Month March 2005

Losses by Troy Letters, Jon Trenge leave team without NCAA finalist. By Gary R. BlockusOf The Morning Call ST. LOUIS, Mo. | Dreams died painfully on Friday night. Troy Letters will never tie Mike Caruso’s Lehigh record as a three-time…

By CRAIG PHILLIPS ST. LOUIS, Mo. ” It was old home day for the Clarion University wrestling program Friday at Union Station’s South Plaza. Golden Eagle greats Wade Schalles and Kurt Angle were named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association…

By Brent Trowbridge There will be no fewer than 11 former Pennsylvania high school wrestlers coming home from St. Louis this weekend with All-American status, plus four more who are currently wrestling at a university within Pennsylvania. Greg Jones, a…

By MIKE WEILAMANNThe Express-Times ST. LOUIS — Lehigh’s disappointing weekend has turned into a horror show. As a result, the Mountain Hawks will not be represented in today’s national finals for the first time in five years. Both defending champion…

By KEVIN EVANS, Executive Sports Editor ST. LOUIS — Sean Stender left the 2004 NCAA wrestling tournament feeling horrible. He blew a big lead in the semifinals and, before he left the tourney, injured his ribs and had a sixth-place…

By DAN McCOOLREGISTER STAFF WRITER St. Louis, Mo. – Mark Perry of Iowa heard the boast about defending 165-pound NCAA wrestling champion Troy Letters of Lehigh as he helped former NCAA champion Joe Williams prepare for the 2004 Summer Olympics.…

By Bryan Bamonte – The Daily Iowan Three years ago, hours before the Kansas state high-school wrestling championships, Joe Johnston had to wait. Not because it was 2 a.m. and he had a state championships to defend later that morning…

Third times the Charm Johnston hoping this trip to NCAA tourney produces elusive title. By J.R. Ogden The Gazette ST. LOUIS ” Joe Johnston has been here before. Twice. This time, he’s confident he won’t leave empty-handed. A junior 157-pounder…

WVU’s Jones in final after 50th win in row By R.B. Fallstrom, The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Oklahoma State had a clean sweep of five semifinal matches last night, wrapping up its third consecutive NCAA wrestling championship with one…

Senior Will Face Top-Seeded Zach Esposito Saturday for National Crown Live on ESPN ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Second-seeded Phillip Simpson earned a spot in the 149-pound championship bout by recording a pair of victories on the second day of competition…

Reiss cousins are each other’s No. 1 fans. By J.F. PIRROThe Express-Times For Emmaus High School senior Bryan Reiss, the road back to Hershey for the PIAA’s wrestling postseason in March holds a two-fold purpose. One, improving on a fifth-place…

By Andy Elder ST. LOUIS — The Big Ten coaches’ faith in wildcards Nate Galloway of Penn State and Kirk Nail of Ohio State was rewarded in the first round. Galloway posted two wins at 157 pounds, a 5-3 pigtail…