Category Amateur Wrestling

Iowa all-America wrestler Alex Tsirtsis has pleaded guilty to a public intoxication charge. Tsirtsis, 21, a junior from Griffith, Ind., was found passed out at a parking ramp in downtown Iowa City early Wednesday, said a complaint filed in Johnson…

EVANSTON, Ill. — NCAA champion and three-time All-American Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) has been named BigElevenWrestling.net Wrestler of the Year. Herbert shares this year’s honor with Minnesota’s two-time national champion Cole Konrad. Herbert won his first career title and…

Tiger Wrestling National Champion Claims Heisman Equivalent Columbia, Mo. – Missouri two-time defending National Champion Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) was awarded his second consecutive Dan Hodge Trophy, wrestling’s equivalent to the Heisman, as announced today by the Dan Gable International…

BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG FREE PRESS COLUMNIST The day that amateur wrestling becomes a major spectator sport in America is the day that aliens land in Iowa and decide their favorite delicacy is cauliflower ear. It just won’t happen, and I…

By Josh Verges jverges@argusleader .com PARKER – One of Jerome Hunt’s former wrestling teammates testified Wednesday that Hunt inserted his finger into his rectum while another teammate held him down. The alleged victim said it happened about 20 times before…

Pat Galbincea Plain Dealer Reporter Auburn Hills, Mich. — It takes a special athlete to enjoy competing in a sport as hard and brutal and mentally demanding as college wrestling. Winners of NCAA titles experience a joy of euphoria, and…

Equity in Athletics Release Equity in Athletics, Inc. (“EIA”) announced today it has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia seeking to set aside the so-called “three-part test” utilized by the Department of…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Mark Perry Jr. said he hasn’t stopped smiling since Saturday night. Iowa’s newest national champion hasn’t been able to stop hitting the rewind button and watching the final two minutes of his stunning 4-3…

New wrestling film to screen at High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Championship and Convention. VERITAS Veritas is a feature-length film documenting Lehigh University’s 2004-2005 wrestling team and the story of Jon Trenge, who strives to achieve his childhood dream of…

HERO: Payam Zarrinpour, Sacred Heart Heavyweight Payam Zarrinpour became the first All-America in any sport at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., when he beat Iowa State’s David Zabriskie, 9-6, in the consolation bracket. Zarrinpour will finish no worse than…