Des Moines’ selection, with Iowa State as the host school, is one of two sites for the wrestling championships for 2013 and 2014. Oklahoma City was chosen for the 2014 championships.
The Nebraska wrestling team has announced the return and addition of one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history, as Bryan Snyder has been named an assistant coach for the Huskers.The only four-time All-American and four-time conference champion in school history, Snyder comes back to the Husker wrestling program in its 100th anniversary season (2010-11). The Easton, Pa., native spent last year as the head assistant coach at Arizona State and helped guide five Sun Devils to the 2010 NCAA Championships in Omaha. Snyder began his coaching experience as an assistant at Harvard in 2002-03, while returning to the Husker wrestling program as a graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05), as NU went 38-5-1 in duals and finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Championships.
Andrew Long has been dismissed from the Iowa State wrestling team for multiple violations of team rules, Cyclone coach Kevin Jackson announced Wednesday.
“I have met with Andrew and informed him of our decision that he is no longer part of the Iowa State wrestling program,” Jackson said in a statement. “We have had previous discussions [ Read More ]
Jared Frayer’s last-gasp attempt to wrestle a spot on the U.S. freestyle team away from Brent Metcalf is apparently dead.
The former Iowa strength and conditioning coach said Tuesday that he won’t take his challenge to a higher level after losing an appeal with USA Wrestling.
“It’s pretty much over and done with,” Frayer said. “It was more of something I had to do. It wasn’t some-thing I really expected to win, I guess, but it was just to set the precedent that it’s (expletive) the way matches are being decided – mine or anybody’s. It’s just ridiculous the way things are being handled by Fila or whoever it may be.”
Brent Metcalf (Davison, Mich./New York AC) won a first-period clinch from defense, then opened up his offense in the second period to score a technical fall over Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va./Sunkist Kids) in the Main Event of the seven-match card of wrestling bouts during the 2010 Beat the Streets Gala on Thursday, May 13.
The [ Read More ]
FRANKLIN, Mass. – In the wake of the recent premier of the movie Iron Man 2, a different kind of Ironman will be back in Massachusetts.
Unlike the super hero blockbuster, which stars Robert Downey, Jr. and boasts a soundtrack full of AC/DC tracks, wrestling will be the focus at Wadsworth Wrestling Club in Franklin at [ Read More ]
Mike Johnson of Manassas, Virginia has gone way beyond the call of duty. He's put together an incredibly detailed — and fascinating — 18-page analysis of some of the numbers and statistics from the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships which has been posted at the WrestlingReport.com website.
These stats are kept meticulously even in high [ Read More ]
Last night unranked Utah Valley University took on 8th in the nation Boise St. And won. UVU pulled ahead in the beginning and never looked back. It was a tough match with the end being the roughest I’ve seen. Casen Eldredge, who normally wrestles at 184 pounds, wrestled up two weight classes Boise State’s heavyweight [ Read More ]
While coaching plays an integral role in a program that continually marches forward, those coaches can’t do it without a support system in place, such as administrative backing, maximum allowable recruiting numbers and financial support.
Look at Tom Brands. A fiery wrestler and NCAA champ for Iowa, as well as an assistant coach there for 12 [ Read More ]
By Jeff Breese
Since April and the introduction of Cael Sanderson as Penn State’s head coach, Nittany Lion wrestling has been the hottest topics of conversation among the United States wrestling community.
The Sanderson story line has brought a heightened level of excitement to this season for fans, no matter their affiliation to Penn State.
The anticipation can [ Read More ]