VANSTON, Ill. — University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Baima made the most of his two days at the 43rd Annual Midlands Wrestling Championships by being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after claiming the 165-pound title. As a team the…
Fairfield High School Class of 1994 When Willie Wineberg walked off the mat at St. John’s Arena in 1994, having defeated St. Xavier’s Shawn Rockey for the 125-pound state wrestling title, he had accomplished what no other Southwestern Ohio wrestler…
By Denny Diehl InterMat Correspondent When a tournament attracts 32 Division I teams (almost 40% of all schools at the NCAA Championships) it’s possible to reach selective conclusions based on individual and team performances. We’ll attempt to postulate on a…
After taking third place at the Southern Scuffle last weekend, the No. 6 Big Red wrestling team will kick off its dual meet schedule when it takes on No. 5 Michigan at New York City’s New York Athletic Club on…
An excerpt from a column in SportsFan magazine There was a state championship high school wrestling match in New York where one of the wrestlers won by a score of 7-6. Before the official raising of the hand by the…
By TODD HOLCOMB The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Caleb Anthony and Dustin Harvey have gone shark fishing off the Florida coast and snowboarding in North Carolina. Next year, they’ll be college roommates and teammates on the wrestling team at Newberry College in…
By Tim Masmar STAFF WRITER BURLINGTON CENTRAL ” Burlington Central’s Ricky Leos still thinks about the bizarre set of circumstances that swiftly unfolded and wiped out a memorable junior season on the wrestling mats nearly one year ago. How could…
Scott Casber/Takedown Radio Takedown Radio Upcoming Schedule: December 24 — No Show, off for the holiday ___________________________________________________________ December 29-30 — TDR will come to you live from the 44th annual Midlands Tournament at Northwestern University This year’s broadcast team includes:…
Tom Franck, Staff Writer [email protected] The team race in folkstyle wrestling tournaments is an exciting and important aspect of the sport. While the competition within each weight class is thrilling by itself, one wrestler alone can’t win a team title…
INDIANAPOLIS – First-year data from the NCAA’s new Graduation Success Rate show that about three-fourths of Division I student-athletes are succeeding in the classroom and earning their college degrees. The GSR is a new NCAA measurement that improves the federally…
