Category Amateur Wrestling

Billy Jack Saylor changed the sport of wrestling forever on Nov. 7, 1997. The 19-year-old freshman at Campell University in North Carolina, one of only 35 three-time Florida state wrestling champions, died of cardiac arrest amidst a grueling training session.…

By ERIC WILSON WALL paintings in Egyptian tombs depict wrestlers competing in crude loincloths that drooped to their knees. Greek antiquities show that when wrestling was introduced to the Olympic Games in 708 B.C., participants competed in the buff. In…

Massachusetts USA Wrestling to co-sponsor a free Dan Gable Clinic in Natick, Sunday, Nov. 27 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Massachusetts USA Wrestling has announced that it will co-sponsor a free wrestling clinic for wrestlers, coaches and fans in Natick, Mass., Sunday,…

Cal Poly 133 Pounder Darrell Vasquez has been invited to replace Wisconsin’s Tom Clum in the NWCA all-star meet Nov. 21 in Stillwater, Okla. Vasquez, a junior, placed 4th in the nation as a freshman and then had to sit…

A Trip To Oklahoma Wrestling Room Changes Opinion of Team Writer Once Despised By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] It wasn’t that I disliked Oklahoma wrestling; it’s that there was never a time…

Talented wrestlers expected for New York Athletic Club Holiday Championships set for Nov. 19-20 in New York City Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The tournament date has been changed, but the quality of the field is expected to be outstanding at the…

National Wrestling Legends Fund created to support the work and mission of USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame have combined their annual giving programs through…

National Wrestling Hall of Fame/ STILLWATER, Okla. — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum will host an All-Star Reunion in conjunction with the 30th NWCA Marines All-Star Classic at Oklahoma State University on Nov. 21. All former All-Stars…

The National Wrestling Media Association (NWMA) is reaching out to all journalists and publicists in the sport of wrestling to become members of the organization. The NWMA, founded in 1988, serves as the national professional organization for journalists involved in…

BRUTE “ADIDAS National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Pre-Season Team Ranking # 1 Ranking Team Record Previous Ranking 1. Augsburg College (MN) 2. University of Wisconsin “La Crosse 3. Wartburg College (IA) 4. State University of New York at Brockport…

John Fuller/USA Wrestling Burnaby, Canada – Three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers and three U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers captured gold medals on Saturday at the Clansmen International. Winning gold in men’s freestyle competition were Jared Lawrence (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 66…

From USA Wrestling/Various Reports Burnaby, Canada – Three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers and three U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers captured gold medals on Saturday at the Clansmen International. Winning gold in men’s freestyle competition were Jared Lawrence (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at…