Some College Wrestling Headlines
Four Cal Poly Wrestlers Place in Roadrunner Open
FRESNO, Calif. — Brandan Rocha captured the championship at 141 pounds while three other Cal Poly wrestlers placed in the Roadrunner Open on Saturday at Selland Arena.
Cal Poly will compete at the Keystone Invitational in Philadelphia next Sunday.
Cal Poly Opens 2012-13 Wrestling Season With Losses to Drexel, CSU Bakersfield
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Minnesota Crowns Five Champions at Bison Open
Gophers go undefeated on the day to capture titles
After a season-opening win at home last night, the Minnesota Wrestling team continued its weekend competition at the 43rd annual Bison Open. The Gophers claimed five titles on the day in Fargo, N.D.
Nick Dardanes (141), Brad Dolezal (157), Logan Storley (174), Scott Schiller (197), and Tony Nelson (285) each captured individual titles after undefeated runs in the tournament.
No. 7-Wrestling Makes History on Opening Weekend
The Tigers are 2-0 to start off the year after a 23-9 victory over Purdue and a historic 35 to negative-1 season opening win against Old Dominion.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After finishing off the 2011-12 campaign with the University’s first Big 12Championship, the Tigers (2-0) have once again made history. In the team’s first competition since last year’s NCAA Championships, the Mizzou Wrestling squad opened up the year by not only shutting out the Old Dominion Monarchs, but by defeating them 35 to negative-1. In Mizzou Wrestling’s 89-year history, they have never won a match where the opponent was in negative numbers. They followed that season opening performance with a 23-9 victory over host school Purdue.
#2 St. Cloud State’s Brings Back Titles from Ames 11/10/2012
Ames, Iowa – The #2 St. Cloud State University wrestling team kicked off its 2012-13 campaign with a stop at the Nichols Cyclone Open on Saturday, Nov. 10 in Ames, Iowa. This open format tournament featured some of the nation’s top collegiate wrestlers and no team scores were kept at the Cyclone Open. The Huskies brought home two individual titles from the tournament thanks to top performances by senior Shamus O’Grady at 184 pounds and redshirt freshman Clint Poster at 157 pounds. The Huskies will continue their 2012-13 season with a trip to the Finn Grinaker Open in Moorhead, Minn. on Nov. 17.
For complete results of the Cyclone Open click: CYCLONE OPEN RESULTS
Legendary Iowa State wrestling champ, coach Les Anderson dead at 74
Mark Palmer of the ,College Wrestling ExaminerNovember 10, 2012
Les Anderson, two-time NCAA wrestling champ and long-time assistant coach for Iowa State who shared his knowledge and passion for the sport well beyond Cyclone nation, died Friday morning in Ames, Iowa. He was 74.Anderson had been…Read more
#16 Hofstra Falls At #3 Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN – The Pride won back-to-back matches at 141 and 149 pounds but the Golden Gophers captured the rest as third-ranked Minnesota rolled over 16th-ranked Hofstra, 32-6 in the season opener from both teams at the UM Sports Pavilion Friday night. Minnesota, the NCAA Championship finalists in 2012, is 1-0 while the Pride of Hofstra are 0-1. The top 16 match-up, according to InterMat’s latest Tournament-Strength Rankings, opened up with a top 15 match-up at 125 pounds between Pride senior Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) and 11th-ranked Minnesota junior David Thorn. Leading 4-1 in the first period, Thorn turned a takedown into a pin as the first period ended. The Pride return to action on Sunday (Nov. 11) when they face the Badgers of the University of Wisconsin at the UW Field House
Funeral arrangements for former Colorado Mesa U. mat coach Bill Kralicek
Mark Palmer ,College Wrestling ExaminerNovember 8, 2012
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Bill Kralicek, former University of Colorado wrestler and Colorado Mesa University mat coach.Services for Kralicek will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Mountain at the Quality Inn…Read more
Departures
Arizona State 1985 NCAA champ Eddie Urbano dead at 50
Mark Palmer ,College Wrestling ExaminerOctober 27, 2012
Eddie Urbano, 150-pound titlewinner at the 1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for Arizona State, died Aug. 25 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 50 years old.The Arizona Daily Star reported his death was an apparent suicide.A Tucson…Read more
1984 Olympic gold medalist, NCAA Div. II champ Jeff Blatnick dead at 55
October 24, 2012
Jeff Blatnick, 1984 Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler and NCAA Division II mat champ at Springfield College, died Wednesday after complications from heart surgery in Schenectady, N.Y. He was 55 years old.In addition to his on-the-mat…Read more
Dave Porter, two-time NCAA champ for Michigan, dead at 66
October 11, 2012
Dave Porter, former University of Michigan wrestler who won two NCAA heavyweight titles in the mid-1960s, died Aug. 25 in Grand Ledge, Mich., at age 66, according to Amateur Wrestling News.In its Oct. 15 issue, the magazine reported…Read more
Services Wed. for award-winning Pa. wrestling writer, photographer Jim Butler
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Jim Butler, award-winning wrestling journalist and long-time supporter of the sport in Pennsylvania, who died Friday of a heart attack at age 65.Services …
Two-time Olympic wrestler, women’s and men’s college coach Lee Allen dead at 77
Lee Allen, long-time contributor to the sport of wrestling as an Olympic competitor and coach, as well as men’s and women’s collegiate coach, died of congestive heart failure in California …
Wrestler, coach, leader Bill Farrell passes away at age 82
Bill Farrell, a major force in wrestling as an athlete, coach and leader despite not having wrestled in high school or college, died Saturday in a hospice on Long Island at age 82.Ferrell was a …
Some Olympic History
These are some of the stories by Mark Palmer who writes regularly about wrestling. For the full story and photos click the included links.
College Wrestling 101: Which U.S. wrestlers won Olympic gold medals in 1904-08?
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| Wrestling has been on the roster of sports events of every Olympics since 1904. From 1904 through 2008, U.S. wrestlers have garnered a total of 47 Olympic gold medals… including nine in the first … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Who won Olympic gold medals for the U.S. in the 1920s?
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| The Roaring 1920s were a roaring success for six U.S. wrestlers who won gold medals at the Olympics during that sports-crazed decade.1920 OlympicsCharles Ackerly was the sole gold medalist for the U.S … Read more ►
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College Wrestling 101: Which U.S. Olympians won gold medals in the 1930s?
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| The 1930s were tough times, with the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl being among the challenges Americans faced. However, four tough college wrestling champs overcame the odds to win gold medals at … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Who won Olympic gold for the U.S. in the 1940s-50s?
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| The Olympics took a hiatus during World War II, but came back in a big way in the 1940s and 1950s. During that time span, three U.S. wrestlers won Olympic gold medals, all in freestyle. … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Which U.S. matmen brought home Olympic gold in the 1960s?
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| The 1960s saw the emergence of U.S. wrestlers in international competition, finding new success at World Championships and Olympics. The roots for this global success can be traced in part to the 1960 … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Who claimed Olympic gold for the U.S. in the 1970s?
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| U.S. wrestling suffered a long drought of no gold medals in Olympic competition since the 1960 Rome Games, until American matmen struck gold at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. 1972 Olympics The … Read more ►
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College Wrestling 101: Which U.S. Olympians earned gold medals in the 1980s?
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| The 1980s were a golden age for U.S. wrestlers at the Olympics, with eleven American matmen claiming the ultimate prize during the decade.1980 OlympicsThe U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics — held in … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Who won gold for the U.S. at Olympics in the 1990s?
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| While the tally of gold medals didn’t equal the unprecedented haul of the 1980s, the 1990s saw U.S. wrestlers garner a half-dozen of the ultimate prizes from the Olympics.1992 OlympicsThe 1992 … Read more ►
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| College Wrestling 101: Which U.S. wrestlers won Olympic gold medals since 2000?
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| In just over a century of wrestling at the Modern Olympics, 47 U.S. wrestlers have won gold medals, including four since 2000.2000 OlympicsThe 2000 Summer Games held in Sydney, Australia welcomed a … Read more ►
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