Month April 2007

By any measure, Jake Varner had an incredible freshman season at Iowa State. A 29-7 record. A 2007 Big 12 finalist. A 2007 NCAA finalist. 2007 Rev Freshman of the Year 1st-5th-Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1 1. Jake Varner, Iowa St.: 62…

This week’s edition of “On the Mat “featured United States Congressman Jim Jordan and Oklahoma State head coach John Smith. Jordan is a member of the Republican Party who serves as a U.S. Representative from the Fourth Congressional District of…

For years, the State of Ohio has wanted a crack at the USA Dream Team. This year, they’ll get the opportunity. It’s head to head competition between America’s top high school wrestlers and the best from the Buckeye State. The…

Wrestling Paulsons: Journey through adversity DWANE MCFERRIN, Staff Writer Few wrestlers can claim the accomplishments of former Lewis Central wrestling standouts Trent and Travis Paulson. The twins dominated Iowa high school wrestling with a combined 366-5 record and won five…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling NEW YORK and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -“The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for wrestling in the United States, today announced a…

Kyle Klingman, Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute & Museum WATERLOO ““- Former University of Iowa wrestling standouts Simon Roberts and Sherwyn Thorson are among seven men who will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa,…

NCAA Division I Championship, Final From Auburn Hills, Mich. 609 ESPNU Fri 4/13 2:30 AM NCAA Division I Championship, Quarterfinal From Auburn Hills, Mich. 609 ESPNU Wed 4/18 12:00 PM NCAA Division I Championship, Semifinal From Auburn Hills, Mich. 609…

Olympic gold. Four NCAA titles. Undefeated in college competition. Now Cael Sanderson adds to his list of accomplishment s by being named Rev Coach of the Year in his very first year as head wrestling coach of the Iowa State…

OK all of you moms and dads out there who are bending, folding, molding and manipulating your sons and daughters with visions of scholarships and big paydays dancing in your heads, a word of advice: You’re probably chasing smoke. Your…

Big Ten Announces Winter Academic All-Conference Teams Name, School Year Major Hometown Clint Arlis, Illinois SO Liberal Arts & Sciences Batavia, Ill. Troy Tirapelle, Illinois JR Advertising Clovis, Calif. Ben Zulauf, Illinois JR Kinesiology Sterling, Ill. Max Dean, Indiana JR…

COLUMBUS, Ohio “Ohio State wrestler Chris Vondruska is a nominee for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, the conference announced Tuesday. Vondruska is one of 11 wrestlers nominated from around the league and the conference will award one male and one…