2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Michael Dolan
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Spring Mills HS
2024-25 (Sr.)
- Finished 16-8 overall for the season
- Competed against North Dakota State's No. 29 Gavin Drexler on Dec. 21
- Second place finisher at the Purple Raider Open
- Fifth place finisher at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open
- Fifth place finisher at the Edinboro Open
- Fifth place finisher at Zingo Nationals
- NWCA Scholar All-American
2023-24 (Jr.)
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- Posted a 21-14 overall record as a reserve at 149 pounds
- Sixth-place finisher at the Shorty Hitchcock Classic (Nov. 18)
- Competed in the team's first event at the Southeast Open (Nov. 4)
- Storm Open Champion (Dec. 3)
- Third-place finisher at the Bobby Kauffman Open (Jan. 7)
- Fourth-place finisher at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 14)
- Recorded a pair of 2-2 records at the Mat-Town Open II (Jan. 28) and Edinboro Open (Feb. 3)
2022-23 (So.)
- Competed in the U20 division of the U.S. Open (65kg–143lbs)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Posted a 19-12 overall record at 141 pounds for second among reserves
- Southeast Open Freshman/Sophomore Division Champion (Nov. 5)
- Defeated Dillon Roman of the Citadel by a 8-2 decision in the SEO finals
- Blanked VMI’s Raymond Cmil, 4-0, in the SEO semifinals
- Recorded a 8-1 decision over Roman’s teammate Jacob Silka in the SEO quarterfinals
- Scored a 14-3 major decision over Franklin and Marshall’s Bryce Kresho in the second round of the SEO
- Fourth-place finisher at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 13)
- Picked up a 6-4 decision over Bucknell’s Braden Bower in the JKBO quarterfinals
- Sixth-place finisher at the Mat-Town II Open (Jan. 29)
- Captured two 10-0 major decision victories over Stephen Lukas and Binghamton’s Nate Lucier at M-T II
- Pinned Ohio State’s Garett Lautzenheiser (4:07) at the Bobby Kauffman Open (Jan. 8)
- Went 3-2 at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 5)
- Pinned Glenville State’s Jesiah Winters in 1:53 to earn his lone dual win of the season (Nov. 20)
2021-22 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Registered a 24-16 record and nine bonus-point victories at 133 pounds among reserves
- Wrestled in seven opens during his first year at WVU
- Made debut and went 3-2 in the 133-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)
- Third-place finished with 4-1 record, including three shutouts, at the John Carroll Open (Feb. 13)
- Fifth-place finisher with a 5-1 record at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14)
- Recorded a 4-2 record at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Nov. 20)
- Started two duals and went 2-0 against Glenville State (Dec. 10) and at VMI (Dec. 12)
Prep
- Four-year letterwinner for the Spring Mills Cardinals
- Claimed a 167-9 record to end his scholastic career as the school’s all-time wins leader
- Three-time WV AAA State champion (2019-21)
- Became the first individual state champion in program history
- Four-time West Virginia State qualifier
- Four-time WV AAA Region 2 champion (2018-21)
- Three-time conference champion (2018-20)
- Placed third at the WV AAA State Champions as a freshman (2018)
- Captured a undefeated season, going 21-0 in his final year (2021)
- Helped the team toward a runner-up finish at the WV AAA State Championships (2021) for the farthest finish in program history
Personal
- Son of Glen and Christy Dolan
- Birthday is June 22
- Has one brother
- Majoring in computer engineering
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 Wrestling Schedule Release Video
Friday, October 03
NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap
Friday, March 28
Greg Jones Ceremony Feb. 23
Wednesday, March 12
WRES: NCAA Recap
Tuesday, March 26
