National Collegiate Wrestling Association Receives 2009 US Commerce Award
from NCWA
National Collegiate Wrestling Association has been selected for the 2009 Dallas Award in the Athletic Organizations category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties. More    More

OSU Wrestling Team Looks to Regain Status as Top in the Nation
from The Daily O'Collegian
Dominance has been the theme for the OSU wrestling team since it first won an NCAA National Championship in 1928. However, last year’s team fell short of Cowboy wrestling expectations and showed few signs of being a part of the historic OSU wrestling tradition, which has claimed 34 NCAA titles and crowned 130 individual champions. More

Harvard Hires Harrington; Gardner-Webb Welcomes Caponi
from the Examiner
Two more college wrestling programs add to coaching staffs... Harvard hires Harrington. Harvard University's head wrestling coach Jay Weiss has announced the addition of Sean Harrington to his staff for the 2009-10 season. Gardner-Webb welcomes Caproni. Gardner-Webb University wrestling head coach Richard Wince has announced the addition of Rocco Caponi to the wrestling coaching staff. More

World Bronze Medalist Tatiana Padilla Ready to Make Big Splash at World Championships
from TheMat.com
You won't find many wrestlers more competitive than Tatiana Padilla. How competitive is Padilla? Last year, she won a bronze medal at the World Championships as a 17-year-old. Most kids that age would’ve been ecstatic. Not Padilla. She was still frustrated about her semifinal loss to Ukraine’s Tetyana Lazareva. Padilla will receive a chance to improve on that bronze-medal performance when she competes at the 2009 World Championships. She is scheduled to wrestle in the women’s freestyle competition at 55 kg/121 lbs. on Sept. 24 in Herning, Denmark. More

Former SDSU Wrestler Chases Ultimate Fighting Dream
from the Argus Leader
Jon Madsen's roller coaster seems to be on the up again. The former South Dakota State wrestling standout will be one of 16 mixed martial artists featured in the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV. More

Cyclone NCAA Wrestling Champ Leaves for Denmark, Worlds
from The Des Moines Register
Iowa State national champion Jake Varner last wrestled against foreign competition as an eighth-grader. Much has changed for the Cyclone senior-to-be, but his on-the-mat demeanor entering the Sept. 21-27 World Championships at Herning, Denmark, has not. More

Maryland Welcomes Sinnott and Byrne to Coaching Staff
from TheMat.com
The world’s top competitor at this weight class in recent seasons has been Steeve Guenot of France, who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and 2007 World silver medal. Guenot, whose brother Christophe was an Olympic bronze medalist at 74 kg, has helped revive the French Greco-Roman program into a power. Guenot did not medal at the European Championships this year and placed third at the Pytlasinski Tournament, a pre-World tuneup. More