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USA WRESTLING E-NEWSLETTER
June 20, 2007
USA WRESTLING NATIONAL EVENTS FOR JUNE AND JULY
June 18-23 – West Regional Championships at Klamath Falls, Ore.
June 21-25 – Cadet National Dual Meet Championships presented by
People to People at Kansas City, Mo.
June 26-July 1 – United States Marine Corps Junior National Dual
Meet Championships at Oklahoma City, Okla.
July 5-8 – ASICS Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman National
Championships at Green Bay, Wis.
July 6-8 – U.S. Beach National Championships and World Team Trials
at Rochester, N.Y.
July 20-26 – ASICS/Vaughan Junior Nationals, presented by the United
States Marine Corps at Fargo, N.D.
July 20-26 – Accelerade Cadet Nationals, presented by the United
States Marine Corps at Fargo, N.D.
USA WRESTLING INTERNATIONAL TOURS FOR JUNE AND
JULY
June 22-24 – Junior Pan American Championships at Maracaibo,
Venezuela
June 23 – Canada Cup in Guelph, Canada
July 24-28 - P! an American Games at Rio de Janiero, Brazil
For complete USA Wrestling event information,
please visit
http://www.themat.com/schedules.php?page=usaw_schedules
IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS
TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
TRIALS FOR WRESTLING – Tickets are now on
sale for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo, set
for the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., June 13-15. All
sports fans should order their tickets now in order to get the best
seats for this exciting event.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16808
ELECTIONS TO BE HELD FOR USA WRESTLING STANDING
COMMITTEES – Elections will be held at the
next USA Wrestling Board of Directors meeting to fill position on
several Standing Committees including: Finance, Sports Science, USA
Wrestling Mark! eting, Legislative and International Exchange. The
chair of th! e Insura nce Committee will also be elected. Deadlines
for nominations is July 13.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16817
ESPNU TO AIR U.S. WORLD TEAM TRIALS ON JUNE 28
– ESPNU will air a two-hour show from the United States Marine
Corps U.S. World Team Trials, with the first airing scheduled for
Thursday, June 28 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. Additional airings will
follow. Action will feature all three Olympic styles of wrestling.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16816
Complete coverage from the United States Marine
Corps U.S. World Team Trials in Las Vegas:
http://themat.com/specialevents/2007/wtt/default.php
DEADLINE FOR BEACH NATIONALS HOST HOTEL IS JUNE
23 – Those seek! ing a room at the Quality Inn, one of the host
hotels for the U.S. Beach Nationals, must order their room by
Saturday, June 23. After that date, the room block is not available.
Organizers have informed competitors that there is a high demand for
all hotels in the city and surrounding areas that weekend, and to
order your rooms now.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16326
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR BEACH
NATIONALS – Those seeking to register online for the U.S. Beach
National Championships and World Team Trials in Rochester, N.Y.,
July 6-8. There are national championship tournaments for Senior Men
and Women, plus Schoolboy, Cadet, Junior and Veterans Divisions.
http://themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16828
Link to register for Beach Nationals! :
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=175009
USA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES ITS 2006 MAN AND WOMAN
OF THE YEAR – USA Wrestling announced the winners of its two
major awards, the 2006 Man of the Year and 2006 Woman of the Year.
Man of the Year – Steve Silver
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16809
Woman of the Year – Sharon Dowden
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16811
USA WRESTLING NATIONAL DUALS RESULTS AVAILABLE
– USA Wrestling will host the Cadet National Dual Meet Championships
presented by People to People in Kansas City, Mo., June 21-25 and
the United States Marine Corps Junior National Dual Meet
Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla., June 26 – Ju! ly 1. All of
the results will be available online for wrestling fans and
families.
Results page for Cadet National Duals presented
by People to People
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=100009&userType=viewer&pageName=TournamentResults.jsp;openWhat=brackets
Results page for United States Marine Corps
Junior National Duals
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=112009&userType=viewer&pageName=TournamentResults.jsp;openWhat=brackets
FANS CAN GET USA WRESTLING RESULTS VIA TEXT
MESSAGING – Trackwrestling.com, partnerin! g with USA Wrestling,
has provided a service where wrestling f! ans can receive instant
results from major events via text messages to cell phones and/or
e-mails. When a match is entered online, those who order this
service will receive an instant text message with the match result
for a selected athlete.
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/textmessaging/index.jsp
KIDS TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS TO BE DETERMINED IN
GREEN BAY IN JULY – USA Wrestling will host the ASICS Kids
Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships in Green Bay, Wis., July
5-8. This event will determine the winners of the coveted Triple
Crown award on the Kids level, recognizing winners of USA Wrestling
National Championships in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman the
same year. For the event flyer, visit:
http://www.themat.com/eventfliers/2007/KidsNationals.pdf
Kids Nationals Greco-Roman results page
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/freestyletournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=186009&userType=viewer&pageName=TournamentResults.jsp;openWhat=brackets
Kids Nationals freestyle results page
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/freestyletournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=187009&userType=viewer&pageName=TournamentResults.jsp;openWhat=brackets"
COLLEGE SPORTS COUNCIL ASKS FOR TITLE IX
CLARIFICATION – The College Sports Council, along with the
Pacific Legal Foundation, have asked the U.S. Department of
Education to clarify that Title IX’s compliance standard for
colleges, known as the three part test, does not ! apply to high
school sports.
http://themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16836
USA WRESTLING KIDS/CADET REGIONALS HELD IN MAY
AND JUNE – USA Wrestling will host six popular Kids/Cadet
Regional Championships during May and June, providing quality
competition in freestyle and Greco-Roman to young athletes all
across the nation.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16698
2007 BEACH WRESTLING EVENTS CONTINUE INTO
SUMMER SEASON – USA Wrestling’s Beach Wrestling Schedule for
the 2007 season is moving forward, with exciting events during the
summer months of June, July and August. Included is the U.S. Beach
Nationals in Rochester, N.Y., July 6-8. Visit TheMat.com regularly
for the updated schedule and additional event listings.
http://www.themat.com/index.p!
hp?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16766
2007 ASICS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN TEAM NAMED
– Led by repeat First Team selections Zach Sanders, a five-time
state champion from Minnesota, and Cody Gardner, a four-time state
champion from Virginia, the ASICS High School All-American Team for
2007 has been announced. This is considered the top honor for
America’s high school wrestlers.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16764
WRESTLING HALL OF FAME INDUCTS NEW MEMBERS AT
HONORS WEEKEND – The Hall of Fame Honors weekend in Stillwater,
Okla. featured the induction of Distinguished Members Barry Davis,
Greg Gibson, Larry Kristoff and Bill Weick, plus special award
winners General Ronald R. Fogleman, Mike Novogratz, Joe Russell,
Mike Chapman, Mike Allen and Zach Sanders.
http://www!
.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16756!
MATCHES FROM THE VAULT DVD COLLECTION NOW ON
SALE – USA Wrestling is offering six exciting past wrestling
competitions in a DVD series entitled Matches from the Vault, Vol.
1. For just $99, fans can own the following: 1988 USA vs USSR Dual;
1997 World Cup USA vs Russia; 1989 World Grand Championships; 1990
Goodwill Games; 1991 World Championships; 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=16379
ACCELERADE IS ABOUT WINNING - Accelerade is USA Wrestling’s
official sports drink. Dan Gable says, “Accelerade is not just about
nutrition, it’s really about winning.” To purchase Accelerade at a
USA Wrestling discount for the most advanced line of sports drinks,
and energy gels and save up to 30 percent, go to:
http://www.accelsport.com/usaw
JOIN THE LEGENDS FUND TO HELP BUILD WRESTLING
– T! hose 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
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
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 activi! ties.
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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AUDIO/VIDEO WEBSITE AT
http://www.themat.tv
FOR DAILY UPDATES ON USA WRESTLING AND THE
ENTIRE SPORT, VISIT THEMAT.COM
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