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Newsletter
USA WRESTLING E-NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 6, 2006
USA WRESTLING EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH
Feb. 3-4 * Dave Schultz Memorial International (freestyle, Greco-Roman, women) in
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Feb 6 * USA vs. Bulgaria freestyle World Dual meet in Aurora, Colo.
March 23-25 * Rocky Mountain Junior/Senior Regionals in Laramie, Wyo.
March 31 * April 1 * Southeast Junior Regionals i! n New Orleans, La.
March 31-April 2 * Northwest Junior/Cadet Regionals in Battle Ground, Wash.
March 31 * April 2 * Middle School Folkstyle National Duals in Danville, Ill.
NATIONAL TEAM TOURS FOR FEBRUARY ! AND MARCH
Feb. 7-22 * U.S. Greco-Roman tour for training to Cuba
Feb. 11-12 * Yasar Dogu International (freestyle) in Samsun, Turkey
Feb. 24-26 * Vehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix (women, Greco-Roman) in Izmir, Turkey
March 3-4 * Poland Open International (freestyle) in Brzeg Dolny, Poland
March 3-5 * Klippan Ladies Golden Grand Prix (women) in Klippan, Sweden
March 10-12 * Poland Open International (Greco-Roman) in Izmir, Turkey
M! arch 11-12 * Uzbekistan Independence Cup Golden Grand Prix (freestyle) in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
March 18-19 * Nikola Petrov Golden Grand Prix (Greco-Roman) in Sofia, Bulgaria
March 24-26 * Alexander Medved International (women) in Minsk, Belarus
For complete USA Wrestling event information, please visit
http://www.themat.com/schedules.php?page=usaw_schedules
IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS
REQUIRED ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR LAS VEGAS EVENTS * All participants inthe
U.S. National Championships, the FILA Junior Nationals, the Veterans Nationalsand the
Western Junior Regionals set for Las Vegas, Nev. this year must register
online in order to participate. The registration process has begun for th! esetournaments.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13974
Click here to go to the registration page for the competitions
http://www.lvsports.org/events/wrestling.entry_form.main.html
NCEP SILVER COACHES COLLEGE SET FOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS * USA Wrestling will host anNCEP
Silver level Coaches College alongside the U.S. World Team Trials in men'swrestling, set
for Sioux City, Iowa, May 27-28. Participants in the Silver Collegewill have three days of
classroom instruction prior to the start of the competition.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13897
U.S. WOMEN'S WORLD TEAM TRIALS SET FOR COLORADO SPRINGS, JUNE 30 * USA Wrestling
willconduct the Women's World Team Trials event at a different time and location from
themen in 2006, in order to allow U.S. women to compete at major overseas events.
TheWomen's World Team Trials will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 30.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13898
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS GARDNER, ANGLE TO GIVE CLINIC AT ARNOLD CLASSIC * Olympic
championwrestlers R! ulon Gardner and Kurt Angle will provide clinics as part of the
ArnoldWrestling Challenge, set for March 3-5 in Columbus, Ohio. There will be an
UltimateChallenge Series event for youth wrestlers included in the Arnold
WrestlingChallenge.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13965
Click here for more information on the entire Arnold Sports Festival
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13952
NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME NAMES SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS * The National WrestlingHall
of Fame and Museum have announced the winners of its special awards this year,which
recognizes a variety of outstanding achievements within the sport.Outstanding American * Pat Day
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13914
Order of Merit * Larry Sciacchetano
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13918
Medal of Courage * Randy Meyer
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13929
Lifetime Service Award for Officials * Sam Williams
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13944
FREESTYLE RESIDENT COACH TERRY BRANDS TO APPEAR AT NWCA CLINIC * USA Wrestling'sNational
Freestyle Resident Coach Terry Brands, a two-time World champion and anOlympic medalist,
will be among the clinicians at the NWCA Coaches Clinic in Oklahoma City, Okla., March
16-18.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13913
WRESTLING COMMUNITY REMEMBERS DAVE SCHULTZ 10 YEARS AFTER DEATH * It has been 10 years
since wrestling legend, Olympic and World champion Dave Schultz, was killed. The wrestling
community marked this occasion by sharing stories about Dave's life and
achievements.
TheMat.com's special stories concerning the life of Dave Schultz
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13941
Friends of Dave Schultz and wrestling fans post their memories of the legend
http://www.thematforums.com/myforum/?show_topic=13539&forum_id=2
Feature on Schultz' former teammates attending Dave Schultz Memorial International
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13992
USA WRESTLING LEADER ARCHIE RANDALL TO COACH AT OCU * Archie Randall, USA Wrestling's
state chairperson in Oklahoma and a member of the Board of Directors, has been hired as
the wrestling coach for the new college wrestling program at Oklahoma City
University.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13963
A feature story on Archie Randall's new challenge
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13989
USA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES SENIOR INTERNATIONAL TOUR LINEUPS * USA Wrestling has posted its
team lineups for international tours this winter in all three internation! al styles. The
nation's top international wrestlers will receive importance experience competing against
top athletes around the world.
Men's Freestyle Tour lineups
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13917
Men's Greco-Roman Tour lineu! ps
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13930
Women's Freestyle Tour lineups
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13922
USOC HONORS SMITH, RUIZ AND WORLD UNIVERSITY TEAM WITH AWARDS * The U.S. Olympic Committee
has named Iris Smith as the Women's Wrestler of the Year, Justin Ruiz as the Men's
Wrestler of the Year and the 2005 U.S. World University Games freestyle team as the
Wrestling Team of the Year.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13916
MEDIA ACCREDITATION FORM AVAILABLE FOR USA WRESTLI! NG EVENTS * Journalists who wish to
cover USA Wrestling national events can now apply for media credentials for all the major
national and international events held in the United States. Click below for the media
credential form.
http://www.themat.com/forms/06credentialapps.pdf
HISTORY OF COLLEGIATE WRESTLING BOOK NOW AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC * The long-awaited wrestling
book published by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, "The History of Collegiate
Wrestling" by Jarious Hammond has been printed and is available for pur! chase and
delivery. This 400-page hardback book chronicles college wrestling in the United States.
http://www.themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13854
NATIONAL WRESTLING LEGENDS FUND SET UP TO SUPPORT WRESTLING * USA Wrestling and the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame have combined efforts to establish the National Wrestling
Legends Fund. This program allows people to support the programs of both organizations.
Author John Irving is the Honorary Chairman. A special website has been set up for this
new ! program.
http://www.legendsfund.org/
COACHES GUIDE TO EXCELLENCE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE - The USA Wrestling Coach's Guide
to Excellence, 2nd edition, has been published, and is available for purchase by the
general public. This is the new text for the USA Wrestling NCEP bronze certification
program. New chapters have been added and previous material updated. The cost is $21.95
plus $3 shipping.
http://themat.com/index.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=13577
Click here for the order form for the Coach's Guide to Excellence:
http://themat.com/CoachesCorner/BookFlierPDF.pdf
LIVESPORTSVIDEO.COM TO STREAM USA WRESTL! ING EVENTS ONLINE * USA Wrestling has partnered
with LiveSportsVideo.com to post video broadcasts of major USA Wrestling events online.
Among the events to be broadcast on the internet this year are the U.S. Nationals,
the World Team Trials, the ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals and USA Wrestling
Beach Wrestling events. Numerous other events from all levels of wrestling are also
available for fans to enjoy.
http://www.LiveSportsVideo.com
SEE WRESTLING VIDEOS. VISIT THEMAT.COM AUDIO/VIDEO WEBSITE AT
http://www.themat.tv
FOR DAILY UPDATES ON USA WRESTLING AND THE ENTIRE SPORT, VISIT THEMAT.COM
http://www.themat.com
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