May 2007 Wrestling Articles

Ohio State Wrestling Incoming Class Earns No. 2 Ranking from W.I.N. Magazine
OSU lone Big Ten Conference school in Top 5

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State wrestling team’s incoming freshman class for the 2007-08 season was deemed second-best in the nation Wrestling International Newsmagazine announced in its May issue. The No. 2 standing gives the Buckeyes the highest standing among Big Ten Conference schools. Oklahoma State was No. 1, while Virginia Tech rounded out the Top 3.

Head coach Tom Ryan and his coaching staff of Tommy Rowlands and… more »

May 7, 2007

DURHAM, N.C. — The Duke wrestling team was announced as the 2006-07 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association All-Academic champion this weekend. With a cumulative team grade point average of 3.3861, the Blue Devils edged out Stanford and last year’s champion Brown.

Individually, Duke placed two wrestlers on the 57-member All-Academic team in 149-pound Dan Shvartsman and 165-pound Aaron Glover. Glover is a junior with a 3.53 GPA as a psychology major with a certificate in markets and management. He placed fourth at the ACC championships in March. Shvartsman, a graduating senior,… more »

May 7, 2007

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's recruiting class is complete as Frank Battaglia (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Wildcats for the 2007-08 campaign.

Battaglia, who projects to be a 165/174-pound wrestler for the Wildcats, compiled a 141-27 career record with 71 career falls. In his senior year for the Hinsdale Central Red Devils, he was 46-2 with 22 pins.

He earned first-place finishes at both the IHSA Regionals and Sectionals in 2007 and finished third in the 2007 state tournament.
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Laramie, Wyo. (May 3, 2007) —

University of Wyoming wrestling coach Steven Suder announced today the signing of two high school stand-out student athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2007-08 season.
Tyler Davis, 149 pounds, from Oviedo, Fla., and Joe Leblanc, 165 pounds, from Meeker Colo.; will join the Cowboys for the upcoming season.

"These two guys bring some immediate quality to our middle weights," Suder said. "Both Tyler and Joe could actually challenge for starting spots right away if we needed them to."

Tyler Davis, 149 pounds,… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Head Wrestling Coach Chris BonoÂ’s appearance last month at the 2007 U.S. National Wrestling Championships will be televised nationally by ESPNU Wednesday.

Bono claimed his third consecutive U.S. Freestyle National Championship at the Nationals in Las Vegas in early April. ESPNU, a branch of the ESPN Networks which focuses on collegiate athletics, will broadcast a 90-minute show with highlights from the menÂ’s freestyle and menÂ’s Greco-Roman competition.

The show will be aired on a tape-delayed basis and is tentatively set for 7 p.m.

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FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota State wrestling head coach Bucky Maughan has
announced that Trent Sovde of Greenbush-Middle River (Minn.) High School
has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle and continue his
education for NDSU.

Sovde won the Minnesota Class A State Championship at 160 pounds in 2007
and was the runner-up at 145 pounds in 2006. A four-time state entrant,
Sovde finished his high school career with a record of 137-36. He is
projected to wrestle at either 157 or 165 pounds for the Bison.

Trent also… more »