University of Central Florida to Wrestle Purdue in Fort Myers, Fla.
from The News-Press via NCWA
 Purdue will compete against the University of Central Florida at 8 p.m. tonight at the Fort Myers High School gym. Yes, you read that correctly — Purdue and UCF at Fort Myers High. "I don't know the last time a Big 10 team has wrestled in Florida, let alone for one dual meet," UCF coach Jason Balma said. "It's kind of neat how it all came together." More
Cutting Weight
from Teen Inc
His heart races to the sound of the clock ticking in the background. Twenty more seconds and he has this match won. All he needs to do is hold on. His opponent meets his eyes with a look of defeat. Thump, thump … 15 … 14 … the clock ticks down the final seconds. The wrestler thinks of the final 40 minutes he ran to shed that extra half pound. A match easily won. Then he’s thrust into the air and, dumbfounded, he finds himself on the mat. The referee pounds his hand on the ground and he’s down for the count in a moment of weakness. The defeated wrestler watches his opponent raise his arm with the grin of a champion. More
UCF Finishes 2-0 at Central Florida Duals
from NCWA
The Knights improved their dual meet record to 6-0 with wins over Lawrence University (DIII - WI) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (DIII - WI). Both teams attended the Sunshine Open and wrapped up their Florida tour with a match at UCF. During the match against Lawrence University, the Knights started with a forfeit at 125 lbs. and 133 lbs. At 141 lbs. and 149 lbs. Willie Rothenberg and TJ Gillin lost close decisions to Lawrence's Z. Welke and T. Norton. At 157 lbs. Ryan Witzel earned a pin followed by consecutive forfeits at 165 lbs. and 174 lbs. At 184lbs. Graham Smith lost a decision to Lawrence's S. Leas. Richard Rippy (197 lbs.) scored a second period technical fall to put the Knights ahead 35-10. In the final match Lawrence's B. Hoh earned a first period pin over UCF's Daniel Rowe making the final score 35-16. More
Former Ram Fisk Wrestles Against PSU as Lehigh Wins
from Towanda Daily Review
In a duel that came down to the final bout, junior Mike Galante earned a 9-5 decision over Mark Friend to lead No. 9 Lehigh to a 17-16 victory over No. 16 Penn State. The Mountain Hawks trailed by two after nine bouts, but Galante racked up four takedowns in his victory, which improved the Brown and White to 12-0 on the season, matching the 1961-62 team for the best start in school history. More
Wisconsin Makes Waves at Midlands
from NCAA
Top-ranked Iowa claimed its 20th team title at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., this week, edging runner-up and second-ranked Iowa State by three points, 156.6-153.5, on Dec. 30. The Hawkeyes captured three individual championships in the tournament, led by 149-pound junior Brent Metcalf. The native of Davison, Mich., won his second consecutive Midlands title with a 14-5 major decision against No. 3 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin. It was his 50th career win, and 47th straight victory as he improved to 15-0 on the year. Metcalf also earned the tournament’s Highest Point Total Award for scoring 27 team points during the competition, the most of any wrestler.
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Cowboys Rough Up Gophers Wrestlers
from Minneapolis Star Tribune
It was an unhappy start to the new year for Gophers coach J Robinson and his wrestling team. Oklahoma State, ranked No. 13 in the national polls, beat the No. 7 Gophers 23-13 at the Sports Pavilion before an announced crowd of 3,278.
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U.S. Edges France for Gi Team Title at Grappling Worlds in Switzerland
from TheMat.com
A day after dominating the No-Gi division, the United States came back with a smaller team yet emerged as the team champions in the Gi division at the Grappling World Championships. The U.S. was led by two gold medalists, Lisa Ward (Olympia, Wash./United Fight Team) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. in women’s Grappling and Ian Murphy (Fullerton, Calif. (Alpha Male/Ultimate Fitness) at 92 kg/202.5 lbs. in men’s Grappling. More
| Rank | School | 1st Place
Votes | | 1 | Grand Valley State University | (6) | | 2 | Marion Military Institute | | | 3 | University of Central Florida | | | 4 | The Apprentice School | | | 5 | United States Naval Academy Prep | (1) | | 6 | University of Maryland / Baltimore County | | | 7 | Northampton Community College | | | 8 | University of New Hampshire | | | 9 | Bowling Green State University | | | 10 | University of Delaware | | | 11 | Kansas State University | | | 12 | University of Dayton | | | 13 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | | | 14 | Tennessee Temple University | | | 15 | West Chester University | | | 16 | Oakland University | | | 17 | University of Texas at Arlington | | | 18 | Lafayette College | | | 19 | Louisiana State University | | | 20 | United States Military Academy Prep | | | 21 | SUNY / Albany | | | 22 | Kennesaw State University | | | 23 | Bryant University | | | 24 | Williamson School of Mechanical Trades | | | 25 | University of Connecticut | |
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