Month June 2005

Phillip Simpson, Tiffany Martin and Marissa Limsiaco Earn Top USMA Athletic Honor Record-Setting Wrestler, Track & Field Star and Women’s Tennis Standout Receive Army Athletic Association Trophy WEST POINT, N.Y. – Wrestler Phillip Simpson, track and field standout Tiffany Martin…

Rulon Gardner/ Dear Friends, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly state that I did not back out of a planned speaking engagement next month in protest of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision to end my health insurance and…

By EDDIE PELLSAP Sports Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Olympic champion wrestler Rulon Gardner wants to work with the U.S. Olympic Committee to find a way to provide health insurance to retired Olympic athletes. Gardner, who retired after his last…

Cassie Arner/Illinois Sports Information CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – University of Illinois head wrestling coach Mark Johnson was honored in Springfield with a proclamation praising the Fighting Illini,¹s recent accomplishments. “It,¹s a nice honor for our team. “Johnson said. “Personally, it was…

John Fuller In 2002, it appeared that Chris Bono would finally get his chance to represent the United States at the World Championships. Then, just days before his team was set to fly to Tehran, Iran, the team received a…

Greco-Roman Challenge Tournaments completed at University and FILA Junior World Team Trials; Ruiz beats Wheeler in University showdown at 96 kgGary Abbott/USA Wrestling The Challenge Tournament segment for two age-group World Team Trials events, the University World Team Trials and…

Season one of Real Pro Wrestling culminated with an action packed and dramatic two hour finale shown on PAX TV Sunday afternoon. The Iowa Stalkers took home the national team title with 91 points on the strength of national champion…

( Manheim, Pa) “The National Wrestling Coaches Association is pleased to announce that Jason Bryant has been hired to take over operations of the InterMat web site. Bryant succeeds Tom Owens as the webmaster after Owens ran the site from…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum will be hosting its 29th Honors Weekend in Stillwater, Okla., June 3-4. The Hall of Fame will induct a new class of Distinguished Members, as well as recognize a…

The University of Minnesota wrestling team has announced its 18th annual Brock Lesnar Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 6, at Gopher Hills Golf Course in Meisville, Minn. Meisville is located just south of Hastings, Minn. The event…

John Fuller A couple of years ago, one of the top high school recruits in the country left Iowa State after only one year to pursue a career in Greco-Roman wrestling. Harry Lester transferred to Northern Michigan Univ. and enrolled…

Rulon Gardner, the wrestling heavyweight who won Olympic gold in 2000, then left his shoes on the mat after taking bronze in the 2004 Olympic Games, backed out of a planned speaking engagement next month in protest of the U.S.…