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National Wrestling News & Views – June

1 } – Wrestling’s Quincy Monday: Going His Own Way
Both when it came to what sport to pursue and where to pursue it collegiately, Quincy Monday showed he’s not one to back down from a challenge. Quincy’s father, Kenny, was a three-time Olympian, a gold medalist in Seoul in 1988, a silver medalist in Barcelona in 1992, and a sixth-place finisher when the Games came back stateside in 1996. All of that came after a college career at Oklahoma State that saw him win the 1984 NCAA title at 150 pounds. It’s a resume that’s a lot to live up to. There’s no way, though, that the significance of all of those accomplishments could have been in young Quincy’s mind when he started in the sport. He was just spending time with his dad and thought what he saw the other kids doing was fun. … rest of story … https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2020/4/21/wrestlings-quincy-monday-going-his-own-way.aspx?mc_cid=9b182d31f3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – SingleSpeed to host virtual Happy Hour with Dan Gable
WATERLOO – Nearly every wrestling fan in the state of Iowa has their own individual story on the time they met Waterloo’s own Dan Gable. It might have been randomly where the 1972 Olympic Gold medalist was filling up his car with gas in Iowa City. Maybe the fan ran into him at Carver-Hawkeye Arena or waited in line to get his autograph at various events. But how many of those same fans can say they sat down and had a beer with Gable? SingleSpeed Brewing is going to make that possible later this month with a Virtual Happy Hour with Dan Gable at 5 p.m. on May 20 as part of its weekly Virtual Happy Hour’s on Facebook Live. The Waterloo-based brewery will host Gable as well as moderator Kyle Klingman from Trackwrestling and brewery founder Dave Morgan. The idea came after SingleSpeed rebanded its Gable Munich Helles lager, a beer that celebrates Gable’s Olympic triumph in Munich. … rest of story … https://wcfcourier.com/sports/blogs/half_nelson_half_fiction/singlespeed-to-host-virtual-happy-hour-with-dan-gable/article_48749182-cde7-5469-8f8f-f5d7864598b4.html?mc_cid=6299171a9e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – NWCA TO HOST VIRTUAL CONVENTION
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced today that their annual national convention will switch to a virtual event in response to concerns over social distancing and travel. Sessions will run, as usual, just online starting Wednesday, July 29, and closing Friday, July 31. Title sponsors for the NWCA National Virtual Convention include Cliff Keen, Defense Soap, and Resilite.
“The past couple of months has been full of unprecedented shifts in our society and we understand that it would have been difficult for our annual convention to take place as usual,” said Mike Moyer NWCA Executive Director. “It is our hope that shifting to a virtual platform and keeping the same format and schedule we could continue to serve our members and provide them with three tremendous days of high caliber coaching development and much-needed interaction.”
The NWCA team is hard at work finalizing the full slate of presenters and creating scheduling tracks for college coaches, scholastic coaches, officials, and retired coaches. Not only will the sessions take place online, but the exhibitor trade show will also be available virtually … rest of the story … http://www.nwcaonline.com/2020-nwca-to-host-virtual-convention/?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – In Olympic sports, canceled events mean fewer member fees, which mean trouble
With their competition calendars wiped clean, Olympic organizers in the United States say the financial toll of the novel coronavirus is coming into focus, and the overall economic impact of the pandemic promises to be staggering. The national governing bodies (NGBs) that oversee the individual Olympic sports are nonprofit organizations that have seen their funding sources dry up in recent weeks as thousands of competitions and events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely. Most rely heavily on membership dues and event proceeds for revenue but have been unable to host competitions during what would normally be a busy season. Max Cobb, head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s National Governing Bodies Council, said in an interview this week that lost revenue could reach $100 million.
“With the loss of the season so far — and potential loss of it through much of the summer — we’re looking at an enormous drop-off in membership renewals and a huge number of events that have been canceled,” said Cobb, who also is the chief executive of U.S. Biathlon. “A handful of those events might happen at a later date, but most of that revenue is just never coming back.” … rest of story … https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/05/07/olympic-sports-canceled-events-mean-fewer-member-fees-which-mean-trouble/?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – ESPN’s Quint Kessenich and his life in wrestling
Growing up on Long Island, Quint Kessenich played a bunch of sports, but he was most successful in wrestling and lacrosse. When the time came to go to college in the late 1980s, he went where he felt he was best – tending goal for national powerhouse Johns Hopkins and its storied lacrosse program. Years later, Kessenich would reconnect with wrestling and serve as a commentator and sideline reporter for ESPN, covering a number of NCAA wrestling championships as well as calling the action for events on the ESPN family of networks. On Episode 603 of Short Time, Kessenich talks about his origins in wrestling and in broadcasting, what it’s like to be in the moment on the sidelines, how he deals with criticism and some of his best moments he’s been able to witness. … rest of story … http://www.mattalkonline.com/podcast/short-time/espns-quint-kessenich-and-his-life-in-wrestling/?mc_cid=c97d5b4f2c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Bob Bowlsby analyzes the challenges and opportunities that wrestling faces in the next 60 days
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby talks Bob Siddens, Dan Gable, Tom and Terry Brands, Bob Stoops, the current state of wrestling, and the toughest decisions he has ever had to make. … rest of story … https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPlayer.jsp?TIM=1589846281894&twSessionId=atzmltkojt&videoId=782018135&mc_cid=588b1d30ac&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Cole Erickson ponders life beyond wrestling
CEDAR RAPIDS — Cole Erickson was supposed to be wrestling for a national championship this weekend, completing his senior season on the mat for Coe College at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center. Instead, the Mediapolis High School graduate was sitting in his apartment, trying to wrap his head around all that had transpired in the past 24 hours after the NCAA canceled all of its winter and spring championships because of the coronavirus outbreak. And it left Erickson to ponder what the future holds, both short term and long term after his wrestling career came to an abrupt halt. … rest of story … https://www.thepredicament.com/2020/05/cole-erickson-ponders-life-beyond-wrestling-2/?mc_cid=0f2858c4d6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – State of Wrestling Podcast: Nate Naasz talks about the genesis of the NWCA Virtual Convention
Nate Naasz of the NWCA comes back to State of Wrestling’s fifth episode to talk about the dynamics of working remotely in the world of wrestling and what the National Wrestling Coaches Association has been doing to continue working through the global pandemic. The key points of the episode are about the move to a virtual convention for 2020 as the NWCA Convention will take place online July 29-31, 2020. We touch on some of the keynotes, tease some of the sessions and talk about the growth and how the virtual convention may be a way to reach more coaches as well. … rest of story … http://www.nwcaonline.com/state-of-wrestling-podcast-nate-naasz-talks-about-the-genesis-of-the-nwca-virtual-convention/?mc_cid=09c8756a50&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – From a distance, these young Journalists of the Year share their wrestling passions
Note: The following story appeared in the May issue of WIN Magazine. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe.
By Mike Finn
The recent social distancing demands caused by COVID-19 certainly have not affected the communication pattern of wrestling friends Jude Swisher and Sam Herring. That’s because communicating from a distance has never been an issue — especially for over a year — for Swisher, a 16-year-old high school sophomore from State College, Pa., and Herring, a 13-year-old seventh grader from Memphis, Tenn.
For despite the 900 miles between their hometowns, these young wrestlers have created a buzz since March of 2019 when they created Home Mat Advantage, a weekly wrestling podcast … and most recently were honored by WIN as the magazine’s 2020 Journalists of the Year. … rest of story … https://www.win-magazine.com/2020/05/from-a-distance-these-young-journalists-of-the-year-share-their-wrestling-passions/?mc_cid=73440286e7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Kevin Harvick’s High School Wrestling Helped Make Him One of NASCAR’s Top Drivers
Kevin Harvick’s first love has always been racing. Ever since his parents bought him a go-kart as a kindergarten graduation gift, the NASCAR star has fallen in love with racing cars. Like most youngsters, Harvick participated in other sports. In high school, Harvick was a member of his high school wrestling team, qualifying for a sectional tournament. Harvick, however, drifted away from wrestling, but still managed to use his experience in the sport to get him to where he is today. … rest of story … https://www.sportscasting.com/kevin-harvicks-high-school-wrestling-helped-make-him-one-of-nascars-top-drivers/?mc_cid=1ad1a557de&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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