National Amateur Wrestling News • On the mat, in wrestling and judo, Americans had a solid week. Olympians Steve Mocco, Andy Hrovat and Ali Bernard won medals at the Hargobind International in British Columbia. Zack Esposito, B.J. Padden and Elena Pirozkkov also picked up wins. The tournament included $30,000 in prize money which was doled out in post-tournament challenge matches between weight class winners. Hrovat, who was already wrestling up a weight class (84 kg. vs. 96 kg.) lost to Mocco (120 kg.) in a $5,000 match.
NWCA ALL STAR CLASSIC LINEUPS
125- #2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) vs #3 Charlie Falck (Iowa)
133- #1 Joey Slaton (Iowa) vs #2 Jayson Ness (Minnesota)
141- #1 J Jaggers (Ohio State) vs #2 Nick Gallick (Iowa State)
149- #1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) vs #2 Bubba Jenkins (Penn State)
157- #1 Jordan Leen (Cornell) vs #3 Dan Vallimont (Penn State)
165- #1 Nick Marable (Missouri) vs #2 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
174- #1 Steve Luke (Michigan) vs #2 Jay Borschel (Iowa)
184- #1 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) vs #3 Phil Keddy (Iowa)
197- #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) vs #2 Hudson Taylor (Maryland)
285- #1 Jake Rosholt (Iowa State) vs #3 Kyle Massey (Wisconsin)
Olympic Wrestler Who Used Medal Ceremony as Protest Banned for Two Years
The Olympic bronze medalist, Ara Abrahamian, from Sweden, has been banned from the sport for two years following "scandalous behaviour" at this year's Olympic games in Beijing. Abrahamian caused upset after he showed poor sportsmanship at the games.
He stormed off the Olympic podium after receiving his medal, and stalked to the wrestling mat where he laid down the medal in protest of the refereeing that took place during his matches. His coach has also been banned.
The world wrestling sporting body, known as FILA, said Abrahamian and his coach showed a "serious lack of Olympic spirit." He has already been stripped of the medal by the IOC.
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Hawai's Clarissa Chun, who placed fifth in women's freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Olympic Games, captured a gold medal at the World Championships yesterday in Tokyo.
It's Official~PSU DuBois will add a men's wrestling program for the 2009-2010 school year.
Head Wrestling Coach- Penn State DuBois
Penn State DuBois seeks an energetic and experienced Wrestling Coach to
direct the reintroduction of wrestling on the PSU DuBois Campus. The Head
Coach will direct and coordinate the planning, organizing, and coaching of
the wrestling program. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
recruitment of student-athletes in accordance with college policy, supervise
coaching staff, game coaching, conduct practices, organize team travel,
monitor student-athletes academic and social progress, equipment maintenance
and purchases, budget management, fundraising, camp and clinic development
and implementation, and administrative duties required to develop a
competitive wrestling program. Candidates must have coaching and wrestling
experience with preference given to those who have demonstrated those
abilities at the College Level. Candidate must also show a strong
foundation of recruiting and fundraising. All interested applicants need to
send a cover letter, resume, and a list of at least three references to PSU
DuBois Athletics, Multipurpose Building, Penn State DuBois, DuBois, PA 15801
or email items to sdf14@psu.edu. Search will begin immediately and will
continue to be open until position is filled.
DMITRI KORKIN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Yakutsk, Russia, Oct. 11-12
U.S. placements
60 kg/132 lbs. – Shawn Bunch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC), 3rd
74 kg/163 lbs. – Travis Paulson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids), 2nd
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Sean Stender, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 3
Colleges have started certifications and once they are complete they can start practice. Each state sets up their own process but for the most part they are fairly similar. College uses 5% BF and HS 7%. I know some of the local colleges have been strength training and conditioning. So wrestling should be right around the corner.
U.S. FREESTYLE ROSTER FOR TRIP TO RUSSIA
Yakutsk, Russia, Oct. 11-12 and Kahasavyurt, Russia, Oct. 18-19
55 kg/121 lbs. – Nick Simmons, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids)
60 kg/132 lbs. – Shawn Bunch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Trent Paulson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Travis Paulson, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
84 kg/185 lbs. – Bryce Hasseman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Sean Stender, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Steve Mocco, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Coach – Terry Brands, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Yakutsk trip only)
Kahasavyurt, Russia, Oct. 18-19
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Chris Bono, Ringgold, Ga. (Sunkist Kids)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Cary Kolat, Baltimore, Md. (Sunkist Kids)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Keith Gavin, Pittsburgh, Pa. (New York AC)
74 kg/163 lbs. – Tyrone Lewis, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Kurt Backes, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Kearney, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)
Coach – Kevin Jackson, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Former Iowa wrestling assistant coach returns
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Former Iowa assistant wrestling coach Terry Brands has returned to the school.
The university announced Wednesday that Brands will serve as assistant coach under his twin brother, Tom.
Terry Brands won two NCAA championships at Iowa and gold medals in the 1993 and 1995 World Championships. He also won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia.
Brands rejoins the school after three years at USA Wrestling in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The University of Pennsylvania’s head wrestling coach Zeke Jones has announced his resignation to accept a position as the head coach of the United States freestyle national team.
With Jones’ resignation, Penn has also announced that assistant coach Rob Eiter has been appointed interim head coach of the program.
It turns out that the Greco-Roman wrestler who was stripped of his bronze medal for dropping it in disgust on the mat had reason for being angry, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ara Abrahamian of Sweden complained to CAS that a penalty in the second round of his 84-kilogram bout on Aug. 14 against Italian Andrea Minguzzi wasn’t assessed until after the round ended. Once factored in, Abrahamian automatically lost the match. Minguzzi went on to win the gold medal.
Abrahamian’s coach was then denied a request for a video review, then the wrestling federation — the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, or FILA — refused to consider a protest.
The 28-year-old Abrahamian had to be restrained from going after matside officials following his loss to Minguzzi. He stormed away from the area where interviews are conducted and slammed a door to the dressing rooms.
After he was given his bronze during the medals ceremony, Abrahamian walked off the podium, went over to mat and dropped it in disgust and walked away. On Aug. 15, the International Olympic Committee disqualified Abrahamian and stripped his medal for violating the spirit of fair play during the medal ceremony.
The Armenian-born Abrahamian — who also lost a 2004 Olympic semifinal match on a disputed call — initially wanted judges in the bout tossed out and his medal restored. But in the end, he only wanted CAS to verify that the lack of an immediate appeals process is a loophole that needs to be fixed. It also was referred to as a violation of “the Olympic Charter and FILA’s own rules about fair play.”
Judges said Abrahamian was right.
“We limit ourselves to ruling that FILA must, consistently with the (Olympic) Charter and general principles of fairness, establish for the future a jury of appeal to determine the validity or otherwise of complaints of the kind ventilated by (Abrahamian),” the judges wrote.
Elsewhere in the 20-page ruling, judges noted several times that FILA did not appear at a hearing.
Save Oregon Wrestling Saga Continues in Court ~Attorneys representing Equity in Athletics, Oregon and Oregon’s Department of Justice will appear in court Monday morning in Salem, as litigation continues regarding the University of Oregon’s announcement, on July 13, 2007, that it was dropping its intercollegiate wrestling program.