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USA Wrestling suspends sanctioned events through May 24, as Return to Practice and Competition Guidelines being finalized

BY USA WRESTLING | MAY 08, 2020, Based upon its principle of following current advice and direction from local health and government authorities, and with a focus on developing best practices for the return to wrestling, USA Wrestling has extended its suspension of sanctioned events through May 24.
The postponement of national and regional events will remain through July 1 at this time. At this time, based upon the input of USA Wrestling’s COVID-19 Advisory Committee, and through careful review of the national, state and local restrictions concerning the novel coronavirus, USA Wrestling has not identified any situation that would allow competitions to resume yet. As the situation concerning the pandemic remains fluid and ever-evolving, USA Wrestling will continue to monitor this closely and pledges to regularly update the wrestling community on changes to its policies. Based upon the direction of the COVID-19 Advisory Committee, USA Wrestling does not believe there will be one national proclamation that it will be safe to return to practice and competition for wrestling. The organization understands that both the return to practice, as well as the return to competition, will begin at the local level, based upon the situation in that community. The expected progression of wrestling activity will most probably begin locally, based upon health and government regulations, then move on to state, regional and national activity. The development and mass production of a vaccine could speed up this timeline but even the most optimistic estimates don’t expect a vaccine for many months. …. rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/May/08/USA-Wrestling-Statement-on-May-8

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2020 Top ALL-TIME College Coaches Dual Wins

TDR Editor’s Notes ; For the first time in 40 years there is a new leader on this list of head coaches with career dual meet wins. Pat Pecora moved past Dale Thomas with his team’s 22-12 win over Mercyhurst University on February 7th. Listed here are the top 29 coaches all with at least 400 career wins. John Smitth of Oklahoma State moved into the top 20 this past season and could well pass several more coaches next season. Smith is the top active Division I coach. Roger Crebs of Lycoming College is the third active coach in this group and the top Division III coach.
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2020  ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 25 w/ at least 400 wins    Wins &-Level  
            Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        618 – II
  2. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616 – I
  3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                             569 – III
  4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)                         540 – III
  5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)    534 – III
  6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                              515 – I/III 
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)       512 – I/JuCo
  8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                              493 – I
  9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
  10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – III
  11. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462 – NAIA
  12. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)           461 – II
  13. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                     458 – III
  14. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)        457 – JuCo
  15. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.) 447- JuCo/I
  16. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442 – I
  17. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
  18. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440 – I
  19. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)            439 – I
  20. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
  21. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II  ??
  22. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
  23. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                418 – III
  24. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
  25. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)             414 — III
  26. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                     413 – III
  27. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         408 – II
  28. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  29. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I

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