Hawkeyes hope mixing old, new is recipe for success By Michael Rand Special to ESPN.com They say getting to the top isn’t the hard part; rather, it’s staying at the top. The Iowa wrestling program spent plenty of years dispelling…
Steve Lawrence, Ithaca Times 2006 Had I not known better, I might have guessed – based on the guy’s enthusiasm – that he was a freshman wrestler trying to impress his coach by walking around on The Commons, putting up…
By DAN McCOOL Iowa City, Ia. – He is no longer using soup cans for weight training, but Iowa wrestler Mario Galanakis has returned to his wrestling roots to get some success this season. Galanakis, a senior 133-pounder from Greenfield,…
By DAN McCOOL Tim Johnson is preparing to call the action of his 25th regularly-scheduled Iowa-Iowa State wrestling meet on Sunday. Johnson said this Sunday’s 4 p.m. meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena could be one of the best in terms of…
Josh Koscheck, a 2001 NCAA champion for Edinboro, has been added to the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night card on Spike TV on Dec. 13. It will be Koscheck’s first fight since August when he defeated Jonathan Goulet.…
U.S. Navy SEALs and Minnesota plan monumental event University of Minnesota Sports Information For information on the Trident Challenge, visit In conjunction with Minnesota’s wrestling match against defending national champion Oklahoma State on Wednesday, Dec. 6, the United States…
By Guy Cipriano gciprian–@–centredaily.com The goals were defined last year. Help the wrestling team win dual meets. Advance as far as possible in the Beast of the East and other grueling tournaments. Survive districts and regionals. Step on the awards…
Mark Palmer, Staff Writer @ RevWrestling.com For many wrestling fans, serving as editor of a major amateur wrestling publication would be the ideal job. The opportunity to witness major wrestling events from press row “¦ get to go one-on-one with…
Oregon State at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate; Primm, Nev. (Star of the Desert Arena); all day Now the going gets a little tougher. After a strong start in its first five dual meets, Oregon State (5-0 overall, 1-0 Pacific-10)…
