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Cadet World Team Berths at Stake, Live on FLO PRO Willie Saylor, Editor, Flowrestling In 2011 Fila re-introduced Cadet Worlds after a 14-year lay off. The result has been seen reinvigorated interest in wrestling in the age group as kids can now pursue a Cadet World Championship. And two U.S. wrestlers claimed that prize. Adam Coon (MI) won at Heavyweight in 2011, and Zain Retherford grabbed the ultimate prize last year. Now we’re talking! With a World Team Berth on line, a trip to Serbia, and the chance for World Gold, the competition wil...

  Cowboys Finish As A Top-30 NWCA All-Academic Team   Hernandez named to individual NWCA All-Academic Team   MANHEIM, Pa. (May 22, 2013) For just the ninth time in program history, the University of Wyoming wrestling team was named as one of 30 NWCA Division I All-Academic Teams in the nation.   The Cowboys join 29 other teams in the nation to be honored this season by the National Wrestling Coaches Association for team academics, announced Monday by the organization.   The Pokes finished 25th in the nation in team GPA...

For Immediate Release April 17, 2013 Wrestling/Contact: Andy Fledderjohann Virginia Honored As One of NCAA’s Top Wrestling Academic Programs  Five Cavaliers named to All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling program once again has been honored as one of the top academic teams in college wrestling, as the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams and Individual All-Academic wrestling team for the 2012-13 wrestling season. Virginia pl...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WRESTLING                                                                                               May 21, 2013 Contact: Kate Wadman (wadma005@umn.edu / o: 612.624.4345, c: 612.203.3028) Gophers Named NWCA All-Academic Top 30 Team Nick Dar...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Taylor Miller (taylor.miller11@okstate.edu) May 21, 2013 Cowboy Wrestlers Wrestle for Moore STILLWATER – Several Oklahoma State wrestlers will join other collegiate wrestlers and coaches from all over the state on Saturday to hold a free wrestling clinic called Wrestle for Moore at Oklahoma Wrestling Academy in an effort to help the victims of the May 20 tornado. Monetary and material donations are welcomed and will go to the Oklahoma branch of the American Red Cross. T-shirts will also be on sale with 100 per...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University Wrestling finished fourth nationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams. Redshirt junior Ryan LeBlanc led the charge, earning Academic All-American honors for the second straight season. "The NWCA All-Academic Team and Individual Team is one of the best acknowledgements that we can give to our coaches and athletes at the end of a physically grueling season," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "These young men have proved that th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Lomangino (Media Relations Director) Email – sjl304@lehigh.edu Story on Lehighsports.com:http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/wrestling/mountain_hawks_once_again_garner_nwca_academic_honors.aspx Mountain Hawks once again garner NWCA academic honors Home > Wrestling Posted: 05/21/2013 BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In addition to another successful season on the mats, the Lehigh wrestling program was recognized for its work in the classroom as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its All-Academic Individuals and...

Rosenthal and Wright Earn NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships Duo of Nittany Lion All-Americans earn national awards                   UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; May 21, 2013 – Two of Penn State’s top student-athletes will receive prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships, the Association announced today.  Gymnast Scott Rosenthal (Clearfield, Pa.) and wrestler Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) were each honored with the award, which carries a $7,500 scholarsh...

May 21, 2013   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ohio State Wrestling Contact: Danielle Warner (warner.238@osu.edu)   C.J. Magrum Named to NWCA All-Academic Team Senior communications major graduated in early May   COLUMBUS, Ohio – C.J. Magrum, who recently wrapped up his Ohio State wrestling career, earned 2013 NWCA All-Academic Team honors, the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced Monday. Magrum has earned the honor during all four of his competition years as a Buckeye from 2010-13. (Magrum redshirted the 2008-09 season)...

The Kent State University wrestling team recently announced the upcoming arrival of 11 new members for the 2013-14 season.  Nine of the incoming freshmen are Ohio natives, while the other two come from New Jersey and California.   “I’m real excited because I know this group has the kind of guys that will be graduating,” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said of a group with seven members receiving partial academic scholarships.  “Guys typically don’t come in here as blue chip recruits, but they get better and...