Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
NEW YORK – Freshman year of college is a major transition, a year of growth, a year of self-discovery.
For Central Michigan’s Justin Oliver, it was all that. And more, much more.
Oliver defeated Geo Martinez of Boise State, 5-1, Saturday to claim seventh place at 149 pounds in the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden.
Oliver became CMU’s first freshman All-American since current Chippewa assistant coach Ben Bennett in 2010. The top eight finishers in each weight class earn All-America honors, and Oliver had accomplished that with his 6-5 win over Mitch Finesilver of Duke on Friday afternoon.