Month August 2005

NCAA Required Rules Clinic on 9/11

The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee will hold a video rules clinic on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 3 p.m. Eastern time (2 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Mountain, Noon Pacific). Included with this memo is an updated list of clinic sites.…

Gardner To Auction Off Shoes for USA Wrestling

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY In Rulon Gardner’s view, these shoes were made for hawking. So one pair of size 13 Asics wrestling shoes, which Gardner left at center mat in Athens to signal his retirement after winning a bronze…

70+ Year-Old Woman “Wowed” By Wrestling

Hellertown woman ‘wowed’ by wrestling By: Mary Caruso Many septuagenarians look forward to their golden years with a sense of stillness. It’s a time of sitting back and relaxing, reaping the benefits of years of labor in the employment arena…

Travis Pascoe Named As Second Assistant Wrestling Coach

Fresno, Calif. – Head wrestling coach Shawn Charles has announced the hiring of a second assistant coach for the wrestling program in Travis Pascoe. Pascoe was an All-American and a four-time NCAA qualifier at Nebraska while wrestling at 184 pounds.…

Northwestern Wildcat Wrestling Team Seeks Assistant Coach

The Northwestern Wildcat wrestling team and Head Coach Tim Cysewski is seeking an Assistant Coach to help take this emerging program to the next level. We are looking for qualified candidates who have achieved success in the sport at the…

Arielle Rosmarino is not a girl who likes to sit still.

From the wrestling mat to pageant stages to NBC’s “Weekend Today “show, Arielle Rosmarino is not a girl who likes to sit still. By Jim Reedy The Roanoke Times Arielle Rosmarino is a girl of many talents. She dances. She…

Wheeling wrestling standout signs with Northwestern

BY BILL MCLEAN STAFF WRITER Mind over matmen was Jamie Smith’s greatest strength as a wrestler at Wheeling High School. “He never thought he’d lose, “Wildcats wrestling coach Neal Weiner said of the 2005 graduate. “Even when he was a…

This Week on TakeDown Radio: Mark Schwab Co-Hosts

7 Flags Athletic Center proudly Presents “America’s Wrestling Radio Talk Show “Takedown Wrestling Radio This Week On TDR: Buena Vista Head Coach Mark Schwab joins us in the studio as guest co-host, along with Dave Jordan, BVU’s first NCAA champion…

Gallaudet Drops Wrestling Program

WASHINGTON, DC – Athletics Director James DeStefano announced that Gallaudet University will no longer offer a wrestling program at the NCAA Division III level. He cited lack of participation as one of the main factors for the cancellation of the…

China’s Coach: We Can Win Gold at 2008 Olympics

Three-time Olympic bronze medalist Sheng Zetian said that Chinese men can win their first-ever wrestling gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sheng, who won the bronze medals in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, said the changes to the…