Month May 2006

VT/Iowa Transfer Denial Has Families Fuming

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Four parents of the five Virginia Tech wrestlers denied transfer releases said the school has recanted a recruiting promise and their families may pursue legal action in an attempt to gain immediate eligibility at…

St Cloud State Hires Steve Costanzo as Head Coach

Thomas C. Nelson St. Cloud State Sports Information ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University Athletics Director Dr. Morris Kurtz has announced that Steve Costanzo has been named as head wrestling coach and assistant strength and conditioning coordinator for…

RPW Profile: Peter Likins, President U of Arizona

Written by Sandy Stevens University of Arizona president Peter Likins and his wife, Patricia, have not only shared 50 years of marriage; they’ve also shared duties as coaches of a wrestling team. The Likinses’ story begins at age 13, when…

Marcel Cooper Back After Retirement, Better Than Ever

Craig Sesker USA Wrestling COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. “Marcel Cooper peeled off his wrestling shoes, placed them on the center of the mat at the RCA Dome and said goodbye. After nearly three decades of wrestling, Cooper decided to retire after…

Hofstra Names Tom Shifflet New Head Coach

Hempstead, N.Y. By Jim Sheehan Hofstra University Sports Information Tom Shifflet, the head wrestling coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a former assistant coach at Cornell University, has been named the head wrestling coach at Hofstra…

Alex Tirapelle Awarded NCAA Postgrad Scholarship

Champaign, Ill. By Victor Cortez Illinois Sports Information Alex Tirapelle (Clovis, Calif.) is the recipient of a $7,500 postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA. In August, the two-time All-American starts the masters program in sports management after graduating in May with…

Harvard Adds Jamill Kelly, Jesse Jantzen To Staff

Olympic Medalist Jamill Kelly and NCAA Champion Jesse Jantzen Join Wrestling Staff May 16, 2006 Cambridge, Mass. – Harvard wrestling is the latest program affected by all the coaching changes in the world of collegiate wrestling. Crimson Head Coach Jay…

Waching Wrestling on YouTube

If you haven’t checked out YouTube.com you should. It’s tons of videos online that include everything from President speeches to wrestling clips. You can see HS action, Collage wrestling, practices and much much more. It’s all free too! Check out…

Wrestler McNutt wins national bronze medal

By Stephanie Ramsay Mustang Terri McNutt won a bronze medal at last week’s Senior National Wrestling Championships in Saskatoon, defeating Guelph’s Belinda Chou in the 51 kg weight class. McNutt, a graduate nursing student at Western and this year’s recipient…