Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was one Dustin Schlatter felt he had to make. After talking to his father, the Massillon, Ohio native then met with the University of Minnesota coaching staff. Following an injury-plagued 21-5 junior campaign…
Canceled. Minneapolis Wrestlers will have their first informational meeting on Tuesday June 30th at 8 pm at the 19 bar in Minneapolis. It will be an open-house, get-to-know-each other kind of event. You can meet the organizers, other wrestlers, and…
A group of Minneapolis & St. Paul wrestlers are working to get an amateur wrestling league put together. They are seeking wrestlers of all sizes with any, or no, level of experience. They are open to any wrestling styles such…
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…
Add Cole Konrad’s name to the list of former top college wrestlers who want to play in the NFL. The two-time NCAA heavyweight champ for the University of Minnesota in 2006 and 2007 tried out for the Minnesota Vikings in…
By JOHN MILLEA, Star Tribune LUVERNE, MINN. ” Saturday was a big day for high school wrestling across Minnesota, as section tournaments determined the 672 individuals who will compete at this week’s state tournament. For 671 of them, advancing to…
By Gary Abbott Along with his twin brother Duane, a teenage boy named Dennis Koslowski was exposed to wrestling during physical education class in Webster, S.D. Who would know that this would eventually lead the twins to an international wrestling…
University of Minnesota Sports Information University of Minnesota sophomore Joe Nord was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week today following an upset victory over Nebraska’s No. 12 Tucker Lane this weekend. Nord defeated Lane with a 6-2 decision…
By Jeff Beshey A few weeks after the Sydney Games were over I sat down with Olympic Bronze Medalist and University of Minnesota heavyweight Garrett Lowney. Although the 21 year old Lowney has been a student/athlete at the U of…
Marty Morgan was the top assistant under head coach J Robinson at Minnesota for 13 of his 16 seasons on staff. While at Minnesota, Morgan helped secure the program’s status as one of the most successful collegiate wrestling programs in…
Jake Deitchler became only the third high school wrestler to make the U.S. Olympic team with a shocking upset of Harry Lester — considered one of the best Greco-Roman wrestlers in the world at any weight. By RACHEL BLOUNT, Star…
By Ryan Maus GopherSports.com Tickets for the 2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, to be held at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena March 8 and 9, will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17. All-session tickets are $30…