Category Amateur Wrestling

Hawkeyes no longer a Big Ten powerBy Don Doxsie IOWA CITY ” Mark Perry stomped angrily off the mat with tears rolling off his face indistinguishable from the sweat. He angrily flung his headgear onto the concrete surface in the…

By Roger HolsingerScottsbluff Star-Herald SCOTTSBLUFF (AP) — Rulon Gardner overcame adversity many times over to become an Olympic champion, and now he’s spreading the word that if he can do it, anybody can. That’s the message Gardner delivered this weekend…

Longtime Oklahoman sportswriter Bob Colon dies By BOB HERSOM Bob Colon, a sportswriter whose long career was marked by accuracy, dedication and a passion for small college athletics, died late Saturday, shortly after filing his final story for The Oklahoman.…

Greg DickinsonAsst. Sports Editor The Cowboys qualified nine wrestlers for the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships. OMAHA, Neb. ” Oklahoma State coach John Smith knows how to get the best out of his team at the right time. The Cowboys won…

Hawkeyes stoop to rare low By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor IOWA CITY — Iowa’s wrestling team sent reporters at the Big Ten Conference wrestling meet to the record books Sunday afternoon, but not in search of the usual information…

6-time gold medalist, retired soccer star, USC QB among 10The Associated Press Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm, and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart were among the 10 finalists announced Monday for the Sullivan Award, given…

Cael Sanderson up for Sullivan AwardUSA Today has an online voting tool for this year’s Sullivan Award winner. We are encouraging wrestling fans to vote for Olympic Gold Medalist Cael Sanderson. – Vote Now

Henson named TheMat.com Wrestler of the WeekJohn Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Sammie Henson (St. Louis, Mo./Sunkist…

O-GLORY DAZE Without title, fourth-place Iowa looks for answers By Andy HamiltonIowa City Press-Citizen They weren’t making excuses Sunday. The Iowa wrestlers really didn’t have any. They couldn’t say they were too young as they watched three freshmen win individual…

Even without legs, Nick keeps up a frantic paceBy Bill Wundram WHEN I suggested to Nick Ackerman that we might go walking together on the track of the new Bettendorf Family Y, he sheepishly grinned: “Maybe I’ll make the rounds…

HAWKS PLUCKED On their home mat, Iowa tied for 4th; only 1 Hawk in finals By Andy HamiltonIowa City Press-Citizen Bloodied, bruised and bandaged, Alex Tsirtsis was the face of Iowa wrestling Saturday night. The Hawkeyes looked like a group…

One of wrestling’s loudest fans just being a mom By Rob DanielIowa City Press-Citizen Laurie Bertin leaned forward in her seat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, eyes glued ahead to the wrestling mat on the arena floor. Occasionally, she slipped off the…