2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Myles Amine
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- 184
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Catholic Central
At Michigan
• Five-time NCAA All-American (2017, '18, '19, '21, '22)
• First five-time placewinner in NCAA Championships history
• Two-time Big Ten champion (2021, '22)
• Co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships (2022)
• Ranks 13th in wins in U-M program history with 125-23 career record
• 2020 Tokyo Olympian; bronze medalist at 86kg freestyle (first freestyle Olympic medalist in U-M history)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021, '22)
Graduate Student (2021-22)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (at large, first team)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team
• NCAA All-American, 184 pounds
• Became the first ever five-time NCAA placewinner in collegiate wrestling history
• Claimed second place at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) with a 4-1 record
• Fell to Penn State's #2 Aaron Brooks, 5-3, in the 184-pound NCAA final
• Beat Cal Poly's #5 Bernie Truax (3-1 SV), Illinois's #9 Zach Braunagel (12-5) and Oklahoma State's #13 Dakota Geer (5-1) at NCAAs
• Named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Championships after capturing the Big Ten 184-pound title with a 3-0 mark
• Rallied to defeat Penn State's #1 Aaron Brooks, 6-4, in overtime of the Big Ten 184-pound final; also beat Ohio State's #3 Kaleb Romero, 4-2, in the semifinals
• Posted a 10-1 dual-meet record, including a 7-1 mark in Big Ten duals
• Earned ranked dual wins against Ohio State's #7 Kaleb Romero (3-1 SV, Jan. 14), Maryland's #11 Kyle Cochran (6-2, Jan. 30), Nebraska's #9 Taylor Venz (8-2, Feb. 4) and Michigan State's #19 Layne Malczewski (8-4, Feb. 13)
• Captured the Illinois Matmen Open 184-pound title (Dec. 29-30) with a 4-0 record; defeated Penn State alum Mark Hall, 4-2, in the final
Graduate Student (2020-21)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (at large, second team)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar; Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team
• NCAA All-American, 197 pounds
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 18-20) with a 5-1 record
• Defeated Iowa's #5 Jacob Warner, 5-3, in the third-place bout; also defeated Missouri's #9 Rocky Elam (8-6 SV2) and Wyoming's #7 Stephen Buchanan (7-6) at the NCAA tournament
• Captured the Big Ten 197-pound title with a 3-0 mark
• Beat Nebraska's #1 Eric Schultz, 7-3, in the Big Ten final; also defeated Iowa's #2 Jacob Warner, 3-1 SV, in the semifinals
• Posted a 3-0 dual-meet record after missing the first half of the season with injury
• Earned ranked wins over Michigan State's #8 Cam Caffey (11-6, Feb. 19) and Penn State's #13 Michael Beard (8-5, Feb. 14)
Fifth-Year Senior (2019-20)
• Olympic Redshirt
• Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games with a fifth-place finish at 86kg/189 pounds at the UWW World Championships (Sept. 22)
• At the world championships, defeated Belarus' four-time world medalist Ali Shabanau (5-1), Cuba's Pan Am Games champion Yurieski Torreblana (3-2), Japan's world silver medalist Sohsuke Takatani (5-2) and Germany's Euro Games medalist Ahmed Dudarov (4-2)
• Ranked fourth in the world through the first two UWW Ranking Series events
• Claimed 86kg silver at the European Championships (Feb. 15-16); fell to Russia's Artur Naifonov, 4-0, in the final
Senior/Junior (2018-19)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA All-American, 174 pounds
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23) with a 5-1 record
• Defeated Missouri's #2 Daniel Lewis, 4-3, in the third-place bout for the second year in a row
• Runner-up at the Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 3-1 record; fell to Penn State's #1 Mark Hall, 3-2, in the championship bout
• Posted a 4-1 record in Big Ten Duals, including a win against Purdue’s #14 Dylan Lydy (5-3, Jan. 20)
• Captured the 174-pound crown at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitation (Nov. 30–Dec.1) with a 6-0 record; defeated Missouri’s #4 Daniel Lewis, 10-7, in the final
• Defeated Lehigh’s #7 Jordan Kutler, 6-4, in the Wolverine’s home opener (Nov. 18)
• Cruised to an 11-2 major decision over Oklahoma State's Jacobe Smith at the NWCA All-Star Classic(Nov. 2)
Junior/Sophomore (2017-18)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA All-American, 174 pounds
• Claimed third place at the NCAA Championships (March 15-17) with a 5-1 record
• Defeated Missouri's #3 Daniel Lewis, 4-2, in overtime in the third-place bout; also defeated Ohio State's #6 Bo Jordan (6-2) and Lehigh's #4 Jordan Kutler (3-2) at the NCAA tournament
• Runner-up at the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4) with a 3-1 record; fell to Penn State's #2 Mark Hall, 4-3, in the championship bout
• Used a last-second takedown to defeat Ohio State's #3 Bo Jordan, 6-5, in the Clash at Crisler (Feb. 11)
• Claimed third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) with a 6-1 record
• Earned wins against four nationally-ranked opponents at the CKLV, most notably Navy's #7 Jadaen Bernstein (10-1) and Northern Iowa's #8 Taylor Lujan (12-8)
• Captured the 174-pound title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 5) with a 3-0 record; defeated MSU's Drew Hughes, 20-6, in the championship bout
Sophomore/Freshman (2016-17)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA All-American, 174 pounds
• Claimed fourth place at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) with a 5-2 record
• Avenged a dual-meet loss with a 9-4 decision against Lehigh's #6 Ryan Preisch in the NCAA Round of 12; also earned wins against North Carolina's #7 Ethan Ramos (6-4) and Cornell's #2 Brian Realbuto (fall, 4:16)
• Placed third at the Big Ten Championships (March 4-5) with a 4-1 record
• Avenged a dual loss to Illinois' #11 Zach Brunson with a 19-4 technical fall in Big Ten medal match; also defeated Iowa's #10 Alex Meyer, 11-6, in the quarterfinals
• Posted a 12-3 dual-meet record, including a 6-2 mark in Big Ten duals
• Earned bonus points in 17 of 32 wins
• Claimed third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3) with a 6-1 record
• Defeated two returning All-Americans at CKLV, earning a 9-1 major decision against Stanford's #13 Jim Wilson and a 4-2 decision against Iowa State's #10 Lelund Weatherspoon
• Beat Virginia's Tyler Askey, 13-4, in dual-meet debut (Nov. 11)
• Captured the 174-pound title at the season-opening EMU Open (Nov. 5) with a 5-0 record; defeated Central Michigan's Christian Brucki, 13-6, in the final
Freshman (2015-16)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in three open tournaments
• Posted a 5-1 record en route to third place at 174 pounds at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6); pinned Clarion's Mike Pavasko (4:00) in the third-place bout
• Took runner-up honors at 174 pounds at the Alma Open (Jan. 23) with a 3-1 record
• Captured the 165-pound title at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 12) with a 5-0 record; defeated Central Michigan's Jordan Atienza, 11-3, in the championship match
• Earned a 21-6 technical fall against Shorter University's Kade Kitchens in collegiate debut
Prep
• Graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School (2015)
• Captured back-to-back Michigan state titles, winning at 160 pounds (2015) and 140 pounds (2014); three-time state placewinner, also claiming third place at 130 pounds (2013)
• Career prep record of 163-16, including a 51-0 senior season
• NHSCA Senior National Champion at 152 pounds (2015)
• Took third place at FloNationals (152 pounds, 2014)
• Claimed Fargo All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in junior freestyle (2014)
• Cadet Pan-American Silver Medalist at 63kg (2013); placed third at FILA Cadet Nationals (2013)
• Oakland County All-County team (2013); Oakland County Champion (2012)
• National Honor Society; four-year Gabriel Richard Award winner (3.6 GPA and above)
Personal
• Enrolled in the Rackham Graduate School, pursuing a master's degree in sport management
• Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in spring 2020
• Born on December 14, 1996
• Son of Mike and Marcy Amine
• Father was an NCAA finalist and four-year letterwinner at Michigan (1986-89) and uncle, Sam, also wrestled at Michigan (1988-90)
• Brother, Malik, and cousin, Jordan, are currently on the Michigan wrestling team
• Also has a sister, Marissa
| Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
| 2015-16 (RS) | 13-2 | 0-0 | 13-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 32-7 | 12-3 | 20-4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3rd | 4th |
| 2017-18 | 26-7 | 9-3 | 17-4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2018-19 | 22-4 | 9-2 | 13-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2019-20 (Olympic RS) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 11-1 | 3-0 | 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | 21-2 | 9-1 | 11-5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1st | 2nd |
| Totals | 125-23 | 42-9 | 82-18 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
