Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling 2004 Olympian Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) placed fifth at 84 kg/185 lbs. at the respected Pytlasinski Tournament in Raciborz, Poland, August 19-22. The 2005 U.S. Greco-Roman World Wrestling Team is using this as a…
Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships a success in Ohio, with nine champions crowned Jeff Bucher/Ohio USA Wrestling The Lake Erie National Beach Wrestling Championships were a great success this past weekend in Oregon, Ohio. The event, held at Maumee…
Former Crater, SOU standout wrestler Mike Whitehead is one of the rising stars featured on The Ultimate Fighter 2 By KRIS HENRY Mail Tribune Mike Whitehead has never been one to shy away from a challenge. As a senior at…
West Point, NY – Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to wrestle in the championship round of the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament? Brooklyn, Iowa native Mike Clayton may help you get there. Clayton has recently started…
A few new wrestling shoes have been announced. Asics Cael™ V2.0 This is the shoe worn by Olympic Gold medalist Cael Sanderson. Formed on a special three-dimensional last to better fit the foot’s many contours, it also features ASICS proprietary…
By BRIAN SAPARNIS [email protected] PORTLAND – Kurt Hess sometimes will jog about six miles from his home to the Jay County tennis courts to warm up for practice. Once on the court, he uses a mentality that helped him reached…
Philadelphia “The University of Pennsylvania athletic department announced the hiring of Larry “Zeke” Jones as the head wrestling coach. Zeke, a 2004 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Coach and assistant head coach at West Virginia, becomes the 17th coach in the program’s…
By Adam de Jong DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Will Lee and Chris Louie are flailing on the giant blue canvas, wrestling one another with limbs flying in all directions while their heads spin like clockwork. A somersault here and…
Hoffschneider isn’t big enough to bowl over offensive linemen, so he wrestles them. Just like he wrestles during the winter, wearing the brown-and-gold singlet of the Wyoming wrestling team. Hoffschneider is the anchor of UW’s defensive line, which recorded only…
Scott Castleman/WVU Morgantown, W.Va. – West Virginia Univ. today announced the hiring of former three-time national champion Greg Jones as assistant wrestling coach. The Slickville, Pa. native takes over for former assistant coach Zeke Jones, who accepted the head coaching…
