10 Questions With … Ben Wissel Junior grappler recalls memorable Christmas present, sent to work soon after WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Each week throughout the 2004-2005 wrestling season, one wrestler will be chosen at random to answer 10 equally random…
Brands Named to IHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductions are Feb. 26 Four significant Iowans who have contributed to the sport of wrestling will be inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Wrestling Hall of Fame, Saturday, Feb. 26.…
Iowa Conference Championships Preview From Will Wolper/IIAC CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The 2005 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) wrestling Championship is Thursday, February 17, at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Matches begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Graber…
CSTV to have major wrestling coverage on Sunday, Feb. 20 with premier of “Dog Days: Minnesota Wrestling, “and two Big Ten dual meet telecasts2/16/2005Eric Handler/CSTV NEW YORK, February 16, 2005 – CSTV: College Sports Television (www.CSTV.com) will give collegiate wrestling…
Daily Iowan – Metro Issue: 2/16/05 Ex-Hawk wrestling coach chargedBy Alex Lang – The Daily Iowan A former Hawkeye wrestling coach and Olympic contender was charged with indecent exposure Tuesday on allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward one…
‘Cutting’ weight: A safe practice for youth wrestlers? Q) My sons are always trying to lose weight to compete in wrestling. Is this OK, if they’re not overweight to begin with? Rick / Texas A) Youth wrestling puts kids at…
Making WeightWrestlers sacrifice to become the best pound-for-pound athletes in their sport By ROSS MARTIN Four years ago, Josh Callaway faced a tough decision. He needed to cut almost 20 pounds off of his 5-foot-7 frame if he wanted to…
Wrestlers must adjust at college level By ROSS MARTIN Collegiate wrestling coaches faced many changes in 2001 when the NCAA mandated a weight-certification program for all its members in response to three wrestler deaths in 1997 linked to unsafe weight-cutting…
Gophers’ young grapplers find the going slow as rookiesThree of Minnesota’s redshirt freshmen are battling injuries and ineffectiveness. By Matt Anderson Roger Kish, C.P. Schlatter, Mack Reiter and Matt Koz were supposed to be the blue-chip recruits who led Minnesota’s…
UNI wrestler Harrison also a singer, actor and worker By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor CEDAR FALLS — Jeff Harrison is one of the best collegiate wrestlers in the nation. He’s ranked No. 6 in the country at 149 pounds,…
