Past Articles

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Liberty rallies to overtake Lindenwood-St. Charles for NCWA Duals title Scott Farrell NCWA 01/29/2012 Liberty won seven of 11 bouts against Lindenwood-SC to claim its first NCWA Dual Meet title. [Article]
NEW YORK TIMES: Wrestler Rulon Gardner plots comeback at London Olympics Jere Longman New York Times 01/29/2012 New York Times Olympics reporter Jere Longman profiles Rulon Gardner and his comeback attempt in Greco-Roman at the age of 40. [Article]
FLASH: Dlagnev wins silver, Varner takes bronze on last day of Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/29/2012 Tervel Dlagnev won the 120 kg silver, and Jake Varner added a 96 kg bronze at the Yarygin Memorial, considered by many the toughest freestyle meet in the world. [Article]
Varner, Dlagnev receive draws for final day at Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 World medalists Jake Varner (96 kg) and Tervel Dlagnev (120 kg) compete on Sunday at the Yarygin Memorial in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. [Article]
Oklahoma City wins fourth straight WCWA Women’s College title with six champions Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 Michaela Hutchison (123) & Brittany Delgado (191) of OCU won third career titles. King's Emily Martin (pictured) won Wrestler of the Year honors. [Article]
Olympic champion Rulon Gardner goes 4-0 in return to mat at Kiki Cup Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 The 40-year-old Gardner returned to the mat for the first time since winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. [Article]
Olympic hopeful R.C. Johnson goes undefeated at Kiki Cup Jackie Branca USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 The reigning U.S. Open Champion and 2009 World Team member went undefeated at Saturday's Kiki Cup in Colorado Springs, Colo. [Article]
UPDATE: Erin Clodgo wins bronze medal at Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 Erin Clodgo went 3-1 to take a bronze at 63 kg at the Ivan Yarygin Memorial in Russia, her top international effort to date. [Article]
Ellis Coleman looks toward bright future in Greco-Roman wrestling Jackie Branca USA Wrestling 01/28/2012 The two-time Junior World bronze medalist is competing at the Kiki Cup on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. [Article]
Round of 16 set at NCWA National Duals in Dalton, Ga. Scott Farrell NCWA 01/27/2012 The round of 16 matches have been set after day one of the NCWA National Duals in Dalton, Ga. [Article]
USA Wrestling Weekly’s January 27, 2012 broadcast posted for viewing Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/29/2012 Coverage of Guelph Open, plus previews of WCWA Nationals, Kiki Cup and Yarygin Memorial, Jordan Burroughs, COS Metro, NCAA Coaches Panel ranking and more. [Article]
U.S. men and women freestyle draws set for day two of Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/27/2012 Alyssa Lampe, Victoria Anthony, Iris Smith, Helen Maroulis, Erin Clodgo and Brent Metcalf will wrestle at the Yarygin Memorial on Saturday. [Article]
UPDATE: Medina wins bronze medal at Ivan Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/27/2012 Jessica Medina won a bronze medal at 51 kg at the Yarygin Memorial on Friday. Sam Hazewinkel & Othella Feroleto were eliminated. Medal results now posted. [Article]
Ivan Yarygin Live Webcast USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 Follow action from the Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia. [Article]
Dave Schultz Memorial International to be held Feb. 2-4 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jackie Branca USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 The 14th Dave Schultz Memorial will feature some of the world’s top wrestlers including wrestlers from the U.S., Canada, India and Italy. [Article]
Special new features set at ASICS Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa March 30 – April 1 Ryan Johnson USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 This year the Cadet and Junior divisions expect 1,300 entries and open spots going quickly. The 1st Place and True 2nd Place matches will take place in the McLeod Center, UNI’s championship arena. [Article]
Top-ranked Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming sets sights on reaching top step of NCAA podium Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 The three-time All-American is 20-1 this season at 184 and has led the Cowboys to a No. 7 national ranking. [Article]
U.S. draws for men and women freestylers set for day one of Yarygin Memorial in Russia Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 Jessica Medina (51kg), Othella Feroleto (59kg) and Sam Hazewinkel (55kg) are competing on Friday. Russian Olympic champ Adam Saitiev has returned from retirement. [Article]
2012 Men’s FILA Junior Nationals set for Madison, Wis., April 13-15 Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/26/2012 The top 17-20 year old men will compete in freestyle & Greco-Roman in Madison. This is a FILA Junior World Team Trials qualifier. [Article]
USA Wrestling’s Making A Difference tournaments helping college wrestling programs at all levels Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 01/25/2012 College programs in Division I, II, III, NAIA, NJCAA and the NCWA have all benefited financially from USA Wrestling's Making A Difference tournaments. [Article]