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Pittsburgh Referee Helps Save College Wrestler Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest

A referee from Pittsburgh took quick action to save the life of a college wrestler who went into cardiac arrest during a match; KDKA’s Meghan Schiller reports. Story at https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/4039072-pittsburgh-referee-helps-save-college-wrestler-who-went-into-cardiac-arrest/?mc_cid=a0421ecea9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

These kickass high school girls are making wrestling history

Jessi Johnson started wrestling in the seventh grade, competing against the boys in her New Jersey schools. “I just like the aggression,” the scrappy blonde tells The Post. “It’s an individual sport, and it’s up to me how I do.”

Now the 16-year-old Manalapan H.S. sophomore is about to make history: After finishing fourth last summer at a national girls’ tournament in Fargo, ND, Johnson and 59 other girls are headed to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Friday to compete in the inaugural girls state tournament. Story at https://nypost.com/2019/02/27/these-kickass-high-school-girls-are-making-wrestling-history/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons&mc_cid=0ea239a796&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

History In The Making At New Jersey State Girls Wrestling Tournament High school wrestling has long been mostly a boys sport, but 60 female wrestlers will be making history at the first girls state wrestling tournament in New Jersey. CBS2’s Cindy Hsu headed to Teaneck to meet one of them.
Story and video at https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4038267-history-in-the-making-at-new-jersey-wrestling-tournament/?mc_cid=0ea239a796&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 2, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

NAIA Tournament Preview: Defending champion Grand View seeks rare “Elite Eight” status

By Johnnie Johnson, Special to TheMat.com | Feb. 28, 2019,

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Grand View is No. 1 in the NAIA poll for the 50th-consecutive time and the 53rd time in program history, which is the most for any program dating back to the start of the 2000-01 season. The last time Coach Nick Mitchell’s Vikings were not ranked No. 1 was on Oct. 17, 2012. Since October 2012, GV has extended its streak to 50-straight No. 1 rankings in NAIA. And, how about going wire-to-wire as the top ranked team in NAIA?? Well, only three teams have accomplished that feat! Since 2001, only Grand View (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18), former members Notre Dame (Ohio) (2010-11) and Lindenwood (Mo.) (2006-07) have gone the entire season ranked No. 1. If the current season and past history are any indication of what can be expected at the NAIA Nationals on March 1st and 2nd, you should not miss out on the championship. The NAIA National Wrestling Championships will be in Grand View’s back yard at the Jacobsen Center on the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 1st and 2nd. The event is being broadcast live on Trackwrestling. As you may recall, in the 2017-2018 season, Grand View (Iowa) rewrote the record book by winning its seventh-straight team title and set a new scoring record of 234.5 during the 2018 NAIA Championships, blowing away their previous season’s marks of 210.0 (2016) and 234.5 (2017) points. GV has either tied or set a new scoring record in four out of the last five years. The Vikings are the first team in NAIA Wrestling history to win seven-consecutive national titles. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/February/28/NAIA-Nationals-Preview?mc_cid=0ea239a796&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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