Category Amateur Wrestling

Lehigh’s 197-pounder wrestles without trademark goggles. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call ST. LOUIS, Mo. | The unique headgear worn by Lehigh University’s Jon Trenge has drawn a lot of attention. For the past four years, Trenge has worn…

This week, RealProWrestling is featured in the leading national sports magazine SportsIllustrated, through an exceptional full-page article written by journalist Bill Syken. For years, wrestlers have struggled with the public’s misconception about wrestling. Whacky costumes, barely-clothed women, bad acting, and…

They said it couldn’t be done. Well, it is being done and done very well! RealProWrestling’s premier broadcast on PAX-TV next Sunday at 4:00 PM EST (3:00pm CST) is the first-ever national telecast of real professional wrestling. This past weekend…

From the NCAA INDIANAPOLIS — In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the NCAA Wrestling Championships, the NCAA announced its 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team today at Union Station in St. Louis in conjunction with the Division I Wrestling Championships. A…

2008-2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Finalists Selected: Cleveland, Des Moines, Omaha, Philadephia and St. LouisNCAA / INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA Wrestling Committee announced today that there are five finalists remaining in contention to host the 2008-2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.…

Cowboys crown five champions, Jones named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA TournamentJohn Fuller St. Louis, Mo. – Oklahoma State had five NCAA finalists as of Saturday morning at the 2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Savvis Center. On…

NCAA Div. I Championships quotes from the Coaches of the Top Four Teams and the Individual ChampionsGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Individual Champion Quotes 125 lbs. “Joe Dubuque, Indiana (about what his win means for Indiana) “This is the last stepping stone…

By PABLO S. TORRECrimson Staff Writer The Harvard wrestling team’s coach, Jay Weiss, knew that life after Jesse Jantzen ’04 would be difficult. Lucky for him, Robbie Preston and Bode Ogunwole keep on providing glimpses into a future that is…

By Lori Shontz Of the Post-Dispatch When he’s wrestling a home match, he enters the ring – at a dead sprint – to the strains of “the Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme). “After the match, he sprints directly back to…

By Lori Shontz Of the Post-Dispatch Over the past several seasons, the West Virginia coaching staff has engaged in a rather bizarre offseason ritual. Coach Craig Turnbull and assistant coach Zeke Jones sat in the wrestling office, pored over a…

By Joe Lyons Of the Post-Dispatch Considered the power class of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships, 157 took some major twists and turns Friday at Savvis Center. “In this weight class, at this point of the season, I really…

By Joe Lyons Of the Post-Dispatch The Oklahoma State wrestling team did what it was supposed to do Saturday evening, putting the finishing touches on its third consecutive NCAA Division I championship at Savvis Center. And the Cowboys did it…