Month June 2005

Kerry McCoy Hired as Stanford Wrestling Coach

Stanford, Calif. – Stanford named Kerry McCoy as its wrestling head coach on Thursday. The two-time Olympian, four-time World Cup Champion and three-time NCAA All-American will begin his tenure at the helm of Stanford’s program this summer. “I’m really excited…

Don’t pin wrestling’s troubles on Title IX

BY CAROL SLEZAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST The wrestlers lost. The experts say it’s over. But the wrestlers promise to keep fighting. Shortly after the Supreme Court refused to reinstate the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Title IX lawsuit Monday, executive director Mike…

National Champions Q&A: Alaina Berube

John Fuller Women’s wrestling has reached new heights. Following its first appearance in the Olympic Games, there is more pressure on younger women to develop and compete at high levels more quickly. Alaina Berube of the New York Athletic Club…

National Champions Q&A: Mo Lawal

National Champions Q&A: Mo Lawal John Fuller Muhammed “Mo” Lawal has always had that flare for the dramatic. He is different from many U.S. wrestlers on the Senior level in that he is always looking for ways to promote himself.…

National Champions Q&A: Brad Vering

National Champions Q&A: Brad Vering John Fuller Brad Vering of the New York AC has been atop the U.S. ladder for three straight years now. The former NCAA champion at Nebraska quickly adjusted to life as a Greco-Roman wrestler, placing…