Wells steps down as OSU wrestling coach

By Brooks Hatch Corvallis Gazette-Times Oregon State wrestling coach Joe Wells will step down after 14 seasons and remain with the university in an as-yet unspecified position, according to several sources close to the program. An official announcement of his…

Tatiana Padilla – Her Goal is Gold on the Mat

By Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer It wasn’t the first time Tatiana Padilla landed on her back. Just the first time she was put there by another girl. Padilla, a sophomore at Covina Northview, nipped at her nails and stared…

Iowa, Iowa State replacing wrestling coaches

ESPN.com news services,  DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State announced Friday that former Cyclone wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson will replace coach Bobby Douglas, who announced his retirement from coaching. Meanwhile, Iowa fired coach Jim Zalesky and announced…

CNN ‘Fit Nation’ tour stops at ISU

AMES, Iowa — CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta will bring the “Fit Nation College Tour “to ISU’s Fisher Theater on Thursday, March 30, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free on a first come, first served basis. Student…

Gable ready to see wrestling take off

KEARNEY ” Dan Gable hopes to see the Golden Age of wrestling in the near future. “I would like to see it at the top of the podium where football is,” Gable says. But, as someone who probably knows the…

All-District Wrestling: Murphy is No. 1 in the state, U.S.

By WILL DeBOARD BEE STAFF WRITER Last Updated: March 28, 2006, 08:11:54 AM PST Billy Murphy put a little pressure on himself as he entered his final high school wrestling season. He completed a perfect junior season in 2005 with…

Smith named 2006 Rev Coach of the Year

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Before the 2005-06 college wrestling season began, Oklahoma State looked like a shoe-in to win its fourth straight NCAA title and 34th overall. After all, the Cowboys returned six All-Americans and four NCAA champions from a…

Thom Ortiz Named Pac-10 Coach of the Year

By Alex Ryan ASU Sports Information TEMPE, Ariz. “For the second year in a row, Arizona State University Head Wrestling Coach Thom Ortiz was selected as the Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced Wednesday. The honor…

Zalesky, Douglas out; Sanderson in at ISU

DAN MCCOOL AND TOM WITOSKY REGISTER STAFF WRITERS A major shakeup in college wrestling happened today when it was learned Iowa State had replaced coach Bobby Douglas with Cyclone legend and Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson, hours after the University…

Spates Nearly MIA For Coach of the Year Award

Spates wins coach of year OU head wrestling coach honored at national by Robert Przybylo Winning a championship is not the only way to measure the success of a season. The awards presentation at the national wrestling championships Saturday night…