By Marty Queen McDowell News McDowell High senior Wesley Davis is plenty excited about getting the chance to continue his wrestling career in college. But participating in the sport he loves may not be what he’s most looking forward to when he steps onto Limestone College’s campus in the fall. “I like the fact I […]...
By Stephen Hart SILive.com The University of Michigan made Rich Sisti an offer he couldn’t refuse. Despite a preference by the Monsignor Farrell wrestler and his family for him to attend college close to home, the lure of the nationally ranked power was too good to pass up, as the two-time state champion verbally committed […]...
By Elite Level Sports Marketing Chapel Hill, NC – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), in coordination with Elite Level Sport Marketing (ELSM), has named 12 college programs as finalists for the 2013-14 Best of Brand Top Newcomer Award. The programs that were announced as finalists by a committee are the following: Army, Brown, Eastern Michigan, […]...
Courtesy X-Cel Worldwide When you think about the sport of wrestling and the never say die attitude, you think of Iowa’s three-time All-American and NCAA Champion Tony Ramos. His incredible work ethic, his signature stare-down, and his perseverance through very tough times have made him a fan favorite, not only in Iowa, but throughout the […]...
The Morning Call Note: Sage Karam completed his senior year wrestling for Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, Pa. INDIANAPOLIS — Nineteen-year-old Sage Karam, driver of the No. 22 Dreyer and Reinbold-Kingdom Racing Chevrolet, completed his Rookie Orientation Program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, allowing him to focus the remainder of the session on […]...
By Minnesota Sports Information MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Under the direction of head coach J Robinson, the University of Minnesota wrestling program has announced nine additions to the 2014-15 roster. Colin Carr, Luke Destiche, Faris and Tijani Karaborni, Dalton Lunde, Joshua Mora, Dylan Urbach, Gannon Volk and Darius Wright look to improve on the Gophers successful […]...
Heading into his light heavyweight tournament final in Bellator on May 17, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal talks about how much he still enjoys wrestling. Originally from Plano, Texas, Lawal was a late bloomer in the sport, eventually becoming a three-time Division II All-American at Central Oklahoma under coach David James. Lawal used his last remaining year […]...
By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling WATERLOO, Iowa – A number of nationally ranked freestyle talents won titles in the “Last Chance Qualifier” for the World Team Trials, the Northern Plains Senior Regionals on Saturday. Former Cornell star and U.S. Open runner-up Frank Perrelli (Ithaca, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC) scored an impressive 12-2 technical fall in the […]...
By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling WATERLOO, Iowa – The Minnesota Storm, a traditional club power in Greco-Roman wrestling, claimed three individual champions in Greco-Roman at the Northern Plains Senior Regionals on Friday. RESULTS: Trackwrestling.com The Storm’s champions included Mike Fuenffinger (Hibbing, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 59 kg/130 lbs., Josef Rau, (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 85...
The symposium set for May 13-14, in Tehran in conjunction with FILA Greco-Roman World Cup By Bob Condron FILA Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland (May 9)—The FILA Scientific Commission and the Iranian Wrestling Federation will host the 2nd International FILA Scientific Symposium in Tehran, May 13-14, in conjunction with the FILA Greco-Roman World Cup. The Iranian Minister of […]...
By Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Sports Information Miami, Oklahoma – Officials at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO), are proud to announce Joe Renfro, NEO’s head wrestling coach, as the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Coach of the Year. Based on the vote of all the NJCAA wrestling coaches, he received the 2014 award based […]...
Oklahoma State, Penn State and Northwestern highlight the top spots for the Division I Recruiting Rankings. By Eric John The Open Mat Another year of recruiting is pretty much behind and below you will find the Class of 2014 Division I Recruiting Rankings. A lot of rankings are highly subjective. TOM’s process attempts to remove […]...
By Roger Williams Sports Information BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling Head Coach Jon Egan has announced twelve additions to the 2014-15 roster. “Our coaching staff did an outstanding job bringing this class together. As we recruit talent, we also recruit character. Those qualities are the recipe for success. This class has accomplished […]...
By Mona Abdi WSET-TV 13 Charlotte Co., VA - Students at Randolph Henry High School surprised their wrestling coach Thursday, on the 10th anniversary of the day he lost a leg in Iraq. Every year on that otherwise dark anniversary, Dean Schwartz chooses to celebrate that day to commemorate how fortunate he is to still […]...
Wayland Baptist University, a private faith based NAIA institution in Plainview, Texas is seeking an Assistant Wrestling Coach for the women & men’s wrestling programs. Applicants should have received a bachelor’s degree. The candidate must also have, or be willing to attain, a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Duties include: recruitment and retention of student-athletes that […]...
Coming out of Lyndhurst, N.J., as a high school senior, Donny Pritzlaff didn’t picture Rutgers as a place he’d wind up. After finishing his career as a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Wisconsin, Pritzlaff’s slow road back to New Jersey was put into motion. Pritzlaff recently returned to the Garden State, hired as […]...
By Millersville Sports Information Millersville, Pa. – Millersville wrestling coaches Todd Roberts and Biff Walizer bolstered the program’s roster with a sizable recruiting haul for the 2014-15 season. Roberts inked commitments from 13 freshmen. With the program losing just three seniors following the 2013-14 season, competition should be heated for starting spots considering the talent...
By Steve Bufferty Toronto Sun TORONTO - A few years ago, Canadian Olympic legend Daniel Igali decided to return to the nation of his birth, Nigeria, to help foster positive change in that African nation. It hasn’t been easy. Nigeria is extremely rich in terms of resources, but also considered one of the most corrupt countries on […]...
By TheOpenMat.com Launched in November of 2013, TheOpenMat.com’s Short Time Wrestling Podcast has seen tremendous growth. On Thursday, May 8, Short Time took another step towards furthering TheOpenMat mission as it was approved by iHeartRadio to appear in its show listings of podcasts. Already listed in all of the top podcast directories, Short Time is […]...
Turkey’s Riza Kayaalp remains the top-ranked heavyweight in the World after winning his fourth European Championship. By William May FILA CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 8) – European champions took control of the FILA World Rankings for Greco-Roman as world champions YUN Won-Chol (PRK) and RYU Han-Soo (KOR) were upset in the Asian championships in April. Aleksandar […]...