Month June 2009

Greco-Roman wrestler Rial finds new motivation

Council Bluffs, Ia. ” Greco-Roman wrestling got to be a drag for Mark Rial, especially after a subpar showing at the 2008 Olympic Trials. A move back to Cedar Falls, where his college wrestling career began, helped Rial get back…

Naked in Nebraska: a wrestler’s story

-videos from ESPN- LINCOLN, Neb. — A photo of wrestler Paul Donahoe, arms raised in victory, rushing from the mat, is still on the wall at the University of Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center, where he worked his way to…

PSU lands nation’s top recruit – David Taylor

By Guy Cipriano By the time he reached sixth grade, Taylor’s family had moved to Ohio. Still, Taylor held fond memories of the west’s best known wrestling family and that relationship led to a major announcement Tuesday. Taylor, the nation’s…

NWCA Announces Top 30 Academic Wrestling Teams

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams for the 2008-2009 season. For the second straight year, American University pinned down top team honors. The Eagles, coached by Mark Cody, led the…

A Hassled Cael Laying Low While Still in Ames

AMES ” Cael Sanderson is not done in Iowa just yet. The former Iowa State wrestling coach has been in and out of Ames since shocking the wrestling world in April with his decision to leave for the head coaching…

3x Olympic Freestyle Champ Saitiev Retires

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three-times Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Buvaisar Saitiev has decided to retire after a career that has spaned nearly two decades. Saitiev, 34, one of only three wrestlers to have won three Olympic titles, was thinking of bidding…