Another Junior National Tournament is in the books. Some surprises, some favorites meet expectations and we had a great event. Congrats to all the athletes who competed. Below is a quick break down of each weight with placements, commentary and of course results of our selections.
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Jacob Volkmann’s delayed bout against Brit Paul Kelly has given him extra time to refocus on his strongest form of attack, he recently told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. Originally scheduled to face off at UFC 116 on July 3 in Las Vegas, the lightweights will now meet at UFC on Versus 2 this [...]
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Last November, Bucknell and Sojka Pavilion hosted eventual national champion Iowa, the top wrestling program in the country. This coming March, Sojka Pavilion will once again serve as the backdrop to high-profile wrestling when it is the site of the 107th EIWA Championships, which will take place March 5-6. It is the [...]
KENT, Ohio – Matt Hill will return to the Kent State wrestling staff for the 2010-11 season as a full-time assistant coach. A three-time NCAA qualifier at Edinboro, Hill served as a graduate assistant at KSU from 2007-09.
“Matt takes the approach that it’s all about hard work,” Head Wrestling Coach Jim Andrassy said. [...]
Oklahoma head coach Jack Spates announces 2010-11 signees.
NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma head coach Jack Spates recently wrapped up the 2010-11 recruiting class, signing four InterMat Top 100 recruits for the second-consecutive year and finishing with a consensus top 10 class.
Collectively, the future Sooners combined to win 20 state championships, spanning five states across [...]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota wrestling team has released its 2010-2011 schedule, highlighted by a regular-season finale against defending national champion Iowa. It will be another challenging year for head coach J Robinson and the Golden Gophers as they will meet three of the top four finishers in last year’s national tournament and [...]
The view from section GG – Jim Brown
John Smith won two NCAA titles at Oklahoma State and then went on to win 2 Olympic Gold Medals and four freestyle World Championships. Dan Gable also won two NCAA championships while wrestling for the Iowa State Cyclones. Gable’s post-graduate freestyle career includes a Pan American Games title, [...]
Another Cadet National Tournament is in the books. Some surprises, some favorites meet expectations and we had a great event. Congrats to all the athletes who competed. Below is a quick break down of each weight with placements, commentary and of course results of our selections. Juniors will be coming soon as will our new [...]
Welcome to TOM’s 2010 Preview of the ASICS Vaughn Junior Freestyle Championships. This preview is based on wrestlers registered for the event. As we all know things may change before the actual event begins. If that happens some of this info may become irrelevant.
As with anything, we do not know every wrestler from every state. [...]
It was announced today the Jake Shields has signed to fight for the UFC. His first battle is 3 months away. He’s beaten some of the best. Now Shields will prepare for Martin Campman.
Jack Shields on Jake signing with UFC.mp3
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