Month April 2005

Dan Hodge Becomes a Pro Legend No college wrestler was ever more successful in the professional game than Verne Gagne. As a four-time Big Ten champion and two-time NCAA champion at the University of Minnesota in the late 1940s, Gagne…

By LINCOLN ARNEAL/Telegram Sports Writer COLUMBUS – The first thing Mick Bubak did when he found out the Nebraska Schools Activities Association voted to move the state wrestling tournament to the Qwest Center in Omaha was get on his cell…

PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced today honorees from each of the League’s 11 wrestling squads for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior.…

Before the tournament started, the 145-pound weight class was looked forward to with great anticipation and excitement. Not only is it comprised of the top six freestyle wrestlers in the United States, but also some of the most electrifying, young…

State College, Pa. – The Big Ten Conference office announced today honorees from each of the League’s 11 wrestling squads for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Penn State senior Adam Smith (Newport, Pa.) was the Nittany Lions’ representative among the…

CUMBERLAND wrestlers are to be allowed to wear more modern kit in an attempt to stop the sport dying out. Youngsters have been too embarrassed by the traditional outfits to try their hand at the sport so it has been…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan wrestling team, which claimed runner-up honors at the NCAA Championships, wrapped up its 2004-05 season and announced the team awards at its annual team banquet on Saturday (April 9). For the second…

Illlini Wrestlers Honor Award Winners at Annual Banquet The University of Illinois wrestling team had plenty to celebrate Sunday evening at the team’s annual banquet, including the school’s first Big Ten Championships in the sport in 53 years. The squad…

By DREW MARKOLThe Intelligencer Just what the world needs, another professional wrestling league. Well, wait a minute, the organization Toby Willis has put together is different – it offers no dropkicks, power bombs or metal chairs to the head. Instead,…

The University of Minnesota wrestling team held its annual awards banquet on Sunday night at the Four Points Sheraton. All-Americans Cole Konrad, Mack Reiter and Bobbe Lowe were multiple honorees. A sophomore from Freedom, Wis., Konrad was named the team’s…

There is more disappointing ratings news for Real Pro Wrestling, the new professional league which features real, Olympic-style wrestling. The second of the series’ eight weekly shows was broadcast this past Sunday, April 3, at 4 PM ET, on the…

By Dave Ornauer, Stars and Stripes CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa ” Last week’s All-Armed Forces meet in Colorado Springs was a successful one for Marine wrestler Cpl. Jacob Clark. The 25-year-old from St. Paul, Minn., added the 2005 freestyle and Greco-Roman…