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Pan Am Games
USA Wrestling | Welker tags in at 76 kg for U.S. women at Pan American Games
2021 U20 World champion and three-time age-group World medalist Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wisconsin/Titan Mercury WC/Iowa Women’s WC) is the latest addition to the U.S. wrestling lineup for the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
U23 World Championships
USA Wrestling | U.S. concludes action at U23 World Championships in Albania
The United States concluded action at the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania, Sunday night. On the final day of competition, two athletes wrestled in repechage matches, in hopes of advancing and winning a World bronze medal.
Assetuly wins Kazakhstan's first U23 world title | United World Wrestling
This year keeps getting better for Kazakhstan wrestling. A month after the country got its first Freestyle senior world champion in Belgrade, Sultan ASSETULY (KAZ) on Saturday became the first wrestler from his country to win the U23 World Championships.
U23 Worlds: Motivated Hlinchuk makes golden return | United World Wrestling
The last two years have been extremely difficult for Pavel HLINCHUK (AIN). With no international wrestling for him, the 21-year-old felt like moving away from the sport. The death of his first coach six months ago and then the passing of his uncle troubled Hlinchuk emotionally.
Division I News
2023-24 Penn State Preview – Big 10 – Intermat
Penn State has been ruling the wrestling world for quite some time now. Year after year they’ve put multiple guys in the finals and on the podium. Just last season half of the finalists had the crowd chanting “We Are”. And with the way their lineup looks again this season, it could be another race for second place behind the perennial powerhouse in Kansas City, MO at the T-Mobile Center.
2023-24 Ohio State Preview – Big 10 – Intermat
The Ohio State University has been as consistent a presence at the top of the NCAA rankings as they come. Since winning the NCAA Team Title in 2015, they have placed 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, Canceled, 9th, 13th, and last season they placed 4th.
2023-24 Northwestern Preview – Big 10 – Intermat
Coach Matt Storniolo has brought in some new faces to help lead this year’s team. BJ Futrell and Justin Oliver have joined Storniolo on staff this year and are already making an impact on the squad in the short time they’ve been there.
Wrestling Completes Annual Boilermaker Wrestle Offs – Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue Wrestling saw its first action of the 2023-24 season in their annual intrasquad scrimmage Saturday night in the Boilermaker Wrestle Offs. The event held in Holloway Gymnasium included 19 matches between 25 different wrestlers with 11 of the wins coming with bonus points.
Green tops Black in annual Green and Black Match – Utah Valley University Athletics
Utah Valley wrestling held their annual Green and Black match, with the Green topping Black 31-19 inside the Lockhart Arena.
Division II News
Bronze Tops Blue In Intrasquad Dual – University of Central Oklahoma Athletics
Dylan Brown, Zane Coleman and Garrett Wells all registered bonus-point wins to power the Bronze team to a 26-23 win over the Blue in Central Oklahoma's intrasquad dual Sunday afternoon at Hamilton Field House.
Golden Knights Hold Successful Maroon & Gold Wrestle-offs – Gannon University Athletics
Gannon men's wrestling head coach Tom Boyd had his first opportunity to see his 2023-24 Golden Knights in a competitive setting for the first time on Saturday. Gannon held its annual Maroon & Golde Wrestle-offs on Saturday at the Recreation and Wellness Center.
NAIA News
Two First-Place Finishers Highlight Wrestling's Season Opener – Northwestern College Athletics
Northwestern finished with the highest winning percentage among the 13 teams at the York Open, including four Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) squads. Johnny Burnette and Cole Rutter both won their first collegiate tournaments, with 11 Raider wrestlers finishing in the top-six of their respective brackets.
Women’s College News
2023-24 NCWWC Women's Preview (Part One) – Women – Intermat
Let’s take a look at the top 10 finishers from the 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship as a look forward to how the teams will fare in the 2024 season. Starting with the top 5:
High School News
After a crazy semifinal round, where some of the most prominent wrestlers in the draw were defeated, the championship finals of the 2023 Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase did not disappoint, with high-level action up and down the lineup at Hyvee Hall at the Iowa Events Center on Saturday.
Many of the nation’s best girls high school wrestlers came out to test themselves at the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals. While a number of weight classes were won by well-established national stars, some of the champions used this event to make a name for themselves.
Jaclyn Bouzakis' message to Super 32: Grow with the girls | PA Power Wrestling
Bouzakis entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, and she wrestled every bit as tough as advertised.
Five things to watch in Region girls wrestling – The Times
One of the fastest growing sports in the state begins soon, with the first girls wrestling meets on Oct. 30. Here are five of the major storylines as the season starts.
Penn-Trafford shuffles up wrestling coaching staff for this season | Trib HSSN
Larry Hohman coached the Penn-Trafford wrestling program from 2007-2013. He’s been an assistant and a youth coach since.
Podcasts and Video
Carter Starocci is Dialed In & Ready To Go | Baschamania
He's the #1 P4P wrestler in college today and he's back on the Baschamania podcast to talk all about this upcoming season and the looming 2024 Olympic Trials.
