Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
A few new wrestling shoes have been announced. Asics Cael™ V2.0 This is the shoe worn by Olympic Gold medalist Cael Sanderson. Formed on a special three-dimensional last to better fit the foot’s many contours, it also features ASICS proprietary…
By BRIAN SAPARNIS [email protected] PORTLAND – Kurt Hess sometimes will jog about six miles from his home to the Jay County tennis courts to warm up for practice. Once on the court, he uses a mentality that helped him reached…
Philadelphia “The University of Pennsylvania athletic department announced the hiring of Larry “Zeke” Jones as the head wrestling coach. Zeke, a 2004 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Coach and assistant head coach at West Virginia, becomes the 17th coach in the program’s…
By Adam de Jong DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Will Lee and Chris Louie are flailing on the giant blue canvas, wrestling one another with limbs flying in all directions while their heads spin like clockwork. A somersault here and…
Hoffschneider isn’t big enough to bowl over offensive linemen, so he wrestles them. Just like he wrestles during the winter, wearing the brown-and-gold singlet of the Wyoming wrestling team. Hoffschneider is the anchor of UW’s defensive line, which recorded only…
Scott Castleman/WVU Morgantown, W.Va. – West Virginia Univ. today announced the hiring of former three-time national champion Greg Jones as assistant wrestling coach. The Slickville, Pa. native takes over for former assistant coach Zeke Jones, who accepted the head coaching…
Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships set for August 20th in Oregon, Ohio Jeff Bucher The Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships will be held August 20th in Oregon, Ohio. The sunbathers and picnickers of Maumee Bay State Park, on…
Quotes from Sara Fulp-Allen, Mary Kelly, Marcie Van Dusen and Alaina Berube at 2005 World University Games John Fuller/USA Wrestling Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College), 3rd place at 48 kg lbs. On winning a bronze medal: “I’m happy…
New Style Takes Getting Used To, But In The End Wrestlers and Fans Enjoyed The Competition By Ralph Carotenuto “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] Long Beach, NY “Despite sweltering temperatures that topped 95 degrees, the…
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College Head Wrestling Coach Angelo Morascyzk recently resigned his position after serving 13 years with the program. Morascyzk, who served as the co-head coach with Jim White for five seasons, took over as the…
John Fuller/USA Wrestling Izmir, Turkey – Greco-Roman wrestler Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo. of Nebraska/New York AC) placed fifth at 96 kg lbs. on Wednesday night at the 2005 World University Games. Ruiz lost to Robert Petrosyan of Armenia (2-0,…
Wrestlers Smith, Baumgartner, Blatnick are finalists for U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame; Fans can vote online to select inductees 8/17/2005 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – – The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the U.S.…