Honors for Wyoming Wrestling Keep Coming
from KTAK
The University of Wyoming Cowboy wrestling program continues to find its way into the headlines with a recent recruiting class ranking and additional postseason awards for last year's team. Following a successful 2008-09 season, three Cowboy redshirt freshmen and UW's rookie head coach have been recognized by Amateur Wrestling News. Joe LeBlanc was named to the publication's All-Rookie First Team, while both Michael Martinez and Shane Onufer were All-Rookie Fourth Team honorees. Wyoming head man Mark Branch was selected as the Top Rookie Coach in the nation. More    More

Four New Inductees into Wrestling Hall of Fame
from USA TODAY
Two Olympic medal winners will join a pair of two-time NCAA champions in this year's class of inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. A reception took place in Stillwater, Okla., to honor 1956 bronze medalist Peter Blair, double medal winner Dennis Koslowski, and two-time NCAA champions Edward Eichelberger of Lehigh and Les Gutches of Oregon State. More

Iowa State Coach Aims to Build Champion Team
from The Gazette
The honeymoon has been short for Kevin Jackson. In his first month, Iowa State’s wrestling coach is working on the present with a team that has real national championship dreams while also paying mind to the future and how to set the program up for continued success. More

Stanford Wrestling Ranks Among Nation's Best Academic Programs
from PAC-10
The Stanford wrestling team was listed among the nation's best academic programs when the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 and individual all-academic wrestling teams for the 2008-09 season. Stanford came in third among all Division I programs with a 3.2574 GPA. More

NC State’s Caldwell Earns Berth on USA World Team
from Scout.com
Rising senior Darrion Caldwell, the defending NCAA champion at 149 pounds, earned a spot on the U.S. World National team with a third-place finish in the 66 kg/145.5 pound weight class at the U.S. World Team Trials, held in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this past weekend. The World Team will compete in September’s World Championships in Herning, Denmark. More

Bono Resigns UTC Wrestling Post to Return to Iowa State
from Chattanoogan.com
UT-Chattanooga wrestling head coach Chris Bono has resigned and has accepted an assistant coaching position at his alma mater, Iowa State. Bono was the UTC coach for three seasons (2007-2009) with a 40-17 win-loss record and led the Mocs to three Southern Conference wrestling team championships. More

Greco-Roman Wrestler Rial Finds New Motivation
from Des Moines Register
Greco-Roman wrestling got to be a drag for Mark Rial, especially after a sub par showing at the 2008 Olympic Trials. A move back to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where his college wrestling career began, helped Rial get back on friendly terms with the wrestling style that allows only upper-body moves. More