Mike Carrier, Commerce Township

Carrier has served as an MHSAA-registered wrestling official for the last six seasons, and eight years total. 

As a former athlete and coach, I understand the importance of having high-quality officials to help work our contests.

As an educator, I believe sports to be an extension of the classroom, and they teach our student-athletes valuable life lessons.

It simply couldn’t happen without good officials.

“What’s My Why” is a weekly feature telling the stories of MHSAA-registered officials in their own words. If you’re an MHSAA official and would like to share your reason why, please submit a 15 to 45-second video, taken horizontally, to director of officials Sam Davis at [email protected].

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What's My Why

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