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Wrestling to Return to Action Saturday
The No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers return to the wrestling mat on the road this Saturday for a double-header against UNC-Greensboro at 11:00 a.m. and Appalachian State at 6:00 p.m. The Hoos are currently 7-1, with the sole loss coming to 10th ranked Central Michigan. The UNC-Greensboro Spartans have...
Chris Henrich Tabbed ACC Wrestler of the Week
Virginia junior Chris Henrich (Lansdale, Pa.) has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week after posting three wins last Saturday in the 174-pound weight class - including two against nationally-ranked opponents - at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. The ACC weekly honor is the...
Brent Jones Named ACC Wrestler of the Week
Virginia's Brent Jones (R-Sr., Burke, Va.) has been named the ACC Wrestler of the Week following his three wins Sunday at the ACC Challenge. The honor is the second for Jones, who also won the award as a freshman in February 2006. Jones helped the No. 19 Cavaliers to a sweep at the ACC...
No. 17 Wrestling Cruises to Two Opening Wins
Virginia Wrestling, who's ranked as high as 17 nationally, with six Cavaliers being ranked in various preseason polls, are off to a great start for the 2009-10 season. Consider this a warmup weekend, as the Hoos still need to face No. 16 American, Bucknell (who has four ranked individuals) and...
Cox Senior Commits to Virginia Wrestling
Virginia Wrestling picked up a huge recruit out of Virginia Beach, VA this week, as Bryan Whitt, a four-time private school state champion, made a verbal commitment to Virginia. Whitt is considered one of the top wrestlers in the country, having gone 48-1 last Winter (his only loss coming in the...
Wrestling Weekend Preview
(photo via media.pennlive.com) Well, after what Cael described as a lackluster effort last weekend, he seemed a lot more upbeat in his weekly radio show. Hopefully it's a sign that good things are ahead for the team in the coming weeks. If those good things are ahead, they'll have to wait...
Please Stop Implying That the Iowa State Wrestling Team Is Full of Wankers
[Scene: a sparsely-roofed, manure-littered barn in the middle of Ames, Iowa. The words "MEDIA PAVILIEN" [sic] are painted onto the side of the barn. It is the most modern building in the entire city. Inside, reporters sit on cow carcasses and bales of hay, listening as a coach speaks about his...
Lazy Sunday Links: (Mostly) Non-Revenue Edition
Not much going on today except beautiful weather and those other 25 sports that help make up the one team. I'm not the only one fascinated by Marissa Coleman's performance: Mike Wise in the WaPo and Rick Maese in the Sun gave her props as well. Remember that 7OT game between Syracuse and UConn...
Never Ever Showboat In Front Of An Angry Brent Metcalf
All praise to the Hlog for finding the video of this. Fear the Hlog. Respect the Hlog. As those of you who followed the wonderfully comprehensive coverage of the 2009 Nationals by RossWB know, this guy for NC State (Darrion Caldwell) was beating Metcalf for the national title in their weight class...
Syracuse University's Official Position On The Oklahoma Scandal
When I was seven, I watched professional wrestler Mike Rotunda with the misguided, childish idea that he was just a man in a singlet who was a little too old to be wearing his university varsity jacket all the time. Now I realize, he was a latter-day Nostradamus. Case and point, this interview...
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