Junior Newton Smerchek wrestles Michigan's Ayoola Olapo in the match against University of Michigan on Feb. 2 in McGuirk Arena.
Closing its three-meet home stand, the Central Michigan wrestling team defeated 10th ranked Michigan 19-18 Thursday night.
The Chippewas improved to 6-2 while Michigan fell to 7-5
Junior Brent Fleetwood (125) kicked off the meet with a 4-0 win over 10 ranked Connor Youtesy with a first period takedown.
“We looked forward to this for a couple of weeks,” junior Jordan Ellingwood (184) said. “I knew we were pretty good matchup wise. It was big for us.