Month July 2005

Gardner Enjoys Life Off The Mats

The shoes Rulon Gardner left at the 2004 Olympics were meant to signal his retirement from wrestling. But since then, Gardner has trekked across the country promoting the sport he can never really abandon. Gardner handed the torch to the…

Olympic coach provides valuable wrestling lessons

It’s no surprise that Shon Lewis has evolved from a basketball wannabe in junior high to a four-time national wrestling champion and a coach of the U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman team that competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The intensity of…

Cael Sanderson World Class Intensive Training Camp Concludes

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State wrestling alum Eric Voelker (1986-89), a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion at 190 pounds, spent Wednesday afternoon as a clinician at the 24-day Cael Sanderson World Class Intensive Training Camp held at Lied Recreation…

The Sanderson Secret: Just Have Fun

by Sandy Stevens [email protected] Three little brothers from Utah, just having fun, enter their first Kids Regional tournament, in Wyoming. Still having fun, each is crowned a champion. “You better enjoy this,” a bystander tells their mom. “It’ll never happen…

Justin Meriwether Wrestling with New Racing Interest

By PAUL BEITLER Sports Editor FORT WAYNE ” From the time he was 6 years old until he graduated from Norwell High School in 2001, Justin Meriwether’s main interest was the sport of wrestling. But over the last year and…

Focus On Fargo: Ashmore Brothers Attracting Attention

Ben and Luke Ashmore Are Proving That Texas Wrestlers Can Compete With The Best of the Best, and Will Be In Fargo At The End of the Month To Prove Just That By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments,…

Norris Named Head Wrestling Coach at Johns Hopkins University

Former Calvert Hall Coach Inherits Experienced Team BALTIMORE, MD – Keith Norris, most recently the head wrestling coach at Baltimore’s Calvert Hall College High School, has been named the head wrestling coach at Johns Hopkins University it was announced today…

Gable To Conduct Camp At Minnesota HS

Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable to hold camp at WHA School Dean Morrill, Editor The Pilot-Independent Gable, who has been involved in wrestling for more than 40 years, winning individual and team titles at every level, will give back something…

Springfield wrestlers take on Olympians

Two Spartans train with members of 2004 Olympic freestyle team in area wrestling camp By Michael Beaven Springfield wrestling coach Dick Sabol recently encouraged his team to take advantage of a chance to attend a five-day camp to meet the…

Junior/Cadet Nationals at Fargo July 23-30

ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals to feature nation’s top young wrestlers, July 23-30 in Fargo, N.D. Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling The ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championships are considered the most prestigious youth wrestling events in the nation. Dubbed the “world’s…

Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Update

From Tim Hartung University of Iowa Wrestling Hawk Fans, Hello Everyone! I hope your summers are going well. We just finished two technique camps and our 12 day Training camp here in Iowa City. We leave for San Jose, CA…