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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Askren set for Olympic wrestling trials

Friday, May 30, 2008 0 comments

This is a great article about Ben Askren.  It talks about his path to becoming a National Champion and his recent quest to becoming a member of the Olympic team. 

Many doubted he could win in college, but he was able to develop a style that overcame his apparent weaknesses.  Now, he is working to show that he can again develop a winning style to compete in the Olympics.

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