University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sports Information 3/18/2018 LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock today unveiled a plan to add a major sport to its intercollegiate athletics program, a strategic decision that is expected to increase student enrollment. The final decision is conditional on approval from the University of Arkansas […]
As usual PA is at the top of the heap for home state of NCAA qualifiers at. The number is up dramatically from last year 39 to 53. Even with the 26% increase I think that it will be hard for this group to put up the points that they did at last years NCAAs. […]
I think that if you underperform your seeds at your conference tournament for a few years that you should be on the hot seat. I have a short list of guys that should be feeling the heat but aren’t. MADISON, WI — Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis resigned on Monday, ending his 25-year tenure as […]
It’s kind of odd that over the last couple of years a lot of what I hear from coaches and steering committee members is that the college dual isn’t valued and is dead. However attendance is up. There are likely many reasons for the growth in attendance: a more exciting style of wrestling is being […]
Just getting back to D1 action and viewing. There was lost of movement during the off season. 125 Nick Suriano – Penn State to Rutgers he’s got his face on billboards in NJ. Dalton Macri – Cornell to North Carolina Brent Fleetwood – Central Michigan to North Dakota State Sean Williams – Oklahoma to Fresno […]
The first list is all-time top NCAA pinners to 2016, 88 years, approx. 18,000 wrestlers who participated in NCAA Div. I Tourney. Plus more categories. Greatest NCAA Wrestlers, 1928-2016
I’ve been a vocal supporter of the option to use either style of wrestling uniform. It started when trying to recruit youth football players who wanted to try wrestling but their mothers were 100% against the singlet. I was a little surprised but after a couple of weeks I could see that I wouldn’t unseat […]
Franklin & Marshall recently received a $5 million endowment for the wrestling program. David Lehman a 1968 alum made the donation to the school and program. He wrestled at F&M in the late ‘60’s. F&M has been off the wrestling radar for a while but Richard Durso recent grad and All American gave the school […]
In the coming months, some of the schools in Pennsylvania’s 14-university system of higher education may get pink slips. Dropping post-recession enrollments, financial struggles at some system schools and unwillingness by the state to come to the rescue is driving an exploration that could result in recommendations that some of the schools shut their doors. […]
1. Media coverage of wrestling has exploded. Fans can watch their favorite teams more than ever before. It’s incredible the level of reporting that is available. You can subscribe, follow streams, pay and/or periscope the majority of matches going on around the country on a weekly basis. http://bit.ly/2hAIFPQ 2. This has led to one of […]
I’m not a big fan of the NCAA or its rules but I do see adjusting the NCAA season as a positive. Most coaches agree and why it’s taking so long is an example of why bureaucracy is really a four letter word. If D1 goes I’d guess D2 & D3 would follow shortly afterwards. […]
Parents don’t get your kids into wrestling hoping for college scholarships. Wrestlers have the lowest estimated conversion of high school to college of the largest 14 boys high school sports. More than 250,000 boys are chasing 7,000 openings. The study was of only the 2015 graduating class but seems close to accurate from my observation […]
Talked with Mark Hall at beat the streets, he told me that he was going to compete at Junior World Trials in Texas three days after competing at Beat the Streets. There has been tons of speculation about how and when Mark will fit into Penn State’s crowed lineup. Mark told me after the event […]
Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Olympic Champion, and Team USA Olympic Coach Brandon Slay returns to Pennsylvania as Executive Director & Head Coach of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center PHILADELPHIA — University of Pennsylvania alumnus Brandon Slay, a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, will assume responsibilities as Executive Director and Head […]
Apr 05, 2016 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Jon Sioredas, head wrestling coach at Grand Canyon the last two seasons, has been named to the same position at Cal Poly. The announcement was made Tuesday by Mustang Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman. Sioredas replaces Brendan Buckley, Cal Poly’s head coach the last five seasons who resigned last […]
