October 2007 Wrestling Articles

IOWA CITY - It’s been a long and winding road for the men of Tom Brands’ heralded 2005 recruiting class, but not one of them has forgotten why they took the trip from Blacksburg to Iowa City after just one year. Despite losing a year of eligibility, Joe Slaton, Jay Borschel, and Brent Metcalf are set and ready to put in work as they prepare for their first season in the Hawkeye starting lineup. All three men prepare to approach the season with the mentality that Tom Brands and the Hawkeye program have carried and instilled in their wrestlers for… more »

Duke To Begin 2007-08 Season With Blue-White Rankings

DURHAM, N.C. — The Blue Devil wrestling team will host its annual Blue-White rankings meet on Saturday in Card Gymnasium at 3 p.m. The meet will feature nine intrasquad exhibition matches spanning across eight weight classes.

Projected match lineup:
141 (pounds): A.J. Guardado vs. Spencer Jasper

149: Mike Bell vs. Colby Johnson

157: Jared Sernoffsky vs. Voris Tejada

165: Willy Mello vs. Addison Nuding

174: Mat Koelling vs. Ben Wales

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NORMAN, Okla.,
-- The Sooner wrestling team is gaining more attention in preseason rankings as it prepares for the 2007-08 campaign.

The USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) and its media Web-site, InterMat, tabbed the Sooners at No. 19 in the team rankings.

The poll also ranked four Sooners in the individual weight standings. Will Rowe at 149-pounds is ranked No. 9, Max Dean at 165-pounds is ranked No. 16, Joshua Weitzel at 184-pounds is ranked No. 11 and Joel Flaggert at 197-pounds is ranked No. 8.

Additionally,… more »

WASHINGTON - After crowning its first-ever National Champion and tying the program’s best NCAA Championship finish, the American University wrestling team was ranked 24th in the USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Preseason Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll. Also included in the poll released Tuesday were the InterMat/NWMA/NWCA Preseason Division I Wrestling Rankings, previewing each weight class, in which senior Josh Glenn ranked first at 197 lbs. and sophomore Mike Cannon was selected 10th at 165 lbs.

American received 133 points in the poll and finished ahead of Oregon State (115 pts.) and just behind the University of Pennsylvania (144 pts.).… more »

Volunteer assistant coach being treated at OSU Medical Center’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Joe Heskett, Ohio State wrestling volunteer assistant coach, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia last Thursday and underwent surgery at Ohio State University Medical Center’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital Tuesday to have a cardiac defibrillator implanted.

Heskett, who had a heart rate in excess of 250 beats per minute at a practice session last Thursday, will continue to undergo medical treatment. His condition will no longer allow him to compete as a wrestler, ending… more »