Jan. 30, 2012 NEWTON, Iowa — The following are WIN’s current Tournament Power Index (TPI), Team Dual and individual rankings. The previous rankings were Jan. 23, 2012. WIN will continue to release its TPI and individual rankings every week through the NCAA qualifying tournaments in early March. In working to compile the most accurate rankings [...]
Archive for January, 2012
EDMOND, Okla. — St. Cloud State (Minn.) maintained its stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking the NCAA Division II wrestling poll that was released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. The Huskies were the unanimous pick after receiving all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country, finishing with [...]
BRUTE – ADIDAS National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Team Ranking #7 January 24, 2012 Ranking Team Record Previous Ranking Wartburg College (IA) (14-1) (1) Augsburg College (MN) (5-1) (2) University of Wisconsin – La Crosse [...]
By Sandy Stevens In the last issue of WIN, a column by Olympic gold medalist Ben Peterson carried the headline “Successful wrestlers learn from coaches, others who can help.” Ben stressed that young athletes can learn more than just technique from a variety of teachers, including officials, school administrators and spiritual leaders. He also declared, [...]
By Scott Goodpaster Isometric Dumbbell Clinches are a 3-for-1 exercise that develops a strong clinch, back and grip. At Cincinnati Functional Fitness, we use different clinching and gripping techniques that our wrestlers will encounter in a match. Superior grip strength enables wrestlers to control the match and win more often. Wrestler Jared Presley holds a [...]
By Willie Saylor, WIN STAFF In a preseason article last fall, long-time WIN prep analyst Rob Sherrill noted the rather recent responsibility incumbent upon wrestling writers: follow the movement of the country’s top wrestlers as they transfer schools. Along with college signings, high school transferring is another thing outside the circle we have to keep [...]
By Mike Finn Edinboro’s Chris Honeycutt, Lehigh’s Joey Napoli, Oregon State’s R.J. Pena, Buffalo’s Mark Lewandowski and Central Michigan’s Joe Roth are the individual leaders of the top five statistical categories in NCAA Division I wrestling, according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association as of Jan. 23. Honeycutt, ranked No. at 197 pounds, is one [...]
Jan. 23, 2012 NEWTON, Iowa — The following are WIN’s current Tournament Power Index (TPI), Team Dual and individual rankings. The previous rankings were Jan. 16, 2012. WIN will continue to release its TPI and individual rankings every week through the NCAA qualifying tournaments in early March. In working to compile the most accurate rankings [...]
INDIANAPOLIS— The NCAA released Friday the first of three coaches’ panel rankings for the 2011-12 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning [...]
By Scott Goodpaster Bicep Cranks are an excellent finisher for wrestlers. At Cincinnati Functional Fitness our wrestlers love Biceps Cranks to end a workout. This exercise gives our wrestlers an arm pump and challenges them metabolically. The goal is to perform 70 reps in 30 seconds. Bicep Cranks will blast your biceps into new growth [...]
