Past Articles

Title Author Affiliation Date Front Copy
Sports Group's debut - USA-Russia wrestling 01/11/2007 [Article]
27th Annual Virginia Duals set this weekend 01/11/2007 The Peninsula Wrestling Association hosts the 27th Annual Virginia Duals Wrestling Tournament at the Hampton Coliseum on January 12 & 13, 2007. <a href="http://www.virginiaduals.org" target=_BLANK><b>Event Coverage</b></a> [Article]
Wide-open race for team title expected at National Duals Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/11/2007 No. 1 Missouri, defending champion Minnesota, four-time reigning NCAA tournament champion Oklahoma State and No. 3 Hofstra are among the teams vying for the dual-meet title on Saturday and Sunday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. .<br><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2007/NationalDuals/default.php" target=_BLANK>National Duals Special Section</a> [Article]
With four events down and six to go, ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series action heats up in 2007 Tony Black USA Wrestling 01/11/2007 After four events, Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin, Noah Teaney of Missouri, Austin Reynolds of California, and Brayton Lee of Indiana are the leaders for their respective age divisions in the Ultimate Challenge Series. Six more outstanding youth folkstyle events remain in this popular program, with Dominator Belts up for grabs. [Article]
Boyd named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week Southern Conference 01/10/2007 [Article]
Herbst named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jeff Smith Big Ten 01/11/2007 [Article]
Northern Colorado's Hashimoto Named WWC Wrestler of the Week Western Wrestling Conference 01/10/2007 [Article]
Chicago Cup to match top freestyle wrestlers from USA, Russia in dual meet USA Wrestling and Chicago 2016 01/12/2007 Olympians Sammie Henson, Daniel Cormier and Sara McMann are expected to compete in the event on Feb. 6 in Evanston, Ill. Illinois natives and 2006 World Team members Lindsey Durlacher and Mary Kelly also are scheduled to compete. It is the first event hosted by the new World Sport Chicago, a long-term alliance that will promote the development of amateur sports and international competition in the Chicagoland area. [Article]
Mark McKnight named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 2-8 Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 01/10/2007 [Article]
Liz Short wrestles her way through life with USOEC program Colleen O'Reilly USOEC 01/09/2007 Liz Short, one of the women wrestlers with the U.S. Olympic Education Center program at Northern Michigan Univ., goes through a full schedule each day, pursuing a college education and her dream of making the U.S. Olympic Team. [Article]
Iowa wrestling official receives national honor 01/09/2007 [Article]
Missouri draws No. 1 seed for NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Jason Bryant InterMat 01/09/2007 Defending champion Minnesota is the No. 2 seed while reigning four-time NCAA tournament champion Oklahoma State is the No. 4 seed for the event, scheduled for Jan. 13-14 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. [Article]
USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Team and Individual Rankings Jason Bryant InterMat 01/09/2007 [Article]
Sebastian Richards' Hip-Hop song “I’m a Wrestler” promotes amateur wrestling Michelle Thilges USA Wrestling 01/11/2007 Sebastian Richards, a wrestler for Penn, wrote and produced a Hip-Hop song about amateur wrestling. This song has become popular with wrestlers and others and is helping promote the sport. [Article]
Cornell’s Nothern named Iowa Conference Wrestler of the Week Darren Miller Cornell College 01/09/2007 [Article]
Students to urge James Madison Board to reconsider dropped sports team on January 12 Jennifer Chapman SAAC President 01/09/2007 [Article]
Sanderson says ISU in shape for National Duals 01/08/2007 [Article]
Velikov vs. Kudukhov is the new “Bout of the Week” on USA Wrestling Audio/Video website Gary Abbott USA Wrestling 01/08/2007 Two of the world's top young stars, Radoslav Velikov of Bulgaria and Besik Kudukhov of Russia met for the gold-medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China. [Article]
NC State’s Kody Hamrah named ACC Wrestler of the Week Atlantic Coast Conference 01/08/2007 [Article]
Zalesky returns to Iowa 01/08/2007 [Article]