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 [...]

EDMOND, Okla. — St. Cloud State (Minn.) reclaimed the No. 1 ranking the NCAA Division II wrsestling poll that was released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. The Huskies were the preseason No. 1 pick before dropping to third in the first regular-season rankings, but SCSU was the unanimous pick this time [...]

By Mike Finn Some people consider wrestling the sport of Abraham Lincoln, considering the 16th United States president first made his name known when Lincoln squared off against Jack Armstrong in this Midwest state years before Abe entered the White House. If this is indeed true, than what better place for the National Wrestling Coaches [...]

EDMOND, Okla. – St. Cloud State (Minn.) enters the 2011-12 season as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II wrestling, according to the preseason poll released by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Wednesday. The Huskies, coming off a best-ever runner-up finish in last year’s national tournament, received four of the eight first-place [...]

By Mike Finn Mike Denney went 32 years since having to start a new college wrestling program, forcing the four-time national coach of the year to dust off some memories and clothing. “It’s like wearing a leisure suit again,” joked Denney, who is inaugurating the NCAA Division II program at Maryville University near St. Louis, [...]

By Mike Finn, WIN Editor Donovan McMahill ended his career at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., as a two-time NCAA Division II champion, the only undefeated wrestler in his division in the nation and was later named the Division II Wrestler of the Year by Division II coaches. The native of Lochbuie, Colo. — [...]

EDMOND, Okla.  — Western State 197-pound standout Donovan McMahill has been selected as the 2010-11 NCAA Division II Wrestler of the Year, it was announced Saturday. McMahill capped an unbeaten senior season by capturing his second straight Division II national championship on March 12 in Kearney, Neb., earning tournament Outstanding Wrestler honors in the process. [...]

Check out the story in the Omaha World Herald about the Nebraska Board of Regents’ decision to support UNO’s move to Division I, which will turn drop its Division II national championship wrestling team.

By Mike Finn Philadelphia, Pa., is a long way from Omaha, Neb., but that didn’t stop one NCAA Division I coach from commenting on the decision by University of Nebraska-Omaha athletic director Trev Alberts to drop the sport shortly after the Maverick squad won a third straight NCAA Division II championship, March 12. “Two steps [...]

Shortly after winning a third straight NCAA Division II team championship, Nebraska-Omaha wrestling team learned that its school was dropping the sport and football in hopes of moving up to Division I in basketball. Check out this story written by the Omaha World-Herald: http://omaha.com/article/20110313/NEWS01/703139891 Also check out this column by Craig Sesker from TheMat.com: http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=23332