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Mercyhurst University Athletics

2012-2013 Wrestling Roster

Ed Mailliard
Jennifer White

Michael Pollard

Michael Pollard

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    197
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Corry, Pa.
  • High School:
    Corry

Summary

Biography

Career Record: 54-22

Accolades

2011 National Qualifier
2011 Super Region I, Fourth Place (197)
2011 PSAC All-Conference

2012-13: Redshirted...wrestled as an unattached in 19 bouts during the season and posted a 14-5 record...nine of his 14 wins were by fall...also had one major decision victory...earned first-place finishes at Laker Open on November 17 and at Niagara Community College Open on December 1...also had second-place finish at Lake Erie College Open on January 5.

2011-12: Finished with 27 victories for the second consecutive season, ending the year with a 27-10 record...set program's sophomore records for most technical falls (4), most falls (11), and most team points (127)...finished second at the Laker Open, third at the Ohio Northern Tournament, and fourth at the PSAC Championships...narrowly missed qualifying for nationals after finishing sixth at the Super Region I Championships...earned victories over Kutztown's Vinny Campanile and Ashland's Jordan Demark at the Super Region I Championships...already tied for third in program history with 29 career falls...posted a 14-3 record in dual meets, including a string of seven straight wins from January 21 to February 10...started the season with a 16-3 record.

2010-11: Was one-of-four Lakers who won 20 plus matches…overall record displayed a 27-12 showing while he went 15-4 during dual meet play… at the Super Region I Championships he went 4-2 to capture fourth place and become a national qualifier… he beat Dan Matthews of Seton Hill and Gannon’s Richard Russell to advance to second day competition, he then would beat the eight seed Giovanni Ortiz of Kutztown and went on to pin the No.3 seed, Shane Nolan… placed second in the National Catholic Invitational…took third at the PSAC Championships… had six consecutive win streaks highlighted by a ten bout win streak from Jan.22 to Feb.25… on Feb.5 set the single-season pins record as it now stands at 18…tied for the most reversals on the team (10), led the team with most near fall two’s (9) and near fall three’s (15)… posted a team leading 130 team-points, which sits him eighth all-time in the single-season history book…was regionally ranked five times, peaking at the No.5 spot three times.

High School: Wrestled at Corry High School...was a three-year team captain...holds Corry's records for both pins and wins.

Personal: Born June 29, 1992...majoring in finance/management...son of Don and Susan Pollard...has four sisters - Jessica, Becky, Rebecca, and Rachael.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    6'1" 197 lbs
  • 2011-2012Sophomore

    6'1" 197 lbs
  • 2012-2013Junior

    6'1" 197 lbs