2024 Olympic Wrestling Schedule Set!
2024 Olympic Wrestling Schedule Set!
The wrestling schedule for the 2024 Olympic Games is set. Check out when your favorite wrestlers will be competing.
For mobile, view the schedule here!
| Date | Event | Time (ET) |
| August 5 | Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg Round of 16 Women’s Freestyle 68kg Round of 16 Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg Round of 16 Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg Quarterfinals Women’s Freestyle 68kg Quarterfinals Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg Quarterfinals | 9a-11a |
| August 5 | Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg Semifinals Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg Semifinals Women’s Freestyle 68kg Semifinals | 3p-4p |
Coleman Scott releases statement after departure from Oklahoma State wrestling
Former Oklahoma State interim head coach Coleman Scott broke his silence after the Cowboys opted to hire David Taylor.
The wrestling program took a big swing with the Olympic Gold Medalist and Penn State legend. Scott originally left his head coaching position at North Carolina after eight years to come back to Stillwater last year.
Now, he’ll leave his alma mater once again, but released a thoughtful statement on the decision.
“I wanted to take the time and space to share my heart today,” Scott wrote in a statement. “First, I want to say thank you Oklahoma State University for giving me the opportunity to come back and coach this last year. It was an honor to finally get to do what I love in a place that had always felt like my true home.
“I also want to congratulate John on his retirement. Thank you for the time and energy you committed to my career. Good luck to David Taylor and the new coaching staff at OSU. It’s a special place and a legendary program that deserves the absolute best. It shaped my life and made me the man I am today.”
Scott, a four-time All-American for Oklahoma State, won a national title in 2008 for the Cowboys prior to his coaching career. “I will surely miss being a cowboy,” Scott wrote. “I’m not sure what the future holds for myself and my family, but I am always faithful that although the ox is slow, the earth is patient.”
In his international wrestling career, Scott was a member of the 2012 Olympic Team and won a Bronze Medal. … more at … MSN.com/Coleman-scott-releases-statement-after-departure-from-oklahoma-state
Mark Harris Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
Mark Harris – A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Harris attended Enka High School, where he wrestled under the guidance of both Jim Whitmer and Rex Wells. Harris was a two-time state champion (1989, 1990), three-time state placer, four-time state qualifier, and three-time conference champion for the Jets. He was also an all-conference soccer player and letterman in football. He then wrestled at North Carolina State University from 1991-1996, where he was a four-year letterman and a member of an ACC Championship team and two teams finishing top-10 at the NCAA Championships. Graduating from NCSU with a bachelor’s in history in 1996, Harris began his coaching career at Fuquay-Varina High School (Wake County) as an assistant coach. Assuming head coaching duties in 1999, Harris’ Fuquay-Varina teams captured state tournament and state dual championships in 2000 and 2001. From 2000 to 2002, Harris’ Fuquay-Varina teams went 80-4 in dual matches.
After finishing his master’s in history at NCSU, Harris returned to Enka High in the Fall of 2002, becoming just the fifth head coach in program history. In 22 seasons with the Jets, his teams have captured 16 conference championships, reached the state dual finals twice, and won the state tournament championship in 2016 and 2020. In 25 seasons as a head coach, his teams have won over 600 dual meets, six state championships, 18 conference championships, seven regional tournament championships, and six regional dual team championships. To date, he has coached 148 state qualifiers, 69 state medalists, 26 state finalists, 12 state champions, and three high school All-Americans. His teams have qualified for the state playoffs in every season he has been a head coach.
Active in wrestling leadership at the state, regional, and national level, Harris is one of the founding members of the NC Wrestling Coaches Association, serving as its first president from 2007-2010. He has worked for the National Wrestling Coaches Association as State Chairman (2010-2016), Section Leader for seven Southeastern states (2016 – present), and the NWCA Board of Directors (2023 – present). Harris currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association, the North Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2015 – present) and is the regional chairman for the charity organization Headlock on Hunger. Harris received the Toby Webb Coaching Excellence award from the NCHSAA in 2023, only the second wrestling coach to receive this award. In addition to the Lifetime Service Award of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, he will be inducted into the Enka High School Athletic Hall of Fame later this month. Harris coaches cross country in addition to wrestling. Harris and his wife Esther have three boys: Levi (22), Greyson (20) and Asa (17).
Neal Dorow Inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
Neal Dorow – Born in Palo Alto, California, Dorow was a standout wrestler at Mountain View High School in Mountain View California, graduating in 1972. He then attended Foothill Community College in Los Altos Hills from 1972-74, where he was a conference champion and a 6th-place finisher in the California Community College Nor-Cal Championships. After Foothill, he wrestled for the University of California at Berkeley where he was a two-time Pacific 8 Conference Runner-Up and a two-time NCAA Division 1 qualifier. In 1976, he was named the NorCal College Wrestler of the Year.
After graduating from Berkeley in 1977 with a degree in Physical Education, Dorow began his officiating and coaching career. He coached and officiated at the high school and collegiate level in Washington, Wisconsin, Oregon, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. In 1982, he joined the United States Wrestling Officials Association as a mat official, and by 1990, had attained his international officials license and reached the category of M1E (Exceptional), the highest possible in the USWOA. Between 1984 and 2014, Dorow officiated over 60 international wrestling competitions, including National Team overseas tours in 11 different countries. He officiated 66 USA Wrestling regional championship events and 109 USA Wrestling National Championship events from 1983 to 2017. In 1995, he was a timer and scorekeeper for the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 1996, he was a timer and scorekeeper for the Atlanta Olympics.
In 2001, Dorow moved to North Carolina and was the first head wrestling coach at the newly opened Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington. He was wrestling coach at Ashley until 2005. In 2002, he founded and still runs the annual Ashley High School Veterans Cup Tournament, which just completed its 22nd year. Soon after moving to North Carolina, he joined North Carolina USA Wrestling and is still active today. Dorow was the NCUSAW Officials Director and a Board member from 2001 to 2011 and the local organizer for the USA National and North Carolina State Beach Wrestling Championships held in Carolina Beach from (2012 – present).
In addition to his 2024 induction into the North Carolina state chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Dorow has received the USWOA Phil Portuese Award (2003), the USWOA Lifetime Achievement Award (2009), the NCUSAW Frank Rader Person-of-the-Year Award (2011), and the USA Wrestling Beach Wrestling Person-of-the-Year Award (2017). Currently, he lives in Wilmington with his wife Andrea and is the Virtual Academy Coordinator for Ashley High School.
Ed Duncan Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
Ed Duncan – A native of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Duncan attended Mitchell High School, where he excelled in wrestling, football, baseball, and track. Duncan was an all-conference lineman in football, a two-time state medalist in wrestling, and a wrestling state champion in 1988. He played a key role in the Mountaineers’ team state tournament championship run in 1988 and was named Mitchell’s male athlete of the year for 1988.
Duncan then attended Appalachian State University as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow, majoring in Social Science and Secondary Education. He was a two-year starter for the Appalachian Wrestling team and reached the Southern Conference finals at 190 lbs. in 1989. In 1993, Duncan completed his student teaching at Ashe County High School. In addition to student teaching, he helped coach the wrestling team, which finished as state runner-up. Duncan then taught social studies and coached wrestling at Hickory High School from 1993 to 2004. During his tenure at Hickory, he started a middle school wrestling team before returning to Mitchell High School in 2005. At Mitchell, Duncan also started a middle school program in 2006 and assumed the role of head wrestling coach at the high school in 2010. Duncan’s Mitchell teams have captured 250 dual meet wins, five conference championships, two regional tournament titles (2014, 2015), two dual team state championships (2014, 2015), one state dual team runner-up finish (2016), one state tournament championship (2015), and one state tournament runner-up finish (2014).
In 2004, Duncan became the first-ever Administrative Director for Team NC Wrestling. He served in this role until being elected State Chairperson for NCUSA Wrestling in 2018. He has been the National Teams Coach and the event director for the Elementary and Junior High State Championships. In 2013, Duncan founded and currently runs the High Country Youth League, which serves over 20 counties in Western North Carolina. He serves as a Junior Olympic Wrestling Committee member (2022 – present) and has directed the North Carolina State Games for over 20 years.
Duncan’s efforts have focused recently on building men’s and women’s beach wrestling and high school girls’ wrestling in North Carolina and across the country. He is the founding organizer of the first beach wrestling state championships and has hosted the USA National and North Carolina State Beach Wrestling Championships at Carolina Beach (2012 – present). He was the Team Leader/Coach for Team USA at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar, and has attended multiple world beach championships. Duncan is also the founder of the Beach Wrestling Tour of America (2022) and is the US Representative to the United World Wrestling Beach Wrestling Committee (2016 – present). Duncan was an organizer of the first girls’ high school invitational, hosted the first-ever open state championship for girls (2017) and worked with the Women’s Wrestling Task Force to sanction girls high school wrestling in North Carolina (2023).
One of the original members and key organizers of the North Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association, Duncan served on the NCWCA Board from 2007 to 2014. He has also served on the Board of the state chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2016 – present). Retiring from teaching in 2023, Duncan remains both the head wrestling coach at Mitchell High School and the State Chairman for North Carolina USA Wrestling. Duncan’s children Eve Duncan, Solomon Duncan, and Marie Murphy are all actively involved in the wrestling community serving in various roles.
Ben Watson Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
Ben Watson – A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Watson attended Independence High School from 1988 to 1991, where he excelled in football, wrestling, and track. Recruited to join the wrestling team in his junior year, Watson wrestled for two seasons at Independence High School and qualified for the state tournament in 1991. He then pursued his education at Appalachian State University, majoring in Physical Education, and wrestling for the Mountaineers from 1991 to 1995.
Watson began his teaching career at Coulwood Middle School in Mecklenburg County, where he also served as an assistant coach for the wrestling teams at Independence High School (1995-96) and West Mecklenburg (1996-99). He later moved to East Mecklenburg, teaching and coaching from 1999 to 2007, before settling at Mooresville High School (2007 – present).
Throughout his coaching tenure, Watson has led his wrestling teams at East Mecklenburg and Mooresville to great success, including ten conference championships (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023). His teams have also won five regional championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) and captured two state tournament titles (2018, 2019). Additionally, Watson’s teams reached the regional dual team finals in 2002, 2012, and 2019, and were regional tournament runners-up in 2021 and 2022.
Watson has coached 14 individual state champions, 70 state placers, and three high school All-Americans. With over 600 dual team wins, he has been recognized with various coaching awards, including Mecklenburg County Coach of the Year, Iredell County Coach of the Year, the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year for North Carolina (2018), and the NC Mat News Coach of the Year (2018, 2019). Outside of wrestling, Watson has been actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for over 30 years, served as an assistant football coach for 20 years, chaired the Mooresville Health and Physical Education Department since 2010, and has been a member of the North Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association Board of Directors since 2015. Watson lives in Troutman with his wife Cindy. They have three children: Anna (30), Starr (21), and Ray (19).
Barry Nelms Inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!
Barry Nelms – Born in Newport News, Virginia, Nelms was introduced to wrestling as a high school junior at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach. After graduating in 1960, Nelms served in the United States Navy until 1968 and was a combat veteran. As a plane captain in an anti-submarine warfare squadron, Nelms saw action in Guantanamo Bay in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nelms earned an undergraduate degree in Education and a graduate degree in Marine Biology from the Norfolk College of William and Mary (today Old Dominion) in Norfolk. While in college, Nelms remained active as a wrestler and was an intramural champion at 189 lbs.
Nelms’ 40-year coaching and officiating career began in 1969 when he started a wrestling program at Bayside Junior High School in Virginia Beach. In his first season, his team captured a city league championship. In 1970, he was recruited to start a wrestling program at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk. While at Booker T. Washington, Nelms also founded a Marine Biology program. In 1978, Nelms moved to the village of Corolla on the Outer Banks in Currituck County, North Carolina. There he coached and helped start wrestling teams at Cape Hatteras and Manteo in addition to coaching at Currituck High School.
In 1983, Nelms started officiating due to a lack of referees in the area. Traveling up to three or more hours to remote areas in the Outer Banks was a huge obstacle for Eastern North Carolina officials, but not for Nelms. He would travel long distances to call matches and sometimes stay overnight with other coaches or in school gyms. For many years, Nelms was the only wrestling official east of Greenville and would cover high school and college matches and tournaments at Currituck High School, Manteo High School, Cape Hatteras High School, Chowan University, and Elizabeth City State University. During his 31-year tenure officiating matches in Northeastern North Carolina, Nelms earned a reputation as a skilled and fair official. He called multiple regional and state championships and in 2021 was recognized with the Dick Knox “Golden Whistle” Award by the NCHSAA. Nelms called his final tournament in January 2024 at the age of 81.
Outside of wrestling, Nelms was elected to serve as a Currituck County Commissioner in 1986 and 2006 with appointments as both Vice Chairman and Chairman. In 2009-2010, he was the elected Chairman of the Albemarle Commission representing seven counties in Northeastern North Carolina. Under his leadership as Chairman, Currituck was recognized by the state Board of Education as the top Board of Commissioners in North Carolina. For 21 years Nelms has sponsored the Navy SEAL Tribute Ride that financially supports the National Navy SEAL Museum’s Trident Houses. He currently lives in Poplar Branch with his wife Donna and is the owner of Barry’s on Walnut Island Restaurant and Lodge.
Josh Moore Inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an Outstanding American!
Josh Moore – (Outstanding American) – Born in Fairhope, Alabama, Moore’s family relocated frequently as his father was a Wesleyan minister. Moving to North Carolina at age six, Moore was first introduced to wrestling at the Mooresville Wrestling Club. He attended Eastern Randolph High School for four years and was a standout athlete and leader for the Wildcats. At Eastern Randolph, Moore excelled in football, was an all-state wrestler in 2005, and a team captain for the wrestling team. Graduating from Eastern Randolph in 2006, Moore played one season of football at North Carolina Wesleyan College before transferring to wrestle at Liberty University. In 2009, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he has served for the past 15 years. In 2019, Moore earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the Citadel.
In March 2011, while serving in Afghanistan as part of a US Marine Corps Scout Sniper Platoon, Moore’s team was compromised while in a hide-site northeast of Marjah. Returning to a nearby section they previously occupied, they again came under attack. During the firefight, two grenades were thrown over the wall into the team’s position, hitting Moore in the back. He picked up the first grenade and threw it out of the building where it immediately detonated. Recognizing the second grenade had malfunctioned, he charged out of the compound to engage the machine gun nests attacking them to providecover for three Marines who were casualties. While under heavy machine fire, Moore stood his ground and used his M-4 rifle and M-203 grenade launcher to neutralize the enemy and force them to abandon their position. This gave his team time to regroup, aid the wounded, and secure a landing zone to extract the wounded personnel. Because of his decisive leadership, bravery, and heroism, Moore was awarded the Navy Cross in a ceremony at Camp Lejeune in November 2013. In September 2014, he was named the 2nd Marine Division Marine of the Year and received the 2014 GySgt John Basilone Award for Courage and Commitment. Elevated to the rank of United States Marine Captain in 2023, Moore currently works at Parris Island and lives in Beaufort with his wife Carol and three children: Samuel (8), Danny Beth (7), and Ezra (5).
3rd Annual Olivia Neal Award presented to Kamilah Brooks
Coach Dustin Ohler with Kamilah Brooks
Kamilah Brooks of Pasquotank County presented Olivia Neal Award for outstanding wrestling season.
State Champion Kamilah Brooks of Pasquotank County High School was presented the 3rd Annual Olivia Neal Award as the 2024 Most Outstanding Female scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina. The presentation was made during the High School’s athletic awards on Saturday May 18th by The TakeDown Report.
Kamilah won all 53 matches in her senior year of competition and was crowned the first 126 lbs. Girls North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Champion. She finished her high school career with 107 wins and 46 losses record. Prior to this season she placed in the top three at the North Carolina Invitational State Tournament.
Other notable finishes include a 2022 NCWAY state championship, a 2024 Northeastern Coastal Conference Championship, and placed 2nd at the University of Mount Olive’s Trojan Open as a high school student. She won every tournament her Senior year and was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler at three of the six tournaments (WRAL, Homer Spring, and the Women’s East Regional). She scored significant victories over previous state champions Angelica Steffy @UMO, Annabelle Rodriguez, Alfa Dominguez Gutierrez, and Brooke Zak.
Brooks is a 4 time all American (7th twice at NHSCA, 3rd & 5th at War of the Roses women’s nationals). Previous Olivia Neal Award winners include Steffy in 2023 and Rodriguez in 2022. Brooks plans to wrestle next as a student at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.
Girls’ wrestling is rapidly growing with over 45 states having sanctioned girls state wrestling championships. North Carolina sponsored the first sanctioned state championship tournament last season. This increases the opportunities for student development. Almost 200 colleges and universities will have a Women’s wrestling team next season. In 2008 Olivia Neal became the first female wrestler in North Carolina to qualify for the varsity state tournament. She wrestled for Rosewood High School for four years. Her participation generated publicity for the sport, and she pinned her first state tournament opponent. This inspired a growing number of girls in eastern N.C. to try out for wrestling.
The TakeDown Report sponsors the Award and promotes wrestling in eastern North Carolina by reporting results and encouraging media coverage. Contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com or check https://takedownreport.wordpress.com/.
North Carolina’s Saunders – Schultz Awards
2024 Tricia Saunders Award: Caleigh Suddreth – Lake Norman High School – In February, Suddreth wrapped up an undefeated season with a state championship at 152 lbs., her third consecutive state title. She was a four-year team captain, four-time all-conference wrestler, the Mooresville Graded Schools Wrestler of the Year (2023), an NHSCA All-American (2023), and the Lake Norman High School Athlete of the Year (2024). Outside of wrestling, Suddreth holds a 3.77 GPA, is President of Lake Norman’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is a student athletic trainer, High Brown Belt in Mixed Martial Arts, volunteers for Rocky Mount Church, and is the co-president of the Crosby Scholars Program. This fall she will be in the ROTC program at Appalachian State University and will be working towards an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2025.
2024 Dave Schultz Award: Cameron Stinson – Mallard Creek High School –With a 205-0 record in high school, Stinson became just the 14th wrestler in North Carolina to win four state titles, and only the 3rd wrestler in North Carolina to become a four-time undefeated state champion. Stinson was a 2022 NHSCA Sophomore National Champion, a 2022 Fargo U-16 Cadet All-American, a four-time conference wrestler of the year, and a four-year team captain. He was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2024 State Tournament and will be wrestling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Tarheels. Stinson was also an all-conference cross-country runner. He is a part of the AP Capstone Cohort and has a 3.91 GPA.
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