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Cool Reads
Bender: My international wrestling incident – The Jamestown Sun
“I was so naive. I hadn't realized that wrestlers are the biggest gossips ever placed upon this Earth. The internet was in its infancy, but it wasn't necessary.”
Men's College News
Division I
InterMat Wrestling – Can These Schools Produce Their First DI National Qualifiers?
As we head into the postseason, there are plenty of potential stories to follow. One storyline that may not be as obvious as others is following the schools that could see their first DI national qualifiers in 2023.
Tales From The Herd: Darren Miller – Bucknell Bison
Darren Miller is just a week away from competing at the 2023 EIWA Wrestling Championships, which means the decorated senior’s days of donning his orange and blue singlet are numbered.
Division II
For the first time in program history, the No. 2 Lander wrestling team has taken home the Super Region II title after blitzing past the competition with 164 team points.
The West Liberty University wrestling team claimed its third straight team title and qualified eight wrestlers for the national tournament Saturday at the NCAA Super Region 3 Championships hosted by Tiffin University.
Head Coach Pat Pecora, the Regional Coach of the Year, and the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team captured their second straight and 25th overall NCAA Division II Regional crown with four champions and a total of eight national qualifiers, Saturday evening in East Stroudsburg.
Division III
Auggie men win regional, send 8 to national tourney – Augsburg University Athletics
Qualifying eight individuals to the NCAA Division III National Championships and winning two regional titles, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team won its 20th straight regional championship, taking the crown at the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional, held Friday and Saturday at Concordia University-Wisconsin.
First-year Nico Diaz, senior Hunter Gutierrez, first-year Ryan Smith, junior Stefan Major and graduate student Michael Dooley were each crowned regional champions as No. 9 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling captured its third straight Southeast Regional title Saturday at the M&T Bank Field House.
Day two of the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament was full of upsets, energy, and champions.
Six Wildcats advance to NCAA Northeast Region Semifinals – Johnson & Wales University – Providence
The Johnson & Wales (RI) University wrestling team saw six of its 10 student-athletes competing at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regionals advance to the semifinal round on Saturday on the campus of the University of Southern Maine.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team finished second at the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Upper Midwest Regional Saturday at Concordia University Wisconsin.
Cardinals Second, Six Wrestlers Headed To Nationals – North Central College Athletics
Competing in day two of the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional Championships in Springfield, Ill, the North Central College men's wrestling team saw six wrestlers qualify for the National Championship while Christian Guzman, Robert Precin and Bradley Rosen all claimed titles in their respective weight classes.
NAIA
2022-23 NAIA Men's Wrestling Preliminary Brackets Released – NAIA
The preliminary brackets for the 2023 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships have been released by the National Office. Once again, Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas will be the site for all the action. The battles across 10 weight classes will run March 3rd and 4th.
Women’s College News
2022-23 NAIA Women's Wrestling National Championships Allocations Announced – NAIA
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the inaugural NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships, held March 10th and 11th at Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Brackets Released For National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships – FloWrestling
Brackets are here for the 2023 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 3-4.
Led by four champions and 10 NAIA Nationals qualifiers, No. 1 Life University took home the team title at the 2023 Mid-South Conference Championships on Friday.
Texas Wesleyan women edge Missouri Baptist to win Sooner Athletic Conference title – TheMat.com
No. 6 Texas Wesleyan won the Sooner Athletic Conference women’s wrestling title, outscoring runner-up No. 13 Missouri Baptist, 108.5 points to 103 points. No. 17 Oklahoma City was third with 101 points. It was the second straight year Texas Wesleyan was conference champion.
International News
U.S. women’s freestylers secured two gold medals at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Event on Friday.
2019 World champion Jacarra Winchester (TMWC) will wrestle for gold while World medalists Alyssa Lampe (Sunkist Kids) and Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC/SCRTC) will compete for bronze at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Event on Saturday.
U.S. Army beats U.S. Navy, 37-7, to win Armed Forces Greco-Roman Championships – TheMat.com
The U.S. Army dominated the opposition to win the team title at the Armed Forces Greco-Roman Championships at Naval Base Kitsap.
Franich, Gould, Reyna win Armed Forces Championships titles in women’s freestyle – TheMat.com
The Armed Forces Wrestling Championships had three weight classes of women’s freestyle competition on Saturday at Naval Base Kitsap.
Podcasts & Video
Chase Pami is a former NCAA runner-up for Cal Poly, and is currently the head coach / owner at Gold Rush Wrestling Academy in Las Vegas.
