ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan wrestling team will not
compete at the Midlands Championships, scheduled for Dec. 29-30, head
coach Joe McFarland announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

"After evaluating our first semester," said McFarland, "we just felt it
was in our best interest to come back here and let a few of our guys
heal up a little bit. We just felt we needed more time to adequately
heal and get some good training to get ready for the second and most
important part of our season."

The Wolverines will return to the mats in the early in the new year
when they square off against Hofstra on Saturday, Jan. 6. The
non-conference dual is slated for a 7 p.m. start at Cliff Keen Arena.