UNC-Pembroke Wrestling To Hold Open Tryout On September 6
PEMBROKE – UNC Pembroke wrestling head coach Othello “O.T.” Johnson will be holding an open tryout for the 2022-23 UNCP wrestling team, Sept. 6-7, in the UNCP Wrestling Room. The tryout will begin at 3:30 p.m.
In order to participate, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours for the fall semester at UNCP and be in good academic standing. Please bring a waiver and release for tryout form (PDF), proof of a physical within the past six months, sickle cell testing results and a class schedule to Johnson’s office in the English E. Jones Center on the first day of the tryout. … rest of story at https://uncpbraves.com/news/2022/8/30/wrestling-to-hold-open-tryout-on-september-6.aspx?utm_source=Wrestling+News&utm_campaign=8131c6611e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_08_18_02_33_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44607e8210-8131c6611e-245314521&mc_cid=8131c6611e&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
My PACKed Summer: Wrestler Lewis Travels to India
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State Wolfpack wrestler R-So. Hunter Lewis traveled over to India this summer with Wrestling World Tours which his family puts on to take youth wrestlers to international countries for training experiences. … rest of story at https://gopack.com/news/2022/8/23/wrestling-my-packed-summer-wrestler-lewis-travels-to-india.aspx?mc_cid=9cae62a3d9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 96 – The Show Goes On!
RALEIGH, N.C. – The show must go on as host Brian Reinhardt and NC State head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio are back for another episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. … podcast at https://gopack.com/news/2022/8/11/wrestling-packmentality-pop-ins-podcast-ep-96-the-show-goes-on.aspx?mc_cid=d625d20c20&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Olympic Gold Medalist Selected to Lead Revived Wrestling Program at Morgan State University
BALTIMORE – Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men’s wrestling to Maryland’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University today announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department’s new men’s wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears’ wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday comes to Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy, since 2021.
To date, Morgan remains the only HBCU to offer NCAA Division I Varsity-level wrestling. The first full season of Morgan’s new wrestling program is slated for 2023–24.
“Wrestling is officially back at the National Treasure, Morgan State University! With the hiring of Coach Monday and the vast, winning experience he brings from competing at the highest echelons, we are certain to return to our championship glory and become a destination for student-athletes desiring top-level coaching and exceptional academic programs,” said David K. Wilson, president of Morgan State University. “It isn’t every day that you can bring in a leader the caliber of Coach Kenny Monday…someone who has successfully competed and coached at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and has won throughout his career. So, when there was a mutual interest in having him become a part of the Morgan family, we made it happen without hesitation.”
In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men’s wrestling program at Morgan with the support a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually. … rest of the story at https://morganstatebears.wrestling-program
Also Three-time Olympian and National Wrestling Hall of Famer Kenny Monday to rebuild Morgan State wrestling program
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