Unless the context aligns with career-ending implications, perhaps the worst part about injuries is that they are disruptive. Athletes tend not to sweat the pain so much. Nor do they even mind surgeries or rehabilitation. Rather, it is what all of the above represents: time away from training and co...

2021 NCAA champion Gable Steveson (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) In week three of our NCAA picks, a clubhouse leader emerged and separated himself from the rest of the field after a perfect 7-0 week. EIWA correspondent Austin Sommer has sole possession of first place by two games...

Braxton Amos (left) and Dean Hamiti (Photo courtesy of Tom Lynn; Wisconsin Athletics) One of the more intriguing teams in the Big Ten this year is the Wisconsin Badgers. While many teams like Iowa and Michigan are taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility, the Badgers have some young faces ...

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2021 NCAA finals(Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) DI wrestling has a light slate duals and open tournaments as this is still Thanksgiving week. Only 11 duals and a few opens are on the docket for Saturday and Sunday. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all o...

Mizzou Redshirt Report This article will cover some of our more prominent backups, including guys redshirting and those who have in the past. All of these wrestlers have at least three years of eligibility left. This won’t cover every single wrestler with matches for Mizzou but instead will fo...

(Photo Courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com; Graphic from Anna-Lee Marie) The Garden State Grapple event at the Prudential Center in Newark will feature multiple duals, including an ACC vs. Big Ten battle between ranked teams. No. 12 Rutgers is 6-0 on the season and will face off agai...

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By Randi Yeager (Behind the Club Photos | Video) Beaver Creek Wrestling Club sits in a Morton building just behind the Woodward Granger high school. Walking inside you’ll see the long hallway lined with wrestling bags, shoes and water bottles. At the end of the hallway you walk into the weight ...

Six weeks, more or less. Days tend to blend into one another when you’re not careful, when you’re not “living in the moment” or are mired in the general busyness of everyday life. So call it “six weeks”, which is the amount of time that has now elapsed since G&#82...

Dylan Wanagiel, the Vice President of Sports Properties and Special Events for The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey comes on the show before he cooks up some turkey to talk about the first Garden State Grapple on November 27. Wanagiel brought wrestling to Madison Square Garden with the Grappl...

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Billie Sims' intro at Stalemates Street League 2 (Photo Courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) You may have seen Billie Sims lead off the Stalemates Street League card on October 29th, with a 7-1 win and heard it was her first actual wrestling match. While that part is true, it's only a small fracti...

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2021 NCAA Runner-Up Jaydin Eierman (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) No Podcast this week, so I know there will feel like a little piece of your weekly routine is missing. Lucky for you, those empty feelings are about to be filled/clogged with turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Wh...

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2021 NCAA Qualifier Brian Meyer (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual highlights worth noting. Standout Performances Julian Ramirez of Cornell finally makes his debut in a Big Red singlet and knocks off the returning Nationa...

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2021 NCAA All-American Jake Woodley (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday 11/19 West Virginia DEF Davidson, 34-3 Utah Valley DEF California Baptist, 20-13 Missouri DEF Air Force, 39-3 South Dakota State DEF Augustana, 34-10 Arizona State DEF Oklahoma, 22-12 Utah Valley DEF CSU ...

2021 NCAA All-American Cohlton Schultz (Photo Courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarrior.com) The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners led the weekend off on a humbling note, conceding a 32-9 neutral-site dual-meet to Utah Valley in Riverside, California. The duo of victors for the Roadrunners was #20 Ang...

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Ohio University Jordan Slivka (Photo Courtesy of Ohio University athletics) Buffalo: On Sunday, the Bulls hosted the Big Ten's #4 Michigan University at Alumni Arena, where they dropped the match 31-3. Although the Bulls came up short, Toby Cahill (HWT), the lone wrestler to put points on the board,...

There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. C...

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After an exciting, unpredictable and absolutely insane third week of college wrestling, we head into the madness that will be week four.  A lot of questions amongst a lot of discussion.  One of those questions is, "Who Does Oregon State have?"  Asked by a multitude of Iowa Hawkeye wre...

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Two-time U23 World Champion Semyon Novikov (87 kg) has recently voiced a desire to discontinue competing for his native Ukraine and, instead, switch over to Bulgaria. On Friday, Bulgaria’s official federation outlet reported that Novikov, 23, had recently been expressing interest in the change...

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2021 NCAA qualifier Cole Matthews (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Pitt traveled across Pennsylvania on Sunday to meet the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh. Several matches were highly anticipated as ranked versus ranked matchups and we got to see the full lineup of Pitt starters with Nino...

Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody brings you interviews with Iowa women’s wrestling coach Clarissa Chun, and recaps the busy wrestling weekend, from the Hawkeyes to the Daktronics Open. STORIES • Meet Clarissa Chun, a ...

IAwrestle, the leading streaming provider for Iowa high school wrestling, has partnered with Mediacom to deliver high-level production for the upcoming Dan Gable Donnybrook in Coralville’s Iowa River Landing. December 3-4, 2021. Teams from across the Midwest will compete for gold at the Xtream...

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How all the Division I wrestling teams fared in this week's dual meet competition, formatted in a How The Top 25 Fared breakdown. Rank Team Record Last Week 1 Iowa (1-0) WON #21 Princeton 32-12 2 Penn State (3-0) WON Army West Point 32-7 3 Missouri (3-0) WON Air Force 39-3 4 Michigan (3-0) WON [&#82...

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Western Wyoming at the 2021 NJCAA National Championships (Photo Courtesy of NJCAA.org) At times, a source of motivation is what makes or breaks a wrestling season. Starting the season with a false source of motivation or a drained amount of motivation can be detrimental come March. At Western Wy...

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Jason Bryant’s College Wrestling Wrap Sheet is a look at five topics from the world of college wrestling with highlights, things you know and things you don’t. Here’s the five for November 21, 2021. Lehigh knocks off Pitt at GraceWe’ll start to see some teams sliding up and down this week’s coaches ...

2021 133 lb Keystone Classic champion Michael Colaiocco (Photo Courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Keystone Classic Final Results 125 lbs Championship Finals - Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) dec Ryan Miller (Penn) 6-3 3rd Place - Beau Bayless (Harvard) fall Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 2:38 ...

2021 EIWA champion Malyke Hines (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Sunday's Dual Results NC State 34 West Virginia 6 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj Colton Drousias (West Virginia) 14-4 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 4-1 141 - Ryan Jack (N...

“Okay, let’s get tired.” A simple few words, uttered inwardly, and Ben Sanchez would be just fine. The self-directed manifesto acted as his primer for competition. He would mentally agree to “get tired” and go slap hands. Originally from Massachusetts, Sanchez broke ont...

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All-American Rayvon Foley (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Navy Classic Final Results 125 lbs Championship Finals: Luke Werner (Lock Haven) over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 12-10 Third Place: Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) dec Julian Saldana (Michigan State) 6-3 Fifth Place: Andrew Fallon...

2021 NCAA Qualifier Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Saturday's Dual Results Campbell 21 Virginia 15 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) dec Patrick McCormick (Virginia) 4-2 133 - Brian Courtney (Virginia) maj Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) 14-3 141 - Shanno...

Jason Bryant’s College Wrestling Wrap Sheet is a look at five topics from the world of college wrestling with highlights, things you know and things you don’t. Here’s the five for November 20, 2021. Griffith goes down in Cornell winThere’s a bit of controversy surrounding the second returning NCAA c...

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Prediction: Mizzou 38 Air Force 3 The Mizzou team scores for their past three duals: 37, 38, 39. I had this dual predicted at 38-3 and it ended up being 39-3, although the loss came from a different match than I anticipated. #9 Wyatt Hendrickson didn’t wrestle against the Tigers, making the on...

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2021 NCAA All-Americans Brayton Lee (left) and Wyatt Sheets (Lee photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com/Sheets photo courtesy of OSU athletics) InterMat's Big Ten Spotlight Matchup: 157 lbs: #5 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) vs. #14 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) How to Watch: November 20th, Bi...

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Ohio State's Malik Heinselman (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Friday's Dual Results Michigan 34 Columbia 3 125 - Jack Medley (Michigan) dec Joe Mancho (Colubmia) 6-3 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tech Zack Whitmer (Columbia) 23-7 141 - Pat Nolan (Michigan) maj Gunnar Fuss (Columbia) 16...

There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. C...

SIU Edwardsville's Colton McKiernan (Photo/RiverBender.com) Saturday, November 20th, 2021 Lindenwood Open: Illinois, Missouri, and SIE Edwardsville (9:00am) Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open: Clarion, Long Island, and Millersville (10:00am) Navy Classic: American, Bucknell, Cleveland State, Edinboro...

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Sectional tournaments for Class 2A and Class 1A are currently scheduled for Saturday, February 5. The first- and second-place winners in each weight class then advance to district tournaments. District tournaments for all three classes are currently scheduled for Saturday, February 12. The first- an...

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Audio from the press conference introducing Clarissa Chun as the first women’s wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. Audio provided by Chris Brewer and Iowa Sports Information.  Speaking will be Gary Barta, Barbara Burke and Clarissa Chun.  Links to Follow Daily Wrestling Newsletter: https...

2021 All-American Bernie Truax (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The conference enters Week 3 with even more ranked dual-meets, capped off by the Roadrunner Open. CSU Bakersfield takes on Utah Valley (at Cal Baptist) before the Wolverines travel to Bakersfield for the Roadrunner Open. #...

2020 NCAA qualifier Joey Prata (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) All times Eastern with local time in parentheses Friday 11/19 West Virginia at Davidson, 7:00 PM Northern State at South Dakota State, 7:00 PM (6:00 PM) CSU Bakersfield vs. Utah Valley at California Baptist, 8:00 PM (5:00 PM) ...

Jason Bryant’s College Wrestling Wrap Sheet is a look at five topics from the world of college wrestling with highlights, things you know and things you don’t. Here’s the five for November 18, 2021.  Nittany Lions top America’s Team Second-ranked Penn State improved to 3-0 after another home se...

2020 ACC champion Jakob Camacho (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) As we enter week three, the ACC teams are transitioning from primarily open tournaments to some very tough out-of-conference duals. We run from teams with one dual--NC State, Pittsburgh, UVA-to two duals-Virginia Tech, UNC-to th...

Bulldog Fight Night 9 Promotional Poster Khamzat Chimaev took the UFC by storm last year. After an extended hiatus, he returned to the promotion last month and was just as dominant. On Friday, "Borz" will return to his wrestling roots against fellow UFC fighter Jack Hermansson. The 187-pound bout at...

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2021 NCAA Runner-Up (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) When you read this article, you may think that a 10-year-old child wrote it. Let me explain: This past weekend, I attended my first wrestling event as part of InterMat. I have to admit, it was kind of exciting. I've been to tournaments, I'...

There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. C...

Iowa head coach Tom Brands (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) I spent all week debating whether to discuss the DeSanto issue or not. Well, guess what? I still don't want to talk about and I don't think you want to read about it either, so we're not going to do that. Week three is here and things...

2021 NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Penn State 32 Army West Point 7 125 - Baylor Shunk (Penn State) dec Ryan Chauvin (Army West Point) 8-4 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech Dominic Carone (Army West Point) 26-11 141 - Corey Shie (Army West Point) d...

Chris Honeycutt in the 2012 NCAA finals (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) There are several former wrestlers competing in MMA this weekend, but the action is not confined to the UFC. There will be representatives of the style all over the world. On Friday, the action kicks off as Russian pro...

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2020 NWCA All-American Quincy Monday (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Thursday 11/18 American vs George Mason - Washington DC (7:30PM) Army @ #3 Penn State - University Park, PA (7PM) Friday 11/19 Columbia vs #4 Michigan - New York, NY (7PM) Princeton @ #1 Iowa - Iowa City, IA (8PM) S...

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Clarissa Chun has been named head coach of the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team. The announcement was made Thursday by Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. “Clarissa is the perfect fit to lead us in our journey to build a championship wo...

Clarissa Chun at the 2019 World Championships (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Today, the University of Iowa announced that Clarissa Chun would be the first head coach of their newly announced women's team. Chun comes to Iowa City after spending the last four-plus years as an assista...

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Jason Bryant’s College Wrestling Wrap Sheet is a look at five topics from the world of college wrestling with highlights, things you know and things you don’t. Here’s the five for November 17, 2021.  Huskers prevail, Robb wins big A rare Wednesday evening dual on Big Ten Network saw Shane Sparks and...

2021 NCAA finals(Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) DI wrestling is back and will be in full-force this weekend as 31 duals and a host of open tournaments are on the slate. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a li...

Nebraska 157 lber Peyton Robb (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Wrestling returned to the Big Ten Network in a big way on Tuesday as a pair of top-15 teams met to kick off the network's year of collegiate coverage. #15 North Carolina traveled to #9 Nebraska for an exciting dual that...

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Appalachian State 125 lber Caleb Smith (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) This weekend there was a lot of #SoConWR, with plenty of dual meet and tournament action to fill up our calendars. Appalachian State University: The second-annual Mountaineer Invitational was held in Varsity Gym this wee...

Welcome to In The Room, a wrestling podcast from the Des Moines Register's Cody Goodwin. On today's episode, Cody brings you interviews with Iowa coach Tom Brands, Hawkeye wrestlers Abe Assad, Zach Glazier and Alex Marinelli, and InterMat’s Austin Sommer. STORIES • Alex Marinelli tops Patrick Kenn...

Fifth-ranked NC State opens its dual season this weekend, playing host to West Virginia. Head coach Pat Popolizio gives a full rundown of that matchup and how the past two weekends of open tournaments have affected the 2021-22 lineup on a brand-new episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host...

2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors) This Past Week A weekend filled with match-ups pitting Pac-12 teams and wrestlers against ranked opponents started off with the Little Rock Trojans taking the mat against a solid, #18 Wisconsin squad on Friday, November 1...

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Mizzou vs Air Force Mizzou has been on a tear this season, after winning 18/20 matches their past two duals. I think the trend of winning 9/10 matches will continue this week against Air Force. The Falcons will be making their dual debut in this matchup. WrestleStat predicts Mizzou winning 38-0, and...

Navy 157 lber Andrew Cerniglia (Photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual highlights worth noting. American The Eagles traveled to the Bearcat Open hosted by Binghamton. At 184lb, Connor Bourne secured a 4th place finish, losing...

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3x All-American Chad Red (left) and Kizhan Clarke (Red photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com/Clarke photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) InterMat's Big Ten Spotlight Matchup: 141 lbs: #13 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) vs. #5 Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) How to Watch: N...

There's a lot of wrestling news out there you don't normally see, because it's not really centralized, so that's where the Mat Talk Online Daily Wrestling News has come into play. Each day, content is curated and put together for a morning e-mail newsletter that will arrive at approximately 6 a.m. C...

2021 All-American Michael McGee (Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) After two weeks of picks, the leaderboard for our conference correspondent crew is quite crowded at the top. For a second consecutive week, Austin, Robbie and Willie went 4-1 and are atop the standings. Howeve...

Glenn Gormley and Kevin Hazard of The MatStats Show are joined by host Jason Bryant for Episode 15 of the State of Wrestling Podcast, which is now the podcast home of Mat Stats.  Glenn, Kevin and Jason talk about the growth of women’s wrestling, the number of schools that have added wrestling a...