University of Findlay

Miron Kharchilava, a native of the country of Abkhazia, had compiled an amazing wrestling resume before enrolling at Findlay in 1991. As a member of the Soviet National Team, he won the Soviet Junior National Championship at 149.5 pounds in 1986. Kharchilava was a silver medalist at the Medved International in 1989 and was the Soviet University National Champion at 163 pounds in 1990. Since his Arrival in the U.S. in 1991, Kharchilava has won the Michigan Open (1992), the Sunkist International (1992) and was the U.S. Open International Champion in 1994. In 1992, Kharchilava was extended a special invitation to train at the Olympic Training Camp at the Foxcatcher Farms. He was also invited to the 1993 World Team Camp in Colorado Springs. Kharchilava has defeated Olympic Team members and medalists, a member of the U.S. World Team and NCAA Division I Champions, as well as qualifying for the World Team Trials, finishing in the Top 5. Dur to international guidelines, Miron was granted just one year of eligibility. He made the most of the season, helping the UF Roughnecks capture their first NAIA National Wrestling Championship in 1995. Kharchilava was the national champion at 167 pounds, and was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. Kharchilava earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education, and went on to serve as an assistant at Indiana University for three years and The Ohio State University of six years. He currently owns the Team Miron Wrestling facility in Dublin, Ohio and resides with his wife, Jeanna, and children in Powell, Ohio.