Churella Selected to Compete in NWCA All-Star Classic
10/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
MANHEIM, Pa. -- Fifth-year senior Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) of the University of Michigan wrestling team has been selected to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's 40th annual All-Star Classic. The event will be held on Monday, Nov. 21, at Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
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The NWCA All-Star Cassic pits the nation's top collegiate wrestlers against each other in challenge matches that are often seen as a preview of the NCAA Championships. The NWCA ranks this year's lineup as one of the best of all time with five NCAA champions and six preseason No. 1-ranked wrestlers slated to participate.
After capturing a Big Ten Conference 149-pound title and NCAA All-America honors as a sophomore, Churella continued his success last season at the higher weight class, registering a 34-match winning streak en route to another Big Ten crown and All-America distinction. A two-time Wolverine captain, Churella enters his final collegiate season with a 88-17 career record and ranks among the U-M all-time falls leaders with 27.
Churella is the 29th Michigan wrestler to earn NWCA All-Star selection and the third in as many years. His father, Mark Churella, was a three-time All-Star participant, defeating legendary Dave Schultz of Oklahoma State 12-6 in 1978 and pinning Missouri's Dave Miller in 49 seconds in 1979.
The Wolverines will open the preliminary portion of their 2005-06 slate in two weeks, sending several unattached wrestler to the EMU Open on Saturday, Nov. 5, in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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