From the DesMoinesRegister.com:

“Former Iowa wrestler Brent Metcalf scored a second-round technical fall to beat Bubba Jenkins 2-0, 6-0 in the 66-kilogram freestyle match at the Beat the Streets Gala on Thursday aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City.
Metcalf, a two-time national champ, met former Penn State star Jenkins four times in college. Metcalf won all four matches.”

Well, this is actually the 3rd rematch, but hey, who is counting.  This one should be good.  They will be wrestling freestyle, which makes it even more exciting.  Caldwell is coming back from shoulder surgery, that put him out for the 2009-2010 season.  Hopefully he is fully healed. If not, I doubt this will be much of a match.

It is on an aircraft carrier called the U.S.S Intrepid.  Yes, you read that correctly, an aircraft carrier.  The event is a fundraiser for Beat the Streets Wrestling, inc, “a program that provides wrestling opportunities for thousands of middle school and high school students in New York City.”

Metcalf vs Caldwell will be the main event of a seven match line-up, including names like Palmer, Herbert, Askren, and many more.  Oh yeah, and Royce Alger will be providing entertainment.  That will be interesting.

Beat the Streets Wrestling
Battle on the Intrepid
New York City
May 13th, 2010
6:30pm

Here are a couple of their earlier matches:

2007 St. Ed’s duals in Cleveland

2008 NWCA All-Star Classic at Ohio State

(only about 40s of the match.  If you have the full match, email me)

2009 NCAA finals

University of Minnesota freshman wrestler and former Olympian, Jake Deitchler has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the 2009-10 academic year. He will lose a year of eligibility.

The story on Intermat quotes J Robinson discussing a similar situation where the student athlete received MORE money, and was only suspended for 2-weeks and made to pay back that money. I am not sure why the NCAA has given Deitchler such a harsh punishment. It seems a little unfair.

Read the full story at Intermat – Deitchler ruled ineligible for 2009-10 season

Live Sports Video will be streaming the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on January 9th-10th.

There are 79 Teams are participating, so this is a huge tournament.

Multiple Mats
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Tell every wrestling fan and their mother to make this the biggest web cast the wrestling world has ever known! Commentating provided by Scott Casber and his Takedown Wrestling Media Pros and it’s cast of volunteers only on www.livesportsvideo.com

For brackets and other information, go to the 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals official site.

Here are the participating teams:
Division I: Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Boise State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UNI, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, Wisconsin

Division II: Augustana, Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, Gannon, Mercyhurst, Minnesota State – Mankato, Newberry, San Francisco State, St. Cloud State, West Liberty, Western State College, Wisconsin Parkside, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Kearney, Upper Iowa

Division III: Augsburg, Coe, Concordia, Cornell College, Delaware Valley, Heidelburg, Johnson & Wales, Luther, North Central, St. Johns, University of Dubuque, UW- LaCrosse, UW – Stevens Point, UW- Whitewater, Wartburg, Williams

NAIA: Dana, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Dickinson State, Grand View, McKendree, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma City University, Southern Oregon, Campbelsville, Great Falls, Lindenwood, Missouri Baptist, MSU-Northern, Northwestern, Notre Dame

NJCAA (8): Labette, Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Colby, Clackamas, NIACC, Ellsworth, Lincoln

Women (7): Jamestown College, Lindenwood University, Menlo College, Missouri Baptist University, Missouri Valley College, Oklahoma City University, Simon Fraser University

I came across this link featuring NCAA Wrestling Championship brackets from as far back as the 1920s. Wow, what a site!

We all know about Gable’s loss to Owings in 1970, but take a look at his 1969 tournament, which was held at Brigham Young, and his 1968 tournament, in which he beat the NCAA champ from the year before, Dan McGuire. McGuire went on to win his 2nd title the next year by fall.

Enjoy all the other brackets throughout the years!