By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor AMES — Cael Sanderson isn’t ready to say he won’t wrestle again. But he’s getting close. “I haven’t completely (ruled it out), but pretty close, “said Iowa State’s assistant head wrestling coach. “If I…
Head wrestling coach Tony Aho’s main concern in the aftermath of Eli Meyer’s death is to be there for the wrestlers who were in the gym when Eli collapsed and died. Meyer, 14, collapsed after a captain’s practice on Nov.…
Madison, WI (U-WIRE) — Just glancing at Wisconsin wrestlers Jordan and Josh Crass can give one the feeling of experiencing double vision. The two are identical twins, and more than look the part. Remarkably enough, they make up only one…
Billy Jack Saylor changed the sport of wrestling forever on Nov. 7, 1997. The 19-year-old freshman at Campell University in North Carolina, one of only 35 three-time Florida state wrestling champions, died of cardiac arrest amidst a grueling training session.…
By ERIC WILSON WALL paintings in Egyptian tombs depict wrestlers competing in crude loincloths that drooped to their knees. Greek antiquities show that when wrestling was introduced to the Olympic Games in 708 B.C., participants competed in the buff. In…
Massachusetts USA Wrestling to co-sponsor a free Dan Gable Clinic in Natick, Sunday, Nov. 27 Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Massachusetts USA Wrestling has announced that it will co-sponsor a free wrestling clinic for wrestlers, coaches and fans in Natick, Mass., Sunday,…
Cal Poly 133 Pounder Darrell Vasquez has been invited to replace Wisconsin’s Tom Clum in the NWCA all-star meet Nov. 21 in Stillwater, Okla. Vasquez, a junior, placed 4th in the nation as a freshman and then had to sit…
A Trip To Oklahoma Wrestling Room Changes Opinion of Team Writer Once Despised By Kyle Klingman “TWM Columnist Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] It wasn’t that I disliked Oklahoma wrestling; it’s that there was never a time…
Talented wrestlers expected for New York Athletic Club Holiday Championships set for Nov. 19-20 in New York City Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The tournament date has been changed, but the quality of the field is expected to be outstanding at the…
National Wrestling Legends Fund created to support the work and mission of USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame have combined their annual giving programs through…
