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USA
WRESTLING E-NEWSLETTER
March 8, 2007
USA WRESTLING NATIONAL EVENTS FOR MARCH AND
APRIL
March 23-25 – Middle School Folkstyle National Duals at
Danville, Ill
March 23-25 – Northwest Cadet and Junior Regionals at Battle
Ground, Wash.
March 23-25 – Northeast Junior and Senior Regionals at
Brockport, N.Y.
March 30 – April 1 - ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals at
Cedar Falls, Iowa (including Kids, Cadet, Junior and Veterans
divisions)
April 4-7 – Western Junior Regionals at Las Vegas, Nev.
April 5-7 – Las Vegas/ASICS U.S. National Championships at Las
Vegas, Nev. (including men’s freestyle, men’s Greco-Roman,
women’s freestyle and Sombo, plus FILA Junior and Veterans
Nationals)
April 20-21 – Southeast Junior Regionals at New Orleans, La.
April 20-22 – Body Bar Women’s Nationals at Colorado Springs
Colo. (including University, FILA Junior, FILA Cadet, Girls
divisions)
April 27-28 – Rocky Mountain Junior Regionals at Laramie, Wyo.
NATIONAL TEAM TOURS FOR MARCH AND APRIL
March 10-11 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Szombathely, Hungary
(Greco-Roman)
March 10-11 – Trophe Milone, Rome, Italy (freestyle)
March 22-25 – Freestyle and Women’s World Cup, Krasnoyarsk,
Russia (freestyle, women)
ASICS ULTIMATE CHALLENGE SERIES EVENTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL
March 9-11 – Virginia Challenge USAW Wrestle-FEST 2007 at
Virginia Beach, Va.
March 30 – April 1 – ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals at
Cedar Falls, Iowa
For complete USA Wrestling event information, please visit
http://www.themat.com/schedules.php?page=usaw_schedules
IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS
WRESTLERS WARREN, ZADICK NAMED SULLIVAN AWARD FINALISTS –
Greco-Roman World Champion Joe Warren and Freestyle World
Champion Bill Zadick have been named as finalists for the James
E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the nation’s top
amateur athlete.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16273
VOTE ONLINE FOR WRESTLERS WARREN, ZADICK FOR
SULLIVAN AWARD !!!! – USA Wrestling encourages its members
and everybody involved in wrestling to go to USAToday.com to
vote online for the James E. Sullivan Award. Wrestlers Joe
Warren and Bill Zadick are among the candidates. Fans can vote
as many times as they wish at the following link:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-03-01-sullivan-finalists_x.htm
U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LAS VEGAS,
NEV., APRIL 6-7 - The nation’s top wrestlers in the Olympic
styles will compete at the Las Vegas/ASICS U.S. National
Wrestling Championships at the Las Vegas Convention Center,
April 6-7. The U.S. Sombo Nationals has also been added this
year, to a week including the FILA Junior Nationals, the
Veterans Nationals and the Western Junior Regionals.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16333
ATHLETES COMPETING IN LAS VEGAS MUST REGISTER
ONLINE BY APRIL 3RD
All wrestlers who wish to compete in the U.S. National
Championships, the Veterans Nationals, the FILA Junior Nationals
and the Western Junior Regionals set for Las Vegas, Nev. MUST
REGISTER ONLINE. No onsite registration will be available. All
athletes in all divisions must register online before Tuesday,
April 3 at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time). There are NO
EXCEPTIONS. Register at the link below:
http://www.lvsports.org/events/wrestling.entry_form.main.html
ASICS KIDS FOLKSTYLE NATIONALS SET FOR IOWA,
MARCH 30 – APRIL 1 – The ASICS Folkstyle Nationals is set
for the UNI-Dome at the Univ. of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls,
Iowa, March 30 – April 1. There will be competition in the
following age divisions this year: Bantam, Midget, Novice,
Schoolboy, Cadet, Junior, Veterans. Olympic and World medalist
Lincoln McIlravy is the special guest at the competition for
fans to meet. For more information, visit:
http://www.uni.edu/unidome/2007USAWrestling.htm
FUNDED ACCESS TO FINALISTS AT JUNIOR FOLKSTYLE
NATIONALS – For the first time, a Junior division has been
added to the ASICS Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa,
March 30 – April 1. The top two placewinners in each weight
class will receive funded access at the U.S. Olympic Training
Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. for specialized training
opportunities.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16334
ROCHESTER, N.Y. TO HOST BEACH NATIONALS, JULY
6-8 – Rochester, N.Y. has been awarded the 2007 U.S. Beach
National Championships and World Team Trials, which will be held
on Charlotte Beach, July 6-8. This is the qualifying event for
the U.S. World Team that will compete in Antalya, Turkey in
September. There will be numerous age-group national levels
contested at the Beach Nationals.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16326
FOLLOW THE COLLEGE POST-SEASON ON THEMAT.COM
– For comprehensive coverage of all the major college
wrestling post season tournaments, including the NCAA Div. I
National Championships in Auburn Hills, Mich., March 15-17,
visit TheMat.com. There is a special section with coverage of
each major competition, including results, stories and features.
http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2007/collegepostseason/default.php
FREE GOLD MEDAL CLINIC FOR USAW MEMBERS IN
MICHIGAN, MARCH 18 – USA Wrestling and Michigan USA
Wrestling will host a clinic featuring Olympic champion Steve
Fraser and World champion Joe Warren in Oxford, Mich., Sunday,
March 18. USA Wrestling members attend free. Also a NCEP Bronze
Coaches Clinic, conducted by Dave Bennett, will be held at the
same time.
http://themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16330
DAVE SCHULTZ HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLENCE TRAINING
CAMP CREATED – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has
extended its Dave Schultz High School Excellence program to
include a Leadership Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18-21.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16153
JOIN THE LEGENDS FUND TO HELP BUILD WRESTLING
– Those who love and support wrestling can make a major impact
by joining the Legends Fund, a joint effort between USA
Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame to expand and
strengthen the sport.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16271
USA WRESTLING JUNIOR/SENIOR REGIONALS BEGIN IN
MARCH – USA Wrestling will host a series of eight Junior
Regional Championships beginning in March. There will also be
three Junior Women’s Regionals, two men’s Senior Regionals and
one women’s Senior Regional.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16234
NORTHEAST CADET FESTIVAL INCLUDED IN
BROCKPORT, NY, MARCH 24 – There will be a Cadet Freestyle
Festival affiliated with the Northeast Junior and Senior
Regionals in Brockport, N.Y. on March 24. This was accidentally
left out of the event flier for the event. The Cadet Festival
has traditionally been a competitive event including wrestlers
from many states.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16324
U.S. SENIOR RANKINGS RELEASED FOR FEBRUARY
2007 – Check to see where your favorite men’s freestyle, men’s
Greco-Roman and women’s wrestlers are ranked in the most recent
USA Wrestling Senior Rankings
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16154
MORRISON HIRED BY BEAT THE STREETS, INC IN NEW
YORK CITY – Former NCAA champion and Freestyle Team USA
member Dean Morrison has been hired as Executive Director of
Beat the Streets, Inc., working to develop wrestling programs
within New York City.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16316
RULON GARDNER SURVIVES AIRPLANE CRASH INTO
LAKE – 2000 Olympic champion and 2001 World Champion Rulon
Gardner survived an accident when a plane he was a passenger in
crashed into Lake Powell in Utah. Gardner says he is “lucky to
be alive” after the incident.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16237
MARANO, SMITH FEATURED IN USOC SPORTSMANSHIP
CAMPAIGN – World champion wrestlers Kristie Marano and Iris
Smith are featured in the U.S. Olympic Committee campaign
concerning sportsmanship. They are pictured shaking hands on a
poster and are also included in a public service television
commercial about sportsmanship.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16116
GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE INCREASES FOR CLUBS
AND EVENTS – General Liability Insurance Coverage for USA
Wrestling chartered club activities and sanctioned events has
been increased to $5 million from $2 million for the 2007
membership year.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=15967
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2007 WORLD TEAM TRIALS
IN LAS VEGAS – Tickets are now available for the 2007 U.S.
World Team Trials in Las Vegas, Nev., June 9-10. The event will
determine the 2007 U.S. World Team in all three styles. Tickets
can be purchased in three ways, at an All-Event price, a
single-day All-Session price or a Single Session price.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=15601
For regular updates on the 2007 World Team
Trials and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, visit:
http://www.USAWrestlingLasVegas.com
SIGN UP FOR ‘ON THE MAT CLUB’ TO WIN GREAT
PRIZES FROM LAS VEGAS – Anybody who signs up online for the
“On The Mat Club” will be entered in a drawing for a monthly
six-pack of prizes from Las Vegas Events, host of the 2007 U.S.
World Team Trials. You will also receive regular e-lerts about
the Trials events in Las Vegas and other wrestling updates.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=15630
SCHEDULE FOR ELITE AGE-GROUP CAMPS FOR 2007
SET – USA Wrestling has set the schedule for the 2007 Big
Brother/Future Freestyle Camps, as well as the FILA Junior Camp
and World Team Trials, as well as the 2012 Junior Olympic
Training Camp. Athletes must place at USA Wrestling age-group
national events to earn invitations to these training
opportunities.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=15629
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE!!! - USA
Wrestling reminds you that you can register as a member on-line.
This is a fast and convenient way for you to sign up as a member
for a whole new year of USA Wrestling programs and activities.
Just go to TheMat.com website (www.TheMat.com)
and select the Membership section to renew or join as a new
member. Please take a moment to get your current 2007 membership
card and take advantage of all of your membership benefits
including the USA Wrestler, access to streaming videos on
TheMat.com, monthly e-mail newsletters and so much more.
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