Category Amateur Wrestling

Henson wins gold, Thompson silver, Lawrence bronze at Cerro Pelado Tournament in CubaGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Three U.S. wrestlers won medals during the first day of the Cerro Pelado Tournament held in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, on Feb. 24. Sammie Henson (St.…

Tickets for 2005 NCAA Championships in St. Louis are in the mailDoug Bray Louis Organizing Committee FANS STILL HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Fans who have already ordered their tickets can expect to receive them…

Teamwork still most important Wrestling is a one-on-one sport. But Eric Albright and the Lions learned the importance of camaraderie.By DAN CONNOLLYDaily Record/Sunday News The seven surviving Red Lion Lions stood in a circle during warmups. They joked, laughed and…

Stouffer Earns MAC Wrestling Honor Heavyweight named “Wrestler of the Week. “ MOUNT PLEASANT – Central Michigan University wrestler Bill Stouffer has been named the final Mid-American Conference “Wrestler of the Week, “for the 2004-05 season. Stouffer defeated the past…

Trio of Young Buckeyes Finish Regular Season Ranked in National Top 20 Bergman slated as high as No. 4 at 197; Enright, Nail complete freshman seasons 16th and 17th Columbus, Ohio – Three members of the Ohio State wrestling team…

Fresh facesFrishkorn gets starting nod at 141 pounds to join three other freshmen in lineup Greg DickinsonAsst. Sports Editor Oklahoma State won every match it wrestled this season with two wrestlers weighing in at 141 pounds. With the dual season…

ESPNU to air college sportsBy ED [email protected] As sports television goes, ESPN is the handsome quarterback with the rocket arm. It’s already the biggest man on campus, making all the plays, winning all the awards and getting all the girls.…

Cowboys’ quest for a third straight national title may be its toughestJohn Fuller The NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament is set to be held in St. Louis, Mo., March 18-20, and as this event approaches, few in the wrestling community…

Ruiz wins gold as U.S. claims four medals at Granma Cup in CubaGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) claimed a gold medal at 96 kg pounds, one of four U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers to win a medal…

Earl Caddock made the transition from three-time national AAU champion to world heavyweight professional champion on April 9, 1917, when he took the world title from the great Joe Stecher in Omaha. The epic match lasted nearly three hours, with…

Complete Rules The goal of wrestling is to dominate your opponent by taking them down to the mat, turning their back to the mat, and pinning their shoulders to the mat for a fall. If there is no fall, the…

In the early 1920s, many Olympic champions and medal winners tried their hand at professional wrestling, bringing the amateur and the pro sports closer together once again. At the time, the kingpin of the professional world was Ed “Strangler” Lewis,…