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From Olympian to Collegian - Garrett Lowney is determined to continue his winning ways
By Jeff Beshey A few weeks after the Sydney Games were over I sat down with Olympic Bronze Medalist and University of Minnesota heavyweight Garrett Lowney. Although the 21 year old Lowney has been a s...
The New York Times featured Dustin Carter
By JOSH KATZOWITZ Video: Profile of Dustin Carter from The Enquirer GOSHEN, Ohio — The scream that Dustin Carter let loose in a gym here last weekend conveyed equal parts pain and elation. It was t...
Blindness Doesn’t Deter Spriggs’s Mat Vision
Flowers Wrestler Learns to Overcome Disability By Alan Goldenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Michael Spriggs grabbed on to a teammate’s shoulder and headed for the gymnasium wall, where Willi...
Agile Wrestler Kicks Ass - Must See Video
I’ve seen good wrestling matches in the past, but this kid is the champ. Check out his amazing move that gets him the pin! This is something you have to see to believe. Agile Wrestler Kicks Ass...
Brandon - The Streak Has Ended
Jason Behnken/Tampa Tribune Brandon wrestlers react to their loss to South Dade at the Jim Graves Challenge the Streak Dual Meet Tournament Saturday night at Brandon High School. The loss ended a 459 ...
Wrestling still packs the house
by Guy Cipriano First, let’s look at how wrestling is received in some other parts of the country. Only 801 fans attended Ohio State’s Big Ten opener against Wisconsin on Dec. 10. Illinois, a Top ...
2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championship Tickets Go On Sale Monday
By Ryan Maus GopherSports.com Tickets for the 2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, to be held at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena March 8 and 9, will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1...
6 Wrestlers from Iowa To Be Inducted Into Glen Brand HOF in 2008
WATERLOO – Six new legends of wrestling will enter the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 19, 2008. It will be the seventh class to go into the hall. The group includes two men who each won ...
Lehigh-PSU Dual Has A Twist
A pilot program will have the coaches picking weight order. By Gary R. Blockus | Of The Morning Call When Lehigh hosts No. 5 Penn State in wrestling at Stabler Arena on Friday night, the 96th mee...
Iowa vs Iowa State: Bringing Down The Curtain Makes for an Even Tougher Ticket
An even tougher ticket Curtaining off Hilton limits Iowa-ISU crowd By Andy Hamilton Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa State examined ways to improve its wrestling attendance when Cael Sanderson became the ...
Iowa vs Iowa State: The Rivalry Heats Up
Coaching changes bring back spark to Iowa State-Iowa wrestling By Andy Hamilton It took two major shifts in the coaching landscape 20 months ago before Iowans could feel the tremors returning to a riv...
Andy Hamilton Profiles J Robinson for ESPN.com
The architect of the nation’s top-ranked wrestling team knows he has a problem. J Robinson can’t focus on one thing at a time. He can’t single-task. And no matter how hard he tries, ...