Apprentice opens season by winning Electric City Duals
from NCWA
The Apprentice School wrestling team opened its 2009-10 season on Saturday by winning four matches and knocking off American International College 22-19 for the championship of the Electric City Duals at the University of Scranton. More    More

Brands' faith guides him on and off the mat
from the Iowa City Press Citizen
The way Terry Brands sees it, none of the NCAA titles, world championships and Olympic success would have been possible if it wasn't for a revelation he had one night as a sophomore in high school. More

Gallick on a mission: wrestle in Olympics
from the Arizona Daily Star
After he went 35-0 to win the 2006 NCAA wrestling championship, Nate Gallick earned a sociology degree at Iowa State and got on with life. There is, after all, no pro draft, no financial reward for 132-pound wrestlers. Gallick then became an assistant wrestling coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga, pocketed maybe $35,000 a year and began to work his way up the college ranks. More

Grand Valley State - Pre-season review
from the Michigan Grappler
Grand Valley has been one of the powerhouse NCWA programs over the past decade and this year should be no different as they return 15 National Qualifiers from last year's squad that finished as National Runners-Up. While the Lakers were 2nd at the NWCA National Tournament, they did claim the NWCA National Duals Title during the regular season. More

Top coach Sanderson eager for start at Penn St.
from The Associated Press
Cael Sanderson settled into a chair at the head of a conference table, cameras recording his every word. Penn State's new wrestling coach fidgeted with his fingers under the table, out of sight from the cameras. A star in wrestling circles, Sanderson is eager to launch a new era for Penn State wrestling. The season begins in less than three weeks, but Sanderson's tenure is off to a good start. Recruiting services have ranked Penn State's freshman class as one of the best in the nation, including the addition of top prospect David Taylor. More

U.S. wins nine gold medals at Pan American Junior Championships in Mexico
from TheMat.com
The United States won nine individual gold medals during the Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships, held October 23-25. Claiming a gold medal in both the Greco-Roman and men's freestyle competitions was Ben Provisor of Wisconsin at 84 kg/185 lbs. More

Women's program begins at King College
from TriCities.com
Jason Moorman doesn't see any differences between coaching men's or women's wrestling. They're all treated the same in the wrestling room, he said. All the wrestlers have to prove themselves, whether they wear a jock strap or a sports bra. In all aspects Moorman is right. The inaugural King College women's wrestling team's practice before its first meet was run with the same intensity as any men's team. More

Missouri senior wrestler grows into leadership role
from the Columbia Missourian
Wrestling practice: The words are enough to strike fear into the hearts of many athletes. Lifting massive weights, running for miles, smashing teammates into the mats and going to extreme measures to make weight are all part of the grueling practices that the Missouri wrestling team sometimes has twice a day. Nick Marable, a senior and two-time all-American on the team, has become accustomed to the routine and learned the importance of having a positive attitude. By approaching practice each day with acceptance rather than fear, Marable has improved as a wrestler and grown into a team leader. More