Month May 2005

Wrestling news should return soon. Due to some changes in life, I haven’t been in front of my computer for a while. Hope to resume posting this week.

DAVIS, Calif. – Five outstanding high school student-athletes have signed national letters of intent with UC Davis and will join the Aggie wrestling team this fall, it was announced by head coach Lennie Zalesky. Joining the UC Davis program are…

John Fuller Michael Lightner didn’t shock the entire world, but he shocked most of it when he defeated Olympic silver medalist Stephen Abas in the quarterfinals at 60 kg/132 lbs. at the U.S. Nationals. Now, Lightner will get to sit…

World Team Trials preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men’s freestyle wrestlingGary Abbott/USA Wrestling One of the most wide-open weight classes in American international wrestling is the 60 kg/132 lbs division. For many years, Eric Guerrero of the Gator WC…

John Fuller/USA Wrestling Minsk, Belarus – 2004 Olympian Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and 2003 U.S. World Team member Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) won gold medals at the O.Karavaev Memorial International over the weekend. Also…

Dan Jorgensen/Augsburg Public Relations MINNEAPOLIS — A former All-American wrestler and his wife have contributed $2 million to “Access To Excellence: The Campaign for Augsburg College “in support of a major addition to the College’s athletic center, Si Melby Hall.…

Silicon Valley. (PTI): An Indian wrestler and a sub-inspector in the Punjab police makes his debut as an actor in a soon to be released Hollywood film ‘The Longest Yard.’ Dalip Singh plays a prison inmate in the film co-starring…

In 35 years, Young made his mark on wrestling, golf ” and so much more Nick JeziernyThe Idaho Statesman Mike Young vividly remembers 1970 ” the year he started working at Boise State. “I was 25 years old, and I…

John Fuller For the past couple of years, Sam Hazewinkel of the Gator WC has been thought of as a national title contender – in college. However, in Las Vegas, he won a different national title – in Greco-Roman at…

John Fuller/USA Wrestling Clermont-Ferrand, France – The U.S. squad placed fifth at the 2005 Women’s World Cup in France on Saturday afternoon, defeating Venezuela 19-7 in the fifth-place dual meet. Japan captured its second consecutive title, defeating the United States…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling If there is any athlete in the nation with a Greco-Roman wrestling pedigree, it is 2005 U.S. Nationals champion Sam Hazewinkel of the Gator WC. Both his father and his uncle, the famous Hazewinkel brothers, were members…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling For many years, the 60 kg/132 lbs. division in men’s Greco-Roman was very difficult for any young wrestler to crack into the top echelon. This weight division featured stars including two-time Olympian Jim Gruenwald of the Sunkist…