Month June 2006

Patrovich Jumps from Hofstra to Ohio State

BY TOM ROCK Newsday Staff Writer Two-time state champion wrestler Ryan Patrovich, once the cornerstone of Hofstra’s incoming recruiting class, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Ohio State in the fall. Patrovich had signed to attend Hofstra…

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Day

Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winning jockey Pat Day has been named to the Hall of Outstanding Americans by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. The Hall of Outstanding Americans demonstrates wrestling’s pride in those who have used the…

Terry Brands Inducted Into Stillwater Hall of Fame

By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Terry Brands was searching Friday for words to fit the meaning of his induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame before his thoughts drifted several hundred miles and a week into the past.…

Ohio State Wrestling — Time & Change

By Kevin Schlosser The Ohio State University Wrestling Program is a national power. Proof lies in the domino effect that was set off by Russ Hellickson’s early retirement. That event changed the landscape of college wrestling. The college wrestling community…

Beach & Sombo Nationals awarded to Palm Beach County, Fla.

USA Wrestling has named Palm Beach County, Fla. as the host for two of its national championship events this summer, the U.S. Beach Nationals and the U.S. Sombo Nationals, as well as its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting and its…

Wrestling parents say Tech misled

Three fathers say AD Jim Weaver went against his word when it came to scholarship releases. By Jim Reedy Parents of the five Virginia Tech wrestlers who plan to follow former coach Tom Brands to Iowa say Tech athletic director…

Wrestling with pride

Leroy Vega’s grandparents immigrated to this country from Mexico decades ago. The Portage native has gone on to achieve tremendous success as a wrestler and now as an instructor and motivator. BY PAUL TREMBACKI [email protected] Representing the University of Minnesota…

Chris Ayres Hired As Head Coach at Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. – Chris Ayres, no stranger to EIWA individual or team success, has been hired as the head coach of Princeton wrestling, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Gary Walters. Ayres, who spent the last five years…