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TMWC WRESTLERS COMPETE THIS WEEK AT WORLD TEAM TRIALS

Several TMWC wrestlers will travel to Colorado Springs this weekend for the last chance to make the Final X. This weekend’s World Team Trials will feature 3 men’s Freestyle, 4 women’s Freestyle and 10 men’s Greco weight classes. The champion at each weight class will earn a spot in Final X, which will take place in [...]

2023-05-17T20:15:42-07:00May 17, 2023|

KATHERINE SHAI JOINS TITAN MERCURY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Following the U.S. Open Championships, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club Founder and Chairman of the Board Andy Barth announced that Katherine Shai has been appointed to the club’s Board of Directors. Barth had this to say about Katherine joining TMWC’s board, “We are delighted to add Katherine Shai to our board.  Katherine brings a wide array of [...]

2023-05-11T07:47:06-07:00May 11, 2023|

JONNY RUGGIANO PROMOTED TO TITAN MERCURY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Following the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club’s 10th consecutive U.S. Open Championships title, Founder and Chairman of the Board Andy Barth announced that Jonny Ruggiano has been named Executive Director of the club. Ruggiano’s promotion to the role of Executive Director is part of a long-term strategic plan to ensure the continued growth and success of the [...]

2023-05-11T07:40:00-07:00May 11, 2023|

NWACHUKWU WINS WOMENS FREESTYLE 62KG U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLE

Kennedy Blades once wrestled in Adeline Gray’s brand of shoes. On Saturday night, on the raised platform with a 76 kg berth in Final X up for grabs, Blades scored a technical fall over Gray, one of her greatest wrestling influences. The rising young star beat a true legend, a six-time Senior World champion and 2020 [...]

2023-05-01T19:40:14-07:00May 1, 2023|

TITAN MERCURY WINS 10TH MENS FREESTYLE TEAM TITLE AT U.S. OPEN WITH 8 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - 2020 Olympic champion Gable Steveson finished off his comeback U.S. Open with a dominant technical fall victory over two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski in the 125 kg finals, and was named Outstanding Wrestler at the 2023 U.S. Men’s Freestyle Open on Friday night. And after rallying the crowd behind him, he [...]

2023-05-01T19:37:27-07:00May 1, 2023|

RAU AND KOONTZ TAKE HOME GRECO-ROMAN TITLES AT 2023 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The 10 U.S. Open Senior Greco-Roman champions on Thursday night have punched their ticket to Final X in Newark, New Jersey, May 10. Although many of the champions were familiar stars on the Greco-Roman circuit, there are some new faces Five Olympians were in the finals, but none were able to win [...]

2023-05-01T19:36:12-07:00May 1, 2023|

13 U.S. 2022 SENIOR WORLD MEDALISTS TO COMPETE AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, MAY 3-6

There will be 13 2022 Senior World medalists who have committed to compete in the 2023 Pan American Senior Championships in Bueons Aires, Argentina, May 3-6. According to the 2023 Pan American Championships Team Selection procedures, 2022 Senior World medalists had until April 2 to declare their participation. The remaining weight classes on the Pan American [...]

2023-04-03T17:41:58-07:00April 3, 2023|

YELENA MAKOYED OF NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE NAMED 2023 USA WRESTLING WOMEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Yelena Makoyed, a senior at North Central College, was elected as the inaugural winner of the USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year today. This was first announced on FloWrestling’s The Bader Show this morning. The award was selected by a vote from three major constituent groups: wrestling journalists, women’s college head coaches and the [...]

2023-03-28T11:36:52-07:00March 28, 2023|

MICHIGAN’S MASON PARRIS WINS 2023 WIN MAGAZINE/CULTURE HOUSE DAN HODGE TROPHY

NEWTON, Iowa — After injuring his neck in the 2021 World Team Trials, Michigan’s Mason Parris wrestled the entire 2021-22 college season battling through pain and loss of feeling in his left side. Entering the 2022-23 season, the Wolverine senior — who finished second nationally in 2021 and fifth in 2022 — was finally healthy and [...]

2023-03-28T11:27:52-07:00March 28, 2023|

SNYDER WINS GOLD, WALZ GETS BRONZE ON FINAL DAY OF DAN KOLOV/NIKOLA PETROV IN BULGARIA

SOFIA, Bulgaria – The United States closed out the final day of the Dan Kolov/Nikola Petrov International on Sunday with three medals, including its first gold medal of the weekend. 2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Kyle Snyder finished off a gold-medal performance with a 12-1 technical fall over Juhan Seo of Korea in the finals [...]

2023-03-28T11:22:37-07:00March 6, 2023|
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