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<copyright>Â© Copyright 2006, Rev Wrestling. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title>North Carolina adds eight to recruiting class</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 23:07:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina&#039;s wrestling program has signed eight prep standouts from six different states to National Letters of Intent, head coach C.D. Mock announced Monday. This group, which features seven wrestlers in the lighter weight groups, will join the Tar Heel program in the fall and will be eligible to compete for Carolina in the 2008-09 season.

&quot;With the exception of heavyweight, we decided to focus our recruiting this year on building depth at the lighter weights,&quot; said Mock. &quot;We are only losing one starter this year, so it is a great opportunity for us to add depth and build for the future.  In addition to the impressive wrestling credentials this group brings to Chapel Hill, I am particularly excited about their c]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3802/</link>
</item><item><title>McCoy named head coach at Maryland</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:23:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Director of athletics Deborah A. Yow announced May 12 that Kerry McCoy has been named the head coach for the University of Maryland wrestling program. In three seasons as head coach at Stanford, McCoy transformed the Cardinal into a national contender after inheriting a team that went 6-8-1 in 2004-05.

Kerry McCoy (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)&quot;I am very fortunate to join such a great program,&quot; McCoy said. &quot;The opportunity to be closer to our family and having a chance to compete for a national championship is very exciting. I want to thank Dr. Yow and everyone who was involved with this process for supporting me and more importantly for supporting the sport of wrestling.&quot;

McCoy led the Cardinal to a 19th-place finish at t]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3801/</link>
</item><item><title>Stanford celebrates season with annual awards banquet</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:17:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Stanford wrestling team celebrated a season of successes last night with the team&#039;s annual awards banquet. The Cardinal recognized numerous wrestlers with team awards and bid farewall to seniors Tanner Gardner, Josh Zupancic, Phillip Doerner, Bobby Pease and Mark Shughart. 

The night began with recognition of the winners of the Tod Surmon award, presented to the wrestler with the most outstanding performance in a home dual meet. In 2007-08, the winners were Gardner, Zack Giesen and Jake Johnson for Cal State Bakersfield on Jan. 24, Johnson for Portland State on Jan. 25, Porfirio Madrigal for Menlo College on Jan. 25 and Gardner, Zupancic and Luke Feist for Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 10. 

Next, captains Gardner, Zupancic, Doerner ]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3800/</link>
</item><item><title>Scott, Platt, Rella dismissed from Penn State team</title><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 16:26:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Three members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team have been dismissed from the team, according to head coach Troy Sunderland.  Freshmen Garrett Scott (Alexandria, Pa.) and Jared Platt (Blairstown, N.J.) and sophomore Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) have all been dismissed from the squad for violation of team rules and the standards of the program.

&quot;We have granted each of these young men a release from the team in order for them to continue their academic and athletic careers at different schools,&quot; Sunderland said.  &quot;This was a very tough decision for all of us, but as this program continues to improve, each of our wrestlers must live up to the high standards of the program.&quot;

&quot;We wish each of these in]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3799/</link>
</item><item><title>NWCA announces All-Academic Team &amp; Individuals</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:47:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2007-08 NWCA Division I All-Academic Wrestling Team 

The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 and Individual All-Academic wrestling teams for the 2007-08 season.

Duke University finds itself at the head of the class for the second straight year, but the Blue Devils have company. American University tied Duke for the top team GPA with a 3.335.

For teams to be eligible for consideration, teams comprise 12 student athletes, including the 10 wrestlers that were the entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they may fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the sea]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3798/</link>
</item><item><title>Sara McMann: The rules are there are no rules</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:20:00 CST</pubDate>
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<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3797/</link>
</item><item><title>Maryland hands out season awards</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:42:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland wrestling team handed out its awards for the 2007-08 season at the annual awards picnic at Epping Forest Club House in Annapolis on May 3. Sophomore Hudson Taylor was given the John McHugh Most Outstanding Wrestler Award for the second-straight season after becoming the first Terrapin All-American since 1997.

Taylor finished the season with a 37-3 record at 197 pounds and his third place finish at NCAAs was the best for a wrestler at Maryland since 1992. His win total was tied for the most in the ACC and tied for the eighth highest in all of Division I including every weight class. Eighteen of his wins came by fall which tied for third nationally.

Taylor won the 197 pound title at the ACC Championship]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3796/</link>
</item><item><title>Johnson signs with North Dakota State</title><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:40:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. -- Three-time Minnesota state qualifier Will Johnson of Hibbing High School has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle and continue his education at North Dakota State University. Head coach Bucky Maughan made the announcement today.

Johnson is the ninth high school wrestler to commit to North Dakota State this year. He is the next in a long line of Hibbing wrestlers to come to NDSU, including Bison All-Americans David Calliguri (1988 and 1989), Tim Tekautz (1992 and 1993) and Jack Thompson (1993). His older brother Skip Johnson wrestled in a backup role at NDSU for two seasons from 2003 to 2005.

Will Johnson set Hibbing&#039;s career records for victories (185), pins (99) and team points (841). He was named to the all-c]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3795/</link>
</item><item><title>Askren, McCormick earn academic accolades</title><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:06:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Columbia, Mo. -- Missouri senior Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) and sophomore Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) earned National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-America honors as announced May 6.  This marks the sixth time in seven years that at least one Tiger grappler has received NWCA recognition for work in the classroom.

McCormick, Missouri&#039;s 133-pound starter for the 2007-08 campaign, made his fourth and final NCAA appearance at the Championships March 20-22 in St. Louis.  The two-time All-American finished his collegiate career with a 77-43 record that included wins over some of the best wrestlers in the nation.  McCormick took second at the 2008 Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma City, besting No. 1 ranked Coleman S]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3794/</link>
</item><item><title>Jackson, Oliver, Spale earn NWCA Scholastic Awards</title><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 01:07:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Manheim, Pa. -- The National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholastic Board of Directors announced on Tuesday the annual winners for the NWCA Scholastic Coach of the Year, Scholastic Assistant Coach of the Year and the Scholastic Wrestler of the Year.

Apple Valley High School coach Jim Jackson is the recipient of the Head Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to nine state dual team titles in the last 10 years.

Ranked in the top five all season, Apple Valley has been one of the upper Midwest&#039;s powerhouses for over a decade and Jackson has quite a stable of former wrestlers who went on to bigger things.

One will even be making waves on Sundays in the near future as AV graduate Trevor Laws was picked in the second round of the N]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3793/</link>
</item><item><title>On Takedown Radio this week</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:54:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We&#039;ll be back in the Brute Adidas studios this week for another show filled with guests, news and information about this sport. To all of you who have signed up for the Pod casts thank you! Wow, what a successful idea that was. Technology always amazes me. I&#039;m grateful to all of you who listen.
 
Intermatwrestle.com&#039;s Jason Bryant joins us a special guest co-host for this broadcast.
 
This week on TDR-

Brad Penrith- Head Coach of the Panthers of University of Northern Iowa joins us to give us an update at UNI and on Olympic Trial bound Tolly Thompson. Thompson is looking for what might be his last trial ever and would sure like to go out on top.
 
Jake Herbert- Northwestern University&#039;s Jake Herbert qualified for the U.S. Olympic T]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3792/</link>
</item><item><title>Oostendorp, Kieta to go 'On the Mat' this week</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:10:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s edition of &quot;On the Mat&quot; will feature John Oostendorp and Allan Kieta.

&quot;On the Mat&quot; is a weekly wrestling radio program that airs every Wednesday night. This week&#039;s broadcast can be heard live from 6-7 p.m. Central Standard Time. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, hosts the show.

Oostendorp is the currently the head wrestling coach at Coe College. The Kohawks placed fourth at the 2008 Division III NCAA tournament and Oostendorp was named 2008 National Wrestling Coach of the Year. This year&#039;s Coe team had five All-Americans and its first NCAA champion in school history.

As a wrestler, Oostendorp was a two-time All-American at the University of Iowa. He was also a member of severa]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3791/</link>
</item><item><title>Augustana presents team awards</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:49:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five Augustana wrestlers received awards at the team&#039;s annual banquet over the weekend. The awards are selected by a vote of the team members.

Freshman Ty Copsey received the Most Valuable Wrestler Award. Copsey, the North Central Conference Freshman of the Year, earned All-America honors by finishing fourth at the NCAA Division II National Championships at 197 pounds.

Jason Jeremiason earned a pair of awards. He received the Freshman of the Year and also the Most Improved Award after qualifying for nationals following a fourth-place regional finish. In addition, Sid Bice received the Redshirt of the Year Award.

Jay Sherer, another freshman national qualifier, was presented the Hardest Worker Award, while Lance Peters earned the Vi]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3790/</link>
</item><item><title>Perry, Metcalf named 'Most Valuable' for Iowa</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:46:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY, IA -- Iowa wrestling&#039;s NCAA Champions - senior Mark Perry and sophomore Brent Metcalf - have been named the Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestlers for the 2007-08 season. They received the award at the team&#039;s annual awards banquet Sunday in Iowa City.

The Hawkeyes had much to celebrate at the team banquet. The team won its 21st NCAA title and 32nd Big Ten title, which were firsts for second-year Head Coach Tom Brands. Iowa crowned two individual NCAA champions - a first since 1999 - and seven all-Americans - the highest number since 2001. The Hawkeyes posted a 21-1 overall record, ending the season on a 14-match winning streak. Iowa also won the Big Ten regular season title with an unblemished 8-0 mark. Brands was named NWCA and ]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3789/</link>
</item><item><title>Rev Rewind: Cowboy Up</title><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:02:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Launched in the summer of 2007, Rev Rewind is a series that provides profiles of legendary wrestlers and other stories of historical interest for the &quot;oldest and greatest sport.&quot; 

Imagine spending an entire season with one of the all-time great college sports programs, the Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling team. We&#039;re not talking about just a season ticket for their dual meets and tournaments, but an all-access pass that takes you into the practice room, the locker room, the team bus, planes, hotels … everywhere the wrestling team went.

Now you can experience this insider perspective -- without jet lag or missing a day of work -- thanks to Cowboy Up by Kim Parrish, published in 2007 by the Oklahoma Heritage Association, and co-winner o]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3788/</link>
</item><item><title>Ness named Minnesota's 'Male Athlete of the Year'</title><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:17:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wrestling&#039;s Jayson Ness and track&#039;s Heather Dorniden were named the University of Minnesota&#039;s Male and Female athletes of the year, announced tonight at second-annual Golden Goldys banquet at the Radisson University. Along with the individual awards, men&#039;s golf and the rowing team were also tabbed as the teams of the year.

The voting process includes spring sports of 2007 (baseball, men&#039;s and women&#039;s golf, rowing, softball, men&#039;s and women&#039;s outdoor track &amp; field and men&#039;s and women&#039;s tennis) and the fall and winter sports of the 2007-08 athletic year. Of Minnesota&#039;s 25 sports, 19 are represented in the nominations this year.

Ness followed his 2006-07 rookie season with a stellar sophomore campaign. Ness was the 2008 NCAA runner-up in]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3787/</link>
</item><item><title>Thorn to join older brother at Minnesota</title><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:07:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[David Thorn, a junior at St. Michael-Albertville high school, verbally committed to wrestle for the University of Minnesota following his senior season with the STMA Knights. David will join his older brother Mike with the Golden Gophers.

David is currently a three-time Minnesota high school state champion winning at 125 pounds in 2008, 112 pounds in 2007, and 103 pounds in 2006. He will be seeking his fourth title as a senior.

He placed third at Junior Freestyle Nationals at 112 pounds last summer and prior to that was a Cadet National Folkstyle champion and placed 7th at Cadet Freestyle Nationals.]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3786/</link>
</item><item><title>TheMat.com: U.S. fails to qualify for Olympics at 60 kg, as Gallick drops opening-round match in Poland</title><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 01:15:00 CST</pubDate>
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<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3785/</link>
</item><item><title>Ohio State celebrates historical season</title><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio -– After concluding a history-making season, the 2007-08 Ohio State wrestling team celebrated numerous moments from this past year at the team banquet Friday, including two individual national champions and a team national runner-up finish at the Faculty Club on the Ohio State University campus.

The awards presentation began with the introduction of the Gold Singlets. Similar to the Ohio State football team&#039;s Gold Pants concept, the wrestling Buckeyes honored the current squad with Gold Singlets for their win over Michigan Feb. 10 in St. John Arena.

Eight wrestlers were honored with the Battling Buckeye award, which goes to a non-starter who showed excellent work ethic in practice and performed well at various open tour]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3784/</link>
</item><item><title>Valles signs with Iowa State</title><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:38:00 CST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson announced Friday the addition of New Jersey Prep Championship 130-pound titlist Anthony Valles of South Windsor, Conn., to the 2008-09 Cyclone signing class.

Anthony Valles (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)In his senior campaign at Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.), the nation&#039;s top-ranked high school team that won both the New Jersey and the national prep school team titles, Valles claimed the 130-pound title at the 2008 New Jersey state prep school championships. He finished as the 130-pound runner at the prestigious Beast of the East tournament and tallied three pins and a major decision en route to a third-place finish at the 2008 National Prep Championships. Valles was the third-place ]]></description>
<link>http://revwrestling.com/articles/3783/</link>
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