Category Amateur Wrestling

Reyes Resigns as Purdue’s Head Coach

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue head wrestling coach Jessie Reyes has announced his resignation, effective March 31, 2007. “I want to thank Purdue University for providing me the opportunity to be a head coach in the most-prestigious wrestling conference in…

Q&A w NCAA’s Randy Buhr RE 2007 NCAAs

This is an expanded version of the Q&A, which appeared the in the printed version of W.I.N. Q College wrestling, unfortunately, has taken its fair share of hits over the years and sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of basketball…

The Ben Commandments: Q&A with Baskren

By JOE WALLJASPER Tribune sports editor Last week, Ben Askren was the center of attention at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. He capped an undefeated season with his second straight 174-pound national title, helped Missouri to a third-place team finish and…

Alarming Decline in Men’s College Athletic Opportunities

Study Reveals Alarming Decline in Men’s College Athletic Opportunities CSC Cites Pattern of Discrimination, Cuts Happening Across the Board WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 29, 2007 – A study of NCAA athletic participation data released today by the College Sports Council…

Ben Askren Named 2007 Rev Wrestler of the Year

RevWrestling.com Ben Askren of the University of Missouri concluded his college career with an 87-match winning streak, a perfect 42-0 senior season, and his second straight NCAA title at 174 pounds. For all these reasons, Askren was named Rev Wrestler…

PA’s Upper Perk must forfeit team titles

Don Seeley RED HILL — Upper Perkiomen High School’s wrestling team was taken down Wednesday .. with a move no one associated with the program could counter. According to a press release from Timothy F. Kirby, superintendent of the district,…

Legend of Lesnar: Brock Hoping to Rock MMA World

Few wrestlers have so intensely captivated the media spotlight the way former Minnesota Gophers national champion Brock Lesnar has. Now the competitor formerly known as The Next Big Thing gets revved up to make his next big move: A debut…

All Hail Cael: Sanderson Big 12 Coach of the Year

By Katie Davis Big 12 Sports Iowa State head coach Cael Sanderson has been named Big 12 Wrestling Coach of the Year in a vote by the conference coaches. Sanderson collects the honor as a first-year head coach for the…

Wrestling May Be Making a Comeback at Fresno State

The student senate at Fresno State called for the return of wrestling at the University. It’s a move that brought cheers from the program’s former coach. Coach Deliddo says, “Oh, I’m excited you know. When you’ve got the students and…

Penn State Responds to Hazing Claims RE Webshots.com Photos

PSU responds to hazing claims By Kevin Horan and Matthew Spolar Collegian Staff Writers Responding to alleged hazing photos brought to its attention Tuesday, Penn State’s athletic department issued two statements yesterday — one saying an investigation into the wrestling…