Tiffin Univ Adds Wrestling, Hires Doug Jesse as Head Coach

Tiffin University Sports Information Wrestling will become Tiffin University’s 20th NCAA Division II intercollegiate varsity sport beginning in the 2010-11 season. The program will make its debut in 2009-10 as a club sport. Wrestling will become the 10th men’s sport…

Wisconsin’s Howe Named Rev Freshman of the Year

from RevWrestling.com Great things were expected of Andrew Howe when he arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last fall. The Indiana native delivered “¦ and then some, with a 30-5 season, the 2009 Big Ten 165-pound title and Freshman of…

Rev Wrestling Corporation acquires InterMat

email received this morning Dear RevWrestling.com User, We would like to thank you for your loyalty and support of RevWrestling.com. We are pleased to announce that we have acquired InterMat (www.InterMatWrestle.com), one of the leading national amateur wrestling Web sites,…

Northwestern’s Herbert 2009 Rev Wrestler of the Year

Jake Herbert is arguably the most accomplished wrestler in the long history of Northwestern University. He completed his college career with a 66-match win streak, a 2009 Big Ten title and conference Wrestler of the Year honors, and the 184-pound…

The Upset, The Push, and Some Courage

By John Huckaby This year’s NCAA championships will be remembered for three things ” North Carolina State’s Darrion Caldwell’s upset win over Iowa’s Brent Metcalf at 149 pounds, Metcalf’s unsportsmanlike push of Caldwell after losing and the courage and skill…

Sources Say Sunderland Era Over at Penn State

Sources: Sunderland era over at PSU Posted by ANDY ELDER, For The Patriot-News CRAIG HOUTZ, Centre Daily Times According to two sources close to the Penn State wrestling team, the Troy Sunderland era of Penn State wrestling is officially over.…

NCAA wrestling title tainted by lack of individual champions

BY RYAN YOUNG ST. LOUIS ” It definitely wasn’t the storybook ending Iowa expected at the conclusion of the NCAA wrestling championships. The Hawkeyes received a 22nd team title to a storm of cheers and whistles, but the jubilant and…

Kerry McCoy ACC Wrestling Coach of the Year

University of Maryland head wrestling coach Kerry McCoy was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year and Terrapin wrestlers Brendan Byrne, Steven Bell, Alex Krom and Hudson Taylor were selected to the all-conference team, the league announced Friday.…

Kole Conrad to the NFL?

Among several Vikings and other football prospects working out for seven NFL scouts Wednesday at the Gophers’ indoor facility was Kole Conrad, a two-time NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion for the Gophers. Conrad, 24, who has received interest from the New…

NCAA Announces At-Large Selections for 2009 Div I Championships

INDIANAPOLIS— The NCAA announced the 52 at-large selections for the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. These wrestlers, listed in alphabetical order by weight class, join the other 278 student-athletes that qualified automatically through their conference and regional qualifying tournaments.…

Elissa Reinsma is first MN girl wrestler to reach state.

By JOHN MILLEA, Star Tribune LUVERNE, MINN. ” Saturday was a big day for high school wrestling across Minnesota, as section tournaments determined the 672 individuals who will compete at this week’s state tournament. For 671 of them, advancing to…