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Cody Inducted To National Wrestling Hall Of Fame

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Our congratulations to Coach Mark Cody for this well deserved honor. We look forward to his induction.
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CLINTON, S.C. —- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame of the Upstate New York State Chapter announced their 2019 inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and who will be receiving the Lifetime Service Award. The list includes Presbyterian College Director of Wrestling Mark Cody.  “I am grateful to receive this honor. It’s special to be recognized for what you have given to the sport of wrestling,” said Cody. “I hope I have served both my former and current student athletes well.”

Cody was hired in December of 2017 to be the Blue Hose Inaugural Director of Wrestling after spending the prior six seasons as the head wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma. In Norman, Cody led the Sooners to four top-13 finishes, including a 10th place finish in 2014. Under his leadership, the Sooners produced 10 All-Americans, and three national finalists, including two National Champions, Kendric Maple (2013), and Cody Brewer (2015). Cody was also instrumental in developing wrestlers off the mat and in fostering an OU Wrestling presence in the community. His student-athletes earned a total of 13 National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-America honors, and OU’s six Academic All-Americans during the 2013-14 school year were most in the nation. He also instituted an anti-bullying campaign in 2015 in which his wrestlers and staff routinely spoke to students at area elementary schools.

Cody came to Oklahoma after nine years at American, where he led the Eagles to a program-best fifth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships. The team produced three All-Americans after qualifying six for the tournament, while also posting a school record 3.48 grade point average. He took over the program at American after it had been dropped and then resurrected with just 4.5 scholarships available for seven wrestlers. Cody helped American earn its first national qualifiers in 2005 which led to six straight season of top 25 finishes as a team and earning trips to the NCAA Tournament. Rest of the story and details at
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TDR Top 12 – 2019 preliminary 160 & 170 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Notes ; The following are the preliminary final top 12 list for the next two weight classes. We welcome input and corrections. We shall post two weight classes daily and then re-evaluate the rankings. The Big 4 Award winners will be announced after the 285 prelim is posted. Please e-mail martinkfleming@gmail.com to share your insights and views.
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Wrestling museum re-opening looks to the future

WATERLOO — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum is re-opening its doors after a $1.4 million renovation. A group of wrestling greats, including Dan Gable, came to the museum to celebrate the ribbon cutting with Gable beer from Singlespeed Brewing. “I love it,” Gable said. “We’re about 90 percent done, and its so much more open. It’s upgraded.”

The renovation has expanded the wrestling room and added four kiosks for museum visitors to use. “We have a part of the history of the state of Iowa,” Gable said. “We’ve done a lot in wrestling all throughout the state.” For Gable, museums are about the future. “There are so many things that are Rest of the story at https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/wrestling-museum-re-opening-looks-to-the-future-photos/article_286309be-f516-56db-83ef-7a039094052d.html?mc_cid=9fa730503d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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