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From the Mat Talk Podcast Network
The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference held the second of two wrestling media days on October 25. Episode 722 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast joins media day!
Episode 53 of the Five Point Move Podcast with Parker Betts & Jamel Johnson – Five Point Move
Episode 53 of the Five Point Move Podcast follows the two most recent World-level tournaments, looks towards the future, takes occasional glances at the past, and addresses several pressing matters which exist in the present.
College News
Division I
The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners enjoyed a celebration of 50 years of wrestling history on Oct. 22 with 270 alumni, coaches, and friends and supporters of the program in attendance at Stockdale Country Club.
Romero, Wrestling Buckeyes Going Trophy-Hunting – Press Pros Magazine
The thought flashed into Kaleb Romero’s mind, as it would for anyone welded to the discipline required of an elite college wrestler at the close of five arduous seasons.
Wrestling Season Kind of a Mystery for Normally Blue-Blooded Pokes | Pokes Report
The good news on Thursday for Oklahoma State wrestling was the program would again be featured with a regular season dual on national cable television with the Dec. 11 Bedlam match at Oklahoma televised on ESPNU.
WIN's Updated Preseason TPI and Individual Rankings – WIN Magazine
Penn State, Iowa and Arizona State remained the top three teams in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The TPI is a tally of potential NCAA placement points based on where wrestlers are ranked in the pre-season.
Bedlam Wrestling to be Televised on ESPNU – Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State wrestling's dual with Oklahoma on December 11 will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
University of Michigan wrestling head coach Sean Bormet joined the “Conqu'ring Heroes” podcast this week to discuss the success of Team 100 and what he is looking forward to for Team 101 in the 2022-23 season. Bormet returns three All-American honorees while adding eight freshmen to the roster.
Hofstra Announces 2022-23 Team Captains – Hofstra University Athletics
As the Hofstra wrestling program prepares for its Wrestle-Offs on Saturday, October 29, Head Wrestling Coach Dennis Papadatos and the coaching staff have announced that members of the wrestling team have voted Zachary Knighton-Ward, Ross McFarland, and Trey Rogers as team captains for the 2022-23 season of Hofstra wrestling.
Wrestling Welcomes Nick Gravina as Assistant Coach – Columbia University Athletics
Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling Zach Tanelli has hired Nick Gravina as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season. Gravina, a former four-year standout at Rutgers University, spent the past two seasons on New Jersey City University's staff.
Iowa Media Day
Iowa wrestling's Spencer Lee seeks ‘normalcy' and 4th NCAA title – Des Moines Register
When it comes to the latest chapter of Spencer Lee adversity, two obvious questions come to mind. When is he going to be back on the mat? And how realistic is it that he can return from two knee surgeries in January and win his fourth NCAA wrestling championship?
Iowa wrestling boasts dangerous lineup entering 2022-2023 season – Des Moines Register
Tom Brands settled into a chair inside the Feller Club Room on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Transfers Real Woods, Brody Teske ready to make impact for Iowa men's wrestling – The Daily Iowan
The ex-Stanford and UNI wrestlers transferred to Iowa ahead of the 2022-23 season.
‘Resilient’ Spencer Lee working to return to Iowa wrestling lineup after ACL tears | The Gazette
3-time NCAA champion is 1 of 6 returning All-Americans for the Hawkeyes
Tom Brands Media Day Transcript – University of Iowa Athletics
It’s great to see awesome people here, that’s for sure. Every year it’s a big reunion here for Media Day. I don’t really have an opening statement.
Iowa Wrestling: Carver Is Sold Out… AGAIN – University of Iowa Athletics
The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Wednesday that season tickets for the 2022-23 Hawkeye wrestling season are sold out for a second consecutive season.
Division III
Muhlenberg Earns Top Spot in CC Wrestling Poll – Centennial Conference Athletics
Muhlenberg has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to take home the conference trophy in the 2022-23 Centennial Conference Wrestling Preseason Poll. In a vote among CC head coaches, the Mules received all five possible first-place votes and tallied 25 points to sit atop the poll.
D3wrestle.com Previews
2022-2023 Muskingum Preview – d3wrestle.com
2021-22 Dual Meet Record: 2-8
2022-2023 Washington & Jefferson Preview – d3wrestle.com
2021-22 Dual Meet Record: 4-3
2022-2023 Johnson & Wales Preview – d3wrestle.com
The Wildcats will look to regain the top position in the Region after placing 2nd at the Northeast Regionals last year.
2022-2023 King’s Preview – d3wrestle.com
King’s College is moving forward in the rebuilding process.
NAIA
Wrestling Takes Opening Two Matches over St. Andrews and St. Thomas – Keiser University Athletics
The Keiser wrestling won their opening two matches of the season defeating St. Andrews, 50-0, before defeating St. Thomas, 26-18 inside the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
2022-23 Wrestling Season Preview – Northwestern College Athletics
Following a season that saw two Raiders compete on the national stage, (RV) Northwestern gets set to open the 2022-23 wrestling season this Saturday, October 29 at the York (Neb.) Open.
Women’s College
WWRES| Adams State to add Women’s Wrestling – Adams State University Athletics
Adams State University Director of Athletics Katelyn Smith is excited to announce the addition of women's wrestling to the Grizzly athletic programs beginning in the Fall of 2023.
2022-23 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll – Preseason – NAIA
Winners of last year's NAIA Women's Wrestling Invitational, Campbellsville (Ky.) starts the sports first-ever championship season campaign with top billing in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll.
Campbellsville is top of the table in the NAIA Top 20 Preseason Poll.
Alyssa Ayala, a senior Kinesiology major at Texas Woman's University, posed with a sign with the above statements on it at wrestling media day.
International News
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has announced that 2022 World freestyle wrestling champion wrestler Jordan Burroughs has been named as a finalist for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation’s best amateur athlete.
Elor Makes History at U23 Worlds, U.S. Women Second – FloWrestling
Amit Elor made more history in Spain, winning the U23 World title to complete her Triple Crown of titles in 2022.
Three consecutive Olympic wrestling champions Saori Yoshida cheers for children – NHK
Saori Yoshida, who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in women's wrestling, gave a lecture at an elementary school in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, encouraging the children to keep trying and never give up.
Russia Announces Changes To Staff – Tedeev Out As Head Coach – FloWrestling
The Russian Wrestling Federation will not renew Dzhambolat Tedeev's contract as head coach of the men's freestyle team.
Olympic Medalist Blessing Oborududu Receives Sports Icon Award – Voice of Nigeria
Nigeria’s wrestling sensation, Blessing Oborududu, a 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist and multiple Commonwealth Games champion, received her ‘Nigeria at 60′ Sports Icon and Blueprint Sports Person of the Year awards from the Sports Minister Sunday Dare.
USA set for U15 Pan American Championships in Colombia, Nov. 4-6 – TheMat.com
USA Wrestling is sending 20 athletes to compete at the U15 Pan American Championships in Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 4-6.
High School News
The Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase has moved to a new time of the year and will be a great preview of many of the stars on the national level prior to start of the new scholastic season.
WIN Magazine/Spartan Combat High School Rankings – WIN Magazine
The following are the WIN Magazine/Spartan Combat preseason High School Rankings through matches of the Oct. 16th weekend. Weight classes are estimates based on recent competitions and projected classes for the coming season.
Super 32 provides insider look at WIN's national prep rankings – WIN Magazine
Every season, it seems, has an event that brings the nation’s best high school wrestlers out of the shadows and onto the mats.
North Platte to start girls wrestling program – North Platte Telegraph
A year after the NSAA sanctioned girls wrestling, North Platte is adding the sport to its winter season.
Podcasts & Video
Bloodround Wrestling Podcast: Bloodround #388
A great episode here. Tommy and Kevin talk about U23 results, specifically Amit Elor's trip to Jupiter to take on their planets best. We also do our preseason coverage of 141-174.
FRL 852 – Previewing Pitt, Princeton, Iowa State, & Virginia Tech – FloWrestling
CP, Ben, and Bray preview more NCAA teams as the season approaches and dive into weight-cutting and NIL developments.
Noke Wrestling News Episode #23 Bast Center Battle! by Noke Wrestling News powered by VBR Sports
Randall and Jake talk about the upcoming Bast Center Battle.
Episode 51: We’re baaaack | The Al and Josh Show
Al and Josh get back in studio 2 and talk about some summer wrestling including Super 32, Fargo, age level duals, international wrestling, PNL and more including some roster and coaching changes!
PODCAST: A loaded Iowa wrestling lineup but patience required – Hawk Central Hour
Fresh off their interviews at Iowa wrestling's media day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Register wrestling writer Cody Goodwin joins columnist Chad Leistikow to take a closer look at the Hawkeyes' new-look lineup (which still has plenty of familiar names) while also delving into what Spencer Lee said about his double-ACL recovery and what he is trying to accomplish.
Gophers Wrestling preparing for season opener – KSTP.com
Ahead of his seventh season as head coach of Gophers Wrestling, Brandon Eggum took time to talk with KSTP about the upcoming season, the lasting affects of heavyweight Gable Steveson’s on the program, as well as looking to the future of the team.
#381 Marcus LeVesseur – 4x Undefeated D3 NCAA Champion | Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast
Marcus LeVesseur is the first undefeated, 4x NCAA Division 3 champion in wrestling history. Marcus won his four titles at Augsburg. Befor Marcus’ time at the D3 powerhouse, he was a 4x Minnesota State Champ and was highly recruited by the University of Minnesota. After college, Marcus was a professional MMA fighter and fought three times in the UFC.
Videos: John Smith, Wrestlers Preview Upcoming Season | Pistols Firing
The Oklahoma State wrestling season starts in less than a month. The Cowboys wrestle Lehigh on Nov. 12. Oklahoma State coach John Smith and wrestlers Travis Wittlake and Luke Surber met with reporters on Wednesday to preview the season.
Army West Point’s Scott Green on Culture, Coaching Successes & Goals | Ep. 174 by BASCHAMANIA
If you follow wrestling, you’ve probably heard the name Scott Green. After a very dominant run as head coach as Wyoming Seminary Prep School in PA, Scott has made the move to Army West Point as associate head coach.
NCAA Wrestling is Officially Back. – Stalemates
This week we give our predictions for 125 through 157. The season starts next week and we can not wait. Let us know in the comments down below what ya'll think of the picks.
Hosts Sam Phillips (@slamphillips) from Wide Right and Natty Light and Lee Cothran (@leecothran) from Dynasty Defined are back to talk about the schedules for the Oklahoma Sooners, Northern Iowa Panthers, Northern Colorado Bears, and Cal Baptist Lancers!
Conqu'ring Heroes 73 – Sean Bormet
Michigan Wrestling is coming off a remarkable 2021-22 season, and Head Coach Sean Bormet sits down with Jon Jansen to preview the upcoming season, the 101st in program history.
MMA News
Bhullar’s comments on Askren and Chandler refer to how both champion-tier athletes moved to the UFC on trade but failed to capture gold.
World Series
Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto's path from Carl Albert to World Series – The Oklahoman
“We all love to compare him to Johnny Bench,” said former Oklahoma State wrestling champion and National Wrestling Hall of Fame executive director Lee Roy Smith, who is Realmuto's uncle. “We want to be able to do that, and he's getting closer.”
