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Episode 60 of the Five Point Move Podcast with Sullivan & Scott – Five Point Move
Episode 60 of the Five Point Move Podcast welcomes in two new voices to the show, though neither is exactly new when it comes to Greco-Roman coverage on this platform: Billy Sullivan (55 kg, Army/WCAP) and Justus Scott (72 kg, Army/WCAP).
National Duals & International News
The first day of the 14U Greco-Roman National Duals has concluded at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Eight teams advanced to the Gold/Silver pool, as all preliminary pool rounds, and one color pool round, were completed.
Iowa, Utah, California, Illinois win their pools in 16U National Duals in Greco-Roman – TheMat.com
Three of the top four seeded teams in the 16U National Duals in Greco-Roman won their pool competition on Wednesday, and have advanced to the Gold/Silver Pool on Thursday.
‘Generational talent' Kennedy Blades, 20, seeks Olympic gold in women's wrestling – Associated Press
Kennedy Blades initially struggled to fully appreciate her biggest moment on the mat. Her mind already was on Olympic gold.
Three U.S. Olympic Team members in action at Poland Open, June 20-22 in Warsaw – TheMat.com
Nine U.S. women’s freestyle athletes are set to compete at the upcoming Poland Open, with three U.S. Olympic Team members among the crew—Sarah Hildebrandt, Dom Parrish and Helen Maroulis.
College News
InterMat's 2024 Recruiting Class Rankings: Part One (#1-12) – InterMat
– Numbers: Where were the signees ranked? How many top-ten, top-50, top-100, top-250, etc., does a school have?
Carr Receives Third Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year Honor – Iowa State University Athletics
For the third time in his career, Iowa State wrestler David Carr has been named the Gary Thompson Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year. Carr is the second Cyclone to win the award three times in his career, joining Cael Sanderson (1999, 2001-02).
Grad Transfers Cardenas, Saldate Join Wolverines' 2024-25 Squad – University of Michigan Athletics
University of Michigan wrestling head coach Sean Bormet announced Wednesday (June 12) the addition of graduate transfers Jacob Cardenas and Chase Saldate to its 2024-25 roster. Both will join the Wolverines this summer with one year of eligibility remaining.
George Mason Wrestling Coach Frank Beasley has named former NCAA Champion and All-American Dean Heil as head assistant coach.
Welcome back, Doug! The University of Pennsylvania wrestling head coach Roger Reina announced the addition of Doug Zapf C'23 to his staff as an assistant coach on Wednesday afternoon.
High School News
Investigation into Topsail wrestling program claims bullying, NCHSAA violations – Star News Online
Months after the Pender County Board of Education announced it would launch an independent investigation into the dismissal of Topsail wrestling coach Pete Smith, findings have been revealed.
Tommy John surgery is not just for baseball pitchers. Ask Kylie Donat of Bemidji, Minnesota.
Nine Oklahomans Named to Wrestling USA Senior All-American Team – Owrestle
One of the oldest publications in wrestling media, Wrestling USA Magazine, named their Senior All-American team and nine Oklahomans made the cut.
Podcast and Video
Clarissa Chun outlines what's next for Iowa women's wrestling after dominant debut season – On3
Clarissa Chun was dominant on the mat and eventually led a dominant performance as coach of the Iowa women’s wrestling team.
Oklahoma Recruiting with Cam Sykora – InterMat
The second half of the national recruiting rankings will be released later today. You can bet that Oklahoma will be prominently featured in those rankings after leading the nation by signing 11 of the top-250 prospects.
Wrestler-related other stuff
‘Do the impossible': Steveson eyes Bills' roster – RochesterFirst.com
Gable Steveson said he was just moving boxes when he got a phone call from the Bills wondering if the Olympic gold medal wrestler wanted to try football.
