Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sports Information BLACKSBURG — The Virginia Tech Athletic Department, along with head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser, announced Thursday that former Iowa State standout Kurt Backes will join the staff of the Hokies beginning immediately. Backes will serve…
The NCAA has just released the latest APR scores”¦ and, overall, the picture looks pretty bright for most college wrestling programs. APR? No, we’re not talking about Annual Percentage Rate that you see on your credit card statement or in…
Wrestling names Shawn Charles to head coaching position Shawn Charles, a four-time All-American and two-time national runner-up at Arizona State University, has been named the head coach of the Sun Devil wrestling program, Senior Associate Athletic Director Don Bocchi announced…
Augsburg College Sports Information MINNEAPOLIS — The interim tag has been removed from Augsburg College wrestling head coach Mark Matzek’s title. Matzek, who guided the Auggies on an interim basis last season, has accepted the head coaching position on a…
A U.S. College Wrestler Sees a World of Possibility By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Look out, world, Jake Herbert is on quite a roll. In a three-week span, Herbert finished an undefeated season with his second N.C.A.A. title, won the Hodge…
In the past few weeks, the college wrestling world has been abuzz about head coaching changes at major programs such Iowa State, Penn State, Arizona State and University of Illinois… to the point where many wrestlers, coaches and fans may…
The Iowa State athletic director introduced Kevin Jackson as the new Cyclone wrestling coach. Jackson, the current Sunkist youth development program head coach, replaces Cael Sanderson, who left for Penn State April 17th. Jackson, a former gold medalist and two-time…
Former Iowa State gold medalist Kevin Jackson hopes his connection to the program and his experience coaching the 2008 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team make him a contender to become the next coach of the Cyclones. Jackson, a captain and…
By Stephen Hennessey and Jocelyn Syrstad Collegian Staff Writers The signing of Cael Sanderson as Penn State’s next head wrestling coach has 149-pound Penn State wrestler Bubba Jenkins declaring a “new Penn State era “in which the Nittany Lions could…
From Cael’ Sanderson’s Blog: Hello Everyone, It has been a very difficult decision for me and my family to go to Penn State University. I have a deep passion and love for Iowa State University. But most importantly I love…
