The 19th annual Super 32 tournament was this past weekend, and as always, it proved that it is one of the toughest tournaments in the country. Michigan came away with four placers in the men's division and six placers in the women's division.

Darius Marines (Detroit CC) led the way in the men's group, placing 6th at 157lbs. Michigan also had three 7th-place finishers in Jackson Blum (Lowell), Cory Thomas (Pontiac), and Connor Bercume (Detroit CC).

Thomas and Marines were on a collision course at 157lbs with both guys reaching the quarterfinals after being seeded 3rd and 7th, respectively. In the blood round, Thomas used a reversal as time expired to beat Young (IL), while Marines cruised to a 9-3 win over Dailey (PA). Marines and Thomas met in the consolation quarterfinals, with Marines winning a wild double OT match. A late takedown for Marines sent the match to OT, where he ultimately won 7-5 after a ride out in the first frame and locked hands and escape points in the second frame. Marines would drop his 5th place match to top-10 nationally Henrich (NJ), while Thomas won his 7th place match over Pile (CA).

Jackson Blum (Lowell) and Connor Bercume (Detroit CC) also put together outstanding tournaments. Blum lost to eventual finalist JJ McComas (OK) in the Round of 16 before rattling off three consecutive wins to make the podium. Of note, Blum beat nationally ranked Ziegler (PA) and freshman phenom Youngblut (IA) in the blood round to place. Bercume reached the quarterfinals before falling to nationally ranked Oscar Williams (OK). In the blood round, Bercume was dominant in a 10-2 major decision to lock up All American honors. Bercume's biggest win came over #14 Skove (NJ). Expect both Blum and Bercume to enter the national rankings.

Three Manuel sisters placed in the women's division, including champs Kaili and Amarisa, who took 1st at 148lbs and 175lbs, respectively. Madison Niuwenhuis (100lbs) joined the Manuel sisters as champs, making it three 1st-place finishers for Michigan. In one of the crazier matches of the tournament, #2 ranked Niuwenhuis beat #3 Murphy (IN) 1-1 in the finals. After trading shot clock points, Niuwenhuis showed off some incredible defense, fending off what looked like two guaranteed takedowns for Murphy. Both calls went to review, where it was confirmed that no points were scored. Niuwenhuis won on the criteria of last point scored. 

Amarisa Manuel was one of the more dominant wrestlers in the entire tournament, going unscored upon, outscoring her competition 26-0 with three pins. In the finals, Manuel teched Hall (WV) by a score of 12-0. 

Kaili Manuel and Mishell Rebisch put on a show of their own in the finals at 148lbs. Manuel came out victorious, winning by a score of 4-3. Manuel, who entered the tournament as the 9-seed, scored with 1 minute remaining on some nice shot defense, rolling Rebisch through for a 2-point exposure. A quick reversal for Rebisch would make the score 4-3, which would be the final. 

Belicia Manuel (4th) and Maddie Hayden (8th) also put together outstanding tournaments to reach the podium. 

Men's Placers:
126lb - Jackson Blum (Lowell HS), 7th
157lbs - Darius Marines (Detroit CC HS), 6th
157lbs - Cory Thomas (Pontiac HS), 7th
215lbs - Connor Bercume (Detroit CC HS), 7th

Women's Placers:
100lbs - Madison Neiuwenhuis (Plainwell HS), 1st
148lbs - Kaili Manuel (Romeo HS), 1st
148lbs - Mishell Rebisch (Romeo HS), 2nd
148lbs - Belicia Manuel (Romeo HS), 4th
160lbs - Maddie Hayden (Caledonia HS), 8th
175lbs - Amarisa Manuel (Romeo HS), 1st

Most Individual Titles
2 - Jackson Morse 
1 - Jon Reader, Jacob Burge, Roger Wildmo, Ben Whitford, Taylor Massa, Logan Massa, Alex Facundo, Caden Horwath, Manny Rojas, Dylan Gilcher

Most Individual Placings
5 - Taylor Massa
3 - Dylan Gilcher
2 - Alex Facundo, Ben Freeman, Ben Whitford, Cam Amine, Freddie Rodriguez, Jackson Morse, James Whitaker, Joe Rendina, Josh Edmond, Kanen Storr, Logan Massa, Nick McDiarmid, Roger Wildmo, Zac Hall, Braeden Davis

Most Placers By School
1.  Detroit Catholic Central (15) - Beazley, Mooradian, Coe, Bennett, Garcia, Mal.Amine, Kamali, C.Amine, Edmond, Dy.Gilcher, De.Gilcher, Rojas, Heethuis, Marines, Bercume
2.  St. Johns (10) - T.Massa, Walters, Whitford, Schmitt, Hall, Hayden, Pennell, L.Massa, Wildmo, Whitaker
3.  Davison (6) - Reader, Duffie, Oliver, Olson, Facundo, Horwath
4.  Dundee (4) - Rendina, Whitman, Davis, Swiderski
5.  Lowell (4) - Morse, Boone, Delooff, Blum
6.  Brighton (2) - Ready, Shettler
      Grand Rapids CC (2) - Schroder, Limmex

2005
1st - Jon Reader (Davison), 160
6th - Keenan Duffie (Davison), 145

2006
4th - David Johnson (Jenison), 145
5th - Ben Bennett (Rockford), 160
5th - Cam Simaz (Allegan), 171

2007
1st - Jacob Burge (Mason), 171
3rd - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 135

2008
1st - Jackson Morse (Lowell), 145
2nd - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 140
2nd - Adam Miller (Sparta), 160
3rd - Nick McDiarmid (Fowlerville), 215
5th - Jacob Walters (St. Johns), 130

2009
1st - Jackson Morse (Lowell), 152
2nd - Freddie Rodriguez (Holt), 103
2nd - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 152
3rd - Ben Whitford (St. Johns), 119
4th - Nick McDiarmid (Hartland), 215
6th - Joe Rendina (Dundee), 125
8th - Roger Wildmo (Durand), 140

2010
1st - Roger Wildmo (Durand), 140
3rd - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 160
5th - Jacob Schmitt (St. Johns), 112
6th - Zac Hall (St. Johns), 103
6th - Freddie Rodriguez (Grand Ledge), 112
8th - Joe Rendina (Dundee), 1252

2011
1st - Ben Whitford (St. Johns), 138
1st - Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 170
4th - Jordan Thomas (Greenville), 182
4th - Payne Hayden (St. Johns), 195
7th - Zac Hall (St. Johns), 113
7th - Josh Pennell (St. Johns), 138
7th - Kevin Beazley (Detroit CC), 195
7th - Shawn Chamberlain (Dexter), 285
8th - Alec Mooradian (Detroit CC), 145

2012
3rd - Bob Coe (Detroit CC), 285
4th - Logan Massa (St. Johns), 138

2013
1st - Logan Massa (St. Johns) 145
3rd - Nick Bennett (Detroit CC), 145
4th - Ben Freeman (Walled Lake Central), 106
4th - Justin Oliver (Davison), 138
4th - Drew Garcia (Detroit CC), 170
6th - Malik Amine (Detroit CC), 145
6th - Ty Wildmo (St. Johns), 182
8th - Derek Hillman (Woodhaven), 182

2014
3rd - Kanen Storr (Leslie), 126
3rd - Nate Limmex (Grand Rapids CC), 138
4th - Jacob Cooper (Springport), 220
6th - Lincoln Olson (Davison), 126
7th - Ben Freeman (Walled Lake Central), 120

2015
4th - Luke Ready (Brighton), 220
6th - Kanen Storr (Leslie), 138
8th - Devin Schroder (Grand Rapids CC), 120

2016
3rd - Ryan Vasbinder (Grandville), 220
4th - Jelani Embree (Warren Lincoln), 182
5th - Brandon Whitman (Dundee), 195
7th - Ben Kamali (Detroit CC), 113
8th - Nathan Atienza (Livonia Franklin), 152

2017
4th - Alex Facundo (Davison), 145
5th - James Whitaker (St. Johns), 138
5th - Cameron Amine (Detroit CC), 152
5th - Layne Malczewski (Macomb Dakota), 160

2018
1st - Alex Facundo (Davison), 160
2nd - James Whitaker (St. Johns), 145
2nd - Cameron Amine (Detroit CC), 152
5th - Jordan Hamdan (Hudson), 132
5th - River Shettler (Brighton), 160
8th - Josh Edmond (Detroit CC), 132

2019
3rd - Austin Boone (Lowell), 145
4th - Dylan Gilcher (Detroit CC), 106
4th - Josh Edmond (Detroit CC), 138
5th - Derek Gilcher (Detroit CC), 160
8th - Caleb Fish (Eaton Rapids), 160
8th - Tyler Delooff (Lowell), 285

2020
1st - Caden Horwath (Davison), 113
1st - Manny Rojas (Detroit CC), 170
2nd - Braeden Davis (Dundee), 106
4th - Casey Swiderski (Dundee), 132

2021
7th - Dylan Gilcher (Detroit CC), 138
8th - Caden Ferris (Delton Kellogg), 220

2022
1st - Dylan Gilcher (Detroit CC), 145
3rd - Braeden Davis (Dundee), 126
4th - Marcello Milani (Orchard Lake St. Mary), 120
6th - Drew Heethuis (Detroit CC), 126

2023
6th - Darius Marines (Detroit CC), 157
7th - Jackson Blum (Lowell), 126
7th - Cory Thomas (Pontiac), 157
7th - Connor Bercume (Detroit CC), 215

2019
5th - Violet Cabrera, 115

2020
2nd - Cecilia Williams (Mason), 108

2022
1st - Amarisa Samuel (Romeo), 172
2nd - Mishell Rebisch (Romeo), 160
5th - Madison Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell), 100
5th - Maddie Hayden (Caledonia), 160

2023
1st - Madison Neiuwenhuis (Plainwell), 100
1st - Kaili Manuel (Romeo), 148
1st - Amarisa Manuel (Romeo), 175
2nd - Mishell Rebisch (Romeo HS), 148
4th - Belicia Manuel (Romeo HS), 148
8th - Maddie Hayden (Caledonia HS), 160