Archive for November, 2010

NEWTON, Iowa — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) is releasing its second regular-season Tournament Power Index. The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found below in all 10 weight classes. Teams are awarded points based on how many [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 29 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

NEWTON, Iowa — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) is releasing its first regular-season Tournament Power Index. The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found below in all ten weight classes. Teams are awarded points based on how many [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 22 - 2010 1 Comment READ FULL POST

The following is an update on the Top 30 teams that appeared in WIN’s Preseason Tournament Power Index. A new TPI will be announced Monday, Nov. 22. 1.            Cornell (0-0) Opens season Nov. 19 vs. Central Michigan; Big Red the plays host to Body Invitational, Nov. 20. Several wrestlers competed unattached at the Binghamton Open, [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 15 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Kenny Courts, who was ranked No. 3 in WIN’s preseason poll at 171 pounds, moved up a weight and dominated the 189-pound field at the Super 32 Challenge, Oct. 30-31, in Greensboro, N.C. Courts, a state champion from Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, Pa., majored No, 8 Cody Johnson, 14-1, in the 189-pound final. [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 10 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The season-opening dual between No. 11 Missouri and No. 10 Illinois has officially been declared a sellout, as announced Wednesday. “I want to thank everyone who bought tickets from Mizzou for the dual with Illinois this Friday night,” said head coach Brian Smith.  “The dual is a complete sell out and there [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 10 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

I love this time of year. The leaves change colors, the air becomes brisk and I know another wrestling season is just around the corner. My love affair with wrestling began in the fifth grade. After basketball season was over, wrestling began for fifth through eighth graders at 3:15 p.m. in the school gym. I [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 10 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

NOTE: These rankings are WIN’s TPI (Tournament Power Index), which will be updated on Monday, Nov. 22, after the NWCA All-Star Classic in Fresno, Calif. 1. Cornell — Opens season Nov. 19 in home dual vs. No. 8 Central Michigan 2. Oklahoma State — Eight Cowboys won titles at the Oklahoma City Open (Nov. 7): [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 8 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Les Anderson always prided himself as an assistant college coach who got a lot mileage out of walk-ons back when he was part of the Iowa State staffs that won six NCAA titles. Anderson spent two stints in Ames, (1964-1974 and 1979-1992) and helped ISU win 34 individual titles during that time. Inducted into the [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 3 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

The Tournament Power Index (T.P.I.) is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found on each of the pages featuring all ten weight classes. Teams are awarded points based on how many potential All-Americans they could have and get advancement points [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 2 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

2010-11 National High School Preseason Team Rankings Rank    Team    ‘09-10    Highlights CLICK HERE TO SEE OCT. 25, 2010 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS 1    Apple Valley, Minn.    2    Virtually unstoppable from 130-189; J. Kingsley, transfer Hall key lower weights 2    Brandon, Fla.    4    Fargo their stage again; Howell, Bruno, Norstrem, Liberatore, Glass lead the way 3    St. Paris, [...]

Posted by admin On Nov - 2 - 2010 1 Comment READ FULL POST