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Men's College News
Division I
Hokies win share of regular season title – Virginia Tech Athletics
Tech wins nine of ten bouts against Virginia to secure Commonwealth win; seniors shine on Senior Night.
Wrestling defeats American, 19-13 – Binghamton University Athletics
Binghamton wrestling won six of 10 bouts in the final EIWA dual of the season against American on Thursday afternoon at Bender Arena. Binghamton finished the EIWA campaign with a 4-5 record.
Wrestling Opens Weekend With Dominant Win vs George Mason – Rider University Athletics
The Rider Broncs Wrestling team started their weekend on a high note with a 27-9 win vs George Mason. With the win Rider moves to 7-5 overall and 5-1 in the MAC. The win also ends Rider's home losing streak as they get set to finish the year tomorrow afternoon.
Terps Top Binghamton 19-12 On Beauty And The Beast Night – University of Maryland Athletics
The Terps came away with a big win on the main XFINITY Center floor on Friday evening, cruising past Binghamton 19-12 in the return of the Beauty and the Beast event, where wrestling and gymnastics compete side-by-side.
Wolfgram’s Pin Lifts West Virginia over Clarion – West Virginia University Athletics
With the team score tied heading into the final match of the dual, redshirt junior Michael Wolfgram scored a pin at heavyweight to lift the West Virginia University wrestling team to a 24-18 victory over Clarion, to conclude Senior Night in front of 1,121 passionate fans on Friday.
No. 5 NC State dominates UNC, 28-6 – NC State University Athletics
State closed out the regular season in dominating fashion, defeating rival UNC 28-6 on the road.
Tigers Take Dual-Meet Finale at Bucknell, 22-12 – Princeton University Athletics
Seven matches went Princeton's way as the Tiger wrestling team won its dual-meet finale 22-12 Friday night at Bucknell.
The Chattanooga Mocs cruised to a 32-8 win over Bellarmine in Maclellan Gym Friday night. The Mocs won eight matches earning bonus points in six completing the Southern Conference schedule at 6-2.
Spartans Secure Back-to-Back 10 Win Seasons for First Time in 27 Years.
Carr Tabbed USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week – Iowa State University Athletics
David Carr has been named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week after going 3-0 in his final week of the regular season.
Division II
NWCA Releases Division II Men's Coaches Regular Season Poll #4 | NWCA
Heading into the postseason, the Central Oklahoma Bronchos narrowly held onto the top spot in Division II wrestling, in the latest edition of the NWCA Division II Coaches Poll
Bronchos Stay No. 1 In Mat Poll – University of Central Oklahoma Athletics
Nine ranked individuals was just enough to keep Central Oklahoma atop the NCAA Division II poll that was released Friday by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
Division III
Coaching change at UW-Platteville – d3wrestle.com
WMTV NBC 15 in Madison, Wisconsin, has reported that three members of the coaching staff at UW-Platteville are no longer employed by the university including head coach Trevor Kittleson, assistant coach Matthew Randone, and graduate fellow Edward Smith.
The Johnson & Wales (RI) University wrestling team is No. 1 in the fifth New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Team Tournament Rankings and No. 2 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Collegiate Rankings.
Wilkes Wrestling Pins Way to 26-14 Win Over King’s On Senior Night – Wilkes University Athletics
The Wilkes University wrestling team broke open a tied match with a pair of pins late to secure a 26-14 victory over King's College Friday night at the Marts Center.
NAIA
For the first time since 2016, the Tigers won the Mid-South Conference tournament this weekend with a team score of 152 points.
Raiders push 4 through to semifinals at CCC Championships – Southern Oregon University Athletics
Four Southern Oregon University men's wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round and six more stayed alive Friday on Day 1 of the Cascade Conference Championships presented by U.S. Bank at the Embry-Riddle Activity Center.
Women’s College News
Are you ready for the college post-season? It arrives this weekend.
International News
World wrestling body launches campaign to help Türkiye, Syria quake victims – TRTWorld
United World Wrestling (UWW) has kicked off a campaign to raise money for the earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria.
Team USA entered three talented high school stars in the U17 event at the Klippan Lady Open: Ava Ward of Missouri at 49 kg, Sydney Perry of Illinois at 65 kg and Skylar Little Soldier of Minnesota at 65 kg.
High School News
Discovery Canyon's Janida Garcia is Colorado's top nationally-ranked girls wrestler – Denver Post
Garcia, who is No. 12 in the country in pound-for-pound rankings, moved to Colorado from California ahead of this season
USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published its February 2023 rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2022-23 season.
Community Raised – Dan Wagner and New Prague Wrestling – The Guillotine
I haven't talked to many coaches of successful high school programs – wrestling or otherwise – that haven't had great support from their community.
General News
InterMat Wrestling – Jagger's Friday Mailbag – 2/17/2023
Well, it's the last weekend of duals for the season and that makes for a sad Jagger. I don't know what it is about the second half of the regular season that makes it go by so quickly.
Podcasts & Video
Cole Konrad was a 2x NCAA champion and 3x finalist for the Minnesota Gophers. In college, Cole had an epic rivalry with Steve Mocco which we cover in detail. After wrestling, Cole was Brock Lesnar’s main training partner and went on to capture the first Bellator Heavyweight Title. Cole retired from MMA with a 9-0 record.
