( 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.…
By JENNIFER PENTON – IR Sports Writer Like father like son. Wrestling is more than just competition to the members of the East Helena Wrestling Club. For many members, following in their father’s footsteps is more meaningful than any shinny…
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling For a seven-year stretch (1996-2002), Stephanie Murata won the U.S. Nationals every year, and was one of the true stars of U.S. women’s wrestling. She was able to win a World silver medal in 2001, and played…
By Pete Bosak BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Area school board late Tuesday evening voted to put plans for a wrestling-only room back into a $32 million renovation planned for the high school. As a cost-cutting measure, the wrestlers faced losing…
