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Five champions claim their first US Open title during exciting women’s freestyle finals – TheMat.com
The energy was high and loud during the US Open women’s freestyle finals. Erin Golston, Jacarra Winchester, and Dymond Guilford repeated their 2021 championship wins while five others battled for their first title.
Championship matches set for UWW U20 Freestyle Nationals in Las Vegas – TheMat.com
After a long day of wrestling, 20 athletes are one step closer to placing themselves in the best-of-three series at the U20 World Team Trials. The U20 Freestyle Nationals championship matches will take place tomorrow afternoon.
U15 freestyle finals set for tomorrow evening, two runners-up return to the championships – TheMat.com
The championship matches have been set after a busy day of wrestling for the U15 Freestyle division. The division kicked off their tournaments this morning at 10 am PT and ran all the way through the semifinals this evening.
Updated: Men's freestyle finals set after competitive semifinal round at U.S. Open – TheMat.com
The finals has been set for the 2022 U.S. Senior Open in men’s freestyle, after a competitive semifinal round.
College athletics leaders say timing of NCAA presidential change ‘perfect,' but job ‘not an enviable one' – ABC News
One day after the NCAA announced president Mark Emmert will step down by 2023, several high-ranking leaders throughout college athletics on Wednesday agreed it's the right time to find a new leader, but the position is as ambiguous as the future of the organization itself.
HIgh school and college stars on display as semifinals set in UWW U20 Freestyle Nationals in Las Vegas – TheMat.com
The UWW U20 Freestyle division began its tournament this morning, setting up semifinal matches in the ten weight classes. The champion of each division will earn an automatic berth into the best-of-three finals for the U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio on June 3-5, as well as first dibs for the Pan-Am Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico.
No. 1 seeds Dieringer, Townsell upset, as eight top seeds reach semifinals at U.S. Senior Freestyle Open – TheMat.com
Although the day started off with few upsets, things changed quickly at the U.S. Senior Freestyle Open at the South Point Arena on Friday.
NWCA Announces the 2022 Division I Scholar All-America Awards | NWCA
On Friday, the NWCA announced the full slate of 2021-2022 Scholar All-America Team and Individual honorees for Division I with awards going to 289 individuals representing 74 institutions.
Eased restrictions on facial hair among 2022-23 High School Wrestling Rules Changes – TheMat.com
High school wrestlers may now have facial hair on the entire face and chin, provided a skin check can still be conducted. Previously, wrestlers were required to be clean shaven with the exception of sideburns and a neatly trimmed mustache.
Hildebrandt accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team spot in New York on June 8 – TheMat.com
2020 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time World silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/USOPTC) has officially accepted her 50 kg women’s freestyle berth in Final X
Washington wrestlers excelled in college postseason – WIN Magazine
Every wrestler and fan in America loves the month of March. It’s the time of year when the great are separated from the good and our nation’s best and brightest wrestling stars clamber for a spot on the top of the All-American podium.
Seven repeat as Masters freestyle national champions, with 12 winning double titles at this year’s event – TheMat.com
The 2022 USA Wrestling Masters Nationals concluded on Thursday with the freestyle competition. One of the largest fields in Masters Nationals history competed on the mats in South Point Arena.
Gardner-Webb Athletics Launches New Athletics Branding Thursday – Gardner-Webb University Athletics
The launch of a new Runnin' Bulldog logo today for Gardner-Webb follows six months of research and interviews with more than 500 Gardner-Webb stakeholders.
