Three Wolverine Alums Set for 2022 World Championships
9/14/2022 12:42:00 PM | Wrestling
2022 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thu-Sun., Sept. 15-28
Stark Arena • Belgrade, Serbia
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Three recent University of Michigan wrestling alumni will be in the field and vying for gold at the 2022 UWW Senior World Championships this week (Thu-Sun., Sept. 15-18) at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.
Stevan Micic (57kg/125 pounds), Malik Amine (74kg/163 pounds) and Myles Amine (86kg/189 pounds) will be making a return trip to the World Championships; it will be the third appearances for Malik Amine and second for both Myles Amine and Micic. Micic and Myles Amine, who both wrapped their stellar collegiate careers in U-M's NCAA runner-up finish in Detroit last March, claimed fifth place at the 2019 event to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Malik Amine, a 2019 Michigan graduate, and Myles Amine compete for San Marino, while Micic represents the host nation of Serbia.
The world championships feature 30 total weight classes -- 10 each in the three Olympic styles (men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman, women's freestyle).
When to Catch Them
Each day will feature two sessions. Preliminary and quarterfinal rounds will commence at 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. EDT) each day. Belgrade is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time; all times listed below are EDT.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
Men's Freestyle: 86kg (Myles Amine)
Qualification Rounds: 4:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Semifinals: 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16
Men's Freestyle: 57kg (Stevan Micic), 74kg (Malik Amine), 86kg (Myles Amine)
Qualification/Repechage: 4:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Semifinals: 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (57kg, 74kg)
Medal Round: Noon-3 p.m. (86kg)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Men's Freestyle: 57kg (Stevan Micic), 74kg (Malik Amine)
Repechage: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Medal Round: Noon-2:30 p.m.
How to Catch the Action
Live video, live results and bracket updates will be available in the United States through FloWrestling.org across desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected televisions. FloWrestling is also available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV. All video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloWrestling subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.
The Michigan Representatives
Malik Amine -- Amine, a two-time NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds for Michigan, transitioned up from 65kg (143 pounds) to 74kg over the last year. Representing San Marino, he captured his first ever international medal with a bronze finish at the Mediterranean Games last June. It is his third World Championships appearance; he previously went 2-1 at the 2019 event, claiming San Marino's first ever win at a wrestling world championships. [ USA Wrestling Lightweight Freestyle Preview ]
Myles Amine -- Amine, who became the first ever five-time NCAA All-American in collegiate wrestling history with his runner-up at 184 pounds last March, captured an 86kg Olympic bronze medal for San Marino in Tokyo, becoming the nation's first individual male Olympic medalist. He is also the first freestyle Olympic medalist in Michigan program history. He claimed gold at the 2022 European Championships -- just 10 days after the NCAA tournament -- and in June at the Mediterranean Games. Amine is No. 3 at 86kg for the 2022 World Championships. [ USA Wrestling Upperweight Freestyle Preview ]
Stevan Micic -- A three-time NCAA All-American at 133 pounds and a Tokyo Olympian for Serbia, Micic is set to compete in his second World Championships at 57kg after previously taking fifth place at the 2019 event. He began to transition to 65kg this summer -- the next Olympic weight -- and claimed bronze at the Mediterranean Games in June. [ USA Wrestling Lightweight Freestyle Preview ]
Note: J'den Cox (92kg, USA) and Ben Honis (97kg, Italy) also will represent the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club; for more information about CKWC athletes, visit www.cliffkeenwrestlingclub.com.
