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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

Michael Kaminski

  • Weight 141
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lockport, Ill.
  • High School Lockport

Biography

2023-24: Went 13-10 for the season…..Had a 4-3 dual record and went 2-2 in MAC duals….Started seven duals at 133 pounds for NIU…..Had two wins by major decision and two wins by technical fall….Had one win by fall….Recorded a three-dual win streak….Placed fourth at the Michigan State Open….Placed eighth at the Cougar Clash….Placed fifth at MAC Championships…..NWCA Scholar All-American...Academic All-MAC

2022-23: Finished the season with an overall record of 7-3 at 141 pounds… Started NIU’s dual against Harper College where he won by major decision against Tuvsin Zuunbayan (Harper College)… Recorded back-to-back tech falls against Tiago Zwickey (Rochester CC) and Matthew Martinez (Southwestern Michigan CC) at the Harper Open… Ended his season with a four-match win streak… Earned the second major decision win of his season against Jager Kwiatkowski (Henry Ford College) at the Harper Open… Won back-to-back matches by pinning Joe Ebaugh (Upper Iowa) in 38 seconds and pinning Chase Fiser (Iowa) in 1:09 at the Flanagan Open… ROTC cadet.

2021-22: Wrestled at 133 his sophomore year... Saw three-straight victories over M. Dansereau (Bellarmine), N. Cabanillas (Brown) and J. Carson (Little Rock) at the Cougar Clash (Dec. 4) which helped the team secure second place... Academic All-MAC honoree.

2021: Completed the season with an overall record of 3-2...Took his first match of the season against M. Malavsky (SIUE) on Jan.10.

High School: Attended Lockport High School in Lockport, Ill..
 
Overall Dual MAC MD    TF Fall
2021 3-2 3-2 3-1 1 0 2
2021-22 6-11 2-6 1-2 1 0 0
2022-23 7-3 1-0 0-0 2 2 2
2023-24 13-10 4-3 2-2 2 2 1
Career 29-26 10-11 6-5 6 4 5

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    125 lbs

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    133 lbs

  • 2022-23Junior

    141 lbs

  • 2023-24Senior

    141 lbs