GREENSBORO, N.C. — Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) captured the 141-pound individual title to confirm his No. 1 national ranking and pace the No. 15-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team to fourth place (132 points) on the second and final day of the Southern Scuffle on Thursday (Dec. 30) at the Greensboro [...]

Senior Jordan Burroughs captured the 165-pound title at the 48th Annual Midlands Championship in Evanston, Ill., after upsetting the No. 1 wrestler in the country Andrew Howe (Wis.) by decision,10-7, on Thursday. Also wrestling in the finals was No. 10 Josh Ihnen (184), but the sophomore couldn’t pull off the upset falling to No. 6 [...]

2010 Southern Scuffle: Top 10 team scores (complete list below): t1. Cornell – 151.5 t1. Penn State – 151.5 3. Oregon State – 132.5 4. Michigan – 132 5. Minnesota – 126.5 6. Kent State – 76 7. Edinboro – 72 8. Penn – 71.5 t9. Hofstra – 65.5 t9. Virginia – 65.5 Individual Finals [...]

Tiger place sixth to finish ahead of Wisconsin, Lehigh and Iowa 2010 Midlands: Top 10 Team Standings 1.    Missouri – 103.5 2.    Wisconsin – 95.5 3.    Lehigh – 93.0 4.    Iowa – 91.0 5.    Pittsburgh – 92.5 6.    Oklahoma – 92.0 7.    Central Michigan – 72.5 8.    Iowa State – 63.5 9.    Nebraska – 63.0 [...]

The Creston, Iowa, native posted a 27-7 record in 2009-10 on his way to becoming a freshman All-American for Cyclones UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State wrestling team has added All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa) to its active roster. Long has joined the team and is eligible to compete immediately for the Nittany Lions. [...]

By Kyle Klingman Jack Spates thinks his strongest ally is film. He says the farther you delve into the past, the stronger his case gets. Spates also says that a champion is a champion. That no one should diminish the incredible feats of a bygone era. Because he is speaking philosophically about generational greatness, Spates, [...]

By Kyle Klingman Two people are standing in opposite directions (pause to think), and yet they can see each other. How is that possible? The answer may determine if you are coachable … or not coachable. In 1974, Chuck Patten, then the head wrestling coach at the University of Northern Iowa from 1965 through 1982, [...]

Editor’s Note: Every wrestler who steps on the mat has a little different “style”. Legendary coach Dan Gable recently spoke to WIN editor Mike Finn about what is most important in developing a style of wrestling. This is also an expanded version of the Q&A that appeared in the Dec. 29, 2010, issue of WIN. WIN: [...]

December 17, 2010 All-Class Individual Rankings Note: These rankings do not include results from either the Beast of the East tournament or the Reno Tournament of Champions. WIN’s Top 25 Teams Rk.            School            Prev.            Recent Team Highlights 1            Apple Valley, Minn.            1            Rolled past Waverly-S.R., Bettendorf at Keith Young 2            St. Paris, Ohio Graham            3            [...]

By Mike Finn One reason David Taylor chose to follow Cael Sanderson to Penn State dated back to when he literally hung around the sport’s only four-time undefeated national champion when both lived near Sanderson’s home in Utah. “I used to go over and watch them and his dad was one of my first coaches,” [...]