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College Schedules (October 26-29) by Wrestling By Pirate
U23 World Championships – (Brackets) (Live Stream)
USA Wrestling | O’Toole, Brooks, Hendrickson win gold, Cardenas captures bronze, Trumble in finals
The United States has more than one U23 World Champion in men’s freestyle for the first time in history. Keegan O’Toole, Aaron Brooks and Wyatt Hendrickson are 2023 U23 World Champions.
When Keegan O'TOOLE (USA) gets to a cradle, it's game over for his opponents.
Newton alum Wyatt Hendrickson wins wrestling world championship – CatchItKansas
Wyatt Hendrickson, a graduate of Newton High School now wrestling collegiately for Air Force, can now add world champion to his resume.
The talented U.S. U23 World Team in women’s freestyle has received its draw for the U23 World Championships. The U.S. women freestylers will compete in Tirana, October 25-27.
Penn State Wrestler Aaron Brooks Rolls to U23 World Championship – Penn State Athletics
Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Aaron Brooks represented Penn State and Team USA at the United World Wrestling U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Brooks went 5-0 at 86 kg to win the U23 crown and become World Champion.
Tuesday's U23 World Championship semifinals set | United World Wrestling
Welcome back to Tirana for the second day of freestyle action at the 2023 U23 World Championships. Tuesday's qualification-semifinal action will include 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg and 97kg.
Jacob Cardenas Wins Bronze Medal at U23 World Championships – Cornell University Athletics
Cornell 2023 NCAA All-American wrestler Jacob Cardenas will return to East Hill with a bronze medal after completing his run at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Albania with a victory over Pruthviraj Patil (India) on Tuesday evening.
Wyatt Hendrickson Captures U23 World Championship Gold – Air Force Academy Athletics
The United States has more than one U23 World Champion in men's freestyle for the first time in history. Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force), Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) and Aaron Brooks (Penn State) are 2023 U23 World Champions. Jacob Cardenas won a bronze medal, and the men's freestyle team can capture eight World medals in Tirana, Albania.
College News and Features
When Brown head coach Jordan Leen stepped on campus to begin his tenure with the Bears in June 2022, he knew he was joining something special.
Seven to be inducted into Jim Koch Division II Hall of Fame – National Wrestling Coaches Association
The Division II Coaches Association is proud to announce the addition of seven members to the Jim Koch Division II Hall of Fame as a part of its class of 2024.
Wrestling Announces 2023-2024 Schedule – California State University at Bakersfield Athletics
Luke Smith, Head Coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Wrestling team, announced the Roadrunners' 2023-24 schedule on Tuesday, which multiple marquee home matches, Pac-12 duals, and a trip to the NCAA Championships up for grabs.
When Penn Wrestler Doug Zapf became a captain of the team his Junior Year, he knew he needed a playbook – not in wrestling, per se – but in the art of leadership. “I wanted to understand how to lead people – to help Penn Wrestling reach its potential – and also for my future career.”
New Coach, New Vision: OU Wrestling's Path to Triumph in 2024 – Owrestle
With the 2024 season officially kicking off this week, it’s time to start looking at schedules.
Ranking the Strength of Each Big 12 Weight Class – Big 12 – Intermat
Initially, this was going to be a ranking of the Big 12’s top wrestlers, but with so many returning All-Americans, it felt too easy. To add some intrigue and discussion, I decided to rank the weight classes by how strong they were.
Air Force Wrestling Schedule 2023-2024: What To Know – FloWrestling
Air Force Wrestling and star heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson return to the mat as the Falcons open the season on Oct. 28.
The Replacements: Who Takes Over for 2023's Graduated Stars? – College – Intermat
One of the idiosyncrasies of college athletics is that student-athletes only get four years of collegiate competition before either going to pursue their sport professionally or moving on to other ventures.
Felicity Taylor, Ella Schmit, and Lilly Luft want to maintain the “Iowa style” in the wrestling room.
Hofstra Wrestling Announces 2023-24 Team Captains – Hofstra University Athletics
Hofstra University Head Wrestling Coach Dennis Papadatos announced his 2023-24 team captains with Justin Hoyle, Ross McFarland, and Dylan Ryder earning the honors. The trio were selected following a team vote.
Preview: Can Rutgers wrestling compete on a national level in 2023-24? – USA Today
Rutgers wrestling will start their season in California when they face Duke and Cal Poly on the road. Those two matches will set a very important tone for the program moving forward.
More International News
World Combat Games: Abdellatif leads Egypt’s golden hat-trick in GR | United World Wrestling
Mohamed ABDELLATIF (EGY) can’t stop his medal-winning spree this season.
High School News
S32 Facts & Milestones | MatScouts
For the first time since 2020 when Dean Hamiti did it with a pin of Matt Singleton in the finals, we had a champ bonus his way through the bracket. Anthony Knox posted. five techs and two majors. It's only been accomplished seven times in the last twenty years.
The Girls High School division of the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals has become one of the traditionally strong early season tournaments, and has always made an impact on the National Girls High School Ranking.
Podcasts and Video
Erin Gerlich with IGHSAU on upcoming girls season. | IAWrestle
Erin Gerlich with IGHSAU on upcoming girls season on Potentially Dangerous.
Zack Ryder Mindset – Wrestling Mindset
This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with New York State Champion Zack Ryder. Together, they talk about roadblocks that every wrestler faces, the difference between focusing on technique over live drilling, and how the hardest opponents to beat are the ones with nothing to lose.
Anthony Knox Commits to Cornell – Wrestling Mindset
This week, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with Anthony Knox and talks about his special announcement. Together, they discuss his College Committment, how to stay grounded when you're at your best, and what's next as the season approaches.
