Northwestern was honored with a Public Recognition Award for the sixth straight year by the NCAA for the school’s high academic marks. In a May 17, 2011, release, the Wildcats were among eight wrestling programs and 909 overall Division I programs honored by the NCAA. Those other programs include Bucknell, Columbia, Duke, Lehigh, Millersville, Air [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Junior Hodge winner Logan Storley (171) of Webster (S.D.) High, the third American wrestler to win six high school state titles, and Destin McCauley (152) of Apple Valley (Minn.) High, the third wrestler to win five Minnesota state crowns, headline the 26th annual ASICS All-America Wrestling Team, which was announced today. The First Team has [...]
By Leo Kocher Another college wrestling program is on the chopping block? Brown University is seriously looking at terminating its program. If it happens, not only does NCAA wrestling lose another team but it would leave only five Ivy League schools with wrestling, jeopardizing the Ivy League Tournament and other Ivy League wrestling programs as [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable built his reputation as a coach and assistant to the athletic director between from 1978 and this year when he retired from his association as a Hawkeye employee. Now the legendary wrestler and coach, who will be honored by Iowa on June 4, is spending his days helping the National Wrestling [...]
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Wednesday approved changes in wrestling regarding granting an escape, stalling, injury timeouts and video review rules for the 2011-12 season. The new granting-an-escape rule will take effect before a restart. The offensive wrestler will signal to the referee that he chooses to start in a neutral position. The [...]
By Rob Sherrill Moving up one spot from its early-signing period ranking, newly-crowned NCAA champion Penn State gave the Big Ten a sweep of the top three spots in WIN’s spring analysis of the top recruiting classes. Coach Barry Davis’ Badgers and coach Tom Ryan’s Buckeyes all went 6-for-6 in their respective state tournaments to [...]
Bender and Finn to go ‘On the Mat’ USA Wrestling executive director Rich Bender and WIN Magazine editor Mike Finn will be radio show guests this week. “On the Mat” is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com [...]
The following is a list, created by WIN high school editor Rob Sherrill, of the top teams, wrestlers and other highlights in all 49 states that offer prep wrestling. Alabama Team of the Year: Alabaster Thompson Wrestler of the Year: Brandon Womack (112), sophomore, Scottsboro All three team champions, Thompson (6A), Arab (5A) and Odenville [...]
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State University, which captured this year’s NCAA Division I national championship in Philadelphia, Pa., has also earned three of five important awards presented annually by Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN). Those three award winners are: • Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and his entire athletic department, which was named the winner [...]
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Greater Chattanooga Sports & Events Committee announced today that they have teamed up to host the 2012 Chattanooga Southern Scuffle. One of the largest in-season collegiate wrestling tournaments in the nation, the Chattanooga Southern Scuffle will be held January 1-2, 2012, at McKenzie Arena. The event is [...]
