Takedown Report

Wrestling History – # 4

1 } – Mental Mondays with Ben Askren: Being Your Best Self During Quarantine
On this episode of Mental Monday, Ben Askren gives tips on how to stay active and improve yourself while quarantined due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Whether you spend your time getting smarter or getting stronger, Askren breaks down the best ways to do it from the safety of your home. … rest of story content at https://therudis.com/mental-mondays-with-ben-askren-being-your-best-self-during-quarantine/?mc_cid=8ec233ede0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – The Koll connection
Lisa Uhl was an NCAA champion and Olympian, but her story isn’t unique to the family — or Fort Dodge
Last week, we published an article about Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Lisa (Koll) Uhl’s pending Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame induction. We also decided to dedicate our “throwback” picture that day to one of Lisa’s relatives, fellow former Dodger and wrestling legend Bill Koll. I quickly began to realize — through texts, calls and emails — just how many of our readers didn’t make the connection between Lisa and Bill, and also, were unfamiliar with Bill’s Fort Dodge roots.
As such, it’s time for a history lesson. … rest of story at https://www.messengernews.net/sports/local-sports/2020/04/the-koll-connection/?mc_cid=9b182d31f3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – A decade in athletics: Wrestling attempts to recover from program-shaking scandal
BY ELIZABETH KARPEN |
The nation’s oldest wrestling team spent the past decade struggling to break through to the front of the pack. The team has remained unable to clinch an Ivy League title since 1982 and has been unable to capture an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title in the program’s 126-year history. Over the past 10 seasons, the Light Blue has only had two with a winning Ivy record. Prior to the arrival of current coach Zach Tanelli, the Lions began the decade with one of their two victorious Ivy seasons under former coach Brendan Buckley. Buckley had revolutionized the historically mediocre program into one that sat at a solid middle-tier with exceptional individual performances. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Buckley left the Light Blue to become head coach at California Polytechnic State University. He left the Mustangs in 2016 to become the executive director of Beat the Streets New York City Wrestling. … rest of the story at … https://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2020/04/24/a-decade-in-athletics-wrestling-attempts-to-recover-from-program-shaking-scandal/?mc_cid=78e39ca524&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – Where are they now: Bismarck wrestling standout Scott Glasser
Won five individual state titles for the Demons
When it comes to the top high school wrestling program in North Dakota, Bismarck High has no peer. The Demons are synonmous with championships and dominance. Over the years there have been many standout performers that were clad in BHS’ maroon. Among the greats is Scott Glasser. Winning a state title is special. Winning two in a row is impressive. Three straight is quite a career. How about five consecutive championships? That is what Glasser achieved during his career with the Demons (2002-06). He is the only BHS wrestler to accomplish that feat. Following a successful collegiate wrestling career and graduation from the University of Minnesota, Glasser later went on to serve as an assistant coach for NDSU’s wrestling program for a year. Today, he resides in Bismarck and is employed by Emerson, a firm that specializes … rest of story at … https://www.wdasports.org/where-are-they-now-s.-glasser.html?mc_cid=09298b3e7a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Former Ithaca College wrestler Luke Broadwater wins Pulitzer Prize
Luke Broadwater ’02, an Ithaca College wrestling alumnus, was surprised when he found out that the story he broke for the Baltimore Sun had earned the newspaper a Pulitzer Prize. His reporting led to a series of stories written last year in the Baltimore Sun exposing Baltimore’s mayor, Catherine Pugh, as receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in deals for her “Healthy Holly” books, including a deal with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), where she served as a board member. Pugh sponsored dozens of bills affecting hospitals in Maryland, including several that would have benefited UMMS. Broadwater was a member of Ithaca’s varsity wrestling program during the late-90’s and early-2000’s. The Bombers finished in the Top-15 in the team standings at the NCAA Championships during his time with the program, which included a sixth-place finish during his final year in 2001-02. Ithaca also captured an ECWC Title during that final year. … rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/23611?fbclid=IwAR1tt8SpWluMmE4Xlo9TuesRKeGHgtkMrkAtH-DEU6lL6Ly1WtN7wTavddw

6 } – U.S.A. wrestling great Baumgartner retires
Bruce Baumgartner will call May 8, 2020, his final day at Edinboro.
Baumgartner served in the athletic department for over 30 years before assuming the role of Assistant Vice President for University Advancement two years ago. A four-time Olympic medalist in wrestling who served as the captain and flag-bearer for the United States team in the 1996 Olympics, Baumgartner came to Edinboro as assistant wrestling coach in 1984 and later served seven years as head coach. He has been inducted into numerous Hall of Fame’s and was the recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award in 1995. He transitioned to the position of interim athletic director in 1997, and was appointed to the role permanently in 1998. Over the next 20 years, he combined with Todd to form a potent one-two punch in the department. During his tenure, notable accomplishments … rest of story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/23602?fbclid=IwAR3auJIax0fsKVvJ_cFSlpBpm7me55HsHSsOS7hWZO_fxyZkbIcobKj1AFg

7 } – 2006 All-American David Hoffman breaks down his Hokie wrestling highlights – VT97
Four-time NCAA qualifier and 2006 All-American David Hoffman comes on to Episode 97 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling. Hoffman just finished up his second year as the head coach at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, his alma mater. Hoffman talks about coming to Virginia Tech back in the fall of 2001, competing as a true freshman, managing the gap between Keith Mourlam and Tom Brands as well as the changes in the program when the Dresser-Robie era rose to prominence in Blacksburg. Hoffman spent time coaching with … rest of story at … http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/inside-vt-wrestling/2006-all-american-david-hoffman-breaks-down-his-hokie-wrestling-highlights-vt97/?mc_cid=04468f0b0b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Brandon Slay: My Wrestling Hero
The 11th installment of My Wrestling Hero features Olympic gold medalist Brandon Slay. Now the executive director and head coach of the Penn Regional Training Center, Slay shares his thoughts on his wrestling hero — seven-time World and Olympic medalist and 1984 Olympic champion Dave Schultz.  These are Slay’s thoughts on his wrestling hero: 
“My wrestling hero is a man by the name of Dave Schultz. I’m looking at his poster in my office. The reason he is my wrestling hero is because I saw him win the gold medal in 1984 in Los Angeles on TV. I was eight years old —a little boy in Amarillo, Texas. I saw him, among many other Americans win the gold, and so that started my Olympic dream.
“That became more real … rest of story at … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1588657181674&twSessionId=swaddqguon&postId=780277135&mc_cid=91ffce1a35&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – Which U.S. wrestlers would have won the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics? Randy Lewis makes his picks
Randy Lewis was a member of the 1980 Olympic team that was boycotted by the United States. He eventually won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics but others weren’t as fortunate. Lewis offers insight on himself and his freestyle teammates from the 1980 Olympic team and their chances at the boycotted Games.  “This is my optimistic prediction on how we could have been expected to do,” Lewis said. “Some would do better than expected and some would do worse. I did not take into consideration that the Olympics were in Moscow where winning on the road is much more difficult than winning a Big Ten football game on the road.”
The following are insights from Lewis in his own words. 
105.5 pounds: Bobby Weaver
Bobby Weaver is one of the most underrated American wrestlers of all time. He reminds me of Spencer Lee. When he was a junior in high school,  … rest of story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1588803075333&twSessionId=eixrzxtyrh&postId=780330135&mc_cid=6299171a9e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Disappointment of the 1980 Olympics Still Vivid for Three Illini
By Mike Pearson FightingIllini.com
Forty years ago, two gifted University of Illinois athletes and a talented future Illini coach – all destined for potential Olympic glory – unwittingly became symbolic pawns in a game of international politics. Mike Durkin, Craig Virgin and Mark Johnson were but three of 466 American athletes and approximately 4,000 individuals from 65 other nations who for years had dedicated their lives to rigorous training regimens, only to see their dreams of participating in Moscow’s 1980 Olympic Games shattered by a purely political decision. Protesting the Soviet Union’s 1979 Christmas Eve invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. President Jimmy Carter debated whether to use an Olympic boycott or a grain embargo, or both, as leverage against the host nation. Eventually, about 96 percent of the U.S. Congress approved the President’s suggested measure. On April 12, 1980, the U.S. Olympic Committee, under withering pressure, officially voted to boycott the Games. … rest of the story at … https://fightingillini.com/news/2020/5/19/general-disappointment-of-the-1980-olympics-still-vivid-for-three-illini.aspx?mc_cid=09c8756a50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

May 25, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized