In New York last week 50 or so parents of students at two schools gathered to watch a series of nine matches between the schools’ wrestling teams. When the matches were over, and Philadelphia’s Overbrook School had won, 22-to-5, the…
The following 10 coaches were asked the exact same question: If you could change one thing about college wrestling what would it be? Tom Brands, University of Iowa Head Wrestling Coach It would be the weigh-in procedures and basically how…
Andy Hamilton – Iowa City Press-Citizen CEDAR FALLS — To hear others speak of his work, it might sound as if Terry Brands was employed as some sort of project manager if you didn’t know better. Advertisement During the first…
From USA Wrestling: Bill Zadick of Colorado Springs, Colo. has been hired by USA Wrestling for the new position of Resident Coordinator and Assistant National Coach. He begins his duties in January. Zadick, a 2006 World freestyle wrestling champion, will…
Happy New Year to everybody in the wrestling community. The 2008 year has reached its final day, and in a tradition that we have continued for many years on TheMat.com, I will present my top 10 wrestling stories of the…
The lowering of shoulder straps while on the mat is considered an act of unsportsmanlike conduct. The only time it would not be penalized is if the wrestler received permission from the official to do so. Should this infraction occur…
By Bob Sherwin Seattle Times staff reporter It’s never going to leave, that painful image of defeat. Not in Dan Gable’s mind, not in this lifetime. He won’t allow it. He clings to it like a drowning man trying to…
Before The Midlands, there was The Wilkes (and still is, though it is mostly for JV wrestlers now). Many of you fellow old-timers on the Forum surely remember ‘The Wilkes’ , the Rose Bowl of Wrestling, from back-in-the-day. Going thru…
125 1st – #2 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) dec. #4 Tyler Clark (Iowa State), 3-2 3rd – #3 James Nicholson (Old Dominion) dec. Scott Sentes (Central Michigan), 3-2 5th – Ben Ashmore (Unat.) dec. #8 Jay Ivanco (Clarion), 2-1 7th –…
