Category Amateur Wrestling

Downing wins gold medal at Tourcoing Grand Prix in France

Downing wins gold medal at Tourcoing Grand Prix in FranceJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Tourcoing, France – Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) captured a gold medal at the Tourcoing Grand Prix in France on Sunday, leading a U.S. squad that won…

Des Moines In, UNI Out As Possible Future NCAA Host

State tournaments dates may move if new arena can land NCAA events If adopted, wrestling and basketball events would be week earlier. By TOM WITOSKYREGISTER STAFF WRITER Copyright 2005, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company Iowa’s high school athletic associations…

Missouri Wrestling Dominates Eastern Illinois 28-9

Missouri Wrestling Closes Regular Season With 28-9 Win …Tigers Dominate Eastern Illinois on the Mat… Charleston, Ill. – The 13th-ranked Missouri wrestling team finished its regular season schedule with a 28-9 victory over Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena in…

Lehigh Routs Penn 37-6

No. 4 Lehigh routs No. 24 Penn in regular season finale Bethlehem, PA “In its final tune-up before the EIWA Championships, No. 4 Lehigh posted a convincing 37-6 victory over No. 24 Penn on Senior Day at Leeman-Turner Arena at…

Gopher Wrestlers Drop 24-13 Decision To Illinois

Gophers Drop 24-13 Decision to Third-Ranked Illinois The third-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team used seven individual wins on Sunday to hand the ninth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team a 24-13 loss at the Sports Pavilion in front of 1,726 fans.…

Navy Downs Army In Wrestling

Navy Downs Army In Wrestling Phillip Simpson Improves to 20-1 on the Season WEST POINT, N.Y. – Phillip Simpson earned a major decision triumph at 149 pounds, but it was not enough as Army’s 23rd-ranked wrestling team dropped a 23-10…

Mocs Shutout VMI, Claim SoCon Wrestling Title

Mocs Shutout VMI, Claim SoCon Wrestling Title The wrestling team recorded four pins and a technical fall Sunday and shut out VMI 50-0 to complete an undefeated Southern Conference season and claim the SoCon regular-season championship. The Mocs registered their…

Bedlam: #1 Cowboys Tame Sooners 18-13

No. 1 Cowboy Wrestlers Defeat SoonersBy OSU Media Relations STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s wrestling team won six matches en route to an 18-13 Bedlam victory over Oklahoma in front of 8,697 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday afternoon. Steve Mocco…

Purdue “Falls” To Michigan 29-12; Wolverines Get 4 Pins

The Fall Four pins highlight scoring in loss to UM; Sprunger, Moore get pins for Purdue ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Purdue Boilermaker wrestling team was unable to overcome a lineup stacked with Top 10 wrestlers, falling to Michigan X-X…

Northwestern Falls to Wisconsin 19-18

Wildcats Fall to No. 11 Wisconsin, 19-18 Kimberlin upsets 13th-ranked Turner at 157 lbs. EVANSTON, Ill. – 18th-ranked Northwestern fell to 11th-ranked Wisconsin by the slimmest of margins in the Wildcats’ final dual match of the season Sunday, 19-18. The…