NWCA News

  • Team Strength is an Attribute of Individual Strength

    Feb 02, 2012
    The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines is an event that is by no doubt overflowing with individual and team talent. The twenty-four teams, who will be traveling to compete at the four regional locations, have both strength and depth. The Regional Tournament and Championship Final Round of this event has been dubbed Mat Mayhem.
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  • Top 25 remains the same in Week 11

    Jan 31, 2012
    Oklahoma State unanimously holds the No. 1 spot NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, for the fourth straight week.
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  • Wrestling Mania: Growing programs show NAIA and collegiate wrestling are a good mix

    Jan 30, 2012
    In the summer of 2010, Beau Vest felt like the mat had literally been pulled out from under him. Luckily for Vest, he soon landed on his feet. He was tabbed as the new head wrestling coach at Midland (Neb.), a school that had not seen a wrestling program since 1982.
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  • The Multi Divisional NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals to be aired on Fox College Sports

    Jan 30, 2012
    The air dates have been set for the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, which took place on January 7-8, 2012, in Springfield, Illinois. Each of the five divisions (Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA, and Women) will be represented in the broadcast. See the table below for air dates, times and what round will be shown. Please check your local listings for proper times as the times below reflect Eastern Standard Time.
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  • 2012 Mat Mayhem Tournament Format

    Jan 27, 2012
    February 2012 is an exciting month for college wrestling as the first ever regional team dual meet tournament will take place. The NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, will be held at Cornell, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Rutgers on the weekend of February 11th. The ultimate goal of the National Duals (regionals and final), which is coined Mat Mayhem is to create a premier national dual meet championship that will become a platform for growing spectator and media interest in wrestling both at the institutional and national levels.
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  • OUR BROWN BEARS MAKING AND IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY: A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE BROWN WRESTLING TEAM

    Jan 27, 2012
    The Brown Wrestling Team is excited to partner with the Rhode Island chapter of Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement of Rhode Island provides the training, the materials, and the support. The Brown Wrestling Team provides its time, its energy, and its core values of loyalty, respect, disciple, self-reliance, good sportsmanship, friendship and sacrifice.
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  • Dual Meet Wins Bring Movement to the Top 10

    Jan 24, 2012
    Oklahoma State unanimously holds the No. 1 spot NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, for the third straight week.
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  • NCAA releases Wrestling Coaches Panel Rankings for January 19

    Jan 20, 2012
    INDIANAPOLIS--- The NCAA released Friday the first of three coaches’ panel rankings for the 2011-12 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
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  • NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Promotional Video

    Jan 20, 2012
    Take a quick look at some of the action from the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines. This event took place on January 7-8, 2012 in Springfield, Illinois. It will be aired on Fox College Sports.
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  • Kent State and Binghamton Move into Top 20

    Jan 17, 2012
    Oklahoma State unanimously holds the No. 1 spot NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, for the second straight week.
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  • NWCA, Track Wrestling and Wrestling Video Solutions Awarded Bid to Bring Unprecedented Technology to NCAA Championships

    Jan 16, 2012
    The National Wrestling Coaches Association and its event management partner, Trackwrestling, have been awarded the bid to provide the statistical software solution and score clocks for the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships in all three divisions. In addition, the NWCA and Trackwrestling have partnered with Wrestling Video Solutions to provide video solutions for the NCAA Division I Championships.
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  • Division II Rankings - January 11, 2012

    Jan 12, 2012
    EDMOND, Okla. -- St. Cloud State (Minn.) reclaimed the No. 1 ranking the NCAA Division II wrsestling poll that was released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
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  • Oklahoma State Takes the Lead

    Jan 10, 2012
    Oklahoma State unanimously takes the No. 1 spot NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, after defeating former No. 1 Iowa, this weekend 17-16 on criteria. That victory stopped the Hawkeyes win streak of 84 consecutive wins.
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  • Iowa schools Wartburg, Grand View, Iowa Central lead charge at NWCA National Duals

    Jan 10, 2012
    Colleges from the state of Iowa made a statement on Sunday at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill.
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  • Malecek's UW LAX Looks to National Duals in Springfield, Talks to Takedown

    Jan 04, 2012
    Evanston, Ill. - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior Bebeto Yewah placed fifth at 141-pounds at the 49th Annual Midlands Wrestling Championships Friday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena at Northwestern University. Invited to the tournament, Yewah went 5-2 in the two-day meet and is now 17-2 on the season. He is currently ranked first in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III at 141-pounds.
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  • Top 10 Remains the Same for Third Straight Week

    Jan 03, 2012
    The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the seventh week in a row as they received six No. 1 votes.
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  • National Duals Brackets Released

    Jan 03, 2012
    The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines has announced the brackets for the event taking place on January 7-8 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois.
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  • Division II Newberry Head Coach Jason Valek on the National Duals

    Dec 28, 2011
    Listen to Head Coach Jason Valek talks about his team and how they are preparing for the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Springfield, Illinois.
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  • Land of Lincoln welcomes NWCA National Duals

    Dec 28, 2011
    Some people consider wrestling the sport of Abraham Lincoln, considering the 16th United States president first made his name known when Lincoln squared off against Jack Armstrong in this Midwest state years before Abe entered the White House. If this is indeed true, than what better place for the National Wrestling Coaches Association to hold its National Duals in the town — Springfield, Ill. — where Lincoln was buried and in the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Jan. 7-8, 2012.
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  • Top 25 Remains the Same in Week 6

    Dec 20, 2011
    The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the sixth week in a row as they received seven No. 1 votes.
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