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Northern Iowa is at their minimum for sports. I'm not exactly certain of which rule it is, but it's something like each school is required to have a minimum number of male sports and a minimum number of female sports in order to compete in Division I athletics. Someone else will have to look...

Here is some other media from the event: Article from the Iowa City Press Citizen: Taking the (arctic) plunge Iowa coach Tom Brands said the worst part was waiting to jump but that he didn’t feel much once he hit the water. He said that of all the HWC fundraisers, this one best represented...

The direct link to trackwrestling's Grand View site: Grand View Open

I would love to get a crowd in excess of 10,000 for the Trials. I'm also hoping that there will be plenty of "partisan" fans in attendance to help make the place loud.

Keddy won silver and Zadick won bronze. 60 kg/132 lbs. - Mike Zadick, Solon, Iowa (Gator WC), 3rd WIN Said Gaitaev (Sot - France), 0-1, 5-1, 4-0 LOSS Shawn Bunch (USA), 1-2, 1-1 WIN Alexandre Borg (Rou-France), 3-0, 6-0 84 kg/186 lbs. – Phillip Keddy, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC), 2nd WIN...

Accordingly to Twitter accounts both Mike Zadick and Phil Keddy are competing in Nice, France this weekend. Keddy competes on Friday and Zadick on Saturday. Here's the official schedule from the FILA website (it's in French): Henri Delgane Challenge schedule Here's the official site on the...

This is just a reminder of the new rules in place for collegiate wrestling this season. Committee approves rule changes 1) Stalling Stalling has been more clearly defined. (It's a long list. You can read them all at the link above.) A wrestler cannot be disqualified for stalling anymore. 2)...

Here's how everyone did: 125lbs Matt McDonough Win vs Blayne Shockley (Lindenwood) Pin 1:00 Win vs Eddie Ortiz (Cumberland) Pin 2:25 Win vs Andre Sanders Jr. (Indiana Tech) Pin 2:40 Win vs Prentice Thomas (Lincoln Coll) Pin 1:49 Win vs Jeff Vesta (Neosho Comm Coll) 7-1 1st place Matt Gurule...

The US has qualified: 5 of 7 spots for men's freestyle, still to be qualified are 60kg & 66kg (ironically Mike Zadick's and Brent Metcalf's weights.) 1 of 7 spots for men's greco-roman, the only weight qualified is 66kg 3 of 4 spots for women's freestyle, still to be qualified is 48kg (which is...

As a loose rule it can be difficult for any school to get good upper weights. There are other sports that bigger guys can compete in (football for example) whereas there are fewer options for smaller guys. Your other points are valid, however I personally do not have much insight into them.

The article from USA Wrestling on the Kiev Memorial Tournament: Burroughs wins gold, Paulson bronze and Humphrey makes World Team at Ukrainian Memorial This is the article from the first day of competition: Jordan wins silver, Reader takes bronze at Ukrainian Memorial in Kiev, Ukraine

It is official now. Reece Humphrey has the spot at 60kg. Since Shawn Bunch had won an international tournament earlier in the year he had the right to challenge Humphrey for the spot on the team. It was decided at a tournament in Kiev this weekend. Humphrey finished 5th and Bunch did not place...

Ryan Morningstar's draw for his competition today: 74 kg/163 lbs. - Ryan Morningstar, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC) Vs. Daniel Malvino (Brazil) If he wins, will face winner of Lazaro Montes De Oca (Cuba) vs. Luis Ortigoza (Mexico)

Here's the results of his matches: 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC), 3rd WIN Ghandi Marques (Mexico), 6-0, 4-0 WIN Yoan Blanco (Ecuador), 1-0, 5-1 LOSS Geandry Garzon (Cuba), 0-1, 0-4 WIN Saha Bolachi (Germany), 3-1, 3-0 Rowlands wins gold, four other U.S...

There are several former Iowa wrestlers competing in the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament this weekend. The freestyle competition is on Friday Feb. 4th. Many champions and medalists headline the 13th annual Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs 55 kg/ 121 lbs – Daniel...

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa dominates Ohio State Iowa CIty Press-Citizen Hawks crush Buckeyes IA-tOSU photos

You may have heard of the opera Turandot by Pucini. It's the story of a Chinese princess who would only marry the man who could answer 3 riddles. This opera is based on the life of a real Mongolian princess named Khutulun (1260-1306). However she would only marry the man who could defeat her...

The World Championships are about 2 weeks away. Here are some previews on the competition and some videos from the last training camp which the US team had recently. Here's the preview for Mike Zadick's weight class. 2010 World Championships preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in freestyle wrestling...

This is a nice article on Mike Zadick from Andy Hamilton of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Zadick working for World title

This is an interview with Mike Zadick at a training camp in Colorado Springs. Mike Zadick on his preparation and work at the 2nd U.S. training camp