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Wrestling News/Results:
Gophers Head to the Kaufman-Brand Open
The Golden Gophers continue their early season schedule of open meets, with the Kaufman-Brand Open this weekend. more

Volkmann set to make UFC debut on Saturday - intermatwrestle.com
UFC 106 is on Saturday, November 21 in Las Vegas. Many fans are clamoring to see the main the event, a rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champions Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz. Amateur wrestling fans will find former NCAA wrestling champions Josh Koscheck and Jake Rosholt are on the card. more

NDSU Wrestlers set to compete in Kaufman-Brand Open
The North Dakota State wrestling team will head to Omaha, Neb. for the 27th Annual Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday, Nov. 21. Action begins at 9 a.m. in the Sapp Fieldhouse on the campus of Nebraska-Omaha. Over 500 wrestlers from NCAA Division I, II and III programs as well as NAIA and NJCAA schools will compete. more

Parking advisory for Saturday events - augsburg.edu
There is a parking advisory for fans wishing to attend this Saturday's (11/21) events at Augsburg College -- the Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open wrestling meet (9 a.m.), the men's hockey game against Concordia-Wisconsin (2 p.m.), the men's hockey alumni celebration (4:30 p.m.), the Ed Saugestad special event at the Kennedy Center (6 p.m.) and the women's hockey game against St. Catherine (7:05 p.m.). more

Central Minnesota Mat Rats Preseason Report

Gophers head to Omaha eyeing several wins - mndaily.com
The Minnesota wrestling team heads to Omaha, Neb. this Saturday to take part in the 27th annual Ryan Kaufman-Glen Brand Open. The Open, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Omaha, features more than 600 wrestlers from more than 35 teams across the country. more

Sanders To Compete in NWCA All-Star Classic
Zach Sanders has been selected to compete in the annual National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 22 this season. more

St. Cloud State Wrestling Update
The Huskies opened their 2009-10 season on Nov. 14 with a 1-2 finish at the Northwestern Duals in Evanston, Ill. more

Now grandma can watch him wrestle -- Joel Bauman signs on with Gophers
With the Minnesota Rouser playing in the background, history repeated itself last Wednesday when Joel Bauman became the second KMS wrestler in two years -- and only the second Fighting Saint ever, as a matter of fact -- to sign a National Letter of Intent to the University of Minnesota athletic department. more

44th NWCA All-Star Classic Wrestling
Livesportsvideo.com, in partnership with the NWCA, will stream the event, LIVE, on November 22nd at 2:00 PM, Pacific Time. more

SJU Ranked No. 5 in Latest NWCA Rankings
The Saint John’s University wrestling team was ranked No. 5 in the latest Brute-Adidas National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) Division III team rankings released Nov. 17. more

Fleming to South Dakota State
Watertown-Mayer/Lutheran wrestler Drew Fleming has announced his intention to wrestle for South Dakota State University following his upcoming senior season. more

St. Cloud State’s Tad Merritt Named NSIC Wrestler of the Week
St. Cloud State University sophomore Tad Merritt (Canby/H.S.) has been selected as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate wrestler of the week for Nov. 16. more

Augsburg Wrestling Preview - augsburg.edu
Decision, discipline and devotion -- that’s the theme for Augsburg College in its push to claim its 11th NCAA Division III national championship in wrestling this season. more

Six Americans win gold at NYAC Greco-Roman International - themat.com
Bisek and Betts win gold
The United States captured six of the seven gold medals at the 2009 New York Athletic Club Greco-Roman International Championships on Sunday. more

Winona State comes away with 3rd place at Dayton Flyer Dual Invitational
The Winona State Wrestling Club had a very successful day on Saturday, November 14, in Dayton Ohio taking 3rd place in the Flyer Invite going 3-2 on the day. more

MSU's Wilson Places Fourth at Harold Nichols Open
Senior heavyweight Brady Wilson (Faribault, Minn.) went 3-2 and placed fourth at the Harold Nichols Open, hosted by Iowa State University.  The three-time All-American was the only Maverick to place in the top six at the tournament, which featured some of the top teams in NCAA Division I. more

Mustangs Place Five in Bison Open
The Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team opened its season on Saturday by placing five wrestlers in the Bison Open hosted by North Dakota State in Fargo, N.D. more

Gophers Win Seven Titles at the Bison Open
The Minnesota wrestling team opened their season today (Nov. 14) at the Bison Open, and did so in dominating fashion, winning titles in seven weight classes with 14 wrestlers making it to the championship round. more

NDSU's Johnson, Moenkedick win titles at Bison Open
Sophomore Tyler Johnson and junior Kenny Moenkedick led a strong North Dakota State contingent at the 39th annual Bison Open Saturday, Nov. 14. more

Von Ohlen wins Cowboy Open
Cole Von Ohlen, a freshman at the U.S. Air Force Academy, began his college wrestling career Saturday with four wins and the 141-pound title at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming. more

Lehman signs with Minnesota - intermatwrestle.com
When Tyler Lehman moved from West Fargo, North Dakota to Apple Valley, Minnesota after his eighth-grade year to wrestle for one of the nation's top wrestling programs, his goal was to become the best wrestler he could be and put himself in a position to wrestle at the Division I level. more

Golden Gopher Wrestling Signs Six
The University of Minnesota Wrestling team is pleased to announce the addition of six high school standouts during the early signing period. Head coach J Robinson has signed three wrestlers from Minnesota, two from Illinois and one from South Dakota to the 2010 class. more

Wrestlers set for season opener - mndaily.com
College wrestling doesn’t have a preseason, but for Minnesota, the Bison Open comes awfully close. more

Gophers Begin Season at Bison Open
The Golden Gophers are set to open the 2009-10 season at the annual Bison Open. This will mark the fifth consecutive season that the Gophers have opened up at the Bison Open. more

TDR to broadcast from Harold Nichols Cyclone Open

St. Cloud State Wrestler Also Serves His Country
St. Cloud State University Athletics will salute all members of the United State Armed Forces and veterans during Military Appreciation Night at the Husky men's and women's basketball games against Winona State on Friday, Dec. 4. more

St. James Standout Signs with SMSU Wrestling
Southwest Minnesota State head wrestling coach Jesse Nelson announced today that Ethan Hildebrandt from St. James, Minn., has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at SMSU. more

University of Minnesota Season Outlook 2009-10
The first season of Golden Gopher Wrestling, was 1910. The first conference title for Golden Gopher Wrestling, was 1910. Since its inception 100 years ago, the wrestling program at the University of Minnesota has been synonymous with winning. And the greatest run of success, has undoubtedly been during the tenure of current head coach J Robinson. more

Takedown Radio Audio Interview: Mack Reiter - intermatwrestle.com

Wrestling has a hold on him - albertleatribune.com
Tradition in high school sports is a powerful concept and being part of a traditionally successful program will have a lasting effect on those who are fortunate to experience such a thing. The tradition of the Albert Lea wrestling program has had such an effect on assistant coach Neal Skaar for the past 45 years. more

Team Black Wins Black/Red Classic on Nov. 8
St. Cloud State University wrestling kicked off the 2009-2010 season with the annual Black/Red Classic intra-squad match on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Halenbeck Hall. more

Fall Camps, Clinics, and Training
• Aug-Nov - Becker Sundays Wrestling - Becker, MN
• Sept-Nov - Waseca Bluejay Fall Wrestling - Waseca, MN
• Sept-Nov - School of Champions Training - U of M Wrestling Room
• Nov - Cobber Folkstyle Pre-Season Practice - Concordia College
• Nov 9-19 - PINnacle 2 Week Preseason Intensive Training - Shoreview, MN
• Nov 11 - Fillmore Central Last Chance Camp - Harmony, MN
• Dec-Mar - Cannon Falls Metro Mondays - Cannon Falls HS
More information about these and other training opportunities

Concordia-Moorhead Starts Season 4-0 At Lakeland Duals
No.8-ranked Concordia opened the 2009-10 season by posting a perfect 4-0 record at the Lakeland (Wis.) Duals on Saturday. The Cobbers cruised past Trine (Mich.), Wabash, UW-Eau Claire and host Lakeland in recording their four wins. On the day CC lost only five individual matches, recorded 11 wins by a pin and did not have a single wrestler pinned in the 40 matches. more

Maverick Matmen Open 2009-10 Season at Williamson/Daktronics Open
Second-ranked Minnesota State lifted the lid on the 2009-10 wrestling season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, hosted by South Dakota State. more

NDSU Begins Season with Daktronics Open
The 2009-10 North Dakota State wrestling team will look to improve on last year’s 5-10-1 overall record and 2-4 mark in Western Wrestling Conference action. more

TDR set for live video broadcast at Iowa
The mobile Brute adidas studios will hit the road this Saturday for one of our second LIVE road show of the year. Join Scott Casber and Steve Foster for what has now become a tradition on TDR. We'll talk with the wrestlers during and after practice, the coaches and some of the fans that will be on campus. more

St. Cloud State Wrestling Preview for 2009-10
Coach Steve Costanzo has helped St. Cloud State University wrestling regain a place among the nation’s elite NCAA Division II programs since his arrival on campus in 2006. more

44th NWCA All-Star Classic participants announced
Gophers' Sanders to participate at 125 pounds
The participants for the 44th NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the Wrestling Alumni – College of William & Mary are selected and ready to compete November 22nd. more

Cobbers Start Season Ranked 8th
For the past two seasons, Concordia has edged their way into national prominence in the NCAA Division III wrestling scene. The Cobbers have gone from off the charts in 2006-07 to a third-place region finish in 2007-08 to finishing the 2008-09 season being ranked eighth in the nation. more

First Annual Welcome Back to Cobber Wrestling Night camera
On October 23rd the Concordia wrestling team conducted their First Annual Welcome Back to Cobber Wrestling Night. The event featured a full practice and introduced incoming freshman and current Cobber wrestlers. more

Takedown Radio Audio Interview: J Robinson - intermatwrestle.com

MSU heavyweight has sizeable goals this season - mankatofreepress.com
He weighs 270 pounds, almost all of it muscle. Minnesota State University heavyweight wrestler Brady Wilson can literally claim to a big man on campus (BMOC), but that’s just one of the many hats he hopes to wear this year. more

Bauman gives verbal commitment to Gophers
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg wrestler Joel Bauman has committed to wrestle for the University of Minnesota following his upcoming senior season. more

Penrith, Grimm and Miller to go ‘On the Mat’ this week
College wrestling coaches Brad Penrith (UNI), Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa) and Jim Miller (Wartburg) will be radio show guests Wednesday night. more

Takedown Radio Audio Interview: Jeff Beshey - intermatwrestle.com

Gopher Wrestling to Hold Public Practice
The University of Minnesota Wrestling team and head coach J Robinson will host a Public Practice on Saturday, Nov. 7. The event is completely free and open to the public, as well as the media. more

Youth Wrestling Clinic a Success at St. Cloud State
The 4th Annual Husky Fall Wrestling Clinic was a success this past weekend on the campus of St. Cloud State University. Over 50 participants, coaches, and parents were there in attendance. more

Oct 31 - USA Wrestling Pre Season Nationals results - trackwrestling.com

Minnesota State Picked to Repeat as Northern Sun Champions
The Minnesota State wrestling squad was picked to repeat as Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champions in the NSIC Preseason Coaches poll. The Mavericks, owners of a 7-0 league record last season, owned a six-point edge over Augustana and a nine-point edge over Upper Iowa and St. Cloud State who shared third place. more

Augsburg ranked No. 2 in preseason wrestling national poll
The Augsburg College wrestling team is ranked No. 2 in the Brute-Adidas/National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III preseason national poll, it was announced this week. Augsburg has six wrestlers ranked in individual weight class rankings, including two top-ranked wrestlers. more

Geiger looking to get back to Division I wrestling - intermatwrestle.com
When news surfaced in September that Ryland Geiger was leaving the University of Minnesota, it was more than just a small blip on the radar for the Gopher faithful. more

50th anniversary of high school wrestling in Jackson County
The annual Jackson County Wrestling Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be on Thursday, Dec. 10 when the Huskies host a Southwest Conference dual against Pipestone. more

Hall of Fame U of M coach trains, thanks troops in COB Basra - gophersports.com
Who is Coach J Robinson? Robinson has had an illustrious career as an Army Ranger during the Vietnam War, an Olympic wrestler and one of the greatest coaches in University of Minnesota history. Robinson demonstrated his bravery by telling a roomful of military policemen how he listens to Britney Spears and Lady Gaga to get motivated. Robinson is also caring. He flew to Iraq recently to motivate the troops and when he learned the government wasn't going to pay his way, he was perfectly willing to fly halfway around world on his own dime. All to offer a simple "Thank you." more

Gophers Ranked Fifth In the Preseason by InterMat
InterMat (intermatwrestle.com) recently released their preseason Top-25, and the University of Minnesota wrestling team found themselves ranked fifth. more