2019 BRIAN SMITH, Missouri Head Coach, WRESTLING CAMP at West Carteret H.S.
COACH SMITH WILL BE 100% HANDS ON & TEACHING ALL OF THE SESSIONS HIMSELF
Hosted by: West Carteret High School Wrestling Program
WHEN: July 9th -12th WHERE: WCHS GYM TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm each day
BRING YOUR LUNCH & WATER WRESTLERS: Register BEFORE 6/1/19-$245.00 (includes FREE t-shirt) Register AFTER 6/1/19-$275 (ages 5th grade & up)Campers should come prepared to camp each day with their lunch, minimum 2 waters, 2 shirts (one for am session & one for pm session), running shoes, wrestling shoes and bag to keep all personal items in.
COACHES: Cost is $99-Bring 5 wrestlers and 1 coach is FREE Bring 10 wrestlers and 2 coaches
FREE COACH SMITH WILL BE OFFERING A SPECIAL COACHES SESSION FOR ALL COACHES IN ATTENDANCE
CAMP COACHING STAFF
Brian Smith is the Head Wrestling Coach for the University of Missouri Tigers. Since being introduced as Mizzou’s Head Wrestling Coach, Smith has coached 25 All-Americans to 51 top-eight performances and five Tigers to eight national championship. Coach Smith has won 7 conference coach of the year awards as well as 2 national coach of the year awards.
TO REGISTER: Complete camp registration & waiver form that can be found on the West Carteret High School Wrestling Facebook Page or email wchspatriotwrestling@gmail.com to request forms. Completed forms along with payment should be mailed to: Kevin Smith 109 Cottage Row Morehead City, NC 28557. Make checks payable to Bull Sharks Wrestling Club QUESTIONS? Contact Kevin Smith/WCHS Head Wrestling Coach at 252-514-3000 or kjsaa5@aol.com
Union County College Launches Men’s Wrestling Program in 2019
TDR Editor’s Notes ; This is the best type of news we like to see. Expanding opportunities for students to wrestle on school teams. Hope to see more Division I schools adding wrestling as those schools get more publicity and visibility. We encourage all to help support wrestling opportunities for student athletes on all age levels.
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CRANFORD, NJ – Union County College has announced that beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year the College will add wrestling to its intercollegiate athletic teams. With this program, Union County College becomes the fifth community college in New Jersey to offer men’s wrestling. “We are excited to announce the addition of wrestling to our intercollegiate sports lineup,” said Union County College Dean of College Life Tammy Smith. “Having a wrestling team will allow us to attract more students to Union. We know that New Jersey is a hotbed for wrestling, and we look forward to offering the opportunity to student-athletes to compete at the collegiate level right here in New Jersey.” A national search for a head coach and coaching staff is currently taking place. Union’s Athletic Department anticipates having the new coaching staff in place soon. To accommodate the sport, Union will be building a new room for the wrestlers to practice in close proximity to Union’s state of the art fitness center. Recruitment for the winter 2019 season will be underway shortly. Interested students or prospective students should contact Union’s Athletic Director Shawn Noel at 908-709-7094. With the addition of the men’s wrestling program, Union County College now offers a total of 14 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) sports. Rest of the story at https://www.tapinto.net/towns/westfield/articles/union-county-college-launches-men-s-wrestling-program-in-2019-b6d35c29-5a77-4a6a-a636-3b39289ae1c3?mc_cid=e2a1005f3f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NFHS Releases Rule Changes for 2019-20 Season
Additional Time Given to Evaluate Head, Neck Injuries in High School Wrestling
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COMPLETE LIST OF RULE CHANGES
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 25, 2019) — In an ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school wrestling, additional time will be given to evaluate head and neck injuries when an appropriate health-care professional is present at a match. In addition to the 1½ minutes of injury time allotted for each wrestler, an appropriate health-care professional will have a maximum of five minutes to evaluate injuries to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous systems. At that point, the wrestler would have to continue or default the match. This revision in injury time in Rule 8-2-4 is one of 17 rules changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee at its April 3-5 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommendations were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
A second injury to the head and neck involving cervical column and/or central nervous system in the same match shall require the wrestler to default the match. If an appropriate health-care professional is not present, all injuries to the head and neck would be covered by the same timeframe as other injuries. In the case of a wrestler exhibiting signs of a concussion, the individual would be removed from the match and could not return to competition in the absence of an appropriate health-care professional. In another change geared to increase the level of offensive wrestling, stalling has been removed from the progressive penalty chart and will be penalized separately. In Rule 8-1-4, the first penalty for stalling will be a warning. The opponent will be awarded one match point on the second and third offenses, two match points and choice of position on the next restart for the fourth offense. A fifth offense for stalling will result in disqualification. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nfhs-releases-rule-changes-for-2019-20-season/?mc_cid=e2a1005f3f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Gwiazdowski accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team at Final X: Rutgers on June 8
By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | April 25, 2019,
Two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (Raleigh, N.C./Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC) has officially accepted his berth in Final X. He will battle for the spot at 125 kg/275 lbs. on the 2019 U.S. World Team in men’s freestyle at Final X: Rutgers on Saturday, June 8. The event will be hosted at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Exclusive live and on-demand coverage will be provided on FloWrestling, as well as on the FloSports apps on iOS, Roku and Apple TV 4.
Gwiazdowski has won World bronze medals the last two years, first at the 2017 World Championships in Paris, France and then at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Gwiazdowski has won the Pan American Championships the last two years (2018 and 2019). Gwiazdowski won a bronze medal at the 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia. He was also a 2017 U.S. Open champion. Gwiazdowski was a two-time NCAA champion and three-time finalist for NC State. As a freshman, he was an NCAA All-American for Binghamton. He won his NCAA titles for the Wolfpack in 2014 and 2015. He was a two-time New York state champion for Duanesburg High School. To order tickets, go to the tickets tab on the official Final X website at: http://www.FinalX.tv The Final X series will determine the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three Olympic disciplines, and is held in two different locations and dates in June.
The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams allow for 2018 Senior World medalists to advance directly to Final X at the weight class where he/she won a medal in 2018. 2018 World medalists must declare, in writing, their intent to accept the automatic berth into by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1. Gwiazdowski has met this requirement and accepted his qualification. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/April/25/Gwizz-accepts-FInal-X-spot-at-Rutgers?mc_cid=e2a1005f3f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
NWCA Announces Division 1 Scholar All-American Awards
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association on Thursday released their Division I Scholar All-American Award winners which had the Drexel Dragons in the top spot with a 3.6263 GPA after finishing in 8th a season ago. The Individual awards were lead by The Ohio State University who had seven wrestler’s garner All-American status.
Link: Top 30 Scholar All-American Teams
Link: Individual Scholar All-Americans
The individual awards included 39 athletes who brought home NCAA All-American honors from Pittsburgh with eleven finalists. Highlighting the team were five NCAA Champions including a trio of Nittany Lions; Anthony Cassar, Bo Nickal, and Jason Nolf, as well as Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) and Spencer Lee (Iowa). Nickal, Nolf, and Ashnault were also Hodge Trophy Finalists with Nickal winning the award. In total 142 wrestlers received 2019 honors.In the Top 30 Team race, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association led the way by sweeping the top three positions with champions Drexel, runner up American, and Harvard in 3rd Place, last years champs. In all, the EIWA had eleven of its member institutions represented in the top 30. (1. Drexel, 2. American, 3. Harvard, 6, Sacred Heart, 7. Hofstra, 8. Brown, 13. Penn, 15. Lehigh, 16. Columbia, 17. Bucknell, 22. Cornell) The Big 10 followed the EIWA with six teams making the Top 30 led by Northwestern in tenth place. (Others: 18. Purdue, 21. Penn St, 23. Nebraska, 29. Ohio State, 30. Minnesota)
“Honoring individuals and teams who have set themselves apart in the classroom is one of the greatest ways we can preserve and grow our sport”, Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director said. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwca-announced-division-1-scholar-all-american-awards/?mc_cid=e2a1005f3f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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