Month February 2005

Lehigh pounds Penn in finaleBanged-up Trenge wins his match as Hawks set sights on EIWA’s. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call Jon Trenge survived cuts to his eyes. Troy Letters finished the regular season undefeated. Cory Cooperman reversed his…

Senior Cowboy shines in final home dual Ben ElderAsst. Sports Editor With one second left on the clock, the crowd rose to its feet to salute a No. 1 ranked senior who has given the Oklahoma State wrestling squad nothing…

Shuttle Service Offered To Ease Wrestling Woes DES MOINES- Drivers know to steer clear of Vets Auditorium when ever possible, but at tournament time it can’t be avoided for many. For those that run the dual guantlet of construction and…

Short-Term Focus, Long-Term Goals Drive Eastern Michigan’s Ed Magrys Senior 184-Pounder Wants Redemption at NCAA Tournament; Working Towards MBA By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] He graduated and earned his degree in International…

Downing wins gold medal at Tourcoing Grand Prix in FranceJohn Fuller/USA Wrestling Tourcoing, France – Katie Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) captured a gold medal at the Tourcoing Grand Prix in France on Sunday, leading a U.S. squad that won…

State tournaments dates may move if new arena can land NCAA events If adopted, wrestling and basketball events would be week earlier. By TOM WITOSKYREGISTER STAFF WRITER Copyright 2005, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company Iowa’s high school athletic associations…

Missouri Wrestling Closes Regular Season With 28-9 Win …Tigers Dominate Eastern Illinois on the Mat… Charleston, Ill. – The 13th-ranked Missouri wrestling team finished its regular season schedule with a 28-9 victory over Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena in…

No. 4 Lehigh routs No. 24 Penn in regular season finale Bethlehem, PA “In its final tune-up before the EIWA Championships, No. 4 Lehigh posted a convincing 37-6 victory over No. 24 Penn on Senior Day at Leeman-Turner Arena at…

Gophers Drop 24-13 Decision to Third-Ranked Illinois The third-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team used seven individual wins on Sunday to hand the ninth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team a 24-13 loss at the Sports Pavilion in front of 1,726 fans.…

Navy Downs Army In Wrestling Phillip Simpson Improves to 20-1 on the Season WEST POINT, N.Y. – Phillip Simpson earned a major decision triumph at 149 pounds, but it was not enough as Army’s 23rd-ranked wrestling team dropped a 23-10…

Mocs Shutout VMI, Claim SoCon Wrestling Title The wrestling team recorded four pins and a technical fall Sunday and shut out VMI 50-0 to complete an undefeated Southern Conference season and claim the SoCon regular-season championship. The Mocs registered their…

No. 1 Cowboy Wrestlers Defeat SoonersBy OSU Media Relations STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s wrestling team won six matches en route to an 18-13 Bedlam victory over Oklahoma in front of 8,697 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday afternoon. Steve Mocco…