By Keith Groller Of The Morning Call Jim Corpora, Wrestling season may be over, but the accolades keep coming to area grapplers. At the University of Pittsburgh wrestling awards dinner last weekend, the Freshman of the Year award was presented…

Heeke says CMU is prepared to give multi-year offer By David Harris Assistant Sports Editor April 12, 2006 Wrestling coach Tom Borrelli’s 15-year career at CMU could be nearing an end. Heather Lyke, associate athletic director of compliance at The…

BRYCE MILLER Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands said he’s close to finalizing details to bring legendary coach Dan Gable back to the Hawkeye staff as an assistant coach. No deal is official, but Brands said he is on the verge…

By Andy Elder For the CDT Penn State is like any other school in trying to woo athletic recruits by opening windows to every aspect of campus life. Several years ago, for instance, a potential Nittany Lion basketball recruit was…

Tolly Thompson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) has been named the winner of the 2005 John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that Thompson has won this prestigious award. Thompson…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen The deal hasn’t been announced, and there’s no word on whether there are players to be named later involved. But Virginia Tech appears interested in hiring Jim Zalesky as its wrestling coach in what…

By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling Shawn Sheldon (West Palm Beach, Fla./New York AC) has been named 2005 Greco-Roman Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling. This is the first time Sheldon has won this prestigious award. Sheldon currently works for…

By Jason Bryant [email protected] It’s a given right? Ben Askren led the nation in falls. Well, you’re partially right. While Askren piled up 25 falls, the most in Division I, it was two-sport star Charles “Chuck” Robinson from Division II…