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International Wrestling News (2021) – # 2

TDR Editor’s Notes ; As it has been 3 weeks since looking at the news of International wrestling the news shared below is mostly from last month. Yet there is looking ahead to the coming year in which the delayed 2020 Olympics are scheduled to be held in 2021.
E-mail us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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1 } – Five things you didn’t know about Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Taha Akgul
The 125kg grappler became a hero in Turkey after winning his nation’s only gold medal at Rio 2016, but did you know he barely ate anything before his final bout? More on that below!
Taha Akgul has a big presence in Turkey, in every sense of the word.
Standing at 1.92m (6ft 4in) and weighing 125kg (276lb), he cuts a formidable figure. But it’s his exploits as a freestyle wrestler that have won him so much acclaim. At the Rio 2016 Olympics he won Turkey’s only gold medal, dominating Iran’s Komeil Ghasemi in the final 3-1. But at the end of 2019, shortly after winning his seventh European Championships, Akgul was struck down with a serious shoulder injury that kept him out of the sport for a year.
As wrestling prepares to make its return from the coronavirus delay in Belgrade, December 12-18, the 30-year-old is nearing full fitness and is determined to retain his Olympic crown at the Tokyo Olympics.
But how well do you know the Turkish wrestler? … rest of story at https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/five-interesting-facts-wrestling-turkey-taha-akgul/?mc_cid=6c7e360412&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – WCL Conducts Safe Sport Town Halls
WCL would like to thank all the participants who attended one of the Safe Sport Town Halls in late November. Four sessions were held with officials, athletes, coaches and PTSOs & clubs with the goal of collecting additional feedback on the content and implementation of the Safe Sport Policy Manual. The discussions were open, insightful, respectful and advanced our shared goals related to Safe Sport.
Dr. Frank Fowlie, WCL’s newly appointed Complaints & Appeal Officer, participated at the start of each town hall to introduce himself and explain his role. He provided clarity on how a complaint will be handled and talked about his independence and impartiality. For more information on Dr. Fowlie’s role visit our Safe Sport page. https://wrestling.ca/safe-sport/
Steve Indig, a lawyer with the Sport Law & Strategy Group, talked about the broader context … rest of story at https://wrestling.ca/wcl-conducts-safe-sport-town-halls/?mc_cid=c2c44a5110&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WCL seeks bids for 2022-2024 Canadian Wrestling Championships and Canadian Wrestling Trials .. story at https://wrestling.ca/wcl-seeks-bids-for-2022-2024-canadian-wrestling-championships-and-canadian-wrestling-trials/?mc_cid=065f8820b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Cuban Wrestling Gala this Friday and Saturday at the Sports City
Havana, Dec 10.- With the completion of 30 fights in two days, the Pedro Val In Memoriam Fight Gala will be held in this capital, on the 11th and 12th of the current month, in what promise to be two days with much rivalry and emotions. To discuss this and other issues, federation, coaches and wrestlers met with the press this Wednesday at the Cuban Sports Hall, located inside the Ciudad Deportiva coliseum, to address what happened in a year marked by Covid-19 and new projects.
Luis de la Portilla, national commissioner of that discipline, expressed that despite the little competitive activity due to the pandemic, the Cuban gladiators took advantage of their participation in the pre-Olympic tournament in Ottawa, Canada, in March, to obtain 10 tickets to the Tokyo summer date. … rest of story at http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/31671:cuban-wrestling-gala-this-friday-and-saturday-at-the-sports-city?mc_cid=afaeddd782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – Individual World Cup Entries
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 9) — Abdulrashid “The Tank” SADULAEV (RUS), the four-time world champion and Rio Olympic gold medalist, headlines the entry list for the Individual World Cup (December 12-18) that will feature 505 wrestlers from 51 different countries. Sadulaev is one of 31 returning world medalists — including five world champions from 2019 — who will take the mat in Serbia next week. Freestyle and Greco-Roman each include 11 medal winners from Nur-Sultan, while women’s wrestling welcomes 9 from the last world championships.
World Medalist By Style
Freestyle: 3 gold, 2 silver and 6 bronze = 11
Greco-Roman: 1 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze = 11
Women’s Wrestling: 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze = 9
Freestyle (’19 world champions listed in BOLD) … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/individual-world-cup-entries?mc_cid=372ecbefe1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
International wrestling returns at ‘Individual World Cup’ in Belgrade
This competition replaces the 2020 World Championships, but will still take place in the Serbian capital from 12-18 December.
It wasn’t the event we originally expected, but wrestling will finally return this week at the Individual World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia. The 2020 World Championships were initially scheduled for those dates, but the non-participation of several top nations due to coronavirus concerns meant that the event was reborn as an individual World Cup competition in the same location. Fans will be able to enjoy all three categories of senior wrestling: freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s. … full story at https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/wrestling-individual-world-cup-preview-belgrade/?mc_cid=d179f0f753&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – 2020 UWW Individual World Cup: The Biggest Names & Best Weights
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Following months of speculation, anticipation, confusion — and eventually, optimism — United World Wrestling’s attempt at concluding the calendar year on a high note has finally arrived. The 2020 UWW Individual World Cup, to be considered as an inaugural event should it continue in the future, begins Saturday morning live from Belgrade, Serbia offering Greco-Roman fans an opportunity to catch some of the sport’s most prominent competitors in action without traditional team concerns on the line.
What is on the line for wrestlers, save for pride and an earnest surge of confidence prior to the last leg of the Olympic training block, is money. 300,000 SF (Swiss francs) is set for division among all 30 weight categories (including men and women’s freestyle). Therefore, the financial incentive and general format of the Individual World Cup bring to mind a popular event from the recent past, Azerbaijan’s Golden Grand Prix. … rest of story at http://www.fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/2020-uww-individual-world-cup-preview/?mc_cid=afaeddd782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
International wrestling to return in Belgrade with UWW Individual World Cup
More than 500 wrestlers from 51 countries are set to compete at the United World Wrestling (UWW) Individual World Cup in Serbian capital Belgrade. The event serves as a replacement for the cancelled World Championships, which Belgrade had been due to host. After countries including Japan and the United States pulled out over coronavirus concerns, UWW called off the World Championships as a threshold for entries had not been met.
The Individual World Cup will also be the first international competition since the beginning of the global health crisis. With COVID-19 countermeasures in place, 505 competitors are set to battle it out across 30 freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s weight divisions over the next seven days. … full story at https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101889/uww-individual-world-cup-belgrade-2020?mc_cid=afaeddd782&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Individual World Cup Results
Maskevich, Korpasi, & RUS Own The Story On Day 1 Of Individual World Cup
What transpires in Belgrade, Serbia from now until Monday is different from a typical World event — though for the most part, the results coming out of Saturday’s action were, indeed, typical. That’s because the Russian Federation has a finalist in four of the first five contested weight categories, and Hungary’s Balint Korpasi (72 kg, world #5) has once again guaranteed himself a spot on a major podium. … rest of story at http://www.fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/individual-world-cup-day-1/?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Olympic champion Štefanek retires following defeat at UWW Individual World Cup … full story at https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101931/uww-individual-world-cup-d1?mc_cid=1d3b41c6e1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Russia Claims 4 More Gold Medals to Cap Dominant GR Performance … story and photos at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/russia-claims-4-more-gold-medals-cap-dominant-gr-performance?mc_cid=2646a1a5c8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Chamizo Storms into FS Finals, Russia Advances 3 … full story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/chamizo-storms-fs-finals-russia-advances-3?mc_cid=4edc48d477&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Bureau Announces Change of Dates and Locations for 2021 Championships and Qualifiers
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 22) – The United World Wrestling bureau held a virtual meeting Tuesday to discuss several topics, including an update to the dates and locations of competitions in 2021.
Citing limited interest in a January competition, the bureau voted to move the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament from mid-January to March 4-7.
To help with costs and coordination the bureau also voted to combine the Asian Championships and Olympic Qualifier to Almaty, Kazakhstan with the tournaments set to run back-to-back April 9-17. Similarly, the African & Oceania Qualifier and African Championships are scheduled to be held back-to-back in El Jadida, Morocco from April 2-11. Due to travel concerns surrounding COVID-19 the Oceania continental championships have been cancelled.
Given the large number of expected participants, the European Championships and European Olympic Qualifier will remain at separate locations with the Qualifier scheduled March 18-21 in Budapest and the Championships April 19-25 in Poland. … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/bureau-announces-change-dates-and-locations-2021-championships-and-qualifiers?mc_cid=f9e49e1788&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – QUALIFYING PROCEDURES SET FOR 2021 SENIOR WORLDS, 2021 PAN AM CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 2021 ROME RANKING EVENT
USA Wrestling has finalized and posted the Qualification and Procedures in all three Olympic disciplines for three major Senior-level international events in 2021.
These events include:
• 2021 Senior World Championships, Oslo, Norway, October 2-10
• 2021 Pan American Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 27-30
• 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event, Rome, Italy, January 14-17
Each of these documents were developed by the appropriate Sport Committees (Men’s Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Women’s Freestyle) and have been approved by USA Wrestling’s Executive Committee.
All nine of the procedures can be viewed on TheMat.com, in the Team USA section at:
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/team-usa/team-selection-criteria
2021 Senior World Championships summary
In all three styles, any 2020 Tokyo Olympian who wins a medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in August 2021, will have the right to compete at the 2021 World Championships at the same weight class. The 2021 Olympic medalist must declare their intent to compete by August 15, 2021. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/December/16/Procedures-posted-for-2021-Worlds-Pan-Ams-and-Rome-Ranking-events?mc_cid=4edc48d477&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – Wrestling breakdown: Razambek Zhamalov knocks off two-time World champion Frank Chamizo
The 2020 Russian National champion cemented his status as world #1 at 74 kg with a win over a perennial elite.
After the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo were delayed, United World Wrestling scrambled to organize a world-level tournament for the year. Impressively, they were able to secure a venue in Belgrade, Serbia and produce what could have been an official World Championship. Unfortunately, major international players like the United States and Japan declined to send their teams to Serbia.
Without full buy-in from key members of the wrestling world, UWW downgraded the event from the World Championship to the “Individual World Cup,” more or less the exact same format as worlds, without the title. Even participating nations like Iran and India held back pound-for-pound talents such as Hassan Yazdanicharati and Bajrang Punia, but the Olympic weights were stacked nonetheless. … rest of story at https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/12/25/22187999/wrestling-breakdown-razambek-zhamalov-knocks-off-two-time-world-champion-frank-chamizo?mc_cid=0d946e15c0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Monday Roundup: European C’Ships Clarification; Revamped Schedule
Voting is now open for our end-of-year awards, which for 2020 is limited to Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Individual Performance. As reported in last week’s Roundup, Impact Performer is unfortunately unavailable due to the fact that there simply was not a large-enough pool of American athletes who competed in international/overseas events, nor were there enough events, period, from which to glean amenable candidates.
Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Individual Performance are different, however. There most certainly were several wrestlers whom despite the lack of competition managed to achieve meaningful milestones and deserve to be recognized for their efforts — hence why AOTY is being offered. In addition, Outstanding Individual Performance is our “snapshot” award, as it isolates one athlete’s standing at one event and is supported by contextual value. … rest of story at http://www.fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/european-cships-clarification-revamped-schedule/?mc_cid=c19dc39a02&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

11 } – USA WRESTLING TO SEND 33 TOP SENIOR ATHLETES TO HENRI DEGLANE GRAND PRIX IN FRANCE NEXT WEEK
USA Wrestling is expecting to send a 33-athlete delegation to the Henri Deglane Grand Prix, which is set for Jan. 15-17 in Nice, France. The squad includes nine women’s freestylers, 10 men’s freestylers and 12 Greco-Roman athletes. The tournament will start Jan. 15 with women’s freestyle, followed by men’s freestyle on Jan. 16 and wrapping up with Greco-Roman on Jan. 17. Among the USA’s entrants, there are two Olympic champions, four World champions and five World medalists. 2016 Olympic champions Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder will be competing in Nice. Both are also two-time World champions. Maroulis, who was the first woman in USA Wrestling history to win an Olympic title, last competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualifier in March, where she earned gold and qualified the U.S. at her weight, 57 kg, for the 2021 Olympics. Snyder, the youngest Olympic wrestling champ for the USA … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/January/04/Henri-Deglane-roster?mc_cid=ea644fcb33&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

12 } – Top Ten Stories from 2020
1. President Statement on Tokyo 2020 and Next Steps
Dear Athletes and Members of the Wrestling Community,
Coming from the Joint Statement of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, I would like to inform you that the Tokyo2020 Games will be postponed to no later than Summer 2021. This decision was made after accounting for the health of the athletes, those involved in the Olympic Games, and the international community at-large. The decision to delay will have a significant impact on our athletes and the remaining qualification process. Like other federations and stakeholders, we are waiting to receive more detailed guidelines from the IOC Sports Department concerning the qualification process and will provide an update as soon as possible.
2. Who’s In? Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers
In response to the IOC’s decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games until the summer of 2021, United World Wrestling has announced that all Olympic qualification spots already earned will continue to be honored. Russia crowned four world champions and one bronze medalist in Olympic freestyle weight categories at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, to qualify five weight categories for the Tokyo Olympics. The only weight category not yet qualified for Russia is 125kg. … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/top-ten-stories-2020?mc_cid=afb669e366&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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NCAA Division III Programs’ News – (2021) – # 1

TDR Editor’s Notes ; This is our first offering of stories focused just on teams in Division III of the NCAA. Unfortunately much of the news is about the cancellations of matches and seasons by some teams. Yet there are some match results, polls, news about wrestlers and coaches. Read on, learn and enjoy.
E-mail us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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1 } – NWCA Division III Releases Regular Season Poll #1
Manheim, PA – With the status of the NCAA Division III Championships still up in the air, teams have begun their return to competition, and with that comes the first edition of the D3 Coaches Rankings, including the individual top-10 ranking and the team tournament top-15 poll. Wabash College starts the year as the nation’s top-ranked team with 41 points, while there is a logjam for second place with Wartburg, John Carrol, and the Coast Guard Academy all with 39 points.  Wisconsin La Crosse rounds out the top-five with 35 points. INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
The top-ranked Little Giants of Wabash College (IN) currently have four athletes ranked in their respective weight classe and are led by senior standouts Kyle Hatch (165) and Max Bishop (285). Hatch and Bishop each enter the season ranked #1 in this week’s polls.  They are joined in the top ten by teammates #9 Carlos Champagne (125) and #5 Alex Barr (165). … rest of story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/NWCA-Division-III-Releases-Regular-21-1-2021

2 } – The Noke Wrestling News Podcast – Episode 5 (Recruiting and End of Semester News)
This episode of Noke Wrestling news is brought to you by: www.blueridgewrestlingclub.com
On the fifth episode of Noke Wrestling News we talk to head coach Nate Yetzer about the staff’s progress on the recruiting trail. A staggering 22 recruiting have already committed to the Roanoke program. Coach Yetzer also shares his opinions on what makes a good recruiter and how to target certain weight classes. It’s also time for the Fall Fund Drive, so listen and find out how to support the program. … rest of story at https://news.theopenmat.com/podcasts/noke-wrestling-news/the-noke-wrestling-news-podcast-episode-5-recruiting-and-end-of-semester-news/79547?mc_cid=29548697b5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Sean Thompson ’21: Leading Through History
Wrestling senior builds career skills through internship
One of the wrestling team’s top competitors throughout his collegiate career, senior Sean Thompson let his actions do most of his talking early in his career, but with the help of an internship through Gettysburg College’s Civil War Institute, Thompson has emerged as a vocal and consummate team leader. Thompson opened his collegiate wrestling career with a bang, claiming top honors at 141 pounds at the Messiah Invitational in his first-ever appearance. He’s racked up 82 career wins in three seasons, including 31 during the 2019-20 campaign.  
Off the mat, the history and political science double-major has grown his leadership skills exponentially, thanks in large part to the Brian C. Pohanka Internship Program. The program gives Gettysburg students special opportunity to do paid work on the frontlines of history, giving public tours of iconic historic sites, gaining hands-on experience with original artifacts and documents, assisting with the management of historic landscapes, leading children’s programs, and conducting independent historical research. At the urging of Gettysburg Professors Peter Carmichael and Bill Bowman, Thompson applied for the program during the fall of 2018. … rest of story at https://gettysburgsports.com/news/2020/12/4/wrestling-sean-thompson-21-leading-through-history.aspx?mc_cid=876213e0a7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – College wrestling: Wartburg embracing opportunity to wrestle Iowa State
It was a ray of sunshine in the midst of a gloomy time.
Wartburg College wrestling coach Eric Keller’s phone rang late in the month of last March, weeks after the COVID-19 virus forced the NCAA to cancel the Division III wrestling championships on the eve of their start. Keller was still processing that loss.
College wrestling: Wartburg’s Briggs loves a good challenge
But like many athletes, a good dare is hard to pass up, and one was presented that day to Briggs, now a junior All-American wrestler at Wartburg College. The caller identification on Keller’s phone said it was Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser. Immediately, Keller thought this could be interesting. “He called randomly out of the blue,” Keller said. “He asked if I’d like to dual next season. I said absolutely we are 100 percent in and let’s figure out how to make it happen. It’s was a good day in the midst of a lot of rough ones.” Initially, Dresser and Keller settled on Nov. 6 as the date, but with COVID-19 positive cases rising nationwide, the NCAA postponed the start of its wrestling season to after January. … rest of story at https://wcfcourier.com/sports/blogs/half_nelson_half_fiction/college-wrestling-wartburg-embracing-opportunity-to-wrestle-iowa-state/article_947b0492-27d6-511b-b73f-608972035038.html?mc_cid=e4f16a9e0e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – King’s College Winter Athletic Competition Update
Dear Members of the King’s College Community: 
Given the continual and growing challenges presented by COVID-19, and with the health and safety of our students, staff, and partners as our top priority, King’s College will not participate in winter sports competition in the coming months.  This decision impacts women’s basketball, men’s basketball, women’s ice hockey, men’s ice hockey, indoor track & field, swimming, and wrestling. I know how much the winter season means to our students, staff, and our coaches—and especially to the dedicated men and women who give so much to play these sports. I am deeply sorry that we will miss this year’s season and the joy and sense of community the games bring to our campus.  I also know that there is nothing that I can say that will lessen the disappointment and feelings of loss that are being experienced by our student-athletes, families, coaches, and friends. The public health environment relating to COVID-19, including here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is currently no better than it was when we decided to cancel fall sports competition.  In fact, it is worse.  … rest of story at https://kingscollegeathletics.com/news/2021/1/7/general-kings-college-winter-athletic-competition-update.aspx

6 } – Shenandoah wrestlers eager to compete after long delay to inaugural season
After nearly a year of navigating his new program through COVID-19 and a months-long delay to the wrestling season, Shenandoah University head coach Tim McGuire will finally lead his team onto the mat for the first time this weekend. It will be a major milestone for the Hornets, who are set to compete at the U.S. Marine Corps Star City Classic hosted by Roanoke College at the Salem Civic Center this morning. Not only will it be the first-ever event for Shenandoah’s new wrestling program, but it will also mark the end of a 310-day sports hiatus for the university, which shut down all intercollegiate activities in mid-March in response to the ongoing pandemic. It hasn’t been a smooth road, and as recently as last weekend … rest of story at https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/shenandoah-wrestlers-eager-to-compete-after-long-delay-to-inaugural-season/article_efb3652d-5798-533f-9de7-da2f1e20d4ca.html?mc_cid=80454f9eb5&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D

7 } – Augsburg coaching legend John Grygelko passes away
MINNEAPOLIS — John Grygelko, who played a key role in establishing the Augsburg University men’s wrestling team as a small-college national power, died on Friday, December 18, 2020. He was 93 years old.  
Grygelko coached the Auggies during a key period of the program’s growth, from 1972 to 1980. His teams never finished lower than second in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition, winning six straight league titles from 1975 to 1980. Grygelko coached 32 MIAC individual champions, including three conference tournament most valuable wrestlers. He produced a 98-12-1 dual-meet record in his Augsburg career, including two unbeaten seasons (11-0 in 1976-77, 12-0 in 1978-79).
 Under Grygelko, the Auggies finished in the top 10 in NAIA national competition four times, including a second-place finish in 1975 and a third-place finish in 1979. He coached 18 NAIA All-Americans during his Augsburg years, including national champions Scott Whirley ’82 (126 pounds) and Jeff Swenson ’79 (167 pounds) in 1979. Grygelko was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1975.  
“We hold John and his family in our hearts as we mourn his loss. ‘G’ was much more than a coach to so many of us. ‘G’ was a father figure who guided the lives of hundreds of young men, and for many of us, helped mold us into the men we are today. He was instrumental in bringing Augsburg’s wrestling program to national prominence,” said Swenson, who succeeded Grygelko as Augsburg’s head coach in 1980 and led the Auggies to 10 NCAA Division III national championships in his 25 seasons (1980-84, 1986-2007). Swenson currently serves as Augsburg’s athletic director. … rest of story at https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2020/12/18/mwr121820.aspx?mc_cid=ed5fd11129&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – Texas native finds his place with Central wrestling squad
A weekend visit to Pella sealed the decision for Chris Wilson
HOUSTON, TEXAS—The 2019 NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championship and a meal at Olive Garden helped seal the choice for Chris Wilson (sophomore, Houston, Texas, Cypress Ridge HS) to join the Central College wrestling team.
Wilson was planning to attend a community college and start the path towards becoming a nurse in the Houston area. His college wrestling recruitment ramped up after his senior season, including a message from Central’s assistant coach Daniel Page. One thing led to another and Wilson was on his first plane ride to visit campus.  “It was my first and only college visit because I was hooked,” Wilson said. “I liked how the campus looked and I was kind of starstruck when I first met Coach Page. I was pumped to be on a college visit and meeting with a college coach.”            
His weekend at Central put the Texas native at ease.           
“It was just really fun to be here,” Wilson said. “On the last night I was here, I went to a dance on campus and I really connected with (former Dutch wrestler) Jeremy Vester and some other wrestlers. It just felt like I was already here and I felt really comfortable.” … rest of story at https://athletics.central.edu/news/2020/12/9/texas-native-finds-his-place-with-central-wrestling-squad.aspx?mc_cid=372ecbefe1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – Wartburg Wrestling Tops American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Results of the American Rivers Conference Wrestling Preseason Poll (as voted on by the league’s head coaches): 
Wartburg is the preseason favorite to win the league’s championship and regain their place atop the American Rivers Conference. The Knights earned 63 points in the poll, recording seven of nine first-place votes. Coming off their dethroning of the Knights and the program’s first conference title, Loras is picked to finish second. The Duhawks picked up 56 points and one first-place vote. Coe claimed the final first-place vote and earned 52 points in the poll to finish third. Capsules on all nine teams — follow here:
New Coaches: None
The Schedule: As with so much of what has happened since March12, 2020 when the novel coronavirus pandemic shutdown college sports, the 2021 season will be like no other in conference history.  … rest of story at https://rollrivers.com/news/2021/1/12/american-rivers-conference-wartburg-chosen-as-american-rivers-wrestling-coaches-preseason-favorites.aspx?mc_cid=985ebae38c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – BIG CANCELLATION UPDATE
Prior to today, d3wrestle.com has reported only schools that have explicitly canceled the wrestling season. Today’s update includes other schools that have indicated to the NWCA rankings committee that they should not be ranked because they will not be competing, even though there has not been an announcement specifically saying so. As of today, January 18th, there are 32 schools that are believed to be opting out of the 2021 season. The list below differentiates between these schools.
Teams in bold have publicly said no to wrestling (or made a blanket statement for all winter sports) in the 2020-21 season. Teams in italics may not have explicitly canceled wrestling but have indicated as much to the rankings committee or d3wrestle.com. … rest of story at https://www.d3wrestle.com/big-cancellation-update/?mc_cid=ad63827ef7&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D

11 } – Ferrum College Men’s and Women’s Wrestling Changes Announced
FERRUM, Va. — Four athletic schedule changes have been announced at Ferrum College, two each in men’s and women’s wrestling. Ferrum’s home men’s wrestling match scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, against Emory & Henry College has been moved. The Panthers will now travel to Emory & Henry on Saturday, January 23, for a 3:00 p.m. match in Emory, Virginia. Coach Ryan Riggs’ team was scheduled to wrestle at Southern Virginia University Saturday (Jan. 23), but that match has been postponed to a date yet to be announced. Ferrum’s women’s wrestling trip to the Emmanual College Invitational in Franklin Springs, Georgia on Saturday, January 23, has been canceled. Additionally, … rest of story at https://ferrum.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/releases/20210118o20ja0?mc_cid=ad63827ef7&mc_eid=%5B2ef7cbca4b%5D

12 } – Brockport wrestling coach resumes role even as cloud hangs over team
Don Murray can step back into his role as SUNY Brockport wrestling coach, but now an investigation about possible NCAA violations looms over Murray and the team. Murray, the college and former wrestlers at the Division III college celebrated his 50th season as coach in 2019.  But SUNY Brockport announced a suspension of the team last month, and … rest of story at https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2020/10/29/brockport-wrestling-team-don-murray-covid-19-ncaa-investigation-ncaa-division-iii/6076095002/?mc_cid=8d4526dbd7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
WINTER SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENT
In an abundance of caution to protect the health and safety of students and staff, after consultation with conference leadership, the presidents of the State University of New York Athletic Conference have made the difficult decision to cancel winter sports (basketball, ice hockey, indoor track & field, swim & dive). Additionally, SUNY Brockport has canceled winter competition for the non-SUNYAC sports of wrestling and gymnastics. Despite these changes for Brockport athletics, the campus community continues to recognize the importance of athletics participation to its student-athletes.  Much like the fall sports, administrators and coaches have developed plans to engage student-athletes safely in small-group activity through in-person practices and instruction, strength and conditioning training, leadership training and team building activities.
Winter student-athletes will not lose a semester or season of eligibility if they participate in skill and drill sessions during the 2020-2021 academic year.
FAQs on SUNY Brockport Athletics
Will there be winter sports?
Teams will be able to practice in small groups to begin with. Winter sports teams will not participate in intercollegiate competition this winter. Winter sport teams include basketball, gymnastics, indoor track & field, wrestling, ice hockey, and swim & dive. … rest of the story at https://gobrockport.com/news/2020/10/19/general-sunyac-cancels-winter-sports-seasons.aspx

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