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Men’s College News
Division I
InterMat Wrestling – DI Live Streaming Guide (1/3 -1/8/2023)
Happy New Year! January means that we're generally through tournament season and focused on nothing but duals for the remainder of the college season, so there's a solid number of duals this week (44).
Spencer Lee Hopes To Wrestle In All Remaining Iowa Matches – FloWrestling
For his teammates and in a quest for his third Dan Hodge Trophy Award, Spencer Lee would like to wrestle every remaining match on his schedule.
Sun Devil Insider: ASU Charged Up For Challenges Against Cornell, ISU – FloWrestling
Arizona State faces another test with its rugged schedule Wednesday when the Sun Devils tangle with Cornell in Austin.
Division II
Seliga Retains League Wrestler Of The Week Crown – UNCP Athletics
It was déjà vu all over again for sophomore Logan Seliga on Tuesday afternoon as an unblemished run through another tournament led to Conference Carolinas Wrestler of the Week laurels for the second time.
Wolves Ring In The New Year With A Win – Newberry College Athletics
Bringing in the new year with an early dual, the Wolves looked to start off the second half of the 2022-2023 season right with a South Atlantic Conference Carolinas matchup against King University.
Wrestling Announces Three Time Changes – West Virginia University Athletics
The West Virginia University wrestling team has announced time changes to three upcoming home events this season.
Thomas Tabbed Big Ten Wrestler Of The Week – Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern University graduate student Yahya Thomas (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) has been named the Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week – Jan. 3, 2023 | Pac-12
Griffith became Stanford's second-ever Southern Scuffle tournament champion and propelled the Cardinal to their highest-ever team score in the tournament (105.5) by going 5-0 this past week in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Division III
NWCA Releases Division III Men's Coaches Regular Season Poll #3 | NWCA
On Tuesday the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released their Division III Men’s Coaches Tournament and Dual Polls, as well as national and regional individual rankings.
Late pin secures dual victory over St. Ambrose – Augustana College Athletics
The Augustana men's wrestling team completed a cross-river dual against St. Ambrose on Tuesday night, securing a 24-18 victory over the Fighting Bees.
Wrestling team rolls to 46-3 win over Alma in MIAA-opener – Olivet
The Olivet College wrestling team began its pursuit of a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship with a 46-3 win over Alma College tonight at Art Smith Arena.
Women’s College News
Women's Weekly: 15-Year-Old Wins Midlands – FloWrestling
A high school freshman won the prestigious Midlands Championships, while North Central and Life University won holiday team titles.
International News
Sharshenbekov secures UWW’s Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year award | United World Wrestling
Zholoman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ) has secured United World Wrestling’s 2022 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year award.
High School News
South Jersey Times wrestling notebook: DuBois happy to join West Deptford – nj.com
Cole DuBois is only looking forward. Considered one of the top 215-pounders in South Jersey, DuBois will cherish the memories and relationships he made at Schalick during his first three years of high school.
IHSA wrestling: Auburn standouts commit to big programs – The State Journal-Register
Not often does Joey Ruzic get a challenge like the one he encountered on the first day of the annual Abe’s Rumble jamboree at the Bank of Springfield Center.
A tough-as-nails ‘goofball,' Justin Fox excels for Waterloo wrestling – Record-Courier
But the noun Waterloo wrestling coach John Foster keeps bringing up is a very different kind of word:
“Goofball.”
Every vote matters – even in an early-season top 10 high school wrestling poll.
Yukon's Boston Powell to Have Season-Ending Surgery – Owrestle
Unfortunate news out of Yukon as two-time state placer Boston Powell will have season-ending surgery.
Podcasts & Video
The Oklahoma Wrestling Podcast. Episode 1: 2022-23 Season | Oklahoma Wrestle
Seth Duckworth talks about the early part of this wrestling season in Oklahoma
IndianaMat Gorilla Radio Episode 145 – Gorilla Radio – IndianaMat
Another marathon episode where Joe and Mike go over the recent holiday tournament results. Lots of great information and insight.
Episode 55: Clash and Cheesehead previews | The Al and Josh Show
Al and Josh talk both Clash and Cheesehead, 2 fairly unique bracket styles coming up soon and finally get it published after a slight technical delay!
Basch & The Brain Talk Holiday Tournaments & MFF's and No Shows | Ep. 179 by BASCHAMANIA
From the no-shows and MFF's to post-match flair between teammates, the holiday tournaments left no shortage of talking points and ‘Basch & The Brain' dive into a lot of them on episode 179 of the BASCHAMANIA podcast!
Dylan Carew is the Head Coach of Big Game Wrestling Club. Dylan was a two-time state champ for Iowa City West under Mark Reiland and went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa for Tom and Terry Brands.
Near Fall: The NJ Wrestling Podcast – Season 4, Episode 4 by Near Fall: The NJ Wrestling Podcast
In this weeks episode, Donald recaps introduces the New Year by recapping all of the action that occured over the Holiday Break as well as introduces the first Wrestler of the Week for the 2022-23 Season and goes over some exciting dual meets coming up this week.
Bloodround Wrestling Podcast: Bloodround 406
Tommy comes back to the podcast after his child induced hiatus. We talk through some of the recent results at Soldier Salute, Midlands, and Southern Scuffle. We also talk through the fiasco that was Jasper's arrival and all the fun that comes with that.
