Category Amateur Wrestling

Minnesota Perfect, Wins Big Ten Wrestling Title

It’s the fifth time in coach J Robinson’s career the Gophers won 20 dual meets. By Tyler Rushmeyer What was expected to be a challenging weekend for the Minnesota wrestling team became just another three-day span of utter supremacy as…

Cliff Keen, The Man Behind The Wrestling Gear Company

By Leah Howard, U-M Athletic Media Relations “I believe that wrestling plays a highly educational part in the development of a boy. The fundamental that every successful wrestler must acquire, and which has great carryover value after his student days,…

A Day in the Life of Josh Churella

By Leah Howard & Josh Churella On a chilly February day in the heart of the Big Ten Conference dual season, U-M wrestling junior captain Josh Churella supplied a peek into a typical day in the life of this student-athlete.…

Snip Nalan: Michigan’s Diminutive Superstar

HISTORY LESSON: SNIP NALAN Michigan’s Diminutive Superstar By Leah Howard, U-M Athletic Media Relations A man of diminutive stature, standing only 5-5 and weighing little more than his 130-pound weight class, Norvard Nalan resembled what many considered to be “just…

William Penn’s Cotton Leads by Example

By Jennifer Jentz William Penn University Darren Cotton will tell you that back in high school he could have been described as “some weird wrestler guy.” That is not the case anymore. Nowadays, Cotton is one of the most recognized…

Oregon State (OSAA) Wrestling Championships

Stars are ready to shine Here’s a look at the top wrestling talent in town BILL POEHLER Statesman Journal With more than 1,000 wrestlers competing in the OSAA state wrestling championships this weekend at the Oregon State Fairground, these are…

Zalesky has OSU on the road back to national prominence

A return to the top? Zalesky has OSU on the road back to national prominence By Brooks Hatch Corvallis Gazette-Times CORVALLIS ” Oregon State wrestling coach Jim Zalesky knows there’s no such thing as a free lunch in his demanding…

Gutches carries on Oregon family tradition

GARY HOROWITZ Statesman Journal He is one of the most visible athletes on a team steeped in wrestling tradition. Brock Gutches takes the attention in stride. A sophomore at Crater High School and the No. 2 seed at 130 pounds…

1064 Newton Road: “Wrestling Fraternity” Once Home To Hawkeye

‘Wrestling fraternity’ prominent today By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The brown brick apartment sits at the bottom of the hill across the street from Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s north side and wears no indications that it once doubled as a fraternity…

McCoy to coach 2007 Freestyle World Team

By Kendall Johnson Stanford Athletics McCoy to Coach 2007 U.S. Freestyle World Team Stanford head coach selected by USA Wrestling to coach at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17-23. Stanford Head Wrestling Coach Kerry McCoy has been named…