Dick Wince Retires After 22 Years at Gardner-Webb Univ.
Boiling Springs, N.C. – Gardner-Webb wrestling head coach Dick Wince, who has been a part of Gardner-Webb Wrestling for 22 years, 20 years overall as the head coach of the GWU wrestling program, has officially announced his retirement. “Our wrestling program has been positively impacted by Coach Wince during his outstanding career,” said Vice President for Athletics Chuck Burch. “His leadership and influence has been instrumental in the lives of dozens of young men who have gone on to success after college. He is a pillar of our wrestling program’s history, and will be missed. We wish him well in his retirement.” Wince, who has overseen the program from its days as a small NAIA competitor all the way to its current status as a competitive mid-major program at the NCAA Division I level and its first year in the Southern Conference, has steadily built a winning tradition in Boiling Springs, N.C. Rest of the story at Gardner-WebbWinceRetires
2011-12 Gardner-Webb Wrestling Season
Boiling Springs, N.C. – In the Gardner-Webb wrestling program’s first year as associate members of the Southern Conference, the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers posted a 6-12 dual match record and a 2-5 record in conference dual match action for the season. Battling injuries all season long, the Runnin’ Bulldogs were able to post a sixth-place finish at the 2012 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship in March, scoring a team total of 21 points as three wrestlers placed in fourth-place or higher in their respective weight classes. However, for the first time in the program’s 12-year Division I history, the Runnin’ Bulldogs did not send a wrestler to the NCAA National Championships. In the program’s first ever postseason conference championship tournament, redshirt-junior Travis Porter, who suffered a fall in the True Second match at 197 pounds at the conference championship tournament, took third-place overall, while fellow teammates Alex Medved (157 pounds) and Justin Guthrie (165 pounds) each placed fourth in their weight classes.
Rest of the story at Gardner-Webb Season
Guardado Finds Success Amid Hectic Schedule
An Interesting and admirable story of a true scholar-athlete at a D-I wrestling program.
DURHAM — Last summer, A.J. Guardado pulled himself out of bed at 6 a.m. each morning to meet several other members of the Duke wrestling team at the Duke University Golf Club. But rather than tee off for 18 holes, Guardado and his teammates put in eight-hour workdays at the golf course before heading off to practice. The demanding schedule was nothing new for Guardado, who holds down three jobs during the school year. Although fitting in work hours around his academic commitments and training schedule presents all kinds of challenges, it is a necessity for him as a member of a nonscholarship athletic program at a prestigious university.
Rest of the story at http://www.goduke.com/Guardino
Anderson Resigns as Duke Wrestling Coach
DURHAM, N.C.-Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White announced on Wednesday the resignation of Duke wrestling head coach Clar Anderson. Anderson has served as the wrestling head coach since the 1997-98 season. “It has been a privilege working for Duke University and especially with outstanding student athletes,” Anderson said. “A highlight of my career is when our team garnered the highest GPA in the country for wrestling teams and coaching Konrad Dudziak in the NCAA finals. But equally important to me was the deep relationships I forged with all of my athletes. I will miss coaching, but look forward to the next stage of my life and spending more time with my family.” In his 15 seasons with Duke, Anderson compiled a career record of 101-125-2. He helped guide 14 Blue Devils to the NCAA Championships and mentored two-time All-American heavyweight Konrad Dudziak. He was named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2004 after guiding Duke to a third-place finish at the ACC Championships with four All-ACC selections and four NCAA qualifiers. In 2008, Anderson amassed a career-high win total with a 12-9 overall record. Rest of the story at http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22467&SPID=1834&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=205401601
State Finals on TV
The 2012 NCHSAA State finals are now on Time-Warner Cable Video on Demand channel. The 2011 finals can be purchased at http://www.playonsports.com/news14/
Nebraska-Kearney claims D-II National Championships
The Lopers of the University of Nebraska-Kearney claimed their 2nd D-II championship in the past 5 seasons. Rest of the story at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/wrestling/d2
Wartburg wins D-III Nationals with 4 champions
Wartburg ties the record with 4 champions who led the way to the team title.
Rest of story at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/wrestling/d3
Notre Dame holds back Cal Baptist & Liberty to win NCWA Championships
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Notre Dame College came away with three national champions and 11 All-Americans, and that success in the finals rounds compounded its impressive start as the Falcons won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association championship Saturday. Notre Dame racked up 168 points, leading from start to finish of the three-day tournament, and withstood final-day charges by runner-up California Baptist (161 points) and Liberty (150.5) to take the title. The Falcons got national title winners in Cody Shivener (149 pounds), Ashtin Primus (157) and Jonathan Bittinger (174) to sweep their finals appearances. The Falcons’ success isn’t a surprise to most. They won the NAIA national championship in the two seasons prior to joining the NCWA this year. The NDC wrestlers flashed ‘3’ on their fingers while taking their championship photos, representing a three-peat of sorts. But it took the rest of the Falcons’ All-Americans – they scored one in every weight class but two – to clinch the title past former NAIA foe California Baptist and Liberty, which gave chase throughout. Rest of story at http://www.ncwa.net/news?news_id=1130
Grand View wins NAIA Championships
Grand View won the 2012 NAIA Wrestling Championships by a wide margin.
Rest of story at http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205324121
NCAA D-I Brackets Released
Brackets of wrestlers for the NCAA Division I Championships have been released and can be accessed via this link http://www.flowrestling.org/article/11226-NCAA-Brackets-Released
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