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Discuss (0 comments)May 29, 2008Humble hit man - Burlington Times News
Humble hit manBurlington Times News,?NC?- 11 minutes agoBut he was a terror on the wrestling mats, winning state youth championships in five of six years. Three times in high school he placed in Class 4-A state ...
Graff as dominant as advertised - ReporterHerald.com
ReporterHerald.comGraff as dominant as advertisedReporterHerald.com,?CO?- 36 minutes agoThe four state wrestling championships that were predicted for him ? he won them all. He set records in the process and did some unthinkable things. ...
Roths receives national honor
Nine weeks ago, Bill Roths had hip-replacement surgery. A few months from now, Roths expects to be back on the mat as a wrestling official.
Augsburg wrestlers in Central Asia from May 25 to June 8
Six members of the Augsburg College wrestling team are traveling to central Asia for a 15-day training, mission and service trip. Four Auggie wrestlers, two coaches and four other wrestlers will be in central Asia from May 25 to June 8, training in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Dushnabe, Tajikistan. In addition to training and competing, the wrestlers will do mission and service work, along with visiting historical and cultural sites in the two countries. Two-time All-American and 2008 NCAA Division III 125-pound national champion Seth Flodeen (JR, Cannon Falls, Minn.), 141-pound national runner-up Jason Adams (SO, Coon Rapids, Minn.), 141-pounder Lucas Murray (FY, Anoka, Minn.) and 141-pounder Jake Saatzer (FY, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka H
Northern Iowa adds 12 recruits
University of Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Brad Penrith today announced his 2008 recruiting class with the addition of 12 wrestlers to the Panther roster for next season. Blayne Beale (Davenport, Iowa/Davenport West HS) secured 66 wins over the past two seasons, which included a pair of top-eight finishes at the state tournament. Beale placed 7th in 2007 and then bettered that with a 4th-place finish in 2008 in the 285-pound weight class. David Bonin (Broussard, La./Comeaux HS) was a three-time state champion in Louisiana in the 160-pound weight class. Bonin was a perfect 59-0 as a senior. He tallied a 56-1 record as a junior and was 57-3 as a sophomore. His four-year prep record was 216-10. Bonin was a four-time state placer af
Wrestling: Northern Iowa announces recruiting class
The Northern Iowa wrestling program announced today the 12 recruits who will join the team next season.
Cunningham named assistant coach at Iowa State
AMES, Iowa -- Casey Cunningham, who as assistant head wrestling coach the past seven years at Central Michigan guided 18 Chippewa All-Americans and 35 Mid-American Conference champions, has been named as an assistant coach on the Iowa State wrestling coaching staff head coach Cael Sanderson announced Wednesday. At CMU, Cunningham was a part of a program in which he was the 1999 NCAA 157-pound champion. Cunningham, the 2008 Pan American Games wrestling silver medalist who is retiring from international competition at the end of this season, replaces former ISU assistant coach Tim Hartung. Hartung resigned to accept a job in private business. Cunningham will assume coaching duties Aug. 1. "I've been around Casey as a competitor and he has
Penn State's 1953 team to be honored NWHOF
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -– The 1953 Penn State wrestling team that won the NCAA National Championship will be honored this weekend by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Penn State's 100 year centennial in the sport will be recognized as well. The Hall of Fame's annual weekend of activities will feature a reception on Friday evening in Stillwater, Okla., where the 1953 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team will be honored for its national championship run in 1953. Penn State had one national champion and five total All-Americans that year in winning the team title. Head coach Charlie Speidel's squad was led during the entire season by captain's Donald Frey and Joe Lemyre. Hud Samson won the individual national title at 191 while Dick
Gophers headed to Junior World Championships
Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestlers Zach Sanders, Jake Deitchler, Ben Berhow and Brent Eidenschink will help represent the United States at the 2008 Junior National Championships in Istanbul, Turkey July 29-August 3. Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) qualified by winning the 55 kg./121 lbs. freestyle division at last weekend's FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Col., and incoming Gopher recruit Deitchler (Ramsey, Minn.) did the same in the 66 kg./145 lbs. Greco-Roman division. Rising sophomore Berhow finished second at the Trials in the 120 kg/264.5 lbs. freestyle division and will serve as an alternate on the team, while rising junior Eidenschink was the runner up at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman and will also serve as an alterna
Penn State Wrestling's 1953 team to be honored by National ... - Big Ten Network
Penn State Wrestling's 1953 team to be honored by National ...Big Ten Network,?IL?- 2 hours agoThe 1953 Penn State wrestling team that won the NCAA National Championship will be honored this weekend by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. ...
Irish Attempt To Wrestle LB Out Of NJ - Blue and Gold Illustrated (susbcription)
Blue and Gold Illustrated (susbcription)Irish Attempt To Wrestle LB Out Of NJBlue and Gold Illustrated (susbcription),?IN?- 2 hours agoHis dad was a standout collegiate football player and wrestler and now Carson is in a position where he could get a full college scholarship for either ...
Summer Break with Jeff James - Soonersports.com
Soonersports.comSummer Break with Jeff JamesSoonersports.com,?OK?- 2 hours agoI loved actually competing in the NCAA's. I have thought about that my whole life and now I am actually doing it. I have always looked at Oklahoma wrestlers ...
Many differences, one goal - SI.com
Many differences, one goalSI.com?- 2 hours agoWith one of the most impressive mixed martial arts careers, regardless of age, the former NCAA wrestling champion's record still lacks some of the big-name ...
Ex-Vol Pro Wrestler Challenges Entire City of Memphis to 'Make a Free Throw'
Okay, we here in Flyer ville are rarely disposed to reproduce PR-gimmick press releases, but this one, from wrestling organization Total Nonstop Action Entertainment, got us.
Area sports clinics - Arkansas City Traveler
Area sports clinicsArkansas City Traveler,?KS?- 3 hours agoOn June 7, Jim Ramirez will be hosting a wrestling clinic for grade school and high school wrestlers at the rec center. The clinic will start at 8 am and ...
Ex-WWE star Lesnar to fight Herring - Sportsnet.ca
Sportsnet.caEx-WWE star Lesnar to fight HerringSportsnet.ca,?Canada?- 1 hour agoIt will be the second fight in the Octagon for Lesnar, a former NCAA wrestling champion, and he will fighting in his home state of Minnesota where he had ...
Nittany Lions tied for 19th at NCAAs - Centre Daily Times
Nittany Lions tied for 19th at NCAAsCentre Daily Times,?PA?- 1 hour ago1953 Penn State national champion wrestling team will be honored this weekend by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, where the Nittany Lions? 100th season ...
Wrestling is real?
Toward the eastern edge of Portland, among dilapidated commercial buildings and car repair shops, lies a small, discreet warehouse. Inside, a dozen rows of mismatched chairs surround a wrestling ring that snugly fits where stacked cardboard boxes and a forklift used to be. Metal music blares as Wage Reichten enters the ring to a chorus of jeers from a crowd of 50. Wage is a pile of muscles trying to escape a small piece of spandex. Climbingthe corner turnbuckles of the ring, he gives a horrific scream as the duct-tape wrapped ropes shake beneath his weight. A young man yells from the crowd: "You look like a shaved vagina from the 1980s."
State champion to join Hawkeyes
The crowning moment of Jeret Chiri’s high school wrestling career came this past season when the New London/Winfield-Mount Union claimed his first state championship with a first-period pin in the Class 1A finals.
Discuss (0 comments)May 28, 2008Wrestling camp supports new college program - Eudora News
Wrestling camp supports new college programEudora News,?KS?- 36 minutes agoThe camp supports Baker's new collegiate wrestling program. Featured clinicians include numerous NCAA All-Americans, as well as collegiate and high school ...
Stanford announces recruiting class
The Stanford wrestling program has announced the ten newcomers who have committed to wrestle for the Cardinal next season. The ten members of the class of 2012 represent six states and come with numerous high school accolades. Hailing from Mountain View High School in Boise, Idaho, 174-pounder Spence Patrick is a two-time Idaho State Champion and three-time state placer. Matt Sencenbaugh, a Washington State Champion and two-time state finalist from Auburn High School in Auburn, Wash., will likely wrestle at 125 pounds for the Cardinal next season. Stanford also brings in a pair of two-time California state placers in Timmy Boone from Poway High School (141 pounds) and Mike Kent from Vacaville High School (149/157 pounds). Additional
Olympic trip within reach for Escobedo - Gary Post Tribune
Olympic trip within reach for EscobedoGary Post Tribune,?IN?- 29 minutes ago... match of the NCAA meet. He took two weeks off from wrestling to rehab the shoulder, to strengthen it to get ready for the Olympic qualifying process. ...
Charley Walters: Minnesota Twins pitcher Livan Hernandez could be on - Pioneer Press
Charley Walters: Minnesota Twins pitcher Livan Hernandez could be onPioneer Press,?MN?- 1 hour agoThe card will feature former Gophers NCAA wrestling champion Brock Lesnar, who is 1-1 in mixed martial arts. after two years as a pro wrestler. ...
NCAA Champion Escobedo Returns to Coach - Region Sports Network
NCAA Champion Escobedo Returns to CoachRegion Sports Network,?IN?- 44 minutes ago?Hopefully we have some kids from Griffith who can come out and win another NCAA title. I hope for the best for all of the kids that come out and wrestle. ...Olympic trip within reach for Escobedo Gary Post Tribuneall 2 news articles
Baker to host wrestling camp - Newton Kansan
Baker to host wrestling campNewton Kansan,?KS?- 3 minutes agoThe camps support the new wrestling program at Baker University. Clinicians include NCAA All-Americans and collegiate and prep coaches from Kansas, ...
ISU hires assistant coaches in men’s golf, wrestling
The Iowa State athletic department today announced the hiring of assistant coaches for two of its men’s teams.
Taylor Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sophomore Hudson Taylor was named the 2008 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for wrestling, announced May 28 by commissioner John Swofford.
Boxers hire new wrestling coach - News-Times
Boxers hire new wrestling coachNews-Times,?OR?- 1 hour agoDuring his tenure, Walsh helped lead eight wrestlers to NCAA Division II national tournament berths. During the 2006-07 season, the Huskies finished 12th at ...
Surprise move: wrestling coach stepping down
Eric Coxbill didn't see it coming. When University of Wyoming head wrestling coach Steve Suder announced he was stepping down from his post Tuesday, Coxbill and his teammates were as surprised as anyone.
Caldwell looking to transfer
Standout sophomore Darrion Caldwell will look to leave N.C. State before his junior year in hopes of both wrestling and playing football Issue date: 5/29/08 Section: Sports A little more than two months after ...
Boxers hire new wrestling coach
Pacific University announced last week that Severin Walsh, a Washington native and former graduate assistant at St.
Discuss (0 comments)May 27, 2008Women's wrestling on rise
Women's wrestling teams are sprouting in the most unlikely places. Missouri Baptist University, a small Christian liberal arts institution, is starting a team this fall.
Arena brings exciting times - Tulsa World
Arena brings exciting timesTulsa World,?OK?- 2 hours agoOklahoma State officials, especially wrestling coach John Smith, have been among some who are pushing to get an NCAA Wrestling Tournament in Tulsa's new ...
Clayton Foster Earns Spot On U.S. Junior National Team
Oklahoma State rising sophomore wrestler Clayton Foster stormed through the 96 kg/211.5 pound bracket at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., last weekend to emerge as a USA junior national champion.
Borrelli inks second"ranked recruiting class in country
You've got to hand it to Tom Borrelli. Whether it's on the mat or off of it the long"time Central Michigan University wrestling coach just keeps churning out phenomenal results.
Cozart, Race to go 'On the Mat' this week
This week's edition of "On the Mat" will feature Russ Cozart and Harley Race. Cozart has been the head wrestling coach at Brandon High School in Florida for the past 28 seasons, compiling a 384-1 dual meet record. His teams have won 17 Florida State Team Championships and he has coached 65 individual state champions. That one lost was the first for the school in the last 34 years. In that time period Brandon set the longest winning streak in the history of any high school sport of 459 straight wins. This streak was recently documented by ESPN in a two-hour television event entitled "The Streak". Race is a member of the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame located in the Dan Gable International Wrestling Insti
Endowment saves ASU wrestling program - MMAjunkie.com
MMAjunkie.comEndowment saves ASU wrestling programMMAjunkie.com,?OH?- 1 hour agoThe ASU wrestling team, which competes in the Pac-10 conference, won an NCAA Division I national championship in 1988. The program has also created eight ...
Sports briefs - Amador Ledger-Dispatch
Sports briefsAmador Ledger-Dispatch,?CA?- 21 minutes ago... a three-time NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA Academic All-American at Penn State University. Chertow, who has been teaching and coaching wrestling ...
Dollaway, Velasquez, Rosholt, Hendricks on SI's Up-And-Coming MMA Stars
Sports Illustrated recently provided a list of the "top ten up-and-coming stars in Mixed Martial Arts" and three had US collegiate wrestling backgrounds.
Four Stanford Athletes Named To ESPN Academic All-District At ... - CSTV.com
Four Stanford Athletes Named To ESPN Academic All-District At ...CSTV.com,?NY?- 1 hour agoGardner, an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner, was also named the Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for wrestling. Hohener, a civil engineering major ...
Cavaliers to host wrestling camp - Cookeville Herald Citizen
Cavaliers to host wrestling campCookeville Herald Citizen,?TN?- 1 hour agoThe clinicians at the camp include: Lloyd Rogers, a two-time NCAA Division I National Qualifier from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, ...
Collegiate Sports: Ready, wrestle - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Collegiate Sports: Ready, wrestleSeattle Post Intelligencer?- 1 hour agoJamestown College in climate-challenged North Dakota has enrolled four athletes from Hawaii for a new women's wrestling program, one of eight in the nation. ...
Tuesday update - Corvallis Gazette Times
Tuesday updateCorvallis Gazette Times,?OR?- 9 minutes agoArizona State is re-instating wrestling after a booster group raised enough money to endow the program, which had been axed earlier this month in a budget ...
Stovall, Michalak receive academic honors
Senior outfielder Tyler Stovall and 197-pound wrestler Wynn Michalak have each received ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic honors. Stovall has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team for the second consecutive year and Michalak was selected to the all-district first team.
Borrelli attracts No. 2 recruiting class
After 10 consecutive Mid-American Conference titles, Tom Borrelli graduated seven of his best wrestlers. Conventional wisdom would say that its time for the program to rebuild. Instead, Borrelli has reloaded. Central Michigan's class of incoming recruits has been ranked second in the country by W.
Cavaliers to host wrestling camp
From staff reports COOKEVILLE -- Cookeville High School will be the site of the Cookeville All-Star wrestling clinic, which is scheduled to take place June 2-5 at the CHS East Gym.
07-08 Sports Year in Review - Measuring Up to Expectations - The-Ozone.net
07-08 Sports Year in Review - Measuring Up to ExpectationsThe-Ozone.net,?OH?- 54 minutes agoWe'll limit our evaluation to the programs we cover which includes football, men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, wrestling, softball and baseball. ...
Clayton Foster Earns Spot On U.S. Junior World Team
Oklahoma State rising sophomore wrestler Clayton Foster stormed through the 96 kg/211.5 pound bracket at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., last weekend to emerge as a USA junior national champion.
Discuss (0 comments)May 26, 2008For Munoz, WEC Debut is Just the Beginning - Sherdog.com
Sherdog.comFor Munoz, WEC Debut is Just the BeginningSherdog.com?- 22 minutes agoAn NCAA 197-pound champion in 2001 for Oklahoma State, Munoz holds the wrestler's advantage that could be an effective trump card. "He's really quick and he ...
Jack makes junior world wrestling team - TheReporter.com
Jack makes junior world wrestling teamTheReporter.com,?CA?- 16 minutes agoBerhow was an NCAA qualifier this year and each of the three matches went three rounds. "It seems like I've made progress by leaps and bounds," Jack said, ...
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Clayton Jack has already proven to be one of the best young wrestlers in the nation.
Shaheim Bradshaw - SUNY Brockport Athletics
Shaheim BradshawSUNY Brockport Athletics,?NY?- 1 hour agoThe 165-pounder was an NCAA All-American for the fourth consecutive year, marking only the fourth wrestler in Brockport history to earn such a distinction. ...
Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges Oblige - New York Times
Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges ObligeNew York Times,?United States?- 1 hour agoPacific University in Oregon is the only NCAA member that offers varsity women?s wrestling. The other varsity programs belong to the National Association of ...
Discuss (0 comments)May 25, 2008Burroughs wins FILA Junior World Team Trials
Lincoln -- Nebraska All-America wrestler Jordan Burroughs translated his success for the Huskers to the international level on Saturday as he won the 66 kilogram (145.5 pound) division of the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. Burroughs, wrestling in the freestyle division, defeated Michigan's Kellen Russell in two consecutive sets (5-0, 4-0 in the first and 6-0, 4-0 in the second) to win the best-of-three series and claim a spot on the U.S. world team. "This is a good step towards making the 2012 Olympic team," Head Coach Mark Manning said. "[FILA World Championships] is a good opportunity to wrestler some of the best kids in the world at his age level." Burroughs will now travel with the U.S. delegation to t
Eagles land promising recruiting class - La Crosse Tribune
Eagles land promising recruiting classLa Crosse Tribune,?WI?- 1 hour agoBy JOEL BADZINSKI | La Crosse Tribune UW-La Crosse wrestling coach Dave Malecek has been looking forward to some serious relaxation this Memorial Day ...
Student Spotlight - Philadelphia Inquirer
Student SpotlightPhiladelphia Inquirer,?PA?- 30 minutes agoI have been the wrestling coach for 35 years, coached tennis for 15 years, athletic trainer for three years, and freshman soccer coach for three years. ...
OSU golf continues an incredible streak - Tulsa World
OSU golf continues an incredible streakTulsa World,?OK?- 1 hour agoThere have been plenty of dynasties in all NCAA sports over the last 62 years. In fact, OSU's wrestling team with 34 national titles is considered the ...
Musser's leadership recognized by Brown University
Chris Musser enjoyed his share of success on the wrestling mat at Vestal High School.
Prep track & field: Crestview Cougar bites back; Wynford girls repeat
If this were wrestling season, Crestview junior Matt Whitcomb would be celebrating his decisive "reversal" against New London's Kevin Thierry.
Wrestling in the wide blue yonder - North Jefferson News
Wrestling in the wide blue yonderNorth Jefferson News,?AL?- 24 minutes ago... has a definite plan on how he?d like his collegiate wrestling career to progress. ?I hope to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a freshman. ...
Borrelli inks second-ranked recruiting class in country
You've got to hand it to Tom Borrelli. Whether it's on the mat or off of it the long-time Central Michigan University wrestling coach just keeps churning out phenomenal results.
Fowler's run afoul with Pack nation - StarNewsOnline.com
Fowler's run afoul with Pack nationStarNewsOnline.com,?NC?- 18 hours agoState has won a few conference titles this decade in less-recognized sports, such as wrestling and softball, but among the six that would be front-page news ...
