Past Articles

Title Author Affiliation Date Front Copy
2011 Men’s FILA Junior World Team Trials changes location to Franklin, Ind. Jessica Cullen USA Wrestling 02/19/2011 The 2011 Men's FILA Junior World Team Trials will be held in Franklin, Ind. from May 19-20. [Article]
UPDATED: MSWA Championship finals video will be posted on USAW YouTube channel USA Wrestling 02/20/2011 Updated story [Article]
Cadet Nationals champion Thomas Gilman faces tough road in pursuit of third straight Nebraska state title Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 02/17/2011 The Omaha Skutt junior will face a strong opponent in the semifinals when he meets two-time state champion Connor Bolling of Central City. [Article]
Lester, Byers win golds and Provisor takes bronze at Granma Cup in Cuba Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 02/17/2011 Justin Lester (74 kg) and Dremiel Byers (120 kg) won gold at the Granma Cup in Cuba on Thursday. Ben Provisor (74 kg) added a bronze. [Article]
Pirozhkova among semifinalists for prestigious Sullivan Award; Fans encouraged to vote Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 02/19/2011 Presented annually since 1930, the Sullivan Award honors the nation's outstanding amateur athlete and is based on leadership, character and sportsmanship. [Article]
Wrestling leader Raiko Petrov of Bulgaria, 81, has passed away FILA and Bulgarian Wrestlling Federation 02/17/2011 Petrov, an author, coach and FILA Bureau member, helped advance wrestling worldwide. He participated in 12 Olympics and wrote over 60 books. [Article]
No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha beats No. 2 Augustana, 22-9, before record crowd in Sioux Falls, S.D. UNO Sports Information 02/17/2011 Defending Div. II national champion UNO won seven of 10 bouts for second win over Augustana in both teams' final dual of season. [Article]
Haight, Regner place fifth at Granma Cup in Cuba Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 02/16/2011 Placing fifth on Wednesday were Cheney Haight (pictured) at 84 kg & Kerry Regner at 66 kg. Seven U.S. wrestlers compete Thursday. [Article]
MatChat Podcast: Matt Hoover talks Biggest Loser, Rulon, wrestling Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 02/16/2011 With Rulon Gardner appearing on this season of The Biggest Loser, former Iowa wrestler Matt Hoover, Season 2's winner, talks about his experience and what things are like for Gardner on the show. [Article]
Howe, McFarland, Denney, Selby, Goldman, Murphy and Shortell on this week's TDR Scott Casber Takedown Wrestling Media 02/16/2011 [Article]
Former USA Wrestling employee Anthony Bartkowski named Executive Director of USA Boxing USA Boxing 02/16/2011 Bartkowski worked in communications and events for USA Wrestling. He assumes reigns at USA Boxing immediately. He has served in the post on an interim basis since October 2010. [Article]
State High School Wrestling Championship Results Jessica Cullen USA Wrestling 03/21/2011 Keep up to date with all the dates and results from the nation's high school state wrestling tournaments. [Article]
17th annual “Champions” Breakfast to be held at NCAA D-I Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, March 18 Tim Johnson Fellowship of Christian Athletes 02/16/2011 NCAA champion wrestlers Jayson Ness and Brent Metcalf are among those featured at breakfast, along with new FCA Wrestling National Director Carl Perry. [Article]
Kids getting introduced to wrestling, one ticket at a time Jessica Cullen USA Wrestling 02/16/2011 Jim Brown started the Tickets for Kids program to expand interest in wrestling in kids across the nation. [Article]
U.S. wrestlers receive draws for first day of Granma Cup in Cuba Rich Bender USA Wrestling 02/15/2011 Two-time U.S. Open champion Glenn Garrison (pictured) is among six U.S. Greco-Roman stars to compete at the Granma Cup Wednesday. [Article]
AUDIO: National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones talks about his college coach, Bobby Douglas Scott Casber/Craig Sesker 02/17/2011 Before Zeke Jones ascended to freestyle success internationally, he was coached by Bobby Douglas. Scott Casber talks to Jones about his college coach. [Article]
MatChat Podcast: Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 02/15/2011 Lehigh's Pat Santoro talks about Thursday's big dual with Rutgers and the rise of programs within the EIWA. Listen to the latest installment of USA Wrestling's MatChat Podcast. [Article]
Wrestlers of the Week: ACC, CAA, Big Ten, Northern Sun, WWC Media Reports 02/15/2011 [Article]
TheMat.com College Wrestling Schedule & Scoreboard: February 14-22 Media Reports 02/22/2011 Keep up to date on college wrestling scores from around the nation with TheMat.com's College Wrestling Scoreboard. [Article]
College Sports Council urges high schools to fight use of gender quotas to comply with Title IX College Sports Council 02/14/2011 The College Sports Council sent letters to 12 public school districts urging them to resist use of gender quotas in athletic programs. [Article]