Every pro was once an amateur. Every expert was once a beginner. So dream big. And start now. It may be a long hard journey, but it’ll be worth it in the end. Never give up.
Jordan Burroughs began his wrestling career as a five year old and by 24 he has won an NJSIAA state title, two NCAA championships, a world championship and a gold medal at the London Olympics. Burroughs spoke with The Star-Ledger…
ConU Olympian David Tremblay Says Goodbye to University Wrestling After Half-Decade in Maroon and Gold If you ask any wrestler on Concordia’s varsity team about their teammate David Tremblay, the words “leader” and “role model” are never very far from…
You may need those, wrestling, skills if a fight breaks out into the bar. Just don’t be the one starting it.
Northern Illinois wrestling coach Ryan Ludwig tried to find positives when he heard the International Olympic Committee recommended wrestling be removed from its list of core sports for the 2020 games. “I can’t look at the decision negatively,” Ludwig said.…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Henry Cejudo is entering the mixed martial arts arena knowing that he has a lot to learn. Some things, however, he already knows. “I’m so used to wrestling where they have fans that…
The International Olympic Committee may have kicked wrestling out of the Olympics, but the ancient sport lives on in the lives of the many amateur athletes still taking part in competitions. One wrestler at the University of Minnesota may have…
Ever wrestle? We speak of formal amateur wrestling, as mostly seen on the high school and college levels. If you have, you know it is one of the most demanding of sports, a total, all-out commitment of body and mind.…
Ancient Olympic wrestlers would sometimes fight to the death. IOC better understand we’re ready to do that again.
It’s not to late to save Olympic wrestling. Make your voices heard.
