Halfway through the meet, four of the five of the No. 12 Michigan’s wrestling team’s wrestlers had made their debuts for the team, and Virginia Military Institute hadn’t earned a single takedown or near-fall.
Riding early momentum from the debuts, the Wolverines (1-0) shut out the Keydets (1-1), 45-0, to secure a win in the season opener.
“I thought (for) all 10 weights, (the) guys wrestled with a ton of energy, full effort (and) scored a lot of points from the first whistle to the last whistle,” Michigan coach Sean Bormet said. “It was just important that we came out and wrestled with the right mentality and the right approach and the right sort of energy, intensity tonight. And I’d say these guys, they nailed that and did a great job.”…