NEWTON, Iowa — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) is releasing its 13th regular-season Tournament Power Index (TPI), individual rankings and seventh dual meet team rankings. 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 [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Column by Chris McGowan For centuries, carnivorous wolves, hunting in predatory packs, stalked their prey on the rugged plains of South Dakota. Despite thriving for countless generations however, these wolves, along with their pack mentality, disappeared from the eastern South Dakota landscape long ago. Now, after an extended absence, the “Pack mentality” has returned and [...]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 1 UNO wrestling team won the anticipated showdown between the top two teams in the nation handily on Wednesday night with a 22-9 victory over No. 2 Augustana in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 12-1 dual record, while the Vikings finished 14-2 with [...]
Now in its third year the National Collegiate Open is being held Saturday Feb. 19, 2011 at Clarion University. This tournament is a true open tournament that allows any post high school athlete wishing to compete in collegiate style wrestling to be able to wrestle. Additionally, the event provides a postseason style event for any [...]
NEWTON, Iowa — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) is releasing its 12th regular-season Tournament Power Index (TPI), individual rankings and sixth dual meet team rankings. 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 [...]
NCAA RELEASES SECOND WRESTLING COACHES’ PANEL RANKINGS AND FIRST RPI INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA released the second of three coaches’ panel rankings and the first Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2010-11 wrestling season. The final rankings and RPI will be two of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the [...]
By Mike Finn The life of Bobby Douglas, the first African-American wrestler to win an Ohio state championship, represent the United States in the Olympics and be named head coach of a Division I college program, is more than skin deep. And thanks to the biography, “Bobby Douglas, Life and Legacy of an American Wrestling [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable built up his coaching legend by the number of college wrestlers he turned into All-Americans and champions at the University of Iowa. And while he never coached on the high school level, he recently told WIN editor Mike Finn in this recent Q&A that he believes that high school coaches need to [...]
With respect to our memories of Columbia Wrestling, we look back on a great many everyday experiences, both in the gymnasium and outside. But more importantly, by keeping active with Columbia Wrestling, we have the good fortune of experiencing new memories every year. -David and Michael Barry Family can mean so many things to so [...]
Editor’s Note: During this past season, Cody Hummer, a junior from Savannah (Mo.) High School, has shared his thoughts with WIN editor Mike Finn about competing this season. The 119-pound defending state champion in Missouri’s Class 2 recently spoke about heading into the postseason. WIN: Your postseason in Missouri begins Feb. 11-12 with the District tournament, [...]
