Jan. 11, 2012 NAIA National Rankings Rk Prvs. School (State) Points 1 2 Grand View (Iowa) 119 2 3 Southern Oregon 114 3 1 Great Falls (Mont.) 86 4 8 Campbellsville (Ky.) 80 5 4 Oklahoma City [...]
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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 [...]
Oct. 21, 2011 Contact: Amanda Dahl, NAIA Manager of Sports Information & Media Services, adahl@naia.org NOTE: The NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Preseason Top 20 Poll that was released on Wednesday was incorrect due to a technical computing error. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Oregon topped the NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Preseason Top 20 Poll, the national office [...]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Notre Dame (Ohio) successfully defended its title by winning the 2011 NAIA Wrestling National Championship Saturday in the U.S. Cellular Center. The Falcons finished with 170 points and crowned two individual champions in Dante Rini at 125 pounds and heavyweight Orlando Scales. Lindenwood (Mo.) finished second with 141 points and McKendree [...]
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 [...]
I’m proud to be part of Wrestlers in Business. I’m proud of what it stands for. The organization is supporting wrestlers in ways that have never been available before. – Lee Kemp, 3-Time world Champion, 3 time NCAA Champion, Successful Entrepreneur About Wrestlers in Business is a non-profit organization that strives to unite the thousands [...]
“We want to generate All-Americans, but more importantly, we want to generate men of character who will be quality husbands, fathers, and men in society winning hearts for the Kingdom.” – Rik Dahl, Head Coach, Norwestern College Red Raiders Wrestling By Matt Krumrie WIN Magazine Contributing Writer Rik Dahl is in his 3rd season at [...]
From Notre Dame College Sports Information CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — For a second straight year, Notre Dame Wrestling has claimed the NAIA title at the National Duals. On Sunday, Notre Dame trounced perennial powerhouse Lindenwood (Mo.) in the championship match to close out the weekend, 4-0 on the national stage at the UniDome in Cedar [...]
ATHERTON, Calif. – The 12th-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team broke the NAIA record for dual wins as a program Saturday with a 27-8 victory over Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) at the Menlo Duals. The victory was the 464th in the history of the program, besting the mark of 463 victories by Westmar College (Iowa) before they closed [...]
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has released the brackets for the Division I and III and NAIA tournaments that will be held Jan. 8-9 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Click here for more information and the brackets.




















