Mark Palmer, Staff Writer [email protected] Once the mats were put away at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, only one wrestler from the U.S. brought home gold. This U.S. freestyle competitor had never won a World championship, an…
By TED McCARTAN Tribune Staff Writer CULVER — Senior Maria Alvarez had never even heard of Rulon Gardner before his motivational speech Wednesday afternoon at the Culver Academies. She was oblivious to all of it: the gold medal, the upset…
By Jason Bryant National Wrestling Coaches Association Manheim, Pa. “The lineups are set. The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced Thursday the matchups for the 40th annual NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps to be held at…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Clark Glass (Brandon, Fla.) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of…
NEW YORK – Columbia University announces the establishment of a newly endowed varsity head coaching position, thanks to a gift from Andrew F. Barth ’83CC ’85BUS. The official title of Columbia’s head wrestling coaching position will be the Andrew F.…
Darren Miller/Cornell College MOUNT VERNON ” Mike Duroe, head coach of the 2005 U.S. Freestyle World Team and head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Club since 2003, has been named interim head wrestling coach at Cornell College.…
By Matt Krumrie “Senior Editor Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] The Augsburg College wrestling team made history on Wednesday Oct. 12, becoming the first NCAA Division III championship wrestling team to meet with the President at the…
By Scott Cooper Collegian Staff Writer For Rohan Murphy, sometimes the trip to wrestling practice can be just as daunting a venture as the intense practice itself. The 125-pounder must go from the wrestling locker room to the South Gym…
By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen There was a time last winter when doctors told Mark Bogart his wrestling career was finished, and Bogart told himself he’d continue at Iowa if he had the chance. It appears as if that…
By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen There was a time last winter when doctors told Mark Bogart his wrestling career was finished, and Bogart told himself he’d continue at Iowa if he had the chance. It appears as if that…
