Dan Yates
	Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Hesperia, Mich. High School: Hesperia Weight: 165

Last Updated: Jan. 22, 2012

Junior/Sophomore (2011-12)... Earned a 5-2 decision over Northwestern's Pierce Harger (Jan. 6) ... Posted a 4-0 record en route to the 165-pound title at the Mat Town Invitational (Dec. 29) ... Defeated Drexel's #16 Joe Booth, 2-0, in the final ... Fell to Wisconsin's #17 Ben Jordan, 8-3, in Big Ten opener (Dec. 11) ... Claimed seventh place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3) with a 5-2 record ... Earned back-to-back decisions against Buffalo's Mark Lewandowski (3-2, Nov. 18) and Pittsburgh's Tyler Wilps (2-0, Nov. 19) over dual-opening weekend ... Posted a 4-0 record en route to the 165-pound title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 12) ... Defeated Northwestern's Pierce Harger, 11-3, in the MSU final.

Sophomore/Freshman (2010-11)... Posted a 0-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19) ... Claimed fifth place at the Big Ten Tournament (March 5-6) with a 3-2 record ... Registered a 11-4 dual record, including a 6-2 mark in Big Ten duals ... Claimed a 6-0 decision against Purdue's Kyle Mozier in Big Ten opener (Jan. 16) ... Posted a 4-0 mark at the Virginia Duals (Jan. 7-8) ... Defeated Penn State's James Vollrath, 8-2, in championship match ... Claimed fifth place at the Southern Scuffle (Dec. 29-30) with a 4-2 record ... Defaulted to eighth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4), posting a 3-2 record ... Claimed a 7-0 decision against Pittsburgh's Adam Counterman in dual debut (Nov. 14) ... Took runner-up honors at the EMU Open (Nov. 6) with a 3-1 mark.

Freshman (2009-10)... Redshirted season ... Led the Wolverines with 11 falls ... Won the Simonson Open at Ashland University (Jan. 23) with a 5-0 and three falls ... Posted a 3-2 record at the Nittany Lion Open ... Won the 165-pound freshman/sophomore title at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 15) with a 3-0 record ... Claimed third place at the Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 7), posting a 7-1 record after losing his first-round match ... Defeated Lindenwood's Steven Kemp, 10-1, for first collegiate win at the EMU event.

Prep... Graduated from Hesperia High School (2009) ... National Honor Society ... Served as class president for four years ... Earned 2009 NHSCA Academic All-America honors ... Academic All-State selection (2009) ... Selected as Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" award winner (2009) ... Captured the 160-pound title at the 2009 Senior Nationals ... Captured the 130-pound title at the 2007 Senior Nationals ...Three-time Michigan state champion, winning at 160 pounds (2009), 152 pounds (2008) and 145 pounds (2007) ... Claimed seventh place as a freshman (2006) ... Career prep record of 248-9, including a 63-1 mark as a senior.

Personal... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in physical education ... Born on September 22, 1990 ... Son of Tom and Katrina Yates.