United World Wrestling has announced changes to the Rankings Series of events that will decide the pre-Olympic point rankings for the Tokyo Olympics. The UWW started the rankings system a couple of years ago and has tweaked since its inception. The new Olympic Changes to the Qualification process, Olympic bracket separation, and date and location […]
I could quibble about the actual weight classes but I’ll pass in favor of saying this is a big step in the right direction for a corrupt bureaucratic body that usually is only interested in feathering its own nest. The jump between the current weight classes is way to large, especially the Olympic weights (6 […]
#8 48kg: Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) #14 48kg: Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC) #1 53kg: Helen Maroulis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids) match video here and here, interview #14 55kg: Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) #2 60kg: Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) #6 63kg: Elena Pirozhkova, […]
U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers ranked in the UWW June rankings #17 61kg Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids) #5 70kg James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC) #17 70kg Aaron Pico, Whittier, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC) #1 74kg Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) #3 97kg Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury […]
Full Rankings #20 61kg – Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla (Gator WC) #12 65kg – Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) #17 65kg – Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC/Hawkeye WC) #3 70kg – James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC) #11 70kg – Aaron Pico, Whittier, Calif. (Team USA) #19 […]
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Final Freestyle Rankings- Full List Ranked Americans 57kg #13 Tony Ramos 61kg #15 Reece Humphrey 65kg #9 Brent Metcalf 70kg #4 James Green is one of two bronze medalist at worlds but gets the 4th spot because he came in with the lower ranking 74kg #1 Jordan Burroughs 86kg no one 97kg #1 Kyle Snyder […]
Can you imagine ESPN going down the day of the Super Bowl? Fox Sports going down during a UFC fight? Shockingly, the United World Wrestling website is down the first day of their World Championships. Even startup Flo wrestling has a better record. Geez, no wonder the sport is teettering on the edge of Olympic […]
Pan American Cadet Championships Schedule Friday, July 3 Greco-Roman (all weight divisions) 10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries 7:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies 7:30 p.m. – Finals Saturday, July 4 Women’s freestyle (all weight divisions) 10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries 6:00 p.m. – Finals Sunday, July 5 Men’s freestyle (all weight divisions) 10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries 6:00 p.m. […]