Michael Sainristil (born October 3, 2000) is an

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wide receiver and

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Sainristil was born in

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, in 2000. His father, Carlot, was the newsroom director at a radio station and received threats after the

2000 Haitian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 26 November 2000. The opposition parties, organised into the recently created Convergence Démocratique, boycotted the election after disputing the results of the parliamentary elections. The result ...

. As a result, the family fled from Haiti when Sainristil was seven months old. The family settled in

Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Everett was the last city in the Un ...

, where Sainristil attended Everett High School. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts during the 2018–19 academic year.

College career

In November 2018, he committed to play college football at the

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. He enrolled early and turned heads in Michigan's 2019 spring practice. Michigan's defensive coaches sought to use him as a cornerback, but the offensive staff won out in having him as a wide receiver. Despite his strong showing in spring practice, Sainristil saw limited time as a true freshman and caught only one pass for eight yards in the first seven games. He had a breakout game against Notre Dame on October 26, 2019, making three receptions for 73 yards and his first collegiate touchdown. With the departure of receivers

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, and

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, Sainristil played a larger role in Michigan's offense during the 2020 season. In 2022, Sainristil was moved to

. During the 2022 regular season, he ranked second on the team with 31 solo tackles and also had seven pass breakups, four-and-a-half tackles for loss, and two quarterback sacks.

College statistics

References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sainristil, Mike 2000 births Living people American football wide receivers Michigan Wolverines football players Sportspeople from Everett, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Port-au-Prince Players of American football from Massachusetts Haitian players of American football