Last Updated: 11/04/2025
We, the officers of the Michigan Club Wrestling team, are glad you found our site! We would love to help and have you join our club, so we have compiled answers to some of our most common questions below.
FAQ
The Michigan Men's and Women's Club Wrestling Team is a student-led organization dedicated to providing students an opportunity to wrestle at the collegiate level. Our members are comprised of wrestlers with experience ranging from lifelong wrestlers to ones just starting out. We welcome everyone; veterans, beginners, and anything in between. We compete under the NCWA and have competitions in Michigan and the surrounding states. Our season concludes at the NCWA National Tournament in mid-March.
To participate in practices, wrestlers must have an approved participation agreement. To fill this out, you must go to our Maize Page and sign in with your umich account. Once you are signed in to your umich account, you will be able to see our participation agreement under "forms". A couple of business days after submitting it, you will receive an email notifying you if your PA was approved or denied. Participation Agreements need to be in by the end of January (if joining the club during 2nd Semester).
Once you receive an email confirming that your participation agreement was approved you are good to come to practice at any point in the school year.
If your participation agreement was denied; fix what was wrong with it and resubmit it.
Open Mat/Pre-Season Practices: 8/28 - 10/2
Open mat practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. starting Thursday, August 28th
Regular Season: 10/7 - NCWA Nationals (Late-March)
During the season (November to March), we have practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm starting October 7th.
Note: Don't have practice during Winter Break 12/8/25 - 1/7/26 and Spring Break 2/28/26 - 3/9/26.
Winter 2025 Practices start on Wednesday 1/7.
We have the honor of practicing at the same practice space as Michigan's NCAA D1 team at the Bahna Wrestling Center, which is one of the highest-quality wrestling facilities in the nation. The facility is located south of campus in the Ross Athletic Campus.
Nope! We don't do tryouts. Additionally, we really want to make sure we are as accessible as possible, so you can test things out with a few free practices before deciding whether or not to become a member. Please reach out to the club if you think you might be interested. Please note there may be wrestle-offs for starting lineups for Duals, these will be done at practice prior to the dual at the coach's discretion.
Come and try out wrestling! In the beginning of the semester we usually split the room into experienced and new/ little experience wrestlers. This allows for those new to wrestling to learn or relearn the basic skills. There are competition opportunities for brand new wrestlers, they can also travel with the club to learn more about wrestling and support their teammates.
Do I have to Compete? Do I have to attend a certain amount of practices?
If you do not wish to compete you do not need to. Attending as many practices as possible is recommended for those wanting to compete. We understand that members have many different reasons for joining the club and are also very busy at times, so after club dues are paid you can show up to as many or as few practices and competitions as they'd like. But post-season funding is prioritized towards those who have shown the most commitment to the club (regularly attending practice, volunteer events, competing, etc). Non-competitive members also have the opportunity to travel to competitions with the club.
Yes, we are a co-ed club! During the 2021-22 season, we had Michigan's first competitive women's team, as well as our first two women's national qualifiers! All of our practices are joint practices, so both the men's and women's sides of the team practice at the same times described below. We are excited to continue our recent success with the women's team and we are looking forward to growing the women's side of the team even bigger this year!
2025-2026 Season Dues:
$350 for Men and Women for the 2025-2026 season
Includes All Practices + All In-Season Competitions
Post-season competitions (Conferences and Nationals) can be partially to mostly covered by the club depending on club finances. Priority funding of post-season competition going to those who have been the most committed to the club (attending practice, volunteer events, competing regularly, etc).
Dues are due Oct 1st or after a wrestler's 3rd practice
Whichever comes second.
If you join after October 1st, or have not yet been to 3 practices, then your dues are due after your third practice.
Wrestlers are not allowed to participate in practice or competition after these deadlines if they have not paid dues.
If you need help paying dues/ financial hardships/ etc. Please talk to our Treasurer and we can work something out!
Unique Identifier: "CS-WRES"
Brief Description: "Club Wrestling Dues"
Payment Information: i.e. "$350"
Other Participation Requirements? - Positive Impact Training
By the end of the school year, all members in the club must complete a Positive Impact Training Session. If you completed one in the previous school year, you do not have to complete one this year. If you have not completed one this school year or you completed one before last school year; register for an upcoming session using this link: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/login?r=/track/event/16903.
Note: Spots for PIT sessions fill up fast, so if you plan on wrestling with the club sign up for a session ASAP.
Interested in joining the Michigan Men's and Women's Club Wrestling Team?
In order to be a member you must be a University of Michigan Undergraduate or Graduate Student. Please email us at MichiganClubWrestlingInfo@umich.edu for more information!
Michigan Men's and Women's Club Wrestling is a part of the University of Michigan's Michigan Recreation Department.