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NC State Wrestling to Host Annual Coaches Clinic

RALEIGH – NC State wrestling is set to host its annual coaches clinic, featuring 2025 Senior World Champion Trent Hidlay, in the Weisiger-Brown Athletic Facility October 24-25 to kick-start its 2025-26 dual-match season.
Led by NC State’s current coaching staff and recent Senior World Champion Trent Hidlay, the clinic is scheduled for a mid-day start on Friday, October 24 and will wrap up early afternoon Saturday, October 25 in the Weisiger-Brown Athletic Facility on NC State’s campus.
Both days will feature numerous technique sessions, along with lectures on strength and conditioning, weight management, nutrition, and academics. Friday night will conclude with a coaches social at Mitch’s Tavern after each of the technique sessions. The entire event will be capped off by NC State’s Wrestle-Offs in … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/9/25/nc-state-wrestling-to-host-annual-coaches-clinic

September 27, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Eight Champions Crowned at RAF 01 Event

History was made in Cleveland, Ohio, tonight as Real American Freestyle (RAF) held its first card, RAF 01. Eight champions were crowned in an electric atmosphere, with a star-studded list of participants.
Local star Nathan Tomasello will go down in history as the first wrestler to win a RAF bout and the first bantamweight champion. The former Ohio State national champion was a crowd favorite as he used his impressive build and strength to keep Matt Ramos at bay for most of the bout. Tomasello’s four points were all scored off of step-out points. In the second period, Tomasello was close to a pair of takedowns when he earned his stepouts. Ramos nearly shocked the crowd with a late takedown during a sequence that started with a flying squirrel attempt.
The third installment of Yianni Diakomihalis versus Indian world/Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia ended the same way as the first two – with the four-time national champion from Cornell getting his hand raised. It was in the third period when Diakomihalis used a low leg attack to become the first RAF wrestler to register a takedown. That maneuver iced a 5-1 victory for Diakomihalis.
The third bout of the evening featured a current star against a former great and it established a pattern for matches of this ilk. Generally, it was the younger wrestler who got their hand raised. In this instance, Mexican Olympian Austin Gomez needed less than a minute to roll against another hometown hero, Lance Palmer of St. Ed’s and Ohio State fame. This bout did not have a title on the line, but it appears we could have a Diakomihalis-Gomez clash in the future.
Some of the biggest fireworks of the evening came from the combination of Evan Wick and Jason Nolf in the middleweight championship. Wick jumped out to the lead, surprising Nolf on a low, reshot attempt. Nolf would answer by getting a takedown of his own. These were no ordinary two points. Nolf had Wick above his head, sitting on his shoulders for a moment, … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/49_raf/eight-champions-crowned-at-raf-01-event-r100479/

September 27, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Canadian Collegiate U Sports Changes Transfer Rules

by Jake Bridges 2
September 18th, 2025Canada, College, International, News, Transfers, U Sports

U SPORTS, the governing body for university and college sports in Canada, has updated its transfer rules. First or second-year athletes in the Canadian university system can now transfer schools without penalty.  Previously, athletes who transferred in the Canadian system were forced to sit out one calendar year of competition; however, this rule did not apply to all sports. Swimming, cross-country, and track and field had exemptions. 
The update also paves the way for easier transfer from NCAA or NAIA schools to a Canadian University, as the 365-day sit-out period previously applied to such transfers. 
The new ruleset will come into effect in the 2026-2027 season. 
When speaking on the decision, U Sports CEO Pierre Arsenault said, “The landscape of post-secondary sport is evolving, and our role is to ensure our policies reflect the needs of those we serve.”
The change in policy is well timed. In the United States, the House Settlement established new limits on roster sizes across NCAA sports. Most programs are being forced to decrease their size and cut athletes, meaning that as we enter the post-House era, there will be more athletes in the U.S. than roster spots. U SPORTS’ new policy allows them to be a viable alternative for those athletes. 
While U SPORTS lagged behind the NCAA in transfer policy, historically, their rulebook has been less restrictive than the NCAA’s. 
U SPORTS, for example, does not impose a five-year window … more at … https://swimswam.com/canadian-collegiate-u-sports-changes-transfer-rules/

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