Month December 2005

Iowa wrestlers hope to break NCAA attendance mark By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER Tim Hartung is trying to put the Iowa wrestling program on top of the record book once again. The Hawkeyes have designated their Jan. 7 meet…

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Ask Daniel Dennis to flip the calendar back to February and recall how his recruiting process unfolded. Tell him to think back to when the Iowa wrestling program called for the first time and…

By DAN McCOOL REGISTER STAFF WRITER University of Iowa freshman 133-pound wrestler Dan Dennis wowed some of the crowd of 6,782 at the Iowa-Iowa State meet Friday night with his forward-only style. Dennis expects to impress some more fans tonight…

By David Murray, Daily Sports Writer When Ryan Bertin graduated last year, some Michigan fans thought that the 157-pound weight class would never be the same. But hose fans don’t understand. The wrestling team didn’t have to rebuild. They had…

by Robert Przybylo As the USC football team shoots for their third straight national championship, they’re a year behind another dynasty. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are the three-time defending champions in wrestling and are poised to win another title this…

Plain Dealer Reporter Pat Galbincea Since 1978, St. Edward has been – simply put – the King of Ohio high school wrestling. St. Edward has won 21 state championships during the time span, including the last nine straight big-school state…

The latest from the desk of Iowa assistant coach, 2x NCAA champ and marketing guru Tim Hartung… Hawk Fans, It was nice to come out on top of those Cyclones after a two year let down; not a perfect match…

The Bulldog wrestling team claimed the team title with three individual champions at the Simpson College Invitational on Saturday in Iowa. Blake Peterson, Gregg Nurrenbern and Matt Craig were the individual champions, while Dan Keller took home a third place…

By Steve Gonzalez – Belleville Bureau A former Belleville East wrestler filed suit against Belleville School District #201 and two wrestling coaches for employing a “theatrical “move that caused him a serious right shoulder injury. In a suit filed Dec.…

Former Notre Dame wrestling coach Fred Pechek passed away on Dec. 2, 2005, in Oceanside, Calif., at the age of 65. Pechek – who also wrestled as an undergraduate at Notre Dame and later spent more than 25 years as…

by Robert Przybylo When the chips are down and its back is against the wall, the OU wrestling team knows it can count on its leader, senior Teyon Ware. OU was down to Lehigh, 5-4, Saturday night going into Ware’s…

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Junior Spencer Nadolsky placed first in the heavyweight division, and four other Tar Heels claimed top-four finishes to lead the University of North Carolina wrestling team Sunday at Penn State’s Nittany Lion Open. Junior David Dashiell…