Posted on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 : 8:05 p.m.
Images from Michigan wrestling team's 21-12 victory against Wisconsin
By AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

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Michigan's Zac Stevens pledges allegiance to the flag during the opening ceremony of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com
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Michigan's Zac Stevens pledges allegiance to the flag during the opening ceremony of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Grant Pizzo, right, keeps top control of Wisconsin's Austin Hieptas in the 125 wgt. class bout of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-2_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan's Zac Stevens hooks the arm of Tom Kelliher, Wisconsin, in the 133 wgt. class bout of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-3_fullsize.jpg
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Wisconsin's Thomas Glenn is lifted in the air by Michigan's Kellen Russell in the 141 wgt. class bout of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-4_fullsize.jpg
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Brandon Talb, 13, of Monclova, Ohio, feels around for the gift card prize on the mat. The 'blindfold challenge' was the half-time entertainment during the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-5_fullsize.jpg
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Wisconsin's Ben Jordan gets a two-point takedown on Michigan's Dan Yates, right, in the 165 wgt. class bout of the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-6_fullsize.jpg
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Clockwise: Darren Avedisian, 8, Zach Jackson, 8, and Conor Coon, 9, of Whitmore Lake, engaged in some wrestling of their own in the stands during the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-7_fullsize.jpg
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Rambunctious Michigan fans cheer as the final match comes to a close during the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-8_fullsize.jpg
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Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis, bottom center, talks with his team about their defeat after the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-9_fullsize.jpg
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Kaiden Davis, 4, of Ann Arbor, gets a poster signed by Michigan wrestler Dan Yates after the Michigan Wrestling vs. Wisconsin Big Ten Conference opener at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11. Michigan claimed six individual bouts, flying past Wisconsin 21-12. Chris Asadian I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-web/cache/121111_SPT_Michigan_Wrestling_CA-10_fullsize.jpg
Fifth-year senior Justin Zeerip's 10-2 major decision at 174 pounds Sunday against Wisconsin's Frank Cousins sparked a run of four consecutive individual victories as the Wolverines rallied for a 21-12 victory at Cliff Keen Arena.
Michigan, 2-1 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten, is at the Mat Town Invitational in Pennsylvania on Thursday.