National Champions: Who’s Got It Better Than These Michigan Ross Student-Athletes?

Nobody!

The No. 1-ranked U-M Wolverines bested the No. 2-ranked Washington Huskies, 34-13, to capture the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas — a victory that capped off an undefeated 15-0 season. 

Fourteen Michigan Ross undergraduate and graduate student-athletes were members of the championship-winning Team #144. In addition to their impressive efforts on the field, Ross student-athletes also performed in the classroom, with many of them earning Academic All-Big Ten Honors. To be eligible for this recognition, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full-time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months, and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Congratulations to our Michigan Ross student-athletes and to the Michigan Wolverines! Go Blue! 
 

Andrew Gentry*

Hometown: Littleton, Colorado
Program: BBA ’26
Position: Offensive lineman
 

Dominick Giudice*

Hometown: Freehold, New Jersey
Program: BBA ’25
Position: Offensive lineman
 

Kalel Mullings

Hometown: West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Program: BBA ’24
Position: Running back
 

Jake Thaw*

Hometown: Westport, Connecticut
Program: BBA ’24
Position: Wide receiver
 

Jimmy Rolder*

Hometown: Orland Park, Illinois
Program: BBA ’26
Position: Linebacker

Matthew Hibner*

Hometown: Burke, Virginia
Program: BBA ’24
Position: Tight end
 

Tristan Bounds*

Hometown: Wallingford, Connecticut
Program: BBA ’25
Position: Offensive lineman
 

Noah Howes*

Hometown: Rochester, Michigan
Program: BBA ’26
Position: Tight end
 

Joseph Klunder*

Hometown: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Program: BBA ’26
Position: Edge
 

Davis Warren*

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Program: BBA ’25
Position: Quarterback

Caden Kolesar*

Hometown: Westlake, Ohio
Program: MM ’24
Position: Defensive back
 

Joshua Luther*

Hometown: Clarkston, Michigan
Program: MM ’24
Position: Defensive back 

Danny Hughes*

Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Program: MM ’24
Position: Running back 

Dale Chesson

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Program: MM ’24
Position: Wide receiver
 

*Academic All-Big Ten

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