For the love of the sport – A fan’s look at D1 wrestling

by John A. Henning WrestlingReport College Editor Burlington, VT May 26, 2005. It’s a typical off-season for wrestlers competing for NCAA Division 1 programs; some enter free-style tournaments, some concentrate on academics, some concentrate on weight training and nutrition, and…

New Amateur Wrestling Discussion Group

For all the wrestling fans out there, come over to the new Amateur Wrestling Group and discuss your favorite aspects of amateur wrestling. Give gear recommendations, techniques and discuss the sport of wrestling.

University World Team, FILA Jr World Team Results

U.S. University World Team and FILA Junior World Team determined from trials events held at Olympic Training Center; Mango makes teams on both levels; Cejudo brothers make FILA Junior freestyle team Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The U.S. World Team members on…

Justin Ruiz TheMat’s Wrestler of the Week

John Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) has been named TheMat.com…

Statement from Gardner RE Support for USOC, USA Wrestling

Rulon Gardner/ Dear Friends, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly state that I did not back out of a planned speaking engagement next month in protest of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to end my health insurance and…

Phillip Simpson Earns Top Athlete Honors at West Point

Phillip Simpson, Tiffany Martin and Marissa Limsiaco Earn Top USMA Athletic Honor Record-Setting Wrestler, Track & Field Star and Women’s Tennis Standout Receive Army Athletic Association Trophy WEST POINT, N.Y. – Wrestler Phillip Simpson, track and field standout Tiffany Martin…

State of Illinois Honors Illini Wrestling

Cassie Arner/Illinois Sports Information CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois head wrestling coach Mark Johnson was honored in Springfield with a proclamation praising the Fighting Illini,¹s recent accomplishments. “It,¹s a nice honor for our team. “Johnson said. “Personally, it was…

Gardner Hopes To Work With USOC RE Retired Olympians

By EDDIE PELLSAP Sports Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic champion wrestler Rulon Gardner wants to work with the U.S. Olympic Committee to find a way to provide health insurance to retired Olympic athletes. Gardner, who retired after his last…

Greco Challenge Tournament Completed; Ruiz Wins at 96kg

Greco-Roman Challenge Tournaments completed at University and FILA Junior World Team Trials; Ruiz beats Wheeler in University showdown at 96 kgGary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Challenge Tournament segment for two age-group World Team Trials events, the University World Team Trials and…

National Champions Q&A: Chris Bono

John Fuller In 2002, it appeared that Chris Bono would finally get his chance to represent the United States at the World Championships. Then, just days before his team was set to fly to Tehran, Iran, the team received a…

RealProWrestling’s Report On Finals

Season one of Real Pro Wrestling culminated with an action packed and dramatic two hour finale shown on PAX TV Sunday afternoon. The Iowa Stalkers took home the national team title with 91 points on the strength of national champion…

NWCA tabs Bryant as new InterMat webmaster

( Manheim, Pa) “The National Wrestling Coaches Association is pleased to announce that Jason Bryant has been hired to take over operations of the InterMat web site. Bryant succeeds Tom Owens as the webmaster after Owens ran the site from…