Lawlor Defeats Dollaway in The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
from NCWA
Tom Lawlor, one of the few four-time national champions in NCWA history, made national news at the UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale. Lawlor, the most prominent wrestler in Central Florida’s long NCWA history, beat former NCAA champion C.B. Dollaway in the featured middleweight bout before a record UFC pay-per-view audience. More    More

Eslinger Named New Head Coach of Mocs Wrestling
from GoMocs.com
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling is THE premier program in the region and has the tradition and following that is comparable to any other in the country. When the head coaching position became available in June, following Chris Bono’s resignation, UTC’s Director of Athletics Rick Hart knew that all of the aforementioned accolades would attract attention from top-quality candidates from all over the country. After the intensive national search was finished, it was clear to Hart that the man for the job was right here in the Mocs’ backyard. Hart introduced UTC alumni and former wrestler Heath Eslinger as the 11th head coach of the Chattanooga Mocs Wrestling program. More

Before Lesnar-Mir, in College it was Lesnar-Hand
from Examiner
Think the UFC rivalry between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir is intense?A decade ago, the current UFC heavyweight champ had a powerful, ongoing rivalry as the University of Minnesota heavyweight vs Wes Hand of the University of Iowa. More

Iowa Wrestlers Training Year-round
from The Gazette
When many of University of Iowa students head home for the summer, many athletes stay in town. That includes many of the Hawkeye wrestlers, who extend their sport into a year-round endeavor. More

Trading Up: Shumaker led Apprentice to uncharted waters
from Wrestling411.com
The Newport News Apprentice School is the most unique wrestling experience in the country. Why? The small trade school is owned by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and has been fielding athletics teams since the days it was founded. More

Two Rulings: Yes to a Sixth Year for Edinboro's King; a Possible New Way of Applying Title IX
from Examiner
Sometimes, decisions made far away from any wrestling mat can have a profound effect, whether it’s concerning one individual collegiate matman… or all college wrestlers. The NCAA has ruled that 2009 NCAA Division I 165-pound champ Jarrod King of Edinboro University will have one more year of wrestling eligibility for the 2009-2010 season. More

Frayer Added to UW Wrestling Coaching Staff
from UWBadgers.com
Jared Frayer, a two-time All-American at Oklahoma, will join the Badger wrestling program as an assistant coach, head coach Barry Davis announced. The hiring of Frayer rounds out Davis’s coaching staff for the 2009-10 season. He joins associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff and volunteer assistant coach Cory Wallman on Davis’s staff. More

Varner Named Iowa State’s Male Athlete of the Year
from Go Cyclones
When Jake Varner won the 197-pound match at this spring’s NCAA meet, he became the 65th Cyclone to wear the title of NCAA wrestling champion. He became the 22nd wrestler named Iowa State’s male athlete of the year. Varner finished his standout junior season with a 31-2 record. His 2-1 win against Nebraska’s Craig Brester in the NCAA championship match pushed his stellar season over the top. More

Waller Moves to Lock Haven
from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mt. Pleasant graduate Robbie Waller has been named associate head wrestling coach at Lock Haven Univeristy. Waller, a 1998 Mt. Pleasant graduate, was a PIAA Class AAA champion during his senior season. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he won an NCAA Division I title, was a four-time NCAA qualifier and an All-American in 2002. He graduated from Oklahoma in 2003. More