Mark Palmer, Staff Writer at RevWrestling Take a look at the wrestling resumes of most Olympic gold medal-winning wrestlers from the US, and just about all of them had considerable international experience, built on a foundation from being state champs…
2007 World Team member Joe Heskett has sudden heart surgery, wrestling career ends Danielle Warner Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio “Joe Heskett, Ohio State wrestling volunteer assistant coach, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia last Thursday and underwent surgery…
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY In decades past, an outstanding college wrestler like Johny Hendricks probably would have focused his post-graduate efforts on trying to make the Olympics. Instead, he’ll make his mixed martial arts debut in a cage match…
Boilermaker wrestlers lend hand with community projects West Lafayette, IN By Tanner Lipsett Purdue University Sports Information The Purdue University wrestling team did its part to make the world a better place this summer as they helped out with a…
Winning conference championships, becoming an All-American and national champion can help determine what makes a college wrestler successful. However, is that the only true mark of what makes a wrestler good? A number of factors play into deciding what makes…
Johny Hendricks By Jenni Carlson Staff Writer Willie Gunter wants to be a mixed martial arts fighter when he grows up. He already has a nickname picked out””The Beast.” He has a way to reach his dream, too. Wrestling. Already…
Vering second at World Championships Five victories on Tuesday propelled Howells, Neb., native Brad Vering into the championship finals at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships, but Russian Aleksey Mishin proved to be too much at 84kg. Vering picked up his…
Minneapolis, MN “The School of Champions announces Cole Konrad as the Director for 2007. Konrad, the two-time NCAA National Champion and three-time Big Ten Champion for the University of Minnesota takes over the supplemental training program in its fifth year.…
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling ANTALYA, TURKEY – The United States had a dominant performance at the historic first World Grappling Championships, sweeping all nine gold medals in the final event of the World Wrestling Games in Antalya, Turkey, September 9.…
