College Wrestling News

MLB All-Star catcher Realmuto started as young wrestler

By Bryan Van Kley, WIN Publisher Somehow, one of the best athletes to come out of Oklahoma’s famous Smith family quit the sport of wrestling to go out for basketball …...
Hurricane Maria survivor scores one of two upsets at Junior National Women’s Freestyle

Photo: Abnelis Yambo, who moved to Florida after Hurricane Maria hit her home in Puerto Rico, took an 8-1 lead against Junior World Team member Alexandria Liles and held on for...
Ohio State edges Penn State in recruiting rankings

By Rob Sherrill Is it quality or quantity? That’s always the key question in recruiting and both played a role in determining the winner of this year’s WIN recruiting derby. To...
Women’s ‘Final X’ Field Set

Photo: Victoria Anthony pinned Erin Golston in their third match of a best-of-three Championship Series at 50 kilograms to earn a spot in this summer’s upcoming Final X events that will...
‘Go Earn It’ Feature: NC State’s Wilson proved unseeded wrestlers can also excel

(Photo: Tariq Wilson of NC State entered the 2018 NCAAs unseeded at 133 pounds, but won five of six bouts, including a third-place victory over Ohio State’s Luke Pletcher.) By Sandy...
Retherford wins second WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy

Photo: Zain Retherford (center) was presented the 2017 Dan Hodge Trophy last fall during a Penn State football game. The three-time NCAA champion will first receive the 2018 trophy on April...
2018 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, Presented by ASICS Fan Vote

Fan voting for the 2018 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy has begun. The Hodge Trophy is the top award in college wrestling and has been presented annually since 1994 to...
Moore upset at 197, but Ohio State leads after quarterfinals

Photo: Micah Jordan reached his first NCAA semifinal with a 17-5 major decision over Rutgers’ John Van Brill. The Buckeye junior has scored four bonus points for OSU in three matches....
Bonus points make Iowa surprise NCAA leader after first round

Photo: Iowa’s Brandon Sorensen defeated Navy’s Jared Prince, 11-6, in this 149-pound first-round match at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Ginger Robinson) By Mike Finn...
Dan Gable and Larry Owings, first-ever public appearance together at NCAA’s Fan Fest

Wrestling fans attending the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, March 15-17, will have the chance to relive arguably the most talked about wrestling match of all time — the...