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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Cameron Amine (Sam Janicki)
Cameron Amine (Sam Janicki)
Cameron Amine (Sam Janicki)
Cameron Amine

Cameron Amine

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Position:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Brighton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Detroit Catholic Central

Fifth-Year Senior (2023-24)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• NCAA Qualifier, 165 pounds
• Reached the Round of 12 and posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23), including a 4-1 overtime win over Oklahoma State's #7 Izzak Olejnik
• Claimed fourth place at Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 3-2 mark
• Avenged a dual-meet loss with a 2-2 tiebreaker win over Nebraska's #12 Antrell Taylor at Big Tens
• Posted a 16-9 record, going 6-3 in duals; missed several duals due to illness
• Took fourth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) with a 4-2 record
• Earned six ranked wins on the season, including two at CKLV over Binghamton's #21 Brevin Cassella (4-2) and Ohio's #19 Garrett Thompson (4-1)

Senior/Junior (2022-23)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• NCAA All-American, 165 pounds
• Claimed fourth place at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18) with a 4-2 record
• Earned a 3-2 decision over Wisconsin's #3 Dean Hamiti in the NCAA quarterfinals; also defeated Stanford's #9 Shane Griffith, 2-1 SV, in the consolation semis
• Took fourth place at Big Ten Championships (March 4-5) with a 2-2 mark
• Posted a 16-5 record, going 7-1 in duals; missed several duals due to injury
• Earned ranked dual wins at home against Ohio State's #9 Carson Kharchla (fall, 9:21) on Jan. 27 and against Wisconsin's #5 Dean Hamiti, 5-3, on a late takedown (Jan. 15)
• Missed most of the first semester with injury; went 3-1 and took second at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11) in season debut
• Served as one of four 2023-24 team captains

Junior/Sophomore (2021-22)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• NCAA All-American, 165 pounds
• Claimed fourth place at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) with a 4-2 record
• Earned a 3-1 overtime decision over Iowa's #3 Alex Marinelli in the NCAA quarterfinals; also defeated Wisconsin's #4 Dean Hamiti, 7-5, in the consolation semis
• Placed second at Big Ten Championships (March 4-5) with a 3-1 mark; fell to Iowa's #2 Alex Marinelli, 2-1, in the championship match
• Defeated Ohio State's #4 Carson Kharchla, 3-1 SV, in the Big Ten semifinals
• Earned a career-best 20 wins; went 9-2 in dual meets, including a 5-2 Big Ten mark
• Placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4) with a 3-2 mark
• Earned two overtime wins over Harvard's #12 Philip Conigliaro, 3-1 SV and by fall 7:29, at CKLV

Sophomore/Freshman (2020-21)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA Scholar All-America Team
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• NCAA All-American, 165 pounds
• Claimed seventh place at the NCAA Championships (March 18-20) with a 5-2 record
• First Wolverine freshman to earn All-America honors in four seasons (2017)
• Placed third at the Big Ten Championships (March 6-7) with a 4-1 mark
• Defeated Nebraska's #19 Peyton Robb, 4-1, in the third-place match
• Shared the team wins lead with a 14-4 record, including a 5-1 mark in dual meets
• Used a third-period ride and turn to defeat Penn State's #6 Joe Lee, 4-1 (Feb. 14)
• Beat Rutgers' Brett Donner, 10-4, in varsity debut (Jan. 8)

Freshman (2019-20)
• Redshirted season; competed unattached in four open tournaments
• Captured the 165-pound title at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1) with a 5-0 record
• Runner-up at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 19) with a 2-1 mark
• Went 4-2 at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
• Placed fifth at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) 4-2 record
• Defeated Northern Illinois' Izzak Olejnik, 2-1, in collegiate debut at the MSU Open

Prep
• Graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School (2019)
• Captured three Michigan state titles, winning at 152 pounds (2019), 145 pounds (2017) and 125 pounds (2016)
• Four-time Michigan state finalist; claimed runner-up honors at 152 pounds as a junior (2018)
• Named the MHSAA 2019 Male Wrestler of the Year
• Michigan recipient of the 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
• Posted a career prep record of 167-15, including a 40-0 mark as a senior
• Contributed to three straight DCC Michigan team state titles (2017, '18, '19)
• Six-time Fargo All-American; reeled off five straight wins, outscoring his opposition, 53-2, to reach the semifinals in 2018 before an injury forced him to default out of the tournament
• Two-time Super 32 placewinner (2017, '18), including a runner-up finish as a senior
• Honor Roll
• Ranked as the No. 17 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 2-ranked 152-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management
• Born on August 3, 2000
• Son of Sam and Tonya Amine; dad wrestled at Michigan (1988-90)
• Has two siblings, Jordan and Breanna; Jordan wrestled at Michigan (2015-18)
• Uncle, Mike Amine (1986-89) and cousins, Malik (2016-19) and Myles (2017-22), also wrestled at Michigan

Year Overall Dual Tourney Falls TF MD Big Ten NCAA
2019-20 (RS) 15-5 0-0 15-5 5 1 1 -- --
2020-21 14-4 5-1 9-3 1 0 2 3rd 7th
2021-22 20-7 9-2 11-5 1 0 3 2nd 4th
2022-23 16-5 7-1 9-4 2 2 1 4th 4th
2023-24 16-9 6-3 10-6 1 2 1 4th dnp
Totals 81-30 27-7 54-23 10 5 8