Former Michigan All-America A.J. Grant Added to UNC Staff
A.J. Grant
Grant named assistant coach after standout collegiate career.
Jan. 3, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Former University of Michigan All-America A.J. Grant has been named assistant wrestling coach at the University of North Carolina, Tar Heel head coach C.D. Mock announced Monday. Grant is a part-time assistant with the Tar Heels, working with the lightweights on technique and training. He is also working part-time with Irwin Tools, a division of Rubbermaid.
“We are very pleased to have A.J. Grant working with the program, “said Mock, who is in his second season as UNC head coach. “He was an intense competitor at the University of Michigan and has accomplished what many of our guys are working for. He brings a dimension of youth to our coaching staff and will work primarily with our lightweights. He has already had an impact.”
A standout 125-pounder at Michigan and letterman from 1999-2003, Grant earned All-America honors in 2001 and `03 with a pair of fourth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. As a senior, Grant was the 125-pound runner-up at the Big Ten Championships and posted a 34-9 overall record. He was ranked fourth in the final polls by both InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News. Grant went 116-58 during his collegiate career and is ranked 14th on the Wolverines’ career victories list. He graduated from Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in sports management.
The 24-year-old Grant is a native of Clarkston, Mich., and a 1999 graduate of Clarkston High School. He earned prep All-America honors and won Michigan state titles in 1998 and `99. Grant went 196-9 during his high school career and won his final 98 matches.
Grant comes to Chapel Hill from Northville High School in Northville, Mich., where he served as head wrestling coach for one season
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