Past Articles

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Rooms available until Thursday at Sheraton Arlington for U.S. Open for Greco & Women's freestyle Bree Craig USA Wrestling 11/21/2011 Discount rooms at the Sheraton Arlington at the $109 per night rate are available through noon on Nov. 24. Call 817-548-2812 to reserve. [Article]
Fozzard, Neal, Strobel and Taylor elected to National Wrestling Hall of Fame National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum 11/21/2011 World champions Fred Fozzard & Stephen Neal, Olympic coach Greg Strobel and Olympic medalist Chris Taylor will be inducted as Distinguished Members. [Article]
U.S. Senior Rankings to be posted this week, starting with women’s freestyle on Monday TheMat.com 11/21/2011 USA Wrestling will post its Senior rankings this week, starting with women's freestyle, followed by Greco-Roman and men's freestyle. [Article]
King College sweeps five matches to win Harry Geris Women's Duals in Canada King College Athletics 11/21/2011 King beat Alberta, Lindenwood, McMaster, W. Ontario & Simon Fraser to win the title. Alli Ragan (63kg) was the Outstanding American Wrestler. [Article]
Sport Specialization weekly scenario question: should kids specialize early? Responsible Sports 11/21/2011 Conversation with your children about their sports experience is the single most important factor in their ability to take life lessons from sports. [Article]
Gophers rebound, stop defending champs in State College Minnesota Sports Information 11/20/2011 Big victories by Jake Deitchler, Kevin Steinhaus (pictured) and Tony Nelson helped lead the fourth-ranked Gophers past the Nittany Lions. [Article]
Jones, Budd win U-18 titles at Kolbatn Junior Cup in Norway; USOEC wins two age divisions Nick Alvarez USOEC 11/20/2011 Sam Jones(58kg) and Outstanding Wrestler Patrick Budd (76kg) were U-18 champs on Sunday. The USOEC won the overall team title, and two age divisions. [Article]
Mango, Provisor place fifth at Vantaa Cup in Finland; Team USA takes third Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 11/20/2011 Placing fifth on Sunday were Spenser Mango at 60 kg (pictured) and Ben Provisor at 74 kg. The USA was third as a team. [Article]
Denova, Erickson win golds at Kolbatn Junior Cup in Norway Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 11/19/2011 Joey Denova (60kg) and Toby Erickson (120kg) won gold medals in the J-23 age group. The USOEC had five medals in that age division. [Article]
Byers wins silver at Vantaa Cup in Finland; Tellgren, Kowalczuk place fifth Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 11/19/2011 Dremiel Byers won three of four bouts to take a silver at 120 kg, while Paul Tellgren (55kg) and Pete Kowalczuk (120kg) were fifth. [Article]
Simaz fall leads No. 5 Cornell past No. 4 Minnesota Lindsey Mechalik Cornell Sports Information 11/18/2011 Top-ranked Cam Simaz picked up a fall on second-ranked Sonny Yohn to lead Cornell past Minnesota on Friday night in Ithaca, N.Y. [Article]
Draws set for 11 U.S. Greco wrestlers on first day at Vantaa Cup in Finland Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 11/18/2011 2011 U.S. World Team members Cheney Haight (84 kg) and Dremiel Byers (120 kg) will compete on Saturday. [Article]
USA Wrestling Weekly’s November 18 broadcast posted for viewing Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 11/20/2011 Coverage from the NYAC International, the USA vs. Russia dual, the USA vs. Mongolia dual, the Oregon vs. Russia Junior dual, Sonny Greenhalgh interview and more. [Article]
Three-time World Champion Lee Kemp talks nutrition & wrestling in webinar on Nov. 30 National Coaches Education Program 11/18/2011 Kemp hopes to help make a positive impact on the performance and health of wrestling athletes. [Article]
In wake of crash, Oklahoma State postpones weekend duals against Rutgers, Missouri Sean Maguire Oklahoma State Media Relations 11/18/2011 The Cowboy wrestling team has postponed both matches this weekend in the wake of a plane crash that killed two women's basketball coaches. [Article]
Big Ten Network announces wrestling broadcast schedule for 2011-12 Bob Healy Big Ten Network 11/18/2011 BTN and BTN.com will cover 44 duals, the Midlands and the Big Ten Championships this season. [Article]
Oregon State to host Making A Difference College Wrestling Day Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 11/17/2011 Oregon State will be hosting a USA Wrestling Making A Difference Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Truax Center in Corvallis, Ore. [Article]
Space available in rescheduled NCEP Bronze clinic webinar now set for Nov. 21-22 Bree Craig USA Wrestling 11/17/2011 Webinar limited to first 100 registrants, so sign up today. These online clinics have been very popular. [Article]
Three U.S. women's college teams to compete at Harry Geris Memorial Duals in Canada on Nov. 19 Josip Mrkosi London, Canada 11/17/2011 King College, Lindenwood and Missouri Valley College are the U.S. teams competing in London, Canada this weekend. [Article]
Angel Escobedo back on the mat, focused on goal of wrestling in 2012 Olympic Games Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 11/17/2011 The past U.S. Junior World Team member and NCAA champion won the title at 55 kg/121 lbs. at the New York AC International this past weekend. [Article]