Simpson fifth in freestyle as CISM World Military Championships end Sunday in Split, Croatia

Monday, September 08, 2008 0 comments

The 26th World Military Wrestling Championships came to a close Sunday in Split, Croatia with seven military world champions crowned in Freestyle wrestling. Belarus won the team title in Freestyle to go along with its third place finish in Greco-Roman.

CPT Phillip Simpson of the Army's World Class Athlete Progam and Fort Carson, Colorado, was the highest place finisher for the USA. Simpson lost the Bronze Medal Match at 74 Kg. to Celal Dal of Turkey, 4-3, 2-5, 0-3 to finish fifth. After winning the first period with an early takedown and a turn off of a counter, he initiated two front headlocks, only to be countered himself. In the third period, all of the scoring came within the last 30 seconds, as Simpson was taken down before being turned for the final two points.

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Croy takes 7th at Cadet Nationals

Friday, July 25, 2008 0 comments

Brentwood's Cameron Croy took 7th place at the Cadet national freestyle tournament, held July 23rd - 25th in Fargo, ND.  He went 5-0 before losing his first match to New Jersey phenom Andrew Campolattano 0-2, then 0-7.  Campolattono, who won the Cadet 189 Greco title on Tuesday, also went on to win the Freestyle title on Friday.

Croy beat Dustin Williams of Missouri 6-2, 2-1 for 7th.

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Ohio State NCAA champion Mitch Clark never won a state title

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 0 comments

This is a video with two guys discussing the history of Ohio State's Mitch Clark, who never won a state title, but went on to become an NCAA champion and OW of the tournament that year.  He used his past losses to fuel his desire to reach an even greater goal than a high school state title. A burning desire, hard work and determination are the keys to reaching any goal.

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D1 College Wrestling's 2008 Team Recruiting Rankings

Thursday, June 19, 2008 0 comments

D1collegewrestling.net breaks down the 2008 college recruiting class is this great article where they rank the top 20.  There are a few surprises in there, with Rutgers being the number 2 ranked recruiting class.  It looks like they have a lot of the great wrestlers from New Jersey.  Nine state titles and 2 Senior national champs will make Rutgers a force to be reckoned with.

UTC is ranked in the top 25 - Coach Bono is putting together a great team!  I cannot wait to see what he does with them this year. 

Take a look at the top 20 college wrestling recruiting classes of 2008!

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High School Senior Jake Deitchler Upsets Harry Lester to Make Olympic Team

Monday, June 16, 2008 0 comments

Jake Deitchler has done what many had thought impossible .. he has made the Olympic Greco-Roman team, which heads to Beijing in August.  Not only did he do it as a recent high school graduate (he is 18 and graduated in April), but he also beat Harry Lester -- considered one of the best Greco-Roman wrestlers in the world at any weight.

Anoka teen pulls off a stunner

Compliment? 'He's a freak like me'

Wrestling prodigy turns experts into believers

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Ben Askren Qualifies for the 2008 Olympics

Monday, June 16, 2008 0 comments

Competing at 74 kg, Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) became the first Missouri graduate to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of wrestling, doing so with a back-to-back wins by decision over former Oklahoma State grappler Tyrone Lewis at the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Nevada campus. Askren is only the second Missouri wrestler to qualify for the Olympics and first since 1991 All-American Sam Henson captured a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in the 54 kg weight class.

The 2008 Olympics will begin August 8, 2008. Freestyle wrestling will begin Saturday, August 16.

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Title IX strikes again - Arizona State and Oregon Wrestling Affected

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 0 comments

Allison Kasic writes about Title IX and the Arizona State University wrestling program, which recently cut then reinstated after a fundraising campaign raised the money necessary for it to continue.

Also, Oregon University wrestlers are fighting to keep their team.  They recently filed a lawsuit against the University, hoping to prevent the program from being discontinued.

For more information on this subject, read this article written by John Irving about Title IX and wrestling.

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Video series follows Tommy Rowlands on his quest for the Olympics

Thursday, June 05, 2008 0 comments

Tommy Rowlands, a former two-time NCAA champion wrestler for Ohio State and current Buckeye volunteer assistant coach, captured the U.S. national freestyle heavyweight championship for the second year in a row last month in Las Vegas.

That title grants Rowlands, NCAA champion in 2002 and ’04, a bye into the 2008 Olympic Trials heavyweight finals, which is an 8-minute, best-of-three rounds match that will determine who will represent the U.S. at the Games in Beijing.

Rowlands currently is training for the trials finals, held June 16 back in Las Vegas. He will spend several weeks in Columbus, working with various sparring partners at the Steelwood Athletic Training Facility near the Ohio State campus.

In this series, OhioStateBuckeyes.com will follow Rowlands during his intense, two-a-day training sessions leading up to the trials.

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Greco Roman Wrestling Highlight video

Monday, June 02, 2008 0 comments

I found this video on youtube.com.  Oh, it is brutal!!!!  Take a look at some of these throws.

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How To Train For Your Body Type

Saturday, May 31, 2008 0 comments

I found this article, written by By Steve Hanson at Artipot.com, discussing how to improve athletic conditioning by understanding your body type.  Ectomorphic, Mesomorphic, and Endomorphic body types are discussed.  Also, training and diet that can be used for best results for each type are explained.

I thought this could help some of the wrestlers working hard this summer to gain some muscle mass and strength.

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