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Florida girls wins 2026 Fargo Summer Beach Showcase with eight champions — USA Wrestling Latest News
Florida won the fifth annual USA Wrestling Fargo Summer Beach Showcase with eight champions, followed by runner-up Idaho and third-place Arizona.
Who Had the Toughest Path to a Boys Junior Freestyle Title in Fargo? — Intermat ($$)
A look at who had the toughest path to a Boys Junior freestyle title at Fargo.
Mountain View's Tucker pulls through to win national title — Fredericksburg.com
Mountain View's Sarissa Tucker won a national title at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals after three previous appearances.
How Republic wrestling star Mabel Rogers earned All-American honors - News-Leader.com
Republic wrestling star Mabel Rogers earned All-American honors at Fargo, North Dakota.
Podcasts & Shows
WIwrestle #150: Fargo & RAF 11 Recap — WIwrestle ($$)
WIwrestle recaps Fargo and RAF 11 in its latest episode.
College News
Division I Men
2026 App State Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced — App State Athletics
App State's Former Athletes Association has announced the 2026 App State Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Brown Athletics to Induct 15 New Members, One Team into Hall of Fame — Brown University Athletics
Brown University Athletics will induct 15 new members and one team into its Athletic Hall of Fame at a November 2026 ceremony.
Ticket pre-sale now open for season ticket holders for “Dual In The Dome” — UNI Athletics
UNI wrestling has launched a season ticket holder pre-sale for tickets to the 2026-27 ‘Dual In The Dome,’ presented by Journeymen Wrestling.
Ryan Wolfe Promoted to Second Assistant Coach — Princeton University Athletics
Ryan Wolfe has been promoted to Second Assistant Coach of Princeton Wrestling.
Cesar Alvan Named New Assistant Men’s Wrestling Coach — Columbia University Athletics
Cesar Alvan has been named the David and Michael Barry Assistant Coach of Men’s Wrestling at Columbia University.
Division II Men
Brendan Murphy Named Assistant Coach for Parkside Wrestling — Parkside Athletics
Brendan Murphy has been named an assistant coach for Parkside wrestling under head coach Nick Becker.
SMSU wrestling announces new assistant coach to cap a busy summer — SMSU Athletics
Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling has announced a new assistant coach as it caps off a busy summer ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Division III Men
Six Generals Named To VaSID Academic All-State Team — Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee wrestler Liam Flanagan was among six Generals named to the VaSID Academic All-State Team.
Six Maroons selected to VaSID Academic All-State Team — Roanoke College
Six Roanoke College Maroons, including a wrestler, were selected to the 2026 VaSID Academic All-State Team.
Six Named to VaSID Academic All-State Team — The Apprentice School
Six Apprentice School student-athletes, including wrestlers, were named to the 2025-26 VaSID Academic All-State Team.
NCAA Champion Jax Forrest attended Luther College’s wrestling camp as a guest clinician.
NCAA Champion Jax Forrest attended Luther College’s wrestling camp as a guest clinician.
NCWA
2026 Hall of Fame Spotlight: Colton Messick — The Apprentice School
The Apprentice School spotlights 2026 Hall of Fame inductee and former men’s wrestler Colton Messick ahead of September’s induction ceremony.
NAIA Men
Three Tigers Win National Awards at the GPAC Level, Advance to NAIA Ballot — Wrestling
Jagger Tyler, Lizzie Tyler, and Emma Yost won NAIA awards at the GPAC conference level and will advance to the national ballot.
NCAA Women
Women’s Wrestling to Join Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as Affiliate Member — Ithaca College Athletics
Ithaca College’s women’s wrestling program will join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as an affiliate member for the 2026-27 season.
Six Knights Earn VaSID Academic All-State Honors — Southern Virginia University
Southern Virginia University placed six student-athletes on the 2025-26 VaSID Academic All-State Team.
General College News
DII Management Council recommends emergency legislation to adopt age-based eligibility model for 2026-27 — NCAA.org
The Division II Management Council recommended emergency legislation adopting an age-based eligibility model creating a five-year eligibility period, effective for 2026-27.
FloSports Launches Free Streaming Channel on Prime Video — FloWrestling
FloSports has launched a free streaming channel on Prime Video, holding rights agreements with organizations including NASCAR and USA Wrestling.
Recruiting & Transfer News
Rico Saenz to Transfer from MSU to SMC — Southwestern Michigan Wrestling
Rico Saenz of Bloomfield Hills will transfer from Michigan State University to wrestle for coach Todd Hesson and the SMC Roadrunners.
International News
Reigning U17 World Silver Medalist Kikiniou Returns to Lead U.S. Men’s Freestyle Squad at 2026 U17 World Championships — USA Wrestling
Reigning U17 World silver medalist Arseni Kikiniou returns to lead the U.S. men’s freestyle squad at the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
KOONTZ SILVER; Nowry & Attao 5th; Full Ranking Series Results — Five Point Move
Brady Koontz earned silver at the final Ranking Series tournament of the year, with Nowry and Attao placing fifth.
Age-Group World Medalists Fernandez, Elison and Healey Lead U17 Women’s Freestyle World Team to Baku — USA Wrestling
Age-group world medalists Fernandez, Elison, and Healey lead a 10-woman U17 women’s freestyle World Team into the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Olympic Wrestling Pioneer Dies: Jang Chang-sun was 83 — FanBuzz
Olympic wrestling pioneer Jang Chang-sun, who won South Korea’s first Olympic wrestling medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games, has died at 83.
2026 U17 U.S. World Championships Rosters & Schedule — FloWrestling
FloWrestling Radio Live previews the rosters and schedule for the 2026 U17 U.S. World Championships.
Azerbaijan announce squad for U-17 World Wrestling Championships in Baku — idman.biz
Azerbaijan has announced its squad for the U-17 World Wrestling Championships in Baku, per United World Wrestling’s final entry list.
Real American Freestyle
Ben Askren concludes historic wrestling career, Adeline Gray and Trent Hidlay pick up victories at RAF11 — USA Wrestling
Ben Askren concluded his wrestling career at RAF11 in Milwaukee, while Adeline Gray and Trent Hidlay picked up victories at the event.
Olympic medalist, UFC prospect Gable Steveson booked for RAF 12 match — MMA Junkie
Olympic medalist and UFC prospect Gable Steveson has been booked for a match at RAF 12.
Ben Askren says legs, not lungs, failed him in RAF 11 farewell match - MMA Junkie
Ben Askren says his legs, not his lungs, failed him in his RAF 11 farewell match.
Foundation for Wrestling Art & Innovation
High School & Youth News
Who Wins Wednesday: Damion Logan vs. Mark Manchio — Jersey Wrestling ($$)
This week’s matchup pits two of New Jersey wrestling history’s greatest, Damion Logan of St. Joseph Regional-Montvale (1996) against Mark Manchio.
East Helena hires former Griz football player Ryan Fetherston as boys wrestling head coach
East Helena has hired former Montana Grizzly football player and Helena High alum Ryan Fetherston as its boys wrestling head coach.
Kalispell Board of Trustees votes to appeal Glacier High wrestling lawsuit decision - Missoulian.com
The Kalispell Board of Trustees voted to appeal the Glacier High wrestling lawsuit decision, renewing questions about alleged retaliation against a father and son who reported issues.
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