USA Wrestling Boosts Bonuses to Compete with MMA
from USA TODAY
 Ben Askren the wrestler wants Olympic gold. But Ben Askren the mixed martial arts fighter needs green. The 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion wrestler at Missouri is dabbling in the no-holds-barred and potentially lucrative world of mixed martial arts to make ends meet. He isn't the only top amateur wrestler to do so, and that's led USA Wrestling to try and stem the tide by offering an eye-popping payout to gold-medal winners at the 2012 games in London. At $250,000, the awards will be the biggest bonus by far available to a U.S. Olympic athlete.
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Princeton Review Ranks the Top 5 Wrestling Schools of 2009
from the Examiner
It's been the talk of talk radio, the stuff of water-cooler conversations: The Princeton Review's annual rankings of the top 371 colleges in the U.S. In a previous article, the Examiner looked at a couple of the Princeton Review's sports-related lists... and indicated which schools with major wrestling programs found themselves on those lists. Now, we take a look at the programs that placed in the top five at the 2009 NCAA Division I championships. More
ASU Wrestling Adds Snyder, Askren and Jordan to Coaching Staff
from Fanster.com
Former collegiate standouts Bryan Snyder, Ben Askren and Raymond Jordan have joined the coaching staff of the Arizona State University wrestling program, Head Coach Shawn Charles announced. All three individuals, who will join current assistant coach Brian Stith on the staff, were multiple All-Americans and conference champions in their time on the mats and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the mats in Tempe, Ariz. More
Cherrington New Interim Head Coach at Northern Colorado
from the Examiner
University of Northern Colorado has chosen to audition a member of its wrestling coaching staff for the lead role.
Assistant coach Ben Cherrington will serve as the interim head coach of the Bears wrestling program for the 2009-10 season, according to a July 31 announcement from UNC's director of athletics Jay Hinrichs. Cherrington replaces Jack Maughan, who announced in mid-July his retirement from the coaching position, effective immediately, to focus all his energies as the athletic department's director of development.
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Penn Wrestling Welcomes Matt Valenti to Coaching Staff
from Penn Athletics
Penn wrestling head coach Rob Eiter announced a new addition to his coaching staff, and the name is a familiar one to Penn wrestling fans – two-time NCAA champion and three-time All-America Matt Valenti. He will join fellow Penn alum, Josh Henson on the coaching staff. More
The Importance of Listening to Your Body During Exercise
from the Examiner
It is not uncommon for people to experience minor discomfort while exercising; it may be shortness of breath during the first 10 minutes of running, or that muscle burn completing the last set of bicep curls. The purpose of this article is remind active people to tune in to their bodies while exercising, and to learn the difference between minor discomfort associated with physical exertion versus a more serious matter. More
Knee Injuries May Start With Strain on the Brain, Not the Muscles
from Science Daily
New research shows that training your brain may be just as effective as training your muscles in preventing ACL knee injuries, and suggests a shift from performance-based to prevention-based athletic training programs. More
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