Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
The 2009 World Team Trials, presented by the U.S. Marines, will be hosted at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 30-31. This event will determine the athletes who will represent the United States at the 2009 World Wrestling…
Former Olympian and two-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Ben Askren’s first professional MMA fight was a quick one. Askren (1-0), a former University of Missouri wrestler, scored a first-round TKO of Josh Flowers (0-3) at the Holiday Inn…
Mixed Martial Arts Videos on Purefight 170 Lbs Ben Askren Vs Josh Flowers
STILLWATER, Okla. — In 1949, two years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, Harold Henson became the first African American athlete to compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Six years earlier, however, he proved his…
Hello Wrestling Fans, I am currently working with the NWCA to improve the sustainability of college wrestling and its programs. We are in the process of assessing the college wrestling schedule and we would love to get your opinion on…
University of Nebraska Sports Information LINCOLN — Jordan Burroughs and Vince Jones notched major decisions against No. 15 Oklahoma State to help the fourth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team claim a historic 17-16 dual victory over the Cowboys in front of more…
Andrew Hipps, Senior Writer [email protected] Seriously “¦ It’s impossible not to like David Taylor. In an era where it’s become commonplace for athletes and teams to dodge competition, the high school senior from St. Paris Graham (Ohio), who maintains a…
Here’s an article from the latest issue of WIN (Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine)… John E du Pont, who was sentenced in 1997 in the shooting death of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, has been denied parole and will remain behind bars, according…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer @RevWrestling.com [email protected] When you need to find a restaurant, a doctor or a phone number, you call “411 “– the universal number for information. Likewise, when you’re seeking the latest information on college wrestling, you call…
In New York last week 50 or so parents of students at two schools gathered to watch a series of nine matches between the schools’ wrestling teams. When the matches were over, and Philadelphia’s Overbrook School had won, 22-to-5, the…
The following 10 coaches were asked the exact same question: If you could change one thing about college wrestling what would it be? Tom Brands, University of Iowa Head Wrestling Coach It would be the weigh-in procedures and basically how…
Andy Hamilton – Iowa City Press-Citizen CEDAR FALLS — To hear others speak of his work, it might sound as if Terry Brands was employed as some sort of project manager if you didn’t know better. Advertisement During the first…