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  1. The College Fan Guide To USA Wrestling's 2024 Olympic Team Trials

    The College Fan Guide To USA Wrestling's 2024 Olympic Team Trials

    Apr 15, 2024

    Every four years, the Olympic Team Trials attracts one of the greatest collections of active American wrestlers under one roof. Just how great will the 2024 Trials in State College be? Keep reading and we will tell you!
  2. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament 92 kg Preview

    World Team Trials Challenge Tournament 92 kg Preview

    May 10, 2023

    There will only be three weights contested in men’s freestyle at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on May 20 and 21, but those three weights are going to be electric. In addition to 61 kg and 125 kg, 92 kg will be in action. With top talent coming both up and down from 86 and 97 to try and make Final X, you’re not going to want to miss it.
  3. Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup

    Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup

    Dec 12, 2022

    Ali Savadkouhi becomes the first-ever Iranian to beat Jordan Burroughs at the 2022 World Cup.
  4. 2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2

    2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2

    Dec 11, 2022

    It's the medal matches of the 2022 UWW Men's and Women's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup from Coralville, Iowa. Team USA has a women's match at 12 noon eastern time against Mongolia for bronze, and a men's match at 7 pm eastern against Iran for gold.
  5. 2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 1

    2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 1

    Dec 10, 2022

    It's a great day for a premier international wrestling event and a great day for live blogging, and so we will do both here in the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa as we follow the men's and women's freestyle wrestling World Cup in real-time.
  6. 20 World Cup Fast Facts

    20 World Cup Fast Facts

    Dec 10, 2022

    1. The USA men’s freestyle team is in pursuit of its 15th World Cup title. In 2018 — the last time the tournament was held on American soil — the United States won its first World Cup title in 15 years.
  7. Hear From The U.S. Women's Freestyle Team In Advance Of the World Cup

    Hear From The U.S. Women's Freestyle Team In Advance Of the World Cup

    Dec 9, 2022

    Hear from athletes and coaches on the women's freestyle team as they prepare for the World Cup in Coralville, Iowa, on December 10-11.
  8. World Cup Rosters Are Set For USA

    World Cup Rosters Are Set For USA

    Nov 15, 2022

    The World Cup rosters are set for the United States.
  9. True Third National Team Matches Set To Wrestle Before Final X

    True Third National Team Matches Set To Wrestle Before Final X

    May 26, 2022

    USA Wrestling has announced that there will be 11 True Third National Team Wrestle-offs held to determine the No. 3 athlete on USA Wrestling’s National Team
  10. Projecting The 2022 World Team Trials Seeds

    Projecting The 2022 World Team Trials Seeds

    May 13, 2022

    The 2022 World Team Trials are set to go down in Coralville, Iowa May 21-22. This tournament will set the top two wrestlers at every weight who will wrestle-off for the world team spot in June at Final X. Seeds for the trials likely won't be released until a few days prior to the tournament, but because of its importance, we decided to predict what the top 7-8 seeds at each weight will look like. Take a look at those projections for men's freestyle below.
  11. US Open Men's Freestyle Upperweight Preview + Predictions

    US Open Men's Freestyle Upperweight Preview + Predictions

    Apr 28, 2022

    The US Open finally returns, and with it, a chance for the top senior level contenders to qualify for the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in May, which determines who participates in Final X. Challenge Tournament seeds will also largely be determined by the results from the Open.
  12. US Open Men's Freestyle Cheat Sheet

    US Open Men's Freestyle Cheat Sheet

    Apr 25, 2022

    In which we provide a quick guide to the men's freestyle weight classes at the USMC US Open.
  13. Complete Chaos: 2022 197-Pound NCAA Championship Preview

    Complete Chaos: 2022 197-Pound NCAA Championship Preview

    Mar 14, 2022

    Brackets | Rankings | Additional Previews: 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 285
  14. Podium Strivers: Wrestlers Still On The Hunt For Their First AA

    Podium Strivers: Wrestlers Still On The Hunt For Their First AA

    Mar 12, 2022

    In which we highlight the competitors entering their fourth --or fifth!-- NCAA Championship but are still looking for their first All-American honor. They are our podium strivers.
  15. Expect Chaos In Charlottesville: ACC Preview & Predictions

    Expect Chaos In Charlottesville: ACC Preview & Predictions

    Mar 4, 2022

    Nearly two-thirds of the starters in the ACC will be headed to Detroit. In other words, this conference has an extremely high concentration of talent, and every match will matter.