Wrestling Legend Sanderson Heading to Penn State
from USA TODAY
Cael Sanderson, perfect as a wrestler at Iowa State, Olympic champion in 2004 and a winning coach at his alma mater the past three seasons, is leaving to coach at Penn State. The move, which took the college wrestling world by surprise, was confirmed on the Penn State website by the Nittany Lions' director of athletics Tim Curley. Sanderson met with reporters later at Iowa State after telling his team he was leaving. MoreMore

Kilgore is Driving the Kent State Wrestling Team to New Levels
from Kent News
Dustin Kilgore isn't used to losing. Nearly a month has gone by since the final seconds of the redshirt freshman's All-American title run dwindled away in St. Louis at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Exiting the national tournament as its fifth-seeded 184-pounder, Kilgore said his sixth loss of a 33-win season will motivate him as he prepares for next season. More

ASU Wrestling to Begin National Search to Replace Thom Ortiz
from ASU News
Don Bocchi, Senior Associate Athletic Director at Arizona State University, has announced a change in leadership for the Sun Devil wrestling program with the departure of eight-year head coach Thom Ortiz. A national search for his replacement will begin immediately. More

Minn. All-American Named Calumet Wrestling Coach
from USA TODAY
Former Indiana high school champion and University of Minnesota All-American Leroy Vega has been named wrestling coach at Calumet College. It's the first college head coaching job for the 30-year-old Vega, who was an assistant at Minnesota for two years and then ran his own wrestling club in his hometown of Portage, Ind. More

The Recession Can't Keep College Wrestling Down
from Examiner
While the current recession may putting some college and professional sports in a serious predicament, generally speaking, the troubled economy hasn’t put college wrestling’s shoulders to the mat just yet. Sure, some college programs have been axed; most recently, Carson-Newman College in Tennessee announced this was the last season for its wrestling program. Yet, in the same week Carson-Newman shucked its wrestling program, Tiffin University in Ohio announced it was establishing an intercollegiate wrestling team. Why is amateur wrestling doing Okay despite the economy? This article explains some reasons. More

Liberty Wrestling Coaching Positions Available
from LibertyFlames.com
The Liberty wrestling program, three-time NCAA East Regional champions, are currently looking to fill the position of assistant coach and graduate assistant coach on its coaching staff. More

Hodge Trophy: A Ticket to Lifetime Success?
from Examiner
Does winning the Hodge Trophy assure a wrestler a lifetime of success after being named “the best college wrestler?" Since the award was first introduced by WIN (Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine) in 1995, just 13 individuals have won this coveted trophy. (Ben Askren won Hodge awards in 2007 and 2008; Cael Sanderson received three, from 2000 through 2002.) What have Hodge winners accomplished since college? This article includes some categories that would be indicators of career success for a wrestler. More