Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
After Kerry McCoy won his first collegiate national championship, the cover of Penn State University’s media guide featured the tuxedo-clad wrestler sitting in a chair at the center of a mat — holding a cello in his hands. The point…
Weight rules change for H.S. athletes STEVE HERMAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – High school wrestlers will have to follow a more stringent program to prevent rapid weight loss under rules adopted this week by the National Federation of State High…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Jeff Levitetz of Boca Raton, Fla. has been named the 2004 Man of the Year by USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling. This award recognizes an outstanding man for his contributions to the sport…
The Dave Schultz Wrestling Club national program to cease at the end of the 2004-05 season Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Nancy Schultz, the founder and President of the Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation, has announced that the Senior-level national program of the…
Finalist Heskett Wants Top Prize Joe Heskett is tired of second place. In college, he lost in the NCAA finals his sophomore and junior years, before capturing a national title in his senior campaign. In 2004, Heskett finished second in…
Family Support & Hard Work on ‘Hundred Acre’ Homestead led to Troy’s successBy Mike Finn, W.I.N. Editor Wrestling opponents of Troy Nickerson may never confuse him with Winnie the Pooh but there is something similar – even magical – between…
His success is no longer measured in victories. Lincoln McIlravy is a businessman now. In a few months, he’ll open his first venture in Coralville: an 81-room Comfort Suites hotel, equipped with a pool and a 100-foot water slide for…
Iowa grapplers add 4 recruits By Andy HamiltonIowa City Press-Citizen A consequence of having his entire starting lineup returning next season, Jim Zalesky didn’t have a lot to offer prospective recruits this spring in terms of scholarship money. Instead, the…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Patricia Miranda of New Haven, Conn. has been named the 2004 Woman of the Year by USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling. This award recognizes an outstanding woman for her contributions to the sport…
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…
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”.…
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…