Apprentice's Cecil Lee Defeats DI Opponent for 100th Victory
from NCWA
 What a way to become a centurion on the wrestling mat. Apprentice School senior Cecil Lee entered the final bout in the Builders dual with Wagner College needing a win to not only give the Builders a team victory, but to join a rare group with 100 career wins. More
Lawrence University's Dave Novickis Headed for NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame
from The Post-Crescent
Lawrence University's Dave Novickis will be inducted into the Division III Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in March. Novickis, who has been the Vikings' head coach for 16 seasons, will be inducted on March 5 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which is the site of the NCAA Division III Championships. More
MTSU Wrestling - New Year's Resolutions for 2009
from NCWA
Middle Tennessee State University has come a long way since losing its Division 1 NCAA team. Rising from nothing in 1999 to a Nationally Recognized NCWA program in 10 years is a respectable feat in an era of apathy towards "fringe" sports such as wrestling. Now in 2009, MTSU looks to set new standards for wrestling in the state of Tennessee as it unveils a Spring Schedule with matches every weekend until the National Tournament in March. More
Match Brings Out Crowd
from The News Press via NCWA
High school wrestlers from throughout Southwest Florida converged on the Fort Myers High School gymnasium to watch something many of them had never before seen in person — NCAA Division I wrestling. Clusters of purple, garnet, green, red and blue gathered in the Green Wave bleachers to watch Purdue defeat the University of Central Florida 44-9. More
USA Wrestling Hires Former Iowa Champ Zadick
from Des Moines Register
Former Iowa wrestler Bill Zadick has been hired by USA Wrestling for the new position of resident coordinator and assistant national coach. Zadick, a 2006 World freestyle wrestling champion, will serve as the liaison between USA Wrestling and the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) concerning USA Wrestling’s resident athlete programs. More
Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville Wins Dual Opener
from NCWA
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville opened the dual meet season with a 36-27 victory over Rend Lake in college wrestling action at the Vadalabene Center.
Dillon Pousson (Round Lake) led the Cougars with a second-period pin over Rend Lake's Eric Ellington at 141 pounds. Derrick Pousson (Round Lake) and Blake Reed (Granite City) also were winners for SIUE.
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College Wrestlers Lured by Big Paychecks of Mixed Martial Arts
from The Gazette
College football players have the National Football League, basketball players the National Basketball Association or the WNBA. College wrestlers have ... not much.
Wrestlers, like many "Olympic" sport stars, are left with few options after college. Coaching is an option, but jobs are dwindling. There's freestyle or Greco-Roman on the national and international stage, but multimillion dollar contracts do not exist. Simply making a living can be difficult. The fight remains, but lucrative arenas have been closed. That may be changing, however, for wrestlers who still burn for competition and the lure of big money.
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Hall of Fame Wrestling Coach Offers Motivational Health Book for Free
from A Special Contribution to the NCWA Weekly Update
Author Frank Addleman, whose first book, The Winning Edge sold over 125,000 copies has decided to offer his new book, Get Your Act together, Think Healthy, Be Healthy as a free download from his website.
Frank addleman is a retired wrestling coach from Santa Ana; Community College. He is a member of the National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame and the California Wrestling Hall of Fame. Over the years he has worked many wrestling clinics with an emphasis on nutrition and athletic performance and weight control.
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| Rank | School | 1st Place
Votes | | 1 | Grand Valley State University | (4) | | 2 | Marion Military Institute | (1) | | 3 | United States Naval Academy Prep | (1) | | 4 | University of Central Florida | | | 5 | University of Maryland / Baltimore County | | | 6 | The Apprentice School | | | 7 | Northampton Community College | | | 8 | Bowling Green State University | | | 9 | University of New Hampshire | | | 10 | Kansas State University | | | 11 | University of Dayton | | | 12 | University of Delaware | | | 13 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | | | 14 | United States Military Academy Prep | | | 15 | Oakland University | | | 16 | University of Toledo | | | 17 | West Chester University | | | 18 | University of Southern Indiana | | | 19 | Tennessee Temple University | | | 20 | SUNY / Albany | | | 21 | University of Massachusetts / Amherst | | | 22 | Middle Tennessee State University | | | 23 | Blair Academy | | | 24 | Northeastern University | | | 25 | Lafayette College | |
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