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2025-26 Men's Wrestling Roster

Benito Tinaj

  • Year Sophomore
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Rochester Hills, MI
  • High School Stoney Creek

Biography

2024-25 | FRESHMAN
  • Finished the season 2-7
  • 2-2 at Albion Open


HIGH SCHOOL

  • Earned four letters in wrestling at Stoney Creek High School for coaches Jedidah Kramer, Jermaine Crowell and Aiden Pierobon
  • Selected as wrestling team captain as a junior and senior
  • Helped the Cougars to two district titles
  • Team MVP in 2023 and was a state qualifier that year
  • Also qualified for Fargo in 2023 and was an Oakland County tournament finalist
  • Four-time Academic All-State selection
  • Also lettered in soccer, where he was a two-time team captain


PERSONAL

  • Son of Austin and Mirela Tinaj, who own a restaurant
  • Has a younger brother, Nino
  • Wrestled club for Detroit Roughneck and Team Michigan, where he placed third at the state tournament in both freestyle and Greco
  • Majoring in business
  • Aspires to work in sales
  • Born on August 23, 2006 in Vermosh, Albania.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    125
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    125
    5'9"