Bormet to be named assistant coach at Michigan

Sources have confirmed that Sean Bormet, three-time USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year and head coach of the Overtime School of Wrestling in Naperville, Ill., has accepted one of the two vacant assistant coaching positions at the University of Michigan.

Sean Bormet

Bormet, a 1994 NCAA finalist and two-time All-American for the Wolverines, said in a letter to his Overtime wrestlers that he thought it was time to pursue the new challenges as a coach and will be moving his family to Ann Arbor.

This is Bormet's second stint as a Michigan assistant, having coached there during the 1999-2000 season. He was also the assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin from 1994-1999.

Bormet's Overtime School of Wrestling will remain open as they search for a new head coach. Bormet will stay involved with the program.

Sean Bormet (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)

Michigan recently let go their top two assistants, Mike Kulczycki and Kirk Trost, a former NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year. Times have been tough in Ann Arbor the past few seasons. Though the Wolverines finished 15th at the NCAA last season with the crowning of NCAA champion Kellen Russell, they'd placed outside of the top 10 in each of the past three seasons. Increasing competition in the Big Ten and the meteoric rise of Penn State seemed to have prompted the abrupt change.

Michigan is still looking to fill one more assistant coaching position. Rumors of a mega-staff have been circulating for several days, ignited by Sunday's resignation of University of Wisconsin assistant coach Donny Pritzlaff. However, nothing can be confirmed at this time.

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