Past Articles

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Roye Oliver, Ron Cole capture Veterans Freestyle World titles Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 08/06/2007 Oliver (pictured) won the Division D gold medal at 85 kg/187.25 lbs. while Cole won the Division E title at 97 kg/213.75 lbs. over the weekend in Istanbul, Turkey. [Article]
Gettysburg names Andrew Vogel head wrestling coach Gettysburg College 08/06/2007 [Article]
Wrestler Welch to Northwestern 08/06/2007 [Article]
U.S. World Teams in Greco-Roman, women's freestyle head to Europe for training camps, competitions Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 08/03/2007 The American Greco-Roman World Team will head to Romania as they continue preparations for the World Championships. The U.S. women will travel to Poland. [Article]
Murray named USA Wrestling FILA Junior/University Person of the Year Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/03/2007 Don Murray of New York, the head coach at SUNY-Brockport and a leader within USA Wrestling for decades, is the USA Wrestling FILA Junior/University Person of the Year. His impact has included coaching, event management, committee service and more. [Article]
Moore, Smith, Zalesky headline 2007 NWCA Convention Jason Bryant NWCA 08/02/2007 The NWCA Coaches Convention will be held at the Horizon Casino Resort in Lake Tahoe, Nev., August 17-19. Headlining the convention are technique sessions form John Smith, Jim Zalesky and Derek Moore. [Article]
Title IX Case Info Given 08/02/2007 [Article]
Burns, Bryant, Rogers among guests this week on Takedown Radio Scott Casber Takedown Radio 08/02/2007 [Article]
Beach Wrestling continues in August, with four more exciting events Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/02/2007 USA Wrestling's Beach Wrestling schedule continues in August with four exciting events held along the East Coast in New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York. Wrestlers can get a great tournament and enjoy the summer fun at these events. [Article]
Vering named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for July 24-30 Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/02/2007 [Article]
Sue Siar named USA Wrestling Junior Person of the Year Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/02/2007 Sue Siar of Pennsylvania, one of the nation's most respected pairing officials, has been named the Junior Person of the Year by USA Wrestling. Siar receives this award for the second time, after sharing the honor with husband Bob Siar in 1999. [Article]
USA to compete in Veterans World Freestyle Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 3-5 Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/01/2007 A group of 18 U.S. athletes will compete this weekend at the Veterans World Freestyle Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Among the wrestlers are past Veterans World champions Shirzad Ahmadi, Donald Apodaca and Ronald Hughes. [Article]
Bill Hinchley named USA Wrestling Official of the Year Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 08/01/2007 Bill Hinchley of Minnesota, who has over 35 years of experience as a mat official on the local, state and national levels, has been named USA Wrestling Official of the Year. Hinchley serves as USA Wrestling's State Chairperson in Minnesota. [Article]
A different kind of fight: Title IX and MMA 08/01/2007 [Article]
UPDATED: Scott Goodale named Rutgers head wrestling coach Lindsay Wyckoff Rutgers Univ. 07/31/2007 Scott Goodale, a championship coach for Jackson High School (N.J.) and a former wrestling star at Lock Haven, has been named the new head wrestling coach at Rutgers Univ. He succeeds John Sacchi, who has retired. [Article]
Hartley named USA Wrestling Kids Person of the Year Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 07/31/2007 R.E. Hartley of New York, a longtime referee and coach who has served wrestling on local, state and national levels, has been named USA Wrestling Kids Person of the Year. [Article]
Jason Christenson named USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 07/30/2007 Jason Christenson, who has led Iowa's Junior-level national teams for a decade, has been named USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year. Iowa won the Junior and Cadet Nationals team title in 2006 in Greco-Roman, and has also had success at the Junior Duals during his tenure. [Article]
The best ever, metro wrestling: Dan is still the man 07/29/2007 [Article]
Rough night for U.S. freestyle team as Cuba rolls to team title at Pan American Games Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 07/28/2007 The veteran Cuban team won five gold medals to just one for the United States in the two-day men's freestyle competition.<br><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2007/panams/default.php" target=_BLANK>Pan Am Games Special Section</a> [Article]
Cejudo takes gold in Brazil 07/28/2007 [Article]