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Preseason Nationals in Iowa already has 35 states represented, with record numbers expected.

BY PRESEASON NATIONALS | OCT. 04, 2019, 

There are only a couple more weeks to register the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. Registration closes on October 20th at Midnight. This event sold out last year and is expected to sell out again this year. Don’t miss out and register ASAP. Visit www.PreseasonNationals.com to register. The date of the Preseason Nationals is October 25th – 27th in Des Moines, Iowa.
There are already 35 States represented. The following States have wrestlers in the tournament. Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
There are 11 different age-groups available at the tournament:
High School Freshman / Sophomore Weight Classes: (9th – 10th Grade) 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285
High School Junior / Senior Weight Classes: (11th – 12th Grade) 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285
Middle School Weight Classes: (7th & 8th Grade) Max age is 15 years old 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 175, 190, 210, 265
Rest of the details and weight classes at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/October/04/Record-numbers-expected-at-Preseason-Nationals?mc_cid=7570eee4d9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 9, 2019 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ohio Wrestling’s Greenlee To Be Inducted Into Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio wrestling head coach Joel Greenlee will be one of eight individuals inducted into the Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend. The 2019 Ohio Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Sunday (Oct. 6) at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio.
Greenlee arrived at Ohio University in 1997-98, being hired as an assistant/interim head coach. He was then named the full-time head coach before the 1998-99 season. Greenlee’s accomplishments during his first season at Ohio earned him the NWCA National Assistant-Coach-of-the-Year award in 1998. His 1997-98 team finished ninth at the NCAA Tournament – the Bobcats’ best finish since 1973 – and won the regular-season MAC title with a 5-0 record in the conference. He coached Dwight Gardner (158) to the school’s first individual national title since 1978 and guided Shawn Enright (134) to a second-place national finish. Greenlee enters his 23rd year as head coach at Ohio in 2019-20. During his time leading the Bobcats, the program has logged 12 All-America honors has won two team conference titles and has accounted for 20 individual conference titles. Greenlee owns a career record of 222-163-5.
Greenlee wrestled at the University of Northern Iowa from 1984-89, posting a collegiate record of 127-16-4 and went undefeated in dual meets.  Rest of his biography and story at https://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20191003wpc1ot?mc_cid=7570eee4d9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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