Representing the West Region, Michael Christian amassed a career record of 129-11, including 95 falls, en route to capturing two state championships and a third-place finish for Lynnwood High School. During his prep career, Christian collected 20 tournament titles, including victories at the 1999 Reno Tournament and the 2000 NHSCA National Tournament. On the gridiron, Christian also excelled as a member of the Lynnwood football team, where he earned All-Conference honors twice. During his senior campaign, he also received All-Area and All-State honors. Christian was named Athlete of the Week by both the Seattle Times and the Everett Herald and was named the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Male Prep Athlete of the Year. Carrying a 3.35 GPA, Christian was a WSWCA Academic All-State Honorable Mention selection and was named the LHS Student of the Month by the school's faculty. In addition, he served as an ASB representative and was an active member of D.A.R.E. Christian has signed to wrestle for Oklahoma State University.