Al Fontes wins 2018 Dellinger Award

Al Fontes, state editor of The California Wrestler since 1995 -- and a wrestling writer for nearly four decades -- has been named by Amateur Wrestling News as recipient of its 2018 Dellinger Award, presented each year to the nation's top wrestling writer since 1960. The award was announced in the Oct. 15, 2018 print edition of AWN. Al FontesIn addition to his work for The California Wrestler, Fontes has served as a contributing editor for a number of wrestling publications and websites, including InterMat, Wrestling USA magazine, Amateur Wrestling News, WIN magazine, and TheMat.com. Fontes has earned a number of awards for his writing, including Wrestling USA Editor of the Year in 2001, WUSA Person of the Year in 2001, and was an Irv Oli

Curtis LeMair, a past InterMat Classic champ, passes away

Curtis LeMair won the InterMat Classic title in 2014 (Photo/The Guillotine) Curtis LeMair, a past InterMat classic champion and freshman wrestler at Northern State University, was found dead in his residence hall room early Wednesday morning, the South Dakota-based school announced Wednesday. Local police in Aberdeen, S.D. are working with the university to investigate LeMair's death. Right now, authorities say that foul play is not suspected. LeMair, who attended Prior Lake High School in Minnesota, won the InterMat Classic title at 100 pounds in 2014. LeMair was a two-time state placewinner, placing third at 113 pounds in 2016, and a fifth place finish in 2017 at 126 pounds at the Minnesota's state wrestling tournament. In addi

Daniel Kimball makes college decision

Daniel Kimball makes his college decision

NBC Olympics to showcase World Championships with nearly 30 hours of coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. -- NBC Olympics will showcase the UWW World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with nearly 30 hours of coverage, including more than 20 hours of live coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Event coverage begins with men's freestyle finals this Sunday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. In addition, NBCSN will provide same-day encore coverage of most of the events throughout the tournament. Trackwrestling, an NBC Sports Group company, will live stream complete coverage of the UWW World Wrestling Championships across desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected televisions. Users can visit http://www.trackwrestling.com/uww to watch every match live, and for live scoring and on-

2018 World Championships Preview: 63-67 KG

Bryant Blog: Some facts, stats and figures about the upcoming World Championships

On September 8, 2013, the International Olympic Committee opted to keep wrestling in its Olympic programme. For eight months, wrestling factions from around the globe rallied to the oldest sport, amped up promotion, changed rules and provided a much-needed facelift to the international federation. Just two weeks after the announcement that re-engaged the sport of […]

USA Wrestling primed for success at World Championships

The 2018 U.S. World Wrestling Teams in the three Olympic disciplines have set high goals for the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, set for the Papp Laszlo Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, October 20-28. The United States was the 2017 World Team Champions in men's freestyle, and will be seeking to win back-to-back World titles for the first time in history. Last year was only the third time ever, and the first time in 22 years, that Team USA won the World Team title in men's freestyle wrestling. The team was led by two champions and six individual medalists. The U.S. women's freestyle team placed a strong second at the 2017 World Championships, one of its greatest performances ever. The 2017 team featured three medalists, includ

Winn to face UFC vet Lawlor in MMA bout next month

Deron Winn battles J'den Cox at the U.S. Open (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Deron Winn -- who divides his time between his professional mixed martial career, amateur wrestling competition, and as a high school coach in California -- will be concentrating on the MMA aspect in the coming weeks as he takes on UFC veteran Tom "Filthy" Lawlor at Golden Boy Promotions' MMA event Saturday, Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Here's what Winn wrote on his Facebook page: "Happy to announce I'll be fighting on Golden Boy Boxing first MMA card on November 24 against UFC vet Tom Lawlor. Chuck Liddell & Tito "The People's Champ" Ortiz are the main event. I'll be on the main card fighting live on PPV which is held in LA @ the f

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Iowa Wrestling practice before Iowa-Maryland football game

The Iowa Wrestling team will have practice at 8:30 AM on Saturday, October 20 before the Iowa – Maryland football game. The bleachers have been filled with fans in the Iowa Wrestling room at four practices before a football game already this season. Iowa Wrestling fans are excited. Kickoff for the Iowa – Maryland football […]

The MatBoss Podcast Episode 9: Harry Lester

Harry Lester Harry Lester, a 2012 Olympian and two-time world bronze medalist in Greco-Roman, joins The MatBoss Podcast for Episode 9. Lester now serves as head wrestling coach St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (Ohio). Host Chad Dennis talks with Lester about his wrestling journey, coaching philosophy, Team USA's potential at the Worlds and much more. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you record for each match, completely replacing the need for labor-intensive pencil and paper scoring systems. It's the wrestling stats app our sport has been waiting for. Focus on coaching, not busy work Improve through video analysis Make data an advantage Elim

St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) head coach & 2012 Olympian Harry Lester – The MatBoss Podcast Ep. 9

Harry Lester, a 2012 Olympian and two-time world bronze medalist in Greco-Roman, joins The MatBoss Podcast for Episode 9. Lester now serves as head wrestling coach St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (Ohio). Host Chad Dennis talks with Lester about his wrestling journey, coaching philosophy, Team USA's potential at the Worlds and much more. About MatBoss: […]

WAAAY Too Early Look at Class 3A

Welcome to the WAY too early 2018-19 class 3A Iowa High School preview. While we haven’t contacted coaches yet, we thought that it would be fun to look back at who returns and give a few thoughts as we get closer to the season. THESE WEIGHTS AREN’T ACCURATE OF WHERE WRESTLERS WILL BE THIS SEASON. There…

Nick Oldham – Iowa’s Top Available Senior

1. Nick Oldham (Valley-WDM) Fab 50 Ranking: 10 Projected Season Weight: 120/126 Projected College Weight: 125 The honor of being the state’s top available senior currently belongs to Valley-WDM’s Nick Oldham, who we rate as the 10th best wrestler in the state overall in the Fab 50. Nick takes over the top slot after Davenport…

FRL 324 - Ohio State Wrestle Offs, Bulletin Board Material

Hazewinkel About to Jet for Worlds: “I’m Ready”

InterMat NCAA Division I Wrestling Rankings

Iowa recruits competing in The Agony in Ames

Incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits will be competing at The Agony in Ames on Saturday, October 20.  Wrestlers from around the country will be competing in matches in the two divisions of high school and junior high/elementary.  The elementary/junior high competition begins at 2 PM followed by the high school division at 4 PM. Cullan Schriever […]

Monday Roundup: Robby On AWL Draft; News About Alex Sancho; Poll Question

Dean, Venz to tangle at NWCA All-Star Classic

Taylor Venz defeated Max Dean at the NCAAs (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Nebraska's Taylor Venz and Cornell's Max Dean established themselves last season as up-and-coming 184-pound stars when the freshmen earned All-America honors. Their path to podium in Cleveland included a head-to-head consolation battle. Venz scored a pair of first-period takedowns and maintained control of the bout on his way to an 11-6 victory. But Dean will get a rematch on Nov. 2 in Denver when he takes on Venz in the 184-pound bout at the NWCA All-Star Classic. The event will be streamed live on Trackwrestling.com. Venz compiled a 29-9 record last season. After suffering a second-round loss at the NCAA Championships, he reeled off five consecutive

WRESTLING 360: 'From Many, One'

In 2017, the United States men's freestyle team came together to win the nation's first team title in 22 years. "From Many, One" is the story of the American style of wrestling and how it helped drive these eight wrestlers to win one of the most intense and memorable team titles in world

WAAAY Too Early Look at Class 2A

Welcome to the WAY too early 2018-19 class 2A Iowa High School preview. While we haven’t contacted coaches yet to see what weights they expect these guys to be at we thought that it would be fun to look back at who returns from last season and give a few thoughts as we get closer…

2018 World Championships Preview: 55-60 KG

Cheesehead Invitational will feature future Hawks

I have been making plans to go out and see as many of the incoming Iowa Wrestling recruits this high school season as I can.  After the latest commitment of Ryan Sokol on Saturday, I began looking for any tournament that would hopefully have several Iowa Wrestling commits competing.  Well, I definitely found it. Iowa […]

High School Weekend Recap: Grappler Fall Classic, CA World Challenge, Iron Elite

Mat of Dreams Girls Conflict for Charity Results

Mat of Dreams Girls Conflict for Charity Results

Howard wins gold at Youth Olympic Games

Robert Howard celebrates after winning gold BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- With an inspiring finals performance, Robert Howard of Cranford, N.J. won a gold medal at 55 kg in men's freestyle on the final day of wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games. Howard opened up his offense on the way to a 17-6 second-period technical fall over two-time Pan American Cadet bronze medalist Hernan David Almendra of host Argentina in the championship finals. A two-time U.S. Cadet World Team member, Howard came out on fire, jumping to a 11-2 lead after the first period, scoring a variety of different scoring techniques, including takedowns and turns. In the second period, Almendra hit a four-point headlock to attempt to stay close, but Howard scored three

Fedor gets first-round TKO over Sonnen at Bellator 208

Fedor Emelianenko defeated Chael Sonnen (Photo/Bellator) In a battle of battle-tested mixed martial arts veterans, 42-year-old Fedor Emelianenko scored a first-round TKO of former collegiate wrestler Chael Sonnen, 41, at Bellator 208 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale on Long Island, New York Saturday night. "The finish came when Sonnen curled up in the fetal position on the floor, as Emelianenko dropped hammerfists from the top," according to ESPN.com ... while Sherdog.com said that Sonnen was hit with "a title wave of punches" in the closing seconds of their bout. Some fans claimed Sonnen had fixed the fight when he rolled out of a potential submission attempt from back mount on Fedor and got finished seconds later.

Iron Elite Fall Nationals – Day Two Results

WATCH ARCHIVED MATCHES FROM IRON ELITE NATIONALS  Youth K-2 Boys – 45 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Tate McCuen of Team Porcelli 2nd Place – Colton Hamill of X-Factor Elite 3rd Place – Brayton Foster of Hammertime Wrestling Academy 4th Place – Oliver Wilke of Southern door 5th Place – Ronnie Coppernoll of DWC 6th…

Elite recruit Howard rolls to a Gold at Youth Olympics

Elite recruit Robert Howard of Cranford, New Jersey, representing Team USA at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018, rolled to a Gold medal at 55 kg/121 lbs.  In the finals, Howard dominated Herman Almendra of Argentina with a 17-6 tech fall. In the first round, Howard defeated 2018 Cadet World silver medalist Fujita […]

Julien Broderson makes college commitment

Two-time state champion Julien Broderson of Davenport Assumption has decided to stay in state for college. After visiting Ames this weekend he has committed to coach Dresser and the Iowa State Cyclones. Broderson projects at 184/197 at the next level. He is currently ranked 16th in the country be The Open Mat. “It was different…

Taylor and Bailey win Lady Warrior Open

WCWA – 101 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Natalie Reyna of McKendree University 2nd Place – Coellet Rangel of McKendree University 3rd Place – Zamantha Mulder of McKendree University 4th Place – Alaura Couch of Waldorf University Round 1 Zamantha Mulder (McKendree University) won by fall over Alaura Couch (Waldorf University) (Fall 1:19) Natalie Reyna…

Shilson becomes first U.S. wrestler to win Youth Olympic Games title

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- It was a historic day for USA Wrestling, as Emily Shilson of Maple Grove, Minn. became the first U.S. wrestler to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games with her victory at 43 kg on Saturday at the Asian Pavillion. Shilson, who was a Cadet World champion earlier this summer, defeated 2017 Cadet World bronze medalist Simran Simran of India in the Youth Olympic Games gold-medal finals, 11-6. Shilson jumped out to a big 9-2 lead at the break, then closed out the victory in the second-period. This is the second time this year that Shilson had beaten Simran, to go along with a 10-0 technical fall in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Cadet World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. "I felt I started well today

Hawks get a commitment from Sokol

The momentum of Iowa Wrestling out on The Recruiting Trail continues.  Ryan Sokol of Inver Grove Heights, MN (Simley HS) announced on Twitter that he has committed to wrestle for the University of Iowa.  As a sophomore, Sokol is projected to compete at 132 lbs. this season. FloWrestling has Sokol ranked #9 overall for the […]

World Champion, Olympic bronze medalist and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic – OTM546

World champion and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic World champion, Olympic bronze medalist and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic goes On The Mat as we prepare for the 2018 Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. Show Segments 0:35 – Why will Andy Hamilton get great sleep in Budapest? 2:30 – High school coach in Kansas will […]

World Champion, Olympic bronze medalist and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic - OTM546

World champion and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic World champion, Olympic bronze medalist and UWW Vice President Stan Dziedzic goes On The Mat as we prepare for the 2018 Wrestling World Championships in Budapest. Show Segments 0:35 - Why will Andy Hamilton get great sleep in Budapest? 2:30 - High school coach in Kansas will implement the PDI this year. 4:20 - Ask Andy Segment. 6:30 - Throwback to the Paris orange juice from 2017. 9:15 - Answering the question. 13:54 - Helen Maroulis wins the spot 17:45 - Seeding 33. Good thing or bad thing? 22:30 - Final PDI, 285-pounds. 31:50 - Stan Dziedzic Interview “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton. Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytime Apple Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-mat-by-national-wrestling/id968091220?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5X Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=61304&refid=stpr Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com/show/on-the-mat Spotify http://open.spotify.com/show/1HQrVMZiXDpjzHHbkk9eQA?si=iXal80N4SKm0WzbsG_berA iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/53-On-The-Mat/ iHeartRadio Google Play Music: http://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I3ellsqetslqn5mrhspoxf6a4su RSS: http://www.spreaker.com/show/1361022/episodes/feed JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Ryan Sokol Becomes Iowa’s First Addition in the 2021 Class

Iowa has yet to put the finishing touches on the class of 2019, but the future is already looking in bright in Iowa City for the years beyond as the Hawkeyes landed their fifth commitment for the classes of 2020 and beyond. Simley, Minnesota standout Ryan Sokol announced broke the news himself on Twitter: I’m excited…

Bader beats Mitrione in headline event at Bellator 207

Ryan Bader (Photo/Bellator) Ryan Bader, two-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Arizona State, came out on top of Matt Mitrione in the top-of-the-card event at Bellator 207 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Friday night. The 35-year-old Bader, Bellator light-heavyweight champ, defeated Mitrione, 40, by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-24) in a semifinals event in Bellator's Heavyweight Grand Prix. The former ASU mat star will now face the winner of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen in a finals match slated for Jan. 2019. BloodyElbow.com and FrontProofMedia.com both described "Darth" Bader's victory as "dominant." "Three rounds of Bader's dominant wrestling mixed in with some ground and pound was more than enough to sec

Iron Elite Fall Nationals – Day One Results

WATCH ARCHIVED MATCHES FROM IRON ELITE NATIONALS  RESULTS HS 9-12 Boys – 100 Guaranteed Places 1st Place – Mason Gehloff of Sebolt Wrestling Academy 2nd Place – Phoenix Blakely of Dakota Wrestling Nation 3rd Place – Michael Huscher Jr. of Legends of Gold 4th Place – Alex Turley of Purler Elite Round 1 Mason Gehloff…

Rosters for Tomorrow’s Midland Greco Exhibition Series

Tony Robie talks contract extension, Junior Worlds, and the start of the season

Tony Robie is back on Episode 72 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling to put a bow on the fourth season of the podcast. Coach Robie confirms there will be another season of the show, which has proven to be the blueprint for college teams on the Mat Talk Podcast Network and wrestling team-specific podcasts in […]

Tony Robie talks contract extension, Junior Worlds, and the start of the season

Injury forces Micic out of World Championships

Stevan Micic gets his hand raised after a win at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan senior/junior Stevan Micic has been forced to withdraw from the 2018 World Wrestling Championships due to injury. Micic, previously a junior world bronze medalist, was set to make his senior world debut at 57kg/125 pounds wrestling for Serbia. "Our staff and team are obviously very disappointed for Stevan," said head coach Sean Bormet. "He worked very hard, made a lot of improvements and had a lot of international success this spring and summer. He was right on track to peak at the World Championships. Stevan, our medical staff and our coaching staff did everything possible so he might stil

Mat Talk’s Jason Bryant talks with Olympic Fever on how he ended up announcing the Olympics in Rio

MatTalkOnline's Jason Bryant returns to tell us about his adventures as the in-house English announcer for the wrestling competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics. It's a wild journey that goes through Uzbekistan, naturally. Follow Jason on Twitter and his network on Facebook for all the latest in the world of wrestling. From OlymFever.com with full show notes and how to subscribe!

WAAAY Too Early Look at Class 1A

Well here it is, folks. Your way too dang early class 1A season preview. We listed all of the returning state placewinners, qualifiers, and district qualifiers. This should give everyone a pretty good idea of what weight ranges will be stacked, and where there might be some holes. All wrestlers are listed at their weights…

Elite recruit Howard to compete in Youth Olympics

Elite recruit Robert Howard of Cranford, New Jersey will represent Team USA at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018.  Howard, who competes for national powerhouse Bergen Catholic, was ranked number one at 120 lbs. this past season and is already ranked number one at 126 lbs. for the upcoming season. Howard will compete […]

Foley's Friday Mailbag: October 12, 2018

Wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games starts Friday in Buenos Aires with 30 Greco-Roman competitors in five weight classes competing for gold. While the brackets aren't full of the absolute best Cadet-level wrestlers from around the world, the Youth Olympic Games is still an important quadrennial event for the sport. It's at tournaments like these that a lot of the leadership skills present in future national programs are being taught and those lessons lead to improved institutional knowledge of things like anti-doping education and proper sportsmanship. Beyond the positive internal impact on the Olympic movement and its partners, the event itself feels uniquely joyful for participants, media, and the stakeholders. The wins and losses

‘The Williams Word’ With WBC Head Coach Jonathan Drendel — October ’18

Ten Nationally Ranked HS Transfers for 2018-19

Top Recruits Headed to Ames Saturday

  Dominick Serrano – Junior – Colorado No. 4 at 126 Two-time state champion and undefeated in Colorado with a record of 82-0 2018 cadet men’s freestyle champion at 126 pounds Julien Broderson – Senior – Iowa No. 16 at 182 Two-time Iowa state champion at 160 and 182lbs. Currently the top un-committed Iowan in…

Baker named first coach In DelVal women's wrestling history

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Delaware Valley University has announced that Caitlyn Baker of Lansdale, Pennsylvania has been selected as the first head coach in Aggie women's wrestling history. Caitlyn BakerBaker joins DelVal less than a month after the University announced the addition of women's wrestling as an intercollegiate sport. She will hit the ground running with recruiting and organizing the program with the intention to a field a team in the 2019-20 season. "I'm really excited about the opportunity to start the women's wrestling program at DelVal," Baker said. "DelVal is in a great location and women's wrestling has grown so much and I'm excited to see what we can do here." Baker has been a coach for Team Pennsylvania Women's Wrest

WI101: Hitting up the World Championships and college news

Alex Steen and David Mirikitani analyze the upcoming World Championships, Long Island University's transition to the D1 level, the fall out from UFC 229 and dive into the college 174-pound rankings. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRACKWRESTLING PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | RSS

WI101: Hitting up the World Championships and college news

Alex Steen and David Mirikitani analyze the upcoming World Championships, Long Island University's transition to the D1 level, the fall out from UFC 229 and dive into the college 174-pound rankings. SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRACKWRESTLING PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Play Music | RSS

Opening Day

Opening Day.  To me that means the first day of official practice for Iowa Wrestling. Wednesday, October 10 was Opening Day of practices for college wrestling programs around the country.  This is my 37th year of going to Iowa Wrestling practices and this in some ways was the best Opening Day ever for me. The […]

Dlagnev joins Team USA staff for 2018 World Championships

Tervel Dlagnev coaching Kyle Snyder at the World Championships (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Tervel Dlagnev, Ohio State assistant coach, has been selected to serve in a similar role for Team USA's 2018 Senior World Championships squad competing in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 20-22. He'll coach alongside the U.S. National Team staff of head coach Bill Zadick and assistant coaches Joe Russell and Kevin Jackson. Buckeyes will be everywhere in Budapest as Ohio State graduates Kyle Snyder and Logan Stieber are in the American lineup once again. Snyder clinched the 2017 World Freestyle Championship for Team USA by defeating Russia's Abdulrashid Sadulaev in "the match of the century." The team title ended a 22-ye

FRL 323 - Iowa vs PSU WBW , The NCAA Seeding War And Mastro Stunner

Russell ready to deliver at Minnesota

Sean Russell was a runner-up at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Sean Russell realized it wasn't going to be easy. But leaving Edinboro was something he felt like he needed to do. "I love Coach (Tim) Flynn and the coaching staff I wrestled for," Russell said. "Those guys were awesome. I had a great four years there." When Flynn left Edinboro following the 2017-18 season to take over as the head coach at West Virginia, Russell had a decision to make. Stay at Edinboro for his senior season, follow Flynn to his new school or transfer somewhere else. Russell considered West Virginia, but his decision ultimately came down to two schools. Minnesota and Missouri. After visit

Brandon Eggum excited about the future prospects of Gophers wrestling – GG48

Coming off homecoming, the Gopher wrestling program looks to some important upcoming dates to not just engage the community, but develop programs to fund the future of Gopher wrestling. On Episode 48 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we visit the wrestling offices at Bierman to talk to head coach Brandon Eggum about the upcoming opening of […]

Brandon Eggum excited about the future prospects of Gophers wrestling - GG48

Coming off homecoming, the Gopher wrestling program looks to some important upcoming dates to not just engage the community, but develop programs to fund the future of Gopher wrestling. On Episode 48 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we visit the wrestling offices at Bierman to talk to head coach Brandon Eggum about the upcoming opening of the new wrestling room, the Wrestling Gala featuring Tony Dungy and the home-opener coming in November against Oklahoma State. Coach Eggum also talks about the lineup a bit and welcoming back Damion Hahn back to the midwest. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GUILLOTINE GRAPEVINE Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/guillotine-grapevine-podcast/id1032548516?at=11ly5X Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mat-talk-podcast-network/the-guillotine-grapevine-mat-talk-podcast-network?refid=stpr Spreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-guillotine-grapevine Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4VKmfx02sKGNFKyPa1koFb?si=u-Ks2gvKQbmbPWjroWON2Q Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifu46r7ti5hq4f6c54j43jtwb24?t=The_Guillotine_Grapevine_The_Podcast_for_the_Land_of_10000_Wrestlers__Mat_Talk_Podcast_Network RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1498950/episodes/feed JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Spencer Trenary makes his college decision

One of the top seniors in Iowa has made his college decision as 3 time state place winner Spencer Trenary of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows has made his college decision and will be headed to South Dakota State University. Trenary placed 7th as a freshman, 3rd as a sophomore & was a state finalist as a junior finishing…

PAPC36: Clarion, Bloomsburg, and F&M Season Previews from The Open Room Podcast

PAPC36:  The Open Room with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee close out their team previews of Pennsylvania programs with a look at Clarion, Bloomsburg, and Franklin & Marshall. They make bold predictions for all three teams and are joined by Clarion head coach Keith Ferraro for a special interview. You can now listen to all of PA […]

PAPC36: Clarion, Bloomsburg, and F&M Season Previews from The Open Room Podcast

Interested? California’s CYC Is Looking to Hire an Assistant Coach

Directors of operations play key role in wrestling programs

Colon, Burkert & Perkins take over World Team spots

The 2018 UWW World Championships are less than 10 days away and three wrestlers, who qualified for the Oct. 20-28 Worlds in Budapest, Hungary, were forced to withdraw from competing. Nahshon Garrett, the former NCAA champion from Cornell, suffered an injury during his recent training, and will not be able to compete in men’s freestyle […]

USA Greco Gold Medal Series Entry #1: Rulon Gardner

Taffur joins wrestling staff at Columbia

Nestor Taffur NEW YORK -- Nestor Taffur begins his tenure as a volunteer assistant coach for the Columbia wrestling program, announced by the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling Zach Tanelli. "More than Nestor's extensive wrestling background and accolades, it's his temperament and style of communication that make him so inspiring as a coach," said Tanelli. "He adds tremendous value to the program and is an ideal addition to the Columbia wrestling family and the culture we are continuing to build here." A former standout on the mats at Boston University, Taffur has also impressed in his post-collegiate career. In the 74-kilogram (163 pounds) weight class, Taffur was a member of the 2017 and 2018 World Team while wrestling fo

Sam Stoll and Vince Turk Suspended for Season Opener

University of Iowa Press Release University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Wednesday that Sam Stoll and Vince Turk will each serve a one-match suspension when the Hawkeyes open the 2018-19 season at Kent State on Nov. 9. “This program holds its wrestlers to a high standard and our team expects everyone to…

Iowa wrestlers Stoll, Turk suspended for season opener

Vince Turk talking to Iowa coach Tom Brands during a dual meet against Michigan (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands announced Wednesday that Sam Stoll and Vince Turk will each serve a one-match suspension when the Hawkeyes open the 2018-19 season at Kent State on Nov. 9. "This program holds its wrestlers to a high standard and our team expects everyone to meet those standards," Brands said. "When a student-athlete falls short of those expectations, it is the coach's job to hold them accountable." The suspensions are due to a violation of team policy and rules. "Sam and Vince have accepted the consequences of their actions," Brands said. "The infractions were a fi

World team member Joe Colon – OTM545

World teamer Joe Colon joins On The Mat NCAA Division I All-American and NJCAA National Champion Joe Colon joins On The Mat to talk about his late addition to the U.S. men's freestyle World Team. Colon, an Iowa native, started out his career at Iowa Central before earning All-American honors at Northern Iowa. He currently […]

World team member Joe Colon - OTM545

World teamer Joe Colon joins On The Mat NCAA Division I All-American and NJCAA National Champion Joe Colon joins On The Mat to talk about his late addition to the U.S. men's freestyle World Team. Colon, an Iowa native, started out his career at Iowa Central before earning All-American honors at Northern Iowa. He currently trains in Fresno, California at the Valley RTC. Show Segments 0:35 - Over The Top references! 3:30 - Joe Colon coming to the world championships 8:00 - Jenna Burkert in, Alli Ragan out with injury 9:45 - New weight classes and weight-class growth with Kyle Dake and David Taylor 13:50 - Where does J'den Cox fit in all this? 16:00 - Got questions? We got answers! 17:45 - Point Differential Index at 197 breaks the mold. 30:10 - Joe Colon Interview “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton. Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytime Apple Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-mat-by-national-wrestling/id968091220?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5X Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=61304&refid=stpr Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com/show/on-the-mat Spotify http://open.spotify.com/show/1HQrVMZiXDpjzHHbkk9eQA?si=iXal80N4SKm0WzbsG_berA iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/53-On-The-Mat/ iHeartRadio Google Play Music: http://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I3ellsqetslqn5mrhspoxf6a4su RSS: http://www.spreaker.com/show/1361022/episodes/feed

Upper Iowa adds in state recruit

Colter Bye of Cresco, Crestwood made a name for himself last season as he steadily climbed the rankings before qualifying for his first state tournament and finishing 7th in class 2A. Now Bye has committed to wrestle for D2 Upper Iowa. He chose UIU over Luther, Wartburg, UW Lacrosse, and Northern State. He projects at…

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RaVaughn: “This is the Biggest Second Chance I’ve Ever Been Given”

Panthers Add Three-Time Kansas State Champion

Momentum is rolling in Cedar Falls as the Panthers have added their fourth recruit in the class of 2019. Three-time Kansas State Champion, Dayton Porsch, tells IAwrestle he has committed to wrestle for Coach Schwab and Company. They just added Kyle Golhoffer last month building depth at 125 pounds and this adds to their middle…

Chavez withdraws from World Championships due to injury

Jon Jay Chavez (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Jon Jay Chavez (Boise, Idaho/Finger Lakes WC) has withdrawn from the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman due to an injury. Chavez, who made his first Senior World Team with his victory at the 2018 Greco-Roman World Team Trials in Tulsa, Okla., in June, will be replaced by World Team Trials runner-up RaVaughn Perkins (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids/OTC). Perkins will be competing on his first Senior World Championships team. The 72 kg Greco-Roman competition in Budapest will be held on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26. Chavez was a 2013 Cadet World Greco-Roman bronze medalist, who has been on four a

Diving into the marketing of wrestling and branding with Compound’s Cliff Fretwell

On Episode 469 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Cliff Fretwell and I go long-form as we have a lengthy conversation about social media marketing, professional leagues, a bit of smack talk, the evolution of wrestling marketing and media as well as how advertising and the value of wrestling has changed over the years in […]

All 33 wrestlers in each weight class will now be seeded at NCAAs

Action from the 2018 NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) All 33 wrestlers in each weight class in the Division I Wrestling Championships will be seeded, starting with the 2019 championships. The Division I Competition Oversight Committee approved the proposal during its in-person meeting last week in Indianapolis. Seeds 29-33 may be assigned randomly to the brackets but will always be paired with the top four seeds and assigned to all pigtail matches. The Division I Wrestling Committee believes the weighted selection criteria provide a clear and consistent quantitative process, enabling the committee to effectively seed the entire bracket. The modification also will produce more balanced brackets and removes rando

Patacsil named Mount Olive head wrestling coach

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. --- Jake Patacsil has been named the inaugural head men's wrestling coach, it was announced by Vice President for Athletics Jeff Eisen. Jake Patacsil"Jake has an outstanding wrestling and coaching background, and we are excited to have him become our first head men's wrestling coach. His experience, energy, and enthusiasm make him the ideal coach for starting a new program," said Eisen. "I am honored to be given the responsibility of leading and developing Mount Olive's first wrestling team. I look forward to bringing in student-athletes in that will set a great example for the future of the program and will look to achieve their goals in college and beyond. I want to thank President Dr. David Poole, Director of Ath

Gross, Wilson to stage rematch at NWCA All-Star Classic

Seth Gross defeated Tariq Wilson in the NCAA semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) MANHEIM, Pa. -- Seth Gross and Tariq Wilson staged one of the most entertaining bouts of the NCAA Championships in March. Next month they'll put on a rematch. The returning national champion from South Dakota State is slated to take on the rising star from North Carolina State in the 141-pound bout at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 2 in Denver. If it's anything like their previous battle, it'll be quite a show. Wilson racked up five takedowns against the No. 1 seed -- three of which came in the final 72 seconds of the third period -- erasing an 8-3 deficit to force overtime. In the extra frame, however, Gross put his superb co

The MatBoss Podcast Episode 8: Troy Tirapelle

Troy Tirapelle (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Troy Tirapelle, head wrestling coach at Buchanan High School in California, joins The MatBoss Podcast on Episode 8. Host Chad Dennis talks to Coach Tirapelle about California wrestling, Clovis, weight cutting, rules, film study and much more. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you record for each match, completely replacing the need for labor-intensive pencil and paper scoring systems. It's the wrestling stats app our sport has been waiting for. Focus on coaching, not busy work Improve through video analysis Make data an advantage Eliminate scoring errors Increase exposure Become

2018-19 IAwrestle Season Pass

The IAwrestle season pass, powered by TrackCast, is now available to purchase for all of our wrestling fans. Fans have the option to purchase the live stream of individual events for $10-15 (depending on the event) or they can choose the Season Pass option, which will bring 25+ events for the convenient price of $65.…

Coach Popolizio returns and we talk gear with Brad Beauregard and rankings with Earl Smith – NCS29

Lots to get to on the latest episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast as Brian Reinhardt returns with coach Pat Popolizio and two guests. First up, Popolizio will pick things up with a full recap of the fall thus far, with a lot of chatter in the folkstyle and freestyle side of things. In the […]

Coach Popolizio returns and we talk gear with Brad Beauregard and rankings with Earl Smith - NCS29

Buchanan High School (Calif.) head coach Troy Tirapelle – The MatBoss Podcast Ep. 8

Troy Tirapelle, head wrestling coach at Buchanan High School in California, joins The MatBoss Podcast on Episode 8. Host Chad Dennis talks to Coach Tirapelle about California wrestling, Clovis, weight cutting, rules, film study and much more. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you […]

Five Takeaways from the Who’s Number 1 Dual

BREAKING: RavAughn Perkins In at 72 Kg for US, Replaces Chavez

FRL 322 - Khabib's Explosion, WNO And D1 Previews

Five Standouts from the Journeyman Fall Classic

Monday Roundup: Rice/Miranda Talk Dustup In Illinois; Sean Sesnan Q&A; WOS

Even without the Banana Slugs, schools with wrestling have plenty of colorful and unique nicknames

One thing I’ve always been enamored with is the nicknames schools use for their athletics programs. When I was in ninth grade, I thumbed through a sports almanac and memorized every Division I school’s nickname. Yes, I was that kid at school. The only other guy who would match me, and actually know more, would […]

DC Elite Preseason Camp with Seth Gross and Ronna Heaton

When: Sat/Sun – October 20 & 21, 2018 Where: DC Elite, 913 Metzger Dr, Hiawatha, IA 52233 Clinicians: Seth Gross (3X MN State Champ, 3X Fargo Champ, 2X NCAA Finalist, NCAA Champ, Hodge Finalist) Ronna Heaton (Women’s Cadet World Champ, Cadet Silver Medalist, 2x High School State Finisher) Who: K-6th grade: $75 | 7th-12th grade: $100…

'Wrestling to Save Lives' fundraising tournament Oct. 27

There are wrestling tournaments that raise funds for programs that could use new gear or mats. Then there are fundraising tournaments that are more a matter of life and death. The purpose of the "Wrestling to Save Lives" tournament -- to be held Saturday, Oct. 27 in Canton, Mich. -- is to help save the life of someone in desperate need of a liver transplant. The event -- taking place at Canton High School in Canton just west of Detroit -- will offer great competition for wrestlers ages 5-18 in all weight classes... plus opportunities to meet Frank Jasper, "Shute" from the classic wrestling movie "Vision Quest" and participate in a pre-tournament mini-clinic put on by legendary coach Mike Krause. Proceeds from the event will go to W

Nation's top wrestlers put on show at Who's Number One

Greg Diakomihalis, pictured with his older brother Yianni Diakomihalis, topped Jakason Burks (Photo/Juan Garcia) BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Sunday afternoon saw the lid lifter of the fall preseason scholastic wrestling showcase events with the Who's Number One event that is conducted each season by FloWrestling. Hosted at Grace Hall on the campus of Lehigh University, it is an exhibition that features many of the nation's best wrestlers in mostly one-off matches. The lone weight class where contestants wrestled multiple bouts was at 138 pounds. The opening round matches for the group of four saw Jojo Aragona (Pope John, N.J.) upend Gabriel Tagg (Brecksville, Ohio/USOTC) 8-4 in a showdown of top 35 wrestlers in the Class of 2019, while Junior Nat

Step By Step Training for Wrestlers By Age

General Guidelines- Prepare your child for contact and lifelong body health. Warning! Driven wrestling parents won’t think that this is enough. I disagree. My goal with this is to protect a kid’s body and have them ready for serious competition around puberty. Disguise the workouts as fun or competition with friends. Under 10 boys love […]

2nd Annual Midland Exhibition Series Set for Next Saturday

World team members Thomas Gilman and Sarah Hildebrandt – OTM544

World medalist Thomas Gilman and women's freestyle world teamer Sarah Hildebrandt Thomas Gilman, 2017 World Silver Medalist and women's World Teamer Sarah Hildebrandt are guests to talk about the upcoming World Championships on the latest episode of On The Mat. Show Segments 0:50 – The real playoffs begin now. 3:50 – A game called “What […]

World team members Thomas Gilman and Sarah Hildebrandt - OTM544

World medalist Thomas Gilman and women's freestyle world teamer Sarah Hildebrandt Thomas Gilman, 2017 World Silver Medalist and women's World Teamer Sarah Hildebrandt are guests to talk about the upcoming World Championships on the latest episode of On The Mat. Show Segments 0:50 - The real playoffs begin now. 3:50 - A game called "What Might Have Been: What if Henry Cejudo wrestled in the NCAA?"" 9:00 - Does Aaron Pico have a shot to come back and make the Olympic team? 13:30 - What does Thomas Gilman bring to the table? 15:00 - Sarah Hildebrandt's life changes will be in the mix. 19:00 - More on the Point Differential Index, this time 184 pounds. 26:25 - Thomas Gilman interview 52:50 - Sarah Hildebrandt Interview “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton. Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytime Apple Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-mat-by-national-wrestling/id968091220?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5X Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=61304&refid=stpr Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com/show/on-the-mat Spotify http://open.spotify.com/show/1HQrVMZiXDpjzHHbkk9eQA?si=iXal80N4SKm0WzbsG_berA iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/53-On-The-Mat/ iHeartRadio Google Play Music: http://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I3ellsqetslqn5mrhspoxf6a4su RSS: http://www.spreaker.com/show/1361022/episodes/feed JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Rosters for the 2018 Senior Greco-Roman World Championships