As almost any wrestler will readily attest, tallying up personal win-loss records and the total number of championship titles won are certainly not the only means by which to ascertain individual accomplishments within the sport. Case in point is this year’s Dellinger Award winner Mark Palmer, whose own journalist body of work — compiled over the course of the past 12 years — has not only already left an indelible imprint upon the wrestling community at large but, also perhaps, well beyond its customarily established borders. Continue reading at InterMat.com
Camps and Training Opportunities
JJ Trained Wrestling School
Coached by Jeff Wichern, Brett Pfarr, TJ Friederichs, Billy Pierce, Chris Pfarr, Matt Mincey, Jesse Martin
We’re a Family, not a Factory! PK-12 private & group classes that provide all-inclusive training sessions that welcomes all skill levels. Affordable pricing. Tournament Coaches. Sessions (up to 5 days/ week): Sept/Oct-Preseason Folkstyle, Nov-Mar-Folkstyle, Apr/May-Greco/Freestlyle, Jun-Aug-Folkstyle, Power, Strength & Agility Training.
Eden Prairie High SchoolNorthern State Wrestling Camps
Recent Clinicians: Troy Steiner, Mark Schwab, Mark Perry, Myles Martin, Mike Krause, Patrick McKee, Rocky Burkett, J.R. Lewis
June Dates
Northern State University, Aberdeen, SDWrestling Practice at Takedown Gym
Advanced (5th-12th) – Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays
Beginner (K-4th) – Wednesdays
Takedown Gym – Brainerd, MNHigh Altitude Wrestling Camps
Pre-Season Camps, Winter Break Camps, In-Season Camps, Summer Camps at Wesley Woods Camp & Retreat Center!
Training sites across IowaPonce Trained Wrestling & The MN TOUGH Summer Camps
Featuring PT3 System Coaches & World Class Instruction
$79 Monthly memberships, Small Groups & Private Training, All Grade School Ages! JOIN NOW online!!
Sunday+Monday+Wednesday, Train ALL You Want! | September through May!
Low Coach to Wrestler Ratio! PT3 Wrestling System!! World-Class Coaching!!!
Pursuit Training Center | Blaine, MNUniversity of Minnesota
Wrestling Camps
Featuring Brandon Egggum, Luke Becker, Trevor Brandvold, Zach Sanders, Dustin Schlatter, Tony Nelson, Jayson Ness, Dylan Ness
Youth Commuter Camp | Team Competition Camp | Takedowns & Turns Camp | Elite Training Camp | “The Future” Camp | “Big Man” Camp | Freestyle Training Camp | June dates
U of MN Bierman Athletic BuildingNo Nonsense Wrestling
Wrestling School, Private and Small Group Lessons, Traveling Clinics/Practices
Coaches: Jake Saatzer, Andy Hackenmueller, Troy Peterson, Darin Bertram, Josten Coleman, Sam Bennyhoff, Tucker Sjomeling, Jackson Sweeney, Garrett Vos
Watertown, MNThorn Wrestling Camps
Featuring David, Mike and Tommy Thorn
Collective winners of 11 individual state titles
Odin, MNMinnesota Elite
High School and Youth Training
Be A Hammer, Not A Nail
Apple Valley and other locationsValhalla Combat Sports
Featuring Mixed Martial Arts, Self Defense, Combat Sports, Heart, Mind & Spirit
WRESTLING – Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Fridley, Minn.Summit Wrestling Academy
Come train at the South Metro’s newest, largest wrestling facility. State-of-the-art space for the truly committed athlete. Intense practices, camps and clinics led by 2x MN Coach of the Year, Tyler Faust. Many special sessions featuring U of M Gophers.
Facility open year-round in Northfield, MNArchives