Month June 2005

UNI Coach, Williams Make World Team

UNI coach defeats Mocco Ex-Hawkeye Williams also among World Team qualifiers By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen AMES — Throughout the first seven years of his freestyle wrestling career, Tolly Thompson collected more patience than accolades. For years, he wore…

Bono Wrestles His Way To Worlds

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, Ia. – Chris Bono won wrestling matches in Hilton Coliseum competing for Iowa State, but nothing quite as big as Sunday’s bout. With family and fans wearing “Chris Bono Wrestling “T-shirts and cheering…

Thompson Tops Mocco for US World Team Spot

AMES — Northern Iowa assistant coach Tolly Thompson earned a spot on his first United States World freestyle team Sunday at the U.S. World trials at Hilton Coliseum. Thompson of Janesville beat NCAA champion Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State at…

Quotes from the Champs: World Team Trials

U.S. World Team Trials champions quotes 6/19/2005 Maggie Hendricks and Tricia Turley/USA Wrestling Men’s Freestyle Quotes 55 kg Sammie Henson, St. Louis, Mo., Sunkist Kids On his age: “I feel about 22. It’s so much better now. You hear the…

Quotes from World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

U.S. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champions quotes 6/18/2005 Maggie Hendricks and Tricia Turley/USA Wrestling Men’s Freestyle Quotes 55 kg Eric Akin, Lincoln, Nebraska, Sunkist On competing as a veteran: “It’s fun. I still have the ability and drive. To…

New Wrestling Gear and Site Updates

There are some new things here at WrestlingPod. First, I’ve added a wrestling video and DVD section with wrestling tips and drills to help you improve. Also added some adiStar and Under Armour apparel in the performance gear section. As…

Henson, Byers, McMann Win at U.S. World Team Trials

A combination of world medalists of the past and newcomers to the highest level of international wrestling made it to the U.S. National Team Sunday as victors in the finals of the U.S. World Team Trials, held in Ames, Iowa. Here are the full results of the finals, taken from the USOC Press Box page, by Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling: U.S. World Teams determined at World Team Trials in Ames, Iowa, June 19; Only two series extended to full three matches, with Durlacher and Lester winning deciding bouts by Gary Abbott - USA Wrestling The U.S. team for the 2005 World Wrestling Championships was determined during the Championship Series at the World Team Trials, held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, June 19. Each of the team members had to win a best-of-three series to earn a spot on the team. Competition was in the three international styles of the sport, men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling. All but two of the Championship Series were completed in two straight matches. The only two series to be extended to three bouts occurred in men's Greco-Roman wrestling. In both of those series, the athlete who lost the first match came back with two wins in a row to win the series, two matches to one.

World Team Trials – Review

The following are comments from the moderator of Amateur Wrestling Fans Addict Yahoo Group. Ames: Nice little city. The smallest city to host the event in the five years I’ve been going, but I’m not aware of any problems RE…

Osceola AAU Wrestling Tournament

420 S. Thacker Ave. Kissimmee, 34744 When: June 11, June 25, and July 9 Where: Osceola High Gymnasium Awards: Top three will receive medals Cost: $10.00 or $8.00 pre-registered Styles: Boys Folkstyle Girls Freestyle Weigh-ins: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.…

Chris Bono earns berth on U.S. World wrestling team

By: Dick Kelly, Staff Writer Jared Lawrence, Hilton Coliseum, family and friends were all the motivation Chris Bono needed Sunday afternoon. The assistant head coach for the Iowa State wrestling team used that motivation to defeat Lawrence in back-to-back matches…