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Ian McCutcheon Contributed to this article. Flowrestling did the poll.   We took a poll of Division I coaches as well as members of the wrestling media to determine who the top ten coaches in the country are.  Though not necessarily an order of the most successful, these are the coaches that do the best jobs with their programs.  No surprise, most of the top programs in the country are represented here.  There also was a poll taken to determine what coaches will need to see improvement in the next few years, or they may be feeling the heat, because… more »

Ian McCutcheon FloWrestling  Season previews are kind of pointless.  October is a time for questions, most of which can’t possibly be answers until March.  Take the theme of last year’s previews for example.  Minnesota was going to score the most points in NCAA history, Iowa was inexperienced and had distractions to overcome, Dustin Schlatter was ready to prove his 3rd place finish was a fluke, and Jordan Leen’s parents were the only people thinking title.  As history tells us, this was all flawed logic.  Basically, what I’m trying to get at is predictions are useless.  Instead I want to focus on… more »

Ian McCutcheon FloWrestling  The headline of this article seems pretty self explanatory.  Yet a whole host of people don’t seem to get it.  This summer, there was a lot of negative buzz David Taylor of St. Paris Graham skipped Fargo Junior Nationals so that he could focus on bulking up.  There was even more of a gasp in the wrestling community when he committed to Iowa State, and was projected by their coaching staff as a 141/149 pounder.  He announced he was planning on wrestling 135 during his senior year.  After winning state titles in Ohio at 103 and 112,… more »

I get to reading a lot of wrestling books and DVDs. Recently I got a couple DVDs from Ben Askren about his career. It is essentially a compilation of all his matches as an athlete, and some cool behind the scenes stuff, some that I have never seen. I think it is really powerful because rarely do you get to see this kinda raw footage from a guy who has changed college wrestling with his technique, personality and pure confidence in himself.  One thing I learned from watching this is that Ben Askren never seemed to be on the defensive even if… more »

2008 Pre-season Rankings by Bob Preusse   1.   Blair Academy N.J. 2.   St. Paris Graham Ohio 3.   Northampton Pa. 4.   Central Dauphin Pa. 5.   Apple Valley Minn. 6.   St. Edward Ohio 7.   Wyoming Seminary Pa. 8.   Catoosa Okla. 9.   Huxley Ballard Iowa 10. Montini Catholic Ill. 11. Iowa City West Iowa 12. Central Mountain Pa. 13. Massillon Perry Ohio 14. Bishop Lynch Texas 15. Cumberland Valley Pa. 16. Eastern Regional NJ 17. Don Bosco Iowa 18. St. Mark Del. 19. Shady Side Academy Pa. 20. Brandon Fla. 21. Simley Minn. 22. Providence Catholic Ill. 23. Clovis Calif. 24. Wausau West Wisc. 25. Roseburg Oreg. 26. Goddard Kans. 27. Reynolds Pa 28. High Point N.J. 29. Oak Park Mo. 30. Colonial Forge Va. 31. McDonogh Md. 32. Holt Mo. 33. Flathead Mont. 34. Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa 35. Selma Ca. 36. Campbell County Wy. 37. Christiansburg Va. 38. Oak Park River Forest Ill. 39. S. Dade Fla. 40. Havre Mont.   more »

University of Minnesota Press Release Marty Morgan Steps Down From ‘U’ Wrestling Post  Head assistant wrestling coach Marty Morgan resigned from his position at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon after 16 years with the program. Morgan will go on to train former Gopher All-American wrestler Brock Lesnar, a popular Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) competitor, on a full-time basis.   “I’m going to step back for a year to help Brock [Lesnar] train and I’ll see where I’m at next summer. I’ve been working with Brock [Lesnar] the past few years on his training and now I’ve been offered a unique… more »

Support Mike Zadick by purchasing his T-Shirt at http://www.chasetony.com/zadick/?page_id=20  FILA adds U.S. wrestler Mike Zadick to the Olympic Games field at 60 kg in men’s freestyle wrestling BEIJING, China - USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, has been notified by the international wrestling federation FILA that U.S. wrestler Mike Zadick (Solon, Iowa/Gator WC) has been added to the field at 60 kg (132 lbs.) in men’s freestyle wrestling at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.The United States had not qualified to participate in the Olympic Games at 60 kg during the qualification process prior… more »

Help send Spencer Mango's family get to Beijing by purchasing the Spencer Mango T-Shirt.  Spencer Mango is the United States 55kg representative in Greco-Roman Wrestling.  The St. Louis Sensation is looking to score a gold in Beijing. more »

Article from http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/071408aab.html LARAMIE, Wyo. - University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced on Monday that Mark Branch has been selected as the new head wrestling coach at UW. Branch comes to Wyoming from Oklahoma State University where he was the Associate Head Wrestling Coach. He was a part of five NCAA team championships as a coach and student-athlete at OSU. As a college wrestler, Branch was a member of OSU's 1994 NCAA Championship team, and served on the coaching staff for OSU's 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 NCAA titles. He provided the Cowboys from Stillwater with personal and team… more »

Henry Cejudo made his first Olympic Team at 55kg for Freestyle. In doing so he is the youngest member of the Freestyle team. Help his family go out to Beijing to watch him wrestle! His t-shirts are for sale so buy one and think about going to Beijing and supporting him in person. Visit Teamcejudo.com to buy the Shirts.   more »

In probably the most exciting match of the Olympic trials Silent H aka Andy Hrovat went on to win in 3 matches for dramatic fashion. He carried over that dramatic fashion to his shirt line where you can purchase any one of or all of his line of shirts. Silent H  a true American hero!Congrats to Andy Hrovat and all of our wrestling olympians.   more »

Olympian Ben Askren To Sell “Chin in China” T-Shirts …Help Support Askren in His Quest for Olympic Gold… Columbia, Mo. –The now notorious “Putting the Chin in China” t-shirts adorned by Ben Askren fans at the Olympic Trials are available for sale through www.wrestling-central.com.  T-shirts are $19.95 plus shipping and handling, with proceeds going toward Askren’s journey to Beijing, China for his first Olympic gold medal.  “I’m really thrilled by the response I’ve gotten about the shirts,” Askren said.  “We made the ‘Funky’ t-shirts when I was college and those were a huge success.  I knew I wanted to make another shirt… more »

ASU Reinstates Wrestling Program As 21st Varsity Sport The Sun Devils will compete fully in 2008-09

May 23, 2008

TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love announced Friday that the athletic department is fully reinstating the sport of varsity wrestling, effective immediately, due to financial support from local civic leadership. The reinstatement of wrestling gives ASU 21 sports in its varsity athletic program.

"It is with great pleasure that I announce the reinstatement of the varsity sport of wrestling at ASU," says Love.… more »

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Director of athletics Deborah A. Yow announced May 12 that Kerry McCoy has been named the head coach for the University of Maryland wrestling program. In three seasons as head coach at Stanford, McCoy transformed the Cardinal into a national contender after inheriting a team that went 6-8-1 in 2004-05.



“I am very fortunate to join such a great program,” McCoy said. “The opportunity to be closer to our family and having a chance to compete for a national championship is very exciting. I want to thank Dr. Yow… more »

Chris Vondruska
3/6/08

Managerial Perspectives of Coaching Wrestling


Introduction

What are the key ingredients to a thriving organization? Is it the capital required to start them? Is it the facilities in which they operate? Or is it the equipment used everyday? Both my research in sport studies and my experience in the sport of wrestling have allowed me to understand how useless these material resources would be without the sufficient human resources. In a business setting human resources are made up of employees and their managers; business can only use… more »

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh University has named Pat Santoro its new Lawrence E. White ‘64 Head Coach of Wrestling, Goodman Dean of Athletics Joe Sterrett ’76 announced Tuesday. Santoro, who becomes just the eighth head coach in the 99-year history of Lehigh wrestling, replaces Greg Strobel who will be making the transition into an administrative leadership role within the Lehigh Athletics Department. This announcement marks the return to Lehigh for Santoro, a Bethlehem native who spent nine seasons at Lehigh as an assistant coach.

“Greg Strobel was ready for a new assignment outside of coaching and he… more »

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Everybody always says that the NCAA Tournament is the culmination of the wrestling season. In a way, they’re right. But really, the NCAA Tournament IS the wrestling season. Essentially you need to find a way to punch a ticket, and whatever you do over the course of three days is going to determine how your year went. Because the stakes are so high, few weekends in any sport carry as much drama. You’re always a second away from glory or a second away from disaster. There are too many heroes… more »

Nobody Asked Me, But…Pennsylvania AAA States Edition

Ian McCutcheon

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“Welcome to Hershey, Pennsylvania, the SWEETEST place on Earth!” Everybody in the Keystone State knows that this is the greeting before every session at the state tournament. States, as they are affectionately known, are far and away the best weekend in Pennsylvania High School sports. Although I couldn’t make the trek out to Hershey for any of the action, I was parked squarely in front of my TV on Saturday night to watch finals. The one thing I really missed was… more »

Teams Prepare for First NCWA Women’s National Championship
Dallas, Texas – March 6, 2008 --After announcing the addition of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Women’s Division this past summer, colleges from all over the United States and Canada are set to compete in the first ever National Championship to be held March 13-15 in Lakeland, Florida.
Among the newly established NCWA programs is Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, which is known for its deep seeded tradition in Division I men’s wrestling.
“I am hoping we set the stage for collegiate women, said Lock… more »

Jamestown College has announced the addition of a women’s varsity wresting program. The team will begin competing as a varsity sport for the 2008-09 season. Jamestown College, located in Jamestown, North Dakota is an independent four year college founded in 1883 by Presbyterian settlers. It is the only North Dakota college or university in 2008 to be names by US News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” as a top tier Midwest region baccalaureate college.

Jamestown College is proud to announce that, Cisco Cole, head men’s wrestling coach, will also become the head coach of the… more »

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The most pressing and important issue in college wrestling is not whether Iowa can regain its glory and win their first team title under the new regime, whether the NCAA changes the qualifier system to give smaller conference wrestlers a chance, or how liberally stalling rules are enforced. The most pressing and important issue in college wrestling now, and maybe ever, is what is happening at the University of Oregon.

Everybody reading this probably knows the facts, so I’ll just give a Cliff Notes version. The past two years, the Oregon… more »

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There is probably nothing more important in wrestling than body weight. It’s the most recognizable aspect of the sport and the foremost concern of almost every athlete and coach. Where wrestlers weight in depends on a complex matrix of factors including strength, quickness, body composition, hydration, and about a million other things. After all, the divisions of the sport are set up entirely on body weight. It’s an important thing to consider. It also changes the way we look at match ups. If anybody watched the surreal interview with Ryan Lang this past week, his… more »

Ian McCutcheon

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The most fun day of wrestling every year is the District 11 Duals Tournament in eastern Pennsylvania. As a recent Easton grad, I’ll be the first to admit my bias, but for wrestling fans, it’s worth making the pilgrimage at least once. For as many years as I’ve attended, there has been one “Oh my word did that just happen” moment at the tournament. Whether it be unknown Spencer Beck cement mixing Joe Caramanica to his back (which Northampton fans still insist was a fall), Brad Gentzle’s decision over 3… more »

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team made the most of their trip to the Empire State, posting a perfect 3-0 record on the day. The Eagles defeated Binghamton, 31-6, Mercyhurst, 29-9, and Ithaca, 29-12, here Saturday afternoon at Benlight Gymnasium inside the Hill Center. With the win against Mercyhurst, the 2007-08 Eagles set the all-time single-season win record at 13, surpassing the 1974-75 squad.

For the year, EMU moves to 14-5 (2-1, MAC), with five dual matches remaining, including two Mid-American Conference matches.

Seniors Cory Mancuso (Brockway, Pa.-Brockway) and Charlie Pienaar… more »

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We’re a little past the halfway point in what has been a turbulent college wrestling season. No team has really been able to establish dominance as even the top ranked Iowa Hawkeyes have a blemish on their record. Individually, few weight classes have true favorites that have separated themselves from the pack. This couldn’t be any better for college wrestling. Although team strength is still concentrated in the hands of the few, a kid from pretty much any wrestling program in the country could win a national title. The fact that there are so many… more »

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers University is mourning the loss of former RU wrestler Jim McLean, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, after a snowboarding accident in Breckenridge, Colo. McLean was a four-year letterwinner and a team captain at Rutgers from 1994-98. He ranks tied for 14th place on Rutgers' all-time career wins list with 87. McLean received the RU wrestling scholar-athlete award in 1995-96 and the Wilfred-Cann Award for the most inspirational athlete in 1995.

Former Rutgers wrestling coach John Sacchi remembers McLean as "the kind of kid that you'd say, 'That's how I want my… more »

5 counties tournament is one of the nations toughest tournaments and is the toughest tournament in the state of California. California is the nations largest wrestling state and the top teams from California flock to this tournament as a predecessor to the epic state tournament of California.

Flowrestling is excited to be covering the tournament in depth. more »

Former two-sport star at OU and professional wrestler returns to roots

NORMAN, Okla. – Former University of Oklahoma All-American and professional wrestling sensation Steve Williams, most famously known as “Dr. Death,” will be recognized and honored in Norman this Friday, Nov. 18, when the No. 18 Sooners host No. 16 Tennessee-Chattanooga at 7 p.m. at the Howard McCasland Field House.

“Dr. Death was one of the greatest and most unique athletes OU has ever produced." head coach Jack Spates said. "He was also one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time after he… more »

Hello to all. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a fabulous 2008!

Here's some great news to look forward to in the new year: wrestlingmart.com has extended its Cal Poly promotion through the month of January. Go to the wrestlingmart.com website, click on the Cal Poly icon, order something, and all of the gross profit from your purchase will be donated to the Cal Poly wrestling program. Many thanks to wrestlingmart.com and Mike Applegate!

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Reno Tournament of Champions on… more »

Bobcats take 22nd at UNCG’s annual tournament

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Ohio wrestling team placed 22nd at the UNC-Greensboro Southern Scuffle on Saturday and Sunday. A host of Bobcat wrestlers left the two-day double-elimination event with winning records.

Freshman Germane Lindsey (Cincinnati, Ohio), sophomore Seth Morton (Canal Winchester, Ohio), sophomore Jason Marshall (West Liberty, Ohio) and sophomore Kevin Christensen (Springfield, Ohio) all recorded 3-2 marks at the 29-team Southern Scuffle. But wrestling unattached at 149, freshman Matt Reedy (Hiram, Ohio) tallied the best record, 4-2, of any Ohio competitor at the tournament.
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern University is set to host the 2007 Midlands Wrestling Championships, Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. This year marks the 45th installment of one of the most prestigious events in collegiate wrestling. The annual tournament attracts hundreds of the most talented wrestlers from around the country in a two-day, four-session double-elimination tournament.

Founded by Northwestern's Ken Kraft, the Midlands Championships are held every December in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The tournament has historically brought together the very best in amateur wrestling, and has provided the springboard for 92 Olympic wrestlers.

Last year's champion,… more »

Since you last heard from me, plenty has happened in the wrestling world. High schools have almost completed the “Super Tournament” portion of the year. Beast of the East, Reno, Super 8, and Dvorak have all crowned their champions in the last week and a half. College wrestlers meanwhile are plugging away during the drudgery that is practice after finals and everybody else has left campus. They now are just a few short days away from Midlands and the Southern Scuffle, which will provide us with some of the most entertaining match ups of the season.

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Handling a 15-Year-Old Phenom

One thing that makes wrestling different that mainstream sports is how closely it is followed at the high school level by a majority of its fans. Because there is no professional wrestling, high school is followed much like college basketball and football is followed by NBA and NFL fans. It’s incredible to watch the following created by programs like Blair Academy and St. Edward’s. Most wrestling fans across America can tell you who the studs are in these lineups year in and year out, even if they’re not fans of the specific programs.… more »

MY FIRST CIVIL WAR
December 8, 2007

I just got back home to Corvallis, Oregon from my first ever Civil War Dual Meet. The match took place in the nostalgic McArthur Court, on the campus of the University Oregon. Oregon State, the team I coach for, won the dual 23-14.

However, this dual was bitter sweet. I have heard about the Oregon State - Oregon rivalry since I first began discussing the possible coaching position with Jim Zalesky. Everyone told me how intense the rivalry was and how deep the loyalties ran. So… more »

The Full Nelson with Ian McCutcheon, Flowrestling

Oh How the World Has Changed

I started high school with little to no interest in wrestling. As a sports fan in the Lehigh Valley, I read the papers enough to know who the big names were, but that was about it. One of my good friends wrestled, but beyond “did you win?” our conversations about his sport didn’t go very far. I had played basketball my whole life, and had virtually no technical knowledge of wrestling. But what I quickly found out was the thing… more »

Two-time All-American pursues first individual NCAA title this year.

By Travis Tindell, OSU Media Relations

Oklahoma State’s Nathan Morgan has enjoyed a good deal of success in his wrestling career. A three-time California high school state champion, Morgan has been a key component on two of the Cowboys’ unprecedented 34 NCAA title teams.

This year, Morgan looks to etch his name among the list of OSU’s 132 individual NCAA champions. A two-time All-American, Morgan took fourth in the 141-pound weight class at NCAAs last year as the Cowboys finished fifth in… more »

DISCLAIMER: I realize it is a little last to publish this journal. However, everybody who tried to watch the All Star Classic knows that the last two and a half matches were cut out of the live webcast. I’ve been waiting to put this up in case I could somehow see the rebroadcast and redo the journal. However, because of some technical difficulties of my own I can’t view the archived matches, so I’m going to have to send it in as is.

Here we are, live from Lafayette College. I’m sitting in front of my… more »

TROY, N.Y. - Down 16-6 with three matches to go against No. 5 Michigan, the Maryland wrestling team completed an improbable comeback to take down the Wolverines, 18-16, in its opening match at the Journeymen/BRUTE Northeast Duals. Redshirt junior Josh Haines took down the No. 3 ranked wrestler at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Hudson Taylor scored his first of three falls on the day, and redshirt freshman Patrick Gilmore completed the run to steal the win. The Terrapins went on to beat Appalachian State, 31-7, before losing to No. 9 Central Michigan.

The Terps were down 16-6… more »

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma came out on top in eight of ten weight classes at the 37th Oklahoma Open held at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

Sophomore Kyle Terry was the first of eight straight Sooners to claim titles with a defeat of Luke Ashmore of Oklahoma State at 141 pounds. Seth Vernon continued the Sooner success with a win over Willy Pendleton of Labette to take first at 149 pounds.

Chad Terry won over teammate Shane Vernon and Max Dean over Kyle Griffin of Oklahoma State to claim the… more »

The defending national champion Golden Gopher wrestling team completed a
three-meet sweep Saturday, beating Northern Illinois, Northern Colorado and
North Dakota State at the first-ever Northern Quad event at the UCR
Regional Sports Center in Rochester, Minn. Minnesota outscored its
opponents 109-21 and lost just four matches all day. They will enter next
Sunday’s Williams Arena showdown with Iowa State a perfect 3-0 in dual meet
competition.

Jayson Ness, Manuel Rivera, C.P. Schlatter, Dustin Schlatter and Gabe
Dretsch all went a perfect 3-0 on the day, while Mack Reiter, Scott… more »

Lincoln – The Husker wrestling team opened their home schedule with a 28-13 dual victory over a persistent Lehigh squad on Friday at the NU Coliseum in front of 828 fans.

Nebraska, ranked No. 14 in the nation, tangled with the Mountain Hawks into the eighth match of the night. David Craig scored a 9-4 decision over NU’s Andy Johnson at 184 pounds to pull Lehigh within two as LU looked for the upset. Sophomore Levi Wofford went down early in his 197-pound match and the Huskers looked to be on the ropes. Wofford collected himself to… more »

Sure, this is a cheap, gimmicky column. Everybody seems to write top ten lists to preview a season. But these are the things in each weight class that I really want to see. Obviously I want to see great wrestling. More often than not, college wrestling delivers that. But to step out of its niche, there are things in each weight class that can help the sport as a whole. The athletic heavyweight, a better relationship with football, the best rivalry in sport, expansion of programs outside the Midwest, all are things that can slowly start to be accomplished in… more »

The defending national champion Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling
team will wrap up its final tune-up before the start of the dual meet
season this Saturday when they compete at the Kaufman-Brand Open,
hosted by the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The Kaufman-Brand Open is
the largest single-day collegiate wrestling meet in the nation.

The event will get underway at 9:00 a.m. at the Lee & Helene Sapp
Fieldhouse in Omaha, Neb. A total of 42 teams are expected to enter
approximately 650 wrestlers in the meet, making it easily the
country's largest… more »

Just wanted to let you know the "Patriot Open" at Valley Forge High
School is this Sunday. This is an open tournament for wrestlers of
all ages, from a 5-6 division through high school and even an open
division. More than 300 wrestlers are expected for this event. Five
mats will run all day, and a split start time will be used, check the
entry form (attached) for details.

This tournament is the first "Tournament of Champions" Qualifier of
the season, with top three place finishers qualifying for the TOC on more »

NORMAN, Okla. --
The Oklahoma wrestling squad will host defending ACC champion North Carolina State on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Howard McCasland Fieldhouse. The match will mark the first home dual for OU this season.

"It is great to be home competing against the defending ACC champs," head coach Jack Spates said. "We are looking forward to representing the Big 12 with our young and aggressive squad."

Oklahoma is 6-0 all-time against the Wolfpack, with the most recent victory in 2004 by a 39-9 decision.

The… more »

The 42nd edition of the NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps comes to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in 17 years as Eugene, Ore., will host the annual wrestling spectacle.

This year’s lineup features six top-ranked wrestlers in Division I, one top-ranked wrestler in Division II, eight second-ranked wrestlers from Division I along with four #3’s and one #4. In all, 14 different schools will be represented and will comprise athletes from the Big Ten, Big 12, Colonial, EIWA, EWL, Pac 10 and Division II.

“We’re excited to… more »

Lou Ruggirello of Hofstra and Tyler Shinn of Okie State shook up the 133lb weight class this weekend. They beat Tyler McCormick and Coleman Scott respectively. That is the #2 and #1 wrestlers in the country falling, for all extensive purposes, in the opening weekend of the 2007-8 Season. I believe this is a foreshadowing of the chaotic things to come in 2008. It is anybody's game in every weight class. I think Hofstra is a team that is proving that if you do the right things to build a program you can make it happen no matter who you… more »

Another season is upon us but instead of predicting my favorites for the tournament or getting excited about the All Star Classic I find myself intrigued with the development of our sport today. This development is the progression of "wrestling styles" or the particular trends and techniques in wrestling. For my entire life I've heard the basic breakdowns of wrestling between an "Iowa Style" or a "Cowboy Style" but it seems that as time progresses, individuals develop their own approaches to our sport that separate them from others on the mat.

From the unique stance of Edinboro's… more »

Seven Cowboy Wrestlers Win Weight Class Titles At Central Missouri Open

Warrensburg, Mo. - Oklahoma State opened its 2007-08 wrestling season with a solid showing at the Central Missouri Open Sunday, as seven different Cowboys won their respective weight classes and an additional five OSU wrestlers were finalists in their respective weight classes.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day came when OSU's Tyler Shinn knocked off teammate and top-ranked Coleman Scott with a 3-1 sudden victory in the championship bout at 133 pounds. Shinn and Scott have faced off three times since last Wednesday, with… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Matt Koz scored an 11-2 major decision over Ohio State’s John Weakley in the 197-pound match Saturday to secure Chattanooga’s 19-16 victory over the No. 8-ranked Buckeyes.

Koz, an Ohio native ranked as high as No. 11 nationally, extended the 19th-ranked Mocs’ lead from 15-10 to 19-10, an insurmountable lead with one match left.

“This is big, huge for us,” UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said. “But we can’t look at it like this made our season. It’s the first match of the year. I wish they would practice like they… more »

...Final Win Decided in Heavyweight Bout...

Hempstead, N.Y. -In a dual that came down to the final bout of the night, the sixth-ranked Missouri wrestling team came from behind to take down No. 13 Hofstra, 22-21, in the David S. Mack Sports Complex. A technical fall by sophomore heavyweight Mark Ellis (Blue Springs, Mo.) proved the deciding factor in the night's dual. Needing five points to win the battle, Ellis managed a 21-6 win in 6:39 to help the Tigers improve to 2-0 on the season.

"I'm pleased with the way our team fought… more »

New Book Chronicles Oklahoma State¹s Record-Setting 2005 Wrestling Season
³Cowboy Up² gives readers an all-access pass into an NCAA title season with
OSU.

Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State¹s unforgettable run to the 2005 NCAA
Wrestling Championship has been immortalized in author Kim Parrish¹s new
book, Cowboy Up, which is now available for purchase online at
www.okstate.com, at cowboyupbook.org and at OSU wrestling duals at
Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Cowboy Up, which includes a foreward written by OSU Head Coach John Smith,
provides readers with an insider¹s glimpse into every aspect… more »

NEW YORK -- Close, competitive matches were commonplace as the
Columbia Wrestling team opened the 2007-08 season with its annual
Blue-White Match before hundreds of fans and alumni at University Gym.

There were seven matches in all, as the Blue team emerged with six
victories for an 18-3 win.

While Columbia wrestlers still had to face teammates, this was the
first time this season that the team saw a referee, and a crowd
cheering behind them, creating a competitive atmosphere.

All seven matches were decided by… more »

Minnesota Gopher wrestlers Jayson Ness, Dustin Schlatter and Roger Kish will compete in the 2007 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic, the premier one-day collegiate wrestling event in the country. The 43-year old competition will take place on Monday, Nov. 19 at the University of Oregon’s McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore.

Including the defending national champion Gophers’ three participants, the field will welcome six top-ranked wrestlers, eight second-ranked seeds and four third-ranked selections from the recent Intermat / USA Today preseason national rankings. It will also include 18 All-Americans from the 2006 NCAA Championships, which… more »

NORMAN, Okla. -- Sooner fans attending the annual Red/White ranking match expecting great competition went home satisfied, seeing the white team top the red squad, 18-12.

Three matches went into overtime periods, including four overtimes needed in the 165-pound battle between senior Max Dean and freshman Ryan Smith.

"There were a lot of close matches and some incredible courage displayed out there tonight," head coach Jack Spates said. "It is certainly a great situation to have guys competing and pushing each other in every class."

Joey Fio put… more »

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 »

Former NCAA champion and three-time All-American will work with light weights

TEMPE, Ariz. – Zach Roberson, a three-time All-American and 2004 NCAA 133-pound Champion at Iowa State, has joined the Arizona State University wrestling coaching staff Head Coach Thom Ortiz announced Tuesday. The second-ranked freestyle wrestler in the United States at 60kg (132 pounds), Roberson will work with the lightweights in the Sun Devil program while working toward his goal of representing the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics.

“I am excited to have a talented wrestler like Zach Roberson in our wrestling complex… more »

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Tyron Woodley has been named the assistant coach for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville wrestling program.
SIUE Coach Patrick McNamara welcomed his new assistant, who comes to Cougar wrestling after spending the last two years on staff at the University of Missouri.
Woodley joins SIUE as it begins its final year wrestling as an NCAA Division II institution. Beginning with the 2008-2009 wrestling season, SIUE will compete at the NCAA Division I level.
"I am really excited to be apart of a rising program. This is a very unique situation. Our… more »

The defending national champion Golden Gopher wrestling team enjoyed an eventful day in Washington, D.C. Friday, as they commemorated their NCAA victory with stops at the Capitol Building, Pentagon and a ceremony at the White House with President George W. Bush.

The 2006-07 championship squad, along with several athletics administration and team staff members, were treated to tours of some our nation’s most important landmarks before ending their day by commemorating their third NCAA championship on the lawn outside the White House.

The team’s day began at 8 a.m. sharp, as they received a… more »

Greeley, COLO.
University of Northern Colorado head coach Jack Maughan today announced the wrestling schedule for the 2007-08 season.

The Bears open their season at the Cowboy Open in Laramie on Nov. 10 and then host the Northern Colorado Open on Nov. 18. For the second year in a row, the Bears will also face #1 Minnesota, this time as the defending national champions in Rochester, Minn. They will close out November at the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which will feature several Big 10 and Pac-10 teams.

After the holidays,… more »

Baku, Azerbaijan -  Former Oklahoma State All-America wrestler Daniel Cormier became the first American to win a freestyle medal at the 2007 FILA World Wrestling Championships when he claimed the bronze at 96kg Friday after picking up a 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan’s Alexey Krupnyakov in the bronze medal match. With the win, Cormier claimed the first international-level medal of his career.

“We were really dedicated in our training for this,” Cormier said Friday. “I came home last week and every day there was someone there to train with. Some of the time it was… more »

Oklahoma State Wrestling Announces 2007-08 Schedule
OSU set to host Big 12 Championships, reigning NCAA champs Minnesota and
NCAA runners-up Iowa State.

Stillwater, Okla. ­ The Big 12 Wrestling Championships coming to
Gallagher-Iba Arena along with home duals against reigning NCAA champions
Minnesota, 2007 NCAA runner-up Iowa State, in-state rival Oklahoma, Penn
State, Northern Iowa and Cal Poly highlight the 2007-08 Oklahoma State
wrestling schedule that was announced by Head Coach John Smith today.

The Cowboys also take the mat against Nebraska at the Ford Center in
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The USA wrestling team came out like a hurricane in day 2 in Baku. Each of the first 4 matches the US won in straight periods. Schwab rolled through the Australian and Puerto Rican. Joe Heskett and Joe Williams rolled through their first opponents as well but had close bouts from there on out. The intensity and endurance of this tournament hit me hard as I was following each and every match. You really got to be clicking on all cylinders to be battling these other countries.

Heskett during the bouts with the Iranian and Hungarian really… more »

HOLLAND, PA

The Council Rock South Wrestling Booster Club is again joining forces with Team Apache Wrestling Club, PAWF (Pennsylvania Amateur Wrestling Federation) and Council Rock School District to proudly present WRESTLE 4 RELIEF III on Sunday, October 14th, 2007. This charity fundraiser will take place at Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA. We are happy to announce that the charity for 2007 will be Autism Awareness. We will be raffling off items in an effort to raise money for this great cause. Concessions will also be available. Find out more about Autism Awareness at:… more »

Henry Cejudo (55Kg) and Mike Zadick (60Kg) come out flat for the first match at the World Championships. The pace was slow with as little action as it took for their opponents to win both rounds. Years of preparation and months of intensity just didnt carry over on the mat today in Baku. Only the 55 and 60 Kg weight classes wrestled on this first day of freestyle. In World Championship competition if you lose you only make it to the consolation rounds if the opponent you lost to goes to the finals.

Henry Cejudo lost… more »

AU Assistant Wrestling Coach Brad Vering Wins Silver at the Senior-Wrestling World Championships

Vering earned his best career finish in the international event

Sept. 18, 2007

WASHINGTON - American University assistant wrestling coach Brad Vering earned a silver medal at the Senior-Wrestling World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday. Vering was defeated 4-0, 4-0 by former Olympic champion Aleksey Mishin of Russia in the 84 kg finals.

"We are very proud of what Mark accomplished," AU Head Coach Mark Cody said. "The best wrestlers in the world competed at… more »

Sitting on the edge of match side for my first world championships and Im stunned by the absurdity of it all. Maybe you want to call it culture shock, but it doesnt feel like it. It just feels like im watching these matches like I am Alice in Wonderland.

I look down and see an electronics advertisement with two kids in their underwear, one giving a thumbs up and the other eating an ice cream cone. How does two kids in their underwear have anything to do with electronics? Does kids in their underwear produce the… more »

NORMAN, Okla.- University of Oklahoma wrestling welcomed one of the largest classes ever to the program this season. Ten new Sooners have started practice and will quickly challenge for starting spots on the squad.

"Our recruiting classes aren't usually this large, and there is a good possibility that several of these guys will wind up in the starting line-up," Head Coach Jack Spates said. "We have signed guys that are extremely capable of contributing right away and put us in a position for a bright future."

The Sooner recruiting effort went coast-to-coast, signing state… more »

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa Assistant Wrestling Coach Dan Gable has decided to step down from that position. The announcement came today from Head Wrestling Coach Tom Brands.



Brands said Gable will remain fully engaged in the day-to-day operations of Iowa’s wrestling program, but without the title or on-the-mat responsibilities that come with the title of assistant coach.



“Dan has been my coach and my mentor. What’s important to me is that he’s going to remain involved in the Hawkeye wrestling program and will continue… more »

Redshirt freshman transfers into program from Purdue

TEMPE, Ariz. – Brent Chriswell, a two-time high school state champion from Washington, has transferred to Arizona State University and joined the Sun Devil wrestling program, seventh-year Head Coach Thom Ortiz announced. A native of Seattle, Wash., Chriswell comes to Tempe following one year at Purdue University where he redshirted his true freshman season

While redshirting at PU, Chriswell competed in a pair of events for the Boilermakers during the 2006-07 season. Wrestling at 184 pounds, he won the Edinboro Open and took second at the Nittany… more »

The University of Minnesota wrestling program announced its schedule for the 2007-08 season today, highlighted by home meets with 2006-07 national runner-up Iowa State, Big Ten rival Iowa and the 2007-08 Big Ten Championships, which will take place March 8 and 9 at Williams Arena. After gaining their third national championship a year ago under head coach J Robinson, the Golden Gophers will attempt to make it back-to-back titles and bring home the another national crown this winter.

This yearÂ’s schedule features the programÂ’s typically strong non-conference schedule. The Gophers will participate in two early-season open… more »

The Indiana Hoosier wrestling schedule begins with the Crimson and Cream intrasquad scrimmage on Monday, Oct. 29, held at the Brown County High School in Nashville, Indiana. The Hoosiers then head to Wabash College for a dual against the Little Giants on Nov. 9 before beginning tournament play.

Indiana's first tournament is set for Nov. 11 when they will compete at the Michigan State Open. The Hoosiers then welcome Cumberland (Ky.), Duke, Liberty, Ohio and Oregon to Bloomington for the Hoosier Duals on Nov. 24.

IU looks to strike it rich at the Las… more »

ItÂ’s not merely a suggestion, itÂ’s a paramount requirement.

That requirement is called leadership.

Harvard University wrestling coach Jay Weiss and Hood River Valley High School coach Trent Kroll both not only excel at that requirement, it has been the pivotal piece in helping them mentor and coach student athletes.

On Thursday, both were awarded the United States Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award at the Horizon Casino Resort as part of the 2007 National Wrestling Coaches Association Convention.

As in past years, the award was presented by… more »

PUEBLO – Joe Folda, Colorado State University-Pueblo director of athletics, announced today the hiring of Dax Charles as the ThunderWolves' new wrestling coach. Beginning in the Fall of 2008, CSU-Pueblo will reinstate its wrestling program, which was dropped in 2001.

"We are delighted to bring Dax Charles back to the University to start and build our wrestling program," said Folda. "Dax has a tremendous passion for the University and in particular the wrestling program. He will tie our former wrestlers back into the University and has proven that when he sets goals, he achieves them. I am… more »

Sacred Heart University is seeking applications for the part-time position of Head Wrestling Coach for its Division I wrestling program (associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association). The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the wrestling program which includes practice/skill development, scheduling, recruitment, academic advisement and other day-to-day administrative tasks within the program. Qualifications: Bachelor?s degree required, successful collegiate level coaching experience preferred.

If interested, please send your cov