Category Amateur Wrestling

Chris Williams Named Assistant MSU Wrestling Coach

East Lansing, Mich. – Former Spartan All-American Chris Williams has been named the new second assistant wrestling coach at Michigan State University. Williams wrestled at 125 lbs. for MSU from 1997-2002, and was an NCAA All-American in 2001. His 102…

Wrestling Fan Alert: Beach Wrestling Coming to Long Beach

It is not too many times that wrestling gets an opportunity to receive pre-meet coverage of any of its major events in the nation’s largest newspaper, USA Today. The Metropolitan Wrestling Association and its partners USA Wrestling and NYC2012 hosted…

New Wrestling Instructionals With MMA, JJ In Mind

Richard Salamone is pleased to announce the release of Module 1 (Stance, Movement, Tie-Up, and Set-up Fundamentals) of an extensive multi-volume wrestling technique series (Salamone’s Wrestling Plan for the Jiu Jitsu Man). Richard is s former multi-time national freestyle wrestling…

US Olympic Freestyle Dream Dual: 1972 vs 1992

What Would Happen if Two of the Greatest Olympic Teams Ever Went Head-to-Head? Read Below to Find Out By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] When conversations arise about great United States freestyle Olympic…

Wrestling’s New World Rises From Sand

Wrestling’s new world rises from sand By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. ” In 1985, a police helicopter patrolling Long Island’s beaches spotted a possible riot below. Upon alerting beach authorities, police learned it was just dozens of…

Sammie Henson: Wrestling Around The World

By Eric Francis Grappling prowess has taken Henson to unusual destinations Sammie Henson may have earned a lot of titles through the sport of wrestling, but world traveler was not among those he expected. Now the elder statesman on the…

Tina George Wins Spot on Team USA After Wrestle-Off

Two-time World silver medalist Tina George earns final spot on U.S. World Team John Fuller/USA Wrestling Colorado Springs, Colo. – Tina George (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) will compete at the World Championships for the sixth time after winning a…

Kerry McCoy, Moore Bros at Moore County Wrestling Camp

Wrestling Camp Features McCoy Two-time Olympian Kerry McCoy returns to Pinecrest High School this week as head clinician for the Moore County Wrestling Camp. McCoy took fifth place in the 2000 Olympiad and seventh in the 2004 Athens games. He…

George/Van Dusen WTT Wrestle-Off This Monday

George to face Van Dusen in Special Wrestle-off for Women’s World Team in Colorado Springs on Monday, July 11 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling A Special Wrestle-off for the 55 kg/121 lbs. position on the U.S. Women’s World Team in wrestling will…

Baseball/Softball Out at 2012 Olympics; Is Greco Next?

Yes, There Is Crying in Softball Olympic de-listing clouds future for national team By Mark Zeigler UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER USA Softball’s national B team is in Surrey, British Columbia, for the Canada Cup. On Thursday night, it played a college…