John Fuller Many media members put Tina George on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team before she actually earned the spot. In the Olympic Trials, she was defeated by Tela O’Donnell for a birth on the first-ever women’s Olympic team in…
Iowa State officials offer $1.1 million to host wrestling and $135,000 for basketball. By TOM WITOSKYREGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa State athletic officials jumped hard at becoming the host school for NCAA championship events held at the Wells Fargo Arena in…
Wrestling Recruiting Class Ranked Sixth Best in the NationNittany Lions finalize 2005 class with 12 signees in late period UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 31, 2005 – Penn State Head Wrestling Coach Troy Sunderland today announced the addition of 12 men…
By Bill Burt Sports Editor Sportswriter Dave Dyer has won Wrestling USA Magazine’s prestigious Schoolboy Sportswriter of the Year. The national college and high school wrestling magazine, which has an estimated 483,000 readers, noted Dyer’s coverage of the sport at…
by John A. Henning WrestlingReport College Editor Burlington, VT May 26, 2005. It’s a typical off-season for wrestlers competing for NCAA Division 1 programs; some enter free-style tournaments, some concentrate on academics, some concentrate on weight training and nutrition, and…
For all the wrestling fans out there, come over to the new Amateur Wrestling Group and discuss your favorite aspects of amateur wrestling. Give gear recommendations, techniques and discuss the sport of wrestling.
U.S. University World Team and FILA Junior World Team determined from trials events held at Olympic Training Center; Mango makes teams on both levels; Cejudo brothers make FILA Junior freestyle team Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The U.S. World Team members on…
John Fuller Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) has been named TheMat.com…
Rulon Gardner/ Dear Friends, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly state that I did not back out of a planned speaking engagement next month in protest of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to end my health insurance and…
Phillip Simpson, Tiffany Martin and Marissa Limsiaco Earn Top USMA Athletic Honor Record-Setting Wrestler, Track & Field Star and Women’s Tennis Standout Receive Army Athletic Association Trophy WEST POINT, N.Y. – Wrestler Phillip Simpson, track and field standout Tiffany Martin…
