By Bryan Van Kley Commitment to wrestling runs deep for the families in the sport. No story may dictate that more than what happened to the family of Midlands champ Devin Carter two weeks ago. After winning his quarterfinal match as the No. 2 seed at 133 on Dec. 29, Virgina Tech’s Carter and his [...]
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By Bryan Van Kley, WIN Publisher I’m hopeful our young U.S. freestyle team will create some momentum next month at the Worlds in Turkey. Winning a number of matches and at least a couple medals will set the U.S. up to do well at the Olympics in London in 2012. I fully believe we’re in [...]
Les Anderson always prided himself as an assistant college coach who got a lot mileage out of walk-ons back when he was part of the Iowa State staffs that won six NCAA titles. Anderson spent two stints in Ames, (1964-1974 and 1979-1992) and helped ISU win 34 individual titles during that time. Inducted into the [...]
Bryan Van Kley It is so exciting that a new high school and college season is just around the corner. We trust you’re gearing up for November as well. You’ll find a number of very engaging, though-provoking articles in this issue. The U.S. had a very disappointing performance at the World Championships in Russia earlier [...]
