Iconic Wrestler Metcalf, Normally Relentless, Takes Break
from The Daily Iowan
Brent Metcalf has been a national champion. He has been a national runner-up. He has been an All-American — twice. He has been a Big Ten champion — twice. He has been the Outstanding Wrestler at the Big Ten championships — twice. He has been the Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA championships. He has been the Dan Hodge Trophy winner. He has a 69-match winning streak. Yet, he is not satisfied. More    More

MSUM wrestling Coach Decides to Move On
from WDAY
One of the best wrestling programs in the region is looking for a new head coach. MSUM Athletic Director Doug Peters tells us tonight that Head Coach Keenan Spiess has resigned his post. Peters says that Spiess was not fired and that he chose to leave the college wrestling scene to pursue other interests outside of the sport. More

UVU Officially Enters Division I
from The Salt Lake Tribune
The wait is over. Utah Valley University is an official member of NCAA Division I. UVU officials announced at a news conference that NCAA Membership Services had unanimously agreed to relinquish the school's provisional status and accept it into NCAA Division I. Before beginning its seven-year provisional period in 2002-03, UVU was a junior college. The wrestling program will compete in the Western Wrestling Conference. More

Going to the Mat
from PressBox
Athletically, the University of Maryland is quite typical. It is a large, Division I school situated near well-populated urban areas that funnel their share of elite athletes toward the campus. It is a member of a competitive, high-level, high-profile conference, producing national contenders in all sports. But, there's one Maryland squad that has had to employ plenty of strength, speed, character and sweat to find its own way into the spotlight. It is the most primal of sports where the body is asked, at one and the same time, to perform its most basic movements while occasionally defying physics. It is wrestling. More

Michigan's Massa Takes Another Step Toward Repeating as Triple Crown Winner
from TheMat.com
Michigan’s Taylor Massa is on a mission to win another Cadet Nationals Triple Crown. Massa remains alive in his quest to win his second straight Triple Crown in Cadets. Massa has won all six of his bouts by technical fall at 152 pounds. Massa, a Cadet champion at Folkstyle Nationals earlier this year, is trying to become the first wrestler to win back-to-back Triple Crowns in the Cadet division. He would need to win titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle in Fargo, N.D., to complete the Triple Crown. More

Jack Maughan Says Goodbye to Head Coaching Position at Northern Colorado
from Examiner
It's the end of an era at University of Northern Colorado. Jack Maughan has announced his retirement after 22 seasons as head wrestling coach at the Greeley-based school, effective immediately, to focus all his energies as the athletic department's director of development, which he has also held in a dual role for about one year. More

10 Ways to Shake Up Your Weights Workout
from Diet Blog
Are you bored of your current routine? Have you been off the gym wagon for a bit? Here are some ideas to help infuse some interest back into your weight routines. More