By Jason Bryant When it comes to showing wrestling on television, whether it be live or tape delayed, the Big Ten Network has been the clear leader since its inception in 2007. On Nov. 18, the Big Ten Network released its annual schedule of wrestling broadcasts and webcasts. It was somewhat of a relief [...]
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By Leo Kocher In 1999, two native Iowans, Eric LeSher and Dale Anderson, decided that the issue of the destruction of intercollegiate sports opportunities caused by the policies and rules imposed by the federal government should be injected into the 2000 Presidential campaign. The group “Iowans Against Quotas” was created and the Iowa Presidential [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable, who won 15 national championships while coaching at Iowa, recently sat down with WIN Editor Mike Finn and talked about the upcoming college wrestling season and the coaches of the top-four ranked programs. WIN: Now that Cael Sanderson has led Penn State to the school’s first NCAA title since 1953, the obvious question [...]
By Jamie Moffatt Let’s set this scene, which could happen any day now, in any town in the USA, of a meeting between an athletic director and the wrestling coach in a mythical Lincoln High School. Athletic Director: Thanks for coming by, coach. There have been some recent developments where our school district is being [...]
Editor’s Note: Dan Gable made his name by setting college records as an Iowa State wrestler and University of Iowa coach. He also dominated on the World and Olympic stage by winning championships as both a wrestler and coach. Recently, Gable reflected on the United States’ successful World Championships in Istanbul, Turkeym with WIN editor [...]
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 [...]
Editor’s Note: As Dan Gable, the successful NCAA and Olympic champion wrestler and coach, steps down from his responsibilities with the University of Iowa, he remains focused on building the sport around the country. One of his recent involvements was bringing together the organizations of USA Wrestling, the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the National [...]
Editor’s Notes: In the history of American wrestling, many World or Olympic medalists have come out of retirement to wrestle again. That includes legendary Dan Gable, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist, who returned to compete at the Northern Open in 1975 where his return ended with a loss to Lee Kemp. Gable was present at [...]
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 [...]
