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John Fuller/USA Wrestling TheMat.com, in conjunction with Takedown Radio, will provide numerous live, audio-only webcasts of the 2005 U.S. Senior National Championships, held in Las Vegas, Nev., April 29-30. Hosts Scott Casber and Chris Chickering will provide play-by-play, interviews, scoring…

Former Sooners National Champion Reunited With Coach Jack Spates NORMAN, Okla. ” The University of Oklahoma wrestling program announced recently the hiring of assistant coach Robbie Waller. A standout OU wrestler and former 174-pound NCAA national champion, Waller replaces former…

Thanks to Jack and Shane Roller and A.L. Haizlip for their hospitality in Council Bluffs. April 16th Takedown Wrestling Radio broadcast Live from Council Bluffs, IA for Jack Roller’s Cliff Keen Mid-America Classic “Where the best will meet to compete”.…

Mark Adkins, Wartburg Sports Information WAVERLY (IOWA) “Wartburg College wrestling coach Jim Miller is set for induction into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Saturday, April 23. The ceremony takes place at 2 p.m. at the Hall…

WM Recruiting Notebook: Spring Signing Updates, News, Notes and Quotes By Matt Krumrie – Senior Editor The spring signing period kicked off recently and those high school wrestlers who didn’t commit in the fall are now signing with colleges across…

Former Oklahoma State National Champion, Current UC-Davis Assistant and California Native Leads High Profile Group of Clinicans By Andrew Hipps – Staff Writer Mark Munoz has been involved with wrestling camps his entire life. When he was young he attended…

Antonio Gates, who played only basketball in college, enjoyed slam-dunk success last year as a San Diego Chargers tight end. Former NCAA and world wrestling titlist Stephen Neal, another no-show in college football, started at guard for the Super Bowl…

How could anyone NOT like this guy! By Andrew Hamilton, Iowa City Press Citizen: Ray Brinzer still wants to form his own country someday.Really, he’s serious. He has the land picked out and many of the details are planned. Brinzer…

John Fuller 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] Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis./Missouri) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the…

History 12 – Brisco Follows Hodge to the Top In his autobiography, Jack Brisco says his biggest heroes when he was growing up in Blackwell, Oklahoma, in the 1950s and early ’60s were Lou Thesz and Dan Hodge. He would…

Adrian K Stewart/Beast of the East Blair Academy leads the field again as the #1 ranked team in the nation. They are looking to win their 6th straight Beast of the East team title! dates for the 2005 Beast…

John Smith may have a common name, but his career as a wrestler was anything but standard. Among his honors: two Olympic gold medals; six straight world titles; the coveted Sullivan Award recognizing the nation’s top amateur athlete; Goodwill Games…