Kanen Storr wrestling at the UWW Junior World Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Kanen Storr is heading home.
Storr announced his decision to attend Michigan and compete for the Wolverines Friday on Twitter.
I'm heading back home! I'm extremely excited to announce that I'll be continuing my wrestling and academics at the University of Michigan! I'm looking forward to working with this team and staff and to reach new heights! #GoBlue ã€½ï¸ @umichwrestling pic.twitter.com/tnu9jgkliG
�" Kanen Storr (@kstorr_65kg) March 23, 2018
"I chose Michigan for many reasons," Storr told IAwrestle.com. "First, I trust the staff. I grew up training with them for freestyle events while I was coming out of high school, so I know what they are about, and on top of that their results speak for themselves. They just came out of the national tournament with five All-Americans, were the fourth place team, and are only going to build off of that."
A native of Leslie, Mich., Storr spent the 2016-17 season and more than half of the 2017-18 season at Iowa State. As a redshirt, Storr compiled a 25-5 record. This past season he was 15-7 and ranked No. 18 at 141 pounds.
On, Jan. 23, Storr, a three-time Michigan high school state champion at Leslie High School, asked for -- and was granted -- a transfer out of Iowa State. The school issued a statement that appeared to be standard in every way.
"'Kanen (Storr) requested permission to transfer to another institution,' Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser said in a statement. 'I am going to honor that request and allow him the one-time transfer exception. We wish him the best.'"
Storr's departure from Iowa State was well publicized.
In January, ISU head coach Kevin Dresser reiterated that there weren't any hard feelings between Storr and his staff.
"It's never fun when there's an athlete that is upset," Dresser said . "It's never fun, but I can tell you this: He's a great kid. He's going to figure out where he wants to go and where he wants to be. At the end of the day, that's what life's all about.
"I'm a parent. I've got a 16-year-old, basically, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old. And if they come home and say, 'Dad, you know what, I'm not happy here,' wherever that is, I want them to be happy. I want my kids to be happy, and I want Kanen Storr to be happy."
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