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…
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…
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 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…
Nine wrestling legends will be inducted into the Class of 2006 of the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on April 8, 2006, beginning at 2 p.m. The hall of fame is located in the International Wrestling Institute…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson announced his retirement Tuesday, effective July 31. Hellickson began his tenure at Ohio State in the 1986-87 season. He mentored 41 All-Americans, the most of any Ohio State wrestling coach, including…
Cyclones say they will work to keep Olympic champ in ISU family. DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia. ” Whenever Bobby Douglas steps aside as coach of the Iowa State wrestling team, the question about Cael Sanderson’s head coaching…
Nick Ackerman stunned the sports world by winning a national wrestling title as an amputee. Now, 26, he is devoting his life to helping others walk again. KEN FUSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER Davenport, Ia. ” As Nick Ackerman remembers it,…
BY DUANE NORBY Sidney Herald For more than 40 years, including acting as AAU Eastern Division head referee for the past 15 years, Terry Williams has been a vital fixture in the Sidney AAU wrestling program in some shape or…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the recipients of its postseason wrestling awards today, as voted on by the league’s six head coaches. Virginia Tech’s Mike Faust was named the Wrestler of the Year, while Virginia’s Eric Albright…
