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Apple Valley wrestling coach Jim Jackson retires By Tim Leighton tleighton@pioneerpress.com Posted:   05/01/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT Updated:   05/01/2012 04:07:35 PM CDT Apple Valley has dominated Minnesota high school wrestling like no other program for the past 30 years. In response, fans have not always treated the team kindly. Eagles wrestlers often get showered with boos, and fans break into thunderous applause when they suffer a rare defeat. Apple Valley has long been accused of recruiting by opposing fans, though no allegati...

Bono named SDSU wrestling coach   Updated: 04/17/2012 09:17:51 (ET) By SDSU Sports Info   Chris Bono, formerly the head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga and a longtime assistant coach at Iowa State, has been hired as head wrestling coach at South Dakota State University, Jackrabbit Director of Athletics Justin Sell announced Tuesday. "Chris was selected from an outstanding pool of candidates," Sell said. "Chris brings tremendous credentials both as an athlete and a coach and we are excited about the passion he ...

Lanham Tabbed as Duke Wrestling Head Coach Monday 04/16/2012  -  Duke Sports Information DURHAM, N.C.-Glen Lanham, a two-time All-American and a longtime assistant coach at some of the most prestigious wrestling programs in the country, has been named Duke's wrestling head coach Director of Athletics and Vice President Kevin White announced on April 16. Lanham most recently served as the Blue Devils assistant coach for two seasons. "We are thrilled that Glen Lanham has graciously accepted our invitation to be...

National Champion and 4X All-American Frank Molinaro to Join Rutgers Wrestling Staff New Jersey native returning to home state as assistant coach with Scarlet Knights   UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; April 17, 2012 – (Release courtesy Rutgers Athletic Communications w/ additional content Penn State Athletic Communications) -- Rutgers head wrestling coach Scott Goodale announced Tuesday the addition of Frank Molinaro to his staff as assistant coach. A native of Barnegat, N.J., Molinaro starred at Penn State from 2008-12 as...

Pat Popolizio, the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association’s Coach of the Year, has been named head wrestling coach for the Wolfpack. In six seasons at Binghamton University, Popolizio transformed the Bearcats into a national contender after inheriting the program that went 0-12 following its reinstatement in 2005-06. “Pat is a builder of programs and of young men,” said Yow. “He was an outstanding collegiate performer at Oklahoma State and is a proven teacher and mentor as a head coach. He will lead Wolfpack Wrestling to co...

This list is subject to change as weigh-ins are still looming Friday. Thanks to Josh Lowe at Intermatwrestle.com for all your help. 106 pounds 1) Zahid Valencia (CA) – InterMat No. 1, state champion 2) Luke Pletcher (PA) – Super32 Challenge 4th 3) Jan Rosenberg (NJ) – state 3rd, Junior National double AA, NHSCA Jr’s champ 4) Lucas Malmberg (NY) – 2x state champ, NHSCA Jr’s 4th 5) Bobby Nachreiner (WI) – 3x state placer (runner-up this year), JN GR 2nd place 6) Nick Piccinnini (NY) – state champion...

DI Championship field announced NCAA qualifiers for each weight announced starting at 1 p.m. ET     The Division I Wrestling Selection Show will be shown on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday. Leading up to the show, the NCAA will reveal all the qualifiers by weight class with one weight every 30 minutes starting at 1 p.m. Qualifiers are listed in alphabetical order. Watch the selection show for complete brackets and seeding.  NCAA QUALIFIERS — 285 POUNDS WEIGHT LAST NAME FIRST NAME SCHOOL CONFERENCE YEAR WINS LOSSES 285 Andr...

Qualifier allocations announced Spots awarded to qualifying tourneys based on current year data   NCAA Last Updated - February 23, 2012 10:50 GMT Contact | Archive | RSS   INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as listed in the chart below. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage; rating percentage index...

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Section I Class Weight Grade Seed Firstname Lastname Record Team Coach AA 106 11 1 Devon Bentley  26-1 Trinity Chris Bentley AA 106 11 2 Giuliano Graziosi  19-8 Hanover David Cataldo AA 106 10 3 Dalton Becker  10-6 Bermudian Springs Dave McCollum AA 106 9 4 Brady Mentzer  16-11 Biglerville Bob Gano AA 113 11 1 Ryan Diehl  29-0 Trinity Chris Bentley AA 113 10 2 Ted Marines  31-10 Bermudian Springs Dave McCollum AA 113 10 4 Alexander Watson  21-6 Hanover David Cataldo AA 113 12 3 Dan May  25-7 Biglerville B...