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Bo Nickal is still set to fight on Saturday, but he’ll be facing a new opponent.
Fumita Back for JPN; U20 Pan-Am Championships – Five Point Move
Two-time World Champion/’20 Olympic silver Kenichiro Fumita defeated Maito Kawana over the weekend in Tachikawa, thus earning the right to represent Japan at 60 kilograms once the World Championships arrives on the calendar this coming September.
Indiana native Kayla Miracle has been a steady competitor for Team USA going back to her days at the age-group levels. A two-time Senior world silver medalist, Miracle has represented the USA Wrestling at 12 (soon to be 13) times.
Draws announced for U20 Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile – TheMat.com
The bracket draws for all three Olympic styles have been set in advance of this week’s U20 Pan-American Championships.
P4P #6 Savannah Isaac Commits To Life University – FloWrestling
Savannah Isaac, the top 200-pound wrestler in the country, has committed to Life University.
Early Line-up Look: Rutgers Scarlet Knights – FloWrestling
An early breakdown of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the upcoming 2023-24 NCAA season.
Before Penn State, Casey Cunningham Took Central Michigan To New Heights – FloWrestling
Casey Cunningham changed the game for the Chippewas when he arrived at Central Michigan in the mid-1990s.
Corban University Director of Athletics Bill Pilgeram announced a slight leadership role change within the men's wrestling program earlier this morning, as former associate head coach Nolan Harris will step into the driver's seat for the 2023-24 school year as the stand-alone head coach, while interim head coach Kary Hadden will remain on staff and reclaim his assistant coach title, effective this month.
Hunter Hollingsworth Commits to OU – Owrestle
The new OU coaching staff is adding another in-state as Edmond North’s Hunter Hollingsworth announced his commitment on Wednesday night via Instagram.
Fargo will miss some stars in 2023 when others will shine – WIN Magazine
There’s a saying in the scientific world, “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Although many wouldn’t confuse science with wrestling, that saying is as applicable to man’s oldest sport as it is to physics.
Grinding Away: Wrestler Shamil Kalmatov's Path from Kyrgyzstan to American – American University
In Kyrgyzstan, wrestling “has always been in our blood,” says Shamil Kalmatov, CAS/BS ’25. It appears in the millennium-old Kyrgyz epic Manas and served as a point of national pride as recently as 2021, when three wrestlers from the Central Asian nation of 6.8 million medaled at the Tokyo Olympics.
Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Class – Owrestle
The Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced their 2023 class
Class of 2023 SoCon Recruiting Deep Dive – SoCon – Intermat
Two weeks ago marked the release of our recruiting class rankings and last week we followed those up with five schools that earned honorable mentions. So, we’re all finished with the Class of 2023 recruiting? Not quite.
No updates on Wrestling trials, ad-hoc committee waits for OCA response – The Bridge
Wrestling trials for upcoming Asian Games remain in limbo as the IOA ad-hoc committee failed to finalize any date.
Braunagel's Path to Belgrade: Medlin, Rau, P-Mart, & Folkstyle – Five Point Move
On Episode 55 of the Five Point Move Podcast, Zac Braunagel (87 kg, IRTC) did a fine job of detailing the strategy and approach he utilized en-route to defeating three-time National champ Alan Vera (NYAC) last month at Final X: Newark, but there was more to the story pertaining to Braunagel’s triumph on that day in Jersey as well as his overall preparation for the World Team selection process.
NCAA Champions by Recruiting Class (Since 2001) – Recruiting – Intermat
We’ve done a lot of talking about recruiting lately, most of it is related to the incoming freshmen from the Class of 2023.
Avila Elevates Mateo to Head Men's Wrestling Coach – National Wrestling Coaches Association
The Avila University Department of Athletics is excited to announce that interim head coach Eric Mateo has been promoted to the role of Avila's head men's wrestling coach, effective immediately.
Inspired Nelson Toro made Harmony history with state title — Kabra Wrestling
Harmony’s Nelson Toro always thought he could be a state champion, but it was after reaching the state finals as a junior that he realized just how bad he wanted it.
Building the perfect college wrestling lineup has never been simple.
Former Standout Mitchell Returns as Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach – Gannon University Athletics
New Gannon University men's wrestling coach Tom Boyd has found the replacement for himself. The former Gannon standout is bringing on one of the greatest Golden Knights to put on the singlet with the addition of Lyneil Mitchell to his first coaching staff.
Brooks, Parris Named U-M Athletes of the Year – University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan Athletics Department announced Monday (July 3) that Sierra Brooks (women's gymnastics) and Mason Parris (wrestling) have been named the 2022-23 U-M Athletes of the Year.
Dom Bradley Promoted to Assistant Wrestling Coach – University of Missouri Athletics
University of Missouri wrestling head coach Brian Smith announced the promotion of Dom Bradley to a full-time assistant coach Monday, July 3. Bradley spent the last four seasons as a volunteer assistant coach with Missouri.
Wrestling Announces Class of 2027 – University of Pennsylvania Athletics
The University of Pennsylvania wrestling program and head coach Roger Reina C'84, WEV'05 are proud to announce the addition of eight new members of #TheMovement as part of the Class of 2027.
Wrestling Introduces Class of 2027 – Brown University Athletics
Jordan Leen, the Marvin Wilenzik '56 Head Coaching Chair for Brown Wrestling, has announced the incoming class of 2027.
Canadian wrestlers win six medals at 2023 Cadet Pan-American Championships – Wrestling Canada Lutte
Canadian wrestlers had a good showing at the 2023 Cadet Pan-American Championships, June 22-24, in Mexico City, Mexico, capturing six medals from the competition. The team was led by a gold medal performance by Abbotsford, B.C.’s Michealjeet Grewal who stood atop the podium at 92kg.
Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is proud to name the 18 athletes, along with coaches and team staff that will comprise Team Canada for the 2023 Junior (U20) Pan-American Championships (Pan-Am), July 6-8, in Santiago, Chile.
Machine Gun Mindset – Wrestling Mindset
This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with Bo Bassett. Together they discuss Bo's ”Machine Gun Mindset” that's made him one of the hardest working young men in wrestling. They talk about Bo's Sunday Circuit videos, the importance of taking chances, and how we always need to learn and get better.
#86 Joe Uccellini – Curby Training Center by MorWrestling
#86 Joe Uccellini – Curby Training Center
A long overdue episode with Coach Joe Uccellini of the Curby Training Center. We are two weeks away from Fargo and Joe is between training camps at the Curby Training Center in Troy NY preparing Team NY.
