College wrestlers are among the NCAA’s best athletes, yet the average sports fan would have a hard time naming just one grappler. Why? Wrestling simply hasn’t caught on outside the Midwest, where schools such as Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma State,…
COLUMN By DICK VanOLINDA The York Dispatch Keith Warehime traveled to Iowa last summer to compete in a wrestling tournament. He also wrestled in the Keystone State Games. Nothing too unusual about the two trips. Lots of wrestlers travel to…
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Stephen Neal, a former Cal State Bakersfield wrestler and current offensive lineman for the two”“time defending NFL champion New England Patriots, earned recognition for his work in the trenches, being named the second runner-up for the Tuesday…
Manheim, Pa. “The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced that Russ Cozart, Terry Brands and Greg Jones will be the featured clinicians at the annual NWCA Coaches Clinic at the 2006 NCAA Division I Championships in Oklahoma City March 16-18, 2006.…
The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (14-0, 2-0) defeated No. 7 Iowa (7-4, 1 -1), 25-9 in front of 6,695 fans on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. It is the biggest win for Minnesota over the Hawkeyes since a 23-6…
Jared Lawrence is one of the youngest and most promising wrestlers on the U.S. National Freestyle Team. He is an extremely focused and conditioned athlete willing to take risks and creates excitement in every match. From an early age Jared…
Columbia, Mo. – The No. 11 Missouri Tigers shattered their previous attendance record at the Hearnes Center Jan. 22, dropping their Big 12 opener to No. 2-ranked defending national champion Oklahoma State, 29-10. Packing 2,128 fans into the bleachers, the…
LOCK HAVEN — When the new USA Today/NWCA rankings were released Wednesday, Penn State had moved up to No. 10 and several of its wrestlers had shifted higher as well. That didn’t come as a surprise after the Nittany Lions…
It has been a year to the day since a fire destroyed the home of Toby Willis, Founder of Real Pro Wrestling. A lot has happened in that year and I was able to catch up with him and ask…
Entrepreneur brings college wrestling to the masses By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY The 84-year-old founder of a firm that will webcast college wrestling this weekend doesn’t even have a laptop computer. Bob Feldmeier’s main business is manufacturing equipment for the…
