USA Wrestling is now accepting media accreditation requests for the 2015-16 USA Wrestling national and international event season. In order to receive a credential, media members have two options for applying for credentials: either sending in a hard-copy printed application or by sending an email with all the necessary data. [Read More]
The NCAA has changed the tie-breaking criteria for dual meets effective 2015-16. Here is the new rule (Added criteria) 3.15 Breaking Ties in Dual Meets and Team-Advancement Tournaments When two teams finish in a tie in a dual meet or a team-advancement tournament, the following criteria shall be applied to [Read More]
Dear Media Member: USA Wrestling is now accepting media accreditation requests for the 2015 World Wrestling Championships, set for the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., 7-12 September. This is the first time that the USA has hosted a World Championships since the 2003 Freestyle World Championships in New York [Read More]
The National Wrestling Media Association released its annual media awards on Saturday, March 21. Here are the winners: Broadcaster of the Year: Anthony Robles, ESPN/Pac-12 Network Robles was a three-time All-American at Arizona State and an NCAA Division I Champion in 2011. Since, Robles has gone on the public speaking [Read More]
The North Carolina wrestling community lost an icon on Saturday when Bob Mauldin died in Kannapolis at age 78. Although Mauldin never wrestled, he was a longtime wrestling coach and official, and later became a supervisor of officials and a booking agent. But what made Mauldin the most recognizable man [Read More]