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College News
Division I
Find Your Favorite College Team Live On FloWrestling – FloWrestling
Find your favorite NCAA D1 wrestling team and check when you can catch them LIVE on FloWrestling during the 2022-23 season!
FloWrestling's 2022-23 NCAA D1 Watch Guide – FloWrestling
All the NCAA D1 wrestling events for the 2022-23 season that you can watch LIVE on FloWrestling in chronological order.
InterMat Wrestling – #1 Overall Junior Joseph Sealey Picks Penn State
This morning the top overall recruit in the Class of 2024, Joseph Sealey gave a verbal commitment to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Sealey's stock rose this spring after winning the UWW U17 World Team Trials at 71 kg in freestyle.
Cyclone Insider: Carr Taking Different Approach Into '22-'23 Season – FloWrestling
Iowa State is trying to scale the NCAA ladder with national champion David Carr leading a mix of proven veterans and top newcomers.
Hokie Insider: VT Stacking Up Talent In NCAA Trophy Pursuit – FloWrestling
Thanks to its work on the recruiting trail, Virginia Tech is building a sturdy lineup from top to bottom in its bid to climb in the NCAA team standings.
Key Takeaways: Mizzou Black & Gold matches | Missouri Wrestling
This was also the first time we saw Brock Mauller in a Mizzou singlet since coming off of his redshirt year. Here are six big takeaways that I saw from watching these matches.
2023 Crystal Ball Projections | MatScouts
PSU leads the way with 137pts and 7 All Americans including a high placing for Beau Bartlett and a projected 8th place for FR Shayne Van Ness.
InterMat Wrestling – The Scariest Scenario for Each Big 12 Team in the 2022-23 Season
It's Halloween and I thought I'd take a fun/not-so-fun look at some of the scariest things that could happen to Big 12 wrestling programs across the conference as we head into another wrestling season.
With every new wrestling season comes a tweak of the current rule set, designed to improve eligibility and enhance excitement.
Home Opener, In-State Dual Kickstarts Little Rock Wrestling Season – Little Rock Athletics
The dual will open season four for Little Rock wrestling on Tuesday night at the Jack Stephens Center.
Why Not Exhibition Wrestling Matches? | Pistols Firing
UCO vs. OSU would be a great early season showcase for both programs
InterMat Wrestling – 2022-23 Big Ten Preview (Part One)
The most competitive and powerful conference in college wrestling was just too big for a regular-sized preview, so we've divided it into two-parts.
Division II
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced its Wrestling Preseason Coaches Poll for the 2022-2023 season. Nebraska Kearney tabbed the top spot with 15 points and three first-place votes.
Central Oklahoma: Weight-by-Weight Preview – Owrestle
There’s one step left to take for a Central Oklahoma program that has built itself back among the NCAA Division II elite — the national championship.
Over the last two seasons, the Wheeling University Wrestling program has been building from the ground up with fresh faces trying to bring the program back to its glory days.
Division III
NWCA Releases Division III Men's Coaches Preseason Poll | NWCA
On Halloween the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released their Division III Men’s Preseason Coaches Poll. The poll comes out as many programs across the country get back into completion mode this week.
Hopkins wrestling opens their season with Bradlee’s Brawl – The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
The Johns Hopkins wrestling team opened their season on Oct. 28 by hosting the annual Bradlee’s Brawl in honor of Bradlee Hillier LaMontagne, a former member of the wrestling team before his untimely death in December 2020.
NAIA
Lindsey Wilson Athletics – Wrestling Unveils 2022-23 Schedule
With the start of his second season on the horizon, Lindsey Wilson's head wrestling coach Jameel Bryant has announced the team's schedule for the 2022-23 campaign.
The 16th-ranked Blue Raiders rumble into this year after placing third in the most recent Mid-South Conference tournament, and 11th at the 2022 NAIA National Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
The Life U Men's Wrestling team held their annual Green vs. Black Intrasquad dual to kick off the 2022-2023 season Friday night inside the newly renovated Upper Gym in front of a capacity crowd.
Junior College
WRESTLING WIN 3 OF 5 AT CALI DUALS – Grays Harbor College Athletics
The GHC Wrestling team opened its season over the weekend at the Simpson University Duals in Redding, CA. The team came home with a 3-2 record.
Women’s College
Shelby Moore Commits To McKendree – FloWrestling
Senior Shelby Moore, the overall #2 prep recruit in the nation, will attend McKendree University next fall.
High School News
Super 32 champ Slade credits her brother for her return to and success on the mat – WIN Magazine
Battles between siblings is nothing new in wrestling, but it is usually between brothers. In a community just southeast of Des Moines, Iowa, there are two talented wrestlers from the same family: Skylar Slade, who is a freshman on the girls team and older brother Brent “Mike,” a junior on the boys team.
Bulldogs ready to hit the mat for the first time since 2010 | Sports | duncanbanner.com
At the end of last school year, the interest in bringing back a program that was pretty successful came to the front of Empire Public Schools.
The board unanimously approved a varsity girls wrestling program, to start by Thanksgiving. Athletic director Bill Templin previously explained that there are 68 programs in Pennsylvania, and Elizabethtown’s will be the ninth in the Lancaster-Lebanon League.
Podcasts & Video
FRL 853 – Notable Wrestle-Off Results + OK State & Wisconsin Team Previews – FloWrestling
The 853rd episode of FloWrestling Radio Live.
GoCumberlandAthletics.com | Cumberland Coaches' Show – 2022-23 Wrestling Season Preview
Cumberland Wrestling fans, this episode of the coaches show is a preview of the upcoming season with head coach James Hicks where he gives us his preview on this season's roster, a look at the upcoming schedule, and more.
Schedules & Scores
NAIA Women’s Wrestling Week in Preview, October 31-November 6 | Wrestling by Pirate
NCAA Women’s Wrestling Week in Preview, November 1-6 | Wrestling by Pirate
NAIA Men’s Wrestling Week in Preview, October 31-November 6 | Wrestling by Pirate
D-3 Week in Preview, November 1-6 | Wrestling by Pirate
