McCoy to coach 2007 Freestyle World Team

By Kendall Johnson Stanford Athletics McCoy to Coach 2007 U.S. Freestyle World Team Stanford head coach selected by USA Wrestling to coach at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17-23. Stanford Head Wrestling Coach Kerry McCoy has been named…

Oklahoma City University adding women’s wrestling

By Christine Dillon Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City University President Tom McDaniel announced today that the university has added women’s wrestling to its athletics roster. Oklahoma City University is the first university in Oklahoma to create a women’s wrestling program…

J Robinson: “I Don’t Need To Be The Boss”

BOB SANSEVERE GOPHERS WRESTLING COACH J ROBINSON TALKS BOB SANSEVERE LISTENS After we won the national title in 2001, we went to the White House. Before he came over to us, President Bush talked to the media. He was bumbling…

Columbia Missourian: Tigers Fall from Perfection

Max Askren’s upset loss leads to Missouri’s first Big 12 defeat By STEVEN MILLAR In a flash, it was over. Missouri’s Max Askren led Iowa State’s Kurt Backes 6-4 in the second period of the 197-pound match in Sunday’s wrestling…

Letter Inspires Iowa’s Charlie Falck

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The letter arrived about the same time the winning streak did for Charlie Falck. In his mail one day last month, Iowa’s sophomore 125-pounder found an inspirational message that gave him a boost of…

Auction for 2 HS Wrestlers Who Lost Legs in Accident

Auction and show benefit wrestlers By Victoria A.F. Camron The Daily Times-Call BERTHOUD ” Karen Fate was concerned that the community might be exhausted from supporting Tyler Carron and Nikko Landeros. After all, since the two 17-year-old Berthoud High School…

St Louis Prep Pins His Toughest Foe

Pinning his toughest foe By Brian Sumers ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Donte Butler will never forget the feel of the knife piercing his left hand. No matter how far wrestling takes him ” maybe to college next fall on a scholarship,…

Konrad will wrestle at home for last time

Cole Konrad had a standard answer when it came to the standard question of how it felt knowing his final home dual meet with the Gophers wrestling team is 7 tonight against Michigan State at the Sports Pavilion. “It’s weird…

Wrestlers are due respect, Nebraskans an apology

People are justifiably upset about the herpes gladiatorum mess. Athletes in this tough sport deserve better. By John Millea, Star Tribune Here’s one thing I know about wrestling: I could never hack it. I was a basketball player in high…