| Wrestling group in Georgia seeks to start a college program in their state |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/07/2006 |
Wrestling leaders in Georgia have banded together to work as a team in an attempt to get a college wrestling program created in their state, which currently has no opportunities wrestlers to compete in college in Georgia on the varsity level. |
[Article] |
| National Wrestling Hall of Fame Expands Hours of Operation for Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships |
National Wrestling Hall of Fame |
|
02/07/2006 |
Fans coming to Oklahoma City for the NCAA Championships will be able to visit the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. which will have extended visiting hours during the championships. |
[Article] |
| U.S. teams win two World dual meets over Bulgaria in Aurora, Colo. on Feb. 6 |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/06/2006 |
Two United States freestyle teams, one from the U.S. National Team and the other from the U.S. Olympic Training Center, defeated Bulgaria in World Dual meets in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 6<br>
<a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/bulgariadual/photos.php" TARGET=_Parent>Dual Photos</a> |
[Article] |
| TheMat.com International Wrestling Rankings released for February 2006 |
International journalists |
|
02/06/2006 |
TheMat.com International Wrestling Rankings, selected by international wrestling journalists, has been released for February 2006. There are three new No. 1 ranked individuals: Adam Saitiev in men's freestyle, Varteres Samourgachev in Greco-Roman and Kyoko Hamaguchi in women's freestyle |
[Article] |
| Eight more Americans win gold medals on final night of Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/04/2006 |
The United States won eight more gold medals on the final night of the Dave Schultz Memorial International, with titles by Stephanie Murata, Patricia Miranda, Alaina Berube, Kristie Marano, Matt Azevedo, Mike Zadick, Tolly Thompson and Lindsey Durlacher<br>
<a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" target=_parent>Tournament Coverage</a> |
[Article] |
| Eight U.S. World Team members advance to semifinals at Dave Schultz Memorial International |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/04/2006 |
Eight members of the 2005 U.S. World Team won all their matches and will compete in the semifinals round during the second day of competition at the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo.<br>
<li><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" TARGET=_PARENT>Tournament Coverage</a> |
[Article] |
| FEATURE: After 10 years, Dave Schultz’ positive spirit is pervasive at the tournament in his honor |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/04/2006 |
Ten years after his death, Dave Schultz' former teammates and friends remember this wrestling legend at the international tournament named in his honor.
<li><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" TARGET=_PARENT>Tournament Coverage</a> |
[Article] |
| Six U.S. athletes win gold medals on the first day of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/03/2006 |
Six U.S. wrestlers won gold medal during the first day at the Dave Schultz Memorial International: Chris Bono, Joe Williams, Mo Lawal, Nick Preston, Harry Lester and T.C Dantzler.
<li><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" TARGET=_PARENT>Tournament Coverage</a> |
[Article] |
| Six 2005 U.S. World Team members advance to semifinals at Dave Schultz Memorial International on Friday morning |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/03/2006 |
Semifinal pairings were determined for the Dave Schultz Memorial International held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
<li><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" TARGET=_PARENT>Tournament Coverage</a>
|
[Article] |
| FEATURE: Oklahoma leader Archie Randall prepares to build a competitive new college team at OCU |
Erin Phipps |
USA Wrestling |
02/02/2006 |
Archie Randall, a leader within USA Wrestling and one of the nation's most successful high school coaches, is excited about the challenge of building a brand new college wrestling program at Oklahoma City University. |
[Article] |
| College Update for Feb. 1: Slippery Rock cuts eight sports, including wrestling; Gallick takes over No. 1 at 141 |
Jason Bryant |
NWCA/Intermat |
02/01/2006 |
InterMat's Jason Bryant shares the bad news (the loss of the Slippery Rock program) along with the ups and downs of a busy week of college action in his weekly College Update feature |
[Article] |
| World Champions Jackson and Brands to give free clinic prior to USA vs. Bulgaria dual in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 6 |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/01/2006 |
|
[Article] |
| LiveSportsVideo.com to provide free webcast of finals of All-Academy Wrestling Tournament |
Mike Raite |
LiveSportsVideo |
02/01/2006 |
|
[Article] |
| Simon Fraser retains top spot in TheMat.com North American Women’s Poll for January 2006 |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/01/2006 |
|
[Article] |
| Van Dusen named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
02/01/2006 |
|
[Article] |
| Wrestlers of the Week named by college wrestling conferences |
Various sources |
|
02/01/2006 |
|
[Article] |
| A majority of U.S. World Team wrestlers to compete at the Dave Schultz Memorial International at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 3-4 |
Erin Phipps |
USA Wrestling |
01/31/2006 |
Competing this weekend will be the most talented U.S. athletes since the start of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in 1999.<br><br>
Brackets for Friday's competition have been released.<br>
<li><a href="http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2006/schultz/default.php" TARGET=_PARENT>Tournament Coverage</a>
|
[Article] |
| Required online registration now available for U.S. Nationals, Veterans Nationals, FILA Junior Nationals and Western Juniors in Las Vegas |
Gary Abbott |
USA Wrestling |
01/31/2006 |
Participants for the U.S. National Championships, as well as the other major events being held in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15, can now go online to register in advance for the competitions. Registration online is required for all divisions. |
[Article] |
| Slippery Rock to drop eight varsity sports including wrestling program |
Slippery Rock University |
|
01/30/2006 |
Slippery Rock University announced that it will drop eight sports teams including its varsity wrestling team, citing financial challenges. |
[Article] |
| Olympic champions Gardner, Angle to host clinics at Arnold Wrestling Classic in Columbus, Ohio, March 3-5 |
Matt Lorz |
Arnold Classic |
01/30/2006 |
The Arnold Wrestling Challenge, set for Columbus, Ohio, March 3-5, will offer outstanding competition to young athletes, and will feature technique clinics from Olympic gold medalists Rulon Gardner and Kurt Angle. |
[Article] |