One of Nation’s Top High School Wrestlers Joins Illini From Cassie Arner/Illinois Sports Information CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ” University of Illinois head wrestling coach Mark Johnson announced the signing of Patrick Bond of Great Bridge High School (VA) to a national…
Click here to play the interview with the real Dan Hodge at the Real Pro Wrestling event. In 1995, WIN magazine and the International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Newton, Iowa, started the Dan Hodge Trophy. It is awarded each…
Vestal senior Chris Musser, who this past season broke the school record for varsity wrestling victories, has announced he will attend Brown University in Providence, R.I., next fall. Musser chose Brown over several other schools, including Virginia and Stanford. He…
by John Di Tullio Webster Schroeder wrestler Gregor Gillespie powered through the competition during his high school career capturing five Monroe County titles, five Section V titles, five super sectional titles, and state championships in his sophomore and senior seasons.…
Dan Hodge Becomes a Pro Legend No college wrestler was ever more successful in the professional game than Verne Gagne. As a four-time Big Ten champion and two-time NCAA champion at the University of Minnesota in the late 1940s, Gagne…
By LINCOLN ARNEAL/Telegram Sports Writer COLUMBUS – The first thing Mick Bubak did when he found out the Nebraska Schools Activities Association voted to move the state wrestling tournament to the Qwest Center in Omaha was get on his cell…
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced today honorees from each of the League’s 11 wrestling squads for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior.…
State College, Pa. – The Big Ten Conference office announced today honorees from each of the League’s 11 wrestling squads for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Penn State senior Adam Smith (Newport, Pa.) was the Nittany Lions’ representative among the…
Before the tournament started, the 145-pound weight class was looked forward to with great anticipation and excitement. Not only is it comprised of the top six freestyle wrestlers in the United States, but also some of the most electrifying, young…
