Even after he became a Greco-Roman Olympian for the first time, Shawn Sheldon continued wrestling in freestyle competitions. After all, he’d been successful in both forms, winning two junior national championships in each. By 1991, however, he decided to focus…
Dan Chaid earned a bachelor’s degree in radio and TV communication at the University of Oklahoma, but for the past eight years, the native Californian has taught high school history classes in Santa Clara, Calif. “History was more of an…
If you’re a fan of Bruce Baumgartner — the most decorated US wrestler in international competition, with four Olympic medals — you’ll want to get in on the bidding for this print of Bruce and Lou Roselli, autographed by the…
This Article is an Excerpt From Michael Fry’s New Book “The Grapplers Guide to Sports Nutrition By Michael Fry “TWM Nutrition/Training Columnist This article is the forward from my new book titled The Grapplers Guide to Sports Nutrition. The reason…
NFHS reports girls high school wrestling growth in 2004-05, as well as state-by-state statistics for boys and girls Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The National Federation of High School Associations has released information that indicates that girls high school wrestling continues to…
Nirva Milord/USADA COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 19, 2005) – The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Faruk Sahin of Fort Carson, Colo., an athlete in the sport of wrestling, withdrew his pending appeal before the Court of Arbitration…
Matt Storniolo came from Penn State seeking staff support by Robert Przybylo OU junior wrestler Matt Storniolo provided an interesting reason to move from State College, Penn., to Norman. “The wrestling program just did not have the support from the…
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former Nebraska All-American Todd Beckerman has joined the University of Maryland’s coaching staff, head coach Pat Santoro announced today. A native of Crofton, Md., Beckerman spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the…
The 2005 Purdue Fall Wrestling Clinic, to be held Oct. 21-23, will provide wrestlers in grades 2-12 with lessons in technique, drilling and strategy. The clinic will be held in the new state-of-the-art Blake Family Wrestling Training Center in Lambert…
