Wolverines Sign Four to National Letters of Intent
11/21/2023 4:53:00 PM | Wrestling
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan wrestling program and head coach Sean Bormet announced Tuesday (Nov. 21) the recent signing of four student-athletes -- Cameron Catrabone, Christopher Kiser, Brock Mantanona and Zar Walker -- to National Letters of Intent.
The class currently ranks No. 9 in FloWrestling's Class of 2024 rankings. Michigan has two additional class commitments that have not yet signed. All will join the Wolverines next fall and make their collegiate debut during the 2024-25 wrestling season.
"We're incredibly excited about this Class of 2024," said Bormet. "There are numerous family connections to Michigan throughout the group, so I think there's a lot of passion there for the Maize and Blue. It's a talented group that has shown a propensity for pinning and an exciting wrestling style, and it covers a lot of weight classes. They're good students, high-character young men and really the type of student-athletes that thrive in our program."
Catrabone, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is ranked as high as No. 4 nationally at 144 pounds and the No. 55 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 30 by MatScouts. He captured a New York state title at 145 pounds in 2023 and is a three-time state placewinner for Williamsville North High School. Catrabone is a multi-time Super 32 placewinner, most recently taking second this fall, and a placewinner at the Beast of the East and POWERade events. His father, Jeff Catrabone, was a three-time All-America wrestler for the Wolverines from 1995-98. He is projected to wrestle at 149 or 157 pounds at Michigan.
Kiser, a native of Ponca City, Okla., is ranked as high as No. 3 at 113 pounds and No. 11 at 120 pounds and the No. 31 overall recruit according to both FloWrestling and MatScouts. He is a two-time Oklahoma state champion for Ponca City High School, winning at 133 pounds as a sophomore (2022) and junior (2023), after placing third at 106 pounds as a freshman (2021). He also captured a junior freestyle title at 113 pounds last summer in Fargo. Kiser likely will wrestle at 125 pounds for Michigan.
Mantanona, a native of Bermuda Dunes, Calif., is the nation's No. 1-ranked 150-pounder according to MatScouts and the No. 9 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 10 by MatScouts. He captured a California state title at 126 pounds as a sophomore (2022) and is a two-time state finalist for Palm Desert High School, taking second place at 138 pounds last season (2023). Mantanona also has excelled in freestyle, most recently capturing U17 world bronze at 65kg/143 pounds last summer and claiming a 16U freestyle title at 132 pounds in 2022. Brother of current Wolverine freshman Beau Mantanona, Brock is projected to wrestle between 165 and 184 pounds for Michigan.
Walker, a native of Mishawaka, Ind., enters his senior season ranked No. 4 in Indiana at 150 pounds. He is a two-time Indiana state placewinner at 132 pounds for Mishawalka High School, taking sixth place as a sophomore (2022) and seventh as a junior (2023). He owns a career prep record of 109-15, including a 43-3 mark last season. Brother of current Wolverine senior Joseph Walker, Zar will likely wrestle at 149 or 157 pounds at Michigan.
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