By Ted Black Gazette.Net After 35 seasons as the DeMatha Catholic High School wrestling coach, Dick Messier resigned from his longtime position but will remain at the Hyattsville school as a health and physical education teacher. Messier, who is credited with more than 500 wins during his tenure as the Stags’ wrestling coach, guided the […]...
Video updates from the Cornell University wrestling program in the EIWA and NCAA Division I. 2014 Ivy Highlight Title2014 Ivy Highlight Runtime2:12 TitleBig Red Starter Spotlights: Mike Nevinger Runtime1:21 TitleBig Red Starter Spotlights: Jace Bennett Runtime1:51 TitleBig Red Starter Spotlights: Gabe Dean Runtime2:03 TitleBig Red Starter Spotlights: Dylan Palacio Runtime2:29 TitleBig Red Starter Spotlights:...
By Mike Johnston SportsNet.ca A light-heavyweight bout between Olympic wrestling veterans Daniel Cormier and Dan Henderson has been made official for UFC 173. The fight will serve as the co-main event for the show that takes place May 24 in Las Vegas. Cormier (14-0) is unbeaten in his three UFC fights since moving over from […]...
As a 17-year-old, California high school sophomore Aaron Pico decided to forego high school competition and focus strictly on training in freestyle wrestling. Now a represented athlete and sponsored by Nike, Pico recently won his second U.S. FILA Junior National Championship by dominating the field in Las Vegas at 66kg/145.5 pounds. Pico visits Short Time […]...
By K.J. Pilcher Cedar Rapids Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Ross Lembeck received a call from the University of Iowa Coach Tom Brands at the start of his senior wrestling season. The conversation persuaded him to consider wrestling for the Hawkeyes. His official visit sealed the deal. Lembeck confirmed with The Gazette on Thursday that […]...
By Keawunee County Star-News Undefeated 2014 state wrestling champion Luke Destiche signed his letter of intent for the University of Minnesota on Monday. Destiche, senior at Luxemburg-Casco High School, finished his high school career as Division 2 state champion on a 44-0 record in the 220-pound weight class. He said that winning at state in […]...
Video updates from the University of Minnesota and the Golden Gopher wrestling squad all season long. Videos by Minnesota Elite & University of Minnesota with most of it done by the awesome Cole Schrupp. University of Minnesota Wrestling: Beauty Reborn Runtime3:30 University of Minnesota: Big Ten Wrestling Highlights 2014 Runtime4:37 University of Minnesota: Iowa State […]...
By Vinayak Bhushan Padmadeo The Indian Times The Indian campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championship got off to a bad start in Astana, Kazakhstan with two withdrawals. Amit Kumar, part of the 57 kg catedory, had to pull out on medical grounds after he was hospitalised for food poisoning. Another withdrawal came in the 125 […]...
By Edmundo Carrillo The New Mexican Koery Windham has put in a lot of work for many years on the wrestling mat. His reward is he gets to go to college for free. On Thursday, the St. Michael’s senior and five-time Class A-AAA state champion signed a letter of intent to wrestle at Division II […]...
By Larry Peirce The Banner-Press David City High School has a proud tradition of success in wrestling, and the pride was shining on April 16 as one of its most decorated competitors prepared for the next level. Martin Phillips, who helped seal the program’s first state championship in 30 years, signed a letter of intent […]...
T.R. Foley FILA-Official.com ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The Iranian men’s freestyle team completed their domination of the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships on Thursday, winning three more weight classes to capture the team title over second-place Mongolia, 70-63. The Iranian side was lead by veteran competitor and 2013 world bronze medalist Masoud ESMAEILPOUR at 61kg who took […]...
By Aaron Chimenti Kent State Sports Information The Kent State University wrestling team announced the impending arrivals of eight freshmen for the 2014-15 season, including four high school state champions. The class includes a pair of two-time state champions in heavyweight Sam Breese (Stonesboro, Pa.) and potential 125-pounder Anthony Tutolo (Concord, Ohio). “We’ve got four […]...
By Jason Bryant TheOpenMat.com As I write this, it’s a Thursday in late April in 2014. Social Media is all over the hashtag #TBT, which means Throwback Thursday. It’s often used to bring up pictures or moments from the past and those facts are posted on Thursdays, which makes the name extremely easy to figure […]...
By Louis Spina Buffalo Sports Information BUFFALO, NY – Second-year head coach John Stutzman and the Buffalo wrestling staff announced their 19-man recruiting class, which is highlighted by high school All-Americans, top 150 recruits and State Champions. The 2014-15 class features standout high school grapplers from five different states who have combined for 58 State […]...
By Joe Kania The Star-Ledger Myles Martin, the No. 6 170-pounder in the country by FloWrestling, cannot guarantee that he will be back at the McDonough school in Maryland for his senior season next year. What Martin can say for sure that he will not be at Paulsboro and he has no plans to wrestle […]...
Shane Sparks of BadgerStateWrestling.com recently caught up with Dallas Seavey of J.J. Keller. Seavey, a former Cadet Greco-Roman National Champion from Alaska, won his second Iditarad Sled Dog Race on March 10. The Iditarod is one of the most grueling races in the world. Click the player below to listen to Seavey’s interview with Sparks....
By Northern State Sports Information Northern State Head Wrestling Coach Pat Timm has announced the signings of four student-athletes who will join the Wolves wrestling squad this upcoming season. They are Matthew Hintz, Lane Peterson, Nathan White-Burns and Quace Wright. Hintz is a 184-pounder from Byron, Minn., where he went to Byron High School. For […]...
By Jason Bryant TheOpenMat.com Cary Kolat, a 2000 Olympian and two-time World medalist in men’s freestyle, is expected to be named the next head coach at Campbell University as early as Friday. A four-time All-American, Kolat placed twice at the NCAA Division I championships for Penn State before transferring to Lock Haven and winning two […]...
Courtesy X-Cel Worldwide Ithaca, New York - U.S. National Team member Kyle Dake will miss the upcoming World Team Trials in Madison, Wisconsin, due to the lingering effects of an injury he suffered in March. He was initially injured while practicing with the Cornell University wrestling team as he prepared the team for the NCAA […]...
By David Mark Simpson Special to The Malibu Times Students went back to school after spring break on Monday and so did Mark Black, the Santa Monica High School teacher involved in a student-teacher altercation earlier this month. Two students were arrested and Black, a science teacher and wrestling coach, was placed on paid leave […]...