1 (SV1)) at the Big 12 Championship
Shorty Hitchcock Classic Champion (Nov. 18)
Claimed three pins and one technical fall on his to defeating Columbia's Billy McChesney by a 4-1 decision in the finals of the SHC
Southeast Open runner-up (Nov. 4)
Pinned Utah Valley's Jack Forbes in 3:34 in the SEO seminal match
Pulled off a 20-5 technical fall over Chattanooga's Kaleb Snodgrass (7:00) in the opening match at the SEO
Recorded a 2-2 record at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29)
Earned a 14-2 major decision over Oregon State's Charles Hastriter at the KKMC
Claimed a 15-0 technical fall over Billy McChestney to clinch the team's 22-21 victory over Columbia at the Cage Fury Fighting Championships "Battle on the Boardwalk" (Jan. 7)
Scored a 10-2 major decision over Xavier Doolin in the team's 31-9 road-win over RV Northern Colorado (Dec. 10)
Picked up two technical falls in the team's sweep of Kent State, Cleveland State and Duke (Nov. 12)
Nationally ranked in the top 33 at heavyweight throughout the season by several publications
Earned the No. 7 seed in the heavyweight bracket at the Big 12 Championship

2022-23 (r-Jr.)

NCAA Qualifier
Eighth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship
Team Captain
Posted a 21-14 record as a starter at heavyweight, including a 10-5 record in duals and five ranked wins
Claimed a 6-3 decision over No. 20 Boone Mcdermott of Rutgers at the NCAA Championships
Captured a 17-3 major decision over Wyoming’s Terren Swartz in the consolation round of the Big 12 Championship
Southeast Open runner-up (Nov. 5)
Scored a 3-1 decision over top-33 Brandon Whitman of North Carolina in the SEO semifinals
Registered a 14-3 major decision over Newberry’s Devon Rice to open the SEO
Third-place finisher at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 13)
Pinned Army-Prep’s Evan Anderson in 2:21 in JKBO third-place match
Picked up a 11-2 major decision over Binghamton’s Cory Day in the JKBO quarterfinals
Pinned Sullivan County’s Ryan Elifesen in 4:52 to open the JKBO
Went 3-2 at the 58th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
Pinned Clarion’s Austin Chapman in 2:16 to secure the 24-18 victory over Clarion (Feb. 17)
Knocked off No. 12 Tyrell Gordon of No. 14 Northern Iowa by a 7-4 decision (Feb. 5)
Outlasted No. 18 Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma by a 3-1 decision (Jan. 20)
Pinned Ohio’s Jacob Padilla (2:20) in the 28-9 victory over Ohio (Dec. 6)
Nationally ranked in the top 33 at heavyweight throughout the season by several publications
Earned the No. 5 seed in the heavyweight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
Earned the No. 25 seed in the heavyweight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

2021-22 (r-So.)

NCAA Qualifier
Seventh-place finisher for the second straight year at the Big 12 Championship
Team’s Most Improved Wrestler
Team Captain
Started in every dual and posted a 20-11 record at heavyweight, including a 7-5 record against Big 12 competition
Led the team with 35 dual takedowns
Third on the team with five victories over ranked opponents
Sixth-place finisher after going 5-1 at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)
Pinned No. 18 Brandon Metz of North Dakota State in 1:28 (Jan. 29)
Defeated No. 20 Owen Trephan of NC State by a 6-5 decision (No. 21)
Outlasted No. 17 Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma, 3-2, in the first dual of the season (Nov. 13)
Closed out the season ranked in the top 30 of several wrestling publications
Earned the No. 5 seed in the heavyweight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
Earned the No. 27 seed as an at-large berth in the heavyweight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

2020-21 (r-Fr.)

Seventh-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship after defeating Northern Colorado’s Dalton Robertson by a 10-8 decision (March 7)
Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)
Registered a 10-6 record as the starter at heavyweight, including three major decisions and one win over a ranked opponent
Recorded a 2-1 record at the Mountaineer Quad, including a 13-4 major decision over Ohio’s Jordan Earnest (Jan. 10)
Defeated Robert Winters by a 4-3 decision in the team’s win over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31)
Earned a 16-2 major decision over Missouri’s Seth Nitzel at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)

2019-20 (Fr.)

Redshirted and wrestled unattached in four tournaments at heavyweight
Posted an 8-8 record with two tech. falls and one pin
Opened the season with a 6-4 win in sudden victory over Cleveland State’s Collin Kelly at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3)
Collected a trio of wins at the Findlay Open, earning a 9-6 decision over West Liberty’s Chase Logan, an 18-3 tech. fall victory over Bellarmine’s Gerald Seeney and a win by fall (0:23) over Edinboro’s Shane Noonan (Nov. 16)
Went 3-2 at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open, topping Army’s Brandon Phillips in a 7-3 decision, Greensboro’s Brandon Williams in a 5-2 decision and Navy’s Riley Smith in a 7-4 decision (Jan. 11)
Registered a 16-1 tech. fall victory over Buffalo’s Will Leonard at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

Prep

Posted a 139-16 career record at Central York High
Four-time Pennsylvania state qualifier and two-time state medalist, placing third in 2019 and finishing fourth in 2018
Three-time sectional and regional champion (2017-19)
GameTimePa Co-Wrestler of the Year (2019)
Two-time NHSCA Duals All-American
Two-time Junior AAU Olympic Games All-American, placing first and second in the event
Super 32 All-American
Placed seventh at the Super 32 Challenge (2017)
FloNationals and Disney Duals All-American