| 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling preview in Greco-Roman |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/13/2012 |
2002 World champion Dremiel Byers (pictured) advances directly to the championship series at 120 kg in Iowa City. |
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| 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling preview in women's freestyle |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/13/2012 |
2008 World champion Clarissa Chun (pictured) is among four women athletes to advance directly to the final best-of-three series in Iowa City. |
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| UPDATE: USA Wrestling awards final two freestyle wildcards for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/07/2012 |
NCAA champions Kellen Russell (pictured) at 60 kg and Ed Ruth at 84 kg were the final freestyle wildcards for the Olympic Trials. 2 alternates were named. |
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| USA Wrestling awards final Greco-Roman wildcards for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/06/2012 |
Timothy Taylor (pictured), Dmitry Ryabchinskiy, Jimmy Chase and Steve Andrus received the four Olympic Trials wildcards in Greco-Roman |
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| Official obituary for Josiah Henson, Olympic medalist and Hall of Fame Distinguished Member |
Henson family |
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04/06/2012 |
Captain Josiah Henson, USNA '45, won Olympic bronze medal at the '52 Games, founded the Henson Company products business and is inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. |
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| Funeral arrangements set for Josiah Henson in Tulsa, Okla. April 7 & Annapolis, Md. May 14 |
National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
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04/06/2012 |
Viewing and service in Tulsa, Okla. will be April 7. A service will be held prior to his ashes being laid to rest on May 14 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. |
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| USA Wrestling Weekly’s April 6, 2012 broadcast posted for viewing |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2012 |
Content includes coverage of U.S. Final Olympic Trials Qualifier, USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals Junior and Cadet finals, preview of FILA Junior Nationals and more. |
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| FINAL DAY: Online deadline to elect John Smith to USOC Hall of Fame is TODAY, Monday, April 9 |
USOC/USA Wrestling |
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04/05/2012 |
Let's get 2x Olympic champion John Smith into Olympic Hall of Fame. Monday, April 9 is the last day fans can vote for John Smith. |
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| Statue of Dan Gable to be unveiled outside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 18 |
Chris Brewer |
University of Iowa |
04/05/2012 |
The seven-foot statute was sculpted by respected Larry Nowlan. It will be unveiled three days prior to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials held there. |
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| Ruiz to attend World Olympic Qualifiers at 96 kg, and will miss Olympic Trials |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2012 |
Ruiz will compete in qualifiers in China & Finland (if needed) to get the USA qualified at 96kg. If successful, the U.S. Olympian at 96kg will be determined at a later date. |
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| Jim Zalesky Named Pac-12 Wrestling Coach Of The Year |
Hank Hager |
Oregon State |
04/05/2012 |
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| Olympic medalist and Hall of Fame member Josiah Henson, 90, has passed away |
National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
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04/04/2012 |
Josiah Henson (pictured at '52 Olympics), an Olympic freestyle bronze medalist and Hall of Fame inductee, passed away today in Tulsa, Okla. |
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| Strong Georgia team lineup set for Curby Cup in Illinois, May 19 |
Jackie Branca |
USA Wrestling |
04/04/2012 |
2008 Manuchar Kvirkelia (pictured) will compete for the Georgian team taking on the U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman Olympic team May 19 in Illinois. |
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| Moza Fay and Kelly Ward to go ‘On the Mat’ this week |
Dan Gable Museum |
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04/04/2012 |
The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. |
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| Purdue assistant Tom Erikson resigns after 15 years with Boilermaker program |
Tanner Lipsett |
Purdue |
04/04/2012 |
Erikson was a top freestyle star at heavyweight prior to his coaching career. He developed many top college athletes while at Purdue. |
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| NBC Sports Network to televise U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials with April 22 & 23 coverage |
USOC/NBC |
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04/04/2012 |
The wrestling trials will have next day coverage, with a three-hour show from each day of action. The NBC Sports Group will have 67.5 total hours of Olympic Trials coverage in many sports. |
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| NBC Sports Network to televise U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials with next-day coverage on April 22 and 23 |
USOC/NBC |
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04/04/2012 |
The wrestling trials will have next day coverage, with a three-hour show from each day of action. The NBC Sports Group will have 67.5 total hours of Olympic Trials coverage in sports. |
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| Freestyle National Coaches Summit to set national plan in Colorado Springs, April 4 |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/03/2012 |
National Coach Zeke Jones (pictured) and over 30 top freestyle coaches will meet to make strategic plans for the Olympics and beyond. |
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| NWCA/USA Wrestling National Scholastic Duals set for Crawfordsville, Ind., April 12-14 |
Jackie Branca |
USA Wrestling |
04/03/2012 |
State-level Folkstyle teams featuring top high school underclassmen will compete in duals. Team Indiana Gold is the returning champions. |
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| Does winning alone equal success? |
Responsible Sports |
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04/02/2012 |
Nebraska wrestling coach Mark Manning talks about emphasizing effort and leadership as way to measure success. |
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