Chris Poland
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Hastings, Mich.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Major:
- Communications
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- Weight Class:
- 141
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- Previous School:
- Eastern Michigan
Bio
2018-19: Wrestled 22 bouts as a junior at 133 and 141 pounds...Posted 13 wins...Posted wins by decision against opponents from Bellarmine (3-2) and Southeastern (6-5) (Dec. 2)...Picked up major decisions over opponents from Tiffin (14-3) and Emmanuel (Ga.) (15-2), before defeating his opponent from Mercyhurst by decision 7-3 at the Midwest Classic (Dec. 15-16)...Picked up a 9-4 decision over his Limestone opponent (Jan. 8)...Earned wins by forfeit against Bluefield and Ohio Valley, before pinning his Truett-McConnell opponent in 2:30 (Jan. 12)...Rattled off three straight wins by decision against opponents from Newberry (7-0, Jan. 30), Queens (N.C.) (9-4, Feb. 3) and King (Tenn.) (5-2, Feb. 10)...Advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Division II Super Region II tournament (Feb. 22).
Previous School: Wrestled at Division I Eastern Michigan for three years before coming to Coker...2017-18 EMU Deans List with a semester GPA of 3.92...EMU Studant Athletic Advisory Council and Athletes in Action captain.
High School: Attended Thornapple Kellogg where he lettered in wrestling for the Trojans...127-31 career high school record...Four-time Michigan High School Athletic Association state placer...Two-time freestyle state champ and also Greco champ while being named a USA Wrestling Junior National Greco-Roman All-American...Member of the Michigan National Team which won the Michigan Junior National Championship.
Personal: Son of Hope Middlemiss and Wade and Lori Poland...Brother of Alyssa, Brittany, Collin, Emma, and Ryan.
News mentions
The Coker College wrestling team fell on the road at King University on Sunday (Feb. 10), with the Tornado winning by a score of 25-18.
The Coker College wrestling team captured their first dual in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action on Sunday (Feb. 3), taking down the Royals 22-16.
The Coker College wrestling team fell to Newberry 29-12 on Wednesday (Jan. 30) night.
The Coker College wrestling team fell to Belmont Abbey in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas action on Friday (Jan. 25) night, losing by tiebreaker after ending the match tied 25-25.
The Coker College wrestling team wrapped up competition at the Coker Duals on Saturday (Jan. 12) afternoon.
Coker College wrestler Chris Poland has been named the SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month for December.
The Coker College wrestling team dropped its South Atlantic Conference Carolinas matchup with Limestone on Tuesday (Jan. 8) by a score of 31-13.
Chris Poland advanced to day two of the Midwest Classic
Coker wrestling wrapped up competition at the Newberry Duals
Coker College Head Wrestling Coach Derrick Nelson has announced the signing of 21 new recruits to the 2018-19 wrestling roster.