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Q&A: Junior wrestler Justin Oliver reflects on life on and off the mat

Junior Justin Oliver poses for photos on Nov. 1 in the Wrestling Room.

Wrestler Justin Oliver has his eyes set on an All-American finish in his junior season.

Oliver, a 149-pounder, became an All-American his freshman season, but fell one match short in last season’s national tournament after a 12-2 major decision fall to Solomon Chishko of Virginia Tech.

The Davison native has accumulated a 64-16 record in two seasons, including a second-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships his freshman year and a third-place finish last season.

Oliver starts the 2017-18 campaign as the preseason MAC champion at 149 pounds, as well as sixth-ranked 149-pound wrestler in the nation.