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Spartans announce 2005-06 wrestling schedule 6/24/05 - Coach Tom Minkel has released the 2005-06 MSU wrestling schedule and once again it features competition against the very best teams in the nation. The Spartans will open the home dual meet season against two-time defending national champions Oklahoma State and close the season at the University of Oklahoma who finished third at the NCAA Championships. MSU will have seven home dual meets highlighted by Big Ten matches against wrestling powerhouses Iowa and Minnesota. Two teams are on the schedule for the first time, the University of Pittsburgh and Edinboro University. Nick Simmons named Michigan State Male Athlete of the Year 6/23/05 - Six Michigan State University student-athletes have been recognized for excellence both on the playing field and in the classroom as they have earned the school's highest athletic awards for 2004-05. Sophomore wrestler Nick Simmons was named the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year, while senior basketball player Kristin Haynie picked up the George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year accolades. Simmons completed his sophomore season with a 32-4 record on the mat and claimed the 2005 Big Ten Championship at 125 pounds. In addition, he earned All-America honors for the second time in his career at the NCAA Championships. Haynie, a senior guard, became the first Spartan to be drafted in the first round of the WNBA draft (No. 9 overall to Sacramento Monarchs).
The broadcast crew for the World Team Trials is veteran play-by-play announcer Van Stokes, former Iowa State coach Jim Gibbons who provides color commentary, and wrestling broadcaster Joe Miller, who handles both color commentary and interviews. The length of the broadcast will be between two and three hours long, and will be determined during production after the event. The production plan for the show is to air 13 championship matches in their entirety, with action in all three styles. The matches that will be shown will be the final bout of the best-of-three Championship Series, the deciding match that determines which athlete wins the spot on the U.S. World Team. Nick Simmons wins the University World Team Trials - will represent the U.S. in the World University Games in Turkey 5/28/05 - The U.S. World Team members on the University level were determined in their respected trials event at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 28. The University World Team Trials were competed in a format similar to the U.S. World Team Trials. A challenge tournament was held on Friday, May 27, which determined who got to compete in a best-of-three Championship Series against the 2005 University Nationals champion. A best of three Championship Series in each weight class, in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, was held with the winner earning the team position. The 2005 University World Team Trials determined who will represent the U.S. at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, August 1-7. S Spartan sophomore Nick Simmons, the defending University Nationals Champion at 55 kg., defeated challenger Adam Smith from Penn State in two consecutive matches to earn a spot on the University World Team. Andy Simmons also competed in the Trials finishing second in the challenge tournament to Jesse Jantzen from Harvard. Jantzen was the 2004 NCAA Champion at 149 lbs. Former Spartan John Wechter finished second in the Greco-Roman competition. Assistant Coach Dave Dean to leave MSU for new position 5/25/05 - Long time Head Assistant Coach Dave Dean has accepted the position of Director of Security and Student Affairs for Lowell schools in Lowell, Michigan. Dave will also be the head wrestling coach for Lowell High School. Dave is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he was a two-time Big Ten Champion and two-time NCAA All-American. Dave joined coach Minkel in 1992 and has played an integral role in the rebuilding of the MSU wrestling program. Dave will begin his new position in early August. Roger Chandler has been promoted to Head Assistant Coach and a search has begin shortly to fill the position of Second Assistant Coach. McKnight named an NWCA Academic All-American 5/15/05 - Junior wrestler Darren McKnight as been named an Academic All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. The Hixon, Tenn., native boasts a 3.34 GPA in accounting. Former Spartan All-American Dan Wirnsberger named the head wrestling coach at Bucknell University 5/15/05 - Dan Wirnsberger, a three-time All-American at Michigan State and the head coach at Bloomsburg University since 2002, will take over the reins of a year-long transition process that will culminate with the Bucknell wrestling program’s official return to varsity status when classes begin in August, 2005. Nick Simmons places third at the U.S. National Freestyle Championships 4/30/05 - Spartan sophomore Nick Simmons finished third at the 55 kg. weight class at the U.S. National Freestyle Championships in Las Vegas on Saturday. Nick's finish qualifies him to compete in the U.S. World Team Trials on June 17 in Ames, IA. Nick won the University National Championships earlier in May and is the number one seed at the University World Team Trials to be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on May 22. Spartans sign two major recruits including number one-ranked Franklin Gomez - 4/25/05 Tom Minkel announced today the signing of two major wrestling recruits to National Letter of Intent including High School National Champion Franklin Gomez. Wrestlers win the second annual Student-Athlete Lip Sync Contest (SPYN Awards) 4/22/05 - The Spartan wrestling team, in an awesome display of theatrical talent, won the second annual Student-Athlete Lip Sync Contest (now known as the SPYN Awards) at Jenison Fieldhouse on Wednesday. The proceeds from the event will go to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) and the student-athletes will be presenting a check for the amount raised at the CMN Telethon in June. Nick Simmons garners Outstanding Wrestler honors at University Nationals 4/18/05 - EVANSTON, Ill.- Sophomore Nick Simmons swept through the 55-kg weight class April 15-16 at Welsh-Ryan Arena, pinning four of his five opponents and earning the outstanding wrestler award for the 2005 Freestyle University National Championships. Spartan wrestling team holds annual Team Awards Banquet 4/18/05 - EAST LANSING, Mich.- Sophomore brothers Nick and Andy Simmons showcased the 2005 Michigan State wrestling awards banquet April 17, at the Kellogg Center, taking home a combined four team awards in addition to special recognition for earning All-American honors.
Nick and Andy Simmons claim top-six finishes at the 2005 NCAA
Championships
3/18/05 - ST. LOUIS, Mo.- Nick Simmons claimed his second
All-America finish, and Andy Simmons his first, taking fourth and
sixth, respectively, at the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships,
Saturday morning, March 19. Nick and Andy Simmons earn All-American honors at the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships 3/18/05 - ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Nick and Andy Simmons earned All-American honors, and will wrestle for third place in the nation on Saturday morning, March 19, at the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Savvis Center. Nick and Andy Simmons advance to the National Semi-finals - both wrestlers guaranteed All-American finishes 3/18/05 - ST. LOUIS, Mo.- Nick and Andy Simmons both advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in their careers, winning in convincing fashion in session three of the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Friday morning, March 18. Simmons brothers advance to quarterfinals at the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships 3/17/05 - ST. LOUIS, Mo.- Sophomore brothers Nick and Andy Simmons won both of their matches, Thursday, March 17, 2005, at the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals, Friday morning. Three out of four Spartans advance to the second round at the NCAA Tournament - ST. LOUIS, Mo.- Three of the four Spartan wrestlers competing in the 2005 NCAA Championships advanced to the second round of the tournament, Thursday morning, March 17, at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Mo. Our apologies 3/17/05 - We had planned to do live updates for the Spartan matches at the NCAA Championships in S. Louis, however the NCAA prevented us from doing so. We will update the results of the Michigan State matches as soon as possible after each session. The NCAA brackets are out! 3/14/05 - Nick Simmons get the #2 seed at 125 lbs., Andy Simmons is the #5 seed at 141 lbs., and Darren McKnight is the #12 seed at 149 lbs. It's NCAA Week! - A look at the week ahead 3/14/05 - The four Spartans that qualified for the national tournament, Nick Simmons, Andy Simmons, Darren McKnight and R.J. Boudro, will close out the 2004-05 season this weekend at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. Here's a weight class breakdown for each Spartan and a look back at MSU in previous national tournaments.
Nick Simmons crowned Big Ten Champion
3/6/05 - IOWA CITY, Iowa- Sophomore Nick Simmons claimed his first
career Big Ten title as four Michigan State wrestlers placed in
the top four in their respective weight classes at the 2005 Big
Ten Championships, Sunday, March 6. Simmons brothers advance to finals at the 2005 Big Ten Wrestling Championships 3/5/05, IOWA CITY, Iowa - Brothers Nick and Andy Simmons both advanced to their first career Big Ten Championships finals as the Michigan State wrestling team earned four individual NCAA Championships berths Saturday, March 5 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Two other Spartan grapplers, Ryan Froese and Bryan Harney, will have the opportunity to advance as well on Sunday.
R.J.
Boudro named Big Ten Wrestler Of The Week
3/2/05 - Junior R.J. Boudro earned his first career
Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award after dominating in an 18-5
victory over Oklahoma’s Brad Martens, Feb. 25. Boudro was
leading 2-0 going into the third period, when he went on a tear,
recording six takedowns and three near-fall points. The 18-point
performance is the most points by Boudro since he scored 24 in a
technical fall over Eastern Michigan's Ben Best on Nov. 30. Pre-seeds for the 2005 Big Ten Wrestling Championships announced PARK RIDGE, IL – The preliminary seeds for the 2005 Big Ten Wrestling Championships were announced today by Conference officials. The pre-seeds are determined by a vote amongst the League’s head wrestling coaches after consideration of regular-season results. The 2005 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will take place on Saturday, March 5, and Sunday, March 6, at Carver Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Wrestling drops its final dual meet of the season to No. 7 Oklahoma, 31-10 2/26/05 - No. 12 R.J. Boudro scored his sixth victory in seven matches by major decision as the No. 20/17 Michigan State wrestling team (7-6-1 overall, 4-3-1 Big Ten) closed out its regular season with a 31-10 loss Friday, Feb. 25 at Jenison Field House. A look at the week ahead 2/20/05 - Michigan State will conclude its regular season this Friday against No. 7 Oklahoma in both teams’ final tune-up before their conference tournaments. The wrestling world will follow two matches very closely because they could see rematches late in the NCAA Championships in March. No. 4 Nick Simmons will try to avenge his 2-0 loss to No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel in the N.W.C.A. All-Star meet in the 125-pound bout, while No. 6 Andy Simmons clashes with former national champion, No. 2 Teyon Ware at 141 lbs. No. 5 Michigan tops No. 16/19 Spartan Wrestling, 34-8 2/18/05 - Wrestling against his former team, junior R.J. Boudro picked up an electrifying, overtime victory at 174 pounds as the No. 16/19 Michigan State wrestling team (7-5-1 overall, 4-3-1 Big Ten) wrapped up its conference dual meet season with a loss to No. 5 Michigan, 34-8, Friday night, Feb. 18 at Jenison Field House. A look at the week ahead - The Spartans (7-4-1 overall, 4-2-1 Big Ten) will look to rebound in their last conference meet of the season against intra-state rival Michigan and finish in the top three in the Big Ten this Friday. No. 19 Indiana Defeats An Injured, Flu-Stricken Spartan Wrestling Team 2/13/05 - No. 15-ranked Darren McKnight claimed his 28th victory of the season, and seventh win in eight matches as an injured Michigan State wrestling team (7-4-1 overall, 4-2-1 Big Ten), stricken by the flu, fell to No. 19 Indiana, 33-4, at University Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. 12. Wrestling team falls at Purdue, 20-13 1/11/05 - Despite a tremendous win by red-shirt freshman Ryan Froese at 133 pounds, the No. 11 Michigan State wrestling team (7-3-1 overall, 4-0-1 Big Ten) fell to Purdue, 20-13, Friday night (Feb. 11) at Mackey Arena. A look at the week ahead - The Spartans (7-2-1 overall, 4-0-1 Big Ten) head into their final two-meet weekend of the season on a six-meet unbeaten streak and in first place in the Big Ten ahead of Illinois and Michigan who sit at 3-0-1. They clash Friday with a Purdue team that has lost its past three duals, and seven of its past 10. MSU will then travel to Bloomington, Ind., to wrestle No. 18 Indiana, who dropped its lone dual of the weekend to No. 12 Wisconsin, 18-16. The marquee match of the weekend will be Saturday's showdown at 125 lbs. between No. 3 Nick Simmons and Indiana's All-American Joe Dubuque who is ranked No. 6. Dubuque finished eighth at last year’s NCAA Championships and is currently 19-1 on the season, and a perfect 16-0 in dual meets. Simmons is 22-0. Spartans edge No. 16 Northwestern, 20-15 2/6/05 - Senior Matt McCarty held on for the victory at 157 pounds as the 14th-ranked Michigan State wrestling team (7-2-1 overall, 4-0-1 Big Ten) extended its unbeaten streak to six matches with a win over a tough Northwestern squad on Sunday in Jenison Fieldhouse. A look at the week ahead 1/31/05 - The Spartan will have their hands full when they host the Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday. Northwestern is 9-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. It is coming off a huge 22-19 victory over No. 9 Iowa. The victory is its first over the Hawkeyes in 37 years. Spartans tie No. 14 Wisconsin, 16-16 The No. 18 Michigan State wrestling (6-2-1 overall, 3-0-1 Big Ten) received two huge victories from juniors Jeff Clemens and Max Lossen down the stretch to come from six points behind in the final two matches to tie No. 12 Wisconsin, 16-16.
MSU wrestling team drills No. 4 Minnesota, 28-14
1/28/05 - Led by No. 19 Darren McKnight’s upset of No. 11 C.P.
Schlatter at 149 pounds, the Michigan State wrestling team
(6-2 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated No. 4-ranked Minnesota at the
UM Sports Pavilion on Jan. 28. MSU won four of the first
five matches, and seven out of 10 matches overall to remain
undefeated in the Big Ten. A look at the week ahead - 1/27/05 - The Spartans hit the road riding a three match winning streak into the third week of Big Ten competition. But they have a tough task ahead of them wrestling four of their next five matches on the road. Six of their final seven opponents are ranked in the top 25. This week, MSU heads first to No. 7 Minnesota who are coming off an impressive third place finish at the National Duals and should move up in the rankings. They then travel to No. 14 Wisconsin, who lost their lone dual of the weekend to No. 9 Iowa, 19-14. Spartans stomp Ohio State, 27-13 1/23/05 - Redshirt freshmen Ryan Froese and Bryan Harney recorded their first career Big Ten dual meet victories to help lead the No. 20 Michigan State wrestling team over Ohio State Sunday, Jan. 23, at Jenison Field House. The Green and White took six of the 10 matches, winning 27-16, and improved its Big Ten record to 2-0. No. 20 Spartan wrestling team takes down Kent State, 36-7 1/21/05 - Behind Max Lossen’s second thrilling victory in as many matches, the Michigan State wrestling team (4-2, 1-0) crushed the Kent State Golden Flashes, 36-7, on Friday night, Jan. 21, at Jenison Field House. MSU took the first five decisions, and eight out of ten matches overall to claim their fourth dual meet victory of the season. Midlands Championships title bouts on Comcast SportsNet Chicago 1/19/05 - Wrestling fans will have two more chances to relive the title bouts from the 42nd Midlands Championships. Comcast SportsNet in Chicago will televise a two-hour Midlands finals show at noon Sunday, Jan. 23 instead of the originally scheduled Jan. 21 time slot. The title bouts can also be viewed in primetime at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. Both Nick and Andy Simmons of MSU competed in the finals. Best matches of the week on streaming video 1/16/05 - The best Spartan matches of the week will be available in streaming video on this web site. Check STREAMING VIDEO area on this page in the left column below the navigation bar. New matches will be added weekly. Spartans top No. 15 Penn State, 19-12 1/15/05 - EAST LANSING, Mich. Junior Max Lossen's first career dual meet victory at 285 pounds propelled the Michigan State wrestling team to a 19-12 victory against Penn State Saturday at Jenison Field House. The Spartans' win moves their record to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten season. State took the meet victory, winning six of the final eight matches of the evening. Wrestling falls at No. 1 Oklahoma State, 28-9 1/13/05 - STILLWATER, Okla. - The Michigan State wrestling team dropped a tough, 28-9 decision Thursday night, Jan. 13, falling to two-time defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Oklahoma State. However, Nick Simmons, Andy Simmons, and Joe Williams all picked up victories in the dual. Penn State dual moved to Jenison Fieldhouse 1/10/05 - Saturday's home dual meet with Penn State will be held at Jenison Fieldhouse, not the Breslin Center as originally scheduled. The meet will be wrestled at the originally scheduled time 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma State dual re-scheduled for next week 1/5/05 - A massive snow and ice storm in the Chicago area left the MSU wrestling team stranded on their way to Oklahoma Wednesday for a dual meet scheduled for Thursday evening. The Spartan wrestlers returned to campus and the dual meet with the Cowboys of Oklahoma State has been re-scheduled for Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. CST in Stillwater, OK.
Nick
Simmons wins Midlands title, Spartans finish fifth in the team
standings 12/30/04
- Andy Simmons, Darren McKnight, R.J. Boudro and Joe Williams also
earned medals.
Three Spartans reach Midlands semi-finals, MSU in fifth place 12/29/04 - Nick and Andy Simmons and R.J Boudro all reached the semi-finals of the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois today. Darren McKnight and Joe Williams lwere defeated in the quarter-finals and will wrestle in the consolation rounds tomorrow. MSU is in fifth place in the team standings behind Central Michigan, Iowa State, Illinois, and Iowa in the field of 59 teams. Spartans ready for Midlands Championships 12/27/04 - The Midlands seeding committee has seeded four Spartan wrestlers for the Midlands Championships on Wednesday and Thursday. Nick and Andy Simmons are the highest seeds with #2 seeds at 125 lbs. and 141 lbs. No. 17 Spartans top Cleveland State, 26-15 12/11/04 - The No. 17-ranked Michigan State wrestling team needed a rally from its lower weight classes to defeat the Cleveland State Vikings, 26-15, Saturday, Dec. 11 at Woodling Gymnasium in Cleveland. Huge pins from Nick Simmons (125 lbs.) and Ryan Froese (133 lbs.) as well as victories from Joe Williams (184 lbs.), Jeff Clemens (197 lbs.), Andy Simmons (141 lbs.) and Darren McKnight (149 lbs.) propelled the Spartans to the dual meet win.
The Takedown Club announces
the weight class sponsors for the 2004-05 season: Spartans fall to No. 14 Central Michigan, 25-10 12/8/04 - Nick Simmons, Andy Simmons and Joe Williams pick up victories in the loss.
Five Spartans win titles at
the Carolina Open 2/4/04 - Nick
and Andy Simmons, Darren McKnight, Matt McCarty, and Joe Williams all won titles
Saturday at the Carolina Open in Chapel Hill, NC. Ryan Froese took second place while Brian Harney
took third and Justin Mora fourth.
Michigan State will open the home dual meet season on Wednesday
when they host Central Michigan at 8:00 p.m. Wrestling knocks off Eastern Michigan, 44-6 11/30/04 Junior Darren McKnight and Sophomore Nick Simmons both recorded pins for Michigan State, while junior R.J. Boudro and redshirt freshman Bryan Harney notched technical falls as MSU opened its season with a 44-6 victory at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday. Simmons loses bid to upset number one-ranked Hazewinkle of Oklahoma 11/22/04 - Nick Simmons fell to number one-ranked Sam Hazewinkle of Oklahoma, 2-0 at the NWCA All-Star Meet at SIU-Edwardsville on Monday night. NWCA All-Star Meet lineup set 11/17/04 - The NWCA has announced the lineup for the NWCA All-Star Meet this Monday. Third-ranked MSU sophomore Nick Simmons will wrestle number one ranked Sam Hazewinkle at 125 lbs. The meet will feature seven top-ranked wrestlers and all twenty wrestlers are ranked in the top four in their weight classes. Andy Simmons takes MSU Open championship 11/21/04 - The Spartan wrestling team had a solid outing at its own tournament, the MSU Open this weekend, taking home eight medals in seven different weight classes. The Green and White were led by sophomore Andy Simmons, who took the championship at 141 pounds. Complete brackets Spartans sign top recruit Rocky Cozart 11/17/04 - The Spartans have signed top recruit Rocky Cozart to a National Letter of Intent. Cozart is a two-time Florida State Champion from Brandon, Florida with a career record of 147-3 and three national cadet/junior titles. Rocky is ranked the number one high school wrestler in the nation at 160 lbs. by Amateur Wrestling News\ Three Wrestlers Claim First, Four Others Place At Muskegon Open 11/15/04 - The Michigan State wrestling team took home three tournament championships and four others placed as the Spartan underclassmen participated in the Muskegon Community College Open Saturday, Nov. 13. Sophomore Andy Simmons 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Joe Williams at 184 lbs., and freshman Jeff Wimberley at 125 lbs. all took home tournament titles with perfect 4-0 records.
Nick Simmons Named Big Ten Wrestler Of The Week 11/15/04 - Simmons is the first recipient of the award this year after his victory at the EMU Open.
Nick Simmons win the EMU Open, four
other Spartans place
11/7/04 - Sophomore Nick Simmons captured the 125 lb. championship at the
EMU Open in his return to college wrestling after taking an Olympic
redshirt year. Tony Greathouse finished second at 141 pounds while
Darren McKnight and Jeff Clemens took fourth at 149 and 197 pounds.
True freshman John Murphy had an excellent tournament and finished 5th at
184 lbs. Nick Simmons invited to compete in the NWCA All-Star Meet, will face Oklahoma's #1-ranked Sam Hazewinkle 10/30/04 - MSU sophomore Nick Simmons has been selected to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star meet on Monday, November 22 at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. He will face Oklahoma's Sam Hazewinkle in the 125 lb. match. Hazewinkle finished 3rd in the NCAA Championships last year and is presently ranked #1 in the weight class. Future Big Ten and NCAA Championship sites set 10/17/04 - The sites for the next three Big Ten and NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have been selected. They are:
John Kimble joins the Spartan staff 10/10/04 - Former North Carolina-Greensboro heavyweight, John Kimble, has joined the MSU coaching staff as the volunteer coach. Kimble is a native of Carmel, Indiana where he helped Carmel H.S. to back-to-back undefeated seasons as a junior and senior and was also All-Conference and All-State on the football team. Kimble wrestled at UNC-G from 1999 to 2004 where was a Southern Conference Champion and NCAA qualifier.
Spartans begin regular season practice on Thursday 10/3/04 - The Michigan State wrestling team wraps up their pre-season strength and conditioning workouts this week and will begin regular season wrestling practices on Thursday. Many of the Spartans will get their first competition when they wrestle unattached at the Eastern Michigan Open tournament in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Nov. 6. Coach Minkel optimistic about the 2004-05 campaign 9/24/04 - Kevin Wilson, MSU Sports Information liaison for wrestling, interviews Coach Minkel about the upcoming season and looks at the 2004-05 Spartan team weight-by-weight.
Spartans announce captains for 2004-05 season 9/17/04 - Michigan State has announced that Darren McKnight, Nick Simmons, and Andy Simmons will be the team captains for the upcoming season. Darren McKnight is a junior and returning NCAA qualifier at 149 lbs. Nick Simmons returns to the squad after taking an Olympic redshirt year last year. Nick, who will have sophomore eligibility, placed 5th in the Olympic Team Trials, one of the top finishes of any collegian at the Trials. Nick will wrestle at 125 lbs. Andy Simmons is a sophomore and returning NCAA Qualifier at 141 lbs.
Spartan wrestling schedule
set for 2004-05 season
New instructional video/DVD released by Coach Minkel 3/27/04 - MSU Wrestling coach Tom Minkel has released a new instructional video/DVD "Five Basic Skills For Young Wrestlers" which can be purchased on this web site. The video is geared for young wrestlers who want to improve their skills.
Wrestlers make good use of the new Academic Support Center Spartan
wrestling platform is one of a kind
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World
Team Trials to air on CSTV on Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m.
6/23/05 - College Sports Television (CSTV) has announced that the
World Team Trials broadcast will premier on CSTV on Saturday, July
2 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. This event features the best
wrestlers in the nation competing in the three Olympic styles of
the sport: men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and men’s
Greco-Roman. The winners of the World Team Trials qualify to
represent the United States at the World Wrestling Championships
in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
