| Jesse Thielke named OW after winning FILA Junior Nationals Greco-Roman title |
Craig Sesker |
USA Wrestling |
04/07/2011 |
Thielke is looking for another shot at winning a medal at the Junior World Championships. The U.S. Open is set for Friday and Saturday in Cleveland. |
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| Trials procedures changed for FILA Junior World Teams, putting past World medalists into finals series |
USA Wrestling |
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04/07/2011 |
Past FILA Junior World medalists move directly into the championship series of the FILA Junior World Team Trials in a new procedure for team qualification |
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| Foundation set up to assist OU wrestler Ronnie Balfour who is diagnosed with leukemia |
Jason Bodin |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
04/07/2011 |
An assistance fund is set up for Ronnie Balfour, an OU freshman wrestler, who was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. |
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| TheMat.com to webcast the U.S. Open and FILA Junior Nationals all weekend from Cleveland |
USA Wrestling |
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04/07/2011 |
Live webcasts on TheMat.com will feature the FILA Junior Nationals on Thursday and Sunday, the U.S. Open on Friday and Saturday with multiple streams. |
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| It's Dustin Kilgore Day today in the city of Kent, Ohio |
Aaron Chimenti |
Kent State |
04/07/2011 |
Kilgore, Kent State's first NCAA wrestling champion, is honored by the city of Kent. He is entered in the U.S. Open in freestyle in Cleveland this weekend. |
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| PREVIEW: FILA Junior Nationals start with Greco-Roman on Thursday, with freestyle on Sunday |
Jessica Cullen |
USA Wrestling |
04/07/2011 |
Nick Roberts (pictured), 5th in the 2010 Junior Worlds in freestyle at 50 kg, is among the young stars at the FILA Junior Nationals in Cleveland. |
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| FILA Junior Nationals is a qualifier for Freestyle Junior World Cup in Germany in late May |
Jessica Cullen |
USA Wrestling |
04/06/2011 |
The athletes to compete in the Junior World Cup will be determined based upon FILA Junior Nationals results. A top six placer at U.S. Open who is age eligible may also make the team. |
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| Joe Tiboni, Jack Childs, and Bill Zadick go 'On The Mat' Wednesday |
Kyle Klingman |
NWHOF Dan Gable Museum |
04/05/2011 |
On the Mat is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan. |
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| UPDATED: Seeds finalized for U.S. Open in all three styles, this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio |
USA Wrestling |
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04/05/2011 |
A change at 74kg FS with Paulson out and Schlatter up to No. 1. Seeds are finalized in men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman for the U.S. Open. |
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| Women’s seeds finalized for U.S. Open, set for Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2011 |
The top four seeds in each weight, and one alternate, were set for the women's freestyle division at the U.S. Open, set for Cleveland, April 8-9. |
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| Vote for Shawn Bunch , Kelsey Campbell and Women’s World Cup Team for USOC Twitter poll for monthly awards |
Jessica Cullen |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2011 |
The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced its Twitter voting is now open for the March Male & Female Athletes and Team of the Month. Shawn Bunch, Kelsey Campbell and the U.S. Women's Freestyle team are nominated. |
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| Greco-Roman seeds finalized for U.S. Open, set for Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio |
Jason Bryant |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2011 |
The top seven finishers in each weight class will qualify for June's U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma City. |
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| UVU's Kjar Named WWC Wrestler of the Year |
James Warnick |
UVU |
04/05/2011 |
Benjamin Kjar was voted Wrestler of the Year for the Western Wrestling Conference by the coaches. |
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| Freestyle seeds finalized for U.S. Open, set for Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio |
Craig Sesker |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2011 |
The top seven finishers in each weight class will qualify for June's U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma City. |
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| Breske, Wittlake, Steveson among repeat KIDS champs at ASICS Folkstyle Nationals as event sets records |
USA Wrestling |
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04/05/2011 |
Overall entries and the Junior division set records. Kids repeat champs were Beau Breske, Travis Wittlake, Gable Steveson & Daniel Kerkvliet. |
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| Free Webinar on USA Wrestling Core Curriculum Series to be held April 14 |
Jessica Cullen |
USA Wrestling |
04/05/2011 |
The emphasis of the webinar will be the new core curriculum series, with Les Gutches, Bill Zadick and Cody Bickley explaining this exciting education program. |
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| Olympic champion Henry Cejudo profiled in feature article in USA Today |
USA Today |
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04/04/2011 |
Cejudo is profiled in a story by USA Today Olympics writer Vicki Michaelis. |
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| Darshawn Sharp named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for March 29-April 4 |
Craig Sesker |
USA Wrestling |
04/04/2011 |
Sharp repeated as champion at the ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. |
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| Sombo World medalist & Greco Olympic Trials finalist Ramie Mohlman shot dead in Florida on Sunday |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
04/04/2011 |
Mohlman, 49, won a 2006 Sombo World silver. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials at age 42 and was a high school coach. Mohlman was killed in a dispute over a boat. |
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| Russia wins two Greco-Roman titles at European Championship |
Jessica Cullen |
USA Wrestling |
04/04/2011 |
Ambako Vachadz and Khassan Baroev were Russia's two champions in Greco-Roman at the 2011 European Championships which ended Sunday, April 3. |
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