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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
RANDY PETERSON
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
Iowa State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson must receive permission from athletic director Jamie Pollard if he plans to assume a similar position at a Division I university in Iowa or the Big 12 Conference, according to his contract released today.
Sanderson, who replaced Bobby Douglas on Jan. 3, signed a five-year deal worth a guaranteed $110,000 a year, excluding incentives. The deal expires on June 30, 2011.
Financial incentives include $10,000 for winning the national championship, $5,000 for winning the conference championship, $1,000 for each NCAA qualifier and $500 for each conference champion.
The Cyclones had five NCAA qualifiers and three conference champions last season.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
Outgoing A.D. gets packing
Bowlsby’s house fetches more than $1.45M price tag
By Pat Harty
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby can scratch one thing off his to-do list before moving to Stanford University.
Bowlsby said Wednesday morning that he has sold his house near Solon, which was listed at a cost of $1.45 million.
The home, which features six bedrooms, five baths and an outdoor swimming pool, was on the market less than a week and it sold for more than the listing price.
“Yes, I was surprised and pleased,” Bowlsby said of how quickly the house sold. “And yeah, it makes it a lot easier.
“Anybody who’s ever owned two houses knows that it’s not a comfortable feeling.”
Bowlsby listed the house May 7 with Iowa Realty. It sold by the following Thursday.
Lou Ann Lathrop sold the house for Iowa Realty.
She said there were competing offers that made the cost of the house go above the listing price.
“It made me very happy,” Lathrop said. “And it took some of the stress off him.”
Lathrop said the sale is still pending until the financing is approved.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
By Gary Abbott
USA Wrestling/Themat.com
gabbott@usawrestling.org
The wrestling community is coming off an exciting weekend, when the 2006 U.S. World Teams in men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman were determined at the World Team Trials in Sioux City, Iowa. A weekend of outstanding competition was completed with 14 wrestlers earning the right to represent the United States at the World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China in late September.
Missing this weekend from the competition were the top U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers, which has become a traditional part of the World Team Trials each year. The U.S. women’s team will be determined at the Women’s World Team Trials at the Colorado Springs Christian School in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 30.
The decision to hold the women’s trials event at a different time and location from the men was just for this year. The international wrestling schedule created a situation that make it necessary for the women’s tournament to be held later in the year than the men’s competition. The women will be included in the World Team Trials next year, and in future years.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
BY TOM ROCK
Newsday Staff Writer
Two-time state champion wrestler Ryan Patrovich, once the cornerstone of Hofstra’s incoming recruiting class, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Ohio State in the fall. Patrovich had signed to attend Hofstra earlier in the year, but when Pride wrestling coach Tom Ryan left to take the Ohio State job in April, Patrovich asked for a release from his commitment.
Patrovich said the decision was not merely between Ohio State and Hofstra. He met with Wisconsin coach Barry Davis Wednesday night before making up his mind yesterday morning. He signed and faxed the letter June 1st.
Patrovich said he did not choose Ohio State solely because of his relationship with Ryan. He said the facilities and atmosphere at the Columbus campus were overwhelming. “It really opened my eyes,” he said.
Tom Shifflet, Hofstra’s new wrestling coach, had hoped to convince Patrovich to stay on Long Island.
“There was a chance of me staying [at Hofstra], but I took the visits and explored the opportunities a bit,” said Patrovich, a senior at Islip High School whose brother Mike, a senior at Hofstra this coming season, is the returning CAA Wrestler of the Year.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winning jockey Pat Day has been named to the Hall of Outstanding Americans by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Hall of Outstanding Americans demonstrates wrestling’s pride in those who have used the disciplines of the sport to launch notable careers in other walks of life, such as science and technology, business and industry, government and the military, the arts and humanities, among others. New classes of these remarkable achievers are inducted annually.
Day, of Louisville, Ky., is one of the greatest professional jockeys in history, and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2005, after a 32-year riding career, he announced his retirement after winning 8,804 races, fourth on the all-time list. He earned an estimated $297,941,912 through racing, and passed the retired Chris McCarron as the all-time earnings leader in 2002.
He won the 1992 Kentucky Derby aboard Lil E. Tee and was a runner-up at the Kentucky Derby four times. He has won the Preakness (gr. I) five times, the Belmont (gr. I) three times and 12 Breeder’s Cup races.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
By Andy Hamilton
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Terry Brands was searching Friday for words to fit the meaning of his induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame before his thoughts drifted several hundred miles and a week into the past.
The USA Wrestling freestyle resident coach and former Iowa great arrived Friday evening in Stillwater, Okla., site of Saturday’s induction ceremonies. Brands’ mind was back in Sioux City, where the World Team Trials were held last weekend.
“It’s obviously a great honor, but the trials just got over and I’m focused on the performance we had that wasn’t real good for me to look at,” he said. “I need to sit back and relax and learn to appreciate these things better.”
Think Brands will ever be able to do that?
“I’m hoping that happens to me someday,” he said. “But I also think I wouldn’t be in this thing if I was the other way. I don’t think patience is a very strong virtue in the Brands mind.”
Brands, 38, didn’t build an impressive list of credentials by waiting around. His edginess and relentless style produced two NCAA titles, a pair of World championships and Olympic bronze. Only five other American freestyle wrestlers have won more than one World title.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
By Kevin Schlosser
The Ohio State University Wrestling Program is a national power. Proof lies in the domino effect that was set off by Russ Hellickson’s early retirement. That event changed the landscape of college wrestling.
The college wrestling community recognized Ohio State as a sleeping giant and no one wanted to lose their coach. Legends retired to make way for new blood, coaches were fired so schools could hire their first choice; and other coaches saw their contracts extended or their programs resources improved to make it harder to leave.
Ohio State’s search to find the best coaching candidate was exhaustive and competitive as the list of applicants was long and accomplished. In the end, Tom Ryan emerged as the best man for the job and was selected as the new Head Wrestling Coach.
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June 6th, 2006 by Administrator
By Jason Bryant
jbryant@intermatwrestle.com
When Frank Lipoli calls my cell phone, it’s usually him running 100 miles an hour telling me about the next big thing he’s got planned. I’ve grown accustomed to the “Jason, it’s Frank … call me, it’s important,” messages.
This morning was nothing of the like. It was somber.
Frank, who’s normally completely energetic, didn’t sound himself. Unfortunately for the Virginia wrestling community and those that knew a very respected wrestling fan and his bride, the news was saddening.
Having grown up in Virginia and covered the scene down there for nine years before coming up to Pennsylvania, there was a pair of folks I started to frequently see.
It started at local high school matches. I saw them there. Old Dominion dual meets. I saw them there. Middle School state tournaments … I saw them there. Mat Town USA Invitational, I saw them there. NCAA championships. I saw them there.
The next tournament I attend, I will only see one of them.
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June 3rd, 2006 by Administrator
USA Wrestling has named Palm Beach County, Fla. as the host for two of its national championship events this summer, the U.S. Beach Nationals and the U.S. Sombo Nationals, as well as its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting and its annual State Leaders Conference. These activities will be held August 17-20.
The bid was awarded to the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and the Palm Beach County Sports Institute.. Also participating with the local organizing committee will be the Palm Beach County Community Olympic Development Program in Wrestling and the Florida Amateur Wrestling Association.
“We believe Palm Beach County will serve as a wonderful host for this important event,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. “Palm Beach County has long been a leader within the Olympic Movement and we are very excited to bring athletes and our sports leadership to such a progressive sports community.”
“The Sports Commission and CODP are excited to welcome the USA Wrestling community to Palm Beach County this summer. We offer wrestlers and their families the opportunity compete in the first ever Beach and Sombo National Championships, while enjoying miles of beaches, crystal blue waters, wonderful cultural attractions and endless shopping,” said Pam Gerig-Bland, Executive Director of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.
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