Past Articles

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USA Wrestling hosts FILA Refereeing Department's meeting in Florida, Jan. 4-6 Tony Black USA Wrestling 01/11/2011 Leading referees from across the world came to the United States for their annual meeting and made some key decisions for the upcoming year. [Article]
Greg Jones named associate head coach at West Virginia Daniel Whitehead West Virginia Sports Information 01/11/2011 [Article]
TheMat.com College Wrestling Schedule & Scoreboard: January 10-16 Media Reports 01/16/2011 Keep up to date on college wrestling scores from around the nation with TheMat.com's College Wrestling Scoreboard. [Article]
Former FILA President and long-time wrestling leader Milan Ercegan died today at 95 FILA website 01/11/2011 Milan Ercegan of the former Yugoslavia, who led the international wrestling federation for 30 years, died today at the age of 95. [Article]
U.S. Greco-Roman and men’s freestyle teams going to respected events in Russia in January Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/11/2011 Top U.S. stars will compete in Russia at the respected Podubbny International in Greco-Roman and the Ivan Yarygin Memorial in freestyle. [Article]
College Wrestlers of the Week: Big 12, Northern Sun, EWL, Big Ten, ACC, WWC, SoCon, CAA, RMAC, MAC name winners Media Reports 01/11/2011 Keep up with the weekly college award winners. [Article]
USA Wrestling partners with Ludus Tours for international travel packages Harris Kalofonos USA Wrestling 01/11/2011 Ludus Tours will provide custom fan packages for USA Wrestling members and fans at a discount rate. Included are hotel, transport, excursions and local guides. [Article]
UPDATED: Vote for Clarissa Chun & Joe Betterman for USOC Twitter poll for Athletes of the Month Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/10/2011 Vote for wrestlers Clarissa Chun & Joe Betterman in USOC Twitter poll for December Athletes of the Month. NOTE: New link set for voting [Article]
Rulon Gardner clarifies statement about training comparison during The Biggest Loser teleconference Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/11/2011 Rulon explains that it was carrying 474 pounds that made The Biggest Loser's first workout so hard on him, not the intensity of the training. [Article]
Nebraska-Omaha's Taylor Escamilla named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 4-10 Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/10/2011 Escamilla earned match-clinching wins against Newberry and Augustana to lead UNO to the National Duals title in Division II. [Article]
De-briefing a match David Jacobson Positive Coaching Alliance 01/10/2011 As a responsible coach, de-briefing a match is a great time to help athletes improve at their sport and learn life lessons. [Article]
Top-ranked Cornell downs No. 7 Virginia Tech to capture title at NWCA National Duals Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/09/2011 The Big Red used big wins at 125 and 141 to prevail. Nebraska-Omaha, Wartburg, Clackamas, Notre Dame and Oklahoma City also won titles on Sunday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. [Article]
Nittany Lions double up Wolverines, win Virginia Duals Jason Bryant USA Wrestling 01/08/2011 Penn State remained undefeated en route to winning the 31st annual Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va. on Saturday. [Article]
Epperly's pin sparks No. 7 Virginia Tech to upset over No. 2 Oklahoma State at National Duals Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/08/2011 The Hokies earned a huge win in the quarterfinals of the National Duals on Saturday. Wisconsin, Cornell and Minnesota also advanced to Sunday's semifinals. [Article]
Hawkeyes blank SIU-Edwardsville, extend winning streak to 69 matches Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/07/2011 Iowa won all 10 matches in a meet held Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes head to Oklahoma State next weekend. [Article]
Past NCAA All-American Daniel Dennis determined to succeed at international level Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/07/2011 Dennis is a top young prospect in freestyle wrestling. He sat down for an interview with USA Wrestling's Craig Sesker on Thursday in Iowa City. [Article]
Kiki Cup to feature Greco-Roman dual meets between five international teams on Jan. 29 Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/09/2011 Four U.S. teams will face squads from Bulgaria, Japan, Poland and Scandinavia in dual meets at the Olympic Training Center on January 29. [Article]
Niemand brings Cornell College’s Dream Team of 1947 back to life in new book Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/06/2011 The story of the 1947 Cornell College wrestling team, which won the NCAA & National AAU titles, is told by wrestling leader Arno Niemand. [Article]
Turtogtokh Luvsandorj named SoCon's Wreslter of the month Media Reports 01/06/2011 [Article]
Wrestlers of the Week: SoCon, MAC, WWC, Big Ten, ACC announce weekly winners Media Reports 01/06/2011 [Article]