News

No Permission Needed: NCAA Approves New Transfer Rule

Beginning in October, Division I student-athletes will have the ability to transfer to a different school and receive a scholarship without asking their current school for permission.

Jun 13, 2018

8:46

Dean Heil, Anthony Collica Sign With OKRTC

Courtesy of Oklahoma Regional Training Center OKRTC Board President TJ Sewell and Vice President Chance Leonard announced today the signing of two new Olympic hopefuls for The OKRTC in Dean Heil and Anthony Collica.  

May 4, 2018

Joe McFarland Retiring From Michigan

Courtesy of University of Michigan Athletics

Mar 18, 2018

Jordan Burroughs Offers Up Super Match With Frankie Chamizo

You can count Jordan Burroughs among the many who watched the battle of #1-ranked college wrestlers in Brookings, SD, on Thursday night and came away feeling like the matchup was a bounding step forward for the sport.

Jan 19, 2018

Joe Russell Named USAW National Freestyle Developmental Coach

USA Wrestling has selected George Mason head coach Joe Russell as their next freestyle developmental coach. Russell will work under national freestyle coach Bill Zadick as part of the USA Wrestling national freestyle staff.

May 27, 2017

Chad Red Meets Chance The Rapper

Chad Red just does Chad Red-type things, but now he's gone above and beyond.

May 11, 2017

Sarah Hildebrandt Makes Yarygin Finals

Day 2 Yarygin results

Jan 28, 2017

1:48

US Lineup Unveiled For Golden Grand Prix

The Golden Grand Prix is one of the premier international tournaments, and we have the full United States lineup going to Baku, Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation is anticipating 700 wrestlers from 50 countries in the biggest iteration of the event to date.

Nov 18, 2016

9:55

David Habat Knocks Off Two-Time World Medalist Vladimir Dubov

Dave Habat has remained active on the freestyle scene since graduating from Edinboro and most recently has been in action in the German Bundesliga. Just last week, we saw Alejandro Valdes Tobier pin world champ Frank Chamizo. This time around, it is Habat over Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria. Dubov was a world silver medalist in 2013 at 60kg and bronze medalist last year in Vegas at 61kg. He was Bulgaria's Olympian at 57kg and made it to the bronze-medal match in Rio.

Nov 2, 2016

No. 9 Anthony Falbo Verbals To Purdue

Purdue picked up its third top-100 commitment Thursday, as Anthony Falbo tweeted out his verbal pledge to wrestle for the Boilermakers.[tweet url="https://twitter.com/Wrester113/status/791694755222740993" hide_media="0" hide_thread="1"]

Oct 27, 2016

Two Olympic Medals Stripped From 2008 Beijing Games

The International Olympic Committee has announced that two medalists who wrestling at the 2008 Games in Beijing have had their medals stripped. Freestyle wrestlers Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan and Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan will lose their silver medals.

Oct 26, 2016

Tommy Hoskins Verbals To Oklahoma

While he's only been on the job a little over 50 days, Lou Rosselli has been working hard to land some of the best high school wrestlers in the country. Today, he picked up a verbal commitment from Tommy Hoskins.

Oct 19, 2016

OTC Camp Update: October 2016

We are a few months past the Olympics and less than a month out from the non-Olympic weight World Team Trials at the Bill Farrell International, which means it is a great time for USA Wrestling to host a training camp. Here is a little social media roundup from the stars on hand at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which includes both senior- and cadet-level athletes.

Oct 19, 2016

World Championships Being Moved Back To October

By United World Wrestling Press

Oct 14, 2016

Hagan Twins Commit To Ohio University

Missouri hammers and twin brothers Kyran and Alec Hagan are a package deal. Alec took to Twitter to announce the twins decision to attend Ohio University.

Oct 7, 2016