Sean Bormet and Donny Pritzlaff join wrestling coaching staff

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Michigan added two top notch coaches to their wrestling coaching staff with the hirings of Sean Bormet and Donny Pritzlaff. Bormet was an outstanding wrestler for the Wolverines in the mid 90's, and compiled an outstanding coaching resume over the last decade.

"Joe McFarland, head coach of the Wolverines, said, "I consider Sean and Donny two of the best coaches in the country, and to be able to get both of them in here as part of our coaching staff is just incredible. There's no question that they are going to help elevate this program to new and great heights. Our goal is to win Big Ten and NCAA championships, and I think with these guys on board, we have every intention of doing that.

Link: http://www.examiner.com/college-wrestling-in-national/it-s-official-mic…

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Chester Copperpot

June 26th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^

Coach McFarland isn't lying when he calls Bormet and Pritzlaff two of the best in the country.  Bormet's been a mainstay on the national and international levels for several years now, and Pritzlaff has been the top assistant (as well as the biggest asset in recruiting) at Wisconsin.  These moves show that U of M is committed to competing in the "coaching arms race" that the Big Ten has turned into with Penn St.'s rise to the top with Cael Sanderson.  Look for Michigan to be close to that level in the very near future.

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Cope

June 26th, 2011 at 11:17 PM ^

Nice to have a shot in the arm as a team. I suppose the implied is that the current staff will continue. That is great news! A larger staff, with their varied strengths, at the level of these coaches should be a big help.

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tricks574

June 26th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^

Here's an interview from one of the best college wrestlers in recent history, Jake Herbert. http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/238800-World-Team-Trials-2011/vide… The informative portion is later, when he says he will likely be training at Michigan through the Olympics with Pritzlaff and Bormet, along with Howe and Poeta, both excellent wrestlers. Not only does that speak to their coaching ability, that the man trying to knock off Sanderson feels his best shot is with them, but it also means the current Michigan wrestlers get to scrap with one of the most dominant wrestlers in the last decade.

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brendandavis22

June 27th, 2011 at 9:21 PM ^

I think this will be a big deal for two reasons. Most (at least in the wrestling world) know of Overtime wrestling in IL, that Bormet ran.  The list of studs who spent time at Overtime is awesome. Some casual fans my remember Eric Tannenbaum, and him ending up at Michigan over Harvard had a lot to do with Bormet.  Pritzlaff has helped Wildman Barry Davis put together some of the best recruiting classes in the nation the last few years.  With the guys like Herbert, Howe and Poeta (still remember Jeff Marsh beating him at a dual...awesome!) following Donny to AA recruits will look at what the Michigan room has to offer and be very impressed.  This is a very big deal.  Go Blue!

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